Jodi Brown
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Jodi Brown is a New Zealand netball
player. Brown was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns from 2002–07, earning 28 caps. She has also played elite domestic netball in New Zealand for 13 years, and has signed with the Southern Steel
for 2012.
, Brown played three years with the Capital Shakers
before moving to the Canterbury Flames
. In 2004 she represented the Flames making the final. She then moved to the Auckland Diamonds
the following year, and then captained the Otago Rebels
in 2007.
With the start of the ANZ Championship
in 2008, Brown continued with the Canterbury franchise, renamed the "Canterbury Tactix", for the inaugural season, but only played six rounds before she pulled out due to pregnancy. She returned to the Tactix the following year, but switched to the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic for the 2010 season. Brown was partnered in the Magic shooting circle with Irene van Dyk
, delivering a strong performance that helped the Magic progress to the grand final that year. But at the end of the 2010 season, Jodi Brown announced that she would not return for 2011, expecting the birth of her second child. However, Brown did return to netball seven weeks since birth of her second child. Brown was called in to play for the Southern Steel against the West Coast Fever, but lost. Brown played in the second half. In the 2012 ANZ Championship Season, Jodi Brown has signed to the Southern Steel.
. She suffered a left knee injury just days before the Silver Ferns' opening match at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
, ruling her out of the competition. Brown stayed in the squad for the 2007 Netball World Championships
. Brown pulled out of the Silver Ferns in early 2008 when she became pregnant with her first child. She was widely touted to rejoin the Silver Ferns in 2010 for their Commonwealth Games campaign, but pulled out for family reasons.
basketball player Markham Brown, changing her name to Jodi Brown. She became pregnant with her first child in 2008 and stepped down from competitive netball that year. She returned to the ANZ Championship the following year, before withdrawing at the end of the 2010 season expecting the birth of her second child.
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
player. Brown was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns from 2002–07, earning 28 caps. She has also played elite domestic netball in New Zealand for 13 years, and has signed with the Southern Steel
Southern Steel
The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting...
for 2012.
Domestic career
In the National Bank CupNational Bank Cup
The National Bank Cup was the pre-eminent national netball competition in New Zealand between 1998 and 2007. From 2008, it was replaced by the ANZ Championship.-Format:...
, Brown played three years with the Capital Shakers
Capital Shakers
The Capital Shakers were a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington that competed in now defunct National Bank Cup competition. The Shakers franchise merged with the Western Flyers to form the Central Pulse in the ANZ Championship-2007 Shakers Squad:...
before moving to the Canterbury Flames
Canterbury Flames
The Canterbury Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, New Zealand that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The team was one of the founding franchises in the National Bank Cup, formerly the premier netball competition in New Zealand , during which the team...
. In 2004 she represented the Flames making the final. She then moved to the Auckland Diamonds
Auckland Diamonds
The Auckland Diamonds were a regional netball team which represented Auckland-Waitakere and Counties Manukau Netball in New Zealand's National Bank Cup...
the following year, and then captained the Otago Rebels
Otago Rebels
The Otago Rebels was a New Zealand netball team which represented Otago in the National Bank Cup.Otago Rebels were the first team to win the inaugural Coca-Cola Cup...
in 2007.
With the start of the ANZ Championship
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
in 2008, Brown continued with the Canterbury franchise, renamed the "Canterbury Tactix", for the inaugural season, but only played six rounds before she pulled out due to pregnancy. She returned to the Tactix the following year, but switched to the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic for the 2010 season. Brown was partnered in the Magic shooting circle with Irene van Dyk
Irene van Dyk
Irene van Dyk, MNZM is one of the world's best-known netball players and the most capped player of all time....
, delivering a strong performance that helped the Magic progress to the grand final that year. But at the end of the 2010 season, Jodi Brown announced that she would not return for 2011, expecting the birth of her second child. However, Brown did return to netball seven weeks since birth of her second child. Brown was called in to play for the Southern Steel against the West Coast Fever, but lost. Brown played in the second half. In the 2012 ANZ Championship Season, Jodi Brown has signed to the Southern Steel.
International career
Brown received her first call-up to the Silver Ferns in 2002, but debuted the following year against Jamaica, and was a member of the team that won the 2003 Netball World Championships2003 Netball World Championships
The 2003 World Netball Championships were held in Kingston, Jamaica between 10 July and 20 July. It was the eleventh World Netball Championships. After 100 matches, the New Zealand national team, the Silver Ferns, won the tournament, defeating Australia to win the World Championship for the first...
. She suffered a left knee injury just days before the Silver Ferns' opening match at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
, ruling her out of the competition. Brown stayed in the squad for the 2007 Netball World Championships
2007 Netball World Championships
The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th staging of the World Netball Championships, a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963....
. Brown pulled out of the Silver Ferns in early 2008 when she became pregnant with her first child. She was widely touted to rejoin the Silver Ferns in 2010 for their Commonwealth Games campaign, but pulled out for family reasons.
Personal life
In 2007, Jodi Te Huna married Otago NuggetsOtago Nuggets
The OCEANAGOLD Nuggets, formerly the Otago Nuggets, are a New Zealand professional basketball team that play in the National Basketball League. They play their home games at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.-2006 season:...
basketball player Markham Brown, changing her name to Jodi Brown. She became pregnant with her first child in 2008 and stepped down from competitive netball that year. She returned to the ANZ Championship the following year, before withdrawing at the end of the 2010 season expecting the birth of her second child.