Madeline McAuliffe (born 5 December 1994) is an Australian former

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er, last playing for the

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in the

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league. McAuliffe was a foundation player at the Lightning ahead of the club's inaugural season in 2017 and was re-signed by the club for the

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. Prior to joining the Lightning, McAullife played for the Queensland Fusion in the second-tier

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and trialled with the

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. She has also represented Australia at under 19 and 21 level. At the completion of the

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, McAuliffe stepped away from professional sport to focus on her career outside of netball. McAuliffe appeared in 75 games for the Lightning across five seasons, including the 2017 and 2018 premierships.

References

External links

Sunshine Coast Lightning profile

Suncorp Super Netball profile

Netball Draft Central profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McAuliffe, Madeline 1994 births Australian netball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Sunshine Coast Lightning players Living people Suncorp Super Netball players Australian Netball League players Netball players from Queensland Queensland Fusion players People educated at John Paul College (Brisbane) Queensland state netball league players Sportspeople from Townsville