Bianca Chatfield (born 2 April 1982) is a former Australia netball international. Between 2001 and 2014 she made 59 senior appearances for Australia. Chatfield was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medals at the

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and the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Between 1998 and 2007, Chatfield played for

Melbourne Phoenix Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Kestrels, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Common ...

in the

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league and between

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and 2015, she played for

Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens is an Australian 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 wh ...

in the

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. During a thirteen year playing career she played in six premiership winning teams – four with Phoenix and two with Vixens. She captained Vixens for eight seasons, including when they won the 2009 and 2014 ANZ Championships. Since retiring as a netball player, Chatfield has worked in various media and television roles, including as a

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commentator for Channel Nine. In

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, together with

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, she was a contestant on the home renovation show, '' The Block''.

Early life, family and education

Chatfield is originally from Somerville on

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. She has two sisters and her father works as a builder on the Peninsula. Between 2000 and 2003, Chatfield attended

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where she gained a

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(Human Movement) and a

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in Secondary Physical Education and Biology.

Playing career

Melbourne Phoenix

Between 1998 and 2007, Chatfield made 133 appearances for

in the

league. She made her debut with Phoenix aged 16. She subsequently helped Phoenix win premierships in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005.

Melbourne Vixens

Between

and 2015, Chatfield made 111 appearances for

in the

. She captained Vixens for eight seasons. Between 2008 and 2011, she shared the captaincy with

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before taking over individually for the first time in

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. Chatfield captained Vixens to premierships in 2009 and

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. In 2009, Chatfield and McMahon co-captained Vixens as they won 12 of their 13 matches during the regular season and finished as minor premiers. Vixens subsequently defeated

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58–43 in the major semi-final and

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54–46 in the grand final to finish as overall champions. In 2011, Chatfield was named as the Vixens' Most Valuable Player. In 2012, Chatfield captained Vixens when they finished the season as minor premiers. In the major semi-final they defeated

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56–50. However they lost the grand final 41–38 to Magic and finished the season as runners-up. In

, Chatfield captained Vixens as they won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. In 2015 Chatfield made her 100th ANZ Championship appearance in a

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match against Thunderbirds. She was the first Vixens player to make 100 appearances. At the end of the 2015 season, Chatfield retired as a Vixens player.

Australia

BIANCA CHATFIELD & LOUISA BROWNFIELD (2935010823)

Between 2001 and 2014 Chatfield made 59 senior appearances for Australia. On 28 March 2001, aged 18, she made her senior debut for Australia in an away match against

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. She had previously represented Australia at under-17 and under-21 levels. She was subsequently a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medals at the

and the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Following the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Chatfield announced her international retirement.

Coach and teacher

Between April 2006 and December 2008 Chatfield worked as a secondary school teacher at Presbyterian Ladies' College, teaching physical education, health and science. Between January 2008 and December 2010, Chatfield worked as a community education co-ordinator with Essendon Football Club. Since January 2015, Chatfield has been head coach at the Victoria University Junior Netball Academy.

Television

Since retiring as a netball player, Chatfield has worked in various media and television roles, including as a

commentator for Channel Nine. In

, together with

, she was a contestant on the home renovation show, '' The Block''.

Personal life

Aged 25, Chatfield purchased an apartment in

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. She sold this apartment in December 2019. Since 2019, Chatfield has been in a relationship with Mark Scrivens, a 2019 contestant in the Australian version of ''Married at First Sight''. They met after exchanging messages on Instagram. In July 2021, Chatfield purchased a Bayside townhouse for herself and Scrivens to live in.

Honours

; Australia *

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**''Winners'': 2007 *

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**''Winners'':

**''Runners Up'': 2006 ;

**''Winners'': 2009,

**''Minor Premierships'': 2009,

;

**''Winners'': 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 **''Runners up'': 2004, 2007

External links

References

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