Fiona Themann (born 18 April 1990), also known as Fiona Fowler, is a Scotland netball international. She represented

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at the

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and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the

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. At club level, she has played for

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in the

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in the

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in the Australian Netball League and for

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. She captained Fury when they won ANL premierships in 2015 and 2016. In 2016 she helped three different teams win league titles. In addition to captaining Fury, she also helped Lightning win the VNL Championship and Newbridge win the LVFNL premiership.

Early life and education

Themann was born in Shepparton,

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and was raised in the nearby town of

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. Between 2006 and 2007 she attended Caulfield Grammar School. Between 2008 and 2011 she attended Victoria University where she gained a

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in Health and Physical Education.

Playing career

Victorian leagues

Themann began playing

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aged 10 in

. She eventually began playing for clubs in local Victorian leagues, including

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in the

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. Throughout her senior playing career, Themann would continue to play in local leagues. Between 2010 and 2012 she played for

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in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League. In 2015 she played for Strathfieldsaye in the

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. In 2016 she was a member of the Newbridge team that won the Loddon Valley Football Netball League premiership.

Melbourne Phoenix

Between 2006 and 2008, while still attending Caulfield Grammar School, Themann played for

in the

Melbourne University Lightning

In 2010 Themann began play for

in the

. When she started playing for the team they were known as

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. In 2012, together with

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, she was a member of the Lightning team that finished as runners up in the VNL. In 2016, together with

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and Elle Bennetts, she was a member of the Lightning team that won the VNL Championship. In 2020 Themann returned to Lightning following pregnancy.

Australian Netball League

Themann has played for three different teams in the Australian Netball League. In 2008 she played for

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and in 2012 had a second spell in the ANL with Territory Storm. Between 2013 and 2016 Themann played for

. She a member of the Fury team that won the 2013 ANL title. She subsequently captained Fury when they won further titles in 2015 and 2016.

Adelaide Thunderbirds

In 2016 Themann signed for

of the

. She attracted the attention of several senior teams following her performances for

at the

. However, having declared for Scotland, she was reclassified as an import player and in 2015 a deal to sign for

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collapsed as a result. However a second opportunity for Themann to play at a senior level came in 2016 when Dan Ryan signed her for Thunderbirds. Themann subsequently played for Thunderbirds during the

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and

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seasons.

International

;Australia Themann represented Australia at under-16 and under-19 levels. ;Scotland In 2013 Themann declared for

. She was eligible to play for Scotland because her father was Scottish. In April 2014 she made her debut for Scotland during a home series against

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. She subsequently represented

at the

and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the

. She helped Scotland qualify for the

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but missed the tournament itself because of pregnancy.

Teacher and coach

In 2012 Themann began working as a primary school teacher at Flemington Primary School. When playing for Adelaide Thunderbirds she took two years unpaid leave. While playing for Thunderbirds, she also worked as a netball coach at Pedare Christian College and as a teacher, coach and mentor at the South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy (SAASTA). In 2020 she became a netball coach at the Maribyrnong Sports Academy.

Honours

;

* Australian Netball League **''Winners'': 2013, 2015, 2016: 3 ;

**''Winners'': 2016: 1 **''Runners up'': 2012: 1

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Themann, Fiona Living people 1990 births Scottish netball players Australian netball players Australian netball coaches Victorian Netball League players Suncorp Super Netball players Australian Netball League players Melbourne Phoenix players Adelaide Thunderbirds players Territory Storm players Canberra Darters (ANL) players Victorian Fury players Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland Netball players from Victoria (state) People educated at Caulfield Grammar School Victoria University, Melbourne alumni Australian schoolteachers Australian people of Scottish descent People from Mooroopna Sportspeople from Shepparton