Bianca Chatfield

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. 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.

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.

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. 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. In 2011, Chatfield was named as the Vixens' Most Valuable Player. 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. In 2014, Chatfield captained Vixens as they won both the minor premiership and the overall championship. In 2015 Chatfield made her 100th ANZ Championship appearance in a Round 2 match against Thunderbirds. She was the first Vixens player to make 100 appearances. At the end of the 2015 season, Chatfield retired as a Vixens player.

Tournaments Place2006 Commonwealth Games 2007 World Netball Championships 2009 World Netball Series 2011 World Netball Series 2012 Netball Quad Series 2014 Commonwealth Games

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.

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. In 2018, together with Carla Dziwoki, she was a contestant on the home renovation show, The Block.

Personal life Aged 25, Chatfield purchased an apartment in Kew. She sold this apartment in December 2019. 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.

Honours

Australia World Netball Championships Winners: 2007 Commonwealth Games Winners: 2014 Runners Up: 2006 Netball Quad Series Winners: 2012 Melbourne Vixens ANZ Championship Winners: 2009, 2014 Minor Premierships: 2009, 2012, 2014 Melbourne Phoenix Commonwealth Bank Trophy Winners: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 Runners up: 2004, 2007