Manchester Thunder
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| Nickname(s) | The Black and Yellows | |
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| Founded | 2005 | |
| Based in | Manchester | |
| Home venue | Wright Robinson Sports College (Manchester Thunderdome) | |
| CEO | Debbie Hallas | |
| Head coach | Dan Ryan | |
| Asst coach | Karen Grieg & Sara Hale | |
| Manager | Kath Pemberton | |
| Captain | Sara Bayman | |
| League | Netball Superleague | |
| 2015 placing | 3rd | |
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Manchester Thunder are part of the Netball Superleague, which consists of the top eight netball teams in Wales and England. The club is located in Manchester, Greater Manchester. They finished third in the 2015 Netball Superleague season, beating Yorkshire Jets 55-49 in the 3rd-place playoff.[1] The coach of the Thunder is Dan Ryan, who previously worked as assistant coach at Adelaide Thunderbirds.[2] He was appointed in June 2015 after previous coach Tracey Neville was appointed manager of the England national netball team. Karen Grieg is the assistant coach and Sara Hale is the defensive coach.[3]
The club's home court is the Wright Robinson Sports College, which is known as The Thunderdome when hosting Manchester Thunder matches. The club won the annual Mike Greenwood Trophy three times in a row between 2012-2014, before losing to Team Bath in the 2015 edition.[4]
Manchester Thunder will play Yorkshire Jets in a pre-season friendly match on 12 December 2015.[5] Prior to the 2015 season, Manchester Thunder won the corresponding meeting 49-35.[6]
2016 Netball Superleague Squad
The full Manchester Thunder squad for the 2016 season was announced by coach Dan Ryan on 4 December 2015.[7]
Shooters
- Amy Clinton
- Kathryn Turner
- Helen Housby
- Eleanor Cardwell
- Natalie Haythornthwaite
Mid-court
- Sara Bayman (C)
- Gabrielle Marshall
- Laura Malcolm
- Liana Leota
- Beccy Hoult
Defenders
- Kerry Almond
- Emma Dovey
- Malysha Kelly
- Jodie Gibson
- Paige Kindred
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Manchester Thunder finish Third in Netball Superleague 2015". Manchester Thunder. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Thunder name new Coach". Manchester Thunder. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Sky Sports - Courtside Zeo Netball Superleague". Lindsey Chapman. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "MGT 2015 - Write Up". Manchester Thunder. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Yorkshire Jets face Manchester Thunder in pre-season". Sky Sports Website. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Match Report - Jets 35 vs Thunder 49". Manchester Thunder. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Thunder Squad named for 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague Season". Manchester Thunder. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.