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#GOPIES JOIN THE CLUB. 4 months ago Season Launch: Players at the podium. She plays in the positions of GK, GD and WD, and has been selected on several occasions for the Australia national netball team.
Browne’s sister Kelsey went down with the same injury late in the season.Brandley, who was a member of the Diamonds’ team at the World Cup in Liverpool in July, continued to play throughout the first months of her pregnancy.The goal defence said she was excited to embark on her new chapter, but was unsure as yet if she would make a return to the netball court.“When or if I will return to netball is uncertain at this time, motherhood may get the better of me.”Magpies defender April Brandley will step away from netball next season after announcing she is pregnant.The Magpies this week announced they had re-signed young goal attack Gabrielle Sinclair for next season.Netball: The NSW Swifts must pick themselves up from the canvas in a hurry as they fight to save their Super Netball season after a heavy loss to the Sunshine Coast Lightning in the major semi-final on Saturday. Collingwood and Australian netballer April Brandley will step away from the sport in 2020 to have a baby. #GOPIES JOIN THE CLUB. April Brandley (née Letton; born 19 April 1990) is a professional Australian netball player, who last played for the Collingwood Magpies in the Suncorp Super Netball league. April Brandley: Baby News .
Roy Ward is a Sports writer for The Age."We wish her and her husband Jason all the best for their future endeavours."The Magpies announced on Thursday Brandley is expecting, and with her baby due next February she is expected to miss next season, though whether she returns to netball at all remains uncertain.The Magpies will miss the athletic defender, who is one of four foundation players at the fledgling club."When or if I will return to netball is uncertain at this time, motherhood may get the better of me!""I cannot thank the club enough for the past three years," Brandley said.The 29-year-old defender has played 34 games for the Diamonds and was a part of the Australian side that claimed a silver medal at the World Cup earlier this year.She appeared in last Sunday's minor semi-final loss to Melbourne Vixens at 16 weeks pregnant.
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Collingwood and Australian defender April Brandley will step away from netball in 2020 – but it’s good news.
Netball star April Brandley is expecting her first child which means she needs to take a step back from the sport. Brandley played through most of the Super Netball season and the Netball World Cup while in … Share. Brandley took the court in the minor semi-final against the Vixens last Sunday 16 weeks along, with baby Brandley due to arrive in February next year.