Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third netball tournament at the Commonwealth Games. Twelve teams, including the hosts Australia, featured in a series of matches played in March 2006 in Melbourne. The pool stage and classification matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre while the semi-finals, bronze and gold medal matches were hosted at the Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue. With a team captained by Adine Wilson and coached by Ruth Aitken, New Zealand won the gold medal for the first time with a 60–55 win over Australia. England finished the tournament in third place after defeating Jamaica 53–52 in the bronze medal match.
Qualification Australia qualified automatically as the host nation. The others qualified via the 2003 World Netball Championships and a series of regional qualifying tournaments.
Tournament Qualified Host nation 2003 World Netball Championships2005 AFNA Championships 2005 Asian Netball Championships2005 Oceania Netball Federation Qualifying Tournament 2005 FENA Open2005 Confederation of African Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament
Squads
Head coaches and captains
Team Head coach Captain Norma PlummerSharelle McMahon Anna ShepherdJulie PhillipsMargaret CaldowOlivia MurphyMegan SimpsonMatila WaqanidrolaUnaisi Rokoura Maureen HallElaine DavisGriffin SaendaMary Waya Ruth AitkenAdine WilsonGodfrey HarryDellerice Duncan Linda VaganaFrances Solia Kate CarpenterPearline Chan Marlene WagnerCharlene Hertzog Julia LongvilleUrsula Bowers
Umpires Umpire Association Anne AbraitisScotlandBill AlexanderEnglandBobbi BrownNew ZealandChris CampbellJamaicaStacey CamptonAustraliaJacqui JashariAustraliaMarion Johnson-HurleyBarbadosSharon KellyAustraliaCarolene LoganScotlandBronwyn MeekNew ZealandMandy NottinghamNew ZealandPauline SciasciaNew ZealandMichelle PhippardAustralia
Pool 1 All Pool 1 matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre. Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Final table
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Pool 2 All Pool 2 matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre. Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Final table
15410387169+218 9 25410324174+150 9 35302264254+10 6 45203185271-86 4 55203183279-964 65005150346-196 0
Classification All the classification matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre. 11th/12th playoff
9th/10th playoff
7th/8th playoff
5th/6th playoff
Medal round All the medal round matches were hosted at the Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue. Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal game
Statistics Team stats Total Goals Rk Team MP S/A % REA 1 7 495/571 87 32 2 7 417/492 85 25 3 7 494/586 84 33 4 6 312/370 84 28 5 6 297/361 82 16 Goals from MPW Rk Team MP S/A % 1 7 152/170 89 2 7 153/175 87 3 6 64/74 86 4 6 75/90 83 5 6 62/75 83 Match Play Winners Rk Team MP INT DEF RED Total Avg 1 7 85 55 45 185 26.4 2 7 97 52 29 178 25.4 3 7 83 58 28 169 24.1 4 6 70 34 33 137 22.8 5 7 75 27 49 151 21.6 Penalties Rk Team MP CON OBS Total Avg 1 6 221 98 319 53.2 2 7 258 119 377 53.9 3 6 253 71 324 54.0 4 6 243 82 325 54.2 5 6 237 88 325 54.2 Match Play Errors Rk Team MP STP BP HB BCP Total Avg OGE 1 7 12 102 2 6 122 17.4 34 2 6 8 57 6 11 112 18.7 46 3 7 10 118 4 8 140 20.0 26 4 6 13 104 10 3 130 21.7 75 5 6 14 115 12 7 148 24.7 47
Key: Rk - Rank, MP - Matches Played, SUS - Suspended Player, S - Success, A - Attempt, % - Goaling Percentage, MPW - Match Play Winner, INT - Intercept, DEF - Deflection, REA - Rebound Attack, RED - Rebound Defense, CON - Contact, OBS - Obstruction, STP - Stepping, BP - Bad Pass, HB - Held Ball, BCP - Breaking Centre Pass, OGE - Opposition Goal from Error
Individual stats Total Goals Rk Player Team MP Goals/% REA 1 Irene van Dyk 7 20 2 Elaine Davis 7 17 3 Linda Magombo 6 19 4 Sindisiwe Gumede 6 21 5 Catherine Cox 7 10 Goals from MPW Rk Player Team MP S/A % 1 Irene van Dyk 7 89/95 94 2 Sindisiwe Gumede 6 61/68 90 3 Elaine Davis 7 59/72 82 4 Sharelle McMahon 7 45/48 94 5 Catherine Cox 7 44/57 77 Feed to Shooter Rk Player Team MP Total Avg 1 Peace Chawinga 6 188 31.3 2 Adine Wilson 7 170 24.3 3 Frances Solia 6 144 24.0 4 Nadine Bryan 7 156 22.3 5 Karen Atkinson 7 146 20.9 Match Play Winners Rk Player Team MP INT DEF RED Total Avg 1 Wanda Agard-Belgrave 6 16 8 33 57 9.5 2 Kasey Evering 7 22 8 31 61 8.7 3 Sara Hale 6 20 14 10 44 7.3 4 Vilimaina Davu 6 17 8 14 39 6.5 4 Esther Nkhoma 6 11 6 22 39 6.5 4 Leigh-Ann Zackey 6 19 9 11 39 6.5
Notes Nicole Aiken (Jamaica) finished with an average 8.0 MPWs but only played two games.
Key: Rk - Rank, MP - Matches Played, SUS - Suspended Player, S - Success, A - Attempt, % - Goaling Percentage, MPW - Match Play Winner, INT - Intercept, DEF - Deflection, REA - Rebound Attack, RED - Rebound Defense
Medallists
Final Placings Rank Team 4 5 67 89 1011 12
References