Annette Heffernan is a former New Zealand netball international. Between 1985 and 1990, she made nine senior appearances for New Zealand. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won gold medals at the 1987 World Netball Championships and the 1985 and 1989 World Games. Her sister, Maxine Blomquist, their cousin, Shirley Langrope, and her twin daughters, Kate Heffernan and Georgia Heffernan, have all played international netball for New Zealand. Annette and Maxine were the first set of sisters to play international netball for New Zealand. Kate and Georgia were the third set.
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| Full name | Annette Heffernan (née Blomquist) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives |
Maxine Blomquist (sister) Shirley Langrope (cousin) Kate Heffernan (daughter) Georgia Heffernan (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing position(s): GK, GD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1990 | New Zealand | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and family
editHeffernan is originally from Canterbury. She is the sister of Maxine Blomquist and a cousin of Shirley Langrope, who are also former New Zealand netball internationals.[1][2][3][4] She is married to Noel Heffernan, who played rugby union for Canterbury Country. Together they have three children. Their twin daughters, Kate Heffernan and Georgia Heffernan are both New Zealand netball internationals.[4][5][6][7][8]
Netball career
editNew Zealand
editBetween 1985 and 1990, Heffernan made nine senior appearances for New Zealand. On 2 February 1985, she made her senior debut against England during the netball tournament at the Australia Games.[1] Her sister, Maxine Blomquist, was already a New Zealand netball international. Annette and Maxine were the first set of sisters to play international netball for New Zealand.[1][2][9] She was subsequently a member of the New Zealand team that won the gold medal at the 1985 World Games.[10] A knee injury on the eve of the 1987 World Netball Championships limited Heffernan's involvement to just one match.[1][11][12][13][14] Heffernan won a third gold medal at the 1989 World Games.[15] At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, she also played for New Zealand against Australia in a one-off match when netball was a demonstration sport.[4][16] During the Ruth Aitken era, Heffernan served as a New Zealand selector.[17]
| Tournaments | Place |
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| 1985 Australia Games[1] | 1st |
| 1985 World Games[10] | 
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| 1987 World Netball Championships[11][12][13][14] |
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| 1989 World Games[15] |
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| 1990 Commonwealth Games[4][16] | 2nd |
Coach
editHeffernan has served as an assistant coach and/or team manager of several teams that featured her twin daughters, Kate Heffernan and Georgia Heffernan. These have included their St Hilda's Collegiate School team and the Netball South team in the National Netball League.[7][18][19]
Honours
edit- World Netball Championships
- Winners: 1987
- World Games
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Annette Heffernan". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Maxine Blomquist". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Shirley Langrope". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "History set to repeat for netball's Heffernan clan". newsroom.co.nz. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Kate Heffernan". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Heffernan twins join forces on court". www.southlandsport.com. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Mum and me: What I think about my mum". www.odt.co.nz. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Newest Silver Fern shocked by call-up against world champs". www.rnz.co.nz. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Selby-Rickit becomes Silver Fern #161". www.silverferns.co.nz. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Women Netball World Games 1985 London". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Women Netball VII World Championship 1987 Glasgow". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ a b Brendon Egan (22 July 2019). "Famous Five: Salute to Silver Ferns' World Cup winning teams". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Vitality Netball World Cup Liverpool 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). www.silverferns.co.nz. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b Brendon Egan (21 July 2019). "Tears, triumphs, and tribulations: How the Silver Ferns have fared at Netball World Cup". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Women Netball World Games 1989 Karlsruhe". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Netball History: 1990 Commonwealth Games Demonstration event (Auckland)". netballscoop.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Netball: Silver Ferns put spotlight on defence". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "NZSS Secondary Schools Netball Championships profile: Kate Heffernan/St Hilda's Collegiate". www.collegesportmedia.co.nz. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Team pulls off win in inaugural champs". www.theensign.co.nz. 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2021.