Romelda Aiken

Romelda Aiken-George (}; born 19 November 1988) is a Jamaican netball player. Aiken debuted for the Jamaica national team in 2005 as a replacement for regular shooter Elaine Davis. The shooter rose to international prominence during the 2007 Netball World Championships. In 2008, Aiken signed with the Queensland Firebirds to play in the ANZ Championship in Australia and New Zealand.

In May 2026, Romelda overtook the 15 year old record of 254 national league games held by Catherine Cox to become the person to play the most top level netball games in Australia. Despite losing the match to one of her former teams, the NSW Swifts, both her current and former team gave her a guard of honour as she celebrated her 255th national league game.

Playing career

Queensland Firebirds Former Australian captain Liz Ellis has predicted that "if she [Aiken] can keep this up for a long time she will undoubtedly be one of the best [players] ever." In 2014, she became the first player to score 3500 goals in the ANZ Championship. She has won the MVP award twice, in 2008 & 2009. She also played a major role in leading the Queensland Firebirds to three premierships across her career to date. The unique 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season was notable for Aiken, where she finished first in the league for offensive rebounds (110) and second for goals scored (583).

New South Wales Swifts After 14 seasons with the Queensland Firebirds, she was signed as a training partner with the New South Wales Swifts for the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season as a replacement for injured goal shooter Sam Wallace. At the end of the 2023 season, Aiken-George departed the Swifts after 17 appearances in the red dress.

Adelaide Thunderbirds Aiken-George departed the Swifts at the conclusion of the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season and signed with the Adelaide Thunderbirds, for the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball Season. She was also named the grand final MVP for her stellar performance and helped the Thunderbirds secure back-to-back Suncorp Super Netball titles, for the first time since the Sunshine Coast Lightning won two titles consecutively between 2017-2018. In August 2024, Aiken-George re-signed with the Thunderbirds for the 2025 Suncorp Super Netball season. During the 2025 Suncorp Super Netball Season, Aiken-George passed Geva Mentor's previous record of 232 national league appearances across both the ANZ Championship and the Suncorp Super Netball in the Round 3 match between the New South Wales Swifts and the Adelaide Thunderbirds, in which Aiken-George played her 233rd national league match.

West Coast Fever In December 2025, after news that her former national teammate Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard was pregnant and would miss the 2026 Suncorp Super Netball season, Aiken-George's retirement plans were put on hold as she signed to play for the West Coast Fever.

Personal life Off the court, Aiken-George has completed a course in both hairdressing and IT, but has favoured her passion for coaching in recent years. In September 2021, after the conclusion of the 2021 Suncorp Super Netball season, Aiken-George married former professional basketballer Daniel George. They have one daughter, Gianna.

Grand final appearances