West Coast Fever

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.

West Coast Fever
Based inPerth
RegionsWestern Australia
Home venuePerth Arena
Head coachDan Ryan
CaptainCourtney Bruce
Premierships1 (2022)
LeagueSuncorp Super Netball
ANZ Championship
2022 placing1st
Websitewestcoastfever.com.au

Uniform

Uniform

Perth Orioles
Main article: Perth Orioles

Between 56bc 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
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2008[5][6]9th2110
2009[7][8]7th508
2010[9]8th409
2011[10][11]9th3010
2012[12]8th3010
2013[13]7th508
20149th409
20153rd913
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
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2017[27]7th2012
20182nd1004
20196th239
20202nd815
20213rd1103
20222nd1004

Source:[3]

Grand Finals
Season Winners Score Runners up Venue Attendance
2018[18][19][20][28]Sunshine Coast Lightning62–59West Coast FeverPerth Arena13,722
2020[21][29][30]Melbourne Vixens66–64West Coast FeverNissan Arena
2022[23][24][25][26]West Coast Fever70–59Melbourne VixensRAC Arena13,908

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

2023 squad
2023 West Coast Fever roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Jessica Anstiss (vc) WD, C 20 November 1996 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Sunday Aryang GD, WD, GK 25 December 2000 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Courtney Bruce (c) GK, GD 8 December 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Emma Cosh GA, WA 8 January 1993 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Australia Rudi Ellis GK, GD 15 August 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Jamaica Jhaniele Fowler GS 21 July 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Australia Kim Jenner GD, GK 27 February 1998 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Sasha Glasgow GS, GA 19 July 1998 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Verity Simmons C, WA 19 May 1991 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Australia Alice Teague-Neeld GA, WA, GS 2 March 1996 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Australia Nerida Stewart


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 17 March 2023

Internationals
 Australia
 England
 Jamaica
 New Zealand

Captains
Captains Years
Stacey Rosman2008–2009
Johannah Curran2009–2011
Catherine Cox2012–2013
Natalie Medhurst2014
Ashleigh Brazill2015–2016
Natalie Medhurst2017
Courtney Bruce2018–

Source:[3]

SSN Award winners
Player of the Year
Players Seasons
Jhaniele Fowler[16]2018
Jhaniele Fowler[34]2019
Jhaniele Fowler2020
Jhaniele Fowler2021
Leading Goalscorer Award
Players Seasons
Jhaniele Fowler[35]2018
Jhaniele Fowler[36]2019
Jhaniele Fowler2020
Jhaniele Fowler2021
Young Star Award
Players Seasons
Jessica Anstiss[17]2018

Head coaches
Coach Years
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 Ryan2022–

Source:[3]

Western Sting
Main article: 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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