Jessica Anstiss

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Jessica Anstiss
Personal information
Born (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 26)
Western Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
School Darling Range Sports College
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WD
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2017–present West Coast Fever 101

Jessica Anstiss (born 20 November 1996) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the West Coast Fever.

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Career

Anstiss began her netball career in the West Australian Netball League in 2014, earning several underage national team caps along the way. [1] She earned a position as a replacement player for the West Coast Fever in 2016, before being permanently picked up by the Fever before the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season. She was selected in the Australian Diamonds squad for the 2018/19 international season. [2] Anstiss was awarded the Young Star Award for her performance in the 2018 season. [3] Anstiss was part of the Australian Fast Five team that won the Fast5 Netball World Series in 2022. Anstiss is part of the Fever leadership team, being named Vice-Captain.

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References

  1. "Get to know: Jessica Anstiss". West Coast Fever. 1 October 2016.
  2. "17-strong Diamonds squad named for International Test Series". Netball Australia. 15 July 2018.
  3. "Jessica Anstiss wins Rebel Young Star Award". Suncorp Super Netball. 22 August 2018.