Player Profiles

Kimberlee Green (Captain)

Kimberlee Green was born on the 5th March 1986 in Sydney, Australia. Kimberlee is 176cm tall. She is an Australian international netball player. Green played six years in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, for the Sydney Swifts and AIS Canberra Darters. With the start of the ANZ Championships, Green signed with Sydney franchise NSW Swifts, which won the inaugural championship in 2008. Late that year, she was selected for the Australian Netball Diamonds team. During her international career, Green has won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Netball Series in Manchester, and a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Greens playing positions are C, WA, WD, and in 2011 for the first time for Australia, Green played at the Wing Defense (WD) position in the first of three tests against Jamaica. 

Kimberlee Green, photo on her twitter account.

Brooke Miller

Brooke Miller was born on 14th April 1992, she is 173cm tall and her playing positions are WA and C. After signing with the NSW Swifts for the 2014 ANZ Championships debut, when she started at WA for the NSW Swifts against the Mainland Tactix in Christchurch, for Round 2. Brookes hard work and dedication was rewarded with a scholarship to the AIS, where she spent 2012 and 2013 honing her craft under head coach Julie Fitzgerald.

Brooke Miller, photo from NSW Swifts page

Abbey McCulloch

Abbey McCulloch was born the 12th February 1990 and is 178cm tall. Her playing positions are WD and GD. Abbey returns to her home state to run out with the NSW Swifts for the 2014 ANZ Championships, after playing 11 matches at WD during 2013 for the Queensland Firebirds in her debut ANZ Championship season. The 23 year old Sutherland Shire junior has enjoyed a 100 percent  National Netball Championships success rate representing the Waratahs, being crowned Champions for six consecutive years. After making her Australian Netball League debut in 2009, Abbey has notched up 33 appearances for New South Wales 22 matches with the Netball Nsw Blues from 2009-2011, and 11 matches with the Netball NSW Waratahs as Vice-Captain in 2012. 

Abbey McCulloch, photo from NSW Swifts page

April Letton 

April Letton was born 19th April 1990 is an Australian netball player. Her playing positions are GK and GD and is 185cm tall. Letton was a temporary replacement player for the Queensland firebirds in 2011, and than in 2012 she played for the NSW Swifts. She participated in the 2010 World Netball Series and 2011 World Netball Series, both in Liverpool. 

April Letton, photo from netball page

Sharni Layton

Sharni Layton was born on 6th January 1988 in Mordialloc, Australia and is 187cm tall. Layton is an Australian netball players for the NSW Swifts and Australian Diamonds. Layton began her career in 2004 for the Melbourne Kestrels. She than received a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in 2007. in 2008, Layton was signed to play for the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championships. She was not signed the following year but in 2010 Layton transferred to the Adelaide Thunderbirds. In 2011, Layton was named vice-captain of the Adelaide Thunderbirds, than later was selected to represent the Australian Netball Diamonds at the World Netball Championships in Singapore, than in 2012, Layton was promoted to co-captain. In 2013, Layton signed with the NSW Swifts for season 2014 and 2015, stating that she wanted to pursue other interests outside of netball, as well as continuing with her netball career as the reason for her move. her playing positions are GK, GD and WD.

Sharni Layton, photo on NSW Swifts page

Madeline Hay

Madeline Hay was born 11th April 1995 and is 174cm tall. Hay signed with the NSW Swifts for the 2014 ANZ Championship and made her debut when entering the action in Round 2 at WD against the Mainland Tactix in Christchurch. Hailing from the Sutherland Shire, she is an 18 year old midcourter who has represented NSW at both 17/U and 19/U National Netball Championships including undefeated 17/U Champions in 2012. Combining with her underage Nationals experience, Hay has made 16 appearances with the Netball NSW Blues during the Australian Netball League in 2012 and 2014. Her playing positions are WD and C.

Madeline Hay, photo on NSW Swifts page

Paige Hadley

Paige Hadley was born on the 26th August 1992 and is 173cm tall. Hadley was named her first Australian Diamonds squad in 2013 after enjoying a breakthrough season with the ANZ Championship's NSW Swifts. The 21 year old made seven ANZ Championship appearances as an injury replacement player last year before being awarded with her first contract this season. The New South Wales midcourter has a tireless work ethic and boats attacking and defensive weapons in her game. Hadley impressed when she took the court in all thirteen games for the Sydney based franchise this season and was subsequently named in the 2013 Australian Diamonds Squad. Hadley was part of Australias 21/U side which contested the World Youth Netball Championships in Scotland last month. Her playing positions are C, WA and WD.

Paige Hadley, photo on NSW Swifts page

Carla Dziwoki

Carla Dziwoki was born on the 29th August 1982 and is an Australian netball player. She is 186cm tall. Dziwoki played with the Queensland Firebirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She played with Team Northumbia in the English Netball Superleague for 2008-09 season. She also played for Leeds Carnegie in the English Netball Superleague for the 2009-10 season. Dizwoki rejoined the Queensland Firebirds for the 2009 ANZ Championship season after Megan Dehn withdrew from the side. Dziwoki also played in the Australian State League where she represented the Sutherland Shire in NSW. She also represented the NSW Warratahs in the Australian National League. Carla started her career with the NSW Swifts in 2011, playing in the ANZ Championship season. She was also a member of the Australian Fastnet Diamonds team which played at the 2011 Worls Netball Series in Liverpool. Carlas playing positions are GA and GS.

Carla Dziwoki, photo from NSW Swifts page

Sonia Mkoloma

Sonia Mkoloma was born on the 17th January in 1979 and is 184cm tall. Sonia is an English International netball player, and made her international debut in 1999 for the English National team. Sonia was part of the World 7 team in 2009, the team consisted of international players from England, Jamaica, Samoa as well as former New Zealand and Australian international players. In 2010 she transferred to the New South Wales Swifts in Australia. Sonia announced that she would continue with the swifts in 2011. Sonias player positions are GD and GK.

Sonia Mkoloma, photo from wars.org.au

Susan Pratley

Susan Pratley was born on the 23rd March 1984 in Canberra, Australia. Susan is an Australian netball player, is 180cm tall and her player positions are GA and GS. Since 2006, she has been a member of the Australian national team. Susan was captain of the AIS Canberra Darters. In 2006 she joined the Sydney Swifts and the Australian team. Pratley currently plays for the New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championships. She is one of the five Australian netball players who is an ANZ ambassador. In 2010, Susan played her 100th senior game against the Central Pulse scoring 27/31 goals.

Susan Pratley, photo from NSW Swifts page

Caitlin Thwaites

Caitlin Thwaites was born on the 29th December 1986. She is 188cm tall and her player positions are GA and GS. Caitlin is an Australian netball player and played for the Melbourne Vixens from 2008 to 2010. In 2011 moved to join the Central Pulse in the ANZ Championships and than in 2012 made her debut for the Australian Diamonds. In 2014 Caitlin joins the New South Wales Swifts for the ANZ Championships. She is a great shooter and sits fourth in the ANZ Championship record books for her shooting statistics, having shot 2,415 goals at 83% accuracy.

Caitlin Thwaites, photo from NSW Swifts page

Gretel Tippett

Gretel Tippett was born on the 3rd July 1993. Gretel is an Australian netball player, she is 192cm tall and her player positions are GA and GS. In 2013, Tippett was used as a replacement player for the Queensland Firebirds, and later that year she was selected for the Australian under 21 netball team for the 2013 World Youth Netball Championships in Scotland. Australian finished second in the competition and was later announced that she was joining the New South Wales Swifts in 2014.

Gretel Tippet, photo from NSW Swifts page

Sarah Wall

Sarah Wall was born on the 16th October 1984 and is an Australian netball player. She is 175cm tall and her player positions are WA, C and WD. In 2001 Wall received the Victorian Institute of Sports Scholarship. Sarah played for three years in the Melbourne Phoenix team from 2005 - 2007, and in 2014 Sarah was called in the NSW Swifts side in Rounds 4 and 5 of the ANZ Championships as a replacement player for Paige Hadley who has suffered a season-ending knee injury in Round 2. 

Sarah Wall, photo from NSW Swifts page