Tracy Eyrl-Shortland Explained

Tracy Eyrl-Shortland (née Eyrl) was a New Zealand netball player who played 58 matches for the New Zealand national netball team, known as the Silver Ferns.

Career

In 1980, while playing at for Eastern Netball Club at the Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre, in Pakuranga, Auckland, Eyrl-Shortland was selected for the Auckland Under-16 team. She then moved to the Shore Rovers Netball Club. Eyrl-Shortland first played for the Silver Ferns in 1986. She was a member of the team in 1987 when New Zealand won the gold medal at the 1987 Netball World Championships. She was one of four members of that team who were selected to defend the title in 1991 Netball World Championships, when New Zealand won the silver medal, losing 53–52 to Australia in the final. She also competed in the 1989 World Games winning a gold medal. After retiring from playing, she coached netball with the Eastern Netball club. In 2011 she was nominated as a "Legend of Harbour Sport".[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Famous Five: Salute to Silver Ferns' World Cup winning teams . Stuff . 30 November 2021.
  2. Web site: History . Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre . 30 November 2021.
  3. Web site: History of the Netball World Cup . Scoop . 30 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Tears, triumphs, and tribulations: How the Silver Ferns have fared at Netball World Cup . Stuff . 30 November 2021.
  5. Web site: History . Eastern Netball . 30 November 2021.