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West Coast Fever
Founded2008
Based inPerth
RegionsWestern Australia
Home venueRAC Arena
Head coachDan Ryan
Asst coachSharni Layton
CaptainJess Anstiss
Premierships1 (2022)
LeagueSuper Netball
ANZ Championship (2008-2016)
2026 placing3rd
Websitewestcoastfever.com.au
Playing dress
Playing dress
Playing dress

West Coast Fever is a professional Australian netball team based in Perth, Western Australia. Since 2017 they have played in the Suncorp Super Netball competition. Between 2008 and 2016, they competed in the ANZ Championship. Between 1997 and 2007, as the Perth Orioles, they competed in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league.

During the ANZ Championship era, the 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 Super Netball era they emerged as challengers. They were grand finalists in both 2018 and 2020, and eventually claimed their first premiership in 2022. They also made the grand final in 2025 after winning the minor premiership for the first time in club history.

History

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ANZ Championship (2008-2016)

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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.[1][2]

Regular season statistics
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2008[3][4] 9th 2 1 10
2009[5][6] 7th 5 0 8
2010[7] 8th 4 0 9
2011[8][9] 9th 3 0 10
2012[10] 8th 3 0 10
2013[11] 7th 5 0 8
2014 9th 4 0 9
2015 3rd 9 1 3
2016[12] 4th 7 0 6

Super Netball era (2017-present)

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Challengers

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Since 2017, West Coast Fever have played in 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.[1][13][14][15][16][17][18] Fever were again grand finalists and runners–up in 2020, losing to Melbourne Vixens by two goals.[19]

Salary cap breach

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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.[20]

First premiership

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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.[21][22][23][24]

Regular season statistics
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2017[25] 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
2023 3rd 9 0 5
2024 3rd 11 0 3
2025 1st 12 0 2
2026 3rd 9 0 5

  Premierships
  Runners Up

Grand finals

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Season Winners Score Runners up Venue
2018[16][17][18][26]Sunshine Coast Lightning62–59West Coast FeverPerth Arena
2020[19][27][28]Melbourne Vixens66–64West Coast FeverNissan Arena
2022[21][22][23][24]West Coast Fever70–59Melbourne VixensRAC Arena
2025[29][30][31][32] Melbourne Vixens 59–58 West Coast Fever Rod Laver Arena

Home venues

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As of 2019, the West Coast Fever play all of their home games at RAC Arena.[33] The venue was first used for a Fever game in 2013, and occasional matches were played at the venue over the following few years. It was the main home venue for the 2017 and 2018 seasons, sharing with HBF Stadium, which had served as the club's main home venue since 2008. RAC Arena has hosted 2 grand finals (2018 and 2022), and the venue consistently draws the highest average attendance every season.[34][35][36]

The club's administrative and training base is located at the Gold Netball Centre in Jolimont, which also serves as the office for Netball WA.

Notable players

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2026 squad

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2026 West Coast Fever roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Australia Jess Anstiss (c) WD, C (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 29) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Jamaica Romelda Aiken-George[a] (TRP) GS (1988-11-19) 19 November 1988 (age 37) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Australia Ruth Aryang GK, GD (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 22) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Sunday Aryang[b] Injured GD, WD (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 25) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Australia Jordan Cransberg C, WA, WD (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 26) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Australia Zoe Cransberg[c] (TRP) C, WD, WA (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Jamaica Kadie-Ann Dehaney GK, GD (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 30) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Jamaica Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard[d] (vc) Maternity leave GS (1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 (age 37) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
England Sasha Glasgow GA, GS (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 28) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Australia Alice Teague-Neeld (vc) WA, GA (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 30) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Australia Olivia Wilkinson GA, GS (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 22) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
England Fran Williams GD, GK (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 28) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach


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: 28 April 2026
  1. ↑ Season-long permanent replacement for Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, due to her pregnancy
  2. ↑ Injured, out for the season with ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
  3. ↑ Season-long permanent replacement for injured Sunday Aryang
  4. ↑ Pregnant, out for season

Internationals

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 Australia

Diamonds Kelpies
  • Daniel Cools (WCF training partner)
  • Jerome Gillbard (WCF training partner)
  • Dravyn Lee-Tauroa (WCF training partner)
  • Dylan McPherson (WCF training partner)
  • Dan Ryan (WCF head coach)

 England

 Jamaica

 New Zealand

Captains

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Name[1] Years
Stacey Rosman2008 (sole captain)
2009 (co-captain)
Johannah Curran2009 (co-captain)
2010–2011 (sole captain)
Catherine Cox2012–2013
Natalie Medhurst2014
Ashleigh Brazill2015–2016
Natalie Medhurst2017
Courtney Bruce2018–2023
Jess Anstiss2024-2026

Club Award winners

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Stacey Marinkovich Medal

The Stacey Marinkovich Medal is awarded to the club's MVP. After previously being known as the Most Valuable Player, it was renamed after Stacey Marinkovich (nÃĐe Rosman) in 2021 to recognise her service to the club as a former club captain and head coach. Marinkovich played over 90 games for the Perth Orioles/West Coast Fever from 2002 until her retirement in 2009, with the final four seasons of her career being captain. Upon her retirement, Marinkovich moved into a coaching role with the Fever, first as an assistant coach in 2012 and 2013 under Norma Plummer, and then taking over as head coach for 8 seasons, 105 games and two grand finals.[37]

The medal is awarded based on 3,2,1 votes given by both the head coach and assistant coach for each home-and-away season game.

ANZ Championship era
Season Winner
2008 Larrissa Willcox
2009 Madison Browne
2010 Madison Browne (2)
2011 Caitlin Bassett
2012 Ashleigh Brazill
2013 Eboni Beckford-Chambers
2014 Eboni Beckford-Chambers (2)
2015 Natalie Medhurst
2016 Natalie Medhurst (2)
Suncorp Super Netball era
Season Winner (votes) Runner-up (votes) Third place (votes)
2017 Jess Anstiss (52) Courtney Bruce (41) Verity Charles (37)
2018 Courtney Bruce (35) Jhaniele Fowler (34) Jess Anstiss (32)
2019 Jhaniele Fowler Courtney Bruce Ingrid Colyer
2020 Jhaniele Fowler (60) (2) Courtney Bruce (39) Verity Charles (22)
2021 Jhaniele Fowler (55) (3) Courtney Bruce (35) Sunday Aryang (21)
2022 Jhaniele Fowler (58) (4) Alice Teague-Neeld (37) Courtney Bruce (36)
2023 Jhaniele Fowler (38) (5) Courtney Bruce (35) Jess Anstiss (25)
Sunday Aryang (25)
2024 Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard (43) (6) Sunday Aryang (29) Alice Teague-Neeld (28)
2025 Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard (43) (7) Sunday Aryang (38) Alice Teague-Neeld (27)
2026 Fran Williams (41) Romelda Aiken-George (30) Kadie-Ann Dehaney (28)

Competition Award winners

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Super Netball Player of the Year
Season Player
2018[38] Jhaniele Fowler
2019[39] Jhaniele Fowler
2020 Jhaniele Fowler
2021 Jhaniele Fowler
2022 Jhaniele Fowler
2025 Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard
Super Netball Rookie of the Year
Season Player
2018[40] Jess Anstiss
Super Netball Leading Goalscorer Award
Season Player
2018 Jhaniele Fowler
2019 Jhaniele Fowler
2020 Jhaniele Fowler
2021 Jhaniele Fowler
2022 Jhaniele Fowler
2023 Jhaniele Fowler
2024 Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard
2025 Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard
Super Netball Grand Final MVP
Season Player
2022 Sasha Glasgow
ANZ Championship All Star Team
Season Player Position
2015 Caitlin Bassett GS
2015 Stacey Rosman Coach
Super Netball Team of the Year
Season Player Position
2018 Jhaniele Fowler GS
2018 Jess Anstiss WD
2019 Jhaniele Fowler GS
2020 Jhaniele Fowler GS
2021 Jhaniele Fowler GS
2021 Sunday Aryang GD
2021 Courtney Bruce GK
2022 Jhaniele Fowler GS
2022 Courtney Bruce Reserve
2023 Courtney Bruce Reserve
2024 Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard GS
2024 Sunday Aryang GD
2025 Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard GS
2025 Alice Teague-Neeld WA
2025 Sunday Aryang Reserve

Head coaches

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Coach[1] Years
Sue Gaudion[3]2008
Jane Searle[5][8]2009–2011
Norma Plummer[10][11]2012–2013
Stacey Marinkovich[2][41][42][43]2014–2021
Dan Ryan2022–present
Joyce Brown Coach of the Year
Season Player
2018Stacey Marinkovich

West Coast Fever Reserves

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The reserve team of West Coast Fever is known as the Fever Reserves, and previously known as the Western Sting. This team currently plays in the Super Netball Reserves competition, which began in 2024, after rebranding from the Australian Netball Championships and prior to that, the Australian Netball League. The Fever Reserves team won the 2025 premiership, beating the Melbourne Mavericks in the grand final 67-57.

Premierships

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References

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  2. 1 2 "2015 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "2008 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "2008 Annual Report - Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "2009 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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  7. ↑ "Netball Australia Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Netball Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  8. 1 2 "2011 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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  10. 1 2 "2012 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. 1 2 "2013 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "2016 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). wa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "West Coast Fever". supernetball.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Fowler Wins Suncorp Super Netball Player of the Year". netball.com.au. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Jessica Anstiss Wins Rebel Young Star Award". supernetball.com.au. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Sunshine Coast Lightning defeat West Coast Fever to win Super Netball back-to-back titles – as it happened". www.theguardian.com. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Grand final heartbreak for brave West Coast Fever". thewest.com.au. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Lightning strikes twice as Sunshine Coast retain Super Netball title". www.abc.net.au. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  19. 1 2 "Melbourne Vixens win 2020 Grand Final". supernetball.com.au. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "West Coast Fever fined, stripped of premiership points after salary cap breach". www.abc.net.au. 13 December 2020.
  21. 1 2 "West Coast Fever win first Super Netball premiership with 70-59 victory over Melbourne Vixens". www.abc.net.au. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Fever claim a historic Super Netball title over Vixens". www.smh.com.au. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Dominant Fever claim first Suncorp Super Netball crown". supernetball.com.au. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  24. 1 2 "Jhaniele Fowler's accuracy helps West Coast Fever outfox Melbourne Vixens to win Super Netball title". www.theguardian.com. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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  27. ↑ "Melbourne Vixens hold their nerve to beat West Coast Fever 66-64 in Super Netball grand final". www.abc.net.au. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Vixens crowned Super Netball champions for first time after tight final against Fever". www.theguardian.com. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  29. ↑ "Fairytale finish for Vixens". netball.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  30. ↑ "Fairytale finish for Vixens coach after mid-season resignation". ABC News. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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  33. ↑ Bailey, Marika (3 December 2018). "West Coast Fever Call Arena Home". RAC Arena. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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  35. ↑ "Super Netball Crowds 2025 | Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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  37. ↑ "Stacey Marinkovich legacy honoured with Medal". West Coast Fever. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  38. ↑ "Fowler Wins Suncorp Super Netball Player of the Year". netball.com.au. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  39. ↑ "For a second straight year, the unstoppable Jhaniele fowler of the @WestCoastFever leads the league in goals!". twitter.com.
  40. ↑ "Jessica Anstiss Wins Rebel Young Star Award". supernetball.com.au. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018.
  41. ↑ "2014 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  42. ↑ "Former assistant Stacey Rosman named new West Coast Fever coach". www.perthnow.com.au. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  43. ↑ "Re-signed West Coast Fever coach Stacey Rosman hoping to retain team's stars in new competition". www.perthnow.com.au. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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