Most popular female Australian (and New Zealand) sport related Twitter accounts (December 1)
This is an updated version of from November 13 , November 16, November 18 and November 24.
If there is anyone missing, please let me know. I’d love to see more representation of Kiwi women on the list. The next list? I promise to try to add the column for differences in total Twitter followers found on this list.
Account | League | Team | Description | Followers | Statuses | Listed | Friends |
ItsStephRice | Swimming Australia | Stephanie Rice | athlete (female) | 13410 | 2972 | 425 | 51 |
watsonjessica | Yachting Australia | Jessica Watson | sailor (female) | 5201 | 520 | 191 | 8 |
libby_trickett | Swimming Australia | Libby Trickett | athlete (female) | 5033 | 2999 | 165 | 112 |
Sally_Fitz | Association of Surfing Professionals | Sally Fitzgibbons | surfer (female) | 4285 | 585 | 249 | 74 |
gypsy_gilmore | Association of Surfing Professionals | Stephanie Gilmore | surfer (female) | 3547 | 177 | 203 | 31 |
LayneCBeachley | Association of Surfing Professionals | Layne Beachley | surfer (female) | 2688 | 374 | 126 | 33 |
SharelleVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) | 1839 | 339 | 70 | 48 |
clairebevo | Association of Surfing Professionals | Claire Bevilacqua | surfer (female) | 1818 | 2582 | 122 | 238 |
MelbourneVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | official team (female) | 1742 | 911 | 71 | 23 |
caseydellacqua | Tennis Australia | Casey Dellacqua | player (female athlete) | 1719 | 26 | 222 | 24 |
paigehareb | Surfing New Zealand | Paige Hareb | surfer (female) | 1705 | 2117 | 124 | 53 |
katehollywood10 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | player (female) | 1551 | 1850 | 57 | 88 |
_Moffy | Triathlon Australia | Emma Moffatt | triathlete (female) | 1539 | 148 | 101 | 19 |
arodionova | Tennis Australia | Anastasia Rodionova | player (female athlete) | 1459 | 707 | 242 | 19 |
RochelleGilmore | Cycling Australia | Rochelle Gilmore | biker (female athlete) | 1438 | 255 | 91 | 90 |
QLDrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Queensland RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 1378 | 455 | 81 | 1909 |
TorahBright | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Torah Bright | snowboarder (female) | 1297 | 349 | 88 | 2 |
NetballAust | Netball Australia | Netball Australia | (female) | 1211 | 1009 | 58 | 136 |
richtercity | New Zealand Roller Derby | RC Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 1163 | 2118 | 93 | 519 |
sydneyderby | Australia Roller Derby | Sydney Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 1111 | 115 | 99 | 123 |
rebekahkeat | Triathlon Australia | Rebekah Keat | triathlete (female) | 1110 | 41 | 87 | 38 |
AussieDiamonds | Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds | national team (female) | 1022 | 1330 | 53 | 85 |
NicLiv | Swimming Australia | Nicole Livingstone | retired athlete, former Olympian (female) | 1018 | 77 | 42 | 20 |
saskystewart | AWIHL | AWIHL | player (female) | 1011 | 6492 | 92 | 1059 |
jessmileydyer | Association of Surfing Professionals | Jess Miley-Dyer | surfer (female) | 976 | 661 | 68 | 166 |
bcr_rollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Brisbane City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 956 | 974 | 67 | 902 |
meagen_nay | Swimming Australia | Meagen Nay | athlete (female) | 917 | 1695 | 48 | 100 |
biancachatfield | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Bianca Chatfield) (female) | 857 | 665 | 41 | 117 |
JulieCorletto | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | Julie Corletto (female) | 829 | 744 | 29 | 131 |
lauraenever | Association of Surfing Professionals | Laura Enever | surfer (female) | 827 | 142 | 60 | 72 |
laurafirebirds | ANZ Championship | Queensland Firebirds | player (female) | 784 | 86 | 41 | 11 |
Renaehallinan | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) (Renae Hallinan) | 784 | 950 | 37 | 48 |
Soph_Edington | Swimming Australia | Soph Edington | athlete (female) | 774 | 710 | 58 | 220 |
SophieSmith86 | General Australian sport | General Australian sport | sport journalist for Geelong Advertisers (female) | 751 | 2166 | 54 | 283 |
becwoods | Association of Surfing Professionals | Rebecca Woods | surfer (female) | 717 | 294 | 59 | 635 |
NatTbirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | (female) | 715 | 113 | 45 | 34 |
ash_delaney | Swimming Australia | Ashley Delaney | athlete (female) | 667 | 1515 | 48 | 72 |
amberhalliday | Cycling Australia | Amber Halliday | rower, biker (female) | 660 | 1874 | 69 | 343 |
SusanSwifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | player (female) | 656 | 572 | 38 | 33 |
AliciaMolik | Tennis Australia | Alicia Molik | player (female athlete) | 645 | 44 | 78 | 8 |
rachneylan | Cycling Australia | Rachel Neylan | athlete (female) | 551 | 733 | 56 | 258 |
netballnz | Netball New Zealand | Netball New Zealand | official (female) | 547 | 219 | 35 | 13 |
flickabram | Triathlon Australia | Felicity Abram | triathlete (female) | 542 | 1408 | 31 | 111 |
AnnaMeares | Cycling Australia | Anna Meares | biker (female athlete) | 527 | 56 | 35 | 214 |
NikButterfield | Cycling Australia | Nikki Butterfield | biker (female athlete) | 516 | 1903 | 54 | 106 |
snowygrl | Triathlon Australia | MacBeth Kingsbury Watson | triathlete (female) | 513 | 2375 | 31 | 894 |
Kimmygee8 | Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds | player (female) | 501 | 574 | 25 | 67 |
BlairEvans | Swimming Australia | Blair Evans | athlete (female) | 486 | 485 | 22 | 96 |
Jade_Sutcliffe | Triathlon Australia | Jade Sutcliffe | triathlete (female) | 477 | 1382 | 11 | 70 |
netballvic | Netball Victoria | Netball Victoria | (female) | 463 | 40 | 29 | 624 |
KateBevNetball | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | player (Kate Beveridge) (female) | 449 | 538 | 22 | 24 |
madibrowne | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Madison Browne) (female) | 442 | 198 | 22 | 27 |
Bridie_OD | Cycling Australia | Bridie O’Donnell | biker (Cyclones) (female athlete) | 424 | 833 | 41 | 29 |
saracarrigan | Cycling Australia | Sara Carrigan | coach (female athlete) | 424 | 14 | 32 | 36 |
SarahLWall | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Sarah L Wall) (female athlete) | 419 | 488 | 19 | 80 |
NBRrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | NBR Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 384 | 2528 | 33 | 274 |
piratecity | New Zealand Roller Derby | Pirate City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 378 | 323 | 34 | 317 |
geelongrollers | Australia Roller Derby | Geelong Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 369 | 15 | 35 | 52 |
amygillettfdn | Cycling Australia | Amy Gillett | track cyclists (female) | 363 | 149 | 13 | 110 |
SusanWCFever | ANZ Championship | West Coast Fever | player (female) | 360 | 236 | 26 | 22 |
nswswifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | official team (female) | 357 | 5 | 29 | 8 |
AdelaideTBirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | official team (female) | 326 | 378 | 23 | 0 |
SportForWomen | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 309 | 1503 | 11 | 382 |
PerthRollaDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Perth Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 308 | 32 | 38 | 39 |
TheFirebirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | team (female) | 306 | 193 | 18 | 36 |
kristy_giteau | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Kristy Giteau) | 296 | 514 | 25 | 26 |
WNBL | WNBL | WNBL | (female) | 291 | 408 | 29 | 46 |
sarahkent90 | Cycling Australia | Sarah Kent | biker (female athlete) | 274 | 635 | 36 | 57 |
wirdrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Wollongong Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 267 | 141 | 38 | 153 |
katebevilaqua | Triathlon Australia | Kate Bevilaqua | triathlete (female) | 261 | 1112 | 23 | 56 |
petrinaprice | Athletics Australia | Petrina Price | athlete, high jumper (female) | 254 | 2130 | 16 | 132 |
MyNetballNZ | Netball New Zealand | Netball New Zealand | (female) | 250 | 1028 | 15 | 71 |
GirlsLikeLeague | NRL | NRL | fansite (female) | 244 | 533 | 17 | 157 |
Mengelsman | Swimming Australia | Michelle Engelsman | athlete (female) | 244 | 917 | 7 | 487 |
SportingSheilas | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 233 | 517 | 21 | 106 |
sallypeers3 | Tennis Australia | Sally Peers | player (female athlete) | 231 | 7 | 29 | 8 |
Epicrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | ENRG Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 219 | 967 | 23 | 246 |
GCRollerDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Gold Coast Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 219 | 51 | 25 | 430 |
OZrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Australia RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 217 | 340 | 26 | 53 |
AusWomensGame | W-League | W-League | fansite (female) | 203 | 933 | 20 | 47 |
AustralianOpals | Basketball Australia | Australian Opals | national team (female) | 200 | 22 | 4 | 543 |
shaunanderson22 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Manager at Hockey Australia (female) | 188 | 390 | 1 | 480 |
Towns_Villains | Australia Roller Derby | Towns Villains Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 178 | 134 | 26 | 237 |
CricNSWBreakers | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | official team (female) | 166 | 469 | 14 | 137 |
KristenBeams | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (Kristen Beams) (female) | 160 | 191 | 10 | 66 |
TheFlyingBats | Football New South Wales | The Flying Bats | team (female) | 158 | 245 | 10 | 89 |
ahealy77 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 157 | 264 | 15 | 33 |
saltydolls | Australia Roller Derby | Salty Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 153 | 31 | 16 | 188 |
kateporter83 | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) | 148 | 523 | 19 | 29 |
MelissaBreen_ | Athletics Australia | Melissa Breen | athlete (female) | 146 | 505 | 12 | 48 |
SWSRockets | Australia Roller Derby | SWS Rockets | Roller Derby team or league | 143 | 304 | 20 | 344 |
LisaWeightman | Athletics Australia | Lisa Weightman | Marathon runner, Olympian (female) | 137 | 491 | 13 | 24 |
RikkiSwannell | General New Zealand sport | General New Zealand sport | journalist (female) | 134 | 422 | 9 | 80 |
LaurenBoden | Athletics Australia | Lauren Boden | athlete (female) | 130 | 246 | 10 | 52 |
northernmystics | ANZ Championship | Northern Mystics | official team (female) | 125 | 272 | 9 | 1 |
LDevanna_dc | Football Federation Australia | Matildas | player (Lisa De Vanna) (female) | 123 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
RachaelHaynes | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (RachaelHaynes) (female) | 122 | 241 | 9 | 61 |
AlexBlackwell2 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 120 | 54 | 15 | 37 |
ElyseVillani | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (Elyse Villani) (female) | 117 | 109 | 10 | 51 |
amymccann | Cycling Australia | Cycling Australia | (female) Communications Manager @cyclesportvic. Media Off @CyclingAus | 107 | 580 | 3 | 233 |
ANZnetball | ANZ Championship | ANZ Championship | league (female) | 98 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
Sydney_Netball | Netball New South Wales | Netball New South Wales | Organization (female) | 98 | 170 | 6 | 63 |
bendigospirit | WNBL | Bendigo Spirit | (female) | 95 | 560 | 8 | 64 |
mariekeguehrer | Swimming Australia | Marieke Guehrer | swimmer (female athlete) | 95 | 53 | 7 | 86 |
Debby_H_Rugby | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Debby Hodgkinson) | 93 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
newcastlederby | Australia Roller Derby | NRDL | Roller Derby team or league | 93 | 38 | 15 | 10 |
WA_Roller_Derby | Australia Roller Derby | WA Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 93 | 6 | 16 | 82 |
KirstyBroun | Cycling Australia | Kirsty Broun | biker (female athlete) | 91 | 39 | 22 | 40 |
samikennedy | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Sami Kennedy | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 87 | 192 | 5 | 130 |
DECspirit | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | official team (female) | 75 | 34 | 8 | 51 |
shellwu | Triathlon Australia | Shelly Wu | triathlete (female) | 73 | 547 | 3 | 319 |
AWIHL | AWIHL | AWIHL | official league (female) | 71 | 36 | 10 | 143 |
JaycoRangers | WNBL | Dandenong Jayco Rangers | (female) | 69 | 238 | 9 | 31 |
muirsop | Skate Australia | Sophie Muir | speed skater (female) | 65 | 58 | 11 | 23 |
PerthGloryWomen | W-League | Perth Glory | team (female) | 64 | 219 | 4 | 58 |
vandiemenroller | Australia Roller Derby | Van Diemen Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 64 | 30 | 15 | 74 |
WSRollers | Australia Roller Derby | Western Sydney Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 60 | 18 | 12 | 57 |
Anna_Flanagan | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Anna Flanagan (female) (player) | 56 | 20 | 4 | 58 |
JoBrigdenJones | Australian Canoeing | Jo Brigden Jones | Jo Brigden Jones (female) (kayaker) | 55 | 22 | 1 | 62 |
JennyOwensSki | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Jenny Owens | skier (female) | 51 | 237 | 5 | 34 |
PetershamNetbal | Netball New South Wales | Petersham RUFC Netball Club | (female) | 47 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
becdomange | Cycling Australia | Bec Domange | biker (female athlete) | 43 | 42 | 15 | 73 |
Shannon_McCann | Athletics Australia | Shannon McCann | athlete, one hundred meter hurdles (female) | 43 | 238 | 2 | 69 |
ckoski55 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 35 | 84 | 7 | 22 |
DollsAuGoGo | Australia Roller Derby | Dolls Australia Go Go | Roller Derby team or league | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 |
DragonsHockey | AWIHL | Melbourne Dragons | team (female) | 30 | 165 | 4 | 31 |
loganthunder | WNBL | Logan Thunder | (female) | 25 | 81 | 7 | 6 |
abcwleague | W-League | W-League | media outlet (female) | 22 | 31 | 8 | 15 |
aimee_watson | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Aimee Watson | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
CoffsDerbyDolls | Australia Roller Derby | Coffs Derby Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
cheltz333 | Skate Australia | Cheltzie Breanna Lee | figure skater (female) | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
remobuess | W-League | W-League | fansite (former professional) (female) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 33 |
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 | 2 | 1 |
SWBLest1995 | Sydney Women’s Basketball League | Sydney Women’s Baseball League | league (female) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
jennaohea | WNBL | Dandenong Jayco Rangers | player (female athlete) |