Katie Walker is a former Australian netball player and current netball coach. Walker played for both

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 ...

and

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during the

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era. She also played for Firebirds during the 2008 ANZ Championship season. Since

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, Walker has been a member of the Firebirds coaching staff, serving as an assistant coach, specialist coach and head coach of

Queensland Sapphires 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 ...

Family

Walker, née Buchanan, is married to Shane Walker, a

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player. Their first child, a daughter, Kobi, was born in November 2006.

Playing career

Hunter Jaegers

Between 2004 and 2006, while her husband

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was playing for South Sydney, Walker made 32 appearances for

in the

league. She was a vice-captain to

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while playing for Jaegers.

Manly-Warringah

Walker played for Manly-Warringah in the

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and in 2006 featured in the grand final when she was 27 weeks' pregnant. In 2006 she shared the Nance Kenny OAM Medal, the league's MVP award.

Queensland Firebirds

Between 2007 and 2008, Walker played for

. She trialed for five successive years to be part of the Firebirds team but missed out each time. In 2007 she was included in Firebirds'

squad. She also played for Firebirds during the 2008 ANZ Championship season. However, she was controversially dropped from the Firebirds lineup for the 2009 season. She was initially cut from the preliminary team list against the wishes of head coach,

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. After

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withdrew from the squad, Wilson wanted to re-sign Walker. However,

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overruled her decision and offered

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a contract instead.

Queensland Fusion

Walker played for

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during the 2009

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season.

Carina Leagues Club Tigers

Walker has played for and captained

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in various

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competitions. Her teammates at Tigers have included

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. She captained Tigers when they won the 2012 Holden Cruze Cup. She continued to captain Tigers until 2019. In 2019 the

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award was named the Katie Walker Medal after Walker.

Coach

During the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season, Walker served as an assistant coach to

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. In 2021 she was a specialist coach with Firebirds and head coach of

Honours

;

*Holden Cruze Cup **''Winners'': 2012 ;Individual Awards

References

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Sportspeople from Brisbane