Full name Sharni Layton Occupation Elite Netballer | Name Sharni Layton Height 1.88 m | |
Born 6 January 1988 (age 36)
Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia ( 1988-01-06 ) Education Australian Institute of Sport Profiles | ||
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Sharni Layton (born 6 January 1988) is an Australian netball player for the Collingwood Magpies and Australian Diamonds. Primarily a GK, GD, WD player, Layton has won two premierships with the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship, a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, a Gold Medal at the 2011 World Netball Championship in Singapore and the 2015 World Netball Championship in Sydney.
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- 2015 diamonds squad camp sharni layton mic d up
- Sharni layton interview
- Career
- National representation
- Netball career facts
- Netball awards
- References
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Career
Born in Mordialloc, Victoria, Layton began her career in 2004 for the Melbourne Kestrels. She then received a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in 2007, and was awarded captaincy in 2009.
Layton was a member of the Australian U21 team from 2006–09, winning gold at the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships in the Cook Islands where she was vice captain of the side. In 2008, Layton was signed to play for the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship. She was not signed the following year, but in 2010 Layton transferred to the Adelaide Thunderbirds. Layton was announced as the first nominee for the ANZ Championship's new MARS Red Best Young Player Award in 2010. Introduced to recognise emerging stars in the ANZ Championship, the 2010 winner will receive a A$5,000 cash prize, courtesy of award sponsor MARS Red. On 9 July she was announced as the winner.
Layton won her first ANZ Championship Premiership in 2010 over the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 52 - 42.
In 2011, Layton was named Vice Captain of the Adelaide Thunderbirds under Captain Natalie von Bertouch. Later that year, Layton was selected to debut for the Australian Netball Diamonds at the World Netball Championships in Singapore winning a gold medal and the Holden Netball Test Series, regaining the No. 1 rank in the world for Australia. In 2012, Layton was promoted to co-captain of the Adelaide Thunderbirds, alongside Natalie von Bertouch.
In September 2012, Layton had major surgery on her left shoulder after a niggling injury. Although Layton managed to play out season 2012, her shoulder surgery left her out of contention for the Australian Diamonds. Her second ANZ Championship Premiership came in 2013 over the Queensland Firebirds winning 50 - 48.
Following Layton's Grand Final performance she was named in the Australian Netball Diamonds squad to attend a selection camp at the AIS. Following the camp, Layton was named in the team to compete against New Zealand in the Constellation cup and Malawi later in 2013.
On the 29 July 2013, Layton signed with the NSW Swifts for season 2014 and 2015, stating that she wanted to pursue other interests outside of netball, as well as continuing with her netball career as the reason for her move. She was later named in the leadership group for the NSW Swifts for 2014.
In 2014 Layton was named in the Australian National Netball Team to compete at the 2014 Commonwealth Games who went on to defeat the New Zealand National Netball Team in the gold medal match. This ended Australia's 12 year Commonwealth Games gold medal drought. Layton has signed with the NSW Swifts for the 2015 ANZ Championship season.
Layton signed with the Collingwood Magpies in 2017.