Perth Orioles
| West Coast Fever | |
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| Franchise information | |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Former name | Perth Orioles (1997–2007) |
| Based in | Perth, Australia |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Main venue |
Perth Arena (14,846) HBF Stadium (4,500) |
| Main sponsor | alcoholthinkagain |
| Head coach | Stacey Rosman |
| Captain | Natalie Medhurst |
| Website | www |
| ANZ Championship | |
| Titles won | 0 |
| Best finish | 3rd (Australian Conference) (2015) |
| 2015 finish | 3rd (Australian Conference) |
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The West Coast Fever are an Australian netball team based in Perth that currently compete in the Suncorp Super Netball league. The team previously competed in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, formerly the premier domestic league in Australia. They contested every year of the tournament, from 1997–2007, as the Perth Orioles. When the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was retired after 2007, the Orioles were one of five Australian franchises included in the new ANZ Championship. The team was rebranded before the start of the new league's inaugural season, becoming the "West Coast Fever".
The Fever play most home games at HBF Stadium in Perth, and have occasionally played at the Perth Arena. The team uniform is primarily black with green and red. In 2015, Fever made the finals for the first time, however lost to the NSW Swifts in the Elimination Final.
The Perth Orioles were one of the founding teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, and Western Australia's only team in the national competition. The Orioles were coached by Sue Gaudion and captained by Stacey Rosman. The team colours were lime green, black and orange.
Despite being one of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy's founding clubs, the Orioles perennially struggled in the competition. They never finished higher than sixth in the competition's 11 seasons and finished last four times. The team was nearly axed in 2001 when the decision was made to add the AIS Canberra Darters, but survived after an outcry from the state netball community, with the Adelaide Ravens (then one of two teams from that city) being cut instead.
2006 was another middling year for the Perth girls. They had a great start to the season, unveiling new star shooter Caitlin Bassett to replace players that departed for the Australian Institute of Sport. Part way through the season a horrible injury to Jessica Shynn put her in the operating room, and Bassett lost her confidence and composure, seeing an important drop in accuracy. After looking like making the finals, they finished sixth.
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