George Fisher (netball)

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George Fisher
Personal information
Full name Georgina Fisher
Born (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 25)[1]
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
University University of Hertfordshire
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2016 Hertfordshire Mavericks
2017–2018 Wasps Netball
2019–2020 Saracens Mavericks
2021–present Southern Steel
Years National team(s) Caps
 England
Last updated: December 2020

Georgina Fisher (born 30 September 1998) is a full-time English netball player. She plays in the ANZ Premiership for the New Zealand team Southern Steel. She was a member of the Wasps Netball squad which won the UK Superleague in 2018, and represented England in the 2018 Sunshine Series against Jamaica and the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series in Melbourne.[2][3]

Fisher was born in Hertfordshire. She was a part of the England netball program at the age of 14, and joined the England under 17 team in 2014. She joined the Hertfordshire Mavericks in 2016, then represented Wasps Netball for two seasons, before returning to the Mavericks for the 2019 Superleague season.[4][5]

Playing career[edit]

England[edit]

Fisher was one of the 21 players awarded a full time netball contract ahead of the 2019 Netball World Cup.[6]

ANZ Premiership[edit]

In September 2020 Fisher announced that she would be joining Southern Steel for the 2021 ANZ Premiership season.[7][8] Fishers 2022 season was praised with her 92% shooting accuracy. [9]

Personal life[edit]

Fisher announced her engagement to Southland Sharks player Brayden Inger in September 2022. [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "George Fisher (player profile)". fast5worldseries.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. ^ "England Roses squad selected for Sunshine Series against Jamaica". englandnetball.co.uk. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ Prenderville, Paul (22 August 2018), "Karen Atkinson to lead England in Fast5 World Series title defence", Sky Sports, retrieved 2 October 2018
  4. ^ "Georgina Fisher – Featured Player of the Week", netballsl.com, 24 February 2016, retrieved 2 October 2018
  5. ^ Shipway, Sacha (24 September 2018). "George Fisher on why she's going home to benecos Mavericks". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ^ "England Netball name 21 players to full-time programme before home World Cup". BBC Sport. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Vitality Rose George Fisher signs for Southern Steel in ANZ Premiership". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Fisher excited for new challenge in NZ". anzpremiership.co.nz. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Stuff".
  10. ^ Egan, Brendon (3 September 2022). "England shooter George Fisher not ruling out possible Silver Ferns switch". Stuff.