Peta Stephens (born 15 April 1978) is a former Australian netball player. Between 1997 and 2009, Stephens played for Queensland Firebirds. She played for Firebirds in both the Commonwealth Bank Trophy and ANZ Championship eras. She captained Firebirds between 2006 and 2009. She also played with the Australian Institute of Sport, Canterbury Flames and Canterbury Tactix.
 18 June 2004: Peta Stephens (right) playing for Canterbury Flames against Southern Sting in the 2004 National Bank Cup final at Stadium Southland. Herself and Flames team mate Vilimaina Davu challenge Sting's Natalie Avellino. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1978 [1] Brisbane, Australia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||
| University | RMIT University | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GD, GK, WD | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 1997–1998 | Australian Institute of Sport | ||
| 1997–2003 | Queensland Firebirds | ||
| 2004 | Canterbury Flames | ||
| 2005–2009 | Queensland Firebirds | ||
| 2010 | Canterbury Tactix | ||
Playing career
Early years
Between 1995 and 2000, Stephens represented Queensland in the Australian National Netball Championships at under-19, under-21 and Open levels. Between 1997 and 1998, she played for the Australian Institute of Sport. Between 1996 and 1999, she also featured in Australia under-21 squads.[1][3][4]
Queensland Firebirds
Between 1997 and 2003, and again from 2005 until 2009, Stephens played for Queensland Firebirds. She played for Firebirds in both the Commonwealth Bank Trophy and ANZ Championship eras. She captained Firebirds between 2006 and 2009. On 1 June 2007, she played her 100th match for Firebirds in a 54–45 win against Hunter Jaegers.[1][2][5][6][7][8][9]
New Zealand
Stephens also had two spells playing netball in New Zealand. In 2004 she played for Canterbury Flames in the National Bank Cup.[2][10][11] In 2009, she signed for Canterbury Tactix ahead of the 2010 ANZ Championship season. However a pre-season shoulder injury ruled her out for most of the season.[2][12][13]
- Notes
- ^1 Some sources suggest Stephens played for Melbourne Phoenix c. 2004.[14]
Education
Between 2014 and 2021, Stephens completed a Bachelor of Information Technology with RMIT University.[9]