Carla Dziwoki (born 29 August 1982) is a former Australian netball player. Dziwoki played with the Queensland Firebirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.[1][2] She played for Team Northumbria in the 2008–09 Netball Superleague for the .[3] She also played for Leeds Carnegie during the 2009–10 Netball Superleague season. Dziwoki rejoined the Queensland Firebirds for the 2009 ANZ Championship season after Megan Dehn withdrew from the side.[4][5]
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| Born | 29 August 1982 | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GA, GS | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
| Queensland Firebirds | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Team Northumbria | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Queensland Firebirds | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Leeds Carnegie | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | New South Wales Swifts | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: 2009-03-13 | ||||||||||||||
Dziwoki also plays in the Netball NSW Premier League where she represents the Sutherland Shire. Dziwoki will also be representing NSW Waratahs in the Australian Netball League. Carla will play for the NSW Swifts in the 2011 ANZ Championship season. She was also a member of the Australian FastNet Diamonds team which played at the 2011 World Netball Series in Liverpool. After being released by the NSW Swifts at the end of the 2014 ANZ Championship season, Dziwoki signed with the Melbourne Vixens for the 2015 season.[6]
In 2018, she became a contestant on an Australian home renovation television show, The Block, along with fellow netballer Bianca Chatfield.[7]
Dziwoki is the daughter of American basketball player Reg Biddings, who spent his professional career in Australia.[8]
National Representation
edit- 2011 Australian FastNet team
- 2013 Australian Fast5 Flyers
Netball Career Facts
edit- 2004 Australian Squad
- 2011 Australian Squad Training Partner
- 2011 NSW Waratahs Captain, Australian Netball League undefeated premiers
- 2013 Australian Fast5 Flyers – Silver Medalists
- 2014 NSW Swifts Leadership Group
References
edit- ^ "2006 Queensland Firebirds team profile". ABC Sport. ABC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ Partland, Warren (1 May 2007). "Orioles defender in line for return". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ 2008–09 Team Northumbria profile Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Captain Carla: I may be back". Evening Chronicle. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Firebirds coach Vicki Wilson tackles Netball Queensland". The Courier-Mail. www.news.com.au. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "ANZ Championship: New Melbourne Vixens goaler Carla Dziwoki aims to be a sharp shooter". Herald Sun. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Day, Mikaela (6 July 2018). "The Block 2018: Meet the new 'Blockheads', including former professional netballers Bianca Chatfield, Carla Dziwoki". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2019 – via news.com.au.
- ^ Lewis, Daniel (5 March 2011). "Shooting star Dziwoki a later starter but quick to repay Swifts' faith". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2021.