Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Communications - Open Universities Australia: Australia |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Travelling, going to the beach, seeing friends and family. (adelaidethunderbirds.com.au, 22 Aug 2013) |
Hero / Idol |
US basketballer Michael Jordan. (melbournevixens.com.au, 09 Aug 2010) |
Awards and honours |
She was selected by coaches and media as the 2009 International Player of the Year at the Australian Netball Awards. (melbournevixens.com.au, 09 Aug 2010)
She was the recipient of the Melbourne Vixens' 2009 Excellence in Life and Sport Award. (melbournevixens.com.au, 06 Aug 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Jane Woodlands-Thompson [club], Lisa Alexander [national] |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Naebo, Nae, Gadget, Wing Ding (renaehallinan.com.au, 22 Aug 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Adelaide, SA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Adelaide Thunderbirds: Australia |
General Interest |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
"I cannot play without having my hair in a plait, and the physio needs to strap my left foot before he does my right one." (netball.asn.au, 19 Jun 2012) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Being named the 2009 Australian International Player of the Year and winning the 2009 and 2013 Trans-Tasman Netball League titles. (adelaidethunderbirds.com.au, 22 Aug 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"One Saturday morning I got a call to fill in on a friend's team. I played goal attack and remember loving it. I actually joined the team after my first game and have never regretted it." |
Coach from what year? |
2012 |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Wing defence |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing netball at age eight. |
International Debut |
Year |
2009 |
Competing for |
Australia |
Opponent |
New Zealand |
Location |
Sydney, NSW |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"A world-class athlete needs to show absolute commitment to their chosen talent. In my opinion, the best athletes are not always the biggest, the strongest, or the fastest. It's the athlete who has the absolute burning desire to be the very best they can be." (netball.asn.au, 19 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from which country? |
Australia |