Amorette Wild (born 10 August 1989), also known as Amy Wild, is a former Australian netball player. Wild played for both New South Wales Swifts and Queensland Firebirds during the ANZ Championship era. She was a member of the Firebirds team that won the 2015 ANZ Championship. She also represented Australia at under-19, under-21 and Fast5 levels.

Amorette Wild
Personal information
Born (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 34) [1][2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
School Westfields Sports High School
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS, WA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2007 Sydney Swifts
2009 NNSW Blues
2009–2013 New South Wales Swifts 25?
2010–2011NNSW Waratahs
2013–2015 Queensland Firebirds
2018–2019 Central Coast Heart
Years National team(s) Caps
2011–2014 Australia
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Fast5 Netball World Series
Silver medal – second place 2014 Auckland Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Liverpool Team

Early life and education edit

Wild attended Westfields Sports High School.[3] Between 2004 and 2006 she attended Western Sydney Academy of Sport.[4]

Playing career edit

New South Wales edit

Wild played for teams representing Eastwood/Ryde, Fairfield and Sutherland Shire. Between 2006 and 2010, Wild represented New South Wales in the Australian National Netball Championships at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. She was a member of the under-21 teams that won titles in 2009 and 2010. She captained the team that won the 2010 under-21 title.[1][2][5][6][7]

Sydney Swifts edit

In 2007, aged seventeen, Wild was a member of the Sydney Swifts team that won the final Commonwealth Bank Trophy league title.[1][2][5][8]

Australian Netball League edit

Between 2009 and 2011, Wild played for both NNSW Blues and NNSW Waratahs in the Australian Netball League. She played for Blues during the 2009 season before switching to Waratahs for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. In 2010, she captained the Waratahs team that finished as minor premiers and reached the ANL grand final. In the grand final, Wilde scored 23 goals from 25 attempts with a 92% success rate. However Waratahs lost 54–47 to Victorian Fury. She was subsequently named the 2010 ANL MVP. In 2011, Wild was a member of the Waratahs team that won the ANL title.[6][7][9][10][11]

New South Wales Swifts edit

Between 2009 and 2013, Wild played for New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship. On 28 June 2009, she made her Swifts ANZ Championship debut in a 2009 ANZ Championship Round 13 match against Central Pulse. On 26 May 2013, Wild made her 25th ANZ Championship appearance for Swifts in a 2013 ANZ Championship Round 10 match against Northern Mystics.[6][7][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Queensland Firebirds edit

In 2014 and 2015, Wild played for Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship. She was signed by Firebirds as a replacement for Natalie Medhurst. She was a member of the Firebirds teams that were 2014 grand finalists and 2015 ANZ Championship winners.[19][20][21][22][23]

Central Coast Heart edit

In 2018 Wild captained the Central Coast Heart team that won the Netball NSW Premier League title. She was also named the MVP in the grand final and won the Nance Kenny OAM Medal as the league player of the year.[24][25][26][27]

Australia edit

Between 2011 and 2014 Wild represented Australia in the Fast5 Netball World Series.[22][28][29] She had previously represented Australia at under-19 and under-21 levels.[6][30][31][32]

Tournaments Place
2011 World Netball Series[28]  
2012 Fast5 Netball World Series[29] 6th
2014 Fast5 Netball World Series[22][33][34]  

Honours edit

Australia
Queensland Firebirds
NNSW Waratahs
Sydney Swifts
New South Wales
Individual

References edit

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  3. ^ "Hall of fame - Westfields Sports High School". westfields-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Alumni – WSAS - Western Sydney Academy of Sport". www.wsas.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  8. ^ "Swifts Chatter – Match Night Program" (PDF). www.netball.asn.au. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Australian Netball League". netball.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Netball Australia Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Netball Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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  12. ^ "NSW Swifts - 2009 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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  14. ^ "NSW Swifts - 2011 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  15. ^ "NSW Swifts - 2012 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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  17. ^ "NSW Swifts - 2013 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). nsw.netball.com.au. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Firebirds sign Amorette Wild as Medhurst joins Fever". www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  20. ^ "New recruit Amorette Wild thrilled to join the Firebirds". www.northernstar.com.au. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Winning end for Cox as Vixens seal 2014 title". www.netballnz.co.nz. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  22. ^ a b c "Netball Queensland – Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Netball Queensland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  23. ^ "2015 Netball Queensland Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Queensland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Central Coast Heart punch ticket to NSW State Premier League final after overcoming minor premiers". www.newcastleherald.com.au. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Central Coast Heart are Netball NSW Premier League Open Champions". coastcommunitynews.com.au. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  26. ^ "Past Champions". www.nnswpremierleague.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  27. ^ "Netball NSW – 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  28. ^ a b "2011 Annual Report – Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  29. ^ a b "Netball Australia Annual Report 2012" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  30. ^ "2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  31. ^ "2008 Annual Report - Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  32. ^ "Cream of the crop named in Australian 21/U Squad". www.womensportreport.com. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  33. ^ "Australian Fast5: Clare McMeniman named captain of Fast5 Flyers less than a week after debut for Australia". www.news.com.au. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  34. ^ "Australia Name Strong FAST5 Flyers Team for 2014". www.netballnz.co.nz. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2021.