The NSW Swifts would like to congratulate QBE Swifts Academy athlete Emma Smith (Sutherland Shire) who has been selected in the 2022 Netball NSW First Nations All Stars team.
Smith, who recently played with ACT as an import player at the National Netball Championships in Tasmania, is selected alongside former Swifts Academy athlete Tarsha Hawley (Newcastle), who is the artist behind the Club's 2021 and 2022 Indigenous dresses,
This is the second year that Netball NSW has named an All-Star team which is made up of the best Indigenous talent in the state pathway from both metro and regional areas.
The All Stars will hit the court ahead against the Giants Academy of the Round 12 Suncorp Super Netball clash between the Giants and Adelaide Thunderbirds at Ken Rosewall Arena on Sunday 29 May.
2022 FIRST NATIONS ALL STARS
- Ayla Clark – Illawara District
- Courtney Jones – Randwick
- Emma Smith – Sutherland Shire
- Jada Papa – Penrith District
- Kayla Nakhoul – Camden & District
- Kaylah Upfield – Wagga Wagga
- Mia Middleton – Gosford
- Olivia Clark – Queanbeyan
- Tahlia Robertson – Sutherland Shire
- Tarsha Hawley – Newcastle
- Tegan Holland – Shoalhaven
- Tyra Jarrett – Newcastle
