ACTION SPORTS AMBASSADORS
Some of Australia’s most inspirational and successful athletes are Action Sports Ambassadors, helping us bring Action’s range of products to your home and backyard.
Here’s a bit of info about them.
Liz Watson
Australian Netball Player
Liz Watson is regarded as as one of the best netballers in the country, playing both Wing Attack and Centre.
Born on 30 March 1994 and hailing from Carlton in Melbourne, Watson’s made her professional netball debut in 2014 for the Melbourne Vixens. She enjoyed premiership success with the Vixens that year and earned the club’s Rookie of the Year award.
In 2016 Liz made debuted for the Australian Diamonds against England, and is now considered a key member of the team, highlighted by receiving the Liz Ellis Diamond award in 2018 as the best player across the year’s Super Netball and Diamonds season.
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Gabi Simpson
Australian Netball Player
Gabi Simpson in known for her grittiness and tenacity on the netball court, where she plays Wing Defence.
Born 17 October 1992 in Sydney NSW, Gabi has represented the QLD Firebirds since 2013, enjoying back-to-back premierships with the team in 2015 and 2016 and leading the side as captain since 2017.
Gabi made her Australian Diamonds debut in 2015, and in 2017 achieved the team’s highest individual honour winning the Liz Ellis Diamond award. In 2018 she was named vice-captain for the Diamonds and was pivotal in their 2018 Commonwealth Games campaign.
Off the court she studies Physiotherapy at University of QLD.
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Serena Guthrie
England Netball Player
Serena Guthrie was born on 5 January 1990 in Jersey and plays internationally for England.
She plays in the centre and wing defence positions. She made the England squad in 2008, debuting soon after when she was just 17 years old.
In 2017 and 2018 Guthrie played for GWS Giants in the Australian Super Netball league, winning the club MVP award for the 2017 season. She returned to England to play for Bath in 2019.
Serena represented England at her second Commonwealth Games in 2018 on the Gold Coast and helped the team to win gold. Later that season she was appointed captain.
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Sharni Layton
Australian Netball Player
Standing at 187cm tall, Sharni is a dynamic defender and a former member of the Australian Diamonds team and the Collingwood Magpies Netball Club. She was named captain of the Diamonds in 2017.
Her colourful personality, on court vocals, swag and intimidation tactics towards her opponents has made her one of the most admired netballers in the world.
Having been lucky enough to play at the national level in Australia for over a decade, Sharni has moved 12 times in 10 years to follow her dream of playing netball. She has previously played for the Melbourne Kestrels (2004-06), Melbourne Vixens (2008), Adelaide Thunderbirds (2010-13), NSW Swifts (2014-16) and the Collingwood Magpies from the start of the 2017 season.
In 2018 Sharni departed the Collingwood Magpies netball team to represent the same club in the AFLW competition.
Action has developed a range of Sharni Layton netballs that are available in major retailers including Rebel, Big W and Toys R Us.
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Romelda Aiken
Jamaican Netball Player
Romelda Aiken has established herself as the premier goal shooter in Australian netball since arriving from the shores from her native Jamaica in 2008.
She is a three-time ANZ Championship player of the year and has spearheaded her beloved Queensland Firebirds to an incredible five grand finals in six years – winning three titles and scoring a record-setting haul of more than 5000 goals.
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Jenna Louise
Fitness Expert, Master Trainer, Nutrition Coach
Jenna Louise is a health and fitness professional who loves inspiring people and sharing her passion with her online community.
A self-described multi-discipline & performance athlete; that likes to refer to her style of training as ‘hybrid’ due to cross over of many different disciplines & methodologies.
In founding the Jenna Louise brand, her aim is to help people find ways to challenge themselves daily to help boost their health, confidence, well-being, self-worth, knowledge and values. A recent project includes a brand-new YouTube Series ‘Where Are We Now’ dedicated to showcasing the latest gym establishments, boutique studios, workout boxes and health & Fitness hotspots. A database of health & fitness locations within each region.
Born and raised in Canberra ACT, Jenna worked full time for 13 years within Policy and Event Management roles while also owning and running multiple successful businesses in her spare time. However Jenna’s passion lay within the Health & Fitness realm so she spent numerous years undertaking the study to ensure her dreams, goals and desires were met. With nine years’ experience within the Health & Fitness Industry, Jenna’s experience as a leading female within the health & fitness industry has earned her a number of magazine covers, many publications and television appearances including Season 1 & 2 of Australian Ninja Warrior and a guest on The Today Show.
Jenna is an ambassador for Red Corner Boxing, distributed by Action Sports and available at leading retailers such as Rebel in Australia and Amazon in Canada and USA.
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Kerri Pottharst
Olympic Beach Volleyballer
Kerri Pottharst is without question, one of Australia’s most popular female sporting personalities. She is also Australia’s most decorated Indoor and Beach Volleyball player, having represented her country for an incredible 22 years!
She has represented Australia at 3 Olympics and won two Olympic medals: Bronze at Atlanta in 1996 and then the Gold that everybody remembers so well, at Bondi Beach during the Sydney 2000 Games.
Since retiring from playing volleyball in 2006, she has forged a career teaching others and inspiring, motivating and educating them on how to succeed in all areas of their lives, including wealth creation.
Kerri joined Action in 2017 as a fitness ambassador for some exciting new products set to launch in early 2018.
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