Bianca Chatfield Explained

Bianca Chatfield
Fullname:Bianca Lee Chatfield
Birth Date:2 April 1982
Birth Place:Somerville, Mornington Peninsula
Height:189cm
University:Deakin University
Positions:GK, GD, WD
Clubyears1:1998–2007
Clubteam1:Melbourne Phoenix
Clubapps1:133
Clubyears2:2008–2015
Clubteam2:Melbourne Vixens
Clubapps2:111
Nationalyears1:2001–2014
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:59
Coachyears1:2015–
Coachteam1:Victoria University

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.

Early life, family and education

Chatfield is originally from Somerville on Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. She has two sisters and her father works as a builder on the Peninsula.[1] [2] Between 2000 and 2003, Chatfield attended Deakin University where she gained a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) and a Bachelor of Education in Secondary Physical Education and Biology.[3] [4]

Playing career

Melbourne Phoenix

Between 1998 and 2007, Chatfield made 133 appearances for Melbourne Phoenix in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She made her debut with Phoenix aged 16. She subsequently helped Phoenix win premierships in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Melbourne Vixens

Between 2008 and 2015, Chatfield made 111 appearances for Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship. She captained Vixens for eight seasons. Between 2008 and 2011, she shared the captaincy with Sharelle McMahon before taking over individually for the first time in 2012. Chatfield captained Vixens to premierships in 2009 and 2014.[7] [8] [10] [11] [12] In 2009, Chatfield and McMahon co-captained Vixens as they won 12 of their 13 matches during the regular season and finished as minor premiers. Vixens subsequently defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 58–43 in the major semi-final and Adelaide Thunderbirds 54–46 in the grand final to finish as overall champions.[13] In 2011, Chatfield was named as the Vixens' Most Valuable Player.[14] [15] In 2012, Chatfield captained Vixens when they finished the season as minor premiers. In the major semi-final they defeated Northern Mystics 56–50. However they lost the grand final 41–38 to Magic and finished the season as runners-up.[16] In 2014, Chatfield captained Vixens as they won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. [17] [18] [19] [20] In 2015 Chatfield made her 100th ANZ Championship appearance in a Round 2 match against Thunderbirds. [21] She was the first Vixens player to make 100 appearances. [22] At the end of the 2015 season, Chatfield retired as a Vixens player.[7] [8] [11] [12]

Australia

Between 2001 and 2014 Chatfield made 59 senior appearances for Australia. On 28 March 2001, aged 18, she made her senior debut for Australia in an away match against England. She had previously represented Australia at under-17 and under-21 levels. She was subsequently 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. Following the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Chatfield announced her international retirement. [5] [8] [22] [23] [24] [25]

TournamentsPlace
2006 Commonwealth Games[26]
2007 World Netball Championships[27] [28] [29]
2009 World Netball Series[30]
2011 World Netball Series[31] [32]
2014 Commonwealth Games[33]

Coach and teacher

Between April 2006 and December 2008 Chatfield worked as a secondary school teacher at Presbyterian Ladies' College, teaching physical education, health and science. Between January 2008 and December 2010, Chatfield worked as a community education co-ordinator with Essendon Football Club.[3] Since January 2015, Chatfield has been head coach at the Victoria University Junior Netball Academy. [3] [34] [35]

Television

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. [36] In 2018, together with Carla Dziwoki, she was a contestant on the home renovation show, The Block.[1] [2] [37]

DateTV seriesChannelRole
2018The BlockChannel NineContestant
2019–Women's Footy[38] [39] [40] Channel NineHost
20xx–The House of WellnessSevenPresenter
20xx–OffsidersABC TV/ABC NewsRegular panelist

Personal life

Aged 25, Chatfield purchased an apartment in Kew. She sold this apartment in December 2019.[41] Since 2019, Chatfield has been in a relationship with Mark Scrivens, a 2019 contestant in the Australian version of Married at First Sight. They met after exchanging messages on Instagram. In July 2021, Chatfield purchased a Bayside townhouse for herself and Scrivens to live in. [42] [43] [44] [45]

Honours

Australia
Melbourne Vixens
Melbourne Phoenix

Notes and References

  1. News: Rocking The Block from Somerville to St Kilda By Liz Rogers. www.morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au. 4 September 2018. 23 August 2021.
  2. News: Bianca on the Block . peninsulaessence.com.au . 13 September 2018 . 23 August 2021 . Brodie . Cowburn.
  3. Web site: Bianca Chatfield. au.linkedin.com. 19 August 2021.
  4. News: Elite athletes Daniel Jackson and Bianca Chatfield explain why summer to them only means pain . www.news.com.au . 12 January 2013 . 23 August 2021 . Eliza . Sewell.
  5. Web site: Bianca Chatfield (2012). melbournevixens.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20110910145245/http://melbournevixens.com.au/team/profile.asp?pid=2. 10 September 2011. 19 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Bianca Chatfield (2013). melbournevixens.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503003743/http://melbournevixens.com.au/team/profile.asp?pid=2. 3 May 2013. 19 August 2021.
  7. News: Netball: A final word on Melbourne Vixens captain Bianca Chatfield. www.smh.com.au. 30 May 2015. 20 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2015. vic.netball.com.au. 29 August 2020.
  9. Web site: 20 years on for the 2000 Melbourne Phoenix Premiership team. vic.netball.com.au. 30 November 2020. 13 January 2021.
  10. Web site: Chatfield to lead Vixens, Robinson as deputy. melbournevixens.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20210301011201/https://melbournevixens.com.au/news/player-news/chatfield-to-lead-vixens-robinson-as-deputy. 1 March 2021. 28 June 2021.
  11. News: Netball: Comm Games gold medallist Bianca Chatfield to retire. www.theguardian.com. 21 April 2015. 20 January 2019.
  12. News: Melbourne Vixens captain Bianca Chatfield confirms her retirement from netball. stuff.co.nz. 21 April 2015. 20 August 2021.
  13. Web site: Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2009. Netball Victoria. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112224117/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/10/06164500/NV-Annual-Report-2009_reduced-size2.pdf. 12 January 2021. 14 September 2020.
  14. Web site: Bianca Chatfield (2013). melbournevixens.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503003743/http://melbournevixens.com.au/team/profile.asp?pid=2. 3 May 2013. 19 August 2021.
  15. Web site: Sharelle McMahon Medal. melbournevixens.com.au. 22 February 2021.
  16. Web site: 2012 Annual Report – Netball Victoria – Melbourne Vixens. Netball Victoria. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112130347/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/09/06163159/Annual-Report-2012_Online.pdf. 12 January 2021. 22 August 2020.
  17. Web site: Melbourne Vixens win ANZ Championship grand final against Queensland Firebirds. www.news.com.au. 22 June 2014. 22 August 2020.
  18. News: Melbourne Vixens beat Queensland Firebirds in netball final . www.smh.com.au . 22 June 2014 . 20 January 2019 . Ray . Ward.
  19. Web site: Vixens crowned 2014 Premiers. vic.netball.com.au. 23 June 2014. 22 August 2020.
  20. Web site: Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2014. vic.netball.com.au. 28 August 2020.
  21. Web site: Melbourne Vixens defeat Adelaide Thunderbirds 48-39 in trans-Tasman netball championship. www.abc.net.au. 8 March 2015. 20 August 2021.
  22. Web site: Bianca Chatfield. diamonds.netball.com.au. 19 August 2021.
  23. Web site: Bianca Chatfield. 19 June 2020 . commonwealthgames.com.au. 19 August 2021.
  24. News: Diamonds' Bianca Chatfield retires from international netball. www.theguardian.com. 4 August 2014. 20 January 2019.
  25. Web site: Bianca Chatfield retires from netball after Australia Diamonds' Commonwealth Games gold medal win. www.abc.net.au. 4 August 2014. 20 January 2019.
  26. Web site: Netball Australia - Annual Report 06. Netball Australia. 9 September 2020.
  27. Web site: Australia at the Netball World Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026074707/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/05192322/WorldCup_History.pdf. 26 October 2020. 26 August 2020. Netball Australia.
  28. Web site: Netball Australia – Annual Report 2007. netball.com.au. 11 September 2020.
  29. Web site: Women Netball XII World Championship 2007 Auckland. www.todor66.com. 25 February 2020.
  30. Web site: 2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 23 June 2020.
  31. Web site: 2011 Annual Report – Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 26 August 2020.
  32. Web site: Bianca Chatfield. www.englandnetball.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609230814/http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/regions/international/clubs/australia/australia/bianca-chatfield_26_26_31. 9 June 2012. 20 August 2021.
  33. Web site: Bianca Chatfield. glasgow2014.com. 20 August 2021.
  34. Web site: Netball Academy welcomes Bianca Chatfield. www.vu.edu.au. 3 February 2015. 22 August 2021.
  35. Web site: Junior Netball Academy. www.vu.edu.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20210404035512/https://www.vu.edu.au/current-students/campus-life/sport-fitness/sport-academies/junior-netball-academy. 4 April 2021. 19 August 2021.
  36. News: Q&A with Bianca Chatfield, netball commentator and The Block contestant . www.smh.com.au . 29 July 2020 . 23 August 2021 . Ben . Pobjie.
  37. News: The Block 2018: Meet the new 'Blockheads', including former professional netballers Bianca Chatfield, Carla Dziwoki . www.news.com.au . 6 July 2018 . 20 January 2019 . Mikaela . Day.
  38. Web site: Block's Bianca to host Women's Footy . tvtonight.com.au . 28 January 2019 . 23 August 2021 . David . Knox.
  39. Web site: Chatfield excited to get involved in media side of AFLW . www.sen.com.au . 31 January 2019 . 23 August 2021 . Julia . Montesano.
  40. Web site: Returning: Women's Footy . tvtonight.com.au . 26 February 2021 . 23 August 2021 . David . Knox.
  41. Web site: Bianca Chatfield sells Kew apartment where she 'got the bug' for renovating . www.realestate.com.au . 10 December 2019 . 19 August 2021 . Jayitri . Smiles.
  42. Web site: Bianca Chatfield: Netball champ, The Block star buys in Bayside . www.realestate.com.au . 5 July 2021 . 19 August 2021 . Samantha . Landy.
  43. Web site: Bianca Chatfield: Block star netballer's property journey . www.realestate.com.au . 20 July 2021 . 19 August 2021 . Samantha . Landy.
  44. Web site: Exclusive: The Block's Bianca Chatfield and MAFS' Mark Scrivens open up about taking big steps in their relationship . 9now.nine.com.au . 13 August 2020 . 24 August 2021 . Peter . Conte.
  45. Web site: The Block's Bianca Chatfield on her romance with MAFS' Mark Scrivens . www.who.com.au . 20 August 2020 . 24 August 2021 . Alex . Lilly.

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