Amy Parmenter (born 1 August 1997) is an Australian

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player in the

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league, playing as the Captain for

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, for which she also serves as the club's

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delegate. Parmenter was elevated to the Giants senior ahead of the

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, having been a training partner with Canberra Giants in the

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for the previous two years. Before her time in the ANL, Parmenter represented

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and Australia at under 17/19 levels. Parmenter had an outstanding debut season at the Giants, recording the most intercepts of any midcourter in the competition and ending the year by being awarded the Rising Star award.

Personal life

Parmenter grew up in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and played junior netball fo
Randwick Rugby Netball Club
in th
Randwick Netball Association
She attended school at

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. After leaving school she studied for a law and communications double degree at

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. She has English heritage from her late mother who was originally from

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References

External links

Giants Netball profile

Suncorp Super Netball profile

Amy Parmenter Interview
– YouTube 1997 births Australian netball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Giants Netball players Living people Suncorp Super Netball players Australian Netball League players Netball players from New South Wales Canberra Giants (ANL) players New South Wales Institute of Sport netball players New South Wales state netball league players Netball players from Sydney People educated at Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School University of Technology Sydney alumni Australian people of English descent {{Australia-netball-bio-stub People from the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)