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

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and

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, 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 in

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. She captained the Swifts team that won the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball title. She has also represented

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at under-21 and Fast5 level and debuted for the Diamonds in 2022.

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 South Australian Sports Institute. She also represented

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at under-17 level.

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Between

and

, 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. 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 New South Wales Swifts in

. 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

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

; New South Wales Swifts *

**''Winners'':

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; Southern Force * Australian Netball League **''Winners'': 2012 ;Individual * QBE NSW Swifts MVP **''Winner'': 2017 * NSW Swifts Members' Player of the Year **''Winner'': 2017

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Proud, Maddy Living people 1993 births Australian netball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Australia international Fast5 players 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 Netball players from Adelaide Sportswomen from South Australia Netball players from South Australia