| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Briony Akle (née Thornley) | ||
| Born | c. 16 August 1977[1] | ||
| School | Castle Hill High School | ||
| University | University of Western Sydney | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): WA,C | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 1999–2004 | Sydney Swifts | 53 | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Team(s) | ||
| 2011 | NSW Under-17s | ||
| 2014 | NNSW Blues | ||
| 2014–2015 | NSW Under-19s | ||
| 2016–2017 | NNSW Waratahs | ||
| 2016–2017 | NSWIS | ||
| 2017– | New South Wales Swifts | ||
Briony Akle is an Australian former netball player and current netball coach. Between 1999 and 2004, Akle played for Sydney Swifts in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Akle was a member of the Sydney Swifts teams that won premierships in 2001 and 2004. Since 2017 she has been head coach of New South Wales Swifts, guiding them to the 2019 and 2021 Suncorp Super Netball titles.