Netball Victoria

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Netball Victoria
Netball Victoria logo.png
Sport Netball
JurisdictionFlag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria
Membership102,108 [1]
Founded 1928
Affiliation Netball Australia
Headquarters Melbourne Sports Centre – Parkville [2] [3]
PresidentCarol Cathcart [4]
CEO Steven Gatt (interim) [5]
Official website
vic.netball.com.au

Netball Victoria is the governing body for netball in Victoria, Australia. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organising and managing the elite level team, Melbourne Vixens, who compete in the Suncorp Super Netball. It is also responsible for organising and managing the Victorian Netball League as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams. Its headquarters are based at the Melbourne Sports Centre – Parkville.

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History

Netball is believed to have been played in Victorian primary schools by 1913 and in Victorian high schools by 1915. In 1922, Louise Mills and Nonie Hardie wanted to play netball competitively. The pair, who worked for the YWCA, called a meeting for girls interested in playing. From there, the Melbourne Girls' Basketball Association was formed. Games started in May 1923 with six teams competing. By the next year, there were twelve teams. [6] In 1928, the Melbourne Girls' Basketball Association transformed into the Victorian Women's Basketball Association (VWBA). They subsequently organised a team to compete in the first Australian National Netball Championships, which were held in Melbourne in September 1928. Victoria won the inaugural event. In 1970, the VWBA changed its name to the Victorian Netball Association. [7] [8]

Representative teams

Current

TeamLeaguesYears
Melbourne Vixens [9] [10] [11] [12] Suncorp Super Netball
ANZ Championship 		2017–
2008–2016
Victorian Fury [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] Australian Netball League 2008–
Under-19, Under-17 [18] Australian National Netball Championships

Former

TeamLeaguesYears
Victorian Flames [19] [20] [21] [12] Australian Netball League 2013–2014
Melbourne Phoenix [9] [22] [23] Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997–2007
Melbourne Kestrels [9] [22] [23] Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997–2007

Competitions

Source: [24] [16]

Netball Victoria Board

Notable board members
MembersYears
Jenny Borlase [25]
Joyce Brown [26]
Lorna McConchie [27] President, 1955–58, 1969–70, and 1980–81
Kate Palmer [28] Chief Executive, 2000–2006

Team of the 20th Century

PlayerYearsPosition
Myrtle Baylis 1937–1954GA
Alice Doyle1947–1948GD
Pat McCarthy 1950s
Wilma Shakespear 1960s
Sharelle McMahon 1997–2012GA, GS
Shelley O'Donnell 1987–2005WA, C
Margaret Caldow 1961–1979GA
Joyce Brown 1958–1963GA, GS
Dorothy Close1950s
Lorna McConchie 1931–1940GA, GS
Simone McKinnis 1980s–1990sWD
Stella Northey
Jan Cross

Source: [29]

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References

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