Biography

Shimona Nelson (born 1 December 1998) is a Jamaican netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Melbourne Mavericks. Nelson broke into the senior Jamaica national netball team in early 2017 in a test series against Barbados and has also represented Jamaica at Under-21 and Fast5 level. Nelson was selected by the Adelaide Thunderbirds as a replacement player for the injured Cat Tuivaiti in the 2018 season, and played most games in a winless season for the Thunderbirds. Nelson moved to Melbourne-based Super Netball team the Collingwood Magpies at end of the season, joining the Magpies squad for two years. Nelson elected to pursue netball instead of playing college basketball in the United States.

Career Details

Recent Matches (Collingwood Magpies)

@ Queensland Firebirds

44 - 76L8/4/2018

vs Giants Netball

56 - 66L7/29/2018

vs New South Wales Swifts

57 - 57D7/21/2018

@ Sunshine Coast Lightning

56 - 58L7/14/2018

@ Adelaide Thunderbirds

58 - 48W7/8/2018

vs West Coast Fever

57 - 70L6/30/2018

vs Melbourne Vixens

57 - 65L6/24/2018

@ Giants Netball

60 - 63L6/17/2018