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| Full name | Chelsea Maree Pitman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1988 Paddington, Sydney, Australia[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Netball Coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Andrew's Cathedral School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chelsea Pitman (born 8 June 1988)[2] is an Australian-born netball player and coach who represented England and Australia at international level. She won a gold medal with the Australian diamonds at the 2011 World Netball Championships and a historic gold medal with the English Roses at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She predominantly played wing attack, but also played goal attack.[4]
In 2025 she was announced as the head coach for new Netball Super League franchise Nottingham Forest Netball.
Domestic career
Pitman's career began in New South Wales, representing the state at underage national championships before moving to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra where she was noticed by national head coach Norma Plummer.
Canterbury Tactix
In 2010, she was signed by New Zealand ANZ Championship franchise the Canterbury Tactix. However, in round 6 against the Northern Mystics, she suffered an ACL injury that ended her season.
Queensland Firebirds
After a successful ACL rehabilitation, she joined the Queensland Firebirds in 2011. Significant improvement throughout the season resulted in Pitman becoming the starting wing attack and helping the Firebirds win the 2011 ANZ Championship in an undefeated season. Her breakthrough season was capped off with selection in the Australian Netball Diamonds team for the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, where Australia retained the title.
In 2013, Pitman was part of the Firebirds team who made it to the ANZ Championship Grand Final for the second time in 3 years where they were defeated by the Adelaide Thunderbirds 50–48.
West Coast Fever
At the conclusion of the season, she and Firebirds teammate Natalie Medhurst, announced that they had signed with the West Coast Fever for the 2014 season.[5] Towards the end of the 2014, Pitman announced that she would take the following season (2015) off from the ANZ Championship to consider her netball future.
Manchester Thunder
In July 2014, she signed a one-year contract with Netball Superleague side Manchester Thunder for the 2015 season in England.[6]
Central Pulse
For the 2016 season, she returned to play in the ANZ Championship, signing for New Zealand side Central Pulse.[7][8][9]
Adelaide Thunderbirds
After the dissolution of the ANZ Championship in July 2016, Pitman signed with the Adelaide Thunderbirds for the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season.[10] Pitman starred for the Thunderbirds during their 2017 campaign and was ultimately named the 2017 Club Champion after a highly successful season. Pitman was a co-captain of the Thunderbirds in 2019 and 2020, sharing the role initially with English international teammate Layla Guscoth and later sharing it with Australian team-mate Hannah Petty.[11][12] After the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball Season, Pitman was not offered a new contract by the Adelaide Thunderbirds. This resulted in her playing the 2021 season in Netball South Australia's Premier League competition for the Garville Netball Club.
West Coast Fever
After concluding her season playing for Garville Netball Club, Pitman returned to the West Coast Fever again, accepting a training partner position for the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball Season.
London Pulse
In June 2022 Pitman joined London Pulse of the UK Netball Super League, where she helped the team reach their first Grand Final.[13] Loughborough Lightning went on to win the final.[14]
Giants Netball
In 2024 she was contracted as a training partner and temporary replacement player for the GIANTS Netball playing in the Suncorp Super Netball. On 4 June 2024, Chelsea announced her immediate retirement from Domestic netball and played her last game against the NSW Swifts.[15]
International career
Australia
Pitman made her international debut against the Silver Ferns during a series of international matches prior to the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore. During the world championships, she featured regularly at wing attack in her first major international tournament. In the gold medal match against New Zealand, she was brought onto wing attack at half time when the Diamonds were six goals down and helped the Diamonds draw level at the end of regulation time to send the game into extra time. The Diamonds went onto win the match 58-57 and claim the world championship with Pitman playing a major role in the Diamonds' comeback.[16]
She represented the Australian Netball Diamonds during the 2012 Netball Quad Series. However, she was unable to make a return to the national squad after this series.[citation needed]
England
In 2017 Pitman was selected into the England National Netball Team through her Yorkshire-born father.[17] She later made her international debut for England against South Africa in the first 2017 Netball Quad Series, and helped them claim two historic wins over the New Zealand Silver Ferns in 2017. She was part of the England team which won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, defeating Australia in the final which was an historic moment for netball in England. In 2019, Pitman was selected in the England National Netball Team for the 2019 Netball World Cup where the team won the bronze medal.[18] She was named in the England squad for the 2023 Netball World Cup where the roses won a silver medal.[19]
Coaching career
In July 2024 Pitman was announced as the head coach for new Netball Super League franchise Nottingham Forest Netball.[20]
Honours
Australia
England
- Commonwealth Games: 2018
- Netball World Cup: Silver: 2023 Bronze: 2019
- Fast5 Netball World Series: 2017
Queensland Firebirds
- ANZ Championship: 2011, Runner up: 2013
London Pulse
- Netball Super League: Runner up: 2023
References
- ^ Barnsley, Warren (23 December 2016). "Former Diamond Locke defects to England". ESPN (UK TV channel). Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Chelsea Pitman Profile at Gillis Schifcofske Sports Management". Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Chelsea Pitman - Suncorp Super Netball". supernetball.com.au. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Chelsea Locke". anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017.
- ^ Elborough, Brad (31 October 2013). "Natalie Medhurst and Chelsea Pitman sign for West Coast Fever". Retrieved 30 January 2018 – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Manchester Thunder sign Australian star Chelsea Pitman". Manchester Evening News. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Chelsea Pitman joins Central Pulse but partner Kevin Locke a longshot for Lions". Stuff.co.nz. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Locke Feels Right Hope at Central Pulse". pulse.org.nz. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Chelsea Locke". pulse.org.nz. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Taeuber, Kate (21 September 2016). "Thunderbirds sign premiership players - Adelaide Thunderbirds". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Guscoth and Pitman named Adelaide Thunderbirds 2019 co-captains". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 6 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "SA talent joins experienced Thunderbird as 2020 co-captain". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 28 July 2020.
- ^ "London Pulse Reveal 2023 VNSL Squad – A Lot of What You Know Sprinkled With A Little Bit of Magic – London Pulse Netball". 16 September 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Dean, Olivia (18 September 2023). "Chelsea Pitman Announces Her Retirement from International Netball". England Netball. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Proud Pitman Calls Time on Stellar Career". GIANTS Netball. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Noble, Kelly (11 July 2011). "Australian Diamonds Win 2011 World Netball Championships". glamadelaide.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Netball: Former Diamond Chelsea Locke defects to England". 23 December 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2018 – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Waterhouse, Richard (16 May 2023). "Vitality Roses squad for Netball World Cup revealed". England Netball. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (2 July 2024). "Chelsea Pitman appointed Head Coach of Nottingham Forest Netball". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- English netball players
- Australian netball players
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Australia international netball players
- Australian Institute of Sport netball players
- Mainland Tactix players
- Queensland Firebirds players
- West Coast Fever players
- Manchester Thunder players
- ANZ Championship players
- Australian Netball League players
- Suncorp Super Netball players
- Netball Superleague players
- Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- 2019 Netball World Cup players
- Netball players from Sydney
- Sydney Swifts players
- Adelaide Thunderbirds players
- Australian expatriate netball people in New Zealand
- English expatriate netball people in New Zealand
- 2011 World Netball Championships players
- Central Pulse players
- Australian expatriate netball people in England
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 2023 Netball World Cup players
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- England international netball players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in netball
