The 2015–16 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season was the inaugural in the team's history. Coached by Lachlan Stevens and captained by Sarah Elliott, they competed in the WBBL's 2015–16 season.

•   The top four teams qualified for the play-off phase.

Each WBBL|01 squad featured 14 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team between 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2015. The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
8	Kris Britt	Australia	13 April 1984	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	14	191	87.21	7	6.66	2	–
31	Cassie Brock	Australia	30 January 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	10	58	81.69	0	9.00	3	–
23	Sarah Elliot	Australia	4 January 1982	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	206	92.37	4	6.37	8	–	Captain
All-rounders
	Makinley Blows	Australia	12 December 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Development rookie
	Mariko Hill	Hong Kong	20 November 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Associate rookie
5	Molly Strano	Australia	5 October 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	116	103.57	18	6.12	3	–
9	Jenny Taffs	Australia	18 June 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	13	61	75.30	1	6.00	5	–
20	Dane van Niekerk	South Africa	14 May 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	14	275	99.27	9	6.95	0	–	Overseas marquee
28	Danielle Wyatt	England	22 April 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	13	249	104.18	14	5.69	2	–	Overseas marquee
Wicketkeepers
15	Erica Kershaw	Australia	23 December 1991	Left-handed	–	7	27	100.00	–	–	3	0
13	Rachel Priest	New Zealand	13 July 1985	Right-handed	–	12	249	103.31	–	–	4	10	Overseas marquee
Bowlers
12	Briana Binch	Australia	18 June 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	13	21	72.41	9	7.37	0	–
4	Nicola Hancock	Australia	8 November 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	9	32	82.05	1	8.12	2	–
2	Shabnim Ismail	South Africa	5 October 1988	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	2	11	57.89	3	4.00	1	–	Overseas marquee (replacement)
27	Kirsty Lamb	Australia	27 June 1994	Right-handed	Left-arm medium	8	7	70.00	1	9.60	0	–
25	Sophie Molineux	Australia	17 January 1998	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	10	49	76.56	8	5.88	4	–
32	Georgia Wareham	Australia	26 May 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	1	–	–	0	10.00	1	–