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Lara Dunkley

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Lara Dunkley
Personal information
Born (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 29)[1]
Yarram, Victoria[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
School Gippsland Grammar School
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WD, WA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2019 Melbourne Vixens
2020–present Queensland Firebirds

Lara Dunkley (born 31 May 1995) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Queensland Firebirds.

Dunkley began her elite netball career with the Melbourne Vixens in the mid 2010s, playing for the club's reserves team the Victorian Fury in the Australian Netball League (ANL), where she captained the team in the 2018 season.[2] She was elevated to the Vixens' senior list for the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season, replacing the long-term injured Tayla Honey.[3]

After leaving the Vixens, Dunkley was signed as a temporary replacement player for the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season by the Queensland Firebirds.[4]

Dunkley grew up in the regional Victorian town of Yarram and is the sibling of Western Bulldogs premiership footballer Josh Dunkley.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lara Dunkley Profile". Melbourne Vixens.
  2. ^ "Dunkley to lead Fury in 2018". Netball Victoria. 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Dunkley to Replace Honey in Vixens 10". Super Netball. 13 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Lara Dunkley A Firebird Now". Netball Victoria. 14 October 2019.
  5. ^ "From Yarram to the Fury". Netball Victoria. 10 June 2018.