Launched with the backing of Netball NSW and the NSW Swifts’ principal partner QBE Insurance, the QBE Swifts Academy looks to strengthen the foundations of Australian netball's most decorated elite club by providing further pathway opportunities to aspiring players from across the state.

The Academy provides a daily training environment for home-grown NSW athletes who have the potential to play for the club in the future.

Underpinning the 10 Rostered Athletes and Training Partners in the senior Swifts setup which will contest Suncorp Super Netball, Academy players consist of the best talent in the Netball NSW pathway.

2026 SQUAD

  • Chloe Baker (Panthers/Hills District) 
  • Nicola Barge (South West Mounties Magic/Sutherland Shire) 
  • Courtney Castle (South West Mounties Magic/Liverpool) 
  • Jess Conlan (ERNA Hawks/Griffith)* 
  • Bella Degei (South West Mounties Magic/Penrith District) 
  • Isabella Maher (Sutherland Stingrays/Sutherland Shire) 
  • Nevaeh Matenga (UTS Randwick Sparks/Liverpool)* 
  • Sophia Martinussen (ERNA Hawks/Tuggeranong) 
  • Ava Moller (Sutherland Stingrays/Wagga Wagga) 
  • Whitney Mueller (UTS Randwick Sparks/Northern Suburbs) 
  • Paige O’Neill (ERNA Hawks/Northern Netball - Tasmania) 
  • Brooke Patterson (North Shore United/Randwick) 
  • Charlotte Raleigh (North Shore United/Armidale & District) 
  • Freddie Schneideman (ERNA Hawks/Randwick)* 
  • Lauren Woods (North Shore United/Blacktown City) 

*denotes currently injured

2026 QBE SWIFTS ACADEMY STAFF

  • Head Coach: Lenore Blades 
  • Assistant Coach: Sharyn Hill 
  • Team Manager: Jess Dell 
  • Physio: Kandice Goodwin 
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach:  Georgie Fowler  
  • Performance Analyst: Chloe Nolan  

Previous Swifts Academy Athletes 

Courtney Castle (Liverpool City)
Brooke Paterson (Randwick)
Nicola Barge (Sutherland Shire)
Lauren Woods (Blacktown City)
Jemma Donoghue (Northern Suburbs)
Mia Baggett (Bathurst)
Nevaeh Matenga (Liverpool City)
Sophia Martinussen (Tuggeranong, ACT)
Georgie Cottle (Randwick)
Isabella Degei (Penrith District)

Brooke Paterson (Randwick/ERNA Hawks)
Charlotte Raleigh (Armidale/North Shore United)
Charlotte Smith (Sutherland Shire/ Sutherland Stingrays)
Chelsea Mann (Manly Warringah/Manly Warringah Sapphires)
Courtney Castle (Liverpool City/ERNA Hawks)
Eloise Egan (Hills District/Panthers)
Eugenie Little (Manly Warringah/Manly Warringah Sapphires)
Jamie Hume (Central Region/South Western Mounties Magic)
Lauren Woods (Blacktown City/North Shore United)
Nicola Barge (Sutherland Shire/Sutherland Stingrays)


Aimee Landrigan - Camden & District
Ali Miller - Eastwood Ryde
Brooke Paterson - Randwick
Charlotte Raleigh - Armidale
Charlotte Smith - Sutherland Shire
Courtney Castle - Liverpool City
Eloise Egan - Hills District
Eugenie Little - Manly Warringah
Freddie Schneideman - Randwick
Jess Conlan - Barellan & District 
Kiara Bloor - Camden & District
Lauren Woods - Blacktown City
Nicola Barge -Sutherland Shire


Aimee Landrigan - Camden District
Alisha Cairns - Eastwood Ryde 
Alison Miller - Eastwood Ryde 
Amelia Kirgan - Bankstown City
Audrey Little - Manly Warringah*
Brooke Paterson - Randwick
Charlotte Raleigh - Armidale
Charlotte Smith - Sutherland Shire
Chelsea Mann - Manly Warringah*
Claire Kowald - Singleton
Courtney Castle - Liverpool City
Dakota Thomas - Newcastle*
Eloise Egan - Hills District
Emma Keane - Shoalhaven
Emma Smith - Sutherland Shire
Eugenie Little - Manly Warringah
Frederika Schneideman - Randwick
Grace Whyte - Tumut
Jess Conlan - Barellan & District
Kiara Bloor - Camden District
Laura Towell - Sutherland Shire*
Lauren Woods - Blacktown City
Lili Gorman-Brown - Sutherland Shire*
Madeline Eaton - Illawarra District
Papi Cheyenne Alaalatoa - Liverpool City
Samantha Bondietti - South Canberra
Sophie Fawns - Wagga Wagga*
Taylah Davies - Illawarra District
Veronika Jukic - Eastwood Ryde
Zoe Peden - Newcastle 

*denotes 2022 NSW Swifts Training Partner

Alisha Cairns – Eastwood Ryde
Amelia Kirgan – Bankstown City
Audrey Little – Manly Warringah
Brooke Paterson – Randwick 
Charlotte Raleigh – Armidale District
Charlotte Smith – Sutherland Shire
Chelsea Mann – Manly Warringah 
Courtney Castle – Blacktown City
Dakota Thomas – Newcastle 
Elle Bennetts – Northern Suburbs 
Emma Smith – Sutherland Shire
Erin Asquith – Newcastle
Lili Gorman-Brown – Sutherland Shire
Madeline Eaton – Sutherland Shire   
Papi Alaalatoa – Liverpool City
Sophie Fawns – Wagga Wagga
Tarsha Hawley – Newcastle


Alisha Cairns - Eastwood Ryde
Alison Miller - Eastwood Ryde
Amorangi Malesala - Penrith
Audrey Little - Manly Warringah
Brooke Paterson - Randwick
Charlotte Smith - Sutherland Shire
Chelsea Mann - Manly Warringah
Courtney Castle - Blacktown
Dakota Thomas - Newcastle
Elle Bennetts - Northern Suburbs
Kara Styles - Sutherland Shire
Kelly Singleton - Manly Warringah
Kristen Kessler - Wyong District
Laura Rodger - Gosford
Laura Towell - Sutherland Shire
Leilani Rohweder - Eastwood Ryde
Madeline Eaton - Sutherland Shire
Matilda Elliot - Ballina
Nicole Styles - Eastwood Ryde
Olivia Coleman - Eastwood Ryde
Sophie Fawns - Wagga Wagga
Sophie Halpin - Eastwood Ryde
Stephanie MacGougan	Manly Warringah
Tayla Fraser	Baulkham Hills