Shelley O'Donnell explained

Shelley O'Donnell
Fullname:Shelley Maree O'Donnell
Birth Date:18 April 1967
Height:172 cm
Relatives:Rankin family
Graeme O'Donnell (father)
Gary O'Donnell (brother)
Children:Hannah Mundy
Positions:WA, C
Clubyears1:1987–1988
Clubyears2:1989
Clubteam2:Melbourne/Doncaster Keas
Clubyears3:1990
Clubteam3:Melbourne City
Clubyears4:1993
Clubyears5:1994
Clubteam5:Melbourne Keas
Clubyears6:1996
Clubyears7:1997–2005
Nationalyears1:1990–1999
Nationalcaps1:84

Shelley O'Donnell is a former Australia netball international. Between 1990 and 1999, O'Donnell made 84 senior appearances for Australia. She was a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships, the 1993 World Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. During the Esso/Mobil Superleague era, O'Donnell played for several teams, including the Australian Institute of Sport and Contax. Between 1997 and 2005, O'Donnell played for Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. In 1992, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.In June 2024 Shelley's daughter, Hannah Mundy, was selected in the Australian Diamonds netball squad.

Early life and family

Shelley O'Donnell is the daughter of Bev and Graeme O'Donnell. The O'Donnell family is from Ringwood North, Victoria. She is a member of a prominent Australian rules football family. O'Donnell's paternal grandmother, Eileen O'Donnell (née Rankin) was the daughter of Teddy Rankin and the sister of Bert, Cliff and Doug Rankin. All four were prominent players with Geelong. Her father and brother, Gary O'Donnell were also notable players. Her sister, Wendy O'Donnell, is also a netball player.[1] [2] [3] In 2019 O'Donnell's daughter, Hannah Mundy, was selected to play for Victorian Fury.[4] [5] [6]

Playing career

Esso/Mobil Superleague

During the Esso/Mobil Superleague era, O'Donnell and her sister Wendy played together for several teams. In 1987, together with Shelley Oates-Wilding, they were both members of the Australian Institute of Sport team that were grand finalists. In 1989, together with Nicole Richardson, they played for Melbourne/Doncaster Keas. In 1990 they played for Melbourne City, a composite team coached by Norma Plummer and also featuring Roselee Jencke and Simone McKinnis. Melbourne City finished as champions after defeating Contax 52–42 in the grand final.[7] [8] [9] In 1993, alongside Kathryn Harby and Julie Nykiel, she played for Contax as an "import player". In 1994 she captained Melbourne Keas while Nicole Richardson served as vice-captain.[10] [11] In 1996 she captained the AIS team after returning as an "import player".[12]

Melbourne Kestrels

Between 1997 and 2005, O'Donnell played for Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She was the inaugural Kestrels captain and continued in the role until 2000. She missed the 2001 and 2002 seasons after giving birth to her daughter, Hannah. She returned in 2003, but then missed the 2004 season after giving birth to her son, Jasper. She then made a second comeback in 2005 and played her final senior netball season.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Australia

Between 1990 and 1999, O'Donnell made 84 senior appearances for Australia. O'Donnell previously represented Australia at under-21 level, including at the 1988 World Youth Netball Championships, when her teammates included her sister, Wendy. She made her senior debut on 21 November 1990. She was subsequently a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships, the 1993 World Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. O'Donnell was vice-captain of the 1999 World Netball Championship squad and announced her retirement from international netball following their title win.[13] [17] [19] [20] [21] In 1992 O'Donnell, along with the rest of the gold medal-winning 1991 World Netball Championship squad, were awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[22] In 2010, O'Donnell was inducted into the Australian Netball Hall of Fame.[17] [23]

TournamentsPlace
1988 World Youth Netball Championships
1991 World Netball Championships[24] [25]
1993 World Games[26]
1995 World Netball Championships[27]
1998 Commonwealth Games[28]
1999 World Netball Championships[29] [30]

Coach and commentator

Since retiring as a netball player, O'Donnell has remained involved in the game, both as a commentator with ABC and as a coach.[5] [31] [32] In 2017 and 2018 she coached the Eastern Football Netball League inter-league team.[33] [34] [35] She is currently netball director at Melbourne school Korowa[36] .

Honours

Australia
Melbourne City
Australian Institute of Sport

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Page 54. The Age. newspapers.com. 26 June 1994. 23 January 2021.
  2. Web site: King-sized satisfaction as Rams reach the peak at last. The Age. 7 April 2008. 23 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Parliament of Victoria – Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). parliament.vic.gov.au. 23 March 2011. 23 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Mundy forging her own path. vic.netball.com.au. 16 September 2020. 23 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Diamonds netball champion's daughter breaks through into Vixens feeder squad. The Australian. 2 February 2019. 23 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Next generation of daughters about to boom in Super Netball. The Age. 23 May 2019. 23 January 2021.
  7. Web site: 1987 AIS Netball Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011171040/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/1987 . 11 October 2020 . 15 August 2020 . Clearinghouse for Sport . Australian Sports Commission.
  8. Web site: 1988 AIS Netball Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324162954/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/1988 . 24 March 2019 . 15 August 2020 . Clearinghouse for Sport . Australian Sports Commission.
  9. Web site: Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985–1996 (page 1). netballscoop.com. 30 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985–1996 (page 2). netballscoop.com. 30 October 2020.
  11. Web site: 1993 Netball – Sydney Sutherland V Adelaide Contax 4th QTR. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VfNJFVjnLK0 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. 9 October 2014. 25 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985–1996 (page 3). netballscoop.com. 30 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Shelley O'Donnell. diamonds.netball.com.au. 23 January 2021.
  14. Web site: Season 2003: How the teams are shaping up. The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 2003. 7 September 2020.
  15. News: Kestrel back in top flight. The Age. 4 June 2005. 28 March 2009.
  16. Web site: Kestrels demolish Firebirds. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 August 2005. 25 January 2021.
  17. Web site: Team of the Century. vic.netball.com.au. 21 August 2020.
  18. Web site: Melbourne Vixens – Our history. melbournevixens.com.au. 13 September 2020.
  19. Web site: Australia at the Netball World Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026074707/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/05192322/WorldCup_History.pdf. 26 October 2020. 26 August 2020. Netball Australia.
  20. Web site: Women Netball World Games 1993 The Hague. todor66.com. 6 May 2020.
  21. Web site: AIS Netball Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20190313091527/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball . 13 March 2019 . 15 August 2020 . Clearinghouse for Sport . Australian Sports Commission.
  22. News: 8 June 1992. QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS ORDER OF AUSTRALIA. 66. 4. The Canberra Times. 20,875. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 September 2020. National Library of Australia.
  23. 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.
  24. Web site: Women Netball VIII World Championship 1991 Sydney. todor66.com. 26 February 2020.
  25. Web site: 1991 Australian Netball Team – Sport Australia Hall of Fame. sahof.org.au. 23 January 2021.
  26. Web site: Women Netball World Games 1993 The Hague. todor66.com. 6 May 2020.
  27. Web site: Women Netball IX World Championship 1995 Birmingham. todor66.com. 26 February 2020.
  28. Web site: Shelley O'Donnell. commonwealthgames.com.au. 23 January 2021.
  29. Web site: Women Netball X World Championship 1999 Christchurch. todor66.com. 26 February 2020.
  30. Web site: 1999 Australian Netball Team – Sport Australia Hall of Fame. sahof.org.au. 10 July 2021.
  31. Web site: SkillNet Clinics – Boroondara Netball Association. bna.org.au. 23 January 2021.
  32. Web site: Shelley O'Donnell – NetFit clinics. bna.org.au. 23 January 2021.
  33. Web site: Former Diamond to lead EFL. efnl.org.au. 8 February 2017. 25 January 2021.
  34. Web site: Inaugural Netball EFL interleague squad named. efnl.org.au. 4 April 2017. 23 January 2021.
  35. Web site: Former Diamond re-appointed. efnl.org.au. 14 February 2018. 26 January 2021.
  36. Web site: Shelley O'Donnell . 2024-08-05 . Melbourne Vixens . en.

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