Amorette Wild Explained
Amorette Wild |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1989 |
Positions: | GA, GS, WA |
Clubyears1: | 2007 |
Clubyears2: | 2009 |
Clubyears3: | 2009–2013 |
Clubapps3: | 25? |
Clubyears4: | 2010–2011 |
Clubyears5: | 2013–2015 |
Clubyears6: | 2018–2019 |
Clubteam6: | Central Coast Heart |
Nationalyears1: | 2011–2014 |
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.
Early life and education
Wild attended Westfields Sports High School.[1] Between 2004 and 2006 she attended Western Sydney Academy of Sport.[2]
Playing career
New South Wales
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.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Sydney Swifts
In 2007, aged seventeen, Wild was a member of the Sydney Swifts team that won the final Commonwealth Bank Trophy league title.[3] [4] [5] [8]
Australian Netball League
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
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
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
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
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]
Honours
- Australia
- Queensland Firebirds
- NNSW Waratahs
- Sydney Swifts
- New South Wales
- Individual
- Australian Netball League MVP
Notes and References
- Web site: Hall of fame - Westfields Sports High School. westfields-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. 1 April 2021.
- Web site: Alumni – WSAS - Western Sydney Academy of Sport. www.wsas.com.au. 1 April 2021.
- Web site: Amy Wild. www.nswswifts.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20090913114629/http://www.nswswifts.com.au/extra.asp?ID=4189. 13 September 2009. 15 March 2009.
- Web site: Amorette Wild. www.nswswifts.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20110228074549/http://nswswifts.com.au/extra.asp?ID=7004. 28 February 2011. 20 March 2010.
- Web site: Netball NSW – Annual Report 2007. Netball NSW. https://web.archive.org/web/20200917012317/http://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2007-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 17 September 2020. 16 September 2020.
- Web site: Netball NSW – 2009 Annual Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111140741/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2009-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 11 January 2021. 28 June 2020. Netball NSW.
- Web site: 2010 Netball NSW Annual Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110202235/http://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2010-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 10 January 2021. 28 June 2020. Netball NSW.
- News: Swifts Chatter – Match Night Program. www.netball.asn.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727185526/http://www.netball.asn.au/_uploads/res/2_13581.pdf. 27 July 2011. 27 April 2007. 22 May 2011.
- Web site: Australian Netball League. netball.com.au. 20 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200618005946/https://netball.com.au/performance/duanl. 18 June 2020. live.
- Web site: Netball Australia Annual Report 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029171008/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/27094535/2010-Annual-Report.pdf. 29 October 2020. 28 June 2020 . Netball Australia.
- Web site: Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2011 Annual Report. Netball NSW. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111140428/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155444/2011-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 11 January 2021. 28 June 2020.
- Web site: NSW Swifts - 2009 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 10 June 2020. 29 November 2009.
- Web site: NSW Swifts - 2010 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 10 June 2020. 29 November 2010.
- Web site: NSW Swifts - 2011 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 7 September 2020. 29 November 2011.
- Web site: NSW Swifts - 2012 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 8 December 2020. 29 November 2012.
- Web site: Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2012 Annual Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110073113/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155446/2012-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 10 January 2021. 28 June 2020 . Netball NSW.
- Web site: NSW Swifts - 2013 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 10 June 2020. 29 November 2013.
- Web site: Netball NSW and NSW Swifts – 2013 Annual Report. nsw.netball.com.au. 10 December 2020.
- Web site: Firebirds sign Amorette Wild as Medhurst joins Fever. www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025160023/https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/netball-the-queensland-firebirds-have-moved-swiftl/1980126/. 25 October 2020. 12 August 2013. 1 April 2021.
- Web site: New recruit Amorette Wild thrilled to join the Firebirds. www.northernstar.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922155434/https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/New-recruit-Amorette-Wild-thrilled-to-join-the-Fir/2206660/. 22 September 2020. 21 March 2014. 1 April 2021.
- Web site: Winning end for Cox as Vixens seal 2014 title. www.netballnz.co.nz. 22 June 2014. 29 April 2021.
- Web site: Netball Queensland – Annual Report 2014. Netball Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20201012141852/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2013/09/06195720/Netball-Qld-Annual-Report-2014-E-version-complete.pdf. 12 October 2020. 2 September 2020.
- Web site: 2015 Netball Queensland Annual Report. Netball Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20201007193618/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2013/09/06195326/2015-Netball-Queensland-Annual-Report-1.pdf. 7 October 2020. 12 August 2020.
- Web site: Central Coast Heart punch ticket to NSW State Premier League final after overcoming minor premiers. www.newcastleherald.com.au. 14 September 2018. 1 April 2021.
- Web site: Central Coast Heart are Netball NSW Premier League Open Champions. coastcommunitynews.com.au. 27 November 2018. 1 April 2021.
- Web site: Past Champions. www.nnswpremierleague.com.au. 1 April 2021.
- Web site: Netball NSW – 2018 Annual Report. Netball NSW. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111130952/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/08113918/Annual-Financial-Report-2018.pdf. 11 January 2021. 28 June 2020.
- Web site: 2011 Annual Report – Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 26 August 2020.
- Web site: Netball Australia Annual Report 2012 . netball.com.au. 30 September 2020.
- Web site: 2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 23 June 2020.
- Web site: 2008 Annual Report - Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 11 June 2020.
- Web site: Cream of the crop named in Australian 21/U Squad. www.womensportreport.com. 11 April 2008. 19 June 2008.
- Web site: Australian Fast5: Clare McMeniman named captain of Fast5 Flyers less than a week after debut for Australia. www.news.com.au. 28 October 2014. 3 October 2020.
- Web site: Australia Name Strong FAST5 Flyers Team for 2014. www.netballnz.co.nz. 30 June 2014. 1 April 2021.