Taylah Davies (born 3 October 1994 in

Wollongong Wollongong ( ; Dharawal: ''Woolyungah'') is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound ...

, Australia) is an Australian

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er. Primarily a wing attack and centre player, Davies was a member of the NSW Swifts in the

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and the

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in the Suncorp Super League.

Career

Taylah Davies has represented NSW in netball many times. She was a member of the 2013 NSW Waratahs ANL Team who were runners up, the 2010-2011 NSW 17/U Squad, 2012 NSW 19/U Team and 2013-14 21/U Team. She was also awarded the Marj Groves AM Scholarship in 2013 and 2014. This is awarded to an outstanding athlete within the NSW Institute of Sport Netball Program. Davies was also a member of the Australian 17/U Squad in 2010-11 and the Australian 21/U Squad in 2014, although she was withdraw due to the injury to her ACL sustained in the

. Taylah Davies was first called into the

for the NSW Swifts as a replacement player for the 2014

preseason tournament in Melbourne in February. After this, she was again called in as a replacement player for rounds two and three of the

. Four minutes into her debut against the

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in Adelaide, Davies suffered an

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(Anterior Cruciate Ligament) requiring surgery, effectively ending her season. Davies has been signed by the NSW Swifts as a permanent member of the team for the 2015

season.

Netball career facts

* 2017

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team *2015 NSW Swifts Team * 2014 Marj Groves AM Scholarship Recipient * 2014 NSW Swifts Replacement Player * 2014 Australian 21/U Squad (*withdrawn with injury) * 2013-14 NSW 21/U Team * 2013 Marj Groves AM Scholarship Recipient * 2013

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(Runners-Up) * 2012 NSW 19/U Team * 2010-2011 Australian 17/U Squad * 2010-2011 NSW 17/U Team

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20140903181910/http://nswswifts.com.au/extra.asp?ID=17785 * https://web.archive.org/web/20140903181906/http://nswswifts.com.au/newsitem.asp?id=46274&orgid=2420 * http://nsw.netball.com.au/players/taylah-davies/ * http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/2531818/davies-clinches-swifts-contract/?cs=302 * http://anz-championship.com/News/Latest-News/ArtMID/1500/ArticleID/1722/Another-Swifts-season-ended-by-injury

External links

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