Jackie Blyth

Jackie takes on Premier League Head Coach for 2027, arriving with a coaching career that runs from club netball through to the Australian Institute of Sport.

She spent four seasons leading South Adelaide's Premier League program, reaching a Preliminary Final in her first year and losing just one game across the 2024 season. She also coached South Adelaide's men's team to the inaugural Super League title, and has coached South Australian representative sides at state level. Her coaching development includes a scholarship at Netball Australia's Centre of Excellence at the AIS and selection into the 2022 AIS Coach Summit Program.

She joins Walkerville after the club's first Premier League season, working alongside Director of High Performance & Pathways Kate Semiz across a connected pathway from Intermediates through to the top squad.

• Premier League Head Coach, South Adelaide Netball Club (2023–2026)
• Preliminary Final, 2023
• One loss across the entire 2024 season, by a single goal
• Super League Champions 2023-24, South Adelaide men's team
• South Australian state representative coach
• Scholarship Coach, Netball Australia Centre of Excellence, AIS
• AIS Coach Summit Program, 2022
• Graduate Certificate in Sports Coaching
• High Performance Netball Coach accreditation