Melanie Groves

Melanie Groves

Personal information
Full name	Melanie Groves (née McKenzie)
Born	6 October 1979 (1979-10-06) (age 32)
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Netball career
Positions	GK, GD
Updated on 2009-03-16.

Melanie Groves (née McKenzie; born 6 October 1979)^[1] is a retired Australian international netball player. Groves played five years with the Queensland Firebirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.^[2] In the 2007 season, Groves and fellow Queensland player Peta Stephens refused to sign new player contracts with Netball Queensland, preferring their old contracts and representation by the Australian Netball Players' Association.^[3] Groves went on to complete the 2007 season, but retired at the end of that year.^[4]

References

1. ^ "2006 Queensland Firebirds team profile". ABC Sport. http://www.abc.net.au/netball/profiles/firebirds.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 
2. ^ "Firebird stands firm in contract dispute". ABC News. 2007-02-14. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/02/14/1847671.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 
3. ^ "Queensland Netball fouls players". The Guardian. 2007-02-14. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20080514120017/http://www.cpa.org.au/garchve07/1307netball.html. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 
4. ^ Blomfield, Ben (2007-08-14). "End of an era for Firebirds trio". Sportal. http://sportal.com.au/other-sports-news-display/end-of-an-era-for-firebirds-trio-33293. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 

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Name	Groves, Melanie
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Date of birth	6 October 1979
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