{{short description|Australian netball player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox netball biography |name = Joanna Sutton |image = |caption = |updated = 7 March 2010 <!-- Personal information --> |fullname = |maidenname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|07|13|df=yes}} |birth_place = Sydney, Australia |death_date = |death_place = |height = {{height|m=1.80}} |school = |university = |occupation = |relatives = John Sutton (brother) |spouse = |marrieddate = |children = <!-- Netball career --> |positions = WD, C |clubteam1 = AIS Canberra Darters |clubyears1 = 2004–05 |clubteam2 = Sydney Swifts |clubyears2 = 2006 |clubteam3 = Adelaide Thunderbirds |clubyears3 = 2009–present |clubapps1 = |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |coachyears1 = |coachteam1 = <!-- Medal record --> |medaltemplates = }} '''Joanna Sutton''' (born 13 July 1986) is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Adelaide Thunderbirds.<ref>[http://www.anz-championship.com/playerprofile.asp?id=1111919&team=28338&comp=8074&orgid=2344 2009 ANZ Championship player profile]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved on 2009-04-25.</ref><ref>[http://www.babblemanagement.com.au/babble-athletes-adelaide/joanne-sutton-netball/ Babble Management profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930221046/http://www.babblemanagement.com.au/babble-athletes-adelaide/joanne-sutton-netball/ |date=30 September 2009 }}. Retrieved on 2009-04-25.</ref> Sutton previously played for the Sydney Swifts (2006) and the AIS Canberra Darters (2004–05) in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/netball/profiles/swifts.htm 2006 New South Wales Swifts team profile] at ABC News online. Retrieved on 2009-04-25.</ref> She is of Rotuman and Australian parentage. She is the sister of National Rugby League player John Sutton.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ramus, Daniel |author2=AAP |date=2009-07-26 |title=Sutton clan unite for grand final showdown |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/sutton-clan-unite-for-grand-final-showdown/2009/07/25/1248457701548.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=2010-03-07}}</ref>
Sutton returns home to join the NSW Swifts for the 2012 ANZ Championship.
The former AIS and Australian 21/U representative is a NSW junior having started her netball career with Randwick at the age of seven.
A three-year stint with the Adelaide Thunderbirds (2009 – 2011) saw Sutton named in the Diamonds Squad for the first time in her debut ANZ Championship season.
Her 2010 season was cut short after she ruptured her Achilles tendon in round one, ruling her out for the season and sidelining her for the Thunderbirds premiership tilt. A thorough rehabilitation process saw her make a successful return in 2011, playing 12 games during the season.
==Netball career highlights== * 2009 Australian Diamonds Squad * Back-to-back premierships with the Sydney Swifts (2006-2007) * Australian 21/U Squad * 2004 Australian Institute of Sport scholarship recipient
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