Emma Koster (born 29 May 1984) is an Australian former netball player. Between 2003 and 2007, Koster played for Hunter Jaegers and AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She later played for New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. She was a member of the Swifts team that won inaugural 2008 ANZ Championship. She also represented Australia at under-21 level.
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| Born | 29 May 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| School | St Columba's Catholic College | |||||||||||||
| University | University of Western Sydney | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GD, GK | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | NSWIS | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | AIS Canberra Darters | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Hunter Jaegers | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | New South Wales Swifts | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life, education and employment
editKoster is originally from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales.[1] Between 1997 and 2002 she attended St Columba's Catholic College. Between 2009 and 2012 she attended the University of Western Sydney. Since 2020, Koster has worked for the Western Sydney Local Health District.[2][3]
Playing career
editNSWIS
editBetween 2003 and 2004, Koster played for the New South Wales Institute of Sport. She was named the NSWIS Netball Player of the Year Award, shared the NSWIS Netball Players' Player Award and was awarded the Marj Groves Medal, presented to an NSWIS athlete by Netball New South Wales.[4]
Commonwealth Bank Trophy
editBetween 2003 and 2007, Koster made 50 appearances for Hunter Jaegers and AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. In 2007 she played in every quarter for Hunter Jaegers and was a member of the team's leadership group. She was subsequently named the Netball NSW Marilyn Melhuish Commonwealth Bank Trophy Player of the Year.[1][5][6][7]
New South Wales Swifts
editKoster played for New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. She was a member of Swifts' inaugural ANZ Championship squad, helping them win the 2008 ANZ Championship. She made her ANZ Championship debut in the 2008 Round 4 match against Central Pulse. She was subsequently named the 2008 NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year.[1][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Australia
editIn 2005 Koster represented Australia at under-21 level. She was a member of the Australia team that won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Netball Championships.[1][14][15]
Honours
edit- ANZ Championship
- Winners: 2008
- Individual Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2003–04[4] | NSWIS Netball Player of the Year Award |
| 2003–04[4] | NSWIS Netball Players' Player Award (Note 1) |
| 2003–04[4] | Marj Groves Medal |
| 2007[7] | Netball NSW Marilyn Melhuish Commonwealth Bank Trophy Player of the Year |
| 2008[1][16] | NSW Swifts Players' Player of the Year |
- Notes
- ^1 Shared the award with Laura Brealey.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Emma Koster". nswswifts.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ "Emma Koster". au.linkedin.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Meet the future generation of health managers at Western Sydney Local Health District". thepulse.org.au. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "NSWIS Annual Report 03/04" (PDF). NSWIS. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "2004 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "2005 AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Netball NSW – Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Netball NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Newcastle gets slice of trans-Tasman action". www.newcastleherald.com.au. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "NSW Swifts - 2008 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Teams // Swifts - ANZ Championship 2008". www.anz-championship.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "NSW Swifts - 2009 Season". nswswifts.com.au. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Netball NSW – 2009 Annual Report" (PDF). Netball NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "NSW Swifts - Honour Roll". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "AIS Netball Program". Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Netball Australia - Annual Report 05" (PDF). Netball Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Awards". nswswifts.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.