Kirby Mutton (born 17 September 1984), also known as Kirby Morley, is a former Australian netball player. Mutton played for both AIS Canberra Darters and

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during the

Commonwealth Bank Trophy The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007. The league was organized by Netball Australia. Its main sponsor was the Commonwealth Ba ...

era. Mutton also played for

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in the South Australia state league and was a member of five premiership winning teams. Between 2003 and 2005, she represented Australia at under-21 level.

Playing career

Contax

Between 1996 and 2012, Mutton played for

. She was a member of Contax teams that won South Australia state league titles in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Her 2002 teammates at Contax included Natalie von Bertouch,

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and

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. In 2006 she received the club's 10 Year Service Award. In 2010 she received the state league's best and fairest award. In both 2010 and 2011 she was included in the state league's team of the year. In later seasons her teammates included

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and Bianca Reddy. When she retired as a netball player in 2012, Mutton had played 276 senior matches for Contax.

AIS Canberra Darters

Between 2003 and 2004, Mutton played for AIS Canberra Darters in the

league.

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Between 2005 and 2007, Mutton played for

in the

league. She played for Thunderbirds in the 2006 grand final, which they lost to 65–36 to

Sydney Swifts Sydney Swifts were an Australian netball team based in Sydney. Between 1997 and 2007, they represented Netball New South Wales in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with Sydney Sandpipers and Hunter Jaegers, they were one of thr ...

. She was included in the Thunderbirds squad for the

2008 ANZ Championship season The 2008 ANZ Championship season was the inaugural season of the ANZ Championship. The 2008 season began on 5 April and concluded on 28 July. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic were minor premiers after finishing top of the table following the regular ...

. In

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, she was included in the Thunderbirds extended squad.

Australia

Between 2003 and 2005, Mutton represented Australia at under-21 level. She was a member of the Australia team that won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Netball Championships and was named the Australian Player of the Series.

Honours

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* South Australia state league **''Winners'': 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 ;Individual Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutton, Kirby 1984 births Living people Australian netball players Netball players from South Australia AIS Canberra Darters players Adelaide Thunderbirds players Contax Netball Club players Commonwealth Bank Trophy players South Australia state netball league players