Tayla Honey (born 20 August 1997) 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
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, playing for the
Melbourne Vixens
Melbourne Vixens is an Australian netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 ...
.
Honey began her netball career with the Vixens as a training partner in 2017 and she spent two years playing for the squad's reserves team, the
Victorian 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 ...
.
[ She was elevated to the club's senior list ahead of the 2019 season, though she is expected to miss the entire season after tearing her ]Achilles tendon
The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (h ...
during pre-season training. Honey is the daughter of the club's former assistant coach, Dianne.
References
Australian netball players
Melbourne Vixens players
1997 births
Living people
Suncorp Super Netball players
Victorian Netball League players
Victorian Fury players
Netball players from Victoria (state)
People educated at Geelong Grammar School
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