Shelley O'Donnell

Shelley O'Donnell OAM is a former Australia netball international. Between 1990 and 1999, O'Donnell made 84 senior appearances for Australia. She was a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships, the 1993 World Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. During the Esso/Mobil Superleague era, O'Donnell played for several teams, including the Australian Institute of Sport and Contax. Between 1997 and 2005, O'Donnell played for Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. In 1992, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.

Shelley O'Donnell OAM
Personal information
Full name Shelley Maree O'Donnell [1]
Born (1967-04-18) 18 April 1967
Victoria, Australia [2]
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) [3]
Relatives Rankin family
Graeme O'Donnell (father)
Gary O'Donnell (brother)
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, C
Years Club team(s) Apps
1987–1988 Australian Institute of Sport
1989 Melbourne/Doncaster Keas
1990 Melbourne City
1993 Contax
1994 Melbourne Keas
1996 Australian Institute of Sport
1997–2005 Melbourne Kestrels
Years National team(s) Caps
1990–1999 Australia 84
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
World Netball Championships
1991 SydneyTeam
1995 BirminghamTeam
1999 ChristchurchTeam

Early life and family

Shelley O'Donnell is the daughter of Bev and Graeme O'Donnell. The O'Donnell family is from Ringwood North, Victoria. She is a member of a prominent Australian rules football family. O'Donnell's paternal grandmother, Eileen O'Donnell (née Rankin) was the daughter of Teddy Rankin and the sister of Bert, Cliff and Doug Rankin. All four were prominent players with Geelong. Her father and brother, Gary O'Donnell were also notable players. Her sister, Wendy O'Donnell, is also a netball player.[4][5][6] In 2019 O'Donnell's daughter, Hannah Mundy, was selected to play for Victorian Fury.[3][7][8]

Playing career

Esso/Mobil Superleague

During the Esso/Mobil Superleague era, O'Donnell and her sister Wendy played together for several teams. In 1987, together with Shelley Oates-Wilding, they were both members of the Australian Institute of Sport team that were grand finalists. In 1989, together with Nicole Richardson, they played for Melbourne/Doncaster Keas. In 1990 they played for Melbourne City, a composite team coached by Norma Plummer and also featuring Roselee Jencke and Simone McKinnis. Melbourne City finished as champions after defeating Contax 52–42 in the grand final.[9][10][11] In 1993, alongside Kathryn Harby and Julie Nykiel, she played for Contax as an "import player". In 1994 she captained Melbourne Keas while Nicole Richardson served as vice-captain.[12][13] In 1996 she captained the AIS team after returning as an "import player".[14]

Melbourne Kestrels

Between 1997 and 2005, O'Donnell played for Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She was the inaugural Kestrels captain and continued in the role until 2000. She missed the 2001 and 2002 seasons after giving birth to her daughter, Hannah. She returned in 2003, but then missed the 2004 season after giving birth to her son, Jasper. She then made a second comeback in 2005 and played her final senior netball season.[2][15][16][17][18][19]

Australia

Between 1990 and 1999, O'Donnell made 84 senior appearances for Australia. O'Donnell previously represented Australia at under-21 level, including at the 1988 World Youth Netball Championships, when her teammates included her sister, Wendy. She made her senior debut on 21 November 1990. She was subsequently a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships, the 1993 World Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. O'Donnell was vice-captain of the 1999 World Netball Championship squad and announced her retirement from international netball following their title win.[2][18][20][21][22] In 1992 O'Donnell, along with the rest of the gold medal-winning 1991 World Netball Championship squad, were awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] In 2010, O'Donnell was inducted into the Netball Australia Hall of Fame.[18][23]

Tournaments Place
1988 World Youth Netball Championships [3][22]
1991 World Netball Championships [24][25]
1993 World Games [21]
1995 World Netball Championships [26]
1998 Commonwealth Games [22][27]
1999 World Netball Championships [28]

Coach and commentator

Since retiring as a netball player, O'Donnell has remained involved in the game, both as a commentator with ABC and as a coach.[7][29][30] In 2017 and 2018 she coached the Eastern Football Netball League inter-league team.[31][32][33]

Honours
Australia
Melbourne City
Australian Institute of Sport

References
  1. "QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS ORDER OF AUSTRALIA". The Canberra Times. 66 (20, 875). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 June 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Shelley O'Donnell". diamonds.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. "Mundy forging her own path". vic.netball.com.au. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. "The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Page 54". The Age. 26 June 1994. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "King-sized satisfaction as Rams reach the peak at last". The Age. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. "Parliament of Victoria – Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)" (PDF). parliament.vic.gov.au. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. "Diamonds netball champion's daughter breaks through into Vixens feeder squad". The Australian. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. "Next generation of daughters about to boom in Super Netball". The Age. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "1987 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. "1988 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  11. "Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985–1996 (page 1)". netballscoop.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. "Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985–1996 (page 2)". netballscoop.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  13. "1993 Netball – Sydney Sutherland V Adelaide Contax 4th QTR". 9 October 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2021 – via YouTube.
  14. "Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985–1996 (page 3)". netballscoop.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  15. "Season 2003: How the teams are shaping up". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  16. "Kestrel back in top flight". The Age. 4 June 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  17. "Kestrels demolish Firebirds". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 August 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  18. "Team of the Century". vic.netball.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  19. "Melbourne Vixens – Our history". melbournevixens.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  20. "Australia at the Netball World Cup" (PDF). amazonaws.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  21. "Women Netball World Games 1993 The Hague". todor66.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  22. "AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  23. "Netball Australia Annual Report 2010" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  24. "Women Netball VIII World Championship 1991 Sydney". todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  25. "1991 Australian Netball Team – Sport Australia Hall of Fame". sahof.org.au. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  26. "Women Netball IX World Championship 1995 Birmingham". todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  27. "Shelley O'Donnell". commonwealthgames.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  28. "Women Netball X World Championship 1999 Christchurch". todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  29. "SkillNet Clinics – Boroondara Netball Association". bna.org.au. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  30. "Shelley O'Donnell – NetFit clinics". bna.org.au. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  31. "Former Diamond to lead EFL". efnl.org.au. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  32. "Inaugural Netball EFL interleague squad named". efnl.org.au. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  33. "Former Diamond re-appointed". efnl.org.au. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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