Maddy Gordon (born 16 January 2000) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the

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teams that won the

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and the

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. She also represented New Zealand at the

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. Gordon was also a prominent member of the

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 ...

teams that won the

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and 2022 ANZ Premiership titles.

Early life, family and education

Gordon was born and bred in

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. She is the daughter of Carolyn and David Gordon. She stayed in Whangārei until she was 16. She subsequently attended

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, where she excelled at netball, volleyball, athletics, cross-country and swimming.

Playing career

Central Zone

In 2018, Gordon was a member of the

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team that won the National Netball League title. She was player of the match as Central defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty 62–53 in the grand final.

Central Pulse

Gordon was a member of the

team that won the

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tournament. She was subsequently a prominent member of the Pulse teams that won the

and 2022 ANZ Premiership titles. She was Grand Final MVP as she helped Pulse win the 2020 title. After an outstanding

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season for Pulse, Gordon was included in

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's ''

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s team of the season and was recalled to the

team for the

New Zealand

In August 2020, Gordon was included in the 2020–21

squad. She was the sole debutant featured in the squad. On 3 March 2021, Gordon made her senior debut for New Zealand against

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during the

Statistics

ANZ Premiership

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Honours

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Constellation Cup The Constellation Cup is an international netball competition contested by Australia and New Zealand. The competition features a series of test matches. The two teams have competed for the trophy since 2010. Australia won the inaugural series ...

**''Winners'':

Taini Jamison Trophy The Taini Jamison Trophy is an international netball tournament hosted in New Zealand by the Netball New Zealand organisation. The trophy is contested by the New Zealand national team and at least one touring national team each year. Consequently ...

**''Winners'':

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ANZ Premiership The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netball ...

**''Winners'':

**''Minor premiers'':

Netball New Zealand Super Club The Netball New Zealand Super Club was a netball tournament organised by Netball New Zealand. It featured teams from the ANZ Premiership as well as invited overseas teams, including teams from Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and Singapo ...

**''Winners'':

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* National Netball League **''Winners'': 2018 ;Individual Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Maddy Living people 2000 births New Zealand netball players New Zealand international netball players 2023 Netball World Cup players ANZ Premiership players National Netball League (New Zealand) players Central Pulse players Central Manawa players People educated at Mount Albert Grammar School Sportspeople from Whangārei