Most popular female Australian (and New Zealand) sport related Twitter accounts (November 16)
Yeah, it is that time again! The top ten of this list differ a lot from the last version as wow, Australian (and Kiwi) surfers are very popular.
I’ve added about 50 new accounts to this list. The focus was on adding cricketers and surfers. There are a few that where the accounts to have been deleted and those are just left off this list rather than be signified with a 0. This is an updated version of from November 13. If I’m missing anyone or anything, let me know. This work is a constant work in progress, with the results changing every time it updates. Every iteration should be an improvement. (For example, the next run has one spelling variation for the national netball and fixed the typo for Bendigo.) A new version of this list should be available on Friday, November 19 or on Monday, November 22. Please let me know if any athlete, team, league, organization or fansite is missing. If you have better descriptions for accounts listed, let me know. I will try to get it included in the next update.
I love women’s sport. Australian women are just fantastic, both as professionals in professional leagues and in team and individual competitions on an international level. This list is a celebration of that. I list the most popular women’s sport separately in order to draw attention to it. The Matildas have great potential for the 2011 world cup, perhaps more than the Socceroos. Yet if you look at Facebook, the men have 141,880 fans, while the women only have 2,847. I’d love to see this gap decrease and I’d love to see more research done on women’s sport fandom. By providing these benchmarks, maybe I’ll encourage one of my readers to take up that mantle.
I’ve been debating putting this information on a static page and updating that regularly in contrast to creating new posts every time I update the totals. I haven’t found a compromise that makes me happy yet as I really like the historical data that becomes available by creating new posts. As readers, you’re allowed to go back through posts and try to track the growth of some athletes and leagues. That could have potential value depending on the narrative you create surrounding the data. If people would prefer a static list, rather than new posts, please let me know and I will make the change in the future.
| Account | League | Team | Description | Followers | Statuses | Listed | Friends |
| ItsStephRice | Swimming Australia | Stephanie Rice | athlete (female) | 13086 | 2956 | 422 | 51 |
| watsonjessica | Yachting Australia | Jessica Watson | sailor (female) | 5202 | 259 | 192 | 8 |
| libby_trickett | Swimming Australia | Libby Trickett | athlete (female) | 4832 | 1415 | 164 | 111 |
| Sally_Fitz | Surf Life Saving Australia | Sally Fitzgibbons | surfer (female) | 4032 | 545 | 237 | 71 |
| gypsy_gilmore | Surf Life Saving Australia | Stephanie Gilmore | surfer (female) | 3300 | 173 | 193 | 30 |
| LayneCBeachley | Surf Life Saving Australia | Layne Beachley | surfer (female) | 2591 | 187 | 124 | 33 |
| SharelleVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) | 1786 | 301 | 70 | 43 |
| MelbourneVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | official team (female) | 1721 | 825 | 71 | 25 |
| clairebevo | Surf Life Saving Australia | Claire Bevilacqua | surfer (female) | 1715 | 1257 | 115 | 234 |
| caseydellacqua | Tennis Australia | Casey Dellacqua | player (female athlete) | 1661 | 13 | 221 | 24 |
| paigehareb | Surfing New Zealand | Paige Hareb | surfer (female) | 1635 | 1032 | 121 | 52 |
| katehollywood10 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | player (female) | 1477 | 824 | 59 | 86 |
| _Moffy | Triathlon Australia | Emma Moffatt | triathlete (female) | 1471 | 71 | 97 | 19 |
| arodionova | Tennis Australia | Anastasia Rodionova | player (female athlete) | 1409 | 325 | 241 | 19 |
| QLDrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Queensland RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 1368 | 406 | 78 | 1908 |
| RochelleGilmore | Cycling Australia | Rochelle Gilmore | biker (female athlete) | 1281 | 115 | 87 | 90 |
| TorahBright | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Torah Bright | snowboarder (female) | 1211 | 164 | 78 | 2 |
| NetballAust | Netball Australia | Netball Australia | (female) | 1159 | 442 | 58 | 133 |
| richtercity | New Zealand Roller Derby | RC Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 1146 | 1016 | 88 | 506 |
| sydneyderby | Australia Roller Derby | Sydney Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 1082 | 114 | 92 | 123 |
| rebekahkeat | Triathlon Australia | Rebekah Keat | triathlete (female) | 1064 | 82 | 85 | 38 |
| saskystewart | AWIHL | AWIHL | player (female) | 990 | 6332 | 89 | 1050 |
| AussieDiamonds | Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds | national team (female) | 983 | 581 | 52 | 83 |
| NicLiv | Swimming Australia | Nicole Livingstone | retired athlete, former Olympian (female) | 975 | 72 | 42 | 20 |
| jessmileydyer | Surf Life Saving Australia | Jess Miley-Dyer | surfer (female) | 950 | 624 | 66 | 166 |
| bcr_rollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Brisbane City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 943 | 487 | 64 | 905 |
| meagen_nay | Swimming Australia | Meagen Nay | athlete (female) | 877 | 1537 | 47 | 104 |
| biancachatfield | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Bianca Chatfield) (female) | 834 | 633 | 40 | 115 |
| JulieCorletto | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | Julie Corletto (female) | 797 | 347 | 28 | 123 |
| Renaehallinan | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) (Renae Hallinan) | 768 | 455 | 35 | 49 |
| laurafirebirds | ANZ Championship | Queensland Firebirds | player (female) | 766 | 43 | 39 | 11 |
| Soph_Edington | Swimming Australia | Soph Edington | athlete (female) | 757 | 350 | 58 | 216 |
| lauraenever | Surf Life Saving Australia | Laura Enever | surfer (female) | 753 | 70 | 54 | 72 |
| SophieSmith86 | General Australian sport | General Australian sport | sport journalist for Geelong Advertisers (female) | 721 | 2136 | 52 | 278 |
| NatTbirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | (female) | 688 | 102 | 42 | 24 |
| becwoods | Surf Life Saving Australia | Rebecca Woods | surfer (female) | 669 | 122 | 57 | 486 |
| amberhalliday | Cycling Australia | Amber Halliday | rower, biker (female) | 651 | 1753 | 69 | 328 |
| SusanSwifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | player (female) | 641 | 558 | 37 | 32 |
| ash_delaney | Swimming Australia | Ashley Delaney | athlete (female) | 633 | 1467 | 46 | 70 |
| AliciaMolik | Tennis Australia | Alicia Molik | player (female athlete) | 604 | 22 | 71 | 8 |
| flickabram | Triathlon Australia | Felicity Abram | triathlete (female) | 525 | 670 | 31 | 111 |
| rachneylan | Cycling Australia | Rachel Neylan | athlete (female) | 519 | 702 | 52 | 256 |
| NikButterfield | Cycling Australia | Nikki Butterfield | biker (female athlete) | 507 | 1836 | 50 | 102 |
| Kimmygee8 | Netball Australia | Aussie Diamonds | player (female) | 493 | 540 | 25 | 98 |
| snowygrl | Triathlon Australia | MacBeth Kingsbury Watson | triathlete (female) | 493 | 2316 | 33 | 867 |
| Jade_Sutcliffe | Triathlon Australia | Jade Sutcliffe | triathlete (female) | 459 | 663 | 10 | 69 |
| AnnaMeares | Cycling Australia | Anna Meares | biker (female athlete) | 458 | 49 | 31 | 202 |
| netballvic | Netball Victoria | Netball Victoria | (female) | 452 | 80 | 29 | 625 |
| KateBevNetball | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | player (Kate Beveridge) (female) | 422 | 239 | 21 | 24 |
| saracarrigan | Cycling Australia | Sara Carrigan | coach (female athlete) | 419 | 14 | 30 | 36 |
| Bridie_OD | Cycling Australia | Bridie O’Donnell | biker (Cyclones) (female athlete) | 410 | 764 | 37 | 29 |
| madibrowne | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Madison Browne) (female) | 409 | 180 | 21 | 27 |
| SarahLWall | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Sarah L Wall) (female athlete) | 397 | 203 | 16 | 75 |
| piratecity | New Zealand Roller Derby | Pirate City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 371 | 312 | 33 | 317 |
| geelongrollers | Australia Roller Derby | Geelong Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 361 | 15 | 32 | 52 |
| NBRrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | NBR Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 356 | 1178 | 29 | 237 |
| SusanWCFever | ANZ Championship | West Coast Fever | player (female) | 353 | 236 | 25 | 22 |
| nswswifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | official team (female) | 349 | 10 | 27 | 8 |
| amygillettfdn | Cycling Australia | Amy Gillett | track cyclists (female) | 339 | 148 | 13 | 106 |
| AdelaideTBirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | official team (female) | 313 | 175 | 21 | 0 |
| PerthRollaDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Perth Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 300 | 58 | 35 | 39 |
| kristy_giteau | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Kristy Giteau) | 292 | 238 | 23 | 26 |
| TheFirebirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | team (female) | 291 | 89 | 16 | 32 |
| WNBL | WNBL | WNBL | (female) | 278 | 405 | 28 | 46 |
| wirdrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Wollongong Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 261 | 281 | 37 | 153 |
| sarahkent90 | Cycling Australia | Sarah Kent | biker (female athlete) | 260 | 587 | 32 | 56 |
| katebevilaqua | Triathlon Australia | Kate Bevilaqua | triathlete (female) | 250 | 1087 | 23 | 55 |
| petrinaprice | Athletics Australia | Petrina Price | athlete, high jumper (female) | 242 | 1005 | 15 | 142 |
| SportingSheilas | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 236 | 511 | 21 | 107 |
| Mengelsman | Swimming Australia | Michelle Engelsman | athlete (female) | 231 | 876 | 6 | 458 |
| sallypeers3 | Tennis Australia | Sally Peers | player (female athlete) | 227 | 7 | 29 | 8 |
| SportForWomen | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 224 | 497 | 9 | 315 |
| GCRollerDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Gold Coast Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 211 | 89 | 23 | 421 |
| OZrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Australia RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 209 | 340 | 25 | 53 |
| Epicrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | ENRG Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 208 | 449 | 20 | 232 |
| AustralianOpals | Basketball Australia | Australian Opals | national team (female) | 191 | 19 | 4 | 486 |
| AusWomensGame | W-League | W-League | fansite (female) | 183 | 761 | 14 | 47 |
| Towns_Villains | Australia Roller Derby | Towns Villains Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 176 | 67 | 26 | 239 |
| shaunanderson22 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Manager at Hockey Australia (female) | 167 | 341 | 0 | 440 |
| TheFlyingBats | Football New South Wales | The Flying Bats | team (female) | 162 | 243 | 9 | 89 |
| saltydolls | Australia Roller Derby | Salty Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 150 | 29 | 15 | 189 |
| MelissaBreen_ | Athletics Australia | Melissa Breen | athlete (female) | 145 | 234 | 11 | 48 |
| kateporter83 | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) | 138 | 224 | 18 | 24 |
| SWSRockets | Australia Roller Derby | SWS Rockets | Roller Derby team or league | 134 | 257 | 18 | 308 |
| LisaWeightman | Athletics Australia | Lisa Weightman | Marathon runner, Olympian (female) | 133 | 234 | 12 | 20 |
| CricNSWBreakers | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | official team (female) | 132 | 357 | 13 | 104 |
| LaurenBoden | Athletics Australia | Lauren Boden | athlete (female) | 125 | 123 | 10 | 52 |
| LDevanna_dc | Football Federation Australia | Matildas | player (Lisa De Vanna) (female) | 125 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| KristenBeams | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (Kristen Beams) (female) | 124 | 144 | 9 | 50 |
| ahealy77 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 109 | 105 | 13 | 30 |
| AlexBlackwell2 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 102 | 42 | 12 | 33 |
| RachaelHaynes | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (RachaelHaynes) (female) | 99 | 165 | 8 | 56 |
| Sydney_Netball | Netball New South Wales | Netball New South Wales | Organization (female) | 95 | 336 | 6 | 63 |
| ElyseVillani | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (Elyse Villani) (female) | 93 | 74 | 9 | 27 |
| Debby_H_Rugby | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Debby Hodgkinson) | 90 | 16 | 11 | 14 |
| WA_Roller_Derby | Australia Roller Derby | WA Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 89 | 6 | 12 | 82 |
| KirstyBroun | Cycling Australia | Kirsty Broun | biker (female athlete) | 88 | 39 | 19 | 40 |
| samikennedy | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Sami Kennedy | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 88 | 176 | 5 | 130 |
| newcastlederby | Australia Roller Derby | NRDL | Roller Derby team or league | 87 | 76 | 14 | 10 |
| ANZnetball | ANZ Championship | ANZ Championship | league (female) | 85 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| bendigospirit | WNBL | Bendio Spirit | (female) | 85 | 267 | 7 | 64 |
| mariekeguehrer | Swimming Australia | Marieke Guehrer | swimmer (female athlete) | 85 | 40 | 8 | 82 |
| DECspirit | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | official team (female) | 71 | 28 | 8 | 49 |
| AWIHL | AWIHL | AWIHL | official league (female) | 70 | 30 | 9 | 143 |
| JaycoRangers | WNBL | Dandenong Jayco Rangers | (female) | 65 | 204 | 8 | 32 |
| muirsop | Skate Australia | Sophie Muir | speed skater (female) | 63 | 29 | 10 | 23 |
| shellwu | Triathlon Australia | Shelly Wu | triathlete (female) | 61 | 520 | 3 | 304 |
| vandiemenroller | Australia Roller Derby | Van Diemen Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 61 | 58 | 13 | 72 |
| WSRollers | Australia Roller Derby | Western Sydney Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 57 | 18 | 11 | 57 |
| PerthGloryWomen | W-League | Perth Glory | team (female) | 52 | 74 | 2 | 53 |
| PetershamNetbal | Netball New South Wales | Petersham RUFC Netball Club | (female) | 46 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| Anna_Flanagan | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Anna Flanagan (female) (player) | 45 | 6 | 4 | 56 |
| Shannon_McCann | Athletics Australia | Shannon McCann | athlete, one hundred meter hurdles (female) | 42 | 227 | 2 | 67 |
| becdomange | Cycling Australia | Bec Domange | biker (female athlete) | 36 | 34 | 12 | 48 |
| DollsAuGoGo | Australia Roller Derby | Dolls Australia Go Go | Roller Derby team or league | 31 | 23 | 7 | 3 |
| ckoski55 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 23 | 30 | 6 | 19 |
| loganthunder | WNBL | Logan Thunder | (female) | 23 | 45 | 6 | 3 |
| abcwleague | W-League | W-League | media outlet (female) | 22 | 31 | 3 | 15 |
| aimee_watson | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Aimee Watson | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| CoffsDerbyDolls | Australia Roller Derby | Coffs Derby Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| cheltz333 | Skate Australia | Cheltzie Breanna Lee | figure skater (female) | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| SelenaJW | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Selena Tranter) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| BCRollerDerbyHB | New Zealand Roller Derby | Bay City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| gladrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Gladstone Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| SWBLest1995 | Sydney Women’s Basketball League | Sydney Women’s Baseball League | league (female) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |