Simone Nalatu

Simone Taraivosa Nalatu (born 21 March 1980 in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia) is a Fijian Australian netball player.

Simone Nalatu
Personal information
Born Simone Taraivosa Nalatu
(1980-03-21) 21 March 1980
Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
University Griffith University
Occupation Public health administrator
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WD
Years Club team(s) Apps
2008 Queensland Fusion
2005–07 Queensland Firebirds
Years National team(s) Caps
2006–07 Fiji
Last updated: 15 April 2018 (2018-04-15)

Biography

Born in Redcliffe, Queensland, Nalatu's parents also represented Fiji in sports, with her father, Kini, a member of the Fiji national rugby union team and her mother, Faith, a member of the Fiji women's national field hockey team.[1] Naltu commenced competing, aged eight years; and was a member of the Fijian national team that played at the 2007 Netball World Championships.[2]

Nalatu studied at Griffith University and completed her PhD in 2012, studying the physical activity patterns of Aboriginal mothers and the factors that influence participation.[3]

She also played for the Queensland Firebirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2004–07.[4] In 2008 and 2009 Nalatu was selected for the Queensland Fusion in the inaugural Australian Netball League where she captained the side. Nalatu plays for the Suncoast Lynx in the Holden Cruze Cup (the Queensland State League).[5]

References
  1. "Simone Nalatu to play in Pirate women's "Heritage" Fiji charity Game!". South West Metro Pirates. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. "Elite Athletes Simone Nalatu". Griffith Sports Profiles. Griffith University. n.d. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  3. Nalatu, Simone Taraivosa (2012). Understanding the Physical Activity Patterns of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mothers, Including the Factors that Influence Participation (Thesis (PhD Doctorate)). Brisbane: School of Public Health Griffith University. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "2006 Queensland Firebirds profile". ABC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  5. "2008 Netball Australia profile". Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2008.


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