Laura Geitz

Laura Geitz
Geitz in 2016
Personal information
Full name Laura Nicole Geitz
Born (1987-11-04) 4 November 1987 (age 36)
Ipswich, Australia [citation needed]
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
School The Scots PGC College[2]
University Queensland University of Technology[3]
Spouse Mark Gilbride
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK, GD
Years Club team(s) Apps
2008–2018 Queensland Firebirds 169
Years National team(s) Caps
2008–2018 Australia 71
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Netball World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Singapore Netball
Gold medal – first place 2015 Australia Netball
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Netball
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Netball
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Netball
Last updated: 16 April 2018

Laura Geitz (born 4 November 1987) is an Australian former netball player and former captain of the Australian national team. Geitz was selected for the 2008 Australian national team,[4] and has won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a gold medal at the 2011 World Netball Championships and a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as captain. In domestic netball, Geitz plays for the Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship.[5] She previously captained the AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference netball.com.au was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Walsh, Gerard (8 November 2005). "Laura Geitz makes it three-years in a row". Warwick Daily News. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ Somervail, Jemma (2007). "Laura Geitz on Fire". QUT Student Guild Sport. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Youth replaces experience for Aus netball". ABC News. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. ^ 2009 Queensland Firebirds profile Archived 16 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 March 2009.