Sophie Garbin

Sophie Garbin (born 6 April 1997) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the New South Wales Swifts.[1]

Sophie Rachel Garbin
Personal information
Born (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997[1]
Perth
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS
Years Club team(s) Apps
2018-present New South Wales Swifts

Garbin made her debut in the Super Netball league in the 2018 season, having been recruited from Western Australia as a training partner for the West Coast Fever and coming off a player of the year title in the Australian Netball League.[1] She has represented Western Australia and Australia at under 21/20 and under 17 level on multiple occasions.[1] Garbin's emergence has attracted praise from a number of netball experts, one of whom (Swifts coach Briony Akle) has labelled her "the next Australian shooter".[2][3] Garbin later signed a contract extension with the Swifts through to the end of the 2020 season.[4]

References
  1. "Sophie Garbin". New South Wales Swifts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
  2. "Swifts rookie: 'She will be the next Australian shooter'". The Northern Star. 30 April 2018.
  3. "WA's rising netball star Sophie Garbin shoots Western Sting into finals". ABC News. 3 April 2017.
  4. "Garbin And Haythornthwaite Re-sign With Swifts". Super Netball. 15 August 2019.


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