Australia national netball team
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The Australia national netball team, commonly known as the Australian Netball Diamonds, represent Australia
in international netball
tests and competitions. The team was formed in 1938 and played in the first international game of netball, against New Zealand. In 2008 the team adopted the nickname "Diamonds" in line with other Australian sporting teams, including the national women's basketball team, the Opals
.
Australia have traditionally been regarded as the most successful netball team in international netball: they have won ten of the thirteen World Netball Championships, in addition to being the current world champions and ranked second in the IFNA World Rankings
. The Diamonds compete annually in a home-and-away test series, the Constellation Cup
, with perennial rivals New Zealand. Regular test matches are also held with other major netball countries, including England and Jamaica. To date, Australia have won ten World Championships and two Commonwealth Games events.
The Diamonds are administered by Netball Australia
, the national governing body for netball in the country. Players are usually selected from Australian ANZ Championship franchises. The team are presently captained by Adelaide Thunderbirds midcourter Natalie von Bertouch
. Lisa Alexander
was appointed head coach in August 2011, taking over from Norma Plummer
.
's national team, the Silver Ferns
, in recent years. New Zealand won the 2006 Commonwealth Games
final and the grand final of the 2003 World Netball Championships, which saw Australia lose the top world ranking. However, Australia regained their status as world champions after winning the 2007 World Netball Championships.
Historically, the Australian team has had a edge over perennial rivals New Zealand, as posting 54 victories, as opposed to New Zealand’s 36 out of the 90 tests they have played (as at October 2008), including two matches ending in a draw.
On the 8th of September 2008, Netball Australia launched officially named the national team the Australian Netball Diamonds. Continuing the trend set by the Australian women's basketball team
, the Opals, Netball Australia made the announcement and described it as a milestone event in the sport's 80-year history in Australia.
Australia won the 2011 World Netball Championships on 10 July 2011 when the team defeated New Zealand 58-57 overtime, giving them their tenth world championship.
Other 2011 players
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in international netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
tests and competitions. The team was formed in 1938 and played in the first international game of netball, against New Zealand. In 2008 the team adopted the nickname "Diamonds" in line with other Australian sporting teams, including the national women's basketball team, the Opals
Australia women's national basketball team
The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...
.
Australia have traditionally been regarded as the most successful netball team in international netball: they have won ten of the thirteen World Netball Championships, in addition to being the current world champions and ranked second in the IFNA World Rankings
IFNA World Rankings
The IFNA World Rankings are published by the International Federation of Netball Associations to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams. Initially, rankings were based on the results from the Netball World Championships, and released...
. The Diamonds compete annually in a home-and-away test series, the Constellation Cup
Constellation Cup
The Constellation Cup is contested by the Australian national netball team and the New Zealand national netball team. It is awarded each year to the team that wins the most test matches between the two.The trophy cup was first publicly unveiled in August 2010...
, with perennial rivals New Zealand. Regular test matches are also held with other major netball countries, including England and Jamaica. To date, Australia have won ten World Championships and two Commonwealth Games events.
The Diamonds are administered by Netball Australia
Netball Australia
Netball Australia is the peak governing body for the sport of netball in Australia. The organisation's stated objectives for Australian netball are to achieve national and international success in competition, encourage greater participation and spectator involvement, and ensure excellence in all...
, the national governing body for netball in the country. Players are usually selected from Australian ANZ Championship franchises. The team are presently captained by Adelaide Thunderbirds midcourter Natalie von Bertouch
Natalie von Bertouch
Natalie von Bertouch is an Australian netball player. Von Bertouch is a member of the Australian national netball team, and the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship...
. Lisa Alexander
Lisa Alexander (netball)
Lisa Alexander is an Australian netball coach. In 2011, she was named as head coach of the Australia national netball team, succeeding Norma Plummer....
was appointed head coach in August 2011, taking over from Norma Plummer
Norma Plummer
Norma Plummer is an Australian netball coach and former player. She was coach of the Australian national netball team from 2003 to 2011, ending her coaching career with the Diamonds on 67 victories from 89 Tests – a success rate of 75 per cent...
.
History
While they remain amongst the world's very best, they have come under increasing challenge from New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's national team, the Silver Ferns
Silver Ferns
The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns, represent New Zealand in international netball. The team take their nickname from the Silver Tree Fern , which is an iconic emblem for many New Zealand sports teams. The Silver Ferns were formed in 1938 as a representative...
, in recent years. New Zealand won the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
final and the grand final of the 2003 World Netball Championships, which saw Australia lose the top world ranking. However, Australia regained their status as world champions after winning the 2007 World Netball Championships.
Historically, the Australian team has had a edge over perennial rivals New Zealand, as posting 54 victories, as opposed to New Zealand’s 36 out of the 90 tests they have played (as at October 2008), including two matches ending in a draw.
On the 8th of September 2008, Netball Australia launched officially named the national team the Australian Netball Diamonds. Continuing the trend set by the Australian women's basketball team
Australia women's national basketball team
The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...
, the Opals, Netball Australia made the announcement and described it as a milestone event in the sport's 80-year history in Australia.
Australia won the 2011 World Netball Championships on 10 July 2011 when the team defeated New Zealand 58-57 overtime, giving them their tenth world championship.
Competitive record
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| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1963 | 1st World Championships | Eastbourne Eastbourne Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head... , England |
 1st |
| 1967 | 2nd World Championships | Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... , Australia |
 2nd |
| 1971 | 3rd World Championships | Kingston Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island... , Jamaica |
1st |
| 1975 | 4th World Championships | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... , New Zealand |
1st |
| 1979 | 5th World Championships | Port of Spain Port of Spain Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population... , Trinidad & Tobago |
Joint 1st |
| 1983 | 6th World Championships | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
1st |
| 1987 | 7th World Championships | Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Scotland |
 3rd |
| 1991 | 8th World Championships | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia |
1st |
| 1995 | 9th World Championships | Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , England |
1st |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... , New Zealand |
1st |
| 2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island... , Jamaica |
2nd |
| 2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... , New Zealand |
1st |
| 2011 | 13th World Championships | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
1st |
| 2015 | 14th World Championships 2015 World Netball Championships The 2015 World Netball Championships will be the fourteenth staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier competition in international netball, contested every four years. The 2015 tournament will be held in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating a rival bid from... |
Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia |
| Netball at the Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years.... |
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1998 | XVI Games 1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes... |
1st Netball | Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia |
1st |
| 2002 | XVII Games 2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester... |
2nd Netball | Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... , England |
1st |
| 2006 | XVIII Games 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site... |
3rd Netball Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Games at which netball, one of the few women-only sports in the Commonwealth Games, was played. The preliminary matches were held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, with the finals being held at the multi-purpose... |
Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Australia |
2nd |
| 2010 | XIX Games 2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date... |
4th Netball Netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Netball was one of 17 sports that were contested at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Netball is a core sport for women at the Commonwealth Games, and one of only three events in the 2010 programme for women only... |
Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census... , India |
2nd |
| World Netball Series World Netball Series The World Netball Series is an international netball competition that was contested for the first time in October 2009. The new competition features modified "fastnet" rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens... |
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| Year | Tournament | Location | Placing |
| 2009 | 1st World Series 2009 World Netball Series The 2009 World Netball Series was the inaugural tournament of the World Netball Series. The 2009 Series was held at MEN Arena in Manchester, England from 9–11 October, and was the first major trial of the new FastNet rules that were announced by the International Federation of Netball Associations ... |
Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... , England |
3rd |
| 2010 | 2nd World Series 2010 World Netball Series The 2010 World Netball Series was the second edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under fastnet rules. The 2010 event was held in Liverpool, England, and was contested between the top six national netball teams according to the IFNA World Rankings.... |
Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... , England |
4th |
| Netball Netball at the World Games Netball was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1985 World Games in London and discontinued after 1993. It is only played by women. -Women:... at the World Games World Games The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games... |
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1985 | 2nd World Games World Games 1985 The second World Games were held in 1985 in London, the capital city of England. Three venues were used, the main one being Crystal Palace. Sports included Taekwondo, Karate, Sambo, Powerlifting, Flipper/Snorkel swimming, roller skate sports, casting, korfball, waterskiing and netball... |
1st Netball | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England |
2nd |
| 1989 | 3rd World Games World Games 1989 The third World Games were held in 1989 in Karlsruhe, then part of West Germany. There were 4.000 athletes from over 50 countries participated in 25 sports at the World Games.- Medal Table :-External links:* *... |
2nd Netball | Karlsruhe Karlsruhe The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states... , Germany |
2nd |
| 1993 | 4th World Games World Games 1993 The fourth World Games were held in 1993 in The Hague, part of the Netherlands.- Medal Table :-External links:* *... |
3rd Netball | The Hague The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam... , Netherlands |
1st |
2011 Diamonds
| Name | Positions | 2011 ANZ Championship team |
| Caitlin Bassett Caitlin Bassett Caitlin Bassett is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the West Coast Fever. Bassett previously played for the Perth Orioles in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2005–07. In 2008, she played for one half of a game as a member of the Australian Diamonds team... |
GS | West Coast Fever West Coast Fever The West Coast Fever are an Australian netball team based in Perth that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, formerly the premier domestic league in Australia. They contested every year of the... |
| Erin Bell Erin Bell (netball player) Erin Bell is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Adelaide Thunderbirds. Bell's previous ANZ Championship team was the NSW Swifts, and she also played for the Sydney Swifts in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy... |
GA, WA | Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was... |
| Julie Corletto | GD, WD, GK | Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens The Melbourne Vixens are an Australian netball team in Melbourne that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The team were formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of the Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels from the previous Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Sharelle McMahon and Bianca Chatfield have... |
| Catherine Cox Catherine Cox Catherine Cox is an Australian netball player. Cox has played regularly for the Australian national team since her first appearance in 1997 and is a member of the ANZ Championship team West Coast Fever.... (vice captain) |
GS, GA | New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Swifts The New South Wales Swifts are an Australian netball team based in Sydney that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Swifts were formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the Commonwealth Bank Trophy – the Sydney Swifts and the Hunter Jaegers... |
| Susan Fuhrmann Susan Fuhrmann Susan Fuhrmann , known as "the Fuhrmannator", is an Australian international netball player. Fuhrmann debuted for the Australian national team in 2006, and was also a member of the Australian team that won silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and gold at the 2007 Netball World Championships... |
GK | West Coast Fever West Coast Fever The West Coast Fever are an Australian netball team based in Perth that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, formerly the premier domestic league in Australia. They contested every year of the... |
| Laura Geitz Laura Geitz Laura Geitz is an Australian netball player. Geitz was selected for the 2008 Australian national team, and to date has won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. In domestic netball, Geitz plays for the Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship... |
GK, GD | Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds The Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Firebirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was contested... |
| Mo'onia Gerrard Mo'onia Gerrard Mo'onia Gerrard is a Tongan-Australian netball player. Gerrard is a current member of the Australian national team, and from 2011 is playing for the New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship... |
GD, WD | New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Swifts The New South Wales Swifts are an Australian netball team based in Sydney that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Swifts were formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the Commonwealth Bank Trophy – the Sydney Swifts and the Hunter Jaegers... |
| Kimberlee Green Kimberlee Green Kimberlee Green is an Australian international netball player. Green played six years in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, for the Sydney Swifts and AIS Canberra Darters. With the start of the ANZ Championship, Green signed with Sydney franchise the New South Wales Swifts, which won the inaugural... |
WA, C | New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Swifts The New South Wales Swifts are an Australian netball team based in Sydney that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Swifts were formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the Commonwealth Bank Trophy – the Sydney Swifts and the Hunter Jaegers... |
| Sharni Layton Sharni Layton Sharni Layton is an Australian netball player. Layton was a member of the Australian U21 team from 2006–09, winning gold at the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships in the Cook Islands. In 2008, Layton was signed to play for the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship... |
GK, GD, WD | Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was... |
| Natalie Medhurst Natalie Medhurst Natalie Medhurst is an Australian netball player. Medhurst plays as a goal attack and goal shooter, and is a current member of the Australian national netball team.... |
GA, GS | Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds The Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Firebirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was contested... |
| Chelsea Pitman Chelsea Pitman Chelsea Pitman is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Queensland Firebirds.In 2010, Pitman played for the Canterbury Tactix playing at the Wing Attack position. However, in round 6 against the Mystics, Pitman suffered an ACL injury that ended her 2010... |
WA, GA | | Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds The Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Firebirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was contested... |
| Natalie von Bertouch Natalie von Bertouch Natalie von Bertouch is an Australian netball player. Von Bertouch is a member of the Australian national netball team, and the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship... (captain) |
C, WD, WA | | Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was... |
Other 2011 players
- Sharelle McMahonSharelle McMahonSharelle Jane McMahon is an Australian netball player and former captain of the Australian national netball team...
(injured) - Lauren NourseLauren NourseLauren Nourse is an Australian netball player, who plays for the Australian national netball team....
(injured)
Notable past players
- Jennifer Borlase: netball commentator for ONE HD (in Adelaide) 2009
- Alison Broadbent: current netball commentator for ONE HD (in Sydney), co-host of the FastNet Series 2009
- Joyce Brown
- Natasha ChokljatNatasha ChokljatNatasha Chokljat is an Australian netball player. She has played international netball as a member of the Australian national team, and currently plays in the ANZ Championship for the New Zealand side the Southern Steel....
: captain of the World 7 team in 2009 - Liz EllisLiz EllisElizabeth "Liz" Ellis AM is a retired Australian netball player, a member of the national team from 1992 until 2007 and captain for the last four of those years. She is the most capped international player for Australian netball....
: captain 2004–2007, most capped player (122) in Australian history, current netball commentator for ONE HD (ANZ Championship and Holden Test Series), host of the FastNet Series 2009 - Selina GilsenanSelina GilsenanSelina Gilsenan is a retired Australian netball player. Gilsenan has Rotuman ancestry form her mother.-Career:After a successful year playing in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy premiership-winning team in 2001, national selectors identified Selina's talent and she received her first invitation to...
- Kathryn Harby-WilliamsKathryn Harby-WilliamsKathryn Harby-Williams is an Australian netball player and television presenter.She currently works with Radio Sport New Zealand and is a Sky TV commentator for Sky Sport 1's live netball coverage of the ANZ Championship and international tests, along with former Silver Ferns Tania Dalton and Anna...
: current netball commentator for Sky Sports NZ - Kristen HughesKristen HughesKristen Hughes is an Australian netball player, who played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship in 2008....
- Rosalie Jencke: current coach of the Queensland Firebirds 2010
- Cynna KyddCynna KyddCynna Kydd is a former Australian professional netball player. Kydd achieved some success in netball and swimming in her early life, and played in the Dairy Farmers State League at the age of 16...
(née Neele) - Jill McIntosh: former coach of the Australian team
- Simone McKinnis
- Shelley O'DonnellShelley O'DonnellShelley O'Donnell is an Australian netball player. A ten-year veteran of the Australian national team, she was also the inaugural captain of the Melbourne Kestrels in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 1997 to 2000...
- Anne SargeantAnne SargeantAnne Sargeant, OAM, is a retired Australian netball player and current sports commentator. Sargeant played in the Australian national team from 1978–1988, captaining the side for six years....
- Vicki WilsonVicki WilsonVicki Wilson, OAM, is an Australian netball coach and retired international player.-Netball career:Wilson was a part of the Australian national netball team for fifteen years, making her debut in 1985...
: former coach of the Queensland Firebirds 2006–2009, current netball commentator for ONE HD - Eloise Southby-HalbishEloise Southby-HalbishEloise Southby-Halbish is a sports commentator and former Australian netball player. She was co-captain of the Melbourne Phoenix with fellow goaler, Sharelle McMahon.-Netball career:...
: netball commentator 2006–2008 - Laura von BertouchLaura von BertouchLaura von Bertouch is an Australian netball player. Von Bertouch was a member of the Australian national netball team in 2006–07, and is a current member of the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championships....
: sister of Natalie von Bertouch