Canberra Darters are a former Australian netball team based in Canberra,

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. The team was originally formed as a partnership between the

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and

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. Between 2003 and 2007 they played in the

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as AIS Canberra Darters. The AIS and Netball ACT subsequently entered separate teams in the

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. Canberra Darters were the Netball ACT team in the ANL between 2008 and 2016. In 2017 they were replaced in the ANL by Canberra Giants.

History

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

AIS Canberra Darters was originally formed as a partnership between the

and

. They subsequently entered a combined team in the

. They joined the competition in 2003, replacing

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. They continued to play in this competition until its demise in 2007. Their best performance came in 2004 when they finished 5th. Regular season stats

Australian Netball League

The AIS and

subsequently entered separate teams in the

with the Netball ACT team continuing to use the Canberra Darters name. Darters played in the ANL between 2008 and 2016. In 2017 they were replaced in the ANL by Canberra Giants. Regular season stats

Home venues

Darters played their home games at the

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and the SolarHub ACT Netball Centre.

Notable former players

Internationals

* Hayley Mulheron * Fiona Themann

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

Australian Netball League

* Jasmine Keene * Hayley Mulheron * Caitlyn Strachan * Fiona Themann

Head coaches

References

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