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Victorian Fury
Victorian Fury are an Australian netball team that represents Netball Victoria in the Australian Netball Championships. In 2008 they were both founding members and the inaugural champions of the league. They retained the title in 2009 and completed a three in row in 2010. They then won it four times in a row between 2013 and 2016. In 2019 they won their eighth ANL title. They are the most successful team in the ANL. Fury are effectively the representative team of the Victorian Netball League and the reserve team of Melbourne Vixens. History Netball Victoria Victorian Fury is effectively the representative team of the Victorian Netball League. They are also one of two teams that represent Netball Victoria in senior or national leagues. Their senior team, Melbourne Vixens, have represented Netball Victoria in both the ANZ Championship and Suncorp Super Netball. In 2013 and 2014 Netball Victoria also entered a second team known as Victorian Flames in the Australian Netball Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Australia. Incumbents *Monarchy of Australia, Monarch – Elizabeth II *Governor-General of Australia, Governor-General – Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer), Michael Jeffery (until 5 September), then Quentin Bryce *Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister – Kevin Rudd **Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Deputy Prime Minister – Julia Gillard **List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition, Opposition Leader – Brendan Nelson (until 16 September), then Malcolm Turnbull *Chief Justice of Australia, Chief Justice – Murray Gleeson (until 29 August), then Robert French State and territory leaders *Premier of New South Wales – Morris Iemma (until 5 September), then Nathan Rees **Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales), Opposition Leader – Barry O'Farrell *Premier of Queensland – Anna Bligh **Leader of the Opposition (Queensland), Opposition Leader – Jeff Seeney (until 29 January), then Lawrence S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSW Waratahs (netball)
Netball New South Wales Waratahs is an Australian netball team that represents Netball New South Wales in the Australian Netball Championships. In 2008 they were founder members of the ANL/ANC. They were ANL/ANC champions in 2011 and 2024 and have been grand finalists on a further five occasions, making them the second most successful team in the ANL/ANC after Victorian Fury. Waratahs are effectively the reserve team of New South Wales Swifts. History Netball New South Wales Waratahs are one of two teams that represent Netball New South Wales in senior or national leagues. Their senior team, New South Wales Swifts, have represented Netball New South Wales in both the ANZ Championship and Suncorp Super Netball. Netball New South Wales have also entered a second team, NNSW Blues in the Australian Netball League. ANL champions In 2011 Waratahs became the first team other than Victorian Fury to win the Australian Netball League title. In the grand final they defeated Fury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is a convention centre in Brisbane, Australia. It is located in South Brisbane and occupies most of the block formed by Grey Street, Melbourne Street, Merivale Street, and Glenelg Street. The centre is owned by South Bank Corporation and managed by ASM Global. History Designed by COX Architecture, the BCEC was constructed by Leighton Contractors, beginning in March 1993 with the demolition of World Expo Park. Prior to Expo, the site was home to the South Brisbane Interstate Station. The building cost $170 million (equivalent to $ million in ), and was mostly funded by the Queensland Government's sale of a casino license, with the remainder funded directly by the government. The centre was completed in May 1995, and opened on 6 June that same year. Brisbane hosted the 2014 G20 summit. The BCEC hosted the event including the International Media Centre. It was the largest media operation in the country's history with capacity f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball Australia
Netball Australia is the main governing body for netball in Australia. It is affiliated to World Netball. It is responsible for organising and administering the Australia national netball team, Suncorp Super Netball, Australian National Netball Championships, and the Australian Netball Championships. It previously organised and administered the ANZ Championship, the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league and the Esso/Mobil Superleague. Netball Australia was originally founded in 1927 in Australia, 1927 as the All Australia Women's Basket Ball Association. In 1970, after "women's basket ball" became known as netball, the organisation changed its name to the All Australia Netball Association. It adopted its current name in 1993. History Netball Australia was founded on 26/27 August 1927 in Australia, 1927 as the All Australia Women's Basket Ball Association during an interstate women's basketball carnival. Its founding members included the Sydney City Girls' Amateur Sports Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Institute Of Sport (netball)
Australian Institute of Sport are a former Australian netball team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They were the netball team of the Australian Institute of Sport. They effectively acted as a development/under-21 team for the Australia national netball team. Between 1985 and 1996, AIS played in the Esso/Mobil Superleague. In 1985 and 1986 they finished as champions. Between 2003 and 2007, the AIS and Netball ACT entered a combined team known as AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 2008 and 2012, the AIS entered a separate team in the Australian Netball League. They were ANL grand finalists in both 2008 and 2009. They have also entered teams in the NSW State League, Victorian State League and the South Australia State League. History Esso/Mobil Superleague When the Australian Institute of Sport was established in 1981, netball was one of the eight original sports chosen to be part of the development program. Former Australia nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Eagland
Shannon Eagland (born 16 May 1990) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Sunshine Coast Lightning. In her early career, Eagland was selected in the Australia U/21 Team and Participated in the 2009 Australian World Youth Cup championships as part or the winning Australian team. She began her ANZ Championship netball career in the ANZ Championship in 2011 for the Melbourne Vixens as a temporary replacement player. In 2012 Eagland joined the Queensland Firebirds where she played 11 games before moving to the Melbourne Vixens, where she played 13 games in 2013. In 2014 she left the ANZ Championship and played for the Melbourne University Lightning in the Victorian Netball League, earning a place in the VNL Championship Team of the Year. Upon moving to the Fever in the new Super Netball league, Eagland ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara Dunkley
Lara Dunkley (born 31 May 1995) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Queensland Firebirds. Dunkley began her elite netball career with the Melbourne Vixens in the mid 2010s, playing for the club's reserves team the Victorian Fury in the Australian Netball League (ANL), where she captained the team in the 2018 season. She was elevated to the Vixens' senior list for the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season, replacing the long-term injured Tayla Honey. After leaving the Vixens, Dunkley was signed as a temporary replacement player for the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season by the Queensland Firebirds. Dunkley was born in Sydney but grew up in the small Victorian town of Yarram from the age of seven. She is the sibling of Brisbane Lions AFL footballer Josh and former Melbourne AFL player Kyle. Her father is former Sydney Swans player Andrew. Off the court Dunkley has completed a Bachelor of Education where she works as a substitute te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tayla Honey
Tayla Honey (born 20 August 1997) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Melbourne Vixens. Honey began her netball career with the Vixens as a training partner in 2017 and she spent two years playing for the squad's reserves team, the Victorian Fury. She was elevated to the club's senior list ahead of the 2019 season, though she is expected to miss the entire season after tearing her Achilles tendon The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcane ... during pre-season training. Honey is the daughter of the club's former assistant coach, Dianne. References Australian netball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Melbourne Vixens players 1997 births Living people Suncorp Super Netball players Victorian Netball League pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Themann
Fiona Themann (born 18 April 1990), also known as Fiona Fowler, is a Scotland netball international. She represented Scotland at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2015 Netball World Cup. At club level, she has played for Melbourne Phoenix in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, Melbourne University Lightning in the Victorian Netball League, Victorian Fury in the Australian Netball League and for Adelaide Thunderbirds in Suncorp Super Netball. She captained Fury when they won ANL premierships in 2015 and 2016. In 2016 she helped three different teams win league titles. In addition to captaining Fury, she also helped Lightning win the VNL Championship and Newbridge win the LVFNL premiership. Early life and education Themann was born in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia and was raised in the nearby town of Mooroopna. Between 2006 and 2007 she attended Caulfield Grammar School. Between 2008 and 2011 she attended Victoria University where she gained a BEd in Health and Phy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elle Bennetts
Elle Bennetts (born 6 September 1989) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs#AFL Women's team, Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. She has previously played for Greater Western Sydney Giants#AFL Women's team, Greater Western Sydney. She is also an ex Physical Education and Health teacher at Star of the Sea College in Melbourne. Australian rules football Bennetts was signed by Greater Western Sydney Giants#AFL Women's team, Greater Western Sydney as a 2017 AFL Women's draft#Rookie signings, rookie signing in May 2017 after never previously having played competitive football. She was promoted to the Greater Western Sydney's main playing list following an injury to Alex Saundry and subsequently made her debut in the six point loss to Melbourne Football Club#AFL Women's team, Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2018 AFL Women's season, 2018 season. In June 2021, Bennetts was traded to the Western Bulldogs#AFL Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
