Gabby Coffey

Gabby Coffey, 23, was raised in Alice Springs and is a proud Wiradjuri woman. She played all her junior netball for NT. While representing Northern Territory at the National Championships she caught the eye of Netball scouts and was offered a scholarship to Caulfield Grammar School. 

It was 2017 when she moved to Melbourne in the hope of furthering her netball career. The following year she won the national title with the Victorian U19s team, which saw her earn call-ups to the Victorian Fury Australian National League (ANL) squad and Vixens Academy in 2019.

In 2020 she was selected into the Aus 21 and under team, however covid saw the cancellation of that year’s World Cup. 2021-2023 has seen the 186cm defender  continue to develop as a Vixens training partner. Given her relatively young training age and opportunities at the elite level, Gabby’s potential is endless. She is predominately a GD, GK but has been also developing her WD game. Her ability to read the play, tight mark while also coming off to intercept the ball, make her a dangerous defender.

Off the court, Coffey has completed a Bachelor of Arts at Melbourne University and hopes to eventually work as a teacher focusing on First Nations education. For now though, netball has taken the front seat. In 2025, Gabby accepted an offer to play for the Birmingham Panthers in the UK super league and impressed in her first fully contracted season. Gabby and the Panthers are looking to continue to push the top 4 teams in 2026 under the guidance of Sonia Mkloma, a former Roses defender.