title: Lara Dunkley
text: # Lara Dunkley
  
  Lara Dunkley (born 31 May 1995) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Queensland Firebirds.
  
  Dunkley began her elite netball career with the Melbourne Vixens in the mid 2010s, playing for the club's reserves team the Victorian Fury in the Australian Netball League (ANL), where she captained the team in the 2018 season. She was elevated to the Vixens' senior list for the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season, replacing the long-term injured Tayla Honey.
  
  After leaving the Vixens, Dunkley was signed as a temporary replacement player for the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season by the Queensland Firebirds.
  
  Dunkley grew up in the regional Victorian town of Yarram and is the sibling of Brisbane Lions AFL footballers Josh and Kyle. Off the court Dunkley has completed a Bachelor of Education where she works as a substitute teacher and netball coach at various schools and netball organisations.
  
  