Melbourne Mavericks

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Melbourne Mavericks
Melbourne Mavericks logo.png
Founded2023
Based in Glen Waverley, Victoria
RegionsCity of Melbourne
Home venue John Cain Arena [1]
Head coach Tracey Neville
Captain Amy Parmenter
PremiershipsNil
League Suncorp Super Netball
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Melbourne Mavericks is an Australian professional netball team set to compete in Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) from the 2024 season. The club is operated by the Sports Entertainment Group (SEG) and is based at the Waverley Netball Centre in Glen Waverley, Victoria.

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The Mavericks hold the SSN license made vacant by the Collingwood Magpies, who folded and withdrew from the league at the conclusion of the 2023 season. [2]

History

Following the demise of the Collingwood Magpies, speculation circled as to who would be awarded the eighth license for the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season and beyond. Submissions for the new license closed on 20 June 2023, with as many as six initial bids being whittled down to two by the closing date, according to media reports. [3]

On 21 July 2023, the league announced that the Sports Entertainment Group (SEG), led by chief executive Craig Hutchison, was awarded the license for a team to be based in south-east Melbourne. As part of the licensing agreement, Netball Australia will operate the team for the rest of 2023 before transitioning to SEG for 2024 and beyond. [4] ABC News reported that the SEG bid was preferred by broadcasters Fox Netball over the alternate bid put forward by Netball Victoria, which suggested a regional team 'floating' between Geelong, Bendigo or Ballarat. [3]

On 2 August 2023, decorated English netball coach Tracey Neville was announced as the inaugural head coach of the then-unnamed Mavericks. [5]

Location

The team was initially announced as being representative of 'south-east Melbourne' without a specific location named. In October 2023, SEG confirmed that the club's administration and training base would be located at the Waverley Netball Centre in Glen Waverley, Victoria. [6]

Identity

The identity of the Mavericks was officially announced by netball operations general manager Shae Bolton-Brown on 20 September 2023, with the club's name, logo and primary colours—sky blue, 'pacific cyan' and sapphire—revealed after months of speculation. [7]

Current Players

2024 Squad

Melbourne Mavericks 2024 playing roster
NatNamePosition(s)DobHeightNotes
JAMShimona JokGS01/12/19981.95m (6ft 5in)Head Coach: Tracy Neville
ENGEleanor CardwellGS/GA11/11/19941.86 (6ft 1in)Assistant Coach: Nicole Richardson
TONUneeq Palavi (TP)GS/GA---(C)= Captain
ENGSasha Glasgow (Injured now- Lower leg injury)GA/GS19/07/19981.87m (6ft 2in)-(CC)= Co-Captain

-(IN)=Injured

AUSGabby SinclairGA/GS12/07/19931.76m (5ft 9in)-(VC)=Vice Captain
AUSMaisie NankivellWA/C29/09/19991.76 m (5 ft 9in)-(TP)=Training Partner
AUSMolly JovicC/WA07/1019951.71 m (5 ft 7 in-(RP)= Replacement Player
AUSTayla FraserC/WD/WA13/0619991.72 m (5 ft 8 in)-(TRP)= Temporary Replacement Player
AUSMontana Holmes (TP)C/WD---(IN)=Injury
AUSAmy Parmenter (captain)WD/C01/0819971.76 m (5 ft 9 in)-MAT (Maternity Leave
AUSKim JennerGD/GK/WD27/02/19981.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
AUSLauren Moore (IN)GD/GK/WD30/0119981.84 m (6 ft)
AUSOlivia LewisGK/GD29/04/19991.84 m (6 ft)

Internationals

Flag of England.svg  England

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Head Coaches

CoachYears
Tracey Neville 2024-

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