Susan Pratley

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Susan Pratley

Personal information

Full name

Susan Leanne Pratley

Born

23 March 1984
Canberra, Australia

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

School

Bega High School

University

University of Sydney

Netball career

Playing position(s): GA, GS

Medal record

Competitor for Australia
Netball World Championships
Gold	2007 Auckland	Netball
Commonwealth Games
Silver	2006 Melbourne	Netball
Silver	2010 Delhi	Netball
Silver	2013 Auckland	Netball at the 2013 Fast5 World Netball Series
World Netball Series
Bronze	2009 Manchester	Fastnet
Bronze	2011 Liverpool	Fastnet

Last updated: 20 October 2010

Susan Leanne Pratley (born 23 March 1984 in Canberra, Australia) is an Australian netball player, who plays goal attack or goal shooter. She has been a member of the Australian national team since 2006, replacing the likes of Eloise Southby-Halbish, Megan Dehn, and Cynna Kydd. Prior to this she was quite an experienced campaigner as captain of the Australian 21 and under team, and the national league team AIS Canberra Darters.

From 2003 to 2005 Pratley was the cornerstone of Australia's development squads, with her notable leadership, composure, and shooting accuracy and reliable volume. Then in 2006 she joined the Sydney Swifts national league team to suddenly become a partner to shooting dynamo Catherine Cox, and with both Cox and Sharelle McMahon in the Australian team.

She has captained the Australian 21U Team and was Vice-Captain of the Australian 21U Team which competed in the World Youth Cup in Fort Lauderdale where they finished third. Susan captained the AIS Canberra Darters in 2004 and 2005 and finished her netball scholarship at the AIS at the end of 2005. She moved to Sydney in early 2006 and made her debut for Australia at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Four months later Susan was named player of the match after an outstanding performance against the Silver Ferns in Australia.

Commonwealth Bank Trophy and ANZ Championship

Susan took the court for the Sydney TAB Swifts during their premiership-winning Commonwealth Bank Trophy season, forming a partnership with fellow Australian representative Catherine Cox. Susan put her name in the history books after executing a perfect shooting performance during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy Grand Final match and shot 26 goals without a miss. She was also a member of the Swifts' premiership-winning team in 2007.

Pratley currently plays for the New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship. She is one of the five Australian netball players who is an ANZ ambassador. On 10 April 2010, Pratley played her 100th senior game against the Central Pulse scoring 27/31.

Australian Diamonds

In 2007, Pratley played in the 2007 World Netball Championship and played in either Goal Attack or Goal Shooter. In the grand final against New Zealand, Pratley was called to play in the second half replacing Sharelle MacMahon, a surprise move by Norma Plummer to help improve on the team's accuracy. This went very well until Pratley got a concussion which she was benched during the fourth quarter. Her contribution was enough for Australia to win the 2007 World Netball Championship. Pratley was selected into the Diamonds squad in 2010 heading into the Commonwealth Games in India. She did not play in the Grand Final against New Zealand. However, she did get court time against Samoa and shot 25/27 (93%), India and shot 39/42 (93%), Malawi and shot 36/39 (92%) and Trinidad and Tobago and shot 17/21 (81%). Pratley did not get selected into the 2011 World Netball Championships Squad, a huge blow for her with the likes of Erin Bell with her versatility in GS, GA and WA making it in front of Susan Pratley. In November 2011, Pratley entered the Australian Fastnet Diamonds going into the 3rd Fastnet Series in Liverpool, England and was announced co-captain alongside Bianca Chatfield.

References

2009 New South Wales profile. Retrieved on 28 March 2009.
2010 ANZ Championship profile. Retrieved on 20 October 2010.
Pratley celebrates 100th game with a win. Retrieved on 16 April 2010.

External links

Susan Pratley website

v t e 2011 Australian Netball Diamonds

Players	Caitlin Bassett Erin Bell Julie Corletto Catherine Cox (vice-captain) Susan Fuhrmann Laura Geitz Mo'onia Gerrard Kimberlee Green Sharni Layton Natalie Medhurst Chelsea Pitman Natalie von Bertouch (captain)

Coaches	Norma Plummer (head coach, outgoing) Lisa Alexander (head coach, incoming)

v t e New South Wales Swifts – 2011 team

Players	Brazill Bulley Cox Dziwoki Gerrard Green Mkoloma Pratley Smith Tairi Ware Wild

Coaching staff	Julie Fitzgerald (head coach)

Persondata
Name	Pratley, Susan
Alternative names	Pratley, Susan Leanne (birth name)
Short description	Australian netball player
Date of birth	23 March 1984
Place of birth	Canberra, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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