Romelda Aiken-George (néé Aiken) (born 19 November 1988) is a

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player. Aiken debuted for the Jamaica national team in 2005 as a replacement for regular shooter

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. The shooter rose to international prominence during the 2007 Netball World Championships. In 2008, Aiken signed with the

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to play in the

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in Australia and New Zealand. Former

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captain

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has predicted that "if she

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can keep this up for a long time she will undoubtedly be one of the best

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ever." In 2014, she became the first player to score 3500 goals in the ANZ Championship. She has won the MVP award twice, in 2008 & 2009. She also played a major role in leading the

to three premierships across her career to date. The unique 2020

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season was notable for Aiken, where she finished first in the league for offensive rebounds (110) and second for goals scored (583). She will enter her 14th season for the

this year. Off the court Aiken has completed a course in both hairdressing and IT, however, has favoured her passion for coaching in the recent years. In September 2021 after the conclusion of the 2021

season, Aiken-George married former professional basketballer Daniel George.

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*https://firebirds.net.au/player/romelda-aiken Queensland Firebirds profile] Jamaican netball players Queensland Firebirds players ANZ Championship players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in netball Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 1988 births Living people 2019 Netball World Cup players Jamaican expatriate netball people in Australia 2007 World Netball Championships players 2011 World Netball Championships players 2015 Netball World Cup players {{Jamaica-netball-bio-stub