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Bianca Chatfield

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 2007 World Netball Championships and the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Bianca Chatfield
8 October 2008; Bianca Chatfield playing for Australia against England.
Personal information
Full name Bianca Lee Chatfield[1]
Born (1982-04-02) 2 April 1982 (age 42)[1]
Somerville, Mornington Peninsula[2]
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
University Deakin University
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK, GD, WD
Years Club team(s) Apps
1998–2007 Melbourne Phoenix 133
2008–2015 Melbourne Vixens 111
Years National team(s) Caps
2001–2014 Australia 59
Coaching career
Years Team(s)
2015– Victoria University
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Netball Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Auckland Netball
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Team
World Netball Series
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Manchester Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Liverpool Team

Between 1998 and 2007, Chatfield played for Melbourne Phoenix in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league and between 2008 and 2015, she played for Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship. 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 2009 and 2014 ANZ Championships.

Since retiring as a netball player, Chatfield has worked in various media and television roles, including as a Suncorp Super Netball commentator for Channel Nine. In 2018, together with Carla Dziwoki, she was a contestant on the home renovation show, The Block.

Early life, family and education

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Chatfield is originally from Somerville on Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. She has two sisters and her father works as a builder on the Peninsula.[2][3] Between 2000 and 2003, Chatfield attended Deakin University where she gained a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) and a Bachelor of Education in Secondary Physical Education and Biology.[4][5]

Playing career

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Melbourne Phoenix

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Between 1998 and 2007, Chatfield made 133 appearances for Melbourne Phoenix 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. [1][6][7][8][9]

Melbourne Vixens

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Between 2008 and 2015, Chatfield made 111 appearances for Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship. She captained Vixens for eight seasons. Between 2008 and 2011, she shared the captaincy with Sharelle McMahon before taking over individually for the first time in 2012. Chatfield captained Vixens to premierships in 2009 and 2014.[7][8][10][11][12] In 2009, 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 58–43 in the major semi-final and Adelaide Thunderbirds 54–46 in the grand final to finish as overall champions.[13] In 2011, Chatfield was named as the Vixens' Most Valuable Player.[6][14] In 2012, Chatfield captained Vixens when they finished the season as minor premiers. In the major semi-final they defeated Northern Mystics 56–50. However they lost the grand final 41–38 to Magic and finished the season as runners-up.[15] In 2014, Chatfield captained Vixens as they won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. [16][17][18][19] In 2015 Chatfield made her 100th ANZ Championship appearance in a Round 2 match against Thunderbirds. [20] She was the first Vixens player to make 100 appearances. [21] At the end of the 2015 season, Chatfield retired as a Vixens player.[7][8][11][12]

Australia

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8 October 2008; Chatfield (left) playing for Australia and marking England's Louisa Brownfield.

Between 2001 and 2014 Chatfield made 59 senior appearances for Australia. On 28 March 2001, aged 18, she made her senior debut for Australia in an away match against England. 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 2007 World Netball Championships and the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Following the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Chatfield announced her international retirement. [1][8][21][22][23][24]

Tournaments Place
2006 Commonwealth Games[22][25]  
2007 World Netball Championships[26][27][28]  
2009 World Netball Series[29]  
2011 World Netball Series[30][31]  
2014 Commonwealth Games[22][32]  

Coach and teacher

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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.[4] Since January 2015, Chatfield has been head coach at the Victoria University Junior Netball Academy. [4][33][34]

Television

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Since retiring as a netball player, Chatfield has worked in various media and television roles, including as a Suncorp Super Netball commentator for Channel Nine. [35] In 2018, together with Carla Dziwoki, she was a contestant on the home renovation show, The Block.[2][3][36]

Date TV series Channel Role
2018 The Block[2][3][36] Channel Nine Contestant
2019– Women's Footy[37][38][39] Channel Nine Host
20xx– The House of Wellness Seven Presenter
20xx– Offsiders ABC TV/ABC News Regular panelist

Sources:[4][40][41]

Personal life

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Aged 25, Chatfield purchased an apartment in Kew. She sold this apartment in December 2019.[42] 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 Instagram. In July 2021, Chatfield purchased a Bayside townhouse for herself and Scrivens to live in. [43][44][45][46]

Honours

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Australia
Melbourne Vixens
Melbourne Phoenix
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References

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  3. ^ a b c Cowburn, Brodie (13 September 2018). "Bianca on the Block". peninsulaessence.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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  5. ^ Sewell, Eliza (12 January 2013). "Elite athletes Daniel Jackson and Bianca Chatfield explain why summer to them only means pain". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Bianca Chatfield (2013)". melbournevixens.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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  22. ^ a b c "Bianca Chatfield". commonwealthgames.com.au. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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  24. ^ "Bianca Chatfield retires from netball after Australia Diamonds' Commonwealth Games gold medal win". www.abc.net.au. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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  27. ^ "Netball Australia – Annual Report 2007" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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  30. ^ "2011 Annual Report – Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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  34. ^ "Junior Netball Academy". www.vu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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  36. ^ a b Day, Mikaela (6 July 2018). "The Block 2018: Meet the new 'Blockheads', including former professional netballers Bianca Chatfield, Carla Dziwoki". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  37. ^ Knox, David (28 January 2019). "Block's Bianca to host Women's Footy". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  38. ^ Montesano, Julia (31 January 2019). "Chatfield excited to get involved in media side of AFLW". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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  41. ^ "Media Work". www.biancachatfield.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  42. ^ Smiles, Jayitri (10 December 2019). "Bianca Chatfield sells Kew apartment where she 'got the bug' for renovating". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  43. ^ Landy, Samantha (5 July 2021). "Bianca Chatfield: Netball champ, The Block star buys in Bayside". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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  45. ^ Conte, Peter (13 August 2020). "Exclusive: The Block's Bianca Chatfield and MAFS' Mark Scrivens open up about taking big steps in their relationship". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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