Melbourne Kestrels
{{Short description|Defunct Australian netball team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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| founded = 1997 in Australia
| disbanded = 2007 in Australia
| location = Melbourne
| regions = Victoria, Australia
| venue = State Netball and Hockey Centre
Waverley Netball Centre
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| league = Commonwealth Bank Trophy
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Melbourne Kestrels were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Phoenix, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era. In 2008, when the Commonwealth Bank Trophy was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Kestrels and Phoenix merged to form Melbourne Vixens.{{Cite web|url=https://melbournevixens.com.au/team/our-history|title=Melbourne Vixens - Our history|publisher=melbournevixens.com.au|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10426120|title=Netball: Mixed reaction to trans-Tasman competition|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|date=27 February 2007|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/netball/phoenix-brush-aside-kestrels/news-story/8436d3d41e753b1be6309a689775d9bc|title=Phoenix brush aside Kestrels|publisher=www.heraldsun.com.au|date=18 August 2007|accessdate=13 September 2020}}
Final placings
Home venues
Kestrels played their home games at the State Netball and Hockey Centre and at the Waverley Netball Centre.{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2004.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 04|publisher=Netball Australia|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2005.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 05|publisher=Netball Australia|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/kestrels-line-up-for-crunch-game-against-orioles-20060630-ge2mdg.html|title=Kestrels line up for crunch game against Orioles|publisher=www.theage.com.au|date=30 June 2006|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/narrow-win-moves-kestrels-to-second-20070625-ge57dm.html|title=Narrow win moves Kestrels to second|publisher=www.theage.com.au|date=25 June 2007|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/file/bef0fa42-084d-42a6-956e-5cc610052860/1/PDF%20%28Published%20version%29.pdf|title=Home Ground Advantage in the Australian Netball League (Commonwealth Bank Trophy)|publisher=researchbank.swinburne.edu.au|accessdate=16 September 2020}}
Notable players
=Internationals=
;{{nb|Australia}}
| style="vertical-align:top" | * Shae Bolton | * Nicole Cusack
| * Shelley O'Donnell
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;{{nb|England}}
{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/netball/phoenix-brush-aside-kestrels/news-story/8436d3d41e753b1be6309a689775d9bc|title=Phoenix brush aside Kestrels|publisher=www.heraldsun.com.au|date=18 August 2007|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/kestrels-to-step-out-with-new-look-side-20020921-gdum2p.html|title=Kestrels to step out with new-look side|publisher=www.theage.com.au|date=21 September 2002|accessdate=13 September 2020}}}}
=CBT MVP=
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! Season ! Player | |
| 2004 {{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2004.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 04|publisher=Netball Australia|accessdate=13 September 2020}} | Cynna Neele |
=CBT Best New Talent=
Head coaches
Sponsorship
References
{{Reflist|3}}
{{CommonwealthBankTrophyTeams}}
{{Melbourne Vixens}}
Category:Defunct netball teams in Australia
Category:1997 establishments in Australia
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1997
Category:2007 disestablishments in Australia
Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2007