Gabrielle Simpson (born 17 October 1992), also known as Gabi Simpson, is an Australia netball international. 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

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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 Liz Ellis Diamond award.

Early life and education

Simpson is originally from Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, growing up in Randwick and, in 2010, graduating from

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. 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 Randwick,

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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 Australian National Netball Championships. 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

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

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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

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and later in

. Between 2013 and 2016, 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 Liz Ellis Diamond award.

Australia

Simpson made her senior debut for Australia on 20 October 2015 against

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during the first test of the

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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

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

Honours

; Australia *

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**''Winners'': 2016, 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'':

, 2016 **''Runners Up'':

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;

* Australian National Netball Championships **''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 Australia international netball players Australia international Fast5 players Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games 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