The Collingwood Magpies are an Australian

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team in

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that competes in the premier domestic league,

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. The team was founded in 2016, during the disbanding of the

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. The Magpies are owned by the professional Australian Football League entity, the

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. Home games are usually played at

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History

Following the dissolution of the

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competition in 2016,

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announced the creation of a new national Netball league, which would feature the five original Australian teams and three additional teams. In May 2016, Netball Australia confirmed that the

was one of three preferred license holders for the new teams. Collingwood Magpies Netball was launched in September 2016 at the headquarters of the Collingwood Football Club, the

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. The new team had a distinct logo, different from the football team, though a few years later the club elected to unify the logo with the football team. Speaking at the launch, club President

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stated "this team is not an add on to our ootballprogram by any stretch. It has its own identity, its own high performance unit in its own right and our strategy is to get the best people and best players possible."

2017–20: Early years

The Magpies debuted in the 2017 Super Netball season. For the inaugural season, Madi Browne was appointed team captain under head coach Kristy Keppich-Birrell. The Magpies entered the league with a star-studded squad of former and existing

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players, thanks mainly due to significant financial weight backing the team. Consequently, the Magpies were widely tipped by pundits to win the league. However, the team finished the regular season fourth (out of eight teams) on the ladder and lost their elimination final to

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by one goal. In the following season the Magpies struggled for wins and consistency. Prominent defender

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announced her retirement and the club elected not to extend the contract of coach Kristy Keppich-Birrell, replacing her with former

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coach Rob Wright at the end of the season. Wright oversaw the signing of new players

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and

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among others, and the Magpies returned to finals, though were defeated by local rivals the

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in the elimination final. The following year the Magpies won only one of their fourteen games in the COVID-19-impacted season. Co-captain Madi Browne departed from the club and Rob Wright's tenure as coach ended. Wright was replaced by former Diamond and Magpies assistant

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as the new head coach.

Franchise

Venues

The Magpies primary home court is the 10,500-capacity

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. The club also plays one or two home games a year at the

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in Launceston as part of an agreement with the government of

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. Other venues the club has played home matches at in the past are

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and

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List of captains

Collingwood's inaugural captain was Madi Browne, who led the team to a finals place in the inaugural season. The club became the first in the league's history to appoint co-captains, when English international

was appointed alongside Browne in 2019. *

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(2017–2020) *

(2019–present) * Ash Brazill (2022-present)

2023 players

Competitive record

Tasmanian Magpies

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are the

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of Collingwood Magpies. They play in the

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. They were ANL champions in 2018.

Honours

Club achievements

* Premierships (0): Nil * Minor Premierships (0): Nil * Pre-Season Premierships (1):

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* Reserve Grade Premierships (1):

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Titles (1):

Best and fairests

References

External links

Official website
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