Maddy Gordon

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Maddy Gordon
Personal information
Full nameMadeline Gordon [1]
Born (2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 (age 24)
Whangārei
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
School Mount Albert Grammar School
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA, WD
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2018 Central Zone
2018– Central Pulse
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2021– New Zealand 16

Maddy Gordon (born 16 January 2000) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2021 Constellation Cup and the 2022 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. She also represented New Zealand at the 2023 Netball World Cup. Gordon was also a prominent member of the Central Pulse teams that won the 2019, 2020 and 2022 ANZ Premiership titles.

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Early life, family and education

Gordon was born and bred in Whangārei. She is the daughter of Carolyn and David Gordon. She stayed in Whangārei until she was 16. She subsequently attended Mount Albert Grammar School, where she excelled at netball, volleyball, athletics, cross-country and swimming. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Playing career

Central Zone

In 2018, Gordon was a member of the Central Zone team that won the National Netball League title. She was player of the match as Central defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty 62–53 in the grand final. [1] [3] [5] [6] [7]

Central Pulse

Gordon was a member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. [7] [8] [9] She was subsequently a prominent member of the Pulse teams that won the 2019, 2020 and 2022 ANZ Premiership titles. [4] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] She was Grand Final MVP as she helped Pulse win the 2020 title. [1] [12] [15] [16] After an outstanding 2023 season for Pulse, Gordon was included in Brendon Egan's Stuff's team of the season and was recalled to the New Zealand team for the 2023 Netball World Cup. [17] [18] [19] [20]

New Zealand

In August 2020, Gordon was included in the 2020–21 New Zealand squad. She was the sole debutant featured in the squad. [1] [15] [16] [21] [22] [23] On 3 March 2021, Gordon made her senior debut for New Zealand against Australia during the 2021 Constellation Cup. [4] [19] [24] [25] [26]

TournamentsPlace
2021 Constellation Cup [25] [26] 1st
2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series [27] 2nd
2022 Taini Jamison Trophy Series [28] [29] 1st
2022 Constellation Cup [30] [31] 2nd
2023 Netball World Cup [19] [20] [32] [33] [34] 4th
2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series [35] [36] [37] 1st
2023 Constellation Cup [38] 2nd
2024 Netball Nations Cup [39] 3rd

Statistics

ANZ Premiership

SeasonTeamG/AGARBCPRFDICDFPNTOMP
2019 Pulse 0/0260103942141011
2020 Pulse 0/01730156291619643713
2021 Pulse 0/06605513811351003815
2022 Pulse 0/01704241830581511
2023 Pulse 0/0?004381547763116
Career

Sources: [10] [40]

Honours

New Zealand
Central Pulse
Central Zone
Individual Awards
YearAward
2020 Grand Final MVP [1] [12] [15] [16]

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