Joanne Morgan (netball)

Joanne Morgan
Personal information
Born (1979-09-13) 13 September 1979
Sydney
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Occupation Teacher/Netballer
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS
Last updated: 2009-03-25

Joanne Morgan (born 13 September 1979) is an Australian netball player. Morgan was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. She played for the Sydney Sandpipers and the Queensland Firebirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy,[1] with a stint in the New Zealand National Bank Cup in 2004, playing for the Western Flyers. Morgan continued to play with the Firebirds with the start of the ANZ Championship in 2008.[2] During her time with the Sydney Sandpipers and the Queensland Firebirds, Morgan scored more than 4000 goals and is the third highest goal scorer of all time (behind Catherine Cox and Sharelle McMahon).[3] Morgan is also a former Australian international, playing one test against New Zealand in 1996 in Adelaide. After being dropped from the Firebirds following the 2008 season,[4] she initially signed though with the Canterbury Tactix franchise in New Zealand. However, her position in that team was rejected by Netball New Zealand.[5] She was also considered for the Southern Steel in 2009 to replace former international Jenny May Coffin, who retired due to work commitments, but Morgan was not signed. Morgan continued to play in the Queensland State League for the Golden South Jaguars and in 2015 played National League once again as an import player for the Northern Territory Storm. Morgan currently works as a high school physical education teacher at Helensvale State High School on the Gold Coast.She is also a Queensland State Selectir and Talent Identification officer.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 2006 Queensland Firebirds team profile. ABC Sport. Retrieved on 2009-03-25.
  2. ↑ 2008 Queensland Firebirds profile. Retrieved in 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Morgan returns to spearhead Storm's ANL campaign". Netball Australia. Netball Australia. June 25, 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Murdoch, Alex (2008-10-16). "Firebirds sack Morgan via email". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  5. ↑ "Tactix continue fight over player rules". The Press. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-03-25.


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