Perth Orioles were an Australian netball team that, between 1997 and 2007, represented Netball Western Australia in the

Commonwealth Bank Trophy The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007. The league was organized by Netball Australia. Its main sponsor was the Commonwealth Ba ...

. Orioles were one of the founding teams of the competition. They never finished higher than sixth in the competition's eleven seasons and finished last four times. In

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, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

, Perth Orioles were rebranded as

West Coast Fever West Coast Fever is an Australian netball team based in Perth, Western Australia. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they competed in the ANZ Championship. Between 1997 and 2007, as Perth Orioles, t ...

History

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

Between 1997 and 2007, Perth Orioles played in the

league. Together with

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and

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, Orioles were one of the founding members of the league. ;Regular season statistics

Home venues

During the 2004 and 2005 seasons Perth Orioles played home games at the

Challenge Stadium Perth Superdrome, known as HBF Stadium under a commercial naming rights arrangement, is a sports complex in Perth, Western Australia. It is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS). The venue is located in the suburb of Mount Cl ...

Notable former players

Internationals

; *

Caitlin Bassett Caitlin Bassett (born 23 May 1988) is a former Australian netballer, who played for Giants Netball and the Australia national netball team. Between 2017 and 2021 Bassett captained Australia in international netball tests. Career Caitlin played ...

Kate Beveridge Kate Beveridge (born 25 July 1985) is a former Australian netball player who played in the ANZ Championship for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2008–2010, Melbourne Vixens in 2011–2012 and West Coast Fever in 2013-2017. Beveridge is known fo ...

* Catherine Cox * Susan Fuhrmann * Jessica Shynn ; * Larrissa Willcox

West Coast Fever

Captains

Player of the Year

Most appearances

Magnificent Seven

At the end of the 2007 season, former Perth Orioles coaches selected the best seven players that played for the team in the

era.

Head coaches

Sponsorship

References

{{West Coast Fever West Coast Fever Commonwealth Bank Trophy teams Netball teams in Western Australia Sporting clubs in Perth, Western Australia Sports clubs established in 1997 1997 establishments in Australia