Most popular female Australian (and New Zealand) sport related Twitter accounts (December 11)
This is an updated version of from November 13 , November 16, November 18 , November 24, and December 1. I’m getting this list on a daily basis now. If people want an update, please let me know and I will happily provide. clairebevo moved ahead of SharelleVixens. paigehareb and caseydellacqua moved ahead of MelbourneVixens. That’s the major movement for the top ten accounts. (I’d speculate that the lack of the Melbourne Vixens playing has hurt the relative popularity of the team in terms of gaining new followers.) I don’t know that many accounts have been added to this list. I know at least one female tennis player was added.
If anyone has an Australian or New Zealand women’s social media (web) analysis, let me know. I will be happy to see if I can think of something to write or find more data to start formulating an analysis.
| Rank | Account | League | Team | Description | Followers |
| 1 | ItsStephRice | Swimming Australia | Stephanie Rice | athlete (female) | 13640 |
| 2 | watsonjessica | Yachting Australia | Jessica Watson | sailor (female) | 5213 |
| 3 | libby_trickett | Swimming Australia | Libby Trickett | athlete (female) | 5128 |
| 4 | Sally_Fitz | Association of Surfing Professionals | Sally Fitzgibbons | surfer (female) | 4501 |
| 5 | gypsy_gilmore | Association of Surfing Professionals | Stephanie Gilmore | surfer (female) | 3673 |
| 6 | LayneCBeachley | Association of Surfing Professionals | Layne Beachley | surfer (female) | 2747 |
| 7 | clairebevo | Association of Surfing Professionals | Claire Bevilacqua | surfer (female) | 1877 |
| 8 | SharelleVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) | 1869 |
| 9 | paigehareb | Surfing New Zealand | Paige Hareb | surfer (female) | 1775 |
| 9 | caseydellacqua | Tennis Australia | Casey Dellacqua | player (female athlete) | 1775 |
| 11 | MelbourneVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | official team (female) | 1750 |
| 12 | Jarka_Groth | Tennis Australia | Jarka Groth | athlete (female) | 1642 |
| 13 | katehollywood10 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | player (female) | 1623 |
| 14 | _Moffy | Triathlon Australia | Emma Moffatt | triathlete (female) | 1580 |
| 15 | arodionova | Tennis Australia | Anastasia Rodionova | player (female athlete) | 1529 |
| 16 | RochelleGilmore | Cycling Australia | Rochelle Gilmore | biker (female athlete) | 1507 |
| 17 | QLDrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Queensland RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 1385 |
| 18 | TorahBright | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Torah Bright | snowboarder (female) | 1325 |
| 19 | NetballAust | Netball Australia | Netball Australia | (female) | 1245 |
| 20 | richtercity | New Zealand Roller Derby | RC Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 1171 |
| 21 | sydneyderby | Australia Roller Derby | Sydney Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 1124 |
| 22 | rebekahkeat | Triathlon Australia | Rebekah Keat | triathlete (female) | 1123 |
| 23 | NicLiv | Swimming Australia | Nicole Livingstone | retired athlete, former Olympian (female) | 1047 |
| 24 | AussieDiamonds | Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds | national team (female) | 1032 |
| 25 | saskystewart | AWIHL | AWIHL | player (female) | 1017 |
| 26 | jessmileydyer | Association of Surfing Professionals | Jess Miley-Dyer | surfer (female) | 1016 |
| 27 | bcr_rollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Brisbane City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 963 |
| 28 | meagen_nay | Swimming Australia | Meagen Nay | athlete (female) | 942 |
| 29 | biancachatfield | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Bianca Chatfield) (female) | 879 |
| 30 | lauraenever | Association of Surfing Professionals | Laura Enever | surfer (female) | 866 |
| 31 | JulieCorletto | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | Julie Corletto (female) | 865 |
| 32 | Renaehallinan | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) (Renae Hallinan) | 800 |
| 33 | laurafirebirds | ANZ Championship | Queensland Firebirds | player (female) | 791 |
| 34 | Soph_Edington | Swimming Australia | Soph Edington | athlete (female) | 787 |
| 35 | SophieSmith86 | General Australian sport | General Australian sport | sport journalist for Geelong Advertisers (female) | 754 |
| 36 | becwoods | Association of Surfing Professionals | Rebecca Woods | surfer (female) | 735 |
| 37 | NatTbirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | (female) | 732 |
| 38 | ash_delaney | Swimming Australia | Ashley Delaney | athlete (female) | 687 |
| 39 | SusanSwifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | player (female) | 676 |
| 39 | AliciaMolik | Tennis Australia | Alicia Molik | player (female athlete) | 676 |
| 41 | amberhalliday | Cycling Australia | Amber Halliday | rower, biker (female) | 674 |
| 42 | AnnaMeares | Cycling Australia | Anna Meares | biker (female athlete) | 590 |
| 43 | rachneylan | Cycling Australia | Rachel Neylan | athlete (female) | 569 |
| 44 | flickabram | Triathlon Australia | Felicity Abram | triathlete (female) | 559 |
| 45 | netballnz | Netball New Zealand | Netball New Zealand | official (female) | 556 |
| 46 | NikButterfield | Cycling Australia | Nikki Butterfield | biker (female athlete) | 526 |
| 47 | snowygrl | Triathlon Australia | MacBeth Kingsbury Watson | triathlete (female) | 518 |
| 48 | Kimmygee8 | Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds | player (female) | 506 |
| 49 | BlairEvans | Swimming Australia | Blair Evans | athlete (female) | 500 |
| 50 | anznetballchamp | ANZ Championship | ANZ Championship | league (female) | 492 |
| 51 | Jade_Sutcliffe | Triathlon Australia | Jade Sutcliffe | triathlete (female) | 487 |
| 52 | netballvic | Netball Victoria | Netball Victoria | (female) | 473 |
| 53 | KateBevNetball | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | player (Kate Beveridge) (female) | 465 |
| 54 | madibrowne | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Madison Browne) (female) | 451 |
| 55 | Bridie_OD | Cycling Australia | Bridie O’Donnell | biker (Cyclones) (female athlete) | 439 |
| 56 | saracarrigan | Cycling Australia | Sara Carrigan | coach (female athlete) | 434 |
| 57 | SarahLWall | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Sarah L Wall) (female athlete) | 427 |
| 58 | NBRrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | NBR Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 394 |
| 59 | piratecity | New Zealand Roller Derby | Pirate City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 385 |
| 60 | amygillettfdn | Cycling Australia | Amy Gillett | track cyclists (female) | 374 |
| 61 | geelongrollers | Australia Roller Derby | Geelong Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 372 |
| 62 | nswswifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | official team (female) | 363 |
| 62 | SusanWCFever | ANZ Championship | West Coast Fever | player (female) | 363 |
| 64 | SportForWomen | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 340 |
| 65 | AdelaideTBirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | official team (female) | 335 |
| 66 | TheFirebirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | team (female) | 315 |
| 67 | PerthRollaDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Perth Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 314 |
| 68 | kristy_giteau | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Kristy Giteau) | 308 |
| 69 | sarahkent90 | Cycling Australia | Sarah Kent | biker (female athlete) | 307 |
| 69 | katebevilaqua | Triathlon Australia | Kate Bevilaqua | triathlete (female) | 307 |
| 71 | WNBL | WNBL | WNBL | (female) | 295 |
| 72 | wirdrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Wollongong Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 270 |
| 73 | MyNetballNZ | Netball New Zealand | Netball New Zealand | (female) | 261 |
| 74 | petrinaprice | Athletics Australia | Petrina Price | athlete, high jumper (female) | 258 |
| 75 | Mengelsman | Swimming Australia | Michelle Engelsman | athlete (female) | 253 |
| 76 | GirlsLikeLeague | NRL | NRL | fansite (female) | 247 |
| 77 | sallypeers3 | Tennis Australia | Sally Peers | player (female athlete) | 236 |
| 78 | SportingSheilas | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 232 |
| 79 | GCRollerDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Gold Coast Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 226 |
| 80 | Epicrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | ENRG Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 224 |
| 81 | OZrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Australia RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 223 |
| 82 | AusWomensGame | W-League | W-League | fansite (female) | 215 |
| 83 | AustralianOpals | Basketball Australia | Australian Opals | national team (female) | 213 |
| 84 | shaunanderson22 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Manager at Hockey Australia (female) | 207 |
| 85 | netballmag | Netball New Zealand | Netball New Zealand | magazine (female) | 185 |
| 86 | Towns_Villains | Australia Roller Derby | Towns Villains Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 183 |
| 87 | KristenBeams | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (Kristen Beams) (female) | 181 |
| 88 | ahealy77 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 177 |
| 89 | CricNSWBreakers | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | official team (female) | 174 |
| 90 | TheFlyingBats | Football New South Wales | The Flying Bats | team (female) | 158 |
| 91 | MelissaBreen_ | Athletics Australia | Melissa Breen | athlete (female) | 153 |
| 91 | saltydolls | Australia Roller Derby | Salty Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 153 |
| 93 | SWSRockets | Australia Roller Derby | SWS Rockets | Roller Derby team or league | 147 |
| 94 | LisaWeightman | Athletics Australia | Lisa Weightman | Marathon runner, Olympian (female) | 145 |
| 94 | kateporter83 | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) | 145 |
| 96 | RikkiSwannell | General New Zealand sport | General New Zealand sport | journalist (female) | 143 |
| 97 | AlexBlackwell2 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 141 |
| 98 | RachaelHaynes | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (RachaelHaynes) (female) | 138 |
| 99 | LaurenBoden | Athletics Australia | Lauren Boden | athlete (female) | 137 |
| 100 | northernmystics | ANZ Championship | Northern Mystics | official team (female) | 126 |
| 100 | ElyseVillani | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (Elyse Villani) (female) | 126 |
| 102 | LDevanna_dc | Football Federation Australia | Matildas | player (Lisa De Vanna) (female) | 123 |
| 103 | amymccann | Cycling Australia | Cycling Australia | (female) Communications Manager @cyclesportvic. Media Off @CyclingAus | 118 |
| 104 | jess_corones | Swimming Australia | Jess Corones | athelete (female) | 108 |
| 105 | ANZnetball | ANZ Championship | ANZ Championship | league (female) | 105 |
| 106 | mariekeguehrer | Swimming Australia | Marieke Guehrer | swimmer (female athlete) | 103 |
| 107 | bendigospirit | WNBL | Bendigo Spirit | (female) | 98 |
| 108 | WA_Roller_Derby | Australia Roller Derby | WA Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 97 |
| 108 | Sydney_Netball | Netball New South Wales | Netball New South Wales | Organization (female) | 97 |
| 110 | KirstyBroun | Cycling Australia | Kirsty Broun | biker (female athlete) | 96 |
| 111 | newcastlederby | Australia Roller Derby | NRDL | Roller Derby team or league | 95 |
| 111 | Debby_H_Rugby | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Debby Hodgkinson) | 95 |
| 113 | samikennedy | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Sami Kennedy | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 92 |
| 114 | DECspirit | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | official team (female) | 81 |
| 115 | AWIHL | AWIHL | AWIHL | official league (female) | 76 |
| 116 | JaycoRangers | WNBL | Dandenong Jayco Rangers | (female) | 73 |
| 117 | shellwu | Triathlon Australia | Shelly Wu | triathlete (female) | 72 |
| 118 | muirsop | Skate Australia | Sophie Muir | speed skater (female) | 68 |
| 119 | vandiemenroller | Australia Roller Derby | Van Diemen Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 65 |
| 120 | PerthGloryWomen | W-League | Perth Glory | team (female) | 64 |
| 121 | WSRollers | Australia Roller Derby | Western Sydney Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 61 |
| 121 | Anna_Flanagan | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Anna Flanagan (female) (player) | 61 |
| 123 | JoBrigdenJones | Australian Canoeing | Jo Brigden Jones | Jo Brigden Jones (female) (kayaker) | 57 |
| 123 | JennyOwensSki | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Jenny Owens | skier (female) | 57 |
| 125 | PetershamNetbal | Netball New South Wales | Petersham RUFC Netball Club | (female) | 48 |
| 126 | becdomange | Cycling Australia | Bec Domange | biker (female athlete) | 45 |
| 127 | Shannon_McCann | Athletics Australia | Shannon McCann | athlete, one hundred meter hurdles (female) | 41 |
| 128 | ckoski55 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 37 |
| 129 | DollsAuGoGo | Australia Roller Derby | Dolls Australia Go Go | Roller Derby team or league | 34 |
| 130 | DragonsHockey | AWIHL | Melbourne Dragons | team (female) | 30 |
| 131 | loganthunder | WNBL | Logan Thunder | (female) | 25 |
| 132 | abcwleague | W-League | W-League | media outlet (female) | 22 |
| 133 | CoffsDerbyDolls | Australia Roller Derby | Coffs Derby Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 12 |
| 134 | aimee_watson | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Aimee Watson | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 11 |
| 135 | cheltz333 | Skate Australia | Cheltzie Breanna Lee | figure skater (female) | 10 |
| 136 | remobuess | W-League | W-League | fansite (former professional) (female) | 8 |
| 137 | SelenaJW | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Selena Tranter) | 4 |
| 138 | gladrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Gladstone Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 3 |
| 138 | BCRollerDerbyHB | New Zealand Roller Derby | Bay City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 3 |
| 140 | SWBLest1995 | Sydney Women’s Basketball League | Sydney Women’s Baseball League | league (female) | 0 |
| jennaohea | WNBL | Dandenong Jayco Rangers | player (female athlete) |
