Simone Nalatu

Simone Taraivosa Nalatu (born 21 March 1980) is a Fijian Australian netball player.

Biography Born in , Queensland, Nalatu's parents also represented Fiji in sports, with her father, Kini, a member of the Fiji national rugby union team and her mother, Faith, a member of the Fiji women's national field hockey team. Naltu commenced competing, aged eight years; and was a member of the Fijian national team that played at the 2007 Netball World Championships.

Nalatu studied at Griffith University and completed her PhD in 2012, studying the physical activity patterns of Aboriginal mothers and the factors that influence participation.

She also played for the Queensland Firebirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2004 to 2007. In 2008 and 2009 Nalatu was selected for the Queensland Fusion in the inaugural Australian Netball League where she captained the side. Nalatu plays for the Suncoast Lynx in the Holden Cruze Cup (the Queensland State League).