Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Games at which netball, one of the few women-only sports in the Commonwealth Games, was played. The preliminary matches were held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, with the finals being held at the multi-purpose Melbourne Park in the inner city.

Netball was among the most popular sports with viewers at this Games, with most tickets selling out in the initial ballot, and no more being available until a second release in the week before the Games - a rare event in a competition where many tickets remained unsold in the final week before the start of competition.

Netball medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Zealand	1	0	0	1
2	Australia	0	1	0	1
3	England	0	0	1	1
		1	1	1	3

Participants

• Australia
• Barbados
• England
• Fiji
• Jamaica
• Malawi
• New Zealand
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Wales

Team squads

Australia	Barbados	England	Fiji	Jamaica	Malawi
Norma Plummer (coach) Marg Molina (manager)	Anna Shepherd (coach) Vaneisha Cadogan (manager)	Marg Caldow (coach) Lesley Dixon (manager) Maggie Jackson (assistant coach)	Megan Simpson (coach) Asenaca Waqanivavalagi (manager)	Maureen Hall (coach) Yvonne Keane-Dawes (manager)	Griffin Saenda (coach)
Sharelle McMahon (captain) Natalie Avellino Alison Broadbent Bianca Chatfield Catherine Cox Megan Dehn (née Anderson) Susan Fuhrmann Selina Gilsenan Janine Ilitch Susan Pratley Jess Shynn Natalie von Bertouch	Julie Phillips (captain) Denese Alleyne (vice-captain) Wanda Agard-Belgrave Lydia Bishop Latonia Blackman Laurel Browne Jacqueline Browne Samantha Browne Alicia Harding Irecka Louis Janelle Sealy Chekirah Shepherd	Olivia Murphy (captain) Emma Agbeze Karen Atkinson Louisa Brownfield Jade Clarke Pamela Cookey Rachel Dunn Chioma Ezeogu Geva Mentor Sonia Mkoloma Naomi Stenhouse Abby Teare	Maria Bereso Ana Erenavula Venina Galuinadi Mere Rabuka Taraima Rara Anasimeci Ratumaisala Unaisi Rokoura Matelita Shaw Hannah Tuikoro Laniana Tuisasa Mere Tupou Matila Waqanidrola	Nicole Aiken Nadine Bryan Marion Campbell Elaine Davis Kasey Evering Simone Forbes Jodi-Ann French Nichala Gibson Tamara Hylton Oberon Pitterson Latoya Thomas Peter-Gaye Thomas	Peace Chawinga (captain) Judith Kaira Annie Kapatuka Emma Mzagada Annie Mopiha Esther Nkhoma Sylvia Malenga-Mtetemera Esther Kayira Linda Magombo Carol Mtukule Ziwanji Mtunduwatha Mary Waya

New Zealand	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa	Singapore	South Africa	Wales
Ruth Aitken (coach) Jackie Barron (manager)	Godfrey Harry (coach)	Linda Vagana (coach)	Kate Carpenter (coach) Vicki Woo (manager)	Marlene Wagner (coach) Blanche de la Guerre (manager)	Julia Longville (coach) Alison Dacey (manager)
Adine Wilson (captain) Temepara George Belinda Colling Vilimaina Davu Leana de Bruin Laura Langman Anna Rowberry Anna Scarlett Jessica Tuki Maria Tutaia Irene van Dyk Casey Williams	Jacintha Adams Dellarice Duncan (captain) Genella Andrews Joanna Christopher Saska Diamond Gailene Gordon Marcia Gordon Annie King Leeanna Lewis Annella Samuel Nicole Sandy Michelle Wiseman	Malu Faasavalu Monika Fuimaono Opheira Harder Aloma Inu Catherine Latu Akenehe Pereira Geraldine Solia Monalisa Tofilau Ida Vaai Brooke Williams Frances Solia Lorna Suafoa	Pearline Chan Chen Hui Fen Jeanine Heng Premila Hirubalan Vanessa Lee Li Ling Lin Qingyi Jean Ng Grace Sim Tan Hui Yan Wendy Tan Zhang Ting Jun	Sindisiwe Gumede Nontle Gwavu Lizanne Helmand Desmarie Kotze Simnikiwe Malusi Christine Markgraaf Zanele Mdodana Nthabiseng Moabi Martha Mosoahle Phindi Nkomo Karin Venter Leigh-Ann Zackey	Jamilla Abbott Rhiannon Ace Sophie Baxter Ursula Bowers Suzanne Drane Amanda Evans Sara Hale Lynda James Rebecca James Nicola Lewis Anna Mayes Nicola Szehofner

Results

Group A

Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses
New Zealand	5	5	0	0
England	5	4	0	1
Malawi	5	3	0	2
South Africa	5	2	0	3
Fiji	5	1	0	4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5	0	0	5

17 March	15:00	New Zealand	98	-	31	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	18:30	England	63	-	47	Malawi
18 March	13:00	England	60	-	41	Fiji
	20:30	Malawi	57	-	56	South Africa
19 March	15:00	South Africa	80	-	34	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	18:30	New Zealand	80	-	26	Fiji
20 March	13:00	Fiji	52	-	53	Malawi
	18:30	England	78	-	18	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
21 March	13:00	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	44	-	66	Malawi
	18:30	New Zealand	74	-	37	South Africa
22 March	15:00	South Africa	56	-	51	Fiji
	20:30	New Zealand	55	-	40	England
23 March	11:00	Fiji	58	-	44	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	16:00	New Zealand	67	-	39	Malawi
	19:00	England	67	-	35	South Africa

Group B

Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses
Australia	5	4	1	0
Jamaica	5	4	1	0
Samoa	5	3	0	2
Barbados	5	2	0	3
Wales	5	2	0	3
Singapore	5	0	0	5

17 March	13:00	Jamaica	67	-	22	Singapore
	20:30	Australia	78	-	22	Wales
18 March	15:00	Singapore	33	-	76	Samoa
	18:30	Jamaica	69	-	30	Barbados
19 March	13:00	Australia	70	-	27	Barbados
	20:30	Samoa	49	-	42	Wales
20 March	15:00	Jamaica	74	-	21	Wales
	20:30	Barbados	51	-	40	Singapore
21 March	15:00	Australia	78	-	47	Samoa
	20:30	Wales	45	-	36	Singapore
22 March	13:00	Samoa	45	-	41	Barbados
	18:30	Australia	54	-	54	Jamaica
23 March	09:00	Barbados	34	-	55	Wales
	14:00	Australia	107	-	19	Singapore
	21:00	Jamaica	60	-	47	Samoa

Finals

24 March	13:00	Singapore	46	-	52	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	15:00	South Africa	46	-	43	Wales
	18:30	Fiji	69	-	45	Barbados
	20:30	Samoa	53	-	50	Malawi
25 March	18:30	New Zealand	61	-	41	Jamaica
	20:30	Australia	52	-	40	England
26 March	14:00	Jamaica	52	-	53	England
	16:00	New Zealand	60	-	55	Australia

External links

• Official schedule and results
• Coverage from NetballOnline.com