The Vixens bounced back from their loss on Sunday with a win over West Coast Fever on Tuesday night.
Adelaide have beaten the Vixens for the first time in Suncorp Super Netball history,handing the previously undefeated Melbourne side their first loss of the season.
On a foreign court,in an irregular time slot,Melbourne Vixens still found a way to beat Sunshine Coast Lightning 63-51 and remain undefeated after three games of the Super Netball season.
The Firebirds defended reasonably well in the first term to trail by only three points at quarter time,but the Vixens went into overdrive when the game restarted.
Melbourne Vixens put aside all the pre-season uncertainty to score a win over Collingwood Magpies in their Super Netball return in Brisbane on Sunday night.
It has taken her a long time,but Melbourne Vixens defender Emily Mannix will play her 50th Super Netball game on Sunday.
The Melbourne Vixens and Collingwood Magpies will play their first match of the Super Netball season in Brisbane on Sunday week while in quarantine.
The 14-day quarantine period for the two clubs will end on August 2,but Super Netball has an exemption for the clubs to start the season against each other on August 1.
The Melbourne Vixens are encouraged by negotiations to re-sign star Malawian international Mwai Kumwenda.
The local Queen's Birthday derby between the Vixens and Magpies will become an annual event.
NSW will do battle with the Sunshine Coast Lightning next weekend after stunning their Victorian opponents with a barnstorming semi-final display.