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Sharni (Layton) Norder
PrintTouted as one of the best netballers in the world in the modern era, Sharni Norder’s professional sporting career saw her reach the heights of the netball world, before challenging herself to make the switch to the AFLW.
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Testimonials for Sharni (Layton) Norder
Sharni was fantastic at our Launch event. She engaged the audience with humour and relatable stories, and portrayed the topic of female participation extremely well. We had some technical difficulties and Sharni did so well at filling the spaces and ensuring the audience was entertained throughout. Sharni stayed around to network after the event which the attendees really appreciated as they got to ask Sharni questions and get photos. We would be happy to recommend Sharni for other events and welcome her back at the council in the future.
Kaylea - "This Girl Can' Launch, Whittlesea
Sharni Layton was absolutely brilliant – very engaging passionate & resonated with our team, Sharni exceeded my expectations & delivered on everything as per the brief & more.
Dulux Victoria & Tasmania
We used Sharni Layton and I would have her back tomorrow - she was so giving and friendly and honest!
Dianne - Cohuna Kangas Football Netball Club
We had the lovely Sharni Layton attend as a guest speaker for International Women's Day. Sharni was incredibly engaging and her relatable presentation style resonated so well with our audience. She was very accomodating and stayed around to sign copies of her book and chat with our staff. The feedback from those who attended was fantastic.
Caitlin | Melbourne Racing Club
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Sharni (Layton) Norder's Biography
Touted as one of the best netballers in the world in the modern era, Sharni Norder’s professional sporting career saw her reach the heights of the netball world, before challenging herself to make the switch to the AFLW.
Starting her career playing for the Melbourne Kestrels in 2004, Sharni she received a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport for the 2007 season.
Signing for the Melbourne Vixens for the first two seasons of the ANZ Championships, Sharni made the switch to the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2010. Sharni immediately made an impression in Adelaide, winning the competition’s Young Player of the Year award and was a key member of Thunderbirds 2010 premiership success.
Sharni’s impressive form earned her selection to debut for the Australian Diamonds in the 2011 World Netball Championships where she won her first of two World Championships and the Holden Netball Test Series.
She was elevated to Vice-Captain in 2011 for the Thunderbirds and then once again in 2012 to co-captain.
Her time at the Thunderbirds culminated with stellar defensive performances in their 2010 & 2013 Premierships. In a move that would challenge her in an effort to grow as a person, Sharni relocated to Sydney to play for the NSW Swifts ahead of the 2014 season.
Having moved to a bigger city, Sharni was able to build her brand, and lift the profile of netball by appearing on regularly on various sport TV & Radio shows.
Continuing her winning streak, Sharni was named in Australia’s squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal in Delhi before being a part of the World Championship Diamonds team that triumphed in Sydney in 2015.
In her last season with the Swifts before the inaugural Suncorp Super Netball league season, Sharni was awarded the Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year & International Player of the Year in both 2016 and 2017.
Sharni joined the Collingwood Magpies for the 2017 season and in that year was also named as the Australia Diamonds Captain.
Still at the peak of her career in 2018, and after achieving over a decade of international accolades including 46 Diamonds caps, Sharni made the ultimate decision to move away from netball and pursue a career in the AFLW with the Collingwood Football Club.
A part of the Pie’s VFLW Premiership winning team in 2019, Sharni’s growth in the game of Australian Football was recognised, named the AFLW All Australian ruck in 2020. Sharni retired from netball and AFLW in April 2021.
Off the court is in the media with Fox Footy and Channel 9. She is available to motivational talks from her athletic career, mental health struggles and also uses her personality to emcee events and loves a yarn.
Sharni is a Mental Health advocate after going through severe depression in 2017 and is open to talking about her struggles and techniques to now cope.