Kelsie Rainbow Explained

Kelsie Rainbow
Birth Date:26 September 1996
Birth Place:Winnaleah, Tasmania[1]
Positions:C, WA
Clubyears1:2011–2013
Clubteam1:Cavaliers
Clubyears2:2015–2017
Clubyears3:2016–2017
Clubyears4:2018–
Clubteam4:Melbourne University Lightning
Clubyears5:2018–
Clubyears6:2018–

Kelsie Rainbow (born 26 September 1996) is an Australian netball player who has played in the Victorian Netball League and the Australian Netball League. In 2018 she was a member of the Tasmanian Magpies team that won the ANL title. In 2018 and 2019 Rainbow served as a training partner for Collingwood Magpies.

Early life and education

Rainbow is originally from Winnaleah, Tasmania.[2] [3] [4] Between 2011 and 2014 she attended Scotch Oakburn College and between 2015 and 2017 she attended Monash University where she studied nutritional science.[5] [6] [7] In 2012 she represented Tasmania as an under-18 cross country runner.[8] In December 2012, Rainbow finished 10th in the Intermediate Australian Schools Knockout National Final 800 metres in a time of 2:27.58.[9]

Playing career

Cavaliers

Rainbow played for Cavaliers, a Launceston-based team in the Tasmanian Netball League. In both 2011 and 2012 she was named in the TNL Under-19 All Star Teams and in 2013 she was named in the TNL Open All Star Team.[10] [11] [12]

Victorian Netball League

Between 2015 and 2017, while attending Monash University, Rainbow also played for Monash University Storm in the Victorian Netball League.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] Since 2018 she has played in the VNL for Melbourne University Lightning.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Australian Netball League

Victorian FuryIn 2016 Rainbow was called up as a replacement player for Victorian Fury.[22] She was subsequently included in the 2017 Fury squad.[23] [24] [25] While a member of the Fury squad she also served as a training partner with Melbourne Vixens.[26] [27] [28]
Tasmanian MagpiesIn 2018 Rainbow began playing for Tasmanian Magpies.[29] [30] Together with Melissa Bragg, Gabrielle Sinclair and Cody Lange, Rainbow was a member of the Magpies team that won the 2018 Australian Netball League title.[31] [32] She was subsequently included in the 2019 and 2020 Tasmanian Magpies squads.[33] [34] [35] [36]

Collingwood Magpies

In 2018 and 2019 Rainbow served as a training partner for Collingwood Magpies.[37] [38] [39] On 29 March 2018 she made her senior debut for Collingwood Magpies during the Tasmanian Netball Invitational Series at the Silverdome in Launceston.[40] [41] [42]

National team

Rainbow was included in an advance Australia squad for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[43] [44] [45] [46]

Honours

Tasmanian Magpies

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelsie Rainbow. www.vis.org.au. 28 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Kelsie Rainbow. www.vis.org.au. 28 July 2020.
  3. Web site: How a Winneleah girl plans to be the first Tasmanian to play Super Netball. www.examiner.com.au. 23 February 2019. 29 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Gold at the end of the Rainbow for Kelsie. tas.netball.com.au. 20 April 2018. 29 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Kelsie Rainbow. au.linkedin.com. 29 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Launceston netballer Kelsie Rainbow back from injury. www.examiner.com.au. 26 May 2016. 29 July 2020.
  7. Web site: National netball call-up for Kelsie Rainbow. www.examiner.com.au. 25 August 2016. 29 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Team for Australian Titles in Adelaide. sportstg.com. 19 July 2012. 29 July 2020.
  9. Web site: Australian Schools Knockout National Final . 4 July 2024 . 107.
  10. Web site: How a Winneleah girl plans to be the first Tasmanian to play Super Netball. www.examiner.com.au. 23 February 2019. 29 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Honour Board. cavaliers.org.au. 29 July 2020.
  12. Web site: Kelsie Rainbow gets national netball recognition. www.examiner.com.au. 30 September 2018. 29 July 2020.
  13. Web site: Kelsie Rainbow. au.linkedin.com. 29 July 2020.
  14. Web site: Fury looking to produce eight quarter performance. vic.netball.com.au. 3 June 2016. 29 July 2020.
  15. Web site: Six Victorian athletes named in World Youth Cup squad. vic.netball.com.au. 24 August 2016. 29 July 2020.
  16. Web site: Victorian Fury 2017 team announcement. vic.netball.com.au. 26 October 2016. 29 July 2020.
  17. Web site: The Victorian Fury started its quest for a fifth Australian Netball League title in a row with the naming of its 2017 squad last week. www.heraldsun.com.au. 2 November 2016. 29 July 2020.
  18. Web site: 2018 Tasmanian Magpies ANL Squad. tas.netball.com.au. 15 February 2018. 25 July 2020.
  19. Web site: Melbourne University Lightning – Our History. mulightning-dpga.squarespace.com. 17 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200618182832/https://mulightning-dpga.squarespace.com/our-history. 18 June 2020. live.
  20. Web site: Melbourne University Lightning. vic.netball.com.au. 14 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200614174636/https://vic.netball.com.au/melbourne-university-lightning. 14 June 2020. live.
  21. Web site: Seven in Tassie Magpies squad for 2020. www.theadvocate.com.au. 18 November 2019. 25 July 2020.
  22. Web site: Fury looking to produce eight quarter performance. vic.netball.com.au. 3 June 2016. 29 July 2020.
  23. Web site: Victorian Fury 2017 team announcement. vic.netball.com.au. 26 October 2016. 29 July 2020.
  24. Web site: The Victorian Fury started its quest for a fifth Australian Netball League title in a row with the naming of its 2017 squad last week. www.heraldsun.com.au. 2 November 2016. 29 July 2020.
  25. Web site: Tasmanian Kelsie Rainbow confirms signing for Victorian Fury in the new-look Australian Netball League. www.examiner.com.au. 19 December 2016. 29 July 2020.
  26. Web site: Kelsie Rainbow. www.vis.org.au. 28 July 2020.
  27. Web site: Gold at the end of the Rainbow for Kelsie. tas.netball.com.au. 20 April 2018. 29 July 2020.
  28. Web site: Tasmanian netballer Kelsie Rainbow to train with Melbourne Vixens. www.examiner.com.au. 19 November 2016. 29 July 2020.
  29. Web site: Gold at the end of the Rainbow for Kelsie. tas.netball.com.au. 20 April 2018. 29 July 2020.
  30. Web site: 2018 Tasmanian Magpies ANL Squad. tas.netball.com.au. 15 February 2018. 25 July 2020.
  31. Web site: Canberra Giants fall agonisingly short in ANL grand final thriller. www.examiner.com.au. 1 July 2018. 21 June 2020.
  32. Web site: Tassie Magpies celebrate first DUANL title. netball.com.au. 1 July 2018. 25 July 2020.
  33. Web site: Seven in Tassie Magpies squad for 2020. www.theadvocate.com.au. 18 November 2019. 25 July 2020.
  34. Web site: 2019 Tasmanian Magpies Squad Announced. tas.netball.com.au. 23 November 2018. 25 July 2020.
  35. Web site: 2020 Tasmanian Magpies Squad Announcement. tas.netball.com.au. 18 November 2019. 25 July 2020.
  36. Web site: ANL Tasmanian Magpies announce 2020 squad. collingwoodmagpies.com.au. 18 November 2019. 25 July 2020.
  37. Web site: Gold at the end of the Rainbow for Kelsie. tas.netball.com.au. 20 April 2018. 29 July 2020.
  38. Web site: Magpies Welcome New Training Partner. supernetball.com.au. 30 April 2018. 30 July 2020.
  39. Web site: Seven Training Partners Sign On With Collingwood Magpies For 2019. supernetball.com.au. 22 November 2018. 29 July 2020.
  40. Web site: Gold at the end of the Rainbow for Kelsie. tas.netball.com.au. 20 April 2018. 29 July 2020.
  41. Web site: Seven Training Partners Sign On With Collingwood Magpies For 2019. supernetball.com.au. 22 November 2018. 29 July 2020.
  42. Web site: Rainbow gets an unreal experience in front of a home crowd . tas.netball.com.au. 30 March 2018. 30 July 2020.
  43. Web site: National netball call-up for Kelsie Rainbow. www.examiner.com.au. 25 August 2016. 29 July 2020.
  44. Web site: Six Victorian athletes named in World Youth Cup squad. vic.netball.com.au. 24 August 2016. 29 July 2020.
  45. Web site: Tasmanian netball star Kelsie Rainbow joins Australian Netball World Youth Cup squad. www.themercury.com.au. 24 August 2016.
  46. Web site: Four NSWIS players included in Netball World Youth Cup squad. www.nswis.com.au. 25 August 2016. 28 July 2020.