The following is a list of notable netball coaches in Australia.
The following is a list of head coaches of the Australia national netball team.
Sources: [38]
The following is a list of head coaches who have guided teams to premierships.
Season | Head coaches | Team |
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1985 [39] | Wilma Shakespear | Australian Institute of Sport |
1986 [40] | Wilma Shakespear | Australian Institute of Sport |
1987 | Melbourne Blues | |
1989 | Anne Sargeant | Sydney Tigers |
1990 | Norma Plummer | Melbourne City |
1991 | Carol Sykes | Sydney Pulsars |
1992 | Margaret Corbett | Sydney Pulsars |
1993 | Patricia Mickan | Adelaide Garville |
1994 | Margaret Angove | Adelaide Contax |
1995 [41] | Carol Sykes | Sydney Electricity |
1996 | Norma Plummer | Melbourne Pumas |
Season | Head coaches | Team |
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1997 [24] [45] | Norma Plummer | Melbourne Phoenix |
1998 [46] | Margaret Angove | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
1999 [46] | Margaret Angove | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
2000 [47] | Joyce Brown | Melbourne Phoenix |
2001 [48] | Julie Fitzgerald | Sydney Swifts |
2002 [31] [49] | Lisa Alexander | Melbourne Phoenix |
2003 [31] [50] | Lisa Alexander | Melbourne Phoenix |
2004 [51] | Julie Fitzgerald | Sydney Swifts |
2005 [52] | Julie Hoornweg | Melbourne Phoenix |
2006 [25] [53] | Julie Fitzgerald | Sydney Swifts |
2007 [27] [53] | Julie Fitzgerald | Sydney Swifts |
Season | Head coaches | Team |
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2008 [54] | Julie Fitzgerald | New South Wales Swifts |
2009 [55] | Julie Hoornweg | Melbourne Vixens |
2010 [56] | Jane Woodlands-Thompson | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
2011 [57] | Roselee Jencke | Queensland Firebirds |
2012 [58] [59] | Noeline Taurua | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
2013 [60] | Jane Woodlands-Thompson | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
2014 [61] | Simone McKinnis | Melbourne Vixens |
2015 [62] | Roselee Jencke | Queensland Firebirds |
2016 [63] | Roselee Jencke | Queensland Firebirds |
Season | Player | Team |
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2004 [51] | Julie Fitzgerald | Sydney Swifts |
2005 [52] | Julie Hoornweg | Melbourne Phoenix |
2006 [25] | Julie Fitzgerald | Sydney Swifts |
2007 [27] | Julie Fitzgerald | Sydney Swifts |
Season | Winner | Team |
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2008 [71] | Julie Fitzgerald | New South Wales Swifts |
2009 [72] | Julie Hoornweg | Melbourne Vixens |
2010 [28] | Jane Woodlands-Thompson | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
2011 [29] [57] | Roselee Jencke | Queensland Firebirds |
2012 [73] | Julie Hoornweg | Melbourne Vixens |
2013 [60] | Jane Woodlands-Thompson | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
2014 [74] [75] [76] | Simone McKinnis | Melbourne Vixens |
2015 [77] [78] [79] | Roselee Jencke | Queensland Firebirds |
2016 [80] [81] | Roselee Jencke | Queensland Firebirds |
Sources: [82]
In 2014 Netball Australia introduced the Joyce Brown Coach of the Year award in honour of Joyce Brown.
Season | Winner | Team |
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2014 [74] [75] [76] | Roselee Jencke | Queensland Firebirds |
2015 [77] [78] [79] | Lisa Alexander | Australia |
2017 [83] | Simone McKinnis | Melbourne Vixens |
2018 [84] [85] | Stacey Marinkovich | West Coast Fever |
2019 [86] | Briony Akle | New South Wales Swifts |
2020 [68] | Simone McKinnis | Melbourne Vixens |
2021 [87] [88] | Briony Akle | New South Wales Swifts |
Sources: [82]
Season | Winner | Team |
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2011 [29] [89] [90] [91] | Roselee Jencke | Queensland Firebirds |
2012 [73] [92] | Noeline Taurua | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
2013 [93] [94] | Jane Woodlands-Thompson | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
2014 [95] [96] | Julie Fitzgerald | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
2015 [97] | Stacey Rosman | West Coast Fever |
2016 [98] [99] [100] | Robert Wright | New South Wales Swifts |
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