Marcia Ella Duncan

Marcia Ella Duncan OAM is a Yuin and Bidjigal woman who was the first Aboriginal netballer to represent the Australian Diamonds. Despite coming from a family of rugby players, Marcia was quick to make her mark in Australian Netball History. She played 18 tests for Australia, claimed a silver medal at the 1987 Netball World Cup in Glasgow and was the first Aboriginal athlete to receive a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

Marcia’s talents have been recognised both on and off court with her being awarded an Order of Australia medal in 1988, inducted into the Australian Netball Hall of Fame in 2015, NSW Netball Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Marcia is a member of the Netball Australia board as well as serving as chair of the NSW Aboriginal Child Sexual Assault Taskforce and a foundation board member for the First Peoples Project.