Australian Netball League team
GIANTS Netball Academy is an Australian netball team that represents Netball New South Wales in the Australian Netball League . The team was originally formed in 2016 as a partnership between Netball ACT , Netball New South Wales and Giants Netball . Between 2017 and 2019 they played in the ANL as Canberra GIANTS . They were grand finalists in 2018. In 2019, Netball ACT and Giants Netball ended their partnership and the latter relaunched the team as the Giants Netball Academy. Netball ACT subsequently formed a new ANL team, Capital Darters .
History
Canberra Giants
In late 2016, Netball ACT , Netball New South Wales and Giants Netball formed a partnership in order to enter a team in the Australian Netball League . Canberra Giants subsequently replaced Canberra Darters as Netball ACT's ANL franchise.[ 1] [ 2] Between 2017 and 2019, Giants played in the ANL.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] With a team captained by Taylah Davies and featuring Maddie Hay , Teigan O'Shannassy and Amy Parmenter , Giants reached the 2018 ANL grand final but lost to Tasmanian Magpies .[ 4] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
GIANTS Netball Academy
In September 2019 it was announced that Netball ACT , Netball New South Wales and Giants Netball had ended their partnership. It was also announced that Netball ACT and Giants Netball would be entering separate teams in the Australian Netball League from 2020. Netball New South Wales and Giants Netball subsequently launched the Giants Netball Academy.[ 1] [ 2] [ 10] Netball ACT subsequently formed a new ANL team, Capital Darters .[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
ANL Grand finals
Source :[ 14]
Home venues
During the 2019 ANL season Canberra Giants played their home matches at the SolarHub ACT Netball Centre and the Genea Netball Centre .[ 15]
Notable players
2020 squad
GIANTS Netball Academy – 2020 Australian Netball League roster
Players
Coaches
Name
Pos
DOB
Height
Club
Nat
Caps
Toni Anderson
–
(Note 1)
Luana Aukafolau
–
Amelia Basheer
–
Eliza Burton
–
Selene Chadrawy
–
Taylah Davies
WA, C
(1994-10-03 ) October 3, 1994 (age 30)
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Jemma Donoghue
–
Sophie Dwyer
–
(Note 1)
Charli Fidler
–
Ang Frketic
–
Clare Iongi
–
(Note 1)
Nakita Jackson
–
Matisse Letherbarrow
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
(Note 1)
Annie Miller
–
Emily Moore
–
Claire O'Brien
–
(Note 1)
Erin O'Brien
–
Megan O'Keeffee
–
Millie Roach
–
Olivia Rowntree
–
Amy Sligar
–
Natalie Sligar
–
Latika Tombs
–
(Note 1)
Violet Westeyn
–
Head coach
Notes
(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles : Team website
Last updated : 31 August 2020
Notes
^1 Toni Anderson, Latika Tombs, Matisse Letherbarrow, Clare Iongi and Claire O'Brien are training partners with Giants Netball .
Source :[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Giants Netball
Source :[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 17] [ 19] [ 20]
Head coaches
Premierships
References
Club Premierships (0) Home courts Seasons Captains Coaches Competition Affiliations
Organising body Teams Former teams Related Competitions
Governing bodies National team Competitions
SSN teams History Other
Netball in New South Wales
Governing bodies Teams
SSN ANC PL
The Capital Spirit
Central Coast Heart
ERNA Hawks
GWS Fury
Manly Warringah Sapphires
North Shore United
Panthers Netball
South Coast Blaze
Sutherland Stingrays
UTS Randwick Sparks
Defunct teams
Leagues Venues Tournaments hosted