Melbourne Kestrels

Melbourne Kestrels were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Phoenix, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era. In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Kestrels and Phoenix merged to form Melbourne Vixens.<ref name="vixenshistory">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="nzherald270207">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="heraldsun180807">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

Regular season statistics

Season	Position	Won	Drawn	Lost
1997<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>	8th	3	1	10
1998<ref name=":0" />	5th	6	1	7
1999<ref name="theage210902">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref>	3rd	10	0	4
2000<ref name=":1" />	5th	6	0	8
2001<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref>	5th	5	0	9
2002<ref name=":2" />	4th	8	0	6
2003<ref name=":3">Template:Cite news</ref>	4th	9	0	5
2004<ref name=":3" /><ref name="netballau2004">Template:Cite web</ref>	4th	9	0	5
2005<ref name="netballau2005">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":4">Template:Cite news</ref>	4th	7	0	7
2006<ref name=":4" /><ref name="netballau2006">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="bendigoad141106">Template:Cite web</ref>	5th	6	0	8
2007<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	3rd	8	0	6

Home venues

Kestrels played their home games at the State Netball and Hockey Centre and at the Waverley Netball Centre.<ref name="netballau2004">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="netballau2005">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="theage300606">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="theage250607">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="researchbank2860">Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable players

Internationals

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Shae Bolton Jenny Borlase Madison Browne Rebecca Bulley Julie Corletto

Nicole Cusack Janine Ilitch Cynna Kydd Sharni Layton Demelza McCloud

Shelley O'Donnell Nicole Richardson Amy Steel Caitlin Thwaites Chelsey Tregear

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• Abby Sargent

CBT MVP

Season	Player
2004<ref name="netballau2004">Template:Cite web</ref>	Cynna Neele

CBT Best New Talent

Season	Player
2000	Cynna Neele
2006<ref name="netballau2006">Template:Cite web</ref>	Madison Browne
2007<ref name="netballau2007">Template:Cite web</ref>	Ashlee Howard

Head coaches

Coach	Years
Lisa Alexander<ref name="vicnetball201809">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="athletesvoice170618">Template:Cite web</ref>	1997
Marg Lind<ref name="theage210902">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="theage091002">Template:Cite web</ref>	1998–2002
Margaret Caldow<ref name="theage091002">Template:Cite web</ref>	2002–2003
Jane Searle<ref name="nzherald270207">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="theage080804">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="vicnetball280420">Template:Cite web</ref>	2004–2007

Sponsorship

Sponsors	Seasons
Akai<ref name="researchbank2860">Template:Cite web</ref>	c. 1997–1999
Allied Pickfords<ref name="netballau2006">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="netballau2007">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="wsr140807">Template:Cite web</ref>	c. 2006–2007