Maddy Gordon

Maddy Gordon (born 16 January 2000) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2021 Constellation Cup and the 2022 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. She also represented New Zealand at the 2023 Netball World Cup. Gordon was also a prominent member of the Central Pulse teams that won the 2019, 2020 and 2022 ANZ Premiership titles.

Maddy Gordon

Personal information
Full name	Madeline Gordon[1]
Born	(2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 (age 25) Whangārei
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
School	Mount Albert Grammar School
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA, WD
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
2018	Central Zone
2018–	Central Pulse
Years	National team(s)	Caps
2021–	New Zealand	16

Early life, family and education

Gordon was born and bred in Whangārei. She is the daughter of Carolyn and David Gordon. She stayed in Whangārei until she was 16. She subsequently attended Mount Albert Grammar School, where she excelled at netball, volleyball, athletics, cross-country and swimming.^[1][2][3][4]

Playing career

Central Zone

In 2018, Gordon was a member of the Central Zone team that won the National Netball League title. She was player of the match as Central defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty 62–53 in the grand final.^{[1][3][5][6][7]}

Central Pulse

Gordon was a member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.^[7][8][9] She was subsequently a prominent member of the Pulse teams that won the 2019, 2020 and 2022 ANZ Premiership titles.^{[4][10][11][12][13][14]} She was Grand Final MVP as she helped Pulse win the 2020 title.^{[1][12][15][16]} After an outstanding 2023 season for Pulse, Gordon was included in Brendon Egan's Stuff's team of the season and was recalled to the New Zealand team for the 2023 Netball World Cup.^{[17][18][19][20]}

New Zealand

In August 2020, Gordon was included in the 2020–21 New Zealand squad. She was the sole debutant featured in the squad.^{[1][15][16][21][22][23]} On 3 March 2021, Gordon made her senior debut for New Zealand against Australia during the 2021 Constellation Cup.^{[4][19][24][25][26]}

Tournaments	Place
2021 Constellation Cup[25][26]	1st
2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[27]	2nd
2022 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[28][29]	1st
2022 Constellation Cup[30][31]	2nd
2023 Netball World Cup[19][20][32][33][34]	4th
2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[35][36][37]	1st
2023 Constellation Cup[38]	2nd
2024 Netball Nations Cup[39]	3rd
2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[40][41]	2nd
2024 Constellation Cup[42][43]	1st

Statistics

ANZ Premiership

Season	Team	G/A	GA	RB	CPR	FD	IC	DF	PN	TO	MP
2019	Pulse	0/0	26	0	10	39	4	2	14	10	11
2020	Pulse	0/0	173	0	156	291	6	19	64	37	13
2021	Pulse	0/0	66	0	55	138	11	35	100	38	15
2022	Pulse	0/0	17	0	42	41	8	30	58	15	11
2023	Pulse	0/0	?	0	0	438	15	47	76	31	16
Career

Sources:^[10][44]

Honours

New Zealand

• Constellation Cup
  • Winners: 2021, 2024
• Taini Jamison Trophy
  • Winners: 2022, 2023

Central Pulse

• ANZ Premiership
  • Winners: 2019, 2020, 2022
  • Minor premiers: 2019, 2020, 2022
• Netball New Zealand Super Club
  • Winners: 2018

Central Zone

• National Netball League
  • Winners: 2018

Individual Awards

Year	Award
2020	Grand Final MVP[1][12][15][16]