Georgia Beaton

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Georgia Beaton
Personal information
Born (1990-06-22) 22 June 1990 (age 34) [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
School St Peter's Girls' School
University University of Adelaide
Australian National University
Netball career
Playing position(s): WD, GD
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2008–2011 Adelaide Thunderbirds
2008–2016 Southern Force
2014 Team Northumbria
20xx– Contax

Georgia Beaton (born 22 June 1990) is an Australian netball player who has played for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship, for Southern Force in the Australian Netball League, for Team Northumbria in the Netball Superleague and for Contax in the Netball South Australia Premier League. She was a member of the Thunderbirds team that won the 2010 ANZ Championship and of the Southern Force team that won the 2012 ANL title.

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Early life and education

Beaton attended St Peter's Girls' School, graduating in 2007. In 2017 St Peter's began organizing an annual challenge match between alumni and senior students. The winners of the match will be awarded the Georgia Beaton Cup. [2] Between 2008 and 2013 Beaton attended the University of Adelaide where she gained a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and a Bachelor of Laws. Between 2014 and 2015 she gained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University. [3] She was also a scholarship holder at the South Australian Sports Institute. [4]

Playing career

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Between 2008 and 2011, Beaton played for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship. She was 17 when she made her senior debut. [1] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] She was a member of the Thunderbirds team that won the 2010 ANZ Championship [11]

Southern Force

Between 2008 and 2016, Beaton played for Southern Force in the Australian Netball League. She was a member of the Southern Force team that won the 2012 ANL title. She was also included in the 2014 and 2016 Southern Force squads. [4] [9] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Team Northumbria

Beaton played for Team Northumbria during the 2014 Netball Superleague season. [16] [17] [18]

Contax

Beaton was a member of the Contax teams that won Netball South Australia Premier League titles in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018. In the 2013 grand final she was named MVP. [19] [20] [21] She has captained Contax since 2015. [22] [23] [24] She was named the league's best and fairest player in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. [22] [25] She was also named in the league's team of the year in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2020. [14] [19] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

Australia

In 2010 Beaton represented Australia at under-21 level. [11] [32]

Employment

Between 2008 and 2013 Beaton worked for as a clerk for Adelaide-based firm Kelly & Co. Lawyers. Since 2014 Beaton has worked as investigator for the Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). [3] [24]

Honours

Adelaide Thunderbirds
Southern Force
Contax

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