Shannon Eagland (born 16 May 1990) is an Australian

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player in the

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league, playing for the

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. In her early career, Eagland was selected in the Australia U/21 Team and Participated in the 2009 Australian World Youth Cup championships as part or the winning Australian team. She began her ANZ Championship netball career in the

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in 2011 for the

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as a temporary replacement player. In 2012 Eagland joined the Queensland Firebirds where she played 11 games before moving to the

, where she played 13 games in 2013. In 2014 she left the ANZ Championship and played for the Melbourne University Lightning in the Victorian Netball League, earning a place in the VNL Championship Team of the Year. Upon moving to the Fever in the new Super Netball league, Eagland ruptured her

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in the fourth round and missed the remainder of the season. She returned to the court in the 2018 pre-season.

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West Coast Fever profile

Suncorp Super Netball profile

Netball Draft Central profile
1990 births Living people Australian netball players Adelaide Thunderbirds players Melbourne Vixens players West Coast Fever players Queensland Firebirds players Victorian Netball League players Victorian Fury players Australian Netball League players Suncorp Super Netball players Netball players from South Australia Australian Institute of Sport netball players People educated at Yarra Valley Grammar {{Australia-netball-bio-stub