Amorette Wild

Amorette Wild

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Personal information
Born	(1989-08-10) 10 August 1989
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
School	Westfields Sports High School
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS, WA Years Club team(s) Apps 2007 Sydney Swifts 2009 NNSW Blues 2009–2013 New South Wales Swifts 25? 2010–2011 → NNSW Waratahs 2013–2015 Queensland Firebirds 2018–2019 Central Coast Heart Years National team(s) Caps 2011–2014 Australia
Medal record Representing Australia Fast5 Netball World Series Silver medal – second place 2014 Auckland Team Bronze medal – third place 2011 Liverpool Team

Amorette Wild (born 10 August 1989), also known as Amy Wild, is a former Australian netball player. Wild played for both New South Wales Swifts and Queensland Firebirds during the ANZ Championship era. She was a member of the Firebirds team that won the 2015 ANZ Championship. She also represented Australia at under-19, under-21 and Fast5 levels.

Early life and education

Wild attended Westfields Sports High School. Between 2004 and 2006 she attended Western Sydney Academy of Sport.

Playing career

New South Wales

Wild played for teams representing Eastwood/Ryde, Fairfield and Sutherland Shire. Between 2006 and 2010, Wild represented New South Wales in the Australian National Netball Championships at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. She was a member of the under-21 teams that won titles in 2009 and 2010. She captained the team that won the 2010 under-21 title.

Sydney Swifts

In 2007, aged seventeen, Wild was a member of the Sydney Swifts team that won the final Commonwealth Bank Trophy league title.

Australian Netball League

Between 2009 and 2011, Wild played for both NNSW Blues and NNSW Waratahs in the Australian Netball League. She played for Blues during the 2009 season before switching to Waratahs for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. In 2010, she captained the Waratahs team that finished as minor premiers and reached the ANL grand final. In the grand final, Wilde scored 23 goals from 25 attempts with a 92% success rate. However Waratahs lost 54–47 to Victorian Fury. She was subsequently named the 2010 ANL MVP. In 2011, Wild was a member of the Waratahs team that won the ANL title.

New South Wales Swifts

Between 2009 and 2013, Wild played for New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship. On 28 June 2009, she made her Swifts ANZ Championship debut in a 2009 ANZ Championship Round 13 match against Central Pulse. On 26 May 2013, Wild made her 25th ANZ Championship appearance for Swifts in a 2013 ANZ Championship Round 10 match against Northern Mystics.

Queensland Firebirds

In 2014 and 2015, Wild played for Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship. She was signed by Firebirds as a replacement for Natalie Medhurst. She was a member of the Firebirds teams that were 2014 grand finalists and 2015 ANZ Championship winners.

Central Coast Heart

In 2018 Wild captained the Central Coast Heart team that won the Netball NSW Premier League title. She was also named the MVP in the grand final and won the Nance Kenny OAM Medal as the league player of the year.

Australia

Between 2011 and 2014 Wild represented Australia in the Fast5 Netball World Series. She had previously represented Australia at under-19 and under-21 levels.

Honours

Australia

• Fast5 Netball World Series
  • Runners Up: 2014

Queensland Firebirds

• ANZ Championship
  • Winners: 2015
  • Runners Up: 2014

NNSW Waratahs

• Australian Netball League
  • Winners: 2011
  • Runners Up: 2010

Sydney Swifts

• Commonwealth Bank Trophy
  • Winners: 2007

New South Wales

• Australian National Netball Championships
  • Winner: Under-17 (2006), Under-21 (2009, 2010)

Individual

• Australian Netball League MVP
  • Winner: 2010