Catherine Cox

Playing career New South Wales Between 1992 and 2004, Cox represented New South Wales in the Australian National Netball Championships at under-17, under-19 and open levels.

Mobil Superleague During the Mobil Superleague era, Cox played for the Australian Institute of Sport in 1995 and for Sydney Cenovis in 1996. Sydney Cenovis also featured a young Liz Ellis and were coached by Julie Fitzgerald.

Commonwealth Bank Trophy Sydney Swifts Between 1997 and 1999 and again between 2002 and 2007, Cox made 135 appearances for Sydney Swifts in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She was a member of Swifts teams that won premierships in 2004, 2006 and 2007. Between 2004 and 2006, she also helped Swifts win three minor premierships. Between 2004 and 2007, she played in five successive grand finals for Swifts. Her team mates at Sydney Swifts included Liz Ellis, Megan Anderson and Susan Pratley. She formed a notable partnership with Pratley that also saw them play together for New South Wales Swifts and Australia. Between 2003 and 2007 she was named in five successive Margaret Pewtress Teams of the Year.

Perth Orioles Between 2000 and 2001, Cox made 25 appearances for Perth Orioles in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She co-captained Orioles during both seasons. She was also named Orioles' Player of the Year for both seasons.

ANZ Championship era New South Wales Swifts Between 2008 and 2011, Cox made 57 appearances for New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship. She also captained Swifts during these four seasons, including when they won the inaugural 2008 ANZ Championship and the 2010 minor premiership. In 2008 she played in her sixth successive grand final and was named MVP.

Cox's playing career with Swifts ended in controversial circumstances. Following an "internal review", Julie Fitzgerald was replaced as Swifts head coach by Lisa Beehag. The review was conducted during the 2011 season. Cox publicly criticized Netball New South Wales for distracting players with the review and even alleged that it was responsible for Swifts losing the 2011 minor semi-final. Beehag subsequently informed Cox that she would not be needed as either as captain or player the following season and Cox then departed for West Coast Fever.

West Coast Fever In August 2011, Cox joined West Coast Fever. During the 2012 and 2013 seasons, Cox captained Fever and made 26 appearances.

Melbourne Vixens In February 2014, Cox joined Melbourne Vixens. In April 2014, Cox announced she would be retiring as a netball player at the end of the 2014 season. In May, Cox played her 250th combined Commonwealth Bank Trophy/ANZ Championship game in Round 10 against New South Wales Swifts. She subsequently went on to help the 2014 Melbourne Vixens win both the minor premiership and the overall championship before retiring.

Grand finals Grand finals Team Place Opponent Goals

She made her senior debut on 11 June 1997, aged 21, in a 65–38 win against South Africa at Challenge Stadium in Perth. In both 2004 and 2005, Cox was named Australian International Player of the Year. She subsequently captained Australia when they won the 2011 Constellation Cup.

On 20 September 2012, during a 2012 Constellation Cup match against New Zealand, Cox made her 100th Test appearance for Australia. As a result she became only the fourth Australia netball international, after Vicki Wilson, Sharelle McMahon and Liz Ellis, to reach the century mark.

Tournaments Place1996 World Youth Netball Championships 2003 World Netball Championships 2006 Commonwealth Games 2009 World Netball Series 2010 Commonwealth Games 2011 World Netball Championships 2012 Netball Quad Series

Commentator Since 2015 Cox has worked as a netball commentator. She made her broadcast debut, when together with Sharelle McMahon, Liz Ellis and Kelli Underwood, she was part of the Fox Sports (Australia) commentary team that covered the 2015 ANZ Championship season. In 2015 Cox, Ellis and McMahon toured as part of a stage show named The Centurions, celebrating the careers and back stories of three Australia netball internationals who had played more than 100 international matches. Since 2017, Cox has worked for Nine, providing commentary for their Suncorp Super Netball, Netball World Cup and Constellation Cup coverage.

Honours Australia World Netball Championships Winners: 2007, 2011 Runners Up: 2003 Commonwealth Games Winners: 2002 Runners Up: 2006, 2010 Netball Quad Series Winners: 2012 Sydney Swifts Commonwealth Bank Trophy Winners: 2004, 2006, 2007 Runners up: 1998, 2003, 2005 Minor premierships: 2004, 2005, 2006 New South Wales Swifts ANZ Championship Winners: 2008 Minor Premiership: 2010 Melbourne Vixens ANZ Championship Winners: 2014 Minor Premierships: 2014 Individual Awards