Brooke Thompson (born 27 April 1984) is a former Australian netball player. She was a member of the

Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens is an Australian netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 ...

team that won the 2009 ANZ Championship. She was also a member of the

Victorian Fury Victorian Fury are an 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 2009 and completed a t ...

teams that won the 2008 and 2009

Australian Netball League The Australian Netball Championships, formerly the Australian Netball League, is an Australian netball competition. Since 2008 it has served as a second level competition, initially below the ANZ Championship and later below Suncorp Super Netb ...

titles. During the

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 ...

era, Thompson played for

AIS Canberra Darters Canberra Darters are a former Australian netball team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The team was originally formed as a partnership between the Australian Institute of Sport and Netball ACT. Between 2003 and 2007 they played ...

and

Melbourne Kestrels Melbourne Kestrels were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Phoenix, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Comm ...

Playing career

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

During the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Thompson played for

in the

. During the 2007 season she played for

Victorian Fury

Thompson was a member of the

teams that won the 2008 and 2009

titles. She was a prominent member of the undefeated 2008 squad but played only a handful of games in 2009 as she also a member of the

squad.

Melbourne Vixens

Thompson was a member of the

team that won the 2009 ANZ Championship. She was also a member of the Vixens

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squad.

VU Western Lightning

In 2012 Thompson captained the

VU-Western Lightning The Victorian Netball League is a state netball league featuring teams from Victoria, Australia. The league is organised by Netball Victoria. The modern league was first played for during the 2009 season. It replaced an earlier state league as th ...

team that reached the

Victorian Netball League The Victorian Netball League is a state netball league featuring teams from Victoria, Australia. The league is organised by Netball Victoria. The modern league was first played for during the 2009 season. It replaced an earlier state league as th ...

grand final. Her team mates included

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and Melissa Bragg. She continued to play for Lightning until she retired from her playing career in 2014.

Melton

Between 2012 and 2014 Thompson played for Melton in the

Ballarat Football Netball League The Ballarat Football League (BFL) is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia. The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Footba ...

. She had previously played for Melton as a junior at the start of her playing career. In 2012 and 2013 she was named the league's

best and fairest In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ...

player. In 2014 Thompson was named grand final MVP as Melton won their first senior BFNL title in thirteen years, defeating Sunbury 48–33 in the final. On receiving the award, Thompson announced that it would be her final game. Thompson was diagnosed with

ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor of an ovary. It may originate from the ovary itself or more commonly from communicating nearby structures such as fallopian tubes or the inner lining of the abdomen. The ovary is made up of three different c ...

a week before the grand final.

National team

Between 2001 and 2005, Thompson represented

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at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Honours

;

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 ...

**''Winners'':

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;

**''Winners'': 2008, 2009 ; Melton *

**''Winners'': 2014 ;

**''Runners up'': 2012

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Brooke 1984 births Living people Australian netball players Netball players from Victoria (state) AIS Canberra Darters players Melbourne Kestrels players Melbourne Vixens players Victorian Fury players ANZ Championship players Australian Netball League players Victorian Netball League players Australian schoolteachers