Maleta Roberts

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Maleta Roberts
Personal information
Born (1985-04-25) 25 April 1985 (age 37) [1]
Arawa, Papua New Guinea [1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse Scott Meehan
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2006–07 Queensland Firebirds
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2007–presentFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Last updated: 8 October 2010

Maleta Roberts (born 25 April 1985) is a Papua New Guinean international netball player. Roberts was a member of the Papua New Guinea national team that played in the 2007 Arafura Games and the 2007 Netball World Championships, [2] and subsequently at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In 2013 she was appointed Co-Captain of the PNG Pepes for the Pacific Series in Samoa. She also played with the Queensland Firebirds in Australia's Commonwealth Bank Trophy, [3] and played with the Queensland Fusion in the inaugural Australian Netball League. [4] At State League level, Roberts played in the Holden Astra Cup (Tier 1) and was Co-Captain of Suncoast Lynx and later played for the Gold Coast Jaguars. Appointed Co-Captain of PNG Pepes in 2013 for successful Pacific Series in Samoa and later in year the 6 Nations Tournament in Singapore. Since 2013 Roberts has been living, playing and coaching netball in Bendigo, Victoria. She has now moved to Brisbane Australia in 2020.

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