Matilda Garrett (born 11 August 1998) is an Australian

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player in the

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league, playing for the

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Career

Garrett was selected by the Magpies prior to the start of the 2018 season having previously represented

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at under 21 level and captained her native state of

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at under 19 level. Before being picked by Collingwood, Garrett was on the club's training list in 2017 and enjoyed a breakout season with Tasmanian Magpies 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 Net ...

. Garrett grew up playing netball in the suburb of Narre Warren South. Garrett finished the 2020 season with the Collingwood Magpies and was then informed she would not receive a contract for the 2021 season. Adelaide Thunderbirds then signed Matilda for 2021. Debuted for the Australian Diamonds (Player 191) in Cairns against South Africa on 25 October 2023

Statistics

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Personal life

Garrett is currently studying a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at

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, after initially studying a Bachelor of Education (Primary).

References

External links

Magpies Netball profile

Super Netball profile

Netball Draft Central profile
1998 births Australian netball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Collingwood Magpies Netball players Living people Suncorp Super Netball players Victorian Netball League players Netball players from Melbourne Tasmanian Magpies players Australian Netball League players People from Narre Warren Australia international Fast5 players {{Australia-netball-bio-stub