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| Based in | Perth | ||
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| Regions | Western Australia | ||
| Home venue | Perth Arena | ||
| Head coach | Dan Ryan | ||
| Captain | Jessica Anstiss | ||
| Premierships | 1 (2022) | ||
| League | Suncorp Super Netball ANZ Championship | ||
| 2022 placing | 1st | ||
| Website | westcoastfever.com.au | ||
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West Coast Fever is a professionalAustralian netball team based inPerth, Western Australia. Since2017 they have played inSuncorp Super Netball. Between2008 and2016, they competed in theANZ Championship. Between 1997 and 2007, asPerth Orioles, they competed in theCommonwealth 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 both2018 and2020, and eventually claimed their first premiership in2022.
Between 1997 and 2007,Perth Orioles representedNetball Western Australia in theCommonwealth Bank Trophy. In2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by theANZ Championship, Perth Orioles were rebranded as West Coast Fever.[1][2]
Between2008 and2016, West Coast Fever played in theANZ Championship. Fever's best performance in the ANZ Championship came in2015 when they won nine games and finished third in the Australian Conference.[3][4]
| Season | Position | Won | Drawn | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008[5][6] | 9th | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2009[7][8] | 7th | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010[9] | 8th | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2011[10][11] | 9th | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2012[12] | 8th | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2013[13] | 7th | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9th | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3rd | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016[14] | 4th | 7 | 0 | 6 |
Source:[3]
Since2017, West Coast Fever have played inSuncorp Super Netball. In2018, Fever reached their first ever grand final. The team was coached byStacey Marinkovich and captained byCourtney Bruce. During the regular season they finished second.Jhaniele Fowler finished the season as bothPlayer of the Year andLeading Goalscorer whileJessica Anstiss was namedyoung player of the year. In the grand final Fever lost 62–59 toSunshine Coast Lightning.[3][15][16][17][18][19][20] Fever were again grand finalists and runners–up in the2020, losing toMelbourne Vixens by two goals.[21]
In December 2020 Fever were fined $300,000, of which $150,000 was suspended, and stripped 12 premiership points for the2021 season, after they were found to have breached the salary cap in the2018 and2019 seasons. The penalties amounted to the biggest in Australian netball history, with aNetball 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]
In2022, head coachDan Ryan and captainCourtney Bruce led West Coast Fever to their firstpremiership. In the grand final they defeatedMelbourne Vixens 70-59.[23][24][25][26]
| Season | Position | Won | Drawn | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017[27] | 7th | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 2nd | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6th | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3rd | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2nd | 10 | 0 | 4 |
Source:[3]
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners up | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[18][19][20][28] | Sunshine Coast Lightning | 62–59 | West Coast Fever | Perth Arena | 13,722 |
| 2020[21][29][30] | Melbourne Vixens | 66–64 | West Coast Fever | Nissan Arena | |
| 2022[23][24][25][26] | West Coast Fever | 70–59 | Melbourne Vixens | RAC Arena | 13,908 |
West Coast Fever play the majority of their home games atPerth Arena. Fever hosted the2018 Suncorp Super Netball grand final at Perth Arena.[31][28][32] They have also played home games atHBF Stadium.[33]
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| Captains | Years |
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| Stacey Rosman | 2008–2009 |
| Johannah Curran | 2009–2011 |
| Catherine Cox | 2012–2013 |
| Natalie Medhurst | 2014 |
| Ashleigh Brazill | 2015–2016 |
| Natalie Medhurst | 2017 |
| Courtney Bruce | 2018–2023 |
| Jess Anstiss | 2024- |
Source:[3]
| Players | Seasons |
|---|---|
| Jhaniele Fowler[16] | 2018 |
| Jhaniele Fowler[34] | 2019 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2020 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2021 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2022 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2023 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2024 |
| Players | Seasons |
|---|---|
| Jhaniele Fowler[35] | 2018 |
| Jhaniele Fowler[36] | 2019 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2020 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2021 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2022 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2023 |
| Jhaniele Fowler | 2024 |
| Players | Seasons |
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| Jessica Anstiss[17] | 2018 |
| Coach | Years |
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| 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 are thereserve team of West Coast Fever. They play in theAustralian Netball League. They were ANL champions in 2017.[27][39][40][41]
