Debbie Fuller (netball)

Debbie Fuller (née Matoe) is a New Zealand netball coach and former international netball player. Fuller was a defender in the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993–96, during which time she competed at the 1995 Netball World Championships in Birmingham.[1] Fuller retired from the Silver Ferns after 1996, spending a year in Argentina. She returned for the 1997 provincial season, and the following year captained Canterbury in the inaugural National Bank Cup.[2] Fuller moved to the Capital Shakers in 1999, playing with the Wellington-based side until her retirement in 2002.[3]

Debbie Fuller

Personal information
Full name	Debbie Fuller (née Matoe)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, GK, WD
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
1998	Canterbury Flames
1999–2002	Capital Shakers
Years	National team(s)	Caps
1993–96	New Zealand
Coaching career
Years	Team(s)
2011–12, 2014–16	Northern Mystics
2018–present	New Zealand (asst)
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Netball World Championships 1995 Birmingham Netball
Last updated: 22 July 2019

After coaching stints in Wellington and the Bay of Plenty, Fuller accepted a position as a defensive coach with ANZ Championship side the Northern Mystics for the 2009 season, under new head coach Te Aroha Keenan.[4] She was promoted to assistant coach of the Auckland-based team the following year. Keenan departed the Mystics after the 2010 season, with Fuller being appointed Mystics head coach for 2011.[5] She continued in the role until 2016, while taking a year off in 2014.[6] In 2018 Fuller was appointed as assistant head coach of the Silver Ferns, under head coach and former teammate Noeline Taurua.[7][8] During her time as assistant coach, the Silver Ferns have won both the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series and 2019 Netball World Cup tournaments.[8][9]

References

1. "Ferns take on the world". The Dominion Post. 17 July 1995. p. TV3.
2. Dunbar, Tim (27 March 1998). "Matoe refreshed and ready to fire". The Press. p. 21.
3. Bleach, Keiran (31 May 2002). "Matoe closes one chapter to start another". The Dominion Post. p. 21.
4. Johannsen, Dana (18 November 2008). "Fuller joins Mystics in bid to outsmart Australians". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
5. Johannsen, Dana (13 July 2010). "Fuller waits in the wings for Mystics". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
6. Johannsen, Dana (7 June 2016). "Mystics coach steps down". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
7. "Debbie Fuller to assist Silver Ferns". Stuff.co.nz. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
8. McFadden, Suzanne (12 July 2019). "Old roomies Noeline Taurua and Debbie Fuller bring new verve to Silver Ferns". Stuff.co.nz (republished from Locker Room). Retrieved 22 July 2019.
9. Egan, Brendon (22 July 2019). "Netball World Cup: Silver Ferns upset Australia to capture title". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 July 2019.