Jacqui Russell (born 1 August 1988) is an Australian

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

player in the

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 ...

league, playing for the

Sunshine Coast Lightning Sunshine Coast Lightning are an netball in Australia, Australian netball team based at the University of the Sunshine Coast. The team was formed in 2016 in Australia, 2016 as a joint venture between the university and Melbourne Storm. Since 201 ...

. Russell began her netball career at 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 C ...

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 ...

, where she played for the club in 2010 and 2011 and was part of the club's premiership winning team in the latter year. She returned to top-level netball in 2018, replacing Sarahpheinna Woulf as a permanent injury replacement player at the

at the start of the season. In between that time Russell was a captain of the

Queensland Fusion Queensland Sapphires are an Australian netball team that represents Netball Queensland in the Australian Netball Championships. Between 2008 and 2019, as Queensland Fusion, they played in the Australian Netball League. Sapphires are effectivel ...

team in the second-tier

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. She was part of the Lightning's premiership success in the 2018 season and afterwards was re-signed by the club for the following season.

References

External links

Sunshine Coast Lightning profile

Suncorp Super Netball profile

Netball Draft Central profile
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