About Us

Southern Fusion Netball Club was established 2012 by Ben Dixon, and founding members Nicole Roffey, Karen Porter, Yvonne Porter, Julie Dixon and Brooke Cleeland. Southern Fusion Netball Club started competing at Waverley Netball Centre in the Autumn season of 2013.

 

Our mission statement aims to provide players within the South Gippsland region with a representative-level stage on which to perform and develop along the Netball Victoria Development Pathway.

 

Past History

2013

Southern Fusion Netball Club started with 3 teams: an Under 13’s development team, an Under 15’s, and an Under 17’s. The Under 13’s played several tournaments and trained fortnightly throughout the year, while the Under 15’s and 17’s competed weekly at Waverley Netball Centre.

  • The Under 15’s won the Autumn Grand Final in Section 3, and progressed up to Section 2. Coached By Ben Dixon

 

2014

The club expanded to 6 teams in 2014 running with  Under 13’s, 2x Under 15’s, 1x Under 17’s and an Open team. Again the Under 13 teams competed at several tournaments throughout the year, while all other teams competed at Waverley Netball Centre.

  • The Under 17’s won the Grand Final in the Autumn season, coached by Yvonne Porter.
  • The Open team made finals in the Autumn season, coached by Sharon Massey-Chase and Ben Dixon.
  • 13 B’s played 5/7 final series at tournaments throughout the year, coached by Julie Dixon.
  • 13 A’s were undefeated at Macedon Tournament coached by Ben Dixon.

 

2015

The club ran 5 junior teams this year, including 2x Under 13’s, 2x Under 15’s, and 1x Under 17’s. The Under 13 B’s competed in tournaments throughout the year, while our Under 13 A’s played their first season at Waverley Netball Centre alongside our 15’s and 17’s teams.

  • The 13 A’s made the grand final in their first season at Waverley Netball Centre, coached by Julie Dixon.
  • This season, all 4 Waverley teams made finals, and the 13B’s have had a successful year of tournaments coached by Kate Sperling. The Under 15 1's won their grand final by 7 goals

 

2016

The club ran 6 junior teams, including 2x U13s, 3x U15s, 1x U17s, and 1xOpen. The Under 13 2's competed at tournaments throughout the year while our Under 13 1's played at Waverley. The Under 17s traveled to Sydney, a first for the club, and won the NSW State Championships, however, came home and lost their grand final 8 goals in the Autumn Season.  The Under 15 2s, coached by Nicky Roffey, made the Grand final in the Spring Season and won by 3 goals.

 

2017

The club ran 7 junior teams this season, including 2x U13s, 3x U15s, and 2x U17s. This was the first time the club had run 2 teams of Under-17s. The Under 17 1s travelled to Sydney for the NSW State Championships again, while the Under 15 1s went to Brisbane for the State Age Championships. This year, 3 past junior players for the club were selected in VNL teams, demonstrating the club's depth.

 

2018

The club ran with seven teams this season, including a U11s team, two U13s, two U15s, and two 17s. This was the first year the club had a U11s team coached by Lily Scott, one of our U17 players. Again, the U17 1s travelled to Sydney and represented Southern Fusion for the third year running. The U17 1s stepped up into section 1, finishing third on the ladder before finals and winning the Premiership for the Autumn Season. 

 

2019