2009 Melbourne Vixens Season
The 2009 Melbourne Vixens season saw Melbourne Vixens play in the 2009 ANZ Championship season, 2009 ANZ Championship. With a team co-captained by Bianca Chatfield and Sharelle McMahon, Melbourne 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 List of Australian netball premiers, premiers. Vixens hosted the grand final on Sunday 26 July at Hisense Arena. Players Transfers 2009 team Pre-season In March 2009, Melbourne Vixens played in the 2009 SOPA Cup, hosted by Netball New South Wales at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Vixens finished third in the tournament behind New South Wales Swifts and Adelaide Thunderbirds. Regular season Melbourne Vixens won 12 of their 13 matches during the regular season. Their only defeat came in Round 10 against Waika ...
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Bianca Chatfield
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 2007 World Netball Championships and the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Between 1998 and 2007, Chatfield played for Melbourne Phoenix in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league and between 2008 and 2015, she played for Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship. 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 Suncorp Super Netball commentator for Channel Nine. In 2018, together with Carla Dziwoki, she was a contestant on th ...
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