Tasmanian Magpies

Netball Tasmania previously operated a team in the Australian Netball League between 2008 and 2015. It initially simply played as Tasmania but subsequently played as Tasmanian Spirit or Tassie Spirit.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

In 2017 Netball Tasmania, the Tasmanian Government and Collingwood Magpies formed a three-year partnership to enter a new team in the Australian Netball League.^[3][5][6][7] In February 2020 the partnership was renewed for a further two years.^{[4][8][9][10]}

In 2018 with a team that included Melissa Bragg, Gabrielle Sinclair, Cody Lange and Kelsie Rainbow, Tasmanian Magpies reached and won their first ANL grand final in just their second season.^[11][12][13]

Source:^[14]

Tasmanian Magpies play the majority of their home matches at various venues in Melbourne. During the 2017 season they played their home games at Hisense Arena. On 18 February 2017 they made their Australian Netball League debut with a 51–44 home win against Victorian Fury. The game was part of a double header which also featured the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball Round 1 match between Collingwood Magpies and Melbourne Vixens.^{[6][15][16][17]} During the 2018 season they played home matches at the State Netball and Hockey Centre and the Margaret Court Arena. They also played two matches in Tasmania. In June 2018 they defeated Queensland Fusion in two matches played at the Silverdome in Launceston.^[18][19][20] During the 2019 season they played home matches at the Hobart Netball and Sports Centre and Bendigo Stadium.^[21]

Tasmanian Magpies – 2020 Australian Netball League roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Brooke Allan GK, GD – (Note 1) Nyah Allen GS, GA – (Note 1) Zoe Claridge – Cavaliers Samantha Gooden GA, GS (1996-09-19) September 19, 1996 (age 28) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rebecca Hyland GD, GK 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Kingston Blues Zanna Jodlowska – Karana Flames Sharni Lambden C, WD – (Note 1) Shelby Miller – Cavaliers Ashleigh Probert-Hill WA, C – Cripps Waratah Kelsie Rainbow C, WA (1996-09-26) September 26, 1996 (age 28) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Melbourne University Lightning Emma Ryde GS, GA 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) (Note 1) Alex Vinen WD, GK, GD – Cripps Waratah	Head coach Jon Fletcher Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website	Last updated: 25 July 2020

Notes

• ^1 Brooke Allan, Nyah Allen, Sharni Lambden and Emma Ryde are Collingwood Magpies training partners.

Source:^[22][23][24]

• Melissa Bragg
• Molly Jovic
• Cody Lange
• Kelsie Rainbow
• Gabrielle Sinclair