Joanna Sutton (born 13 July 1986) 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

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 ...

, playing for the

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 ...

. Sutton previously played for the

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 ...

(2006) and the

AIS Canberra Darters Canberra Darters are a former Australian netball team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The team was originally formed as a partnership between the Australian Institute of Sport and Netball ACT. Between 2003 and 2007 they played ...

(2004–05) in the

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. She is of Rotuman and

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parentage. She is the sister of

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player John Sutton. Sutton returns home to join the NSW Swifts for the 2012 ANZ Championship. The former AIS and Australian 21/U representative is a NSW junior having started her netball career with Randwick at the age of seven. A three-year stint with the Adelaide Thunderbirds (2009 – 2011) saw Sutton named in the Diamonds Squad for the first time in her debut ANZ Championship season. Unfortunately her 2010 season was cut short after rupturing her Achilles tendon in round one, ruling her out for the season and sidelining her for the Thunderbirds premiership tilt. A thorough rehabilitation process saw her make a successful return in 2011, playing 12 games during the season.

Netball career highlights

* 2009 Australian Diamonds Squad * Back-to-back premierships with the Sydney Swifts (2006-2007) * Australian 21/U Squad * 2004 Australian Institute of Sport scholarship recipient

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Joanna 1986 births Living people Australian netball players Adelaide Thunderbirds players Australian people of Rotuman descent Netball players from Sydney Sydney Swifts players Australia international netball players New South Wales Swifts players AIS Canberra Darters players Garville Netball Club players South Australia state netball league players New South Wales Institute of Sport netball players