Netball Victoria
SportNetball
Jurisdiction Victoria
Membership102,108[1]
Founded1928
AffiliationNetball Australia
HeadquartersMelbourne Sports Centre – Parkville[2][3]
PresidentCarol Cathcart [4]
CEOSteven 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.

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

Team Leagues Years
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

Team Leagues Years
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
Members Years
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

Player Years Position
Myrtle Baylis 1937–1954 GA
Alice Doyle 1947–1948 GD
Pat McCarthy 1950s
Wilma Shakespear 1960s
Sharelle McMahon 1997–2012 GA, GS
Shelley O'Donnell 1987–2005 WA, C
Margaret Caldow 1961–1979 GA
Joyce Brown 1958–1963 GA, GS
Dorothy Close 1950s
Lorna McConchie 1931–1940 GA, GS
Simone McKinnis 1980s–1990s WD
Stella Northey
Jan Cross

Source:[29]

References

  1. ^ "Netball Victoria Annual Report 2021" (PDF). Netball Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ "State Netball and Hockey Centre". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Board". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Netball Victoria - Staff". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  6. ^ "5 moments in the history of netball you may not know about". sirensport.com.au. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Victorian Women's Basketball Association Bell, c. 1950s". vic.netball.com.au. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ "History". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Melbourne Vixens - Our history". melbournevixens.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Netball Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  11. ^ "2012 Annual Report – Netball Victoria – Melbourne Vixens" (PDF). Netball Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2014" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Victorian Fury". vic.netball.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2015" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Netball Victoria – 2016 Annual Report" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Annual Report 2017 – Netball Victoria" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Netball Victoria – 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  18. ^ "NSW State Teams". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Australian Netball League grows with addition of Victorian Flames". www.womensportreport.com. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  20. ^ "Victoria gets second netball league team". www.smh.com.au. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  21. ^ "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Netball Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Netball: Mixed reaction to trans-Tasman competition". www.nzherald.co.nz. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Phoenix brush aside Kestrels". www.heraldsun.com.au. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Netball Victoria – 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Jennifer Borlase". diamonds.netball.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Joyce Brown – Sport Australia Hall of Fame". sahof.org.au. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Photograph of Lorna McConchie, c. 1930s". vic.netball.com.au. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Netball Australia appoints new CEO". www.abc.net.au. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  29. ^ "Team of the Century". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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