Paige Hadley

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Paige Hadley
Personal information
Full namePaige Amber Hadley
Born (1992-08-26) 26 August 1992 (age 31)
Sydney, Australia
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1]
School Hills Sports High School/St Marys Senior High School
University Western Sydney University
Occupation Netball player
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA, WD
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2012–present NSW Swifts 21
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2013 Australian Under 21
Australian Netball Diamonds 2
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Netball World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Australia Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Liverpool Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Cape Town Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Netball
World Netball Series
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 New Zealand Fastnet
World Youth Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Glasgow Netball

Paige Amber Hadley (born 26 August 1992) is an Australian international netball player. Primarily a wing attack and centre player, Hadley is a member of the Australian national team and plays in the Suncorp Super Netball for the New South Wales Swifts, for which she also serves as the club's Australian Netball Players’ Association delegate. [2]

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Early life

Born in Sydney, Hadley was started playing netball at the age of seven [3] and later became a Penrith District Netball Association junior. While still in school she got an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 97.8 and was offered a scholarship to study at Western Sydney University. She obtained Bachelor of Business & Commerce degree while being on the professional netball team at the same time. [4]

Career

Paige Hadley began her netball career as a replacement player while still enrolled in Western Sydney University. A dynamic midcourter, Paige rose to prominence in the Australian Netball League, by replacing Breeana Powell for the NNSW Blues in 2010, [5] before being named in the Netball NSW Waratahs 2011 team, helping the team to its maiden ANL title. [6] Paige took up a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport in 2012, [7] and in addition to making her ANZ Championship debut for the NSW Swifts – when called into the side as a temporary replacement player, she was named in the Australian 21/U team. [8] She signed with the NSW Swifts for the 2013 ANZ Championship season, [9] which was followed by her seven appearances for the team in 2014 as an injury replacement player, especially at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she replaced Madi Robinson. In 2013 she sustained a knee injury after a game against Malawi. [10]

Paige has represented NSW at National Netball Championships throughout the 17/U, 19/U and 21/U age groups, winning numerous titles, including the 2012 21/U National Netball Championship [3] crown alongside fellow 2013 New South Wales Swifts recruit Melissa Tallent.

During her first ANZ Championship season as a contracted player in 2013, Paige was named in the Australian 21/U Team for the 2013 World Youth Netball Championships, and following the conclusion of the domestic season, was selected in her first Australian Diamonds Squad. [11] Her 2013 ANZ Championship season was capped off with winning the first NSW Swifts Coaches' Award.

Continuing an incredible year in 2013, Paige was named in her first Australian Diamonds side, and made her senior international debut on Wednesday 16 October when she entered the game at WA at halftime, helping the Diamonds defeat the Malawi Queens 83–34 in Wollongong. [11]

In just her second game for the Australian Diamonds (v Malawi Queens, 19 October), Paige was named the game Most Valuable Player. [3]

On 20 October 2013 Paige capped off a good year by being named Australian 21/U Player of the Year at the Australian Netball Awards held on the Gold Coast. [12]

On 6 March 2014, after helping the Swifts to victory in Round 1 of the 2014 ANZ Championship, Paige suffered ruptured her left anterior cruciate ligament at training and was ruled out of the remainder of the 2014 season. [13] She made a successful comeback from the injury in 2015. [14]

In 2015 Paige had helped Australia to win the 2015 Netball World Cup.

In 2018 she injured her ankle and therefore was unable to make it to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [15]

Personal life

As a resident of St Clair, New South Wales, [16] Paige's favorite TV shows are The Bachelor and One Tree Hill . She also likes to eat chocolate, pasta and cakes. When it comes to music, her favorite is Are You with Me by Lost Frequencies. [1] Her dad is a fan of Parramatta Eels. [3]

ANZ Championship accolades

National Representation

Netball Career Facts

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  2. ↑ "ANPA Staff". Australian Netball Players' Association. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Diamonds star shines at NRL tipping". 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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  8. ↑ Lemon, James (1 September 2018). "Sydney's netball future clearer as Swifts, Giants resign". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Favorite Moments of 2013 - Paige Hadley". Netball New South Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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  12. ↑ "Australian Netball Awards". Netball Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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  14. ↑ Kemp, Emma (7 August 2015). "Paige Hadley says Diamonds return felt like another debut after completing comeback from torn ACL". The Courier Mail/Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "What You Should Know About Failing, According To Netballer Paige Hadley". Women's Health . 3 May 2018.
  16. ↑ Danielle Jarvis (20 February 2014). "Swifts centrecourt player Paige Hadley talks up a new season with new coach Rob Wright". The Daily Telegraph . Sydney. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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