Jane Altschwager (born 25 August 1980) is a former Australia netball international. 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, Altschwager made 81 senior appearances for

Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. 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 ...

Sydney Swifts Sydney Swifts were an Australian netball team based in Sydney. Between 1997 and 2007, they represented Netball New South Wales in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with Sydney Sandpipers and Hunter Jaegers, they were one of three te ...

and

Hunter Jaegers Hunter Jaegers were an Australian netball team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. Together with Sydney Swifts and Sydney Sandpipers, they were one of three teams to represent Netball New South Wales in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Hun ...

. Between 1999 and 2004, she was a member of three premiership winning squads – 1999 with Thunderbirds and 2001 and 2004 with Swifts. During 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 ...

era she re-joined Thunderbirds and also played for

Central Pulse Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Central in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Central is the governing body that r ...

. Altschwager captained both Jaegers and Pulse. After retiring as a netball player, Altschwager went on to play

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for

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in the

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Early life and education

Altschwager was born in

Millicent, South Australia Millicent is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about north of the regional centre of Mount Gambier. In the , the population was 5,024. The town is home to the Mill ...

. Between 1995 and 1997 she attended Pembroke School. Between 1999 and 2001 she attended the

University of South Australia The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public research university in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, and is the largest university in South Australi ...

where she gained a BA in Communications and Advertising.

Netball

South Australia state league

Altschwager played for both

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and the

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

in the South Australia state league. In 1999 she made her senior debut for Contax. In 2000 she was a member of the AIS team that finished as runners up to Contax in the grand final. She was also selected in the league's Team of the Year. In 2011 she returned to the South Australia state league to play for Newton Jaguars.

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

;Adelaide Thunderbirds Between 1999 and 2000, Altschwager was a member of the

squad, making 5 senior appearances for the team. ;Sydney Swifts Between 2001 and 2004, Altschwager made 50 senior appearances for

. She was a member of the Swifts teams that won premierships in 2001 and 2004. She played for Swifts in the 2001 grand final against

, partnering Megan Anderson and scoring 27 from 32 with an 84% success rate. In 2001, while playing for Swifts, she was named the

league's Best New Talent. ;Hunter Jaegers Between 2005 and 2006, Altschwager made 26 senior appearances for

. She also captained the team during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.

ANZ Championship

Altschwager came out of retirement to play for

in the

2009 ANZ Championship season The 2009 ANZ Championship season was the second season of the ANZ Championship. The 2009 season began on 4 April and concluded on 26 July. Melbourne Vixens were minor premiers. With a team co-captained by Bianca Chatfield and Sharelle McMahon, ...

. During the

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she captained

. In addition to playing for Pulse, Altschwager also managed the team's website.

Australia

Between 2001 and 2004 Altschwager made 7 senior appearances for

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. She was a member of the Australia U21 that won a gold medal at the 2000 World Youth Netball Championships. She made her senior debut for Australia on 1 April 2000 during an away game against

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. She remained in the Australia squad until 2005.

Australian rules football

In 2018 and 2019, Altschwager played for

in the

Employment

Altschwager has worked in various media and communication roles, both during and after her netball career. In 2009, while playing for

, she worked as producer for

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. She also worked as a netball commentator for ABC Radio and

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. Between 2011 and 2016 she worked as a game day court announcer for Thunderbirds. Between 2016 and 2017 she worked as a marketing and communications manager for

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at the

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Honours

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**''Winners'': 2001, 2004 ;

* South Australia State League **''Runners Up'': 2000

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Altschwager, Jane 1980 births Living people Australian netball players Australia international netball players Netball players from South Australia Australian netball commentators Contax Netball Club players Australian Institute of Sport netball players Sydney Swifts players Hunter Jaegers players Adelaide Thunderbirds players Central Pulse players ANZ Championship players Australian expatriate netball people in New Zealand Women's Australian rules footballers Australian rules footballers from South Australia Sportspeople from Adelaide People from Millicent, South Australia Australian people of German descent People educated at Pembroke School, Adelaide University of South Australia alumni South Australia state netball league players