Peta Stephens

Peta Stephens

File:Natalie Avellino.jpg 18 June 2004: Peta Stephens (right) playing for Canterbury Flames against Southern Sting in the 2004 National Bank Cup final at Stadium Southland. Herself and Flames team mate Vilimaina Davu challenge Sting's Natalie Avellino.
Personal information
Born	(1978-04-15) 15 April 1978 Brisbane, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
School	Brisbane State High School
University	RMIT University
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, GK, WD Years Club team(s) Apps 1997–1998 Australian Institute of Sport 1997–2003 Queensland Firebirds 2004 Canterbury Flames 2005–2009 Queensland Firebirds 2010 Canterbury Tactix

Peta Stephens (born 15 April 1978) is a former Australian netball player. Between 1997 and 2009, Stephens played for Queensland Firebirds. She played for Firebirds in both the Commonwealth Bank Trophy and ANZ Championship eras and captained Firebirds between 2006 and 2009. She also played with the Australian Institute of Sport, and for New Zealand Teams Canterbury Flames and Canterbury Tactix, gaining experience in both Australian and New Zealand netball competitions.

Playing career

Early years

Between 1995 and 2000, Stephens represented Queensland in the Australian National Netball Championships at under-19, under-21 and Open levels. Between 1997 and 1998, she played for the Australian Institute of Sport. Between 1996 and 1999, she also featured in Australia under-21 squads.

Queensland Firebirds

Between 1997 and 2003, and again from 2005 until 2009, Stephens played for Queensland Firebirds. She played for Firebirds in both the Commonwealth Bank Trophy and ANZ Championship eras. She captained Firebirds between 2006 and 2009. On 1 June 2007, she played her 100th match for Firebirds in a 54–45 win against Hunter Jaegers.

New Zealand

Stephens also had two spells playing netball in New Zealand. In 2004 she played for Canterbury Flames in the National Bank Cup. In 2009, she signed for Canterbury Tactix ahead of the 2010 ANZ Championship season. However a pre-season shoulder injury ruled her out for most of the season.

Notes

• ^1 Some sources suggest Stephens played for Melbourne Phoenix c. 2004.

Education

Between 2014 and 2021, Stephens completed a Bachelor of Information Technology with RMIT University.