Maddy Turner (born 17 December 1995) is an Australian

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

player in the

Suncorp Super Netball Suncorp Super Netball is the top level netball league featuring teams from Australia. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from New Zealand, as the top level netball league in Australia. Since 2019, the league has ...

league, playing for the

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 ...

. Turner was born in

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and grew up playing netball at an elite level, representing Australia at under 17, 19 and 21 level and featuring in the South Australia National Under-21 Championships in 2015. This led to her being signed by the

ahead of the 2016 season, where she played every game that year for the Swifts including the narrow loss in the Grand Final to the

Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they played in the ...

. She went on to win the Swifts Coaches Award in both the

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and

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seasons. She has represented Australia in the

Fast5 Netball World Series The Fast5 Netball World Series is an international Fast5 netball competition that was contested for the first time in October 2009. The new competition features modified Fast5 rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens. The ...

References

External links

New South Wales Swifts profile

Suncorp Super Netball profile

Netball Draft Central profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Maddy Living people 1995 births Australian netball players New South Wales Swifts players Suncorp Super Netball players Australian Netball League players Southern Force (netball) players Netball players from South Australia Australia international Fast5 players Contax Netball Club players South Australian Sports Institute netball players South Australia state netball league players New South Wales Institute of Sport netball players New South Wales state netball league players