Coaching Staff

Kiri Wills
Head Coach 
Kiri Wills enters her third season as Queensland Firebirds Head Coach in 2027, continuing the long-term vision and high-performance foundations she has established since arriving in Brisbane ahead of the 2025 campaign.
A former New Zealand Under-21 international, Wills brought extensive elite coaching experience to the Firebirds after seven seasons with the Northern Stars, whom she guided to three ANZ Premiership Grand Final appearances.
Her international coaching achievements include leading New Zealand to gold at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup and guiding the Fast5 Ferns to the 2016 FAST5 Netball World Series title. She has also coached the Silver Ferns Development Squad.
Renowned for her tactical knowledge, passion and ability to build connected teams, Wills has worked to strengthen alignment across the Firebirds’ elite and pathway programs while creating an environment anchored in identity, belonging and high standards.
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Rob Wright
Assistant Coach 
Highly credentialled coach Rob Wright joins the Queensland Firebirds as Assistant Coach for the 2027 season, bringing decades of experience and an outstanding record of success across Australia, New Zealand and international netball.
Wright arrives in Brisbane following six seasons with the Northern Mystics, where he contributed to four ANZ Premiership-winning campaigns and established himself as one of the competition’s most respected strategic minds.
His extensive Australian coaching career includes senior roles with the NSW Swifts and Collingwood Magpies. Wright made history as the first male head coach in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship and guided the Swifts to consecutive Grand Final appearances in 2015 and 2016.
A renowned defensive specialist, Wright has also worked with Jamaica since 2022 and helped develop one of international netball’s most formidable defensive units. He was part of the Sunshine Girls’ coaching staff as they claimed silver at the 2022 and 2026 Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the 2023 Netball World Cup.
Wright will work alongside Head Coach Kiri Wills to help shape the Firebirds’ 2027 campaign.