Vanessa Ware (born 26 October 1985) is a former Australian netball player. Between 2003 and 2007 she played for

Sydney Swifts Sydney Swifts were an Australian netball team based in Sydney. Between 1997 and 2007, they represented Netball New South Wales in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with Sydney Sandpipers and Hunter Jaegers, they were one of three t ...

in the

Commonwealth Bank Trophy The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007. The league was organized by Netball Australia. Its main sponsor was the Commonwealth Ba ...

league. She was a member of the Sydney Swifts teams that won premierships in 2004, 2006, 2007. Between

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and

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she played for

New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Swifts are an Australian netball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have represented Netball New South Wales in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was ...

in the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

. She was a member of the Swifts team that won the 2008 ANZ Championship. She also represented Australia at under-19, under-21 and Fast5 levels.

Early life, family and education

Ware is originally from

Sutherland Shire Sutherland Shire is a local government area in the southern region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland Shire comprises an area of and as at the had an estimated population of . Sutherland Shire is colloquially ...

. Ware and her future team mate,

Kimberlee Green Kimberlee Green (born 5 March 1986 in Sydney, Australia) is a former Australian international netball player. Green was the captain of the Giants Netball team in the Suncorp Super Netball league and represented the Australian national netball ...

have been best friends since meeting at

Little Athletics Little Athletics is an Australian activity program that involves modified athletics events for children aged 3 to 16 in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory); 3 ...

when they were seven. Ware attended

De La Salle College, Cronulla , motto_translation = With God As Leader , established = , type = Independent comprehensive co-educational secondary day school , denomination = Roman Catholic , oversight = Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney , re ...

Playing career

Early years

Ware played netball for both

and the

New South Wales Institute of Sport The New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) is a high performance sports training institute located in New South Wales, Australia. The New South Wales government agency provides world leading coaching, performance support and daily training ...

Sydney Swifts

Between 2003 and 2007, Ware made 40 appearances for

in the

league. She was 16 when she began playing for the Sydney Swifts first team. She made her senior debut for Swifts on 26 July 2003 in a Round 10 match against

Perth Orioles Perth Orioles were an Australian netball team that, between 1997 and 2007, represented Netball Western Australia in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Orioles were one of the founding teams of the competition. They never finished higher than sixth i ...

. She came on at wing attack in a game Swifts won 67–41. She was subsequently a member of the Sydney Swifts teams that won premierships in 2004, 2006, 2007.

New South Wales Swifts

Between

and

, Ware made 67 appearances for

in the

. She was a member of the Swifts team that won the 2008 ANZ Championship. During 2010, Ware suffered from back and knee injuries which ended her season early. However she recovered and returned in 2011. In

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, Ware and

celebrated ten consecutive seasons with

/New South Wales Swifts. Ware subsequently played her 50th ANZ Championship match in a 2012 Round 9 match against

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 wh ...

was Ware's eleventh and final season with Sydney Swifts/New South Wales Swifts. She played her 100th game for Swifts against

Southern Steel Southern Steel are a netball in New Zealand, New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 ANZ Championship season, 2008 and 2016 ANZ Championship season, 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 ANZ Premiership seas ...

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. After 107 games, Ware retired from elite netball after the

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game against

Canterbury Tactix Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championsh ...

Australia

In 2004 Ware represented Australia at under-19 level. In 2006 she was included in the Australia under-21 squad. In 2008 she was included in the senior squad. Ware also represented Australia at the

2011 World Netball Series The 2011 World Netball Series was the third edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under fastnet rules. The 2011 event was held in Liverpool, England, which also hosted the event in 2010. The tourname ...

Honours

;

**''Winners'':

;

**''Winners'': 2004, 2006, 2007 **''Runners up'': 2003, 2005

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ware, Vanessa 1985 births Living people Australian netball players Australia international Fast5 players Sydney Swifts players New South Wales Swifts players ANZ Championship players Netball players from Sydney People from the Sutherland Shire New South Wales Institute of Sport netball players People educated at De La Salle College, Cronulla