Gabrielle Simpson (born 17 October 1992), also known as Gabi Simpson, is an Australia former netball international player. Simpson was vice-captain of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the

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. Simpson was also a member of the

Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds are an Australian professional netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they pl ...

teams that won the

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and 2016 ANZ Championships. Since

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, Simpson has captained Firebirds in

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. In 2017, she received the

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award. She also sits on the board of the

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Early life and education

Born 17 October 1992, Simpson is originally from Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, growing up in

Randwick Randwick is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government ar ...

and, in 2010, graduating from

St Catherine's School, Waverley St Catherine's School (commonly referred to as ''St Cath's'') is a private Anglican Church in Australia, Anglican junior and senior day and boarding school, located in Waverley, an Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

. Between 2010 and 2016 she completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. She started her degree at the

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but switched to the

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after joining

Playing career

New South Wales

Simpson played for teams representing

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and Parramatta Auburn. Between 2009 and 2012, she represented

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at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels in the

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. In 2010, she was a member of the under-19 team that were runners up. In 2011, she was a member of both the under-19 and under-21 tournament winning teams. She was also named the under-19 tournament Most Valuable Player. In 2012, she won a third tournament with the under-21 team.

Australian Netball League

Between 2010 and 2012, Simpson played in the

Australian Netball League The Australian Netball Championships, formerly the Australian Netball League, is an Australian netball competition. Since 2008, it has served as a second-level competition, initially below the ANZ Championship and later below Suncorp Super Net ...

. In 2010 and 2011 she played for NNSW Blues and in 2012 she played for the

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

New South Wales Swifts

Simpson was included in the 2012 New South Wales Swifts squad as a temporary replacement player.

Queensland Firebirds

Since

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, Simpson has played for

, initially in the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

and later in

. Between 2013 and

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, she played in four successive grand finals for Firebirds, helping the team win two premierships in

and 2016. Since

, Simpson has captained Firebirds in Suncorp Super Netball. In 2017, Simpson received the

award.

Central Pulse

In 2025, Simpson was signed as a temporary replacement player for the

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in the

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Australia

Simpson made her senior debut for

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on 20 October 2015 against

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during the first test of the

2015 Constellation Cup The 2015 Constellation Cup was the 6th Constellation Cup series played between Australia and New Zealand. The series, also known as the New World Netball Series, featured four netball test matches, played in October 2015. The Australia team wa ...

series . Between 2009 and 2012, she had represented Australia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. She also represented Australia at the

and

2014 Fast5 Netball World Series The 2014 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 6th Fast5 Netball World Series. New Zealand hosted Australia, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa in a series, played in November 2014, at Auckland's Vector Arena. With a team coached by Janine S ...

. Simpson was vice-captain of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the

Honours

;

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**''Winners'':

, 2017 (January/February), 2018 (September), 2018 (January),

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**''Runners Up'': 2017 (August/September) *

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**''Runners Up'':

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;

**''Winners'':

**''Runners Up'':

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;

**''Winners'': Under-19 (2011), Under-21 (2011, 2012) **''Runners Up'': Under-19 (2010)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Gabrielle 1992 births Living people Australian netball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Australia international netball players Australia international Fast5 players Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games netball players for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in netball Netball players from Sydney Queensland Firebirds players New South Wales Swifts players Netball New South Wales Blues players Australian Institute of Sport netball players Suncorp Super Netball players ANZ Championship players Australian Netball League players University of Queensland alumni Queensland state netball league players Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Netball players from New South Wales Central Pulse players