Marcia Ella-Duncan

Marcia Lynne Ella-Duncan OAM (born 1963) is a former Australian netball player. She became the first Indigenous netballer to represent the Australian Diamonds.

Personal Ella was born in 1963 in La Perouse, a suburb of Sydney. She is a descendant of the Yuin nation. Her parents moved to Sydney from South Coast, New South Wales.

Netball Ella represented New South Wales (NSW) at eleven and then selected in NSW 16 Schoolgirls and then NSW U21 teams. She started off as a goal defence but then moved to play centre. From 1983 to 1985, she held an AIS netball scholarship. Between 1984 and 1987, she was regular member of NSW State Team.

Ella became the first Indigenous player to represent Australian Diamonds when she played against the Silver Ferns on 3 May 1986 in Christchurch. She represented the Australian Diamonds 18 times.

Recognition 1988 - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to netball 2015 - Australian Netball Hall of Fame Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame Photographic Portrait held by the National Portrait Gallery of Australia.