Kate Walsh (née Shimmin; born in 1992) is an Australian netball player, most recently in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Sunshine Coast Lightning. In August 2019, Jess Thirlby the new England Roses Coach announced Shimmin would join the full time England Roses programme.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Kate Walsh (née Shimmin) | |||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | Trevor Walsh | |||||||||||||
| Married | February 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GD, GK | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Queensland Firebirds | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Sunshine Coast Lightning | |||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Australia (Fast 5) | |||||||||||||
| 2019– | England | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: 2022-03-19 | ||||||||||||||
Shimmin grew up in South Australia and was a part of the South Australian Institute of Sport Volleyball program before being offered a SASI Netball scholarship which she chose over volleyball. When she finished High School she moved to Canberra where she developed her skills at the Australian Institute of Sport.[4]
Domestic career
editIn 2011, after a year at the AIS, Shimmin was offered her first contract to play for the Adelaide Thunderbirds and went on to play for them up until and including the 2016 season, she was a part of the team that won the premiership in the 2013 season.[5] At the end of the 2016 season, she was offered a contract at the Queensland Firebirds for 2017 and had a short stint there before moving back to South Australia to play for the Thunderbirds in the 2018 season.[6] She was re-signed for the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball League by the Adelaide Thunderbirds.[citation needed]. From 2021 she played for the Sunshine Coast Lightning and on 10 November 2022, she announced her retirement from elite netball and will therefore not play in the upcoming Suncorp Superleague Netball Season for 2023 [7]
Australia 21/U Team
editShe was a part of the Australian 21/U team and represented her country in multiple countries and at the World Youth Cup in Glasgow where she was the Vice Captain of the team.[8] In 2017, Shimmin travelled with the Australian Diamonds as a training partner for the 2017 Quad Series.[9]
Fast5
editShimmin was a part of the Australian fast5 team From 2012-2017 inclusive that competed in the Fast5 Netball World Series and were runners up in 2013, 2014 and 2015 to rivals New Zealand.[citation needed]
Netball Career Facts
edit- AIS Scholarship Holder (2010)
- Adelaide Thunderbirds debut (2011)
- Adelaide Thunderbirds Team Member (2011-2016, 2018–2020)
- Australian Fast 5 Team Member (2012, 2014-2017)
- Australian U21 World Youth Team Vice Captain - 2013
- Adelaide Thunderbirds Tanya Denver Medal Winner (2016)
- Queensland Firebirds Team Member (2017)
- England Roses Full Time Squad (August 2019)
- Sunshine Coast Lightning Team Member (2021-2022)
References
edit- ^ "Kate Shimmin is just champion!". The Women's Game. The Women's Game. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Adelaide Thunderbird Kate Shimmin keen to stand Mystics star in ANZ ..." Adelaide Now. Adelaide Now. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Thunderbirds Kate Shimmin Chelsea Pittman re-sign". Herald Sun. Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Athletes". My Manager. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Partland, Warren (27 August 2013). "Adelaide Now". Thunderbirds create a first with Shimmin sisters winning ANZ Championship crowns. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Davis, Greg (16 February 2017). "Courier Mail". Firebirds recruit Kate Shimmin finds cure for insomnia with Queensland club. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Kate Shimmin joins Sunshine Coast Lightning". 6 November 2020.
- ^ gensimmons. "Kate Shimmin | Netball Australia". netball.com.au. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "De Bruin and Shimmin reinforce Thunderbirds defence". adelaidethunderbirds.com.au. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
External links
edit- Sunshine Coast Lightning official player profile. Retrieved on 2022-03-19.
- Suncorp Super Netball player profile. Retrieved on 2022-03-19.