Liz Ellis
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Elizabeth "Liz" Ellis AM
(born 17 January 1973) is a retired Australia
n 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.
, New South Wales
on 17 January 1973. After finishing high school at John Paul II Senior Catholic High School, Ellis attended the Australian Institute of Sport
on a netball scholarship. She also completed a law degree
at Macquarie University
while she worked her way up the ranks of Australian netball.
in 2000. She was the captain for their team in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007 Commonwealth Bank Trophy
premierships.
In 2006, she displayed champion qualities by rebounding from a career-threatening knee reconstruction (see below) to play one of her best ever netball seasons, leading the Sydney Swifts through an undefeated season, and culminating with her being named best-on-court in the 2006 Commonwealth Bank Trophy Grand Final against the Adelaide Thunderbirds
.
She has won Netball Australia's Most Valued Player Award, the most prized individual award in Australian netball, four times, in 1996, 1998, 2002 and 2006.
. For five years she presented a weekly sports segment on the ABC's national youth radio network, Triple J
. She has also appeared several times on The Glass House
, "The Back Page" on FoxSportsNews (Australia) http://www.foxsports.com.au/shows/backpage and the Triple M
show The Cage
. Ellis has also commentated on televised netball matches. Her business activities include running junior coach
ing clinics.
She currently lives in the Northern Beaches of Sydney with her husband, former New South Wales Waratahs
player, Matthew Stocks. In 2009 Ellis was made a Member of the Order of Australia
.
Currently, she is a netball commentator and a panelist for ONE HD, where she has commentated on sports such as golf and netball. Ellis has also hosted the 2009 World Netball Series with fellow defender Alison Broadbent. She has also been a popular fill-in host at ABC 702 Sydney.
On 31 March 2011, Ellis announced on The Circle
that she's pregnant.
On September 28, 2011, Ellis gave birth to her first child, Evelyn Audrey Stocks, at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 17 January 1973) is a retired Australia
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...
n 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 ...
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.
Early life and education
She was born in WindsorWindsor, New South Wales
Windsor is a town in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Windsor is located in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It sits on the Hawkesbury River, on the north-western outskirts of the Sydney metropolitan area. At the 2006 census, Windsor had a population of...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
on 17 January 1973. After finishing high school at John Paul II Senior Catholic High School, Ellis attended the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
on a netball scholarship. She also completed a law degree
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
at Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
while she worked her way up the ranks of Australian netball.
Domestic
Ellis became the captain of the Sydney SwiftsSydney Swifts
The Sydney Swifts were an Australian netball team, playing in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. They were based out of Acer Arena and Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre in the suburb of Homebush. Following the 2003 demise of the Sydney Sandpipers, the Swifts were the only team representing the...
in 2000. She was the captain for their team in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007 Commonwealth Bank Trophy
Commonwealth Bank Trophy
The Commonwealth Bank Trophy was the pre-eminent national netball competition in Australia from 1997 to 2007.It was established in 1997 as a true national league to replace the ailing, state club-based Mobil League. Designed from the beginning to be more marketable to the general public, it saw...
premierships.
In 2006, she displayed champion qualities by rebounding from a career-threatening knee reconstruction (see below) to play one of her best ever netball seasons, leading the Sydney Swifts through an undefeated season, and culminating with her being named best-on-court in the 2006 Commonwealth Bank Trophy Grand Final against the 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...
.
She has won Netball Australia's Most Valued Player Award, the most prized individual award in Australian netball, four times, in 1996, 1998, 2002 and 2006.
Career outside netball
Ellis was a pro netballer but gave up legal work up to concentrate on playing professional netball and media work. She has been a regular panellist on a number of sports panel shows such as The FatThe Fat
The Fat was an Australian sports based talk show television series, broadcast and produced by ABC TV.The series began on 6 March 2000, and ended on 18 November 2003....
. For five years she presented a weekly sports segment on the ABC's national youth radio network, Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
. She has also appeared several times on The Glass House
The Glass House (TV series)
The Glass House was a half-hour Australian comedy talk show which screened on the ABC from 2001 to 2006.It was hosted by stand-up comedian Wil Anderson, and co-hosted by fellow television and radio comedians Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes...
, "The Back Page" on FoxSportsNews (Australia) http://www.foxsports.com.au/shows/backpage and the Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
show The Cage
The Cage (radio show)
The Cage is the name of two different breakfast shows on Australian radio network Triple M, broadcasting in Brisbane and Melbourne.Previously Sydney and Adelaide received the Melbourne version, however these cities now have their own individual shows....
. Ellis has also commentated on televised netball matches. Her business activities include running junior coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
ing clinics.
She currently lives in the Northern Beaches of Sydney with her husband, former New South Wales Waratahs
New South Wales Waratahs
The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...
player, Matthew Stocks. In 2009 Ellis was made a Member of the Order of Australia
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
.
Currently, she is a netball commentator and a panelist for ONE HD, where she has commentated on sports such as golf and netball. Ellis has also hosted the 2009 World Netball Series with fellow defender Alison Broadbent. She has also been a popular fill-in host at ABC 702 Sydney.
On 31 March 2011, Ellis announced on The Circle
The Circle
The Circle is a peer-to-peer distributed file system written mainly in Python. It is based on the Chord distributed hash table .Development on the Circle has ceased in 2004.-Features:...
that she's pregnant.
On September 28, 2011, Ellis gave birth to her first child, Evelyn Audrey Stocks, at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.