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West Coast Fever
West Coast Fever is a professional Australian netball team based in Perth, Western Australia. Since 2017 they have played in the Suncorp Super Netball competition. Between 2008 and 2016, they competed in the ANZ Championship. Between 1997 and 2007, as the Perth Orioles, they competed in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league.
During the ANZ Championship era, the Fever were the only Australian team not to win a title, play in a grand final or feature in a finals series. However, during the Super Netball era they emerged as challengers. They were grand finalists in both 2018 and 2020, and eventually claimed their first premiership in 2022. They also made the grand final in 2025 after winning the minor premiership for the first time in club history.
Between 1997 and 2007, Perth Orioles represented Netball Western Australia in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, the Perth Orioles were rebranded as West Coast Fever.
Between 2008 and 2016, West Coast Fever played in the ANZ Championship. Fever's best performance in the ANZ Championship came in 2015 when they won nine games and finished third in the Australian Conference.
Since 2017, West Coast Fever have played in Super Netball. In 2018, Fever reached their first ever grand final. The team was coached by Stacey Marinkovich and captained by Courtney Bruce. During the regular season they finished second. Jhaniele Fowler finished the season as both Player of the Year and Leading Goalscorer while Jessica Anstiss was named young player of the year. In the grand final, Fever lost 62–59 to Sunshine Coast Lightning. Fever were again grand finalists and runners–up in 2020, losing to Melbourne Vixens by two goals.
In December 2020 Fever were fined $300,000, of which $150,000 was suspended, and stripped 12 premiership points for the 2021 season, after they were found to have breached the salary cap in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The penalties amounted to the biggest in Australian netball history, with a Netball Australia investigation determining the Fever made payments of more than $127,000 above the salary cap in 2018, and more than $168,000 above the cap in 2019.
In 2022, head coach Dan Ryan and captain Courtney Bruce led West Coast Fever to their first premiership. In the grand final they defeated Melbourne Vixens 70-59.
As of 2019, the West Coast Fever play all of their home games at RAC Arena. The venue was first used for a Fever game in 2013, and occasional matches were played at the venue over the following few years. It was the main home venue for the 2017 and 2018 seasons, sharing with HBF Stadium, which had served as the club's main home venue since 2008. RAC Arena has hosted 2 grand finals (2018 and 2022), and the venue consistently draws the highest average attendance every season.
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West Coast Fever
West Coast Fever is a professional Australian netball team based in Perth, Western Australia. Since 2017 they have played in the Suncorp Super Netball competition. Between 2008 and 2016, they competed in the ANZ Championship. Between 1997 and 2007, as the Perth Orioles, they competed in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league.
During the ANZ Championship era, the Fever were the only Australian team not to win a title, play in a grand final or feature in a finals series. However, during the Super Netball era they emerged as challengers. They were grand finalists in both 2018 and 2020, and eventually claimed their first premiership in 2022. They also made the grand final in 2025 after winning the minor premiership for the first time in club history.
Between 1997 and 2007, Perth Orioles represented Netball Western Australia in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, the Perth Orioles were rebranded as West Coast Fever.
Between 2008 and 2016, West Coast Fever played in the ANZ Championship. Fever's best performance in the ANZ Championship came in 2015 when they won nine games and finished third in the Australian Conference.
Since 2017, West Coast Fever have played in Super Netball. In 2018, Fever reached their first ever grand final. The team was coached by Stacey Marinkovich and captained by Courtney Bruce. During the regular season they finished second. Jhaniele Fowler finished the season as both Player of the Year and Leading Goalscorer while Jessica Anstiss was named young player of the year. In the grand final, Fever lost 62–59 to Sunshine Coast Lightning. Fever were again grand finalists and runners–up in 2020, losing to Melbourne Vixens by two goals.
In December 2020 Fever were fined $300,000, of which $150,000 was suspended, and stripped 12 premiership points for the 2021 season, after they were found to have breached the salary cap in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The penalties amounted to the biggest in Australian netball history, with a Netball Australia investigation determining the Fever made payments of more than $127,000 above the salary cap in 2018, and more than $168,000 above the cap in 2019.
In 2022, head coach Dan Ryan and captain Courtney Bruce led West Coast Fever to their first premiership. In the grand final they defeated Melbourne Vixens 70-59.
As of 2019, the West Coast Fever play all of their home games at RAC Arena. The venue was first used for a Fever game in 2013, and occasional matches were played at the venue over the following few years. It was the main home venue for the 2017 and 2018 seasons, sharing with HBF Stadium, which had served as the club's main home venue since 2008. RAC Arena has hosted 2 grand finals (2018 and 2022), and the venue consistently draws the highest average attendance every season.