Demelza McCloud (née Fellowes; born 5 August 1980) is an Australian netball player. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. McCloud was selected in the Australian national team in 2004 and 2005. Domestically, she has played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy,[1] and also played in New Zealand for the Otago Rebels in the 2007 National Bank Cup.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Demelza McCloud (née Fellowes) | ||
| Born |
5 August 1980 Wodonga, Australia | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GD, GK | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2010 | Melbourne Vixens | 5 | |
| 2009 | Queensland Firebirds | ||
| 2008 | Canterbury Tactix | ||
| 2007 | Otago Rebels | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2004–05 | Australia | ||
| Last updated: 2009-03-14 | |||
With the advent of the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship, McCloud was rostered with the Canterbury Tactix in New Zealand for the inaugural season in 2008.[3] For the 2009 season, she signed with the Queensland Firebirds.[4]
In August 2009, McCloud played for a World 7 team, coached by Julie Fitzgerald, that defeated New Zealand 2–1 in the 2009 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.[5]
In 2010, McCloud decided to retire from netball. However, in the first round of the 2010 ANZ Championship, she was called to play for the Melbourne Vixens to replace Julie Corletto.[6] In that match, she played all four quarters at Goal Keeper.
In late 2011, McCloud confirmed she would be returning to top level netball in 2012 for New Zealand franchise the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship.[6]
In 2013 she played again for the Queensland Firebirds and was named in the Australian squad at the end of the season to play a series against the Malawi Queens.[7]
In 2015 she signed with the Tactix and plays with them currently.[8]
References edit
- ^ Milbank, Zac (13 November 2006). "T-Birds discard Demelza". The Advertiser. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ ONE Sport (24 January 2012). "2007 NBC squads revealed". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ 2008 Canterbury Tactix profile[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ 2009 Queensland Firebirds profile[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "World 7, 48 defeats Silver Ferns, 44 in 1st Test". www.netballnz.co.nz. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b Partland, Warren (6 November 2013). "Former T-Birds defender Demelza McCloud set to relaunch her career". The Advertiser. Retrieved 21 January 2019 – via news.com.au.
- ^ "Firebirds defender Demelza McCloud selected in Diamonds squad". The Courier-Mail. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Fellowes and Hazeldine Sign for EasiYo Tactix". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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