Romelda Aiken-George (néé Aiken) (born 19 November 1988) is a

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player. Aiken debuted for the Jamaica national team in 2005 as a replacement for regular shooter Elaine Davis. The shooter rose to international prominence during the

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. In 2008, Aiken signed with the

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to play in the

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in Australia and New Zealand.

Playing Career

Queensland Firebirds

Former

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captain Liz Ellis has predicted that "if she

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can keep this up for a long time she will undoubtedly be one of the best

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ever." In 2014, she became the first player to score 3500 goals in the ANZ Championship. She has won the MVP award twice, in 2008 & 2009. She also played a major role in leading the

to three premierships across her career to date. The unique 2020

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season was notable for Aiken, where she finished first in the league for offensive rebounds (110) and second for goals scored (583).

New South Wales Swifts

After 14 seasons with the

, she was signed as a training partner with the

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for the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season as a replacement for injured goal shooter Sam Wallace. At the end of the 2023 season, Aiken-George departed the Swifts after 17 appearances in the red dress.

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Aiken-George departed the Swifts at the conclusion of the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season and signed with the

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, for the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball Season. Aiken-George was part of the Thunderbirds premiership winning side in 2024, scored 42 goals from 51 attempts in the 2024 grand final. She was also named the grand final MVP for her stellar performance and helped the Thunderbirds secure back-to-back

titles, for the first time since the Sunshine Coast Lightning won two titles consecutively between 2017-2018. In August 2024, Aiken-George re-signed with the Thunderbirds for the 2025 Suncorp Super Netball season. During the 2025 Suncorp Super Netball Season, Aiken-George passed Geva Mentor's previous record of 232 national league appearances across both the

and the

in the Round 3 match between the

and the

, in which Aiken-George played her 233rd national league match. Romelda has also competed in the 2019 and 2023 world cups. Off the court Aiken has completed a course in both hairdressing and IT, but has favoured her passion for coaching in the recent years. In September 2021 after the conclusion of the 2021

season, Aiken-George married former professional basketballer Daniel George. They have one daughter, Gianna.

Grand final appearances

References

External links

*https://firebirds.net.au/player/romelda-aiken Queensland Firebirds profile] Jamaican netball players Queensland Firebirds players ANZ Championship players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in netball Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 1988 births Living people 2019 Netball World Cup players Jamaican expatriate netball people in Australia 2007 World Netball Championships players 2011 World Netball Championships players 2015 Netball World Cup players Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 2023 Netball World Cup players {{Jamaica-netball-bio-stub