Olivia Lewis (born 29 April 1999) is an Australian
netball player in the
Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the
Melbourne Mavericks
Lewis was born in
Subiaco and raised in Wellard WA and was signed by the
West Coast Fever
West Coast Fever is an Australian netball team based in Perth, Western Australia. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they competed in the ANZ Championship. Between 1997 and 2007, as Perth Orioles, th ...
ahead of the
2019 season.
[ The defender grew up playing netball for the Rockingham District Netball Association before moving to Coastal Sharks academy in Western Australia.
A prodigious junior talent saw her win national MVP awards at under 17 and 19 levels. Prior to being picked up by the Fever, she was MVP for the club's reserves team, the Western Sting in the ]Australian Netball League
The Australian Netball Championships, formerly the Australian Netball League, is an Australian netball competition. Since 2008 it has served as a second level competition, initially below the ANZ Championship and later below Suncorp Super Netb ...
,Jill McIntosh medal
The West Australian Netball League, also referred to as the WA Netball League, is a state netball league featuring teams from Western Australia. It is organised by Netball Western Australia. On a national level, the league is effectively a third ...
as the Most Valuable player for the 2018 season.
She made her Suncorp super netball debut in round 1 of 2019 against Adelaide Thunderbirds. A promising first season saw her take to the court nine times and receive the Fever Coaches Award, culminating in her being selected for the 2019 Australian Development squad. In 2020, she was impressive enough in her ten appearances to be selected again in the Australian Development squad for 2020/2021. In 2021, her eight appearances were as an impact player with very little court time. However, she was again selected in the 2021/22 Australian Development squad.
She signed with the Melbourne Vixens for the 2022 season, debuting in round 1 as Vixens player 59. She was part of a resurgent Vixens team, taking to the court 12 times, including in their unsuccessful Grand Final against Fever. Olivia was named joint captain of Victoria Fury
Victorian Fury are an Australian netball team that represents Netball Victoria in the Australian Netball League. In 2008 they were both founder members and the inaugural champions of the league. They retained the title in 2009 and completed a t ...
for their 2022 campaign in the Australian Netball Championships leading them into the Gold medal match against South Australian Force. Given more court time in 2023, Olivia made a name for herself for handling the taller goal shooters of the competition. She signed with the new franchise, Melbourne Mavericks, for 2024.
References
External links
West Coast Fever profile
Suncorp Super Netball profile
Netball Draft Central profile
Melbourne Vixens profile
Melbourne Mavericks
Australian netball players
West Coast Fever players
Living people
1999 births
Australian Netball League players
Suncorp Super Netball players
Netball players from Western Australia
Western Sting players
West Australian Netball League players
Melbourne Vixens players
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