Bianca Chatfield
Bianca Lee Chatfield (born 2 April 1982) is an Australian netball player. She plays in the positions of GK and GD. In 2001, she was selected for the Australian team as an 18-year-old, one of the youngest ever netballers to play for her country. She is a ([Commonwealth Games]) Gold and Silver Medallist, World Champion and has played over 240 games for the Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Vixens, Captaining the club for several years and winning 6 premierships to date.
Career
Bianca Chatfield started Netball down on the Mornington Peninsula as an 11-year-old, and since then she has become one of the best netballers and leaders to represent her state and country.
Her first international duties were for the Australian U21 Team against Jamaica in the Caribbean. And she made her Australian Diamonds debut as an 18-year-old in 2001, one of the youngest ever players to represent her country.
Her elite career became evident when she was part of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy premiership-winning team, the Melbourne Phoenix in 2000 at the age of 18. She has also won premierships with the Melbourne Phoenix in 2002, 2003 and 2005; she was co-captain of the club. She currently captains and plays with the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship. In May 2011 she was presented with the Vixens' Most Valuable Player award after captaining the team alone following the Achilles injury sustained by fellow co-captain Sharelle McMahon.
