Norma Plummer

Norma Margaret Plummer, born on 24 November 1944, is a former Australian national netball player who became one of the sport's best known coaches. She began playing in 1967, represented the Australian Diamonds from 1972, was part of the side that won the 1975 world tournament in New Zealand and captained the national team for four Tests in 1978. As a coach she led Victoria at the national championships, the Melbourne Pumas and then the Melbourne Phoenix to the first premiership of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, worked at the Australian Institute of Sport, and coached Australia from 2003 to 2011 with 67 wins from 89 Tests, including the 2007 World Championship. She later coached West Coast Fever and the South African national team, was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2013 and was inducted into the Australian Netball Hall of Fame in 2015.