Kelsey Browne (born 17 January 1992) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the West Coast Fever

Kelsey Browne
Personal information
Born 17 January 1992
Geelong, Victoria,[1][2] Australia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
School Belmont High School
Relatives Madison Browne
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, C
Years Club team(s) Apps
2015–2016 Melbourne Vixens
2017–2018 SC Lightning
2019–2023 Collingwood Magpies
2024- West Coast Fever
Years National team(s) Caps
2018–present Australia 18

Career

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Browne began her professional netball career as a replacement player for the Melbourne Vixens in the 2015 ANZ Championship season.[1] She played for the Victorian-based club for two seasons before having a breakout year in 2017 at the Sunshine Coast Lightning in the new Super Netball league, where she developed a reputation as one of the most ruthless wing-attack players in the competition.[3] Browne has represented Australia at under 17, 19 and 21 levels.[1] Browne took her game to another level in the 2018 season and was rewarded with a call-up to the Australia national netball team for the Quad Series and 2018 Constellation Cup.[4] Shortly afterwards she was signed by the Collingwood Magpies, joining sister Madi Robinson at the club for the 2019 season.[5] She returned to the Diamonds for the 2019 Quad Series before winning selection as one of the 12 players picked for the World Cup squad, where she and her teammates won a silver medal.[citation needed]

In Round 13 of the 2019 season, Browne suffered a serious injury to her knee, ruling her out for up to 12 months. Nonetheless, she was re-signed by the club until the end of the 2021 season.[6]

Super Netball statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.[7]
Season Team G/A GA RB CPR FD IC DF PN TO MP
2017 Lightning 0/0 171 0 276 434 3 4 62 37 15
2018 Lightning 0/0 302 0 383 498 4 1 50 53 15
2019 Magpies 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0/0 473 0 659 932 7 5 112 90 30

Personal life

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In addition to her sister Madi, Browne's father Mark was also a sportsperson, playing Australian rules football for Geelong in the 1970s.[8]

As of 2022, Browne currently studies a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at Deakin University.[9]

She is a singer/songwriter and studied a Bachelor of Arts (Music Performance) at Collarts in Melbourne.

During her time at Collingwood, Browne served as Collingwood's delegate to the Australian Netball Players’ Association.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kelsey Browne Biography". Sunshine Coast Lightning. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Kelsey Browne Biography". Netball Australia.
  3. ^ "Kelsey Browne". Suncorp Super Netball.
  4. ^ "Kelsey Browne in Diamonds netball call-up". thewest.com.au. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Black and white for Brazill and Browne". Magpies Netball. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Two more for Browne and Jovic gets the call-up". Magpies Netball. 12 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Kelsey Browne". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. ^ 'There's no mercy when it comes to sisters on the court', Courier Mail, 16 February 2017
  9. ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  10. ^ "ANPA Staff". Australian Netball Players' Association. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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