Brooke Thompson
{{short description|Australian netball player}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox netball biography
|name = Brooke Thompson
|fullname = Brooke Thompson
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|04|27|df=yes}}
|height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}} {{Cite web|url=http://www.melbournevixens.com.au/extra.asp?id=5304&OrgID=2422|title=Brooke Thompson|publisher=melbournevixens.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528092548/http://www.melbournevixens.com.au/extra.asp?id=5304&OrgID=2422|accessdate=29 March 2009|archive-date=28 May 2009}}
|positions = GD, GK, WD
|clubyears1 = 199x–200x
|clubteam1 = Melton
|clubyears2 = 2004–2005
|clubteam2 = AIS Canberra Darters
|clubyears3 = 2007
|clubteam3 = Melbourne Kestrels
|clubyears4 = 2008–2009
|clubteam4 = Victorian Fury
|clubyears5 = 2009–2010
|clubteam5 = Melbourne Vixens
|clubyears6 = 2012–2014
|clubteam6 = VU-Western Lightning
|clubyears7 = 2012–2014
|clubteam7 = Melton
}}
Brooke Thompson (born 27 April 1984) is a former Australian netball player. She was a member of the Melbourne Vixens team that won the 2009 ANZ Championship. She was also a member of the Victorian Fury teams that won the 2008 and 2009 Australian Netball League titles. During the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era, Thompson played for AIS Canberra Darters and Melbourne Kestrels.
Playing career
=Commonwealth Bank Trophy=
During the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Thompson played for AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.{{Cite web |title=2004 AIS Netball Program |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008204121/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/2004 |archive-date=8 October 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020 |website=Clearinghouse for Sport |publisher=Australian Sports Commission}}{{Cite web |title=2005 AIS Netball Program |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009113744/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/2005 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020 |website=Clearinghouse for Sport |publisher=Australian Sports Commission}} During the 2007 season she played for Melbourne Kestrels{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/netball/phoenix-brush-aside-kestrels/news-story/8436d3d41e753b1be6309a689775d9bc|title=Phoenix brush aside Kestrels|publisher=www.heraldsun.com.au|date=18 August 2007|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/bulley-moves-to-swifts-after-vixens-snub-20071205-ge6gdx.html|title=Bulley moves to Swifts after Vixens snub|publisher=www.theage.com.au|date=5 December 2007|accessdate=6 September 2020}}
=Victorian Fury=
Thompson was a member of the Victorian Fury teams that won the 2008 and 2009 Australian Netball League titles. She was a prominent member of the undefeated 2008 squad but played only a handful of games in 2009 as she also a member of the Melbourne Vixens squad.{{Cite web|url=http://www.melbournevixens.com.au/extra.asp?id=5304&OrgID=2422|title=Brooke Thompson|publisher=melbournevixens.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528092548/http://www.melbournevixens.com.au/extra.asp?id=5304&OrgID=2422|accessdate=29 March 2009|archive-date=28 May 2009}}{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/herald-sun/20081108/282514359371444|title=English recruit stiffens Vixens|work=Herald Sun|date=8 November 2008|accessdate=14 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/10/06164500/NV-Annual-Report-2009_reduced-size2.pdf|title=Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2009|work=Netball Victoria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112224117/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/10/06164500/NV-Annual-Report-2009_reduced-size2.pdf|archive-date=12 January 2021|access-date=14 September 2020}}
=Melbourne Vixens=
Thompson was a member of the Melbourne Vixens team that won the 2009 ANZ Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.melbournevixens.com.au/extra.asp?id=5304&OrgID=2422|title=Brooke Thompson|publisher=melbournevixens.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528092548/http://www.melbournevixens.com.au/extra.asp?id=5304&OrgID=2422|accessdate=29 March 2009|archive-date=28 May 2009}}{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/great-escape-underlines-vixens-class/2009/05/31/1243708350189.html|title=Great escape underlines Vixens' class |publisher=www.theage.com.au|date=1 June 2009|accessdate=8 June 2009}} She was also a member of the Vixens 2010 squad.{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10607053|title=Netball: Mystics big movers in transtasman league|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|date=3 November 2009|accessdate=14 September 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/herald-sun/20100412/286199441667533|title=Vixen depth put to test|work=Herald Sun|date=12 April 2010|accessdate=14 September 2020}}
=VU Western Lightning=
In 2012 Thompson captained the VU-Western Lightning team that reached the Victorian Netball League grand final. Her team mates included Fiona Themann and Melissa Bragg.{{Cite web|url=https://brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au/uncategorized/275452-vnl-no-stopping-vu-western-lightnings-bolt/|title=VNL: No stopping VU-Western Lightning's bolt|publisher=starweekly.com.au|date=29 July 2012|accessdate=15 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/shepparton-news/20120804/281895885381556|title=Emotional grand final for Themann|work=Shepparton News|date=4 August 2012|accessdate=18 June 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://brittanyshanahan.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/western-rivals-collide/|title=Western rivals collide|publisher=wordpress.com|date=11 August 2012|accessdate=15 September 2020}} She continued to play for Lightning until she retired from her playing career in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1781011/netball-melton-defender-brooke-thompson-awarded-best-and-fairest-honours/|title=Netball: Melton defender Brooke Thompson awarded best and fairest honours|publisher=www.thecourier.com.au|date=16 September 2013|accessdate=14 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/09/06164114/NV_AR_FA_Digital-1.pdf|title=Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2013|publisher=Netball Victoria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110234719/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/09/06164114/NV_AR_FA_Digital-1.pdf|archive-date=10 January 2021|access-date=9 July 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/1336440/netball-stars-on-show-in-bendigo/|title=Netball stars on show in Bendigo|publisher=www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au|date=2 March 2013|accessdate=14 September 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/finals-berth-the-aim-for-rebranded-melbourne-university-lightning-outfit-in-victorian-netball-league/news-story/16be8b0b5dbf1a197d31b125cd4b9eac|title=Finals berth the aim for rebranded Melbourne University Lightning outfit in Victorian Netball League|newspaper=Herald Sun|publisher=www.heraldsun.com.au|date=3 February 2015|accessdate=14 September 2020|last1=d'Anello|first1=Luke}}
=Melton=
Between 2012 and 2014 Thompson played for Melton in the Ballarat Football Netball League. She had previously played for Melton as a junior at the start of her playing career. In 2012 and 2013 she was named the league's best and fairest player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1781011/netball-melton-defender-brooke-thompson-awarded-best-and-fairest-honours/|title=Netball: Melton defender Brooke Thompson awarded best and fairest honours|publisher=www.thecourier.com.au|date=16 September 2013|accessdate=14 September 2020}} In 2014 Thompson was named grand final MVP as Melton won their first senior BFNL title in thirteen years, defeating Sunbury 48–33 in the final. On receiving the award, Thompson announced that it would be her final game. Thompson was diagnosed with ovarian cancer a week before the grand final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2574639/melton-shows-its-class-against-sunbury-in-netball-grand-final/|title=Melton shows its class against Sunbury in BFNL A-grade grand final|publisher=www.thecourier.com.au|date=21 September 2014|accessdate=14 September 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/melton-breaks-13year-netball-premiership-drought-with-15goal-win-over-sunbury-in-ballarat-football-netball-league-grand-final/news-story/1606665b4848505c48a90587ae548994|title=Melton breaks 13-year netball premiership drought with 15-goal win over Sunbury in Ballarat Football Netball League grand final|newspaper=Herald Sun|publisher=www.heraldsun.com.au|date=22 September 2014|accessdate=14 September 2020|last1=Michell|first1=Tim}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycause.com.au/blog/brooke-thompsons-friendly-rally-for-bloods-star|title=Brooke Thompson's friendly rally for Bloods star|publisher=www.mycause.com.au|date=28 October 2014|accessdate=14 September 2020}}
=National team=
Between 2001 and 2005, Thompson represented Australia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.{{Cite web|url=http://www.melbournevixens.com.au/extra.asp?id=5304&OrgID=2422|title=Brooke Thompson|publisher=melbournevixens.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528092548/http://www.melbournevixens.com.au/extra.asp?id=5304&OrgID=2422|accessdate=29 March 2009|archive-date=28 May 2009}}{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2004.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 04|publisher=Netball Australia|accessdate=13 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2005.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 05|publisher=Netball Australia|accessdate=13 September 2020}}
References
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{{2009 Melbourne Vixens squad}}
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Category:AIS Canberra Darters players
Category:ANZ Championship players
Category:Australian Netball League players
Category:Australian netball players
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:Australian schoolteachers
Category:Melbourne Kestrels players
Category:Melbourne Vixens players
Category:netball players from Victoria (state)