Melbourne Mavericks

Melbourne Mavericks is an Australian professional netball team set to compete in Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) from the 2024 season. The club is operated by the Sports Entertainment Group (SEG) and is based at the Waverley Netball Centre in Glen Waverley, Victoria.

Melbourne Mavericks

Founded	2023
Based in	Glen Waverley, Victoria
Regions	City of Melbourne
Home venue	John Cain Arena
Head coach	Tracey Neville
Captain	Amy Parmenter
Premierships	Nil
League	Suncorp Super Netball
n/a placing	n/a

The Mavericks hold the SSN license made vacant by the Collingwood Magpies, who folded and withdrew from the league at the conclusion of the 2023 season.

History

Following the demise of the Collingwood Magpies, speculation circled as to who would be awarded the eighth license for the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season and beyond. Submissions for the new license closed on 20 June 2023, with as many as six initial bids being whittled down to two by the closing date, according to media reports.

On 21 July 2023, the league announced that the Sports Entertainment Group (SEG), led by chief executive Craig Hutchison, was awarded the license for a team to be based in south-east Melbourne. As part of the licensing agreement, Netball Australia will operate the team for the rest of 2023 before transitioning to SEG for 2024 and beyond. ABC News reported that the SEG bid was preferred by broadcasters Fox Netball over the alternate bid put forward by Netball Victoria, which suggested a regional team 'floating' between Geelong, Bendigo or Ballarat.

On 2 August 2023, decorated English netball coach Tracey Neville was announced as the inaugural head coach of the then-unnamed Mavericks.

Location

The team was initially announced as being representative of 'south-east Melbourne' without a specific location named. In October 2023, SEG confirmed that the club's administration and training base would be located at the Waverley Netball Centre in Glen Waverley, Victoria.

Identity

The identity of the Mavericks was officially announced by netball operations general manager Shae Bolton-Brown on 20 September 2023, with the club's name, logo and primary colours—sky blue, 'pacific cyan' and sapphire—revealed after months of speculation.

Current Players

2025 Squad

Melbourne Mavericks 2025 playing roster
Nat	Name	Position(s)	Dob	Height	Notes
JAM	Shimona Jok	GS	01/12/1998	1.95m (6ft 5in)	Head Coach: Tracy Neville
ENG	Eleanor Cardwell	GS/GA	11/11/1994	1.86 (6ft 1in)	Assistant Coach: Nicole Richardson
ENG	Sasha Glasgow	GA/GS	19/07/1998	1.87m (6ft 2in)	-(CC)= Co-Captain -(IN)=Injured
AUS	Maisie Nankivell	WA/C	29/09/1999	1.76 m (5 ft 9in)	-(TP)=Training Partner
AUS	Molly Jovic	C/WA	07/101995	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in	-(RP)= Replacement Player
AUS	Tayla Fraser	C/WD/WA	13/061999	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	-(TRP)= Temporary Replacement Player
AUS	Amy Parmenter (captain)	WD/C	01/081997	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	-(MAT)=Maternity Leave
AUS	Kim Jenner	GD/GK/WD	27/02/1998	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
AUS	Lauren Moore	GD/GK/WD	30/011998	1.84 m (6 ft)
AUS	Olivia Lewis	GK/GD	29/04/1999	1.84 m (6 ft)

Internationals

England

• Eleanor Cardwell
• Sasha Glasgow

South Africa

• Rolene Strautker

Australia

• Amy Parmenter

Head Coaches

Coach	Years
Tracey Neville	2024-

References

1. https://wwos.nine.com.au/netball/super-netball-2023-collingwood-confirm-withdrawal-conclusion-of-season/4cbb8c47-770e-4782-a702-ceb8af38e140 Retrieved 2023-05-25.
2. ^ ^{a b} Carter, Brittany (2023-07-21). "Craig Hutchison wins bid for eighth Super Netball team". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
3. ^ "Eighth Licence Awarded". Suncorp Super Netball. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
4. ^ "Decorated coach to lead newest team". Suncorp Super Netball. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
5. ^ "Mavericks confirm new home at Waverley Netball Centre". Sports Entertainment Network. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
6. ^ "SEN unveils the Melbourne Mavericks - a game-changing new netball brand". Sports Entertainment Network. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.

External links

• Official website