2012 Melbourne Vixens season

Melbourne Vixens
2012 ANZ Championship season
Head coach Julie Hoornweg
Asst coach Eloise Southby-Halbish & Simone McKinnis
Captain Bianca Chatfield
Vice-captains Madison Browne
Chelsey Tregear
Season results
Wins–losses 10–3
Regular season 1st
Finals placing Runners Up
Team colours
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The 2012 Melbourne Vixens season is the fifth year that the Melbourne Vixens are contesting the ANZ Championship. After the preseason tournament in early March, the Vixens started their 2012 campaign on 1 April against the Queensland Firebirds in Brisbane. Julie Hoornweg continues her role as head coach of the Vixens, while former international player Eloise Southby-Halbish has joined her as assistant coach. Bianca Chatfield was appointed as captain for the 2012 season, with Madison Browne and Chelsey Tregear as vice-captains. All home games will be held at Hisense Arena in Melbourne.

Offseason

The Vixens narrowly missed out on a finals spot in their 2011 season, finishing fifth. During the offseason, veteran defender Julie Corletto requested a release from the final year of her contract with the Vixens, with news reports suggesting a possible move to the Queensland Firebirds. Ultimately Corletto's request was denied by Vixens management, and has remained with Melbourne in 2012.[1] The Vixens finalised their 2012 roster by 1 November 2011, with only two changes to their lineup: Renae Hallinan transferred to the Adelaide Thunderbirds and shooter Kathleen Knott was not signed. Coming into the Vixens roster for 2012 is Kara Richards, who returns from a year at the Thunderbirds, and former CBT shooter Karyn Howarth (née Bailey), who makes her ANZ Championship debut in 2012.[2]

Injured co-captain Sharelle McMahon spent the offseason recovering from an Achilles injury, and announced that she was returning in 2012.[3] But before the start of the pre-season tournament, McMahon announced she was pregnant with her first child and withdrew from the team. [4] 2009 player Ashlee Howard was called in to replace McMahon.[5] Julie Hoornweg continues as head coach of the Vixens. She is joined by former international player Eloise Southby-Halbish, who signed on as the team's assistant coach.[6] The Vixens also conducted a review of leadership roles within the team:[7] after sharing the captaincy role with Sharelle McMahon, Bianca Chatfield was named sole captain for the Vixens in 2012, with Madison Browne and Chelsey Tregear as vice-captains.[8]

Summary of 2012 player movements[9]
Increase Gains Decrease Losses

Players and staff

2012 Melbourne Vixens roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Kate Beveridge GS, GA 25-07-1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Australia Madison Browne (vc) WA, C 05-01-1988 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Australia Tegan Caldwell GA, GS 03-09-1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Bianca Chatfield (c) GK, GD 02-04-1982 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Julie Corletto GD, GK, WD 31-10-1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Ashlee Howard GA, GS 02-03-1988 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Australia Karyn Howarth GS, GA 28-07-1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
England Geva Mentor GK, GD 17-09-1984 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Kara Richards GD, GK 25-01-1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Australia Chelsey Tregear (vc) WA, C, GA 07-10-1983 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Sarah Wall WA, C 16-10-1984 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Australia Micaela Wilson GK, GD 03-04-1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Julie Hoornweg
Assistant coach


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website • ANZC website Last updated: 17 February 2012


Temporary Replacement Players (TRPs) and substitutes


Pre-season

All ten ANZ Championship teams will compete at the official pre-season tournament, which will be held on 2–4 March at TECT Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand.[10]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L B GF GA Diff G% Pts
1131031645569+76113.3620
2131031667633+34105.3720
313941699594+105117.6818
413941670589+81113.7518
513851624638−1497.8116
613761686640+46107.1914
713581585626−4193.4510
8133101608673−6590.346
9132111639728−8987.774
10132111634767−13382.664
Updated on 2 July 2012 (Round 14, Game 5)
Table legend
  • Pos = Position
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Wins (2 points)
  • L = Losses (0 points)
  • B = Byes (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For (total goals scored)
  • GA = Goals Against (total goals conceded)
  • Diff = Goal Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal Percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)
  • Pts = Points (progressive tally)


       Team position

Fixtures and results

Notes
Sunday 1 April
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Report
Stats		 Queensland Firebirds 42 – 47Melbourne Vixens    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Aiken  29/35 (83%)
Medhurst  13/21 (62%)		 Beveridge  15/19
Howarth  26/38 (68%)
Caldwell  6/8
Sunday 8 April
12:20 (UTC+08:00)		 Report
Stats		 West Coast Fever 41 – 50Melbourne Vixens    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Bassett  26/30 (87%)
Cox  13/23 (57%)
Smith  2/4 (50%)		 Beveridge  14/18 (78%)
Howarth  10/12 (83%)
Caldwell  26/33 (79%)
Sunday 15 April
13:50 (UTC+09:30)		 Adelaide Thunderbirds Melbourne Vixens    Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 22 April
12:10 (UTC+10:00)		 Melbourne Vixens Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 29 April
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Melbourne Vixens Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Monday 7 May
19:40 (UTC+12:00)		 Canterbury Tactix Melbourne Vixens    CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Sunday 13 May
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 New South Wales Swifts Melbourne Vixens    Allphones Arena, Sydney
Sunday 20 May
12:10 (UTC+10:00)		 Melbourne Vixens Northern Mystics    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 27 May
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Melbourne Vixens New South Wales Swifts    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 3 June
14:20 (UTC+10:00)		 Melbourne Vixens Adelaide Thunderbirds    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Round 11 BYE
Sunday 17 June
12:10 (UTC+10:00)		 Melbourne Vixens West Coast Fever    Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Monday 25 June
19:40 (UTC+12:00)		 Central Pulse Melbourne Vixens    Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
Saturday 30 June
16:20 (UTC+12:00)		 Southern Steel Melbourne Vixens    Invercargill ILT Velodrome

Statistics

Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Kate Beveridge
Madison Browne
Tegan Caldwell
Bianca Chatfield
Julie Corletto
Ashlee Howard
Karyn Howarth
Geva Mentor
Kara Richards
Chelsey Tregear
Sarah Wall
Micaela Wilson
Statistics key
GS Goals scored A Assists I Intercepts
GA Goal attempts R Rebounds D Deflections
G% Goal percentage CPR Centre pass receives P Penalties
     = Competition leader T Turnovers conceded

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pearce, Linda (13 September 2011). "Vixens 'no' to Corletto move bid". The Age. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "New Vixens show their colours". Melbourne Vixens. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Napier, Liam (18 December 2011). "McMahon takes another shot". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Williams, Rebecca (4 February 2012). "Pregnant Sharelle McMahon pulls out of ANZ Championship season". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Williams, Rebecca (25 February 2012). "Goal attack Ashlee Howard returns to Melbourne Vixens fold". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Vixens assistant coach named". Netball Victoria. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Williams, Rebecca (20 January 2012). "Melbourne Vixens on the hunt for new leaders". Herald Sun. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Windley, Matt (16 February 2012). "Bianca Chatfield to lead Melbourne Vixens from the back". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "2012 squads: Summary of gains and losses" (PDF). ANZ Championship website. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  10. ↑ TTNL (3 November 2011). "Tauranga to host 2012 ANZ Championship pre-season tournament". Retrieved 6 January 2012.