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Super Netball 08/03 09:00 - Adelaide Thunderbirds v Melbourne Vixens 59-57
Super Netball 07/27 07:00 - Melbourne Vixens v West Coast Fever View
Super Netball 07/20 07:00 - Adelaide Thunderbirds v Melbourne Vixens 68-43
Super Netball 07/13 07:00 - Queensland Firebirds v Melbourne Vixens 52-62
Super Netball 07/07 04:00 - Melbourne Vixens v West Coast Fever 67-68
Super Netball 06/29 07:00 - Adelaide Thunderbirds v Melbourne Vixens 73-58
Super Netball 06/23 04:00 - Melbourne Vixens v NSW Swifts 69-49
Super Netball 06/15 09:00 - Sunshine Coast Lightning v Melbourne Vixens 61-63
Super Netball 06/10 03:00 - Melbourne Vixens v Melbourne Mavericks 77-58
Super Netball 06/01 07:00 - Melbourne Vixens v GIANTS Netball 74-60
Super Netball 05/26 06:00 - West Coast Fever v Melbourne Vixens 65-76
Super Netball 05/18 07:00 - Melbourne Vixens v Sunshine Coast Lightning 57-63

Wikipedia - Melbourne Vixens

Melbourne Vixens is an Australian professional netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 when Netball Victoria merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels. Vixens have won three premierships, in 2009, 2014 and 2020.

History

ANZ Championship

Between 2008 and 2016, Vixens played in the ANZ Championship. Vixens were formed in late 2007 when Netball Victoria merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels, in order to enter a single team in the 2008 ANZ Championship. During the ANZ Championship era, Vixens won two premierships, in 2009 and 2014. In 2009, with a team co-captained by Bianca Chatfield and Sharelle McMahon, Vixens won 12 of their 13 matches during the regular season and finished as minor premiers. Vixens subsequently defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 58–43 in the major semi-final and Adelaide Thunderbirds 54–46 in the grand final to finish as overall champions.

In 2012, with a team captained by Bianca Chatfield, and featuring Madison Browne, Julie Corletto and Geva Mentor, Vixens finished the season as minor premiers. In the major semi-final they defeated Northern Mystics 56–50. This was the first ever netball match held at Rod Laver Arena. However they lost the grand final 41–38 to Magic and finished the season as runners-up.

In 2014, with a team coached by Simone McKinnis, captained by Bianca Chatfield and also featuring Tegan Caldwell, Geva Mentor, Madison Browne and the veteran Catherine Cox, Vixens won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. Vixens defeated Queensland Firebirds in both the major semi-final and the grand final as they won their second premiership.

Regular season statistics
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2008 4th 9 0 4
2009 1st 12 0 1
2010 7th 6 0 7
2011 5th 8 0 5
2012 1st 10 0 3
2013 2nd 9 0 4
2014 1st 9 0 4
2015 5th 7 0 6
2016 4th 8 0 5

Premierships
Runners Up

Suncorp Super Netball

Since 2017, Vixens have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. With a team coached by Simone McKinnis and captained by Kate Moloney, Vixens finished the inaugural season as minor premiers. However they subsequently lost both the major semi-final and preliminary final during the Finals Series and finished third overall. Four Vixens players – Mwai Kumwenda, Tegan Philip, Liz Watson and Jo Weston were named in the 2017 Team of the Year.

In 2020, with a team coached again by Simone McKinnis and co-captained by Kate Moloney and Liz Watson, Vixens finished the season as both minor premiers and overall champions. In the Grand Final they defeated West Coast Fever 66–64.

Following its championship win in 2020, the Vixens struggled in 2021, finishing last and claiming the wooden spoon for the first time in club history.

Vixens dominated the 2022 regular season before a shock defeat in the major semi-final by the West Coast Fever forced them to reach the Grand Final by winning the preliminary final, winning against GIANTS Netball 55-54. The club was unable to beat the Fever in the Grand Final, losing 70-59 and walking away runners-up.

Regular season statistics
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2017 1st 11 1 2
2018 5th 8 0 6
2019 3rd 8 1 5
2020 1st 11 1 2
2021 8th 2 0 12
2022 1st 12 0 2
2023 4th 8 0 6
2024 2nd 11 0 3

Premierships
Minor Premiers
Runners Up