Tara Hinchliffe (born 25 May 1998) is an Australian

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 ...

player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Queensland Firebirds. She also serves as the vice-president of the

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. Hinchliffe was signed by the Firebirds in June 2017, having previously been captain and MVP of the Queensland under 19 side at that year's

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. She was also selected in the Australian side to compete at the

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, making her a significant acquisition for the Firebirds. Hinchliffe grew up a passionate supporter of the Firebirds, idolising fellow players

Laura Geitz Laura Geitz (born 4 November 1987) is a former Australian netball player and former captain of the Australian national team. Geitz was selected for the 2008 Australian national team, and has won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, ...

and

Gabi Simpson Gabrielle Simpson (born 17 October 1992), also known as Gabi Simpson, is an Australia netball international. Simpson was vice-captain of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Simpson was also a member of ...

. She made her debut as a senior contracted player in the first round of the 2018 season. Later that year she represented Australia in the Fast5 World Series, winning a

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with the team. In January 2023, Hinchliffe made her international netball debut for

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in the 2023 Netball Quad Series match against

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Queensland Firebirds profile

Suncorp Super Netball profile

Netball Draft Central profile
1998 births Australian netball players Queensland Firebirds players Living people Suncorp Super Netball players Netball players from Queensland Queensland Fusion players Australian Netball League players Australia international Fast5 players Queensland state netball league players Australia international netball players Sportswomen from Queensland Sportspeople from Brisbane {{Australia-netball-bio-stub