West Coast Fever reserves explained
The West Coast Fever reserves are an Australian netball team that represents Netball Western Australia in the Australian Netball League. As the Western Sting, the team was ANL champions in 2017. The Fever reserves are effectively the representative team of the West Australian Netball League and the reserve team of West Coast Fever.
History
Australian Netball League
In 2008, Netball Western Australia entered a team in the Australian Netball League. They were founder members of the league.[1] In 2011 the team began playing as Western Sting.[2] [3] [4] Between 2013 and 2014 future West Coast Fever head coach, Stacey Marinkovich (née Rosman) served as the Sting head coach.[5] In 2017 with a squad that included Olivia Lewis, Sophie Garbin, Lindal Rohde, Annika Lee-Jones and Kaylia Stanton, Western Sting reached their first grand final and won their first ANL title.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Representative team
The Fever reserves are effectively the representative team of the West Australian Netball League.[12]
Home venues
During the 2019 Australian Netball League season Sting played their home games at the Perth State Netball Centre.[13]
Notable players
2020 squad
- Notes
Internationals
West Coast Fever
ANL MVP
Head coaches
Coach | Years |
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Michelle Wilkins | 2009–2010 |
Jon Fletcher | 2011–2012 |
Stacey Rosman | 2013–2014 |
Michelle Wilkins[14] | 2015–2017 |
Andrea McCulloch | 2018 |
Karly Guadagnin[15] | 2019 |
Tasha Richards[16] | 2020– |
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Premierships
Notes and References
- Web site: 2008 Netball Western Australia Annual Report. 4 August 2020. Netball Western Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001214439/http://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/11/06180723/2008-NWA-Annual-Report.pdf. 1 October 2020.
- Web site: 2011 Netball Western Australia Annual Report. 3 August 2020. Netball Western Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002003435/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/11/06180723/2011-NWA-Annual-Report.pdf. 2 October 2020.
- Web site: WA Sting Sit Third in ANL. 15 August 2011. 4 August 2020. wais.org.au.
- Web site: 2011 Australian Netball League Round 2: Official Results and Statistics. womensportreport.com. 8 August 2011. 4 August 2020.
- Web site: 2013 Netball Western Australia Annual Report. 3 August 2020. Netball Western Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001205529/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/10/06180340/2013-Netball-WA-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf. 1 October 2020.
- Web site: Western Sting. 2 August 2020.
- Web site: WA's rising netball star Sophie Garbin shoots Western Sting into finals. www.abc.net.au. 3 April 2017. 2 August 2020.
- Web site: Western Sting crowned ANL champions. 9 April 2017. 21 June 2020. netball.com.au.
- Web site: Fury runners-up in intense ANL finals weekend. 9 April 2017. 21 June 2020. vic.netball.com.au.
- Web site: Historic ANL Title for Western Sting. 10 April 2017. 2 August 2020. wais.org.au.
- Web site: 2017 Netball Western Australia Annual Report. 3 August 2020. wa.netball.com.au.
- Web site: 2018 West Coast Fever Annual Report. 3 August 2020. westcoastfever.com.au.
- Web site: 2019 DUANL Fixture. netball.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627133145/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/16094708/DUANL-Fixture-only-15-April.pdf. 27 June 2020. 25 June 2020. 15 April 2019.
- Web site: Sting Secure ANL Finals Berth. 14 June 2016. 3 August 2020. wais.org.au.
- Web site: Western Sting finalise coaching staff for 2019. netball.com.au. 10 December 2018. 2 August 2020.
- Web site: Tasha Richards appointed Western Sting Head Coach. westcoastfever.com.au. 24 January 2020. 2 August 2020.