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 New South Wales Swifts are an Australian netball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have represented Netball New South Wales in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was ...

and

Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they played in the ...

during the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

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

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. Between 2004 and 2006 she attended Western Sydney Academy of Sport.

Playing career

New South Wales

Wild played for teams representing Eastwood/

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, Fairfield and

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. Between 2006 and 2010, Wild represented

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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.

Sydney Swifts

In 2007, aged seventeen, Wild was a member of the

Sydney Swifts Sydney Swifts were an Australian netball team based in Sydney. Between 1997 and 2007, they represented Netball New South Wales in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with Sydney Sandpipers and Hunter Jaegers, they were one of three t ...

team that won the final

Commonwealth Bank Trophy The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007. The league was organized by Netball Australia. Its main sponsor was the Commonwealth Ba ...

league title.

Australian Netball League

Between 2009 and 2011, Wild played for both NNSW Blues and

NNSW Waratahs Netball New South Wales Waratahs is an Australian netball team that represents Netball New South Wales in the Australian Netball League. In 2008 they were founder members of the ANL. They were ANL champions in 2011 and have been grand finalist ...

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 Victorian Fury are an netball in Australia, Australian netball team that represents Netball Victoria in the Australian Netball League. In 2008 they were both founder members and the inaugural champions of the league. They retained the title in 20 ...

. She was subsequently named the 2010 ANL MVP. In 2011, Wild was a member of the Waratahs team that won the ANL title.

New South Wales Swifts

Between 2009 and

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, Wild played for

in the

. On 28 June 2009, she made her Swifts ANZ Championship debut in a 2009 ANZ Championship Round 13 match against

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. On 26 May 2013, Wild made her 25th ANZ Championship appearance for Swifts in a 2013 ANZ Championship Round 10 match against

Northern Mystics Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Northern in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Northern is the governing body t ...

Queensland Firebirds

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and 2015, Wild played for

in the

. 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.

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.

Australia

Between 2011 and 2014 Wild represented Australia in the

Fast5 Netball World Series The Fast5 Netball World Series is an international Fast5 netball competition that was contested for the first time in October 2009. The new competition features modified Fast5 rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens. The ...

. She had previously represented Australia at under-19 and under-21 levels.

Honours

; Australia *

**''Runners Up'':

;

**''Winners'': 2015 **''Runners Up'':

;

* Australian Netball League **''Winners'': 2011 **''Runners Up'': 2010 ;

**''Winners'': 2007 ;

* Australian National Netball Championships **''Winner'': Under-17 (2006), Under-21 (2009, 2010) ;Individual * Australian Netball League MVP **''Winner'': 2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wild, Amy 1989 births Living people Australian netball players Australia international Fast5 players New South Wales Swifts players Netball New South Wales Blues players Netball New South Wales Waratahs players Queensland Firebirds players Sydney Swifts players ANZ Championship players Australian Netball League players Netball players from Sydney People educated at Westfields Sports High School New South Wales state netball league players