Abbey McCulloch
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abbey McCulloch | ||
Born |
[1][2] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 12 February 1990||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
School | Endeavour Sports High School | ||
University |
RMIT University | ||
Occupation | Teacher | ||
Relatives | Kaarle McCulloch (sister) | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): WD, C, GD | |||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
2009–2011 | NNSW Blues | 22 | |
2012 | NNSW Waratahs | 11 | |
2013 | Queensland Firebirds | 11 | |
2014–2018 | New South Wales Swifts | 43 | |
2017–2019 | Sutherland Stingrays | ||
2018–2019 |
NNSW Waratahs | ||
Coaching career | |||
Years | Team(s) | ||
2018–2020 | Ascham School | ||
2020– | Westfields Sports High School | ||
2020– | Sutherland Stingrays U23s |
Abbey McCulloch (born 12 February 1990) is an Australian former netball player. Between 2014 and 2018, McCulloch played for New South Wales Swifts. She captained Swifts during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. She previously played for NNSW Waratahs and Queensland Firebirds.
Early life, family and education
McCulloch is originally from
Playing career
New South Wales
Between 2006 and 2011, McCulloch represented New South Wales in the Australian National Netball Championships at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, winning six consecutive national titles.[1][11][12][13][14]
Australian Netball League
Between 2009 and 2012, McCulloch played for both
Queensland Firebirds
McCulloch played for Queensland Firebirds during the 2013 ANZ Championship season. Together with Kim Ravaillion and Gabi Simpson, she made her ANZ Championship and Firebirds debut in a Round 1 match against Southern Steel. She went onto make 11 ANZ Championship appearances for Firebirds and helped them reach the 2013 grand final.[1][3][11][22][23][24]
New South Wales Swifts
Between
Teacher and netball coach
McCulloch is a secondary school teacher. Since 2012 she has worked for the NSW Department of Education. She has worked at several schools in the Sydney area including her own former school, Endeavour Sports High School and Leumeah High School.[3][11][42][43][44] Between 2018 and 2020 she served as head of netball at Ascham School. In 2020 she was appointed head of netball at Westfields Sports High School.[2][11]
Since 2017, McCulloch has served as a player-coach with Sutherland Stingrays in the
McCulloch has also worked as a sideline commentator for Nine Network.[2]
Honours
- ANZ Championship
- Runners Up: 2013
- Australian Netball League
- Runners up: 2012, 2019
- Australian National Netball Championships
- Winner: Under-17 (2006, 2007), Under-19 (2008, 2009), Under-21 (2010, 2011)
- Individual
- NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year
- Winner: 2018
References
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- ^ "NSW Swifts Abbey McCulloch and Steph Wood to train Orange netball juniors". centralwesterndaily.com.au. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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- ^ "NSW Swifts – 2015 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "2015 Annual Report – Netball NSW" (PDF). nsw.netball.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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- Netball NSW. Archived from the original(PDF) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "NSW Swifts – 2018 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- Netball NSW. Archived from the original(PDF) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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- ^ "Swifts captain Abbey McCulloch to step away from Super Netball in 2019". Sydney: The Daily Telegraph. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Swifts captain Abbey McCulloch to step away from Super Netball in 2019". News.com.au. 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Uncertain future for NSW Swifts captain Abbey McCulloch after knee injury". theleader.com.au. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "I Want To Finish on My Terms". exclusiveinsight.com. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Wilton netballer Abbey McCulloch announces retirement". wollondillyadvertiser.com.au. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "NSW Swifts player Abbey McCulloch's double life balancing act earns teammates-respect". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "NSW Swifts star Abbey McCulloch wants to keep day job despite new netball league". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Premier's Sporting Challenge ambassador Abbey McCulloch visits Parkes East Public School students". parkeschampionpost.com.au. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Sutherland Stingrays Team Archives". nnswpremierleague.com.au. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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- ^ "Sutherland Stingrays Premier League Coaches 2021". ssna.asn.au. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "McCulloch to join QBE Swifts Academy coaching staff". nswswifts.com.au. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "About Per4orm Netball". per4ormnetball.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2021.