Erin Bell (netball player)

Erin Bell (born 30 April 1987) is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Adelaide Thunderbirds. Bell's previous ANZ Championship team was the NSW Swifts, and she also played for the Sydney Swifts in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She played at WA for the Adelaide Thunderbirds to help secure a victory over Queensland Firebirds 41-40 at the ANZ championships 2010 round 3. In both the Semi-Finals and Grand Final of the 2010 ANZ Championship, she played at the crucial GA position to secure both wins.

Bell is the only player in the history of the ANZ Championship to ever win two premierships. The first was with the Swifts in 2008 and the second with the Thunderbirds where she played at GA for the whole match.

ANZ Championship

Bell played with the NSW Swifts during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy Cup and for the first two years of the ANZ Championship. Unhappy with the amount of court time she received, she moved to the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2010. She helped secure a premiereship for the Thunderbirds, playing at GA in the Grand Final. Erin Bell remains with the Thunderbirds for 2012.

Australian Diamonds

Bell made her debut during the World Netball Championships in Singapore. She however, did not play in the Grand Fianl against the Silver Ferns. Bell played a pivotal role in earning Australia their second Constellation Cup by replacing Nat Medhurst at GA during the third and deciding match in Melbourne.

References

• 2009 New South Wales Swifts profile. Retrieved on 2009-03-12.
• 2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds Team Listing. Retrieved on 2010-02-05.