Most popular female Australian (and NZ) sport related Twitter accounts (January 21)
This list gets better and better on a regular basis. I’ve recently added a few golf, tennis and netball related accounts. If there are any accounts that I’m missing, please let me know. This is an updated version of from November 13 , November 16, November 18 , November 24, and December 1, December 11, and January 7.
Account | League | Team | Description | Followers | Statuses | Listed | Friends |
ItsStephRice | Swimming Australia | Stephanie Rice | athlete (female) | 15524 | 3054 | 457 | 53 |
TheAnnaRawson | PGA | PGA Australia | golfer (female) | 15006 | 1069 | 827 | 215 |
libby_trickett | Swimming Australia | Libby Trickett | athlete (female) | 5643 | 1718 | 188 | 121 |
watsonjessica | Yachting Australia | Jessica Watson | sailor (female) | 5291 | 272 | 192 | 8 |
Sally_Fitz | Association of Surfing Professionals | Sally Fitzgibbons | surfer (female) | 5124 | 761 | 282 | 80 |
gypsy_gilmore | Association of Surfing Professionals | Stephanie Gilmore | surfer (female) | 4777 | 187 | 237 | 31 |
LayneCBeachley | Association of Surfing Professionals | Layne Beachley | surfer (female) | 2996 | 189 | 134 | 33 |
Jarka_Groth | Tennis Australia | Jarka Groth | athlete (female) | 2420 | 513 | 254 | 14 |
clairebevo | Association of Surfing Professionals | Claire Bevilacqua | surfer (female) | 2086 | 1440 | 139 | 275 |
caseydellacqua | Tennis Australia | Casey Dellacqua | player (female athlete) | 2064 | 13 | 243 | 24 |
SharelleVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) | 2045 | 482 | 71 | 58 |
paigehareb | Surfing New Zealand | Paige Hareb | surfer (female) | 1955 | 1150 | 140 | 53 |
arodionova | Tennis Australia | Anastasia Rodionova | player (female athlete) | 1893 | 616 | 277 | 23 |
katehollywood10 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | player (female) | 1841 | 1273 | 68 | 93 |
MelbourneVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | official team (female) | 1840 | 1128 | 72 | 24 |
missarob43 | Basketball Australia | Australian Opals | Ashley Robinson Seattle Storm (female) | 1782 | 232 | 108 | 221 |
RochelleGilmore | Cycling Australia | Rochelle Gilmore | biker (female athlete) | 1763 | 149 | 111 | 92 |
_Moffy | Triathlon Australia | Emma Moffatt | triathlete (female) | 1758 | 76 | 110 | 18 |
TorahBright | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Torah Bright | snowboarder (female) | 1554 | 196 | 116 | 2 |
NetballAust | Netball Australia | Netball Australia | (female) | 1408 | 650 | 60 | 140 |
QLDrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Queensland RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 1404 | 457 | 82 | 1900 |
rebekahkeat | Triathlon Australia | Rebekah Keat | triathlete (female) | 1235 | 41 | 90 | 38 |
richtercity | New Zealand Roller Derby | RC Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 1233 | 1427 | 97 | 523 |
NicLiv | Swimming Australia | Nicole Livingstone | retired athlete, former Olympian (female) | 1212 | 93 | 48 | 22 |
AussieDiamonds | Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds | national team (female) | 1201 | 895 | 54 | 97 |
sydneyderby | Australia Roller Derby | Sydney Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 1167 | 119 | 103 | 124 |
jessmileydyer | Association of Surfing Professionals | Jess Miley-Dyer | surfer (female) | 1148 | 826 | 77 | 189 |
lauraenever | Association of Surfing Professionals | Laura Enever | surfer (female) | 1115 | 116 | 67 | 95 |
meagen_nay | Swimming Australia | Meagen Nay | athlete (female) | 1110 | 2276 | 52 | 106 |
SophieSmith86 | General Australian sport | General Australian sport | sport journalist for Geelong Advertisers (female) | 1076 | 2617 | 62 | 306 |
saskystewart | AWIHL | AWIHL | player (female) | 1070 | 7101 | 93 | 1168 |
AliciaMolik | Tennis Australia | Alicia Molik | player (female athlete) | 1066 | 22 | 105 | 8 |
JulieCorletto | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | Julie Corletto (female) | 1063 | 590 | 31 | 158 |
bcr_rollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Brisbane City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 1004 | 489 | 70 | 881 |
biancachatfield | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Bianca Chatfield) (female) | 1002 | 815 | 41 | 134 |
Renaehallinan | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) (Renae Hallinan) | 955 | 655 | 38 | 76 |
Soph_Edington | Swimming Australia | Soph Edington | athlete (female) | 872 | 365 | 61 | 218 |
laurafirebirds | ANZ Championship | Queensland Firebirds | player (female) | 871 | 43 | 40 | 11 |
amberhalliday | Cycling Australia | Amber Halliday | rower, biker (female) | 854 | 2294 | 78 | 352 |
becwoods | Association of Surfing Professionals | Rebecca Woods | surfer (female) | 823 | 241 | 64 | 658 |
NatTbirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | (female) | 821 | 68 | 43 | 34 |
AnnaMeares | Cycling Australia | Anna Meares | biker (female athlete) | 794 | 67 | 47 | 221 |
ash_delaney | Swimming Australia | Ashley Delaney | athlete (female) | 761 | 1611 | 54 | 74 |
SusanSwifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | player (female) | 749 | 651 | 39 | 39 |
rachneylan | Cycling Australia | Rachel Neylan | athlete (female) | 660 | 878 | 64 | 264 |
flickabram | Triathlon Australia | Felicity Abram | triathlete (female) | 617 | 826 | 33 | 107 |
netballnz | Netball New Zealand | Netball New Zealand | official (female) | 611 | 263 | 36 | 13 |
NikButterfield | Cycling Australia | Nikki Butterfield | biker (female athlete) | 570 | 2131 | 56 | 108 |
NetballOnline | Netball Australia | Netball Australia | fansite (female) | 563 | 4554 | 19 | 211 |
anznetballchamp | ANZ Championship | ANZ Championship | league (female) | 561 | 440 | 24 | 48 |
BlairEvans | Swimming Australia | Blair Evans | athlete (female) | 561 | 626 | 24 | 79 |
SportForWomen | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 549 | 1404 | 17 | 520 |
madibrowne | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Madison Browne) (female) | 547 | 256 | 22 | 27 |
Jade_Sutcliffe | Triathlon Australia | Jade Sutcliffe | triathlete (female) | 543 | 815 | 12 | 73 |
snowygrl | Triathlon Australia | MacBeth Kingsbury Watson | triathlete (female) | 542 | 2584 | 32 | 950 |
Kimmygee8 | Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds | player (female) | 541 | 671 | 27 | 60 |
KateBevNetball | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | player (Kate Beveridge) (female) | 524 | 382 | 23 | 28 |
SarahLWall | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Sarah L Wall) (female athlete) | 511 | 402 | 20 | 104 |
netballvic | Netball Victoria | Netball Victoria | (female) | 508 | 40 | 30 | 622 |
Bridie_OD | Cycling Australia | Bridie O’Donnell | biker (Cyclones) (female athlete) | 485 | 982 | 48 | 41 |
netballmag | Netball New Zealand | Netball New Zealand | magazine (female) | 471 | 110 | 15 | 619 |
saracarrigan | Cycling Australia | Sara Carrigan | coach (female athlete) | 461 | 33 | 34 | 50 |
amygillettfdn | Cycling Australia | Amy Gillett | track cyclists (female) | 421 | 155 | 15 | 114 |
NBRrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | NBR Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 418 | 1322 | 39 | 293 |
ahealy77 | Cricket Australia | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 411 | 248 | 23 | 37 |
piratecity | New Zealand Roller Derby | Pirate City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 411 | 373 | 35 | 326 |
nswswifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | official team (female) | 398 | 5 | 31 | 8 |
SusanWCFever | ANZ Championship | West Coast Fever | player (female) | 398 | 118 | 25 | 22 |
sarahkent90 | Cycling Australia | Sarah Kent | biker (female athlete) | 395 | 816 | 41 | 57 |
_SouthernStars | Cricket Australia | Australian Southern Stars | national women’s team (female) | 390 | 170 | 16 | 206 |
geelongrollers | Australia Roller Derby | Geelong Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 387 | 15 | 40 | 51 |
AdelaideTBirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | official team (female) | 378 | 291 | 24 | 0 |
AlexBlackwell2 | Cricket Australia | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 376 | 117 | 20 | 64 |
TheFirebirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | team (female) | 366 | 132 | 20 | 53 |
katebevilaqua | Triathlon Australia | Kate Bevilaqua | triathlete (female) | 356 | 1288 | 27 | 58 |
sallypeers3 | Tennis Australia | Sally Peers | player (female athlete) | 339 | 10 | 42 | 8 |
CathCoxy | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | (female) | 336 | 108 | 12 | 27 |
WNBL | WNBL | WNBL | (female) | 336 | 419 | 29 | 46 |
kristy_giteau | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Kristy Giteau) | 332 | 401 | 29 | 29 |
RachaelHaynes | Cricket Australia | DEC Spirit | player (RachaelHaynes) (female) | 328 | 314 | 14 | 67 |
PerthRollaDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Perth Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 323 | 36 | 40 | 39 |
MyNetballNZ | Netball New Zealand | Netball New Zealand | (female) | 313 | 667 | 18 | 85 |
Mengelsman | Swimming Australia | Michelle Engelsman | athlete (female) | 288 | 1110 | 9 | 536 |
wirdrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Wollongong Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 283 | 147 | 40 | 152 |
GirlsLikeLeague | NRL | NRL | fansite (female) | 264 | 533 | 19 | 154 |
GCRollerDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Gold Coast Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 259 | 60 | 28 | 427 |
AusWomensGame | W-League | W-League | fansite (female) | 257 | 1180 | 22 | 54 |
KristenBeams | Cricket Australia | DEC Spirit | player (Kristen Beams) (female) | 257 | 372 | 16 | 75 |
SportingSheilas | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 251 | 636 | 22 | 89 |
shaunanderson22 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Manager at Hockey Australia (female) | 241 | 533 | 2 | 596 |
Epicrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | ENRG Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 240 | 519 | 28 | 259 |
ElyseVillani | Cricket Australia | DEC Spirit | player (Elyse Villani) (female) | 238 | 217 | 16 | 63 |
OZrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Australia RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 235 | 340 | 26 | 50 |
AustralianOpals | Basketball Australia | Australian Opals | national team (female) | 224 | 36 | 4 | 607 |
CricNSWBreakers | Cricket Australia | New South Wales Breakers | official team (female) | 217 | 585 | 15 | 161 |
nikegolfchick | PGA | PGA Australia | golfer (female) | 199 | 1 | 11 | 98 |
Towns_Villains | Australia Roller Derby | Towns Villains Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 195 | 67 | 27 | 234 |
RikkiSwannell | General New Zealand sport | General New Zealand sport | journalist (female) | 175 | 719 | 9 | 91 |
SWSRockets | Australia Roller Derby | SWS Rockets | Roller Derby team or league | 175 | 502 | 23 | 344 |
MelissaBreen_ | Athletics Australia | Melissa Breen | athlete (female) | 169 | 374 | 11 | 60 |
saltydolls | Australia Roller Derby | Salty Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 166 | 34 | 17 | 187 |
amymccann | Cycling Australia | Cycling Australia | (female) Communications Manager @cyclesportvic. Media Off @CyclingAus | 165 | 1135 | 8 | 347 |
kateporter83 | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) | 161 | 676 | 19 | 30 |
TheFlyingBats | Football New South Wales | The Flying Bats | team (female) | 160 | 254 | 12 | 89 |
LisaWeightman | Athletics Australia | Lisa Weightman | Marathon runner, Olympian (female) | 158 | 386 | 13 | 25 |
mariekeguehrer | Swimming Australia | Marieke Guehrer | swimmer (female athlete) | 157 | 152 | 10 | 85 |
LaurenBoden | Athletics Australia | Lauren Boden | athlete (female) | 155 | 130 | 10 | 53 |
WestCoastFever | ANZ Championship | West Coast Fever | Official Club (female) | 144 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
northernmystics | ANZ Championship | Northern Mystics | official team (female) | 142 | 321 | 9 | 1 |
WNC2011 | World Netball Championships | World Netball Championships | official (female) | 140 | 425 | 9 | 49 |
ANZnetball | ANZ Championship | ANZ Championship | league (female) | 128 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
LDevanna_dc | Football Federation Australia | Matildas | player (Lisa De Vanna) (female) | 128 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
DECspirit | Cricket Australia | DEC Spirit | official team (female) | 120 | 46 | 10 | 51 |
jess_corones | Swimming Australia | Jess Corones | athelete (female) | 117 | 367 | 7 | 83 |
KirstyBroun | Cycling Australia | Kirsty Broun | biker (female athlete) | 113 | 39 | 22 | 40 |
bendigospirit | WNBL | Bendigo Spirit | (female) | 108 | 344 | 8 | 74 |
Sydney_Netball | Netball New South Wales | Netball New South Wales | Organization (female) | 105 | 186 | 6 | 63 |
WA_Roller_Derby | Australia Roller Derby | WA Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 104 | 6 | 19 | 81 |
netballnerd | Netball New Zealand | Netball New Zealand | fansite (female) | 103 | 92 | 6 | 14 |
newcastlederby | Australia Roller Derby | NRDL | Roller Derby team or league | 100 | 39 | 15 | 10 |
Debby_H_Rugby | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Debby Hodgkinson) | 96 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
MatildaRaynolds | Triathlon Australia | Matilda Raynolds | iron woman (female) | 96 | 564 | 1 | 75 |
PerthGloryWomen | W-League | Perth Glory | team (female) | 95 | 297 | 7 | 66 |
shellwu | Triathlon Australia | Shelly Wu | triathlete (female) | 95 | 673 | 3 | 370 |
samikennedy | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Sami Kennedy | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 91 | 257 | 6 | 137 |
JaycoRangers | WNBL | Dandenong Jayco Rangers | (female) | 87 | 382 | 11 | 31 |
_WestCoastWaves | WNBL | West Coast Waves | team (female) | 85 | 67 | 3 | 84 |
Anna_Flanagan | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Anna Flanagan (female) (player) | 80 | 34 | 8 | 68 |
AWIHL | AWIHL | AWIHL | official league (female) | 80 | 73 | 11 | 146 |
victorywleague | W-League | Melbourne Victory | team (female) | 76 | 155 | 5 | 0 |
muirsop | Skate Australia | Sophie Muir | speed skater (female) | 72 | 29 | 12 | 23 |
vandiemenroller | Australia Roller Derby | Van Diemen Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 71 | 31 | 16 | 73 |
Lisa_marangon | Triathlon Australia | Lisa Marangon | iron woman (female) | 67 | 414 | 0 | 104 |
JennyOwensSki | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Jenny Owens | skier (female) | 66 | 465 | 6 | 35 |
JoBrigdenJones | Australian Canoeing | Jo Brigden Jones | Jo Brigden Jones (female) (kayaker) | 64 | 52 | 2 | 65 |
kimmysmiff | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | (female) | 63 | 2 | 11 | 28 |
WSRollers | Australia Roller Derby | Western Sydney Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 63 | 18 | 14 | 56 |
becdomange | Cycling Australia | Bec Domange | biker (female athlete) | 57 | 112 | 18 | 102 |
ckoski55 | Cricket Australia | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 55 | 150 | 11 | 25 |
littledownsey | Triathlon Australia | Michelle Downs | iron woman (female) | 54 | 221 | 5 | 80 |
PetershamNetbal | Netball New South Wales | Petersham RUFC Netball Club | (female) | 54 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
NetballSA | Netball Australia | Netball South Australia | state organization (female) | 52 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
Jasmine_Keene | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | (female) | 51 | 260 | 6 | 70 |
Orcas_Netball | Plenty Valley Netball Association | Orcas Netball | (female) | 49 | 54 | 8 | 2 |
Shannon_McCann | Athletics Australia | Shannon McCann | athlete, one hundred meter hurdles (female) | 44 | 311 | 2 | 71 |
WildcatsNetball | Netball South Australia | WildcatsNetball | Official Club (female) | 41 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
NetFest2011 | Netball Australia | Netball Australia | (female) | 39 | 16 | 1 | 34 |
KaroriNetball | Netball Wellington | Karori Netball | Official Club (female) | 38 | 71 | 6 | 2 |
DollsAuGoGo | Australia Roller Derby | Dolls Australia Go Go | Roller Derby team or league | 37 | 24 | 8 | 3 |
DragonsHockey | AWIHL | Melbourne Dragons | team (female) | 33 | 200 | 6 | 32 |
netballwgtn | Netball New Zealand | Netball Wellington | (female) | 32 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
loganthunder | WNBL | Logan Thunder | (female) | 31 | 111 | 7 | 6 |
MDNAnetball | Netball Queensland | Brisbane Netball | (female) | 29 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
westernjets | Netball SA Premier | Western Jets | team (female) | 29 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
hillswarriors | Netball Western Australia | Warriors Netball | Official Club (female) | 28 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
woopinetball | Netball New South Wales | Woopi Netball | Official Club (female) | 26 | 103 | 2 | 0 |
winmaleenetball | Netball New South Wales | Winmalee Netball | Official Club (female) | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
SharksNetball | Netball Queensland | Sharks NetBall | Official Club (female) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
abcwleague | W-League | W-League | media outlet (female) | 21 | 31 | 8 | 15 |
comeonvipers | Netball Victoria | Vipers Netball Team | Club (female) | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
AmazonsNC | Netball Queensland | Amazons Netball Club | Club (female) | 18 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
CoffsDerbyDolls | Australia Roller Derby | Coffs Derby Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 12 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
aimee_watson | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Aimee Watson | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
North_Paws | Netball New South Wales | North Paws Netball | Club (female) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
remobuess | W-League | W-League | fansite (former professional) (female) | 11 | 22 | 1 | 33 |
cheltz333 | Skate Australia | Cheltzie Breanna Lee | figure skater (female) | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
cswnanetball | Netball New South Wales | Cranbourne South West Netball Association | (female) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
SelenaJW | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Selena Tranter) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
gladrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Gladstone Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
BCRollerDerbyHB | New Zealand Roller Derby | Bay City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
mascotnetball | Netball New South Wales | Mascot Netball Club | Club (female) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
SWBLest1995 | Sydney Women’s Basketball League | Sydney Women’s Baseball League | league (female) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |