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The Firebirds Futures are an Australian netball team that represents Netball Queensland in the Australian Netball Championships. Between 2008 and 2019, as Queensland Fusion, they played in the Australian Netball League. From 2020 to 2022, the team was known as the Queensland Sapphires. The Firebirds Futures are effectively the reserve team of Queensland Firebirds and the representative team of the HART Sapphire Series.
Founded | 2008 | |
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Based in | Brisbane | |
Regions | Queensland | |
Home venue | Queensland State Netball Centre | |
Head coach | Katie Walker | |
Asst coach | Simone Nalatu | |
Manager | Ashley Naugamo | |
League | Australian Netball Championships | |
Website | Firebirds Futures | |
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Between 2008 and 2019, Queensland Fusion played in the Australian Netball League. They were founder members of the ANL. Their best performance in the ANL came in 2014 when they reached the grand final but lost 51–49 to Victorian Fury.[1][2][3]
Overall runners Up
In 2021, Queensland Fusion were re-branded Queensland Sapphires after the HART Sapphire Series. In September 2021, they were due to represent Netball Queensland in the inaugural Australian Netball Championships tournament.[8][9][10][11][12] However, this tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] Sapphires subsequently played in a four team series, playing against Sunshine Coast Lightning's ANC team, the Queensland Suns men's netball team and PacificAus Sports, a Pacific Islander select.[14][15][16]
Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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2014 [2][3] | Victorian Fury | 51–49 | Queensland Fusion | Waverley Netball Centre |
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During the 2019 ANL season, Queensland Fusion played their home matches at the Queensland State Netball Centre.[18]
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Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 29 December 2021 |
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