Annika Lee-Jones (born 31 October 1996) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Sunshine Coast Lightning.

Annika Lee-Jones
Personal information
Born (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 27)[1]
Perth, Western Australia[2]
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK, GD
Years Club team(s) Apps
2017–18 West Coast Fever 4
2019–2020 Sunshine Coast Lightning
2021- Celtic Dragons

Lee-Jones debuted in the inaugural season (2017) of Super Netball at the West Coast Fever, the home team of her city of birth, Perth.[2] As an underage netballer she represented Western Australia at the under 20 National Netball Championships and was also named in the Australian team for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[2] In her two years at the Fever, Lee-Jones made only four appearances for the club, before moving to the Lightning ahead of the 2019 season.[3] Jones is a defensive player and was brought to the Lightning in the hope of being a suitable replacement for former award-winning goal defender Geva Mentor.[4] She signed a contract extension with the Lightning, keeping her at the club until the end of the 2020 season.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Round 5 match program 2018". issu.com. Refer to pp. 7
  2. ^ a b c d "Annika Lee-Jones Profile". West Coast Fever. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Defensive duo ready to strike". Sunshine Coast Lightning. 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Medhurst to Magpies caps off signing week". Netball Scoop. 16 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Five Lightning Players Ink New Deals". Super Netball. 15 August 2019.

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