Netball Victoria

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 State Netball and Hockey Centre.

Netball Victoria
Jurisdiction Victoria
Membership111,822 [1]
Founded1928
AffiliationNetball Australia
HeadquartersState Netball and Hockey Centre [2]
Location487 King Street
West Melbourne, Victoria [3]
PresidentRichelle McKenzie [4]
CEORosie King [5]
Official website
vic.netball.com.au

History

Netball is believed to have been played in Victorian primary schools by 1913 and in Victorian high schools by 1915. In 1922, Lousie Mills and Nonie Hardie wanted to play netball competitively. The pair, who worked for the YMCA, 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 competed 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		2008–        
Under-19, Under-17 [13]Australian National Netball Championships

Former
Team Leagues Years
Victorian Fury [14][15][16][17][18]Australian Netball League2008–
Victorian Flames [19][20][21][12]Australian Netball League2013–2014
Melbourne Phoenix [9][22][23]Commonwealth Bank Trophy1997–2007
Melbourne Kestrels [9][22][23]Commonwealth Bank Trophy1997–2007

Competitions

Source:[1][17]

Netball NSW Board
Notable board members
Members Years
Jenny Borlase [24]
Joyce Brown [25]
Lorna McConchie [26]President, 1955–58, 1969–70, and 1980–81
Kate Palmer [27]Chief Executive, 2000–2006

Team of the 20th Century
Player Years Position
Myrtle Baylis1937–1954GA
Alice Doyle1947–1948GD
Pat McCarthy1950s
Wilma Shakespear1960s
Sharelle McMahon1997–2012GA, GS
Shelley O'Donnell1987–2005WA, C
Margaret Caldow1961–1979GA
Joyce Brown1958–1963GA, GS
Dorothy Close1950s
Lorna McConchie1931–1940GA, GS
Simone McKinnis1980s–1990sWD
Stella Northey
Jan Cross

Source:[28]

References
  1. "Netball Victoria – 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. "State Netball and Hockey Centre". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Contact Us". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. "Board". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. "Iso in her own words: CEO Rosie King". vic.netball.com.au. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  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. "Melbourne Vixens - Our history". melbournevixens.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2009" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  11. "2012 Annual Report – Netball Victoria – Melbourne Vixens" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  12. "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2014" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. "NSW State Teams". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  14. "Victorian Fury". vic.netball.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  15. "Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2015" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  16. "Netball Victoria – 2016 Annual Report" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  17. "Annual Report 2017 – Netball Victoria" (PDF). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  18. "Netball Victoria – 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). 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). vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  22. "Netball: Mixed reaction to trans-Tasman competition". www.nzherald.co.nz. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  23. "Phoenix brush aside Kestrels". www.heraldsun.com.au. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  24. "Jennifer Borlase". diamonds.netball.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  25. "Joyce Brown – Sport Australia Hall of Fame". sahof.org.au. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  26. "Photograph of Lorna McConchie, c. 1930s". vic.netball.com.au. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  27. "Netball Australia appoints new CEO". www.abc.net.au. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  28. "Team of the Century". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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