Netball NSW has today announced its 2026 19U State Team, featuring a dynamic mix of returning champions, rising stars and promising debutants ready to represent New South Wales at next year\u2019s National Netball Championships<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 12-netball athlete squad includes five players from the gold medal-winning 2025 Netball NSW 19U Team, alongside four members of the silver medal-winning 2025 Netball NSW 17U Team, demonstrating the strength and depth of the state\u2019s elite development pathway.\u000f\u000fThree regional netball athletes \u2013 Isla Waterhouse (Illawarra), Marley Aplin (Orange) and Matilda Percival (Newcastle) \u2013 have also earned selection after standout performances in last year\u2019s 17U State Team.\u000f\u000fAmong the group is Skye Thompson, who was part of the NSW Swifts Academy in 2024 and has been named a GIANTS Netball training partner for 2026. Identified nationally at a young age, Thompson will bring valuable experience and strength to the squad as the only Suncorp Super Netball training partner within this year\u2019s cohort.\u000f\u000fThe team will once again be led by Head Coach Amber Cross, who guided NSW to 19U gold at the 2025 National Netball Championships.\u000f\u000f\u201cWe’re really excited about the netball athletes that have been selected to take on the National Netball Championships in 2026,\u201d said Mardi Aplin, General Manager of Pathways at Netball NSW.\u000f\u000f\u201cThey’re an amazing group of versatile athletes that bring different strengths to the team and can cross many netball positions. It\u2019s a really good mix of younger and top-age athletes \u2014 the future is looking good.\u201d\u000f\u000fThe 19U State Team will assemble at the Netball NSW State Camp in mid-December, where they\u2019ll complete fitness testing, strength assessments and team-bonding activities, alongside a media day and sessions designed to build pride in the Waratah.\u000f\u000fEach athlete will receive a personalised home training program to follow over the Christmas break before regrouping on 16 January for 12 weeks of training in the lead-up to the 2026 National Netball Championships, commencing 8 April 2026.\u000f\u000fIn addition to State Team commitments, athletes will continue to train and compete with their respective Netball NSW Premier League teams.\u000f\u000fMedia Enquiries: Frances Cordaro 0410 484 474\u00a0\u000f\u000f2026 Netball NSW 19U State Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ATHLETE NAME POSITION ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM
Ellie Hart Shooter CAMPBELLTOWN DISTRICT ERNA HAWKS
Evie Economou Mid Court SUTHERLAND SHIRE South West Mounties MAGIC
Harlym Jennings Defence LIVERPOOL CITY Sutherland Stingrays
Isabella Maher Mid Court SUTHERLAND SHIRE Sutherland Stingrays
Isla Waterhouse Defence ILLAWARRA DISTRICT IMB South Coast Blaze
Kelis Ogle Defence LIVERPOOL CITY South West Mounties MAGIC
Marley Aplin Mid Court ORANGE ERNA HAWKS
Matilda Fanning Mid Court SUTHERLAND SHIRE Sutherland Stingrays
Matilda Percival Shooter NEWCASTLE North Shore United
Paige O’Neill Defence EASTWOOD RYDE ERNA HAWKS
Skye Thompson Shooter SUTHERLAND SHIRE Sutherland Stingrays
Sophia Martinussen Shooter EASTWOOD RYDE ERNA HAWKS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Netball NSW has today announced its 2026 19U State Team, featuring a dynamic mix of returning champions, rising stars and promising debutants ready to represent New South Wales at next year\u2019s National Netball Championships The 12-netball athlete squad includes five players from the gold medal-winning 2025 Netball NSW 19U Team, alongside four members of the … Continue reading “Future Diamonds on the Rise: Netball NSW Unveils Powerhouse 2026 19U Team”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36140,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36139\/revisions\/36140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}