12 Facts About Caitlin Thwaites

Caitlin Thwaites was born on 29 December 1986 and is a former Australian netball player and volleyballer.

Caitlin Thwaites played for the Vixens from 2008 to 2010 and was part of the 2009 premiership team which defeated the Adelaide Thunderbirds.

In 2012 Caitlin Thwaites made her international debut for the Australian Diamonds.

Caitlin Thwaites performed a vital role for the Pulse, scoring 431 goals for an accuracy percentage 81.3 per cent in the 2011 season.

Caitlin Thwaites returned to Australia to play her domestic league netball in 2014 with the New South Wales Swifts and won the club's MVP award in 2015.

Caitlin Thwaites began playing for the Collingwood Magpies in the Suncorp Super Netball competition from 2017, where she won the league's leading goalscorer award, scoring 594 goals in the regular season.

Caitlin Thwaites was awarded the Magpies' best and fairest for her efforts that year.

On 5 September 2018, after not being offered another contract at the Magpies, Caitlin Thwaites announced she would be signing with the Melbourne Vixens for the 2019 season.

Caitlin Thwaites has won gold medals representing Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Netball World Cup, as well as a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Caitlin Thwaites announced her retirement from international netball in October 2019, finishing with 55 caps for the national team.

Caitlin Thwaites was part of the Melbourne Vixens premiership team that won the 2020 Grand Final; she announced her retirement from netball after this match.

Caitlin Thwaites has represented Australia in women's volleyball, most notably at the 2004 Olympics qualifications.