Gabrielle Simpson (born 17 October 1992), also known as Gabi Simpson, is an
Australia netball international. Simpson was vice-captain of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the
2018 Commonwealth Games. Simpson was also a member of the
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 ...
teams that won the
2015 and
2016 ANZ Championships. Since
2017
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, Simpson has captained Firebirds in
Suncorp Super Netball
Suncorp Super Netball is the top level netball league featuring teams from Australia. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from New Zealand, as the top level netball league in Australia. Since 2019, the league has ...
. In 2017 she received the
Liz Ellis Diamond award.
Early life and education
Simpson is originally from
Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, growing up in
Randwick and, in 2010, graduating from
St Catherine's School, Waverley.
Between 2010 and 2016 she completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. She started her degree at the
University of Sydney
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but switched to the
University of Queensland
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after joining
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 ...
.
Playing career
New South Wales
Simpson played for teams representing
Randwick,
Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the Hills District of Greater Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 30 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district within the local government area of The Hills Shire. Ba ...
and Parramatta Auburn. Between 2009 and 2012, she represented
New South Wales
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at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels in the
Australian National Netball Championships. In 2010 she was a member of the under-19 team that were runners up. In 2011 she was a member of both the under-19 and under-21 tournament winning teams. She was also named the under-19 tournament Most Valuable Player. In 2012 she won a third tournament with the under-21 team.
Australian Netball League
Between 2010 and 2012, Simpson played in the
Australian Netball League. In 2010 and 2011 she played for
NNSW Blues and in 2012 she played for the
Australian Institute of Sport.
New South Wales Swifts
Simpson was included in the
2012 New South Wales Swifts squad as a temporary replacement player.
Queensland Firebirds
Since
2013
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, Simpson has played for
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 ...
, initially in 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 ...
and later in
Suncorp Super Netball
Suncorp Super Netball is the top level netball league featuring teams from Australia. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from New Zealand, as the top level netball league in Australia. Since 2019, the league has ...
.
Between 2013 and
2016
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, she played in four successive grand finals for Firebirds, helping the team win two
premierships in
2015 and 2016.
Since
2017
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, Simpson has captained Firebirds in Suncorp Super Netball.
In 2017 Simpson received the
Liz Ellis Diamond award.
Australia
Simpson made her senior debut for
Australia on 20 October 2015 against
New Zealand
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during the first test of the
2015 Constellation Cup series .
Between 2009 and 2012 she had represented Australia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.
She also represented Australia at the
2013
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and
2014 Fast5 Netball World Series.
Simpson was vice-captain of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Honours
; Australia
*Netball Quad Series
The Netball Quad Series is an annual international netball series contested by the national teams of Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Background
In December 2015, the governing bodies of netball in Australia, New Zealand, E ...
**''Winners'': 2016
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, 2017 (January/February), 2018 (September), 2018 (January), 2019
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**''Runners Up'': 2017 (August/September)
*Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
**''Runners Up'': 2018
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;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 ...
*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'': 2015, 2016
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**''Runners Up'': 2013
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, 2014
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;New South Wales
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* Australian National Netball Championships
**''Winners'': Under-19 (2011), Under-21 (2011, 2012)
**''Runners Up'': Under-19 (2010)
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Australian netball players
Australia international netball players
Australia international Fast5 players
Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games medallists in netball
Netball players from Sydney
Queensland Firebirds players
New South Wales Swifts players
Netball New South Wales Blues players
Australian Institute of Sport netball players
Suncorp Super Netball players
ANZ Championship players
Australian Netball League players
University of Queensland alumni
Queensland state netball league players
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games