Bianca Chatfield (born 2 April 1982) is a former Australia netball international. Between 2001 and 2014 she made 59 senior appearances for Australia. Chatfield was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medals at the

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and the

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and the silver medal at the

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. Between 1998 and 2007, Chatfield played for

Melbourne Phoenix Melbourne Phoenix were an netball in Australia, Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 in Australia, 1997 and 2007 in Australia, 2007, together with Melbourne Kestrels, they were o ...

in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league and between

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and

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, she played for

Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens is an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Since 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. B ...

in the

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. During a thirteen year playing career she played in six premiership winning teams – four with Phoenix and two with Vixens. She captained Vixens for eight seasons, including when they won the

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and 2014 ANZ Championships. Since retiring as a netball player, Chatfield has worked in various media and television roles, including as a

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commentator for Channel Nine. In

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, together with Carla Dziwoki, she was a contestant on the home renovation show, '' The Block''. She has most recently worked with Fox Sports Australia covering the netball (as of 2022) and cricket (as of 2024).

Early life, family and education

Chatfield is originally from Somerville on

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in Victoria. She has two sisters and her father works as a builder on the Peninsula. Between 2000 and 2003, Chatfield attended

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974 with antecedent history since 1887, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia and a founding father of Australian Fede ...

where she gained a

Bachelor of Applied Science A Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS or BASc) is an undergraduate academic degree of applied sciences. Usage In Canada, the Netherlands and other places the Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) is equivalent to the Bachelor of Engineering, and is cl ...

(Human Movement) and a

Bachelor of Education A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed. or BEd) is an undergraduate academic degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. A Bachelor of Education program typically lasts three to four years and combines both coursework and practical exp ...

in Secondary Physical Education and Biology.

Playing career

Melbourne Phoenix

Between 1998 and 2007, Chatfield made 133 appearances for

in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She made her debut with Phoenix aged 16. She subsequently helped Phoenix win premierships in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005.

Melbourne Vixens

Between

and

, Chatfield made 111 appearances for

in the

. She captained Vixens for eight seasons. Between 2008 and

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, she shared the captaincy with

Sharelle McMahon Sharelle Jane McMahon (born 12 August 1977) is an Australian former netball player who captained the Australia national netball team. She played in the goal attack and goal shooter positions. Domestic career Born in Bamawm, Victoria, McMahon ...

before taking over individually for the first time in

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. Chatfield captained Vixens to premierships in

and

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. In

, Chatfield and McMahon co-captained Vixens as they won 12 of their 13 matches during the regular season and finished as minor premiers. Vixens subsequently defeated

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic are a New Zealand netball team based in Hamilton. The team were formed in 1998, following the merger of Waikato Wildcats and Bay of Plenty Magic. In 1997, Wildcats and Magic had been founder members of the Coca-Col ...

58–43 in the major semi-final and

Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds are an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 ANZ Championship s ...

54–46 in the grand final to finish as overall champions. In 2011, Chatfield was named as the Vixens' Most Valuable Player. In 2012, Chatfield captained Vixens when they finished the season as minor premiers. In the major semi-final they defeated

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56–50. However they lost the grand final 41–38 to Magic and finished the season as runners-up. In

, Chatfield captained Vixens as they won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. In 2015 Chatfield made her 100th ANZ Championship appearance in a

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match against Thunderbirds. She was the first Vixens player to make 100 appearances. At the end of the 2015 season, Chatfield retired as a Vixens player.

Australia

Between 2001 and 2014 Chatfield made 59 senior appearances for

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. On 28 March 2001, aged 18, she made her senior debut for Australia in an away match against

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. She had previously represented Australia at under-17 and under-21 levels. She was subsequently a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medals at the

and the

and the silver medal at the

. Following the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Chatfield announced her international retirement.

Coach and teacher

Between April 2006 and December 2008 Chatfield worked as a secondary school teacher at Presbyterian Ladies' College, teaching physical education, health and science. Between January 2008 and December 2010, Chatfield worked as a community education co-ordinator with

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers or colloquially the Dons, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCrac ...

. Since January 2015, Chatfield has been head coach at the Victoria University Junior Netball Academy.

Television

Since retiring as a netball player, Chatfield has worked in various media and television roles, including as a

commentator for Channel Nine. In

, together with Carla Dziwoki, she was a contestant on the home renovation show, '' The Block''.

Personal life

Aged 25, Chatfield purchased an apartment in

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. She sold this apartment in December 2019. Since 2019, Chatfield has been in a relationship with Mark Scrivens, a 2019 contestant in the Australian version of ''Married at First Sight''. They met after exchanging messages on

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. In July 2021, Chatfield purchased a Bayside townhouse for herself and Scrivens to live in.

Honours

;

World Netball Championships The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by World Netball, inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australia national netball team and the New ...

**''Winners'':

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**''Winners'':

**''Runners Up'':

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**''Winners'':

;

**''Winners'':

**''Minor Premierships'':

;

* Commonwealth Bank Trophy **''Winners'': 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 **''Runners up'': 2004, 2007

External links

References

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