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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Queensland Firebirds: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Communications |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Becoming captain of the Australian Diamonds in August 2013 and carrying the Olympic torch for the 2000 Olympic Games. (abc.net.au, 20 Aug 2013; firebirds.net.au, 23 Jun 2013) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "The coach noticed that I was tall and asked if I'd like to play for the school team. They used to throw me down the attacking end as a goal shooter but I was more of a hazard than any help." |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (firebirds.net.au, 23 Jun 2013) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Roselee Jencke [club], Lisa Alexander [national] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began playing at age 13. |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Geitzy, Laus (firebirds.net.au, 23 Jun 2013) |
| Other information | CAPTAIN Being appointed captain of the Australian team in 2013 initially came as a surprise to her. "I absolutely had no thought that I was even a possibility to be honest. I was urged along with probably my family and Lisa and Rose to put my hand up for the position. I just burst out crying [when I found out], I truly did. I was just so emotional." (abc.net.au, 20 Aug 2013) REGIONAL NETBALL CLINICS She enjoys running netball clinics in Australia where she encourages young girls to get into the sport. "I'm so excited to be running clinics in regional areas of Queensland. I know there are lots of young little stars out there, but I felt that there are not always as many opportunities for netballers who live outside of the cities." (sportzscene.com.au, 9 Mar 2013) CLOTHING RANGE In July 2011 she launched a sporting apparel clothing line. "When designing the new range, I wanted the clothes to be bright and fashionable, yet at the same time practical for young netballers and I feel that we have achieved this." (firebirds.net.au, 18 Jul 2011) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Ambitions | To win more premierships with the Queensland Firebirds. (firebirds.net.au, 23 Jun 2013) |
| Awards and honours | She was appointed captain of the Australian Diamonds in August 2013. (abc.net.au, 20 Aug 2013) She was given the Liz Ellis Diamond award as Australia's finest netballer in 2011. (laurageitz.com.au, 23 Aug 2013 She was named 2011 Trans-Tasman Netball League Player of the Year. (laurageitz.com.au, 23 Aug 2013) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Goalkeeper |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2008 |
| Competing for | Australia |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
| Family | Husband Mark Gilbride |