SENIOR A GRADE NETBALL COACH ANNOUNCEMENT

North Ballarat Football Netball Club is pleased to announce Maddie Fitzpatrick (Carter) as our Senior A Grade Netball Coach for the 2026 season.

Maddie brings a wealth of experience from both her playing and coaching career, having achieved success at the highest levels of state competition.

Career highlights include:

• ANL Premiership Player – Tasmanian Magpies (2018)
• VNL Premiership Player & Captain – Melbourne University Lightning (100+ games)
• VNL Assistant Coach – Melbourne University Lightning (2019–2023)
• VNL Best & Fairest Runner-Up – Melbourne University Lightning
• VNL Spirit of Netball Award recipient – Melbourne University Lightning
• Specialist Coach and Player – Castlemaine & Hepburn A Grade

Maddie joins North Ballarat as a playing mid-court coach, where her leadership, experience and professionalism will provide valuable direction and development for our playing group.

A word from Maddie: "Grateful to be joining the club as A Grade Coach next season. I’m looking forward to working with such a talented team, contributing to the wider club and going all the way in Season 2026."

We warmly welcome Maddie to North Ballarat & we look forward to exciting times ahead for the netball program!