The 17-strong Samsung Australian Diamonds squad included six VIS athletes who will compete for the 2018 Quad Series and Constellation Cup in Australia and New Zealand this September-October.
The six Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holders were Melbourne Vixens players Liz Watson, Tegan Philip, Renae Ingles, Kate Moloney, Emily Mannix and Jo Weston.
Headlining selection is Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games champion Renae Ingles, who is welcomed to the national squad for the first time since 2015, after returning to club netball with the Melbourne Vixens in the 2018 Suncorp Super Netball season.
Commonwealth Games silver medallists, Jo Weston and Liz Watson, will also continue their national duties.
Both the 2018 Quad Series and Constellation Cup teams will be confirmed on 31 August following the Suncorp Super Netball grand final, with additional players still able to be selected prior to the start of the International Test Series.
The Diamonds will start their Quad Series campaign on Saturday 15 September against the South African Spar Proteas in Auckland before coming-up against the England Roses, for the first time since the Commonwealth Games, in Newcastle on 19 September.
The Diamonds’ last game in Australia will take place in Townsville, hosting an international netball game for the first time against the New Zealand Silver Ferns on 10 October.
This year’s International Test Series will be the last time Australia play on home soil before the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England from 12-21 July next year.
Tickets for the International Test Series are still available via https://netball.com.au/tickets.
A full schedule for the 2018 Quad Series and Constellation Cup can be found here: https://netball.com.au/fixtures-results.
2018-19 Samsung Diamonds Squad:
Goalers:
First Name | Last Name | State of Origin | Caps | Club |
Caitlin | Bassett | WA | 83 | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
Tegan | Philip | VIC | 12 | Melbourne Vixens |
Caitlin | Thwaites | VIC | 41 | Collingwood Magpies |
Gretel | Tippett | QLD | 16 | Queensland Firebirds |
Stephanie | Wood | QLD | 15 | Sunshine Coast Lightning |
Centre Court:
First Name | Last Name | State of Origin | Caps | Club |
Jessica | Anstiss | WA | 0 | West Coast Fever |
Renae | Ingles | VIC | 67 | Melbourne Vixens |
Kate | Moloney | VIC | 3 | Melbourne Vixens |
Jamie-Lee | Price | NSW | 0 | Giants Netball |
Kim | Ravaillion | NSW | 57 | Collingwood Magpies |
Gabi | Simpson | NSW | 32 | Queensland Firebirds |
Liz | Watson | VIC | 22 | Melbourne Vixens |
Defenders:
First Name | Last Name | State of Origin | Caps | Club |
April | Brandley | NSW | 28 | Collingwood Magpies |
Courtney | Bruce | WA | 17 | West Coast Fever |
Sarah | Klau | SA | 0 | NSW Swifts |
Emily | Mannix | VIC | 3 | Melbourne Vixens |
Jo | Weston | VIC | 17 | Melbourne Vixens |
Quad Series:
The Netball Quad Series is contested twice a year between the Samsung Australian Diamonds, New Zealand Silver Ferns, England Roses and SPAR South Africa Proteas. It began in late 2016.
Constellation Cup:
The Constellation Cup is an annual series contested between the Samsung Australian Diamonds and the New Zealand Silver Ferns.
