Perth Orioles

Perth Orioles were an Australian netball team that, between 1997 and 2007, represented Netball Western Australia in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Orioles were one of the founding teams of the competition. They never finished higher than sixth in the competition's eleven seasons and finished last four times. In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Perth Orioles were rebranded as West Coast Fever.^[1]

Perth Orioles

Founded	1997
Based in	Perth
Regions	Western Australia
Home venue	Challenge Stadium
League	Commonwealth Bank Trophy
Uniform

History

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

Between 1997 and 2007, Perth Orioles played in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with Adelaide Ravens, Adelaide Thunderbirds, Melbourne Kestrels, Melbourne Phoenix, Sydney Swifts, Queensland Firebirds and Sydney Sandpipers, Orioles were one of the founding members of the league.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Regular season statistics

Season	Position	Won	Lost	Drawn
1997[2]	6th	5	9	0
1998[2]	8th	1	13	0
1999[3]	7th	3	11	0
2000[3]	6th	5	9	0
2001[4][8]	7th	3	11	0
2002[4]	8th	0	14	0
2003[5]	8th	1	13	0
2004[5][9]	8th	2	12	0
2005[6][10][11]	6th	4	10	0
2006[6]	6th	5	9	0
2007[7]	7th	3	11	0

Source:^[1]

Home venues

During the 2004 and 2005 seasons Perth Orioles played home games at the Challenge Stadium.^[9][10]

Notable former players

Internationals

 Australia

• Caitlin Bassett
• Kate Beveridge
• Catherine Cox
• Susan Fuhrmann
• Jessica Shynn

 New Zealand

• Larrissa Willcox

West Coast Fever

Caitlin Bassett Emma Beckett Kate Beveridge Catherine Cox Susan Fuhrmann

Bianca Giteau Andrea Gilmore Jasmine Keene Janelle Lawson Tasha Nykyforak

Tracey Pemberton Stacey Rosman Nikala Smith Larrissa Willcox

Captains

Captains	Years
Waveney Senior[12]	1997, 1998–99, 2001
Sally Ironmonger	1998
Julie-Ann Sloan	1999
Catherine Cox	2000–2001
Joely Riding	2000
Samantha Andrews Lee	2002–2005
Helen Riolo	2006
Kodie Blay	2006
Stacey Rosman	2006–2007

Source:^[1]

Player of the Year

Player	Year
Kristen Heinrich	1999
Catherine Cox	2000
Catherine Cox	2001
Jessica Shynn	2002
Jessica Shynn	2003
Helen Riolo	2004
Nikala Smith	2005
Caitlin Bassett	2006
Caitlin Bassett	2007

Source:^[1]

Most appearances

Player	Games
Dianne Ring	88
Jessica Shynn	87
Stacey Rosman	71
Waveney Senior	67
Helen Riolo	60
Samantha Andrews Lee	58
Larrissa Willcox	56

Source:^[1]

Magnificent Seven

At the end of the 2007 season, former Perth Orioles coaches selected the best seven players that played for the team in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era.

Player	Position
Caitlin Bassett	GS
Kerri Duff Borthen	GA
Waveney Senior[12]	WA
Jessica Shynn	C
Helen Riolo	WD
Samantha Andrews Lee	GD
Sally Ironmonger	GK

Source:^[1]

Head coaches

Coach	Years
Di McDonald	1997–1998
Gaye Teede[13][14]	1999–2002
Carol Byers	2003–2006
Sue Gaudion	2007

Source:^[1]

Sponsorship

Sponsors	Seasons
SmokeFree[15]	c. 1997–1999
New Tel[14]	2002