Gabi Simpson

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Gabi Simpson
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Simpson
Born (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992 (age 31) [1] [2]
Darlinghurst, New South Wales [3]
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
School St Catherine's School
University University of Queensland
Netball career
Playing position(s): WD [3]
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2010–2011 NNSW Blues
2012 Australian Institute of Sport
2012 → New South Wales Swifts
2013– Queensland Firebirds
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2015– Australia 41 [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Fast5 Netball World Series
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Auckland Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Auckland Team

Gabrielle Simpson (born 17 October 1992), also known as Gabi Simpson, is an Australia netball international. Simpson was vice-captain of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Simpson was also a member of the Queensland Firebirds teams that won the 2015 and 2016 ANZ Championships. Since 2017, Simpson has captained Firebirds in Suncorp Super Netball. In 2017 she received the Liz Ellis Diamond award. She also sits on the board of the Australian Netball Players’ Association. [4]

Contents

Early life and education

Simpson is originally from Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, growing up in Randwick and, in 2010, graduating from St Catherine's School, Waverley. [5] [6] [7] Between 2010 and 2016 she completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. She started her degree at the University of Sydney but switched to the University of Queensland after joining Queensland Firebirds. [3] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Playing career

New South Wales

Simpson played for teams representing Randwick, Baulkham Hills and Parramatta Auburn. Between 2009 and 2012, she represented New South Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels in the Australian National Netball Championships. In 2010 she was a member of the under-19 team that were runners up. In 2011 she was a member of both the under-19 and under-21 tournament winning teams. She was also named the under-19 tournament Most Valuable Player. In 2012 she won a third tournament with the under-21 team. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Australian Netball League

Between 2010 and 2012, Simpson played in the Australian Netball League. In 2010 and 2011 she played for NNSW Blues and in 2012 she played for the Australian Institute of Sport. [15] [16] [20]

New South Wales Swifts

Simpson was included in the 2012 New South Wales Swifts squad as a temporary replacement player. [19]

Queensland Firebirds

Since 2013, Simpson has played for Queensland Firebirds, initially in the ANZ Championship and later in Suncorp Super Netball. [1] [2] [8] [21] Between 2013 and 2016, she played in four successive grand finals for Firebirds, helping the team win two premierships in 2015 and 2016. [5] [22] [23] [24] [25] Since 2017, Simpson has captained Firebirds in Suncorp Super Netball. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] In 2017 Simpson received the Liz Ellis Diamond award. [1] [31] [32]

Grand finalsTeamPlaceOpponent
1 2013 [33] [34] Queensland Firebirds Runners up Adelaide Thunderbirds
2 2014 [35] [36] Queensland Firebirds Runners up Melbourne Vixens
3 2015 [37] [38] Queensland Firebirds Winners New South Wales Swifts
4 2016 [23] Queensland Firebirds Winners New South Wales Swifts

Source: [22] [25]

Australia

Simpson made her senior debut for Australia on 20 October 2015 against New Zealand during the first test of the 2015 Constellation Cup series . [3] [39] [40] [41] Between 2009 and 2012 she had represented Australia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. [17] [42] [43] [44] [45] She also represented Australia at the 2013 and 2014 Fast5 Netball World Series. [35] [46] Simpson was vice-captain of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [3] [8] [47] [48]

TournamentsPlace
2013 Netball World Youth Cup [45] Silver medal icon.svg
2013 Fast5 Netball World Series [46] Silver medal icon.svg
2014 Fast5 Netball World Series [35] [49] Silver medal icon.svg
2016 Netball Quad Series [50] [51] Gold medal icon.svg
2017 Netball Quad Series (January/February) [52] Gold medal icon.svg
2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September) [53] [54] [55] Silver medal icon.svg
2018 Netball Quad Series (January) [56] [57] [58] Gold medal icon.svg
2018 Commonwealth Games [3] [8] [48] Silver medal icon.svg
2018 Netball Quad Series (September) [59] [60] Gold medal icon.svg
2019 Netball Quad Series [61] [62] [63] Gold medal icon.svg
2021 Constellation Cup [64] [65] Silver medal icon.svg

Honours

Australia
Queensland Firebirds
New South Wales

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