Sophie Dwyer (born 5 December 2001) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, having previously played for Giants Netball.
In August 2026, Dwyer was named in the inaugural team for the Sydney Sirenshttps://www.foxsports.com.au/netball/super-netball-contract-news-2026-final-team-lists-for-2027-player-moves-new-deals-signings-all-the-teams-ins-and-outs-every-signature/news-story/61b9e1d720ab606b1f26dc5a4b479f1c after the eighth licence was sold to Sports Entertainment Group.https://www.espn.com.au/netball/story/_/id/49527319/super-netball-gws-giants-team-set-big-takeover
Early life Dwyer grew up in the Sydney suburb of Eastwood. She was educated at St Kevin's Primary School in Eastwoodhttps://giantsnetball.com.au/news/sophie-visits-st-kevins, before attending secondary school at Leroto in Normanhursthttps://www.weeklytimes.com.au/honours-for-top-golfer-harry-and-netball-shooter-sophie/.
She first played junior netball for her primary school before joining the local club West Ryde Rovers in the Eastwood Ryde Netball Association.https://nsw.netball.com.au/news/homegrown-series
Domestic Netball Dwyer debuted in the Super Netball League for the Giants in 2020, playing two matches off the bench and scoring two goals and two super shots with 100% accuracy.https://netball.com.au/player/sophie-dwyer
With teammate Kiera Austin injuring her ACL during round 1 of the 2021 season, Dwyer was promoted to replace her and played in all 17 matches, including the grand final where the Giants lost to the NSW Swifts. She received the 2021 SSN Rising Star Award.https://giantsnetball.com.au/video/2021-ssn-rising-star-sophie-dwyer
International Netball In 2022, Dwyer was named in the extended Diamondshttps://nswswifts.com.au/news/three-swifts-included-2022-23-diamonds-squad squad, playing in the international series against New Zealand (Constellation Cup) and England in 2022, as well as the Quad Series, Constellation Cup, and South African series in 2023; however, she was not part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games team or the 2023 Netball World Cup team.https://netball.com.au/news/dwyers-path-glasgow
In 2026, Dwyer was selected into the Diamonds for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where the team won the bronze medal.https://www.espn.com.au/olympics/story/_/id/49507720/2026-glasgow-commonwealth-games-diamonds-put-arms-debutant-shock-semi-loss
References
External links
Netball Australia profile