Adelaide Thunderbirds Honour Roll

Adelaide Thunderbirds Debut Numbers (1997 - Present) 

Below is the Honour Roll of players who wore the club uniform in competitive games from 1997 onward. This was the year Australia’s first national netball competition – the Commonwealth Bank Trophy (CBT) was launched.

Players

Kathryn Harby-Williams
Thunderbird 1 
Captain: 1997 - 2003
Debut: 11 April 1997 v Melbourne Kestrels
Sarah Sutter
Thunderbird 2 
Vice-Captain
Debut: 11 April 1997 v Melbourne Kestrels
Audine Bryant
Thunderbird 3 
Debut: 11 April 1997 v Melbourne Kestrels
Jacqui Delaney
Thunderbird 4 
Debut: 11 April 1997 v Melbourne Kestrels
Marisa Romeo
Thunderbird 5 
Debut: 11 April 1997 v Melbourne Kestrels
Rebecca Larkin
Thunderbird 6 
Debut: 11 April 1997 v Melbourne Kestrels
Peta Scholz
Thunderbird 7 
Captain: 2004 - 2006
Debut: 11 April 1997 v Melbourne Kestrels
Alex Clarke
Thunderbird 8 
Debut: 19 April 1997 v Sydney Sandpipers
Sharon Durbridge
Thunderbird 9 
Debut: 19 April 1997 v Sydney Sandpipers
Vicki Cahill
Thunderbird 10 
Debut: 19 April 1997 v Sydney Sandpipers
Jane Poole
Thunderbird 11 
Debut: 26 April 1997 v Perth Orioles
Cassie Martin
Thunderbird 12 
Debut: 23 March 1998 v Adelaide Ravens
Marnie Lock
Thunderbird 13 
Debut: 17 April 1998 v Melbourne Kestrels
Leanne Eichler
Thunderbird 14 
Debut: 26 June 1998 v Melbourne Kestrels
Anna Nichol
Thunderbird 15 
Debut: 9 April 1999 v Queensland Firebirds
Natalie Sloane
Thunderbird 16 
Debut: 9 April 1999 v Queensland Firebirds
Sam Lee
Thunderbird 17 
Debut: 13 August 1999 v Adelaide Ravens
Tracey Neville
Thunderbird 18 
Debut: 28 April 2000 v Perth Orioles
Jane Altschwager
Thunderbird 19 
Debut: 28 April 2000 v Perth Orioles
Laura Gallagher
Thunderbird 20 
Captain: 2004 - 2007
Debut: 28 April 2000 v Perth Orioles
Jacqui Illman
Thunderbird 21 
Debut: 5 May 2000 v Queensland Firebirds
Fiona Bussenschutt
Thunderbird 22 
Debut: 2 June 2000 v Adelaide Ravens
Demelza Fellowes
Thunderbird 23 
Debut: 20 April 2001 v Adelaide Ravens
Natalie von Bertouch
Thunderbird 24 
Captain: 2008 - 2013
Debut: 18 May 2001 v Sydney Sandpipers
Carrie Worthley
Thunderbird 25 
Debut: 2 May 2002 v Queensland Firebirds
Kristen Heinrich
Thunderbird 26 
Debut: 24 April 2003 v Sydney Sandpipers
Rikki Turner
Thunderbird 27 
Debut: 31 May 2003 v Perth Orioles
Melissa Tump
Thunderbird 28 
Debut: 27 June 2003 v Perth Orioles
Natalie Avellino
Thunderbird 29 
Debut: 15 August 2003 v Canberra Darters
Jane Fitzgerald
Thunderbird 30 
Debut: 30 April 2004 v Sydney Swifts
Natalie Medhurst
Thunderbird 31 
Debut: 30 April 2004 v Sydney Swifts
Kim Smith
Thunderbird 32 
Debut: 30 April 2004 v Sydney Swifts
Amanda Martin
Thunderbird 33 
Debut: 8 May 2004 v Melbourne Kestrels
Mandy Edwards
Thunderbird 34 
Debut: 21 May 2004 v Canberra Darters
Kirby Morley
Thunderbird 35 
Debut: 14 May 2005 v Melbourne Kestrels
Bianca Partridge
Thunderbird 36 
Debut: 14 May 2005 v Melbourne Kestrels
Jaime McKinnon
Thunderbird 37 
Debut: 29 July 2005 v Melbourne Phoenix
Jessica Hazel
Thunderbird 38 
Debut: 30 June 2006 v Canberra Darters
Emily Beaton
Thunderbird 39 
Debut: 11 May 2007 v Queensland Firebirds
Leigh Waddington
Thunderbird 40 
Debut: 11 May 2007 v Queensland Firebirds
Georgia Beaton
Thunderbird 41 
Debut: 25 May 2007 v Perth Orioles
Mo'onia Gerrard
Thunderbird 42 
Captain: 2010
Debut: 6 May 2008 v Waikato/BOP Magic
Geva Mentor
Thunderbird 43 
Debut: 6 May 2008 v Waikato/BOP Magic
Kate Beveridge
Thunderbird 44 
Debut: 26 April 2008 v Southern Steel
Melissa Rowland
Thunderbird 45 
Debut: 6 July 2008 v Central Pulse
Joanna Sutton
Thunderbird 46 
Debut: 4 April 2009 v Queensland Firebirds
Sheree Wingard
Thunderbird 47 
Debut: 18 July 2009 v Waikato/BOP Magic
Carla Borrego
Thunderbird 48 
Debut: 19 March 2010 v Northern Mystics
Sharni Layton
Thunderbird 49 
Debut: 19 March 2010 v Northern Mystics
Erin Bell
Thunderbird 50 
Captain: 2016 - 2017
Debut: 19 March 2010 v Northern Mystics
Jasmine Keane
Thunderbird 51 
Debut: 16 April 2010 v Central Pulse
Kara Richards
Thunderbird 52 
Debut: 13 February 2011 v NSW Swifts
Bianca Giteau
Thunderbird 53 
Debut: 13 February 2011 v NSW Swifts
Kate Shimmin
Thunderbird 54 
Debut: 13 February 2011 v NSW Swifts
Madeline Proud
Thunderbird 55 
Debut: 24 February 2011 v West Coast Fever
Cody Lange
Thunderbird 56 
Debut: 24 February 2011 v West Coast Fever
Rebecca Bulley
Thunderbird 57 
Debut: 31 March 2012 v NSW Swifts
Renae Ingles
Thunderbird 58 
Captain: 2014 - 2015
Debut: 31 March 2012 v NSW Swifts
Kimberley Smith
Thunderbird 59 
Debut: 15 April 2012 v Melbourne Vixens
Sam Poolman
Thunderbird 60 
Debut: 30 March 2013 v Melbourne Vixens
Stephanie Puopolo
Thunderbird 61 
Debut: 30 March 2013 v Melbourne Vixens
Laura Packard
Thunderbird 62 
Debut: 14 April 2013 v West Coast Fever
Andrea Gilmore
Thunderbird 63 
Debut: 3 March 2014 v Central Pulse
Wendy Jacobsen
Thunderbird 64 
Debut: 6 April 2014 v West Coast Fever
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Thunderbird 65 
Debut: 28 February 2015 v Waikato/BOP Magic
Amy Steel
Thunderbird 66 
Debut: 28 February 2015 v Waikato/BOP Magic
Kristina Brice
Thunderbird 67 
Debut: 8 March 2015 v Melbourne Vixens
Hannah Petty
Thunderbird 68 
Captain: 2020 - Present
Debut: 2 April 2016 v West Coast Fever
Khao Watts
Thunderbird 69 
Debut: 2 April 2016 v West Coast Fever
Jade Clarke
Thunderbird 70 
Debut: 2 April 2016 v West Coast Fever
Sarah Klau
Thunderbird 71 
Debut: 2 April 2016 v West Coast Fever
Emily Burgess
Thunderbird 72 
Debut: 8 May 2016 v Southern Steel
Ama Agbeze
Thunderbird 73 
Debut: 19 February 2017 v West Coast Fever
Karyn Bailey
Thunderbird 74 
Debut: 19 February 2017 v West Coast Fever
Chelsea Pitman
Thunderbird 75 
Captain: 2019 - 2020
Debut: 19 February 2017 v West Coast Fever
Fiona Themann
Thunderbird 76 
Debut: 19 February 2017 v West Coast Fever
Malysha Kelly
Thunderbird 77 
Debut: 19 February 2017 v West Coast Fever
Gia Abernethy
Thunderbird 78 
Debut: 19 February 2017 v West Coast Fever
Jane Cook
Thunderbird 79 
Debut: 25 February 2017 v NSW Swifts
Charlee Hodges
Thunderbird 80 
Debut: 5 March 2017 v Sunshine Coast Lightning
Sasha Glasgow
Thunderbird 81 
Debut: 12 March 2017 v Collingwood Magpies
Leana de Bruin
Thunderbird 82 
Captain: 2018
Debut: 19 April 2018 v West Coast Fever
Kaitlyn Bryce
Thunderbird 83 
Debut: 19 April 2018 v West Coast Fever
Shimona Nelson
Thunderbird 84 
Debut: 19 April 2018 v West Coast Fever
Bongiwe Msomi
Thunderbird 85 
Debut: 19 April 2018 v West Coast Fever
Abigail Latu-Meafou
Thunderbird 86 
Debut: 19 April 2018 v West Coast Fever
Cathrine Tuivaiti
Thunderbird 87 
Debut: 8 July 2018 v Collingwood Magpies
Layla Guscoth
Thunderbird 88 
Captain: 2019
Debut: 28 April 2019 v West Coast Fever
Kelly Altmann
Thunderbird 89 
Debut: 29 April 2019 v West Coast Fever
Beth Cobden
Thunderbird 90 
Debut: 30 April 2019 v West Coast Fever
Marie Folau
Thunderbird 91 
Debut: 1 May 2019 v West Coast Fever
Shamera Sterling-Humphrey
Thunderbird 92 
Debut: 2 May 2019 v West Coast Fever
Maisie Nankivell
Thunderbird 93 
Debut: 17 May 2019 v Collingwood Magpies
Shadine van der Merwe
Thunderbird 94 
Debut: 2 June 2019 v Giants Netball
Emma Ryde
Thunderbird 95 
Debut: 28 July 2019 v Melbourne Vixens
Chelsea Blackman
Thunderbird 96 
Debut: 28 July 2019 v Melbourne Vixens
Samantha Gooden
Thunderbird 97 
Debut: 1 August 2020 v West Coast Fever
Lenize Potgieter
Thunderbird 98 
Debut: 1 August 2020 v West Coast Fever
Tayla Williams
Thunderbird 99 
Debut: 1 August 2020 v West Coast Fever
Georgie Horjus
Thunderbird 100 
Debut: 1 August 2020 v West Coast Fever
Matilda Garrett
Thunderbird 101 
Debut: 2 May 2021 v Giants Netball
Latanya Wilson
Thunderbird 102 
Debut: 2 May 2021 v Giants Netball
Elle McDonald
Thunderbird 103 
Debut: 2 May 2021 v Giants Netball
Tippah Dwan
Thunderbird 104 
Debut: 26 March 2022 v Collingwood Magpies
Lucy Austin
Thunderbird 105 
Debut: 23 April 2022 v Melbourne Vixens
Eleanor Cardwell
Thunderbird 106 
Debut: 19 March 2023 v Queensland Firebirds
Sophie Casey
Thunderbird 107 
Debut: 3 June 2023 v Collingwood Magpies
Romelda Aiken-George
Thunderbird 108 
Debut: 13 April 2024 v Queensland Firebirds
Lauren Frew
Thunderbird 109 
Debut: 13 April 2024 v Queensland Firebirds
Laura Scherian
Thunderbird 110 
Debut: 13 April 2024 v Queensland Firebirds
Kayla Graham
Thunderbird 111 
Debut: 2 June 2024 v Queensland Firebirds

Head Coaches

Margaret Angove
Head Coach 
1997 - 2006
Tania Obst
Head Coach 
2007 & 2019 - Present
Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Head Coach 
2008 - 2015
Michelle den Dekker
Head Coach 
2016
Dan Ryan
Head Coach 
2017 - 2018

Assistant Coaches

Pauline Edwards
Assistant Coach 
1997 - 2000
Barney Williams
Assistant Coach 
2001 - 2007
Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Assistant Coach 
 2005 - 2006 & 2018
Lisa Alexander
Assistant Coach 
2008 - 2011
Tania Obst
Assistant Coach 
2012 - 2014
Judy Greenwood
Assistant Coach 
2010 - 2014
Dan Ryan
Assistant Coach 
2012 - 2015
Jane Searle
Assistant Coach 
2017
Kristy Keppich-Birrell
Assistant Coach 
2016
Cathy Fellows
Assistant Coach 
2019 - Present
Tracey Neville
Assistant Coach 
2023

Specialist Coaches

Jane Woodlands-Thompson
Specialist Coach 
2000 - 2002 & 2004
Jenny Borlase
Specialist Coach 
2016 - 2017
Natalie von Bertouch
Specialist Coach 
2018 - 2022
Erin Bell
Specialist Coach 
2025