Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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.

Squads

Head coaches and captains

Umpires

Pool 1

All Pool 1 matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre.

Day 1

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Day 2

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Day 3

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Day 4

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Day 5

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Day 6

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Day 7

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Final table

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Pool 2

All Pool 2 matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre.

Day 1

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Day 2

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Day 3

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Day 4

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Day 5

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Day 6

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Day 7

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Final table

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Classification

All the classification matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre.

11th/12th playoff

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9th/10th playoff

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7th/8th playoff

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5th/6th playoff

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Medal round

All the medal round matches were hosted at the Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue.

Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

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Gold medal game

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Statistics

Team stats

Total Goals

Goals from MPW

Match Play Winners

Penalties

Match Play Errors

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

Goals from MPW

Feed to Shooter

Match Play Winners

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

References