The Firebirds Futures are an Australian netball team that represents

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in the

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. Between 2008 and 2019, as Queensland Fusion, they played in the

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. From 2020 to 2022, the team was known as the Queensland Sapphires. The Firebirds Futures are effectively the

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and the representative team of the HART Sapphire Series.

History

Queensland Fusion

Between 2008 and 2019, Queensland Fusion played in the

. They were founder members of the ANL. Their best performance in the ANL came in 2014 when they reached the grand final but lost 51–49 to

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. ;Regular season statistics

Queensland Sapphires

In 2021, Queensland Fusion were re-branded Queensland Sapphires after the HART Sapphire Series. In September 2021, they were due to represent

in the inaugural

tournament. However, this tournament was cancelled due to the

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. Sapphires subsequently played in a four team series, playing against

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's ANC team, the Queensland Suns

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team and PacificAus Sports, a

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select.

Grand finals

Home venue

During the 2019 ANL season, Queensland Fusion played their home matches at the

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Notable players

2021 squad

Internationals

; * Demelza Fellowes *

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* Laura Scherian *

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; *

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; * Simone Nalatu ; *

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; * Maleta Roberts ; * Lenora Misa

Queensland Firebirds

Sunshine Coast Lightning

* Madeline McAuliffe * Jacqui Russell * Laura Scherian *

Head coaches

Premierships

**''Runners up'': 2014: 1

References

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