Di Honey

Di Honey was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Vixens ahead of the 2026 Suncorp Super Netball season, having served as assistant coach at the club since 2014, including playing a crucial role in the Vixens’ 2014, 2020 and 2025 championship campaigns.

A former Australian Diamonds midcourter, Honey’s extensive coaching experience includes stints as a specialist coach with the Australian Diamonds, head coach of Super Netball development team Victorian Fury, and development coach at the Victorian Institute of Sport.

“My coaching philosophy is to enable athletes to thrive in a high performance environment while learning the craft of strong technical skills, and to create an environment that instils trust, confidence, honesty and open communication.”

EXPERIENCE

• 2014-2025 – Melbourne Vixens assistant coach
• 2024 – Victorian Fury (SN Reserves) mentor coach
• 2019-2023 – Victorian Fury head coach
• 2019 – Victorian Institute of Sport development coach
• 2013 – Melbourne Vixens specialist coach
• 2012-2013 – Australian Diamonds specialist coach

ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2014, 2020 & 2025 – Melbourne Vixens champions
• 2014, 2017, 2020 & 2022 – Melbourne Vixens minor premiers
• 2019 – Victorian Fury (Australian Netball League) minor premiers and champions
• 2007 – Inducted as Netball Victoria Legend of the Game