Madeline McAuliffe (born 5 December 1994) is an Australian former

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 ...

er, last 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 ...

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. McAuliffe was a foundation player at the Lightning ahead of the club's inaugural season in 2017 and was re-signed by the club for the 2019 season. Prior to joining the Lightning, McAullife played for 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 ...

in the second-tier

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and trialled with 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 ...

. She has also represented Australia at under 19 and 21 level. At the completion of the

2021 Suncorp Super Netball season The 2021 Suncorp Super Netball season was the fifth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season commenced on 1 May and concluded on 28 August. The defending premiers were the Melbourne Vixens, but they failed to make the finals. ...

, McAuliffe stepped away from professional sport to focus on her career outside of netball. McAuliffe appeared in 75 games for the Lightning across five seasons, including the 2017 and 2018 premierships.

References

External links

Sunshine Coast Lightning profile

Suncorp Super Netball profile

Netball Draft Central profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McAuliffe, Madeline 1994 births Australian netball players Sunshine Coast Lightning players Living people Suncorp Super Netball players Australian Netball League players Netball players from Queensland Queensland Fusion players People educated at John Paul College (Brisbane) Queensland state netball league players Sportspeople from Townsville