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{{Short description|Australian netball player (born 1988)}}
{{For|the fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours|Madison Robinson (Neighbours)}}
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 |fullname     = Madison Browne 
 |birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1988|01|05|df=yes}}
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 |height       = {{Convert|168|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
 |school       =[[Belmont High School (Victoria)]]
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 |relatives    = [[Kelsey Browne]]

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 |positions     = WA, C
 |clubyears1 = 2006–07
 |clubteam1  = [[Melbourne Kestrels]]
 |clubapps1  = 24
 |clubyears2 = 2008, 2011–16
 |clubteam2  = [[Melbourne Vixens]]
 |clubapps2  = 106
 |clubyears3 = 2009–10
 |clubteam3  = [[West Coast Fever]]
 |clubapps3  = 26
 |clubyears4 = 2017–2020
 |clubteam4  = [[Collingwood Magpies Netball|Collingwood Magpies]]
 |clubapps4  = 22
 |nationalteam1  = Australian U21 netball team 
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 |nationalteam2  = [[Australia national netball team|Australia]]
 |nationalcaps2  =  61
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{{MedalGold|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Netball]]}}
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'''Madison “Madi” Browne''' (born 5 January 1988) is an Australian [[netball]] player who has been one of the most successful Australian Netball players.

==Early life==
Madison Browne played for [[South Barwon Football Club|South Barwon Football and Netball Club]] when she was younger. Her sister [[Kelsey Browne|Kelsey]] also played in A grade for South Barwon before joining Madison at the [[Magpies Netball]] in the [[Suncorp Super Netball]] league. Their father [[Mark Browne (footballer)|Mark]] played [[Australian rules football]] for [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] in the 1970s.<ref>[https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/sport/theres-no-mercy-when-it-comes-to-sisters-on-the-court/news-story/ecb4a724a9346ff1edf5c1ae678e1c3e 'There's no mercy when it comes to sisters on the court'], Courier Mail, 16 February 2017</ref>

==Domestic career==
Browne made her domestic league debut in the [[Commonwealth Bank Trophy]] in 2006, playing with the [[Melbourne Kestrels]], before being signed by the [[Melbourne Vixens]] in 2008 to play in the [[ANZ Championship]]. She transferred to the [[West Coast Fever]] ahead of the [[2009 ANZ Championship season|2009 season]] before rejoining the Vixens in 2011. Browne was awarded Most Valued Player at both the Fever and Vixens on two occasions. In 2012 Browne achieved an historic feat; sweeping clean all of netball Australia’s most highly regarded awards. Beginning with the ANZ Championship Player of the Year, followed by International Player of the Year and making her the clear winner of the Liz Ellis Diamond award.

In 2014, she helped the [[Melbourne Vixens]] claim their second [[ANZ Championship]] title after they defeated the [[Queensland Firebirds]] in the Grand Final. She topped the 2014 season off with making the Championship All Star Team at Wing Attack once again, as she had also held this position in 2013. The 2014 season saw Browne once again achieve something no Australian netballer has done, she became the first athlete to win the Liz Ellis Diamond award twice.

In the 2015 ANZ Championship season, Browne suffered an ACL tear during the final quarter of the Vixens Round 6 match against Fever.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

During her comeback season in 2016 she was named captain of the Vixens. The classy style of game saw her come back to the court without missing a beat and she was awarded the ANZ Championship Australia Conference MVP in the 2016 season.

In 2017, Browne made the move to the new Melbourne-based club the [[Collingwood Magpies Netball|Collingwood Magpies]] and became the inaugural captain of the team, a position she holds to this day. Browne was an integral player for the Magpies in their first two seasons, though she missed the entire 2019 season after undergoing surgery to repair her [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|anterior cruciate ligament]]. She returned to the court in 2020 though played only some matches due to further injury concerns. She announced her departure from the club and league in September 2020.<ref name=7News>{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/netball/madi-browne-calls-time-on-netball-career-c-1287143|title=Madi Browne calls time on netball career|work=7 News|date=2 September 2020}}</ref> She left Australian netball with two Liz Elliz Diamonds and two International Player of the Years awards, prompting her outgoing coach Rob Wright to label her the "finest midcourter" in Australian netball history.<ref name=7News/>

Browne came out of retirement shortly thereafter, announcing in November 2020 that she had signed with [[Leeds Rhinos Netball]] ahead of 2021 British season, in doing so becoming one of the [[Netball Superleague|Superleague's]] highest-ever profile signings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/netball/super-netball-former-collingwood-captain-madi-browne-ends-shortlived-retirement-to-join-english-club-leeds/news-story/15e4c5c16285269d3df390232016da62|title=Super Netball: Former Collingwood captain Madi Browne ends short-lived retirement to join English club Leeds|work=News.com.au|date=4 November 2020}}</ref>

===Super Netball statistics===
:''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.''<ref>{{cite web|title=Madi Robinson|url=https://netball.draftcentral.com.au/player/madi-robinson/|work=Netball Draft Central|accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref>
{{Netball player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2017 Suncorp Super Netball season|2017]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Collingwood Magpies Netball|Magpies]]
| 0/0 || 271 || 0 || 313 || 560 || 6 || 10 || 73 || 39 || 15 
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2018 Suncorp Super Netball season|2018]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Collingwood Magpies Netball|Magpies]]
| 0/0 || 316 || 0 || 357 || 499 || 3 || 6 || 69 || 48 || 14
|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2019 Suncorp Super Netball season|2019]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[Collingwood Magpies Netball|Magpies]]
| 0/0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2| Career
! 0/0
! 587
! 0
! 670
! 1059
! 9
! 16
! 142
! 87
! 29
|}

==International career==
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Browne was included in the [[Australia national netball team|Australian national squad]] in 2007 after the [[2007 Netball World Championships|World Championships]] in November. In 2010, Browne was selected to be part of the Diamonds squad during the England tour, replacing [[Lauren Nourse]] due to commitments. In one of the matches, Browne was awarded player of the match.

Browne was also part of the 15 player squad, but did not make the final 12 player squad. Despite being the shortest player on the squad at 168&nbsp;cm, Browne is one of the fastest players in the squad as vice-captain. In the year 2012 Browne was awarded Australian International Player of the Year.

Later that year she was named in the [[Australian Netball Diamonds]] to compete in the [[Netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]] who went on to win [[Gold medal|Gold]]. In 2017 Browne captained the Diamonds. She re-appeared for Australia in the [[Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Commonwealth Games]], where she was part of the team that won the [[Silver medal]]. She announced her retirement from international netball in July 2018.

==Awards and achievements==
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* <span class="s1"></span>61 test caps for the Australian Diamonds
* <span class="s1"></span>2 x [[Liz Ellis Diamond]] (2012, 2014)
* <span class="s1"></span>Australian International Player of the Year (2012, 2014)
* <span class="s1"></span>Best New Talent and Rookie of the Year (2006)
* <span class="s1"></span>Australian U/21 Player of the Year (2008)
* <span class="s1"></span>U/21 World Championships (2009)
* <span class="s1"></span>West Coast Fever MVP (2009, 2010)
* <span class="s1"></span>Constellation Cup Titles (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016)
* <span class="s1"></span>ANZ Championship Player of the Year (2012)
* <span class="s1"></span>Melbourne Vixens MVP (2013, 2016)
* <span class="s1"></span>ANZ Championship All Star Wing Attack (2013, 2014)
* <span class="s1"></span>Commonwealth Games Gold Medal (2014)
* <span class="s1"></span>Melbourne Vixen Premiership (2014)
* <span class="s1"></span>ANZ Championship MVP (2016)
* <span class="s1"></span>Commonwealth Games Silver Medal (2018)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://magpiesnetball.com.au/team/profile/madi-browne Magpies Netball profile]
* [https://supernetball.com.au/players/madi-robinson/ Super Netball profile]
* [https://netball.draftcentral.com.au/player/madi-robinson/ Netball Draft Central profile]

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