Caitlin Thwaites
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| Full name | Caitlin Thwaites | ||
| Born | 29 December 1986 | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| School | Girton Grammar | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GS, GA | |||
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| Last updated: 2009-03-29 | |||
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Caitlin Thwaites (born 29 December 1986) is an Australian netball and volleyball player. Thwaites played for the Melbourne Vixens from 2008 to 2010 in 2009 winning the ANZ Championship Grand Final over the Adelaide Thunderbirds In 2011 Thwaites made the move across the Tasman to join the Central Pulse in the ANZ Championship, and plays in her known position of GS. In 2012 Thwaites made her international debut for the Australian Diamonds.[1] In 2014 Caitlin Thwaites crossed the Tasman again and is now playing for the NSW Swifts.[2] Thwaites has also represented Australia in women's volleyball.[3] In 2009, Thwaites played her first game against World 7 in the second half. Thwaites was named as one of the 23 Australian netball players for the Australian selection camp. Thwaites played a vital role in the Central Pulse in 2011, scoring 431 goals for an accuracy percentage 81.3 per cent. Caitlin thought she was ineligible for selection because she played for a New Zealand team.[4] Thwaites was the only player from a New Zealand team to make selection.[5] In 2014 Thwaites was named in the Australian Netball Diamonds to compete in the 2014 Commonwealth Games who later went on to claim gold medal.
Thwaites began playing for the Collingwood Magpies in the Suncorp Super Netball competition from 2017, where she won the league's leading goalscorer award, scoring 594 goals in the regular season.[6]
Early life and career
Caitlin Thwaites was born in Bendigo, Australia. Thwaites started playing Netball at the age of 7. Caitlin attended Kennington Primary School and Girton Grammar. Thwaites started off her career playing for the Melbourne Kestrels when she was just 16. However, once the ANZ Championship was founded, the Kestrels merged with fellow Melbourne team, the Melbourne Phoenix. Thwaites played for the Melbourne Vixens from 2008-2010. She was an instrumental role in the Vixens 2009 championship win, playing a key role in GS throughout the season.
ANZ Championship accolades
- 2012 ANZ Championship MVP nominee
National Representation
- 2012-2014 Australian Diamonds team
- 2006-2009, 2011, 2014 Australian Diamonds squad
Netball Career Facts
- 2014 Australian Commonwealth Games Netball Team
- 2012 ANZ Championship MVP nominee
- 2011 Central Pulse MVP
- 2009 ANZ Championship Premiers with Melbourne Vixens
References
- 1 2 "Caitlin Thwaites". netball.com.au. Netball Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ . Retrieved on 2009-03-29.
- ↑ "Victorian Institute of Sport profile". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ↑ . Retrieved on 2001-05-27.
- ↑ . Retrieved on 2001-05-27.
- ↑ "Bulley's Giants foil Magpies' Super Netball flag hopes; Caitlin Thwaites ends season as leading goal scorer". Bendigo Advertiser. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017.
Thwaites finished the night with 37 goals to be the highest individual goal scorer on the court. It capped statistically her best season at the top domestic level, having topped the league’s goal scoring with 594, five goals ahead of perennial top goal scorer Caitlin Bassett.