Personal information | |||
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Born |
Winnaleah, Tasmania[1] | 26 September 1996||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
School | Scotch Oakburn College | ||
University | Monash University | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): C, WA | |||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
2011–2013 | Cavaliers | ||
2015–2017 | Monash University Storm | ||
2016–2017 | Victorian Fury | ||
2018– | Melbourne University Lightning | ||
2018– | Tasmanian Magpies | ||
2018– | Collingwood Magpies |
Kelsie Rainbow (born 26 September 1996) is an Australian netball player who has played in the Victorian Netball League and the Australian Netball League. In 2018 she was a member of the Tasmanian Magpies team that won the ANL title. In 2018 and 2019 Rainbow served as a training partner for Collingwood Magpies.
Early life and education
Rainbow is originally from Winnaleah, Tasmania.[1][2][3] Between 2011 and 2014 she attended Scotch Oakburn College and between 2015 and 2017 she attended Monash University where she studied nutritional science.[4][5][6] In 2012 she represented Tasmania as an under-18 cross country runner.[7]
Playing career
Cavaliers
Rainbow played for Cavaliers, a Launceston-based team in the Tasmanian Netball League. In both 2011 and 2012 she was named in the TNL Under-19 All Star Teams and in 2013 she was named in the TNL Open All Star Team.[2][8][9]
Victorian Netball League
Between 2015 and 2017, while attending Monash University, Rainbow also played for Monash University Storm in the Victorian Netball League.[4][10][11][12][13] Since 2018 she has played in the VNL for Melbourne University Lightning.[14][15][16][17]
Australian Netball League
- Victorian Fury
In 2016 Rainbow was called up as a replacement player for Victorian Fury.[10] She was subsequently included in the 2017 Fury squad.[12][13][18] While a member of the Fury squad she also served as a training partner with Melbourne Vixens.[1][3][19]
- Tasmanian Magpies
In 2018 Rainbow began playing for Tasmanian Magpies.[3][14] Together with Melissa Bragg, Gabrielle Sinclair and Cody Lange, Rainbow was a member of the Magpies team that won the 2018 Australian Netball League title.[20][21] She was subsequently included in the 2019 and 2020 Tasmanian Magpies squads.[17][22][23][24]
Collingwood Magpies
In 2018 and 2019 Rainbow served as a training partner for Collingwood Magpies.[3][25][26] On 29 March 2018 she made her senior debut for Collingwood Magpies during the Tasmanian Netball Invitational Series at the Silverdome in Launceston.[3][26][27]
National team
Rainbow was included in an advance Australia squad for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[6][11][28][29]
Honours
- Australian Netball League
- Winners: 2018: 1
References
- 1 2 3 "Kelsie Rainbow". www.vis.org.au. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- 1 2 "How a Winneleah girl plans to be the first Tasmanian to play Super Netball". www.examiner.com.au. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gold at the end of the Rainbow for Kelsie". tas.netball.com.au. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- 1 2 "Kelsie Rainbow". au.linkedin.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Launceston netballer Kelsie Rainbow back from injury". www.examiner.com.au. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- 1 2 "National netball call-up for Kelsie Rainbow". www.examiner.com.au. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Team for Australian Titles in Adelaide". sportstg.com. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Honour Board". cavaliers.org.au. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Kelsie Rainbow gets national netball recognition". www.examiner.com.au. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- 1 2 "Fury looking to produce eight quarter performance". vic.netball.com.au. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- 1 2 "Six Victorian athletes named in World Youth Cup squad". vic.netball.com.au. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- 1 2 "Victorian Fury 2017 team announcement". vic.netball.com.au. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- 1 2 "The Victorian Fury started its quest for a fifth Australian Netball League title in a row with the naming of its 2017 squad last week". www.heraldsun.com.au. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- 1 2 "2018 Tasmanian Magpies ANL Squad". tas.netball.com.au. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ↑ "Melbourne University Lightning – Our History". mulightning-dpga.squarespace.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ↑ "Melbourne University Lightning". vic.netball.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- 1 2 "Seven in Tassie Magpies squad for 2020". www.theadvocate.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ↑ "Tasmanian Kelsie Rainbow confirms signing for Victorian Fury in the new-look Australian Netball League". www.examiner.com.au. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Tasmanian netballer Kelsie Rainbow to train with Melbourne Vixens". www.examiner.com.au. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Canberra Giants fall agonisingly short in ANL grand final thriller". www.examiner.com.au. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ "Tassie Magpies celebrate first DUANL title". netball.com.au. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ↑ "2019 Tasmanian Magpies Squad Announced". tas.netball.com.au. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Tasmanian Magpies Squad Announcement". tas.netball.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ↑ "ANL Tasmanian Magpies announce 2020 squad". collingwoodmagpies.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ↑ "Magpies Welcome New Training Partner". supernetball.com.au. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- 1 2 "Seven Training Partners Sign On With Collingwood Magpies For 2019". supernetball.com.au. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Rainbow gets an unreal experience in front of a home crowd". tas.netball.com.au. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ "Tasmanian netball star Kelsie Rainbow joins Australian Netball World Youth Cup squad". www.themercury.com.au. 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Four NSWIS players included in Netball World Youth Cup squad". www.nswis.com.au. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2020.