2014 Melbourne Vixens season

The 2014 Melbourne Vixens season saw Melbourne Vixens compete in the 2014 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Simone McKinnis, captained by Bianca Chatfield and also featuring Tegan Caldwell, Geva Mentor, Madison Robinson and Catherine Cox, Melbourne Vixens won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. Vixens defeated Queensland Firebirds in both the major semi-final and the grand final as they won their second premiership. They won their first in 2009.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Melbourne Vixens
2014 season
Head coachSimone McKinnis
Asst. coachDiane Honey
ManagerDonna Monteath
CaptainBianca Chatfield
Vice-captainMadison Robinson
Main venueHisense Arena
Season results
Wins–losses11–4
Regular season1st
Finals placing1st
Team colours

Players

Player movements
Gains and losses
Gains Losses

Sources:[1][8][9][10][11][12]

Squad
2014 Melbourne Vixens roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Karyn Bailey GS, GA (1986-07-28)28 July 1986 (aged 27) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Tegan Caldwell GA, GS (1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 25) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Bianca Chatfield (c) GK, GD, WD (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 (aged 31) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Catherine Cox GS, GA (1976-05-24)24 May 1976 (aged 37) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Erin Hoare GS, GA (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 24) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Geva Mentor GK, GD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 29) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Kate Moloney C, WD (1993-01-08)8 January 1993 (aged 21) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Madison Robinson (vc) WA, C (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 26) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Amy Steel GD, GK, WD (1989-04-07)7 April 1989 (aged 24) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Caitlyn Strachan WA, C (1987-06-01)1 June 1987 (aged 26) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Elizabeth Watson C, WA (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 19) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Joanna Weston GD, WD, GK (1994-02-14)14 February 1994 (aged 20) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Diane Honey

Manager:
Donna Monteath
Specialist Coaches: Sharelle McMahon
Stacey West
Physiotherapist:
Heidi Pollington
Kirsty Barnes

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Notes

Sources:[1]

Milestones

Sources:[1]

Gold medallists

Tegan Caldwell, Bianca Chatfield and Madison Robinson were all members of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The squad also included four former Vixens' players – Julie Corletto, Renae Hallinan, Sharni Layton and Caitlin Thwaites.

Sources:[1]

Regular season

Fixtures and results
Round 1
Sunday 2 March Melbourne Vixens 58 – 34 Northern Mystics Hisense Arena  
2:18pm Tegan Caldwell  21/28 (75%)
Karyn Bailey  28/33 (85%)
Catherine Cox  9/14 (64%)		 Report
Stats		 Maria Tutaia  16/27 (59%)
Cathrine Latu  15/20 (75%)
Bailey Mes  3/10 (30%)
Round 2
Sunday 9 March West Coast Fever 56 – 65 Melbourne Vixens Challenge Stadium  
9:18am Caitlin Bassett  16/19 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst  28/31 (90%)
Kate Beveridge  ?		 Report
Stats		 Tegan Caldwell  25/28 (89%)
Karyn Bailey  35/42 (83%)
Round 3
Sunday 16 March Melbourne Vixens 47 – 48 Queensland Firebirds Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell  18/22 (82%)
Karyn Bailey  29/37 (78%)		 Report
Stats		 Romelda Aiken  38/46 (83%)
Amy Wild  10/16 (63%)
Round 4
Sunday 23 March Melbourne Vixens 44 – 49 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Hisense Arena  
2:18pm Tegan Caldwell  16/19 (84%)
Karyn Bailey  18/19 (95%)
Catherine Cox  10/13 (77%)		 Report
Stats		 Joanne Harten  28/35 (80%)
Ellen Halpenny  21/26 (81%)
Round 5
Monday 31 March Mainland Tactix 43 – 67 Melbourne Vixens CBS Canterbury Arena  
7:40pm Mwai Kumwenda  30/38 (79%)
Anna Thompson  9/15 (60%)
Julianna Naoupu  4/9 (44%)		 Report
 Tegan Caldwell  24/26 (92%)
Karyn Bailey  43/48 (90%)
Round 6
Monday 7 April Queensland Firebirds 38 – 50 Melbourne Vixens Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  
7:48pm Romelda Aiken  25/31 (81%)
Amy Wild  9/12 (75%)
 ?  ?		 Report
 Tegan Caldwell  28/32 (88%)
Karyn Bailey  13/17 (76%)
 ?  ?		 Attendance: 3,100
Round 7
Sunday 13 April New South Wales Swifts 50 – 56 Melbourne Vixens Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
12:18pm Caitlin Thwaites  ?
Susan Pratley  28/33 (85%)		 Report
 Tegan Caldwell  ?
Karyn Bailey  ?
Catherine Cox  18/19 (95%)
Round 8
Saturday 19 April Melbourne Vixens 64 – 26 Adelaide Thunderbirds Hisense Arena  
2:18pm Tegan Caldwell  12/16 (75%)
Karyn Bailey  34/36 (94%)
Catherine Cox  18/25 (72%)		 Report
Stats		 Carla Borrego  ?
Erin Bell  ?
Cody Lange  12/22 (55%)
Round 9
Saturday 26 April Central Pulse 40 – 52 Melbourne Vixens TSB Bank Arena  
4:20pm Donna Wilkins  18/23 (78%)
Irene van Dyk  22/29 (76%)		 Report
Stats		 Tegan Caldwell  22/23 (96%)
Karyn Bailey  30/35 (86%)
Round 10
Sunday 4 May Melbourne Vixens 50 – 54 New South Wales Swifts Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell  22/24 (92%)
Karyn Bailey  14/18 (78%)
Catherine Cox  14/18 (78%)		 Report
 Caitlin Thwaites  26/31 (84%)
Susan Pratley  28/32 (88%)
Round 11

Melbourne Vixens received a bye.

Round 12
Sunday 18 May Melbourne Vixens 65 – 46 West Coast Fever Hisense Arena  
12:18pm Tegan Caldwell  37/43 (86%)
Karyn Bailey  20/ 27 (74%)
Catherine Cox  8/8 (100%)		 Report
 Caitlin Bassett  23/30 (77%)
Natalie Medhurst  17/23 (74%)
Round 13
Sunday 25 May Adelaide Thunderbirds 43 – 64 Melbourne Vixens Netball SA Stadium  
11:48am Carla Borrego  22/28 (79%)
Erin Bell  21/24 (88%)		 Report
 Tegan Caldwell  24/34 (71%)
Karyn Bailey  26/29 (90%)
Catherine Cox  14/16 (88%)
Round 14
Saturday 31 May Southern Steel 65 – 64 Melbourne Vixens Stadium Southland Velodrome  
4:20pm Jodi Brown  21/29 (72%)
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid  44/48 (92%)		 Report
Stats		 Tegan Caldwell  34/38 (89%)
Karyn Bailey  13/13 (100%)
Catherine Cox  17/19 (89%)

Sources:[15]

Final table
2014 ANZ Championship ladder
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD G% Pts
1 Melbourne Vixens 1394746592+154126.018
2 Queensland Firebirds 1394694623+71111.418
3 New South Wales Swifts 1394707652+55108.418
4 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 1385727672+55108.216
5 Southern Steel 1376792809−1797.914
6 Central Pulse 1376658675−1797.514
7 Northern Mystics 1367706752−4693.912
8 Adelaide Thunderbirds 1358663706−4393.910
9 West Coast Fever 1349689724−3595.28
10 Mainland Tactix 13112694871−17779.72
Updated 2 May 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For
  • GA = Goals Against
  • GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)

Pts = Points

Sources:[16]

Finals
Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
9 June – Hisense Arena
1 Melbourne Vixens 52
2 Queensland Firebirds 47
16 June – Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre 22 June – Hisense Arena
Queensland Firebirds 54 Melbourne Vixens 53
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50 Queensland Firebirds 42
8 June – Allphones Arena
3 New South Wales Swifts 49
4 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 50 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Major semi-final
Monday 9 June
5:48pm
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens52–47Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 11-13, 14–13, 11–12
Tegan Caldwell  27/36 (75%)
Karyn Bailey  25/29 (86%)		 Romelda Aiken  35/41 (85%)
Amy Wild  12/15 (80%)

Sources:[17]

Grand final
Sunday 22 June
2:28pm
Stats		 Melbourne Vixens53–42Queensland Firebirds    Hisense Arena
Attendance: 9,345[1]		 Fox Sports
Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 11–11, 13–12, 16–8
Tegan Caldwell  30/33 (91%)
Karyn Bailey  17/22 (77%)
Catherine Cox  6/7 (86%)		 Romelda Aiken  25/30 (83%)
Amy Wild  17/21 (81%)

Sources:[2][3][4][18][19][20]

Award winners

Vixens awards
Award Winner
Sharelle McMahon Medal Geva Mentor
Player of the Finals Geva Mentor
Coaches Award Kate Moloney
Rookie of the Year Elizabeth Watson
Outstanding Service AwardNicholas Sanders
Excellence in Sport and Life Award Amy Steel

Sources:[1][14][21]

ANZ Championship awards
Award Winner
ANZ Championship Grand Final MVP Tegan Caldwell[1][2][22]

All Stars
Position Player
WA Madison Robinson
GK Geva Mentor

Sources:[23][24]

Australian Netball Awards
Award Winner
Liz Ellis DiamondMadison Robinson[25][26]
Australian ANZ Championship Coach of the YearSimone McKinnis

Sources:[27]

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