Sophie Garbin

Australian netball player

Sophie Garbin
Personal information
Born (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 (age 27)
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
School Kolbe Catholic College
University Curtin University
Relatives Darcee Garbin (sister)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS
Years Club team(s) Apps
201x–2017 Coastal Sharks
2015–2017 Western Sting
2017–2021 New South Wales Swifts
2022–2023 Collingwood Magpies
2024- Melbourne Vixens
Years National team(s) Caps
2018– Australia
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Netball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cape Town Team
Fast5 World Series
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Melbourne Team

Sophie Muriel Garbin (born 6 April 1997) is an Australian netball player. She was a member of the New South Wales Swifts teams that won the 2019 and 2021 Suncorp Super Netball titles. In 2017 she was also a member of the Western Sting team that won the Australian Netball League title. She was also a member of the Australia team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series. She also sits on the board of the Australian Netball Players’ Association.[2] Garbin's older sister, Darcee Garbin, is an Australia women's basketball international.

Early life, family and education

Garbin is originally from Western Australia. Born in Kalgoorlie, she was raised in Kambalda before moving to Perth with her family when she was 13. In her youth she played both Australian rules football and basketball as well as netball.[1][3][4][5][6] Between 2010 and 2014 Garbin attended Kolbe Catholic College, Rockingham. As of 2020 she is studying part time at Curtin University.[7][8] Garbin's older sister, Darcee Garbin, is an Australia women's basketball international.[6][9][10]

Playing career

Coastal Sharks

Garbin played for Coastal Sharks in the West Australian Netball League.[11][12]

Western Sting

Between 2015 and 2017 Garbin played for Western Sting in the Australian Netball League.[13][14][15] In 2017 she was a member of the Western Sting team that won the ANL title and was named MVP in the grand final.[3][16][17] During the 2017 season, Garbin also set a new ANL goal scoring record. By round six of the competition she had surpassed the previous ANL record of 468 goals. By the end of the season she had scored 607 goals. She was subsequently named the 2017 ANL MVP.[18][19][20][21][22]

New South Wales Swifts

In 2017 Garbin signed for New South Wales Swifts.[9][23] On 29 April 2018 she made her Suncorp Super Netball for Swifts in a 2018 Round 1 match against Queensland Firebirds. Garbin scored 18 goals from 19 attempts, including a late winner which helped Swifts clinch a 54–53 win.[3][24][25][26] Garbin was a member of the Swifts team that won the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball title. In the grand final she scored six goals from seven attempts as Swifts defeated Sunshine Coast Lightning 64–47.[4][5][22][27] In August 2019 Garbin renewed her Swifts contract ahead of the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season.[28] Garbin was named the NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year in both 2019 and 2020.[29][30]

Collingwood Magpies Netball

In September 2021, it was announced that Garbin would depart New South Wales Swifts for Collingwood Magpies.[31]

Australia

Between 2014 and 2017 Garbin represented Australia at under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.[23][26] In October 2018 she was a member of the Australia team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series.[32][33] In September 2019 Garbin was included the 2019 Australian Development squad.[34] On 3 March 2021, she made her senior debut for Australia against New Zealand during the 2021 Constellation Cup.[35]

Tournaments Place
2018 Fast5 Netball World Series[32][33] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Constellation Cup[35] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Constellation Cup[36][37][38] 1st
2024 Netball Nations Cup[39][40] 1st

Honours

New South Wales Swifts
Western Sting
Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sophie Garbin". supernetball.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ "ANPA Staff". Australian Netball Players' Association. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "From desert to the big smoke". www.athletesvoice.com.au. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Kalgoorlie kid Sophie Garbin sinks West Coast Fever hearts". thewest.com.au. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Kambalda's Super Netball star revels in premiership glory". www.kalminer.com.au. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Sophie Garbin following in sister's footsteps from red dirt of Kambalda". www.smh.com.au. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Sophie Garbin". au.linkedin.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Rockingham's Sophie Garbin secures new Super Netball deal". www.soundtelegraph.com.au. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Garbin girls firing in basketball and netball". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Darcee Garbin". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Young Jets out-muscled". www.swtimes.com.au. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Sharks coast to 19 goal win over Rangers". wordpress.com. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  13. ^ "2015 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Netball: Western Sting claims bronze in Australian Netball League". www.perthnow.com.au. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  15. ^ "2017 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). wa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Western Sting crowned ANL champions". netball.com.au. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Historic ANL Title for Western Sting". wais.org.au. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. ^ "WA's rising netball star Sophie Garbin shoots Western Sting into finals". www.abc.net.au. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Australian Netball Awards". netball.com.au. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Netball Australia 2017 award winners". sunshinecoastlightning.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Australian Netball League". netball.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Some tears and vulnerability swiftly brought Super Netball frontrunners together". www.smh.com.au. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Sophie Garbin". nswswifts.com.au. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  24. ^ "Garbin caps off Swifts' Super Netball win". www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Swifts rookie: 'She will be the next Australian shooter'". www.northernstar.com.au. 30 April 2018.
  26. ^ a b "Sophie Garbin". nswswifts.com.au. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  27. ^ "NSW Swifts stun Sunshine Coast Lighting to claim dominant Super Netball grand final victory". www.abc.net.au. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  28. ^ "Garbin And Haythornthwaite Re-sign With Swifts". supernetball.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  29. ^ "Netball New South Wales – 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). nsw.netball.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Klau named Swifts MVP for 2020". nswswifts.com.au. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  31. ^ "Garbin a Magpie". supernetball.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  32. ^ a b "Australia overcame Malawi to finish third at Fast5 Netball World Series". netball.com.au. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  33. ^ a b "Young Australians miss Fast5 final, claim third place". www.smh.com.au. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  34. ^ "Garbin, Fraser named in Australian Development squad". nswswifts.com.au. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  35. ^ a b "Diamonds bounce back to level the series". diamonds.netball.com.au. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  36. ^ "Australia beats New Zealand in netball's Constellation Cup game one at John Cain Arena". stuff.co.nz. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  37. ^ "Powerful final quarter helps Silver Ferns keep Constellation Cup alive with win". stuff.co.nz. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  38. ^ "Silver Ferns get consolation win, draw series, but Australia retain Constellation Cup". stuff.co.nz. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  39. ^ "Diamonds romp home to 69-49 victory over England in Nations Cup netball final". www.abc.net.au. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  40. ^ "Netball Nations Cup: Five things we learned". diamonds.netball.com.au. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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