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The '''2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team''', known as the Belles, is a [[goalball]] team that played in two Paralympic qualifying competitions and the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]]. The official announcement confirming the 2011–12 team was made in May 2012. The team included [[Jennifer Blow]], [[Meica Christensen]], [[Michelle Rzepecki]], [[Nicole Esdaile]], [[Rachel Henderson]] and [[Tyan Taylor]]
At the Paralympics,
==Background==
The team is nicknamed the ''
The first selection process for 2011–12 took place in January 2011, at a camp that was by invitation only.<ref name=swimming/> The final
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▲File:140611 - Taylor Tyan - 3b - 2012 Team processing.jpg |[[Tyan Taylor]]
▲File:310511 - Nicole Esdaile - 3b - 2012 Team processing.jpg|[[Nicole Esdaile]]
▲File:240511 - Rachel Henderson - 3b - 2012 Team processing.jpg|[[Rachel Henderson]]
▲File:150611 - Michelle Rzepecki - 3b - 2012 Team processing.jpg |[[Michelle Rzepecki]]
▲File:150611 - Georgina Kenaghan - 3b - 2012 Team processing.jpg|Coach: [[Georgina Kenaghan]]
==Competitions==
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=== 2011 IBSA Goalball World Games===
Australia's first attempt to qualify for the London Paralympics came
===2011 IBSA Africa-Oceania Goalball Regional Championships===
The 2011 IBSA Africa-Oceania Goalball Regional Championships in [[Sydney]] were the last opportunity for the team to qualify for the London Paralympic Games
In May 2012, the team was ranked eighth in the world,<ref name=sydneyuni/> a position they continued to hold going into the London Games.<ref name=rankheld/> The Belles became the first Australian team to qualify for the Games since 1996,<ref name=rankheld/> despite attempts to qualify for the [[2004 Summer Paralympics]] and [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]; Australia had qualified automatically for the [[2000 Summer Paralympics]] as the host nation.<ref name=visualdisability
===Paralympics===
{{see also|Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament}}
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics Games in London, their pool included China, the United States, Sweden, Japan and Canada, with the United States and Chinese team reigning gold silver medallists respectively from [[Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics]].<ref name=rankheld/> Australia lost their first game to Japan 1–3.<ref name=resultsforlondon/><ref name=resultspara1/> Esdaile scored the team's only goal, which came off a penalty throw. Esdaile, Taylor and Christensen were the only players in the game for Australia, with 28 throws for Taylor, 30 throws for Esdaile and 38 throws for Christensen.<ref name=resultspara1/> They lost their second game to Canada 1–3.<ref name=resultsforlondon/><ref name=resultspara2/> Christensen scored the team's only goal, which again came off a penalty throw. She and Esdaile once more played for the whole game, with Blow playing 14 minutes and Taylor playing 10 minutes. Christensen finished the game with 41 throws, Esdaile with 32, Taylor with 11 and Blow with 2. Esdaile led the team with blocks, having 45 to Christensen's 18, Blow's 10 and Taylor's 8.<ref name=resultspara2/> The Belles lost their third game to the United States 0–3.<ref name=resultsforlondon/> Christensen and Esdaile again played the whole game, with Blow playing 20 minutes, Taylor playing 3 minutes and Rzepecki playing just one minute. Esdaile led the team in throws and blocks with 45 and 33 respectively, while Christensen had 40 and 21, and Blow had 3 throws and 27 blocks. Taylor had 5 throws and 3 blocks, and Rzepecki had 1 throw and no blocks.<ref name=resultspara3/> The Australian women lost their last game to Sweden 5–8.<ref name=resultsforlondon/> In this last game in pool play, every player got minutesm with Christensen and Esdaile again playing the whole 24 minutes, Blow playing for 9 minutes, Taylor for 10, Henderson for 2 and Rzepecki for 3. Esdaile scored three goals, with Christensen scoring the remaining two, one of which came off a penalty throw. Christensen led the team in throws with 40, while Esdaile had 32, Taylor had 9, Blow had 3 and Henderson and Rzepecki had 2 each. Esdaile led the team in blocks with 29 to Christensen's 14, Blow's 12, Taylor's 9, Rzepecki's 1 and
▲The Belles became the first Australian team to qualify for the Games since 1996,<ref name=rankheld/> despite attempts to qualify for the [[2004 Summer Paralympics]] and [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]; Australia had qualified automatically for the [[2000 Summer Paralympics]] as the host nation.<ref name=visualdisability/> Their pool included China, the United States, Sweden, Japan and Canada, with the Chinese team reigning silver medallists from [[Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics]] and the United States returning gold medallists.<ref name=rankheld/>
▲Australia lost their first game to Japan 1–3.<ref name=resultsforlondon/><ref name=resultspara1/> Esdaile scored the team's only goal, which came off a penalty throw. Esdaile, Taylor and Christensen were the only players in the game for Australia, with 28 throws for Taylor, 30 throws for Esdaile and 38 throws for Christensen.<ref name=resultspara1/> They lost their second game to Canada 1–3.<ref name=resultsforlondon/><ref name=resultspara2/> Christensen scored the team's only goal, which again came off a penalty throw. She and Esdaile once more played for the whole game, with Blow playing 14 minutes and Taylor playing 10 minutes. Christensen finished the game with 41 throws, Esdaile with 32, Taylor with 11 and Blow with 2. Esdaile led the team with blocks, having 45 to Christensen's 18, Blow's 10 and Taylor's 8.<ref name=resultspara2/> The Belles lost their third game to the United States 0–3.<ref name=resultsforlondon/> Christensen and Esdaile again played the whole game, with Blow playing 20 minutes, Taylor playing 3 minutes and Rzepecki playing just one minute. Esdaile led the team in throws and blocks with 45 and 33 respectively, while Christensen had 40 and 21, and Blow had 3 throws and 27 blocks. Taylor had 5 throws and 3 blocks, and Rzepecki had 1 throw and no blocks.<ref name=resultspara3/> The Australian women lost their last game to Sweden 5–8.<ref name=resultsforlondon/> In this last game in pool play, every player got minutesm with Christensen and Esdaile again playing the whole 24 minutes, Blow playing for 9 minutes, Taylor for 10, Henderson for 2 and Rzepecki for 3. Esdaile scored three goals, with Christensen scoring the remaining two, one of which came off a penalty throw. Christensen led the team in throws with 40, while Esdaile had 32, Taylor had 9, Blow had 3 and Henderson and Rzepecki had 2 each. Esdaile led the team in blocks with 29 to Christensen's 14, Blow's 12, Taylor's 9, Rzepecki's 1 and Henderon's 0. One of Sweden's goals was an Australian own goal scored by Rzepecki.<ref name=resultspara4/>
===Group play===
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===Qualifying and Paralympic
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==References==
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{{wikinews|Wikinews interviews Tyan Taylor, Australian goalball player}}
{{Wikinews|Australia women%27s national goalball team loses 0–3 to United States in pool play in London}}
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<ref name=71sorenz>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/australian-women-win-opening-goalball-game |title=Australian women win opening goalball game |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |access-date=15 July 2012 |
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<ref name=resultsforlondon>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/goalball/event/women-team/index.html |title=Women's Goalball |publisher=Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games |
<ref name=coachying>{{cite web|last=Fife |first=Janet |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/indepth/pride-of-australia-nominee-georgina-kenaghan-is-giving-her-team-that-ring-of-confidence/story-e6frevir-1226394807451 |title=Pride of Australia nominee Georgina Kenaghan is giving her team that ring of confidence |publisher=Daily Telegraph |location=Sydney, Australia |date=14 June 2012 |
<ref name=wongame>{{cite news |first=Deborah|last=FitzGerald |url=http://inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/london-here-we-come/ |title=London here we come |newspaper=Inner West Courier |date=24 November 2011 |
<ref name=played15>{{cite web|url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8374860 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208142240/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8374860 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2012 |title=Aus goalballers play for London 2012 spots |publisher=Nine MSN |location=Australia |access-date
<ref name=morekiiwistuff>{{cite news|first=Victoria|last=Bruce|title=AAP News: SPO:Aus goalballers play for London 2012 spots|publisher=AAP News |location=Australia|
<ref name=swimming>{{cite book|url=http://www.star.adl.catholic.edu.au/star/information/SAnbsp.pdf|
<ref name=apcroster>{{cite web |url=http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/sports/goalball |title=Goalball | London 2012 – Official Australian Paralympic Team Website |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |location=Australia |
<ref name=sydneyuni>{{cite web|location=Sydney |last=Tilley |first=Andrew |url=http://sydney.edu.au/news/arts/2228.html?newsstoryid=9280 |title=News |publisher=The University of Sydney |date=22 May 2012 |
.<ref name=nswisiawrd>{{cite web |url=http://www.acpe.edu.au/about/magnussen-dominates-nswis-awards.html |title=Magnussen dominates NSWIS Awards |publisher=ACPE |date=21 November 2011 |
<ref name=visualdisability>{{cite news|title=OLY:Australian goalballers London bound|publisher=AAP News|location=Australia|date=8 May 2012|
<ref name=apcmedia>{{cite book|title=Media Guide : London 2012 Paralympic Games|year=2012|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|location=Sydney|url=http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/sites/london2012.paralympic.org.au/files/uploads/APC_London%20Paralympic%20Media%20Guide%202012_Web.pdf|access-date=2012-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307153123/http://www.london2012.paralympic.org.au/sites/london2012.paralympic.org.au/files/uploads/APC_London%20Paralympic%20Media%20Guide%202012_Web.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=rankheld>{{cite web|title=Australia’s Goalball Team Returns After 12 Years|url=http://www.paralympic.org/feature/australia-s-goalball-team-returns-after-12-years|work=International Paralympic Committee Media Centre|
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