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Sharelle McMahon

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Sharelle Jane McMahon, born on 12 August 1977 in Bamawm, Victoria, is an Australian former netball player who captained the Australian national team, the Diamonds, and played in the goal attack and goal shooter positions. She made her international debut in 1997 against Jamaica and was the youngest member of the Australian side that won netball gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. At club level she played eleven seasons for the Melbourne Phoenix, captaining the side for four of them, and then captained the Melbourne Vixens from the opening season of the ANZ Championship in 2008, leading them to the 2009 title. She retired after the 2013 season, and the Vixens most valuable player award now carries her name. In 2016 she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

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    Sharelle Jane McMahon (born 12 August 1977) is an Australian former netball player
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    is an Australian former netball player
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, International career
    She was the youngest member of the Australian team which won the netball gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
  • On The Roster Of: Melbourne Vixens, Domestic career
    McMahon captained the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship
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