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Melbourne Phoenix
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Founded 1997
Disbanded 2007
Based in Melbourne
Regions Victoria, Australia
Home venue State Netball and Hockey Centre
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Waverley Netball Centre
Premierships5 (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005)
League Commonwealth Bank Trophy
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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 Commonwealth Bank Trophy era. Phoenix were the inaugural CBT champions and went on to become the competition's most successful team, winning five premierships. In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Phoenix and Kestrels merged to form Melbourne Vixens. [1] [2] [3]

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Grand finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners upVenue
1997Melbourne Phoenix58–48 Adelaide Thunderbirds The Glasshouse
2000 [4] Melbourne Phoenix52–51 Adelaide Thunderbirds The Glasshouse
2002 [5] Melbourne Phoenix49–44 Adelaide Thunderbirds Vodafone Arena
2003 [6] Melbourne Phoenix47–44 Sydney Swifts Sydney Super Dome
2004 [7] [8] Sydney Swifts 52–51Melbourne Phoenix Sydney Super Dome
2005 [9] [10] [11] Melbourne Phoenix61–44 Sydney Swifts Vodafone Arena
2007 [12] [13] [14] [15] Sydney Swifts 45–37Melbourne Phoenix Acer Arena

Sources: [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Home venues

In 1997 and 1998, Phoenix played their home games at the Waverley Netball Centre. In 1999 they switched to the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. [22] In later seasons they played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre. [8] [10] [23]

Notable former players

Internationals

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CBT MVP

SeasonPlayer
2000 [4] Sharelle McMahon
2003 Sharelle McMahon
2005 [10] Sharelle McMahon
2007 [12] Sharelle McMahon

CBT Best New Talent

SeasonPlayer
2004 [8] Julie Prendergast

Coaches

Head coaches

CoachYears
Norma Plummer [24] [25] 1996–1998
Joyce Brown [26] [27] 1999–2002
Lisa Alexander [28] [29] 2002–2004
Julie Hoornweg [10] [30] [31] 2005–2007

Assistant coaches

CoachYears
Roselee Jencke [4] 2000

Sponsorship

SponsorsSeasons
Cenovis [22] c. 1997–1999
First National Real Estate [12] [32] [33] c. 2006–2007

Premierships

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