Joanne Morgan is an Australian netball player. Morgan was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. She was Captain for the Sydney Sandpipers and Captain of NSW and also a member of 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.[4] After being dropped from the Firebirds following the 2008 season,[5] she initially signed though with the Canterbury Tactix franchise in New Zealand. However, her position in that team was rejected by Netball New Zealand.[6] She was also considered for the Southern Steel in 2009 to replace former international Jenny-May Clarkson, 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 Australian Netball League as an import player for the 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 Queensld State managerial.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Sydney | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Occupation | Teacher/Netballer | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GS | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2006–08 | Queensland Firebirds | ||
| 2004 | Western Flyers (NZL) | ||
| 2002–03 | Sydney Sandpipers | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| Australian Diamonds | 1 | ||
| Last updated: 2009-03-25 | |||
References
edit- ^ "2006 Queensland Firebirds team profile". ABC Sport. ABC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ 2008 Queensland Firebirds profile[permanent dead link]. Retrieved in 2008.
- ^ "Morgan returns to spearhead Storm's ANL campaign". Netball Australia. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Joanne Morgan Netball Australia. #114 Joanne Morgan. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Firebirds sack Morgan via email". The Courier-Mail. www.foxsports.com.au. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Tactix continue fight over player rules". The Press. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2019.