JOYCE BROWN OAM

  • Date of birth
    29/09/1938
  • debut Match
    Eastbourne, ENG, 5 August, 1963
  • Cap Number
    9
  • Place of Birth
    Victoria
  • Team Years
    1963
  • Hall of Fame
    2008
  • height
    176cm

Having represented Victoria for five years, Joyce Brown captained Australia to the inaugural Netball World Cup title in 1963 and made all her nine international appearances at that tournament in England. 

Brown then coached Australia in 66 Tests spread across three decades for 58 victories, including leading the country to world titles in 1975, 1983 and 1991. She was appointed the first full-time national coach in 1990. 

Remarkably, Brown never lost a Netball World Cup match as a player and coach. 

She was National Coaching Director between 1980 and 1983 where her visionary outlook set new benchmarks for a National Coaching Accreditation Scheme and introduced the first modified form of the game for children. 

Brown returned to coaching in the former Australian national league with the Melbourne Phoenix between 1999 and 2002, guiding the club to premierships in 2000 and 2002. 

1961 AA Umpires Award 
1981 Netball Australia Service Award 
1989 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Team Sport Award 
1992 Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to sport
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