Maddy Proud (born 4 December 1993), also known as Madeleine Proud, is an Australian netball player. Between 2011 and 2016, Proud played for

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in the

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. Since

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, she has played for

New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Swifts are an Australian netball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have represented Netball New South Wales in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team ...

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. She captained the Swifts team that won the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball title. She has also represented Australia at under-21 and Fast5 level.

Early life and education

Proud was born and raised in

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. Between 2009 and 2011 she attended Sacred Heart College. Between 2012 and 2016 she attended the

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where she gained a Bachelor of Management in Marketing. Between 2018 and 2020 she attended

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where she completed a Masters of Creative Writing.

Playing career

Early years

In her youth, Proud played for

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and the

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. She also represented

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at under-17 level.

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Between 2011 and 2016, Proud played for

in the

. She was 16 when she joined Thunderbirds. During the 2012 season, Proud also played for Southern Force 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 Ne ...

. She was a member of the Force team that finished as ANL Champions. During the 2013 season, she played with the

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New South Wales Swifts

Since

, Proud has played for

. In 2017 Proud was named both QBE NSW Swifts MVP and the NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year. Proud captained the

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team that finished third in the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. In February 2019 Proud was appointed captain of Swifts. She captained the Swifts team that won the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball title, but missed the second half of the season because of injury. She was re-appointed Swifts' captain for both the

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and

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seasons.

Australia

Proud has represented Australia at under-21 and Fast5 level. In 2012 she was named the Australian Under-21 Team Player of the Year. She captained Australia at the 2013 Netball World Youth Cup She was included in the senior Australia squad for 2020–21.

Children's writer

In January 2018 Proud became a published children's author after she released ''Grace on the Court'', a book chronicling the life of a 13-year-old netball player in her first year at high school.

Honours

;

**''Winners'':

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; Southern Force *

**''Winners'': 2012 ;Individual * QBE NSW Swifts MVP **''Winner'': 2017 * NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year **''Winner'': 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Proud, Maddy Living people 1993 births Australian netball players Australia international Fast5 players Netball players from South Australia Contax Netball Club players Australian Institute of Sport netball players South Australian Sports Institute netball players New South Wales Institute of Sport netball players Adelaide Thunderbirds players Southern Force (netball) players New South Wales Swifts players ANZ Championship players Suncorp Super Netball players Australian Netball League players Australian writers of young adult literature Australian women children's writers University of South Australia alumni Macquarie University alumni People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide New South Wales state netball league players