Kiera Austin (born 26 August 1997) is an Australian

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player in the

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league, having previously played for

Giants Netball Giants Netball (stylised as GIANTS Netball) are an Australian professional netball team based in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. The team was formed in 2016 as a joint venture bet ...

. She injured her ACL and missed the entire 2021 season, and after youngster Sophie Dwyer came in she looked elsewhere to play. The Vixens were quick to snatch her up after not offering Kaylia Stanton another contract. Austin debuted in the Super Netball league for the Giants in 2018, having been a training partner for Canberra Giants in the Australian Netball League the previous year. She was a frequent member of the underage state and national teams before debuting for the Giants, most notably earning a

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for Australia at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup. Austin was selected for the Australian

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team at the 2018 tournament in Melbourne and was later selected in the Australian Diamonds squad as a replacement for the injured

Caitlin Bassett Caitlin Bassett (born 23 May 1988) is a former Australian netballer, who played for Giants Netball and the Australia national netball team. Between 2017 and 2021 Bassett captained Australia in international netball tests. Career Caitlin playe ...

in January 2019.

Early life

Austin grew up in the

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suburb of

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. She was educated at Holy Spirit Primary School, before attending secondary school at Mercy Catholic College in Chatswood. She first played junior netball for local club North Ryde Spirit in the Eastwood Ryde Netball Association. She has Scottish heritage from her father who is originally from

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References

External links

Kiera Austin Interview
– YouTube
Netball Draft Central profile
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