Perth Orioles

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Perth Orioles
Full name Perth Orioles
Ground Challenge Stadium
Captain Stacey Rosman
Coach Sue Gaudion
Website http://www.orioles.netball.asn.au/
League Commonwealth Bank Trophy
2006 6th
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The Perth Orioles were an Australian netball team, which became the West Coast Fever for the ANZ Championship.

The Orioles were based out of the Challenge Stadium in Perth, Western Australia and are the state's only team in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. The Orioles were coached by Sue Gaudion and captained by Stacey Rosman. The team colours were lime green, black and orange.

The Orioles were one of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy's founding members in 1997, but perennially struggled in the competition. They never finished higher than sixth in the competition's nine seasons and finished last four times. The team was nearly axed in 2001 when the decision was made to add the AIS Canberra Darters, but survived after an outcry from the state netball community, with the Adelaide Ravens (then one of two teams from that city) being cut instead.

2006 was another middling year for the Perth girls. They had a great start to the season, unveiling new star shooter Caitlin Bassett to replace players that departed for the Australian Institute of Sport. Part way through the season a horrible injury to Jess Shynn put her in the operating room, and Bassett lost her confidence and composure, seeing an important drop in accuracy. After looking like making the finals, they finished sixth.

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[edit] Final placings

1997: 6th
1998: 8th (last)
1999: 7th
2000: 6th
2001: 7th
2002: 8th
2003: 8th
2004: 8th
2005: 6th
2006: 6th

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