Gretel Tippett earns Australian netball's highest honour, winning the Liz Ellis Diamond for her brilliant work at goal attack for the Firebirds and Diamonds.
Gretel Tippett has received Australian netball's highest honour, winning the Liz Ellis Diamond at the 2019 Australian Netball Awards.Gretel Tippett had never played netball until she switched from basketball at the age of 18During the season, Tippett slotted 346 goals at 96 per cent accuracy
The 26-year-old goal attack only switched from basketball to netball at the age of 18, but has been named Australia's player of the year after debuting for the Diamonds four years ago. The sister of former AFL star Kurt Tippett, she represented Australia in three junior world basketball championships and was the WNBL's rookie of the year in 2011.
But an interest developed watching netball's former trans-Tasman championship saw Tippett give up a promising future in basketball to seek a transition, despite never having played the game before. The flair and unorthodox style with which Tippett plays the game, along with her trademark lay-up pass or shot has long been divisive in netball.
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