Temepara George
| Temepara Bailey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Temepara Anne Bailey | ||
| Born |
23 October 1975 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): C, WA | |||
| Last updated: 1 August 2011 | |||
Temepara Anne Bailey, MNZM (born 23 October 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand), formerly Temepara George and earlier Temepara Clark, is a New Zealand international netball player. She was a member of the Silver Ferns national squad in 1996, and from 2000–2011. George retired from international duties after the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore. She continues to play domestic netball in the ANZ Championship as captain of the Northern Mystics. Since the inaugural season, George has taken part in every quarter for the Mystics.
George was spotted as a talent in netball early, being selected for the Silver Ferns squad in 1996. She took time off the following year with the birth of her second child, and subsequentsly continued with the New Zealand A team and Silver Ferns training squad. With the start of the Coca-Cola Cup in 1998, George signed with the Auckland Diamonds for the league's inaugural year. In 1999, George transferred to cross-town rivals the Counties Manukau Cometz, under coach Ruth Aitken. In 2000, she transferred again, this time to the Northland-based Northern Force, where she continued playing until the end of the competition in 2007.
George was selected again for the Silver Ferns in 2000, and later that year made her debut against Australia. The next several years saw George make her mark on the international circuit and cement her position in the Silver Ferns midcourt. She missed out on the Silver Ferns team for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, but the following year was named in the team for the 2003 World Netball Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. New Zealand progressed to the final of the tournament, which they contested with Australia. During the final, George was sent off for three goals, but the Silver Ferns eventually defeated Australia by 49–47 to win the tournament. Her performance also earned her the Albie Pryor Memorial Sports Person of the Year at the Māori Sports Awards. George won another gold medal three years later at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
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