West Coast Fever

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West Coast Fever
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Based in Perth
Regions Western Australia
Home venue Perth Arena
Head coach Dan Ryan
Captain Jessica Anstiss
Premierships1 (2022)
League Suncorp Super Netball
ANZ Championship
2022 placing1st
Website westcoastfever.com.au
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West Coast Fever is a professional Australian netball team based in Perth, Western Australia. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they competed in the ANZ Championship. Between 1997 and 2007, as Perth Orioles, they competed in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. During the ANZ Championship era, Fever were the only Australian team not to win a title, play in a grand final or feature in a finals series. However, during the Suncorp Super Netball era they emerged as challengers. They were grand finalists in both 2018 and 2020, and eventually claimed their first premiership in 2022.

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Perth Orioles

Between 1997 and 2007, Perth Orioles represented Netball Western Australia in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Perth Orioles were rebranded as West Coast Fever. [1] [2]

ANZ Championship

Between 2008 and 2016, West Coast Fever played in the ANZ Championship. Fever's best performance in the ANZ Championship came in 2015 when they won nine games and finished third in the Australian Conference. [3] [4]

Statistics
SeasonPositionWonDrawnLost
2008 [5] [6] 9th2110
2009 [7] [8] 7th508
2010 [9] 8th409
2011 [10] [11] 9th3010
2012 [12] 8th3010
2013 [13] 7th508
2014 9th409
2015 3rd913
2016 [14] 4th706

Source: [3]

Suncorp Super Netball

Challengers

Since 2017, West Coast Fever have played in Suncorp Super Netball. In 2018, Fever reached their first ever grand final. The team was coached by Stacey Marinkovich and captained by Courtney Bruce. During the regular season they finished second. Jhaniele Fowler finished the season as both Player of the Year and Leading Goalscorer while Jessica Anstiss was named young player of the year. In the grand final Fever lost 62–59 to Sunshine Coast Lightning. [3] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] Fever were again grand finalists and runners–up in the 2020, losing to Melbourne Vixens by two goals. [21]

Salary cap breach

In December 2020 Fever were fined $300,000, of which $150,000 was suspended, and stripped 12 premiership points for the 2021 season, after they were found to have breached the salary cap in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The penalties amounted to the biggest in Australian netball history, with a Netball Australia investigation determining the Fever made payments of more than $127,000 above the salary cap in 2018, and more than $168,000 above the cap in 2019. [22]

First premiership

In 2022, head coach Dan Ryan and captain Courtney Bruce led West Coast Fever to their first premiership. In the grand final they defeated Melbourne Vixens 70-59. [23] [24] [25] [26]

Statistics
SeasonPositionWonDrawnLost
2017 [27] 7th2012
2018 2nd1004
2019 6th239
2020 2nd815
2021 3rd1103
2022 2nd1004

Source: [3]

Grand Finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners upVenueAttendance
2018 [18] [19] [20] [28] Sunshine Coast Lightning 62–59West Coast Fever Perth Arena 13,722
2020 [21] [29] [30] Melbourne Vixens 66–64West Coast Fever Nissan Arena
2022 [23] [24] [25] [26] West Coast Fever70–59 Melbourne Vixens RAC Arena 13,908

Home venues

West Coast Fever play the majority of their home games at Perth Arena. Fever hosted the 2018 Suncorp Super Netball grand final at Perth Arena. [31] [28] [32] They have also played home games at HBF Stadium. [33]

Notable players

2024 squad

2024 West Coast Fever roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat.NamePosition(s)DoBHeight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Anstiss WD, C20 November 19961.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sunday Aryang GD, WD, GK25 December 20001.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Flag of England.svg Francesca Williams GD, GK23 December 19971.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia WilkinsonGS, GA5 February 2004–
Flag of Jamaica.svg Kadie-Ann DehaneyGK, GD4 September 19961.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jhaniele Fowler GS21 July 19891.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Flag of Jamaica.svg Shanice BeckfordGA, GS16 April 1995–
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelsey Browne WA, C17 January 19921.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan CransbergC, WA, WD16 November 1999–
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alice Teague-Neeld WA, GA2 March 19961.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Sara Francis Bayman


Notes
  • (c)– Captain
  • (cc)– Co-captain
  • (vc)– Vice-captain
  • Star of life gold.svg – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 21 December 2023

Internationals

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Captains

CaptainsYears
Stacey Rosman 2008–2009
Johannah Curran 2009–2011
Catherine Cox 2012–2013
Natalie Medhurst 2014
Ashleigh Brazill 2015–2016
Natalie Medhurst 2017
Courtney Bruce 2018–

Source: [3]

SSN Award winners

Player of the Year
PlayersSeasons
Jhaniele Fowler [16] 2018
Jhaniele Fowler [34] 2019
Jhaniele Fowler 2020
Jhaniele Fowler 2021
Leading Goalscorer Award
PlayersSeasons
Jhaniele Fowler [35] 2018
Jhaniele Fowler [36] 2019
Jhaniele Fowler 2020
Jhaniele Fowler 2021
Young Star Award
PlayersSeasons
Jessica Anstiss [17] 2018

Head coaches

CoachYears
Sue Gaudion [5] 2008
Jane Searle [7] [10] 2009–2011
Norma Plummer [12] [13] 2012–2013
Stacey Marinkovich [4] [31] [37] [38] 2014–2021
Dan Ryan 2022–

Source: [3]

Western Sting

Western Sting are the reserve team of West Coast Fever. They play in the Australian Netball League. They were ANL champions in 2017. [27] [39] [40] [41]

Premierships

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