Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bianca Lee Chatfield[1] | ||
Born |
[1] Somerville, Mornington Peninsula[2] | 2 April 1982||
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 |
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.
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.