| Club: | Melbourne Stars |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Coach: | David Hemp |
| Captain: | Meg Lanning |
| Home Ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground Junction Oval Albert Cricket Ground |
| Regularseason Comp: | WBBL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 5th |
| Finals Series: | WBBL Finals |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Melbourne Stars WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Meg Lanning, the team competed in the WBBL02 tournament.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Stars were fifth on the ladder, and were therefore eliminated.
The following is the Stars women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 15 |  | 12 December 1997 | Right-handed | |||
| 6 | Jess Cameron | 27 June 1989 | Right-handed | |||
| 7 | Meg Lanning | 25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Captain | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Kathryn Bryce | 17 November 1997 | Right-handed | Associate Rookie | |||
| 13 | | 22 November 1995 | Right-handed | |||
| 9 | | 25 March 1994 | Right-handed | |||
| 2 | | 14 September 1993 | Right-handed | |||
| 39 | Natalie Sciver | 20 August 1992 | Right-handed | Overseas international | ||
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| 10 | | 7 August 1995 | Right-handed | |||
| 19 | | 15 July 1988 | Right-handed | |||
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 27 | | 5 March 1999 | Right-handed | |||
| 87 | Hayley Jensen | 7 October 1992 | Right-handed | Overseas international | ||
| 22 | | 24 September 1989 | Right-handed | |||
| 23 | Morna Nielsen | 24 February 1990 | Right-handed | Overseas international | ||
| 8 | | 24 January 1990 | Left-handed | |||
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 26 | Kristen Beams | 6 November 1984 | Right-handed | |||
See main article: 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season.
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