- Date of Birth: 17 January 1973
- Eye Colour: Blue
- Hair Colour: Brunette
- Height: 183cm (6 feet)
- Health: Asthmatic
- Family: Ralph & Margaret (Parents). Ralph was a former Australian Stock car
champion. Kath (sister) - Former Ku-ring-gai, Hawkesbury & Penrith State League Rep -
Goal Attack/Shooter.
- Marital Status: Married to Matthew Stocks (Former Rugby Union player - represented
Australian Schoolboys, Australian U/21's and NSW Warratah's)
- Proud parent of a beautiful baby girl - Evelyn
- Principal Occupation: Professional Athlete
- Tertiary Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University 1991-1996
- Admitted as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, 1998
- Practised Property and Infrastructure Law with Corrs Chambers Westgarth, 1997 - 2000
- Launched the Liz Ellis Netball Clinics in 1997
- Liz has coached enough kids over the past decade to fill Sydney's ACER Arena
- Being awarded an AM in the 2009 Australia Day Honours list
- Named in The Bulletin's "Smart 100 - Australia's Best and Brightest"
edition for 2007. Of the 10 named from the sporting industry, Liz was the only
athlete
- Retired from Netball November 2007 after leading the Australian Netball Diamonds to
their 2007 World Netball Championships victory
- Reading (anything but Law!);
- Eating out and wine appreciation.
- At the age of 8 years, with Green Hills Netball Club in the Hawkesbury
Association. Liz is still a member of the Green Hills Netball Club and is now a club
sponsor.
- Tallest kid in team, played centre. Switched to Goal Attack when 9 years old and
defender at the age of 14 years.
- Chosen in Hawkesbury Representative teams 11 - 15 years.
- Scholarship holder at AIS in 1991.
- Joined Ku-ring-gai Netball Club in 1993.
- Keeley Devery, Australian Netball Representative 1985 - 1993
People influencing Netball Career
- Joyce Brown, former Australian Netball Coach;
- Julie Fitzgerald, NSW U/21 Coach and Sydney Swifts Coach;
- Mum & Dad;
- Matthew Stocks (husband).
- Sir Edmund Hillary;
- Cathy Freeman.
- Jewel's Richmond as a part time Register attendant
Previous Training Schedule
- 7 - 9 sessions each week (minimum) , depending upon competition phase. Schedule includes
Club training, 2 - 3 weight training sessions, 2 sprint sessions, 2 endurance sessions and
NSW/Australian training weekends.
AUSTRALIA
- Australian Netball Team 1993-2007
- Winning the World Championship Gold Medal 2007 (def. New Zealand 42-38) and being named
Best Player
- Captain of the Australian Netball Team since February 2004 (Vice Captain 2000-2003)
- Most capped Australian Netball player of all time - 122 Test Matches (As at November
2007)
- Representing Australia at four World Netball Championships and two Commonwealth Games.
- Winning two Commonwealth Games Gold Medals in 1998 and again in 2002 (in double extra
time)
- Winning the 1995, 1999 and 2007 World Netball Championships
- Being named as Captain of the Australian Under 21 Team in 1992
SYDNEY TAB SWIFTS
- Captain of the Sydney TAB Swifts since 2000 (Vice Captain 1197-1999)
- Captaining the Sydney TAB Swifts to historic back to back Championships in 2006 / 2007
and four Championships in total (2001, 2004, 2006, 2007)
- Only player to have represented Sydney TAB Swifts in every year of Commonwealth Bank
Trophy since the competition's inception in 1997
- Most capped Commonwealth Bank Trophy player in history - 173 Matches
GENERAL
- Making a comeback from a knee reconstruction at 33 years-of-age in 2006 to post one of
her best and most consistent seasons on court, in which Liz led the Swifts to their 3rd
Commonwealth Bank Trophy and an historic undefeated record. Liz was named the Most
Valuable player of the series and the Grand Final.
- Named Australian Netball's Most Valuable Player on 4 occasions
- Named Sydney Swifts Player of the Year on 6 Occasions
- Launching the Liz Ellis Netball Clinics in 1997
- Fulfilled November, 2007 - To represent Australia at a fourth World Netball
Championships in 2007
- Fulfilled November, 2007 - To captain Australia to Gold at the 2007 Netball World
Championships
- To promote the sport of Netball
- To be an effective and positive role model for young sportspeople
Current Sponsors and Supporters
- Nestle
- Rebel Sport
- GM Holden
- Willis
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