Georgia Beaton (born 22 June 1990) is an Australian netball player who has played for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship, for

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in the

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, for Team Northumbria in the

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and for

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in the

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. She was a member of the Thunderbirds team that won the 2010 ANZ Championship and of the Southern Force team that won the 2012 ANL title.

Early life and education

Beaton attended St Peter's Girls' School, graduating in 2007. In 2017 St Peter's began organizing an annual challenge match between alumni and senior students. The winners of the match will be awarded the Georgia Beaton Cup. Between 2008 and 2013 Beaton attended the

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were she gained a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and a

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. Between 2014 and 2015 she gained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the

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. She was also a scholarship holder at the

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Playing career

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Between

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and

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, Beaton played for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship. She was 17 when she made her senior debut. She was a member of the Thunderbirds team that won the 2010 ANZ Championship

Southern Force

Between 2008 and 2016, Beaton played for

in the

. She was a member of the Southern Force team that won the 2012 ANL title. She was also included in the 2014 and 2016 Southern Force squads.

Team Northumbria

Beaton played for Team Northumbria during the

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Contax

Beaton was a member of the

teams that won

titles in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018. In the 2013 grand final she was named MVP. She has captained Contax since 2015. She was named the league's

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player in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. She was also named in the league's team of the year in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2020.

Australia

In 2010 Beaton represented

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at under-21 level.

Employment

Between 2008 and 2013 Beaton worked for as a clerk for

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-based firm Kelly & Co. Lawyers. Since 2014 Beaton has worked as investigator for the Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Honours

; Adelaide Thunderbirds * ANZ Championship **''Winners'':

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**''Runners Up'':

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;

**''Winners'': 2012 ;

**''Winners'': 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beaton, Georgia 1990 births Living people Australian netball players Netball players from South Australia ANZ Championship players Australian Netball League players Netball Superleague players Adelaide Thunderbirds players Southern Force (netball) players Contax Netball Club players Team Northumbria netball players Australian expatriate netball people in England University of Adelaide alumni Australian National University alumni South Australian Sports Institute netball players South Australia state netball league players