Elizabeth "Liz" Ellis AM (born 17 January 1973) is a retired Australian netball player, a member of the national team from 1992 until 2007 and captain for the last four of those years. She is the most capped international player for Australian netball.
Liz is one of Australia's most successful Netballers ever. Until her retirement, she was captain of the Australian Netball Team and the Sydney TAB Swifts. She surpassed the record for most test matches played for Australia. Liz’s career highlights include three World Championships, two Commonwealth Games Gold Medals and four National Premierships, as well as being named Australia’s Most Valuable Netballer on four occasions.
Liz EllisThis year Liz became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours for "services to netball and the encouragement of women in sport, and to the community through support for a range of charitable organizations". In 1997, Liz initiated the Liz Ellis Netball Clinics, which coach more than 2000 young netballers every year. It is this enthusiasm for promoting netball that has made Liz a positive role model for young sportspeople and it’s not surprising she was voted Favourite Female Sports Star for the 2006 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards.
Liz Ellis is also a highly sought after speaker and broadcaster. She has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as a general sports commentator and presenter which has included working on the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and 2006 Commonwealth Games. She has also appeared on various TV panel, quiz and chat shows including 20 to 1, Good News Week, Sunrise, Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, 110% Tony Squires, ABC TV’s The Fat, The Glasshouse and The Einstein Factor.
