Melbourne Phoenix
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The Melbourne Phoenix are an Australian netball team. They are one of two teams representing the city of Melbourne, Victoria in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. They are based out of the State Netball and Hockey Centre, as with the other Melbourne team, the Melbourne Kestrels. The Phoenix are currently coached by Julie Hoornweg and captained by Sharelle McMahon and Bianca Chatfield. Their team colours are purple, green, orange and black.
The Phoenix were one of the inaugural teams in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, having formed out of the ashes of the Melbourne-Waverley Pumas, Melbourne's only team in the Mobil League, the competition's predecessor. As a result, the Phoenix had a marked advantage from the beginning, taking on many players from the former Pumas, who had won the final season of the old competition. The Phoenix have won five of the nine seasons so far, most recently in 2005, and have finished in the finals in several more. They secured a naming rights deal in 2005 with First National Real Estate, which provides vital revenue in what is a traditionally cash-strapped sport.
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[edit] Current players
- Talei Bari
- Bianca Chatfield (co-captain)
- Natasha Chokljat
- Johannah Curran
- Ingrid Dick
- Renae Hallinan
- Wendy Jacobsen (vice-captain)
- Cynna Kydd
- Sharelle McMahon (co-captain)
- Sophie O'Shea
- Lillian O'Sullivan
- Julie Prendergast
- Jessica Thomas
- Carmen Timms
- Sarah Wall
- Hayley Warne
[edit] Former players
- Liz Boniello
- Andrea Booth
- Amy Lynch
- Simone McKinnis
- Susan Meaney
- Kelly Vennus
- Eloise Southby-Halbish
- Melanie Vivian
- Christine Waller
- Liz Walton
- Kirsten Wheeler
[edit] Final placings
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| Teams in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy | |
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| Adelaide Thunderbirds | AIS Canberra Darters | Hunter Jaegers | Melbourne Kestrels | Melbourne Phoenix | Perth Orioles | Queensland Firebirds | Sydney Swifts Defunct teams: Adelaide Ravens | Sydney Sandpipers |
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