Tayla Honey

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Tayla Honey
Personal information
Born (1997-08-20) 20 August 1997 (age 27) [1]
Melbourne, Australia [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
School Geelong Grammar School
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, C
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2019–present Melbourne Vixens

Tayla Honey (born 20 August 1997) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Melbourne Vixens.

Honey began her netball career with the Vixens as a training partner in 2017 and she spent two years playing for the squad's reserves team, the Victorian Fury. [1] She was elevated to the club's senior list ahead of the 2019 season, [2] though she is expected to miss the entire season after tearing her Achilles tendon during pre-season training. [3] Honey is the daughter of the club's former assistant coach, Dianne. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tayla Honey Profile". Melbourne Vixens.
  2. "Honey and Ine for Vixens". thewomensgame.com. 11 September 2018.
  3. "Honey To Miss 2019 Season". Super Netball. 8 February 2019.
  4. "Di Honey and daughter Tayla a sweet Vixens team". Fairfax Media. 29 March 2017.