Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Melbourne
Venue(s)	State Netball Hockey Centre Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue
Dates	17–26 March 2006
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up	Australia
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Top scorer(s)	Irene van Dyk (New Zealand)  300/324 (93%)[1]
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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.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} 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.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} England finished the tournament in third place after defeating Jamaica 53–52 in the bronze medal match.^[7][12]

Qualification

Australia qualified automatically as the host nation. The others qualified via the 2003 World Netball Championships and a series of regional qualifying tournaments.^[2]

Tournament	Qualified
Host nation	Australia
2003 World Netball Championships	New Zealand  Jamaica  England  South Africa  Samoa  Barbados
2005 Americas Federation of Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2005 Asian Netball Championships	Singapore[13]
2005 Oceania Netball Federation Qualifying Tournament	Fiji
2005 FENA Open	Wales[14]
2005 Confederation of African Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament	Malawi

Squads

Main article: Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games squads

Head coaches and captains

Countries that competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games netball tournament.

Team	Head coach	Captain
Australia[11][15][16]	Norma Plummer	Sharelle McMahon
Barbados[17][18]	Anna Shepherd	Julie Phillips
England	Margaret Caldow[19][20]	Olivia Murphy[21]
Fiji[22][23][24]	Megan Simpson	Matila Waqanidrola Unaisi Rokoura
Jamaica[25][26]	Maureen Hall	Elaine Davis
Malawi[19][27]	Griffin Saenda	Mary Waya
New Zealand[11][28][29]	Ruth Aitken[30]	Adine Wilson[31]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[29][32]	Godfrey Harry	Dellerice Duncan
Samoa[18]	Linda Vagana	Frances Solia
Singapore[13][26]	Kate Carpenter	Pearline Chan
South Africa[22]	Marlene Wagner	Charlene Hertzog
Wales[15][33][34][35]	Julia Longville	Ursula Bowers

Source:^[36]

Umpires

Umpire	Association
Anne Abraitis[22]	Scotland
Bill Alexander[29]	England
Bobbi Brown[15]	New Zealand
Chris Campbell[15]	Jamaica
Stacey Campton[18][19]	Australia
Jacqui Jashari[29]	Australia
Marion Johnson-Hurley[22][26]	Barbados
Sharon Kelly[26]	Australia
Carolene Logan[18][19]	Scotland
Bronwyn Meek[19]	New Zealand
Mandy Nottingham[26]	New Zealand
Pauline Sciascia[15][18]	New Zealand
Michelle Phippard[22][29]	Australia

Sources:^[37]

Pool 1

All Pool 1 matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre.^[4]

Day 1

Friday 17 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	31–98	New Zealand		Umpires: Bill Alexander Jackie Jashari Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard
		Scoring by quarter: 3-29, 12-22, 5-27, 11-20
		Galeine Gordon  27/34 (79%) Samathea Christopher  2/3 (67%) Nicole Sandy  2/4 (50%)		Irene van Dyk  48/49 (98%) Maria Tutaia  24/26 (92%) Belinda Colling  18/21 (86%) Jessica Tuki  8/16 (50%)

Friday 17 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	England	63–47	Malawi		Umpires: Stacey Campton Bronwyn Meek Reserve umpire: Carolene Logan
		Scoring by quarter: 20-11, 16-13, 14-12, 13-11
		Rachel Dunn  23/33 (70%) Louisa Brownfield  19/28 (68%) Pamela Cookey  13/14 (93%) Abby Teare  8/12 (67%)		Linda Magombo  34/41 (83%) Mary Waya  11/17 (65%) Annie Mopiha  1/1 (100%) Peace Chawinga  1/1 (100%)

Day 2

Saturday 18 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	England	60–41	Fiji		Umpires: Chris Campbell Bronwyn Meek Reserve umpire: Christine Robinson
		Scoring by quarter: 18-9, 15-9, 10-14, 17-9
		Rachel Dunn  30/36 (83%) Pamela Cookey  24/35 (69%) Abby Teare  6/9 (67%)		Matelita Shaw  24/30 (80%) Taraima Rara  17/23 (74%)

Saturday 18 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Malawi	57–56	South Africa		Umpires: Anne Abraitis Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander
		Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 12-16, 14-9, 16-12
		Linda Magombo  30/36 (83%) Mary Waya  27/31 (87%)		Sindisiwe Gumede  43/55 (78%) Lizanne Helmand  13/18 (72%)

Day 3

Sunday 19 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	South Africa	80–34	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Umpires: Sharon Kelly Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia
		Scoring by quarter: 15-10, 23-8, 19-8, 23-8
		Sindisiwe Gumede  41/49 (84%) Christine Markgraaff  31/41 (76%) Lizanne Helmand  6/8 (75%) Nthabiseng Moabi  2/2 (100%)		Galeine Gordon  18/20 (90%) Nicole Sandy  9/13 (69%) Samathea Christopher  7/10 (70%)

Sunday 19 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	New Zealand	80–26	Fiji		Umpires: Marion Johnson-Hurley Michelle Phippard Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis
		Scoring by quarter: 17-7, 24-4, 17-8, 22-7
		Irene van Dyk  32/35 (91%) Maria Tutaia  32/38 (84%) Jessica Tuki  9/13 (69%) Belinda Colling  7/8 (88%)		Taraima Rara  10/15 (67%) Matelita Shaw  9/12 (75%) Laniana Tuisasa  6/8 (75%) Maria Bereso  1/4 (25%)

Day 4

Monday 20 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Fiji	52–53	Malawi		Umpires: Jackie Jashari Bobbi Brown Reserve umpire: Sharon Kelly
		Scoring by quarter: 12-13, 15-12, 14-16, 11-12
		Taraima Rara  28/35 (80%) Matelita Shaw  24/27 (89%)		Linda Magombo  33/35 (94%) Mary Waya  20/24 (83%)

Monday 20 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	England	78–18	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Umpires: Stacey Campton Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Carolene Logan
		Scoring by quarter: 20-6, 23-3, 19-6, 16-3
		Louisa Brownfield  26/30 (87%) Abby Teare  16/20 (80%) Rachel Dunn  14/15 (93%) Pamela Cookey  13/17 (76%) Ama Agbeze  9/17 (53%)		Samathea Christopher  14/19 (74%) Nicole Sandy  2/5 (40%) Galeine Gordon  2/7 (29%)

Day 5

Tuesday 21 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	44–66	Malawi		Umpires: Michelle Phippard Jacqui Jashari Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham
		Scoring by quarter: 8-19, 14-17, 9-14, 13-16
		Galeine Gordon  36/40 (90%) Nicole Sandy  5/8 (63%) Leeanna Lewis  3/6 (50%)		Linda Magombo  48/50 (96%) Emma Mzagada  15/19 (79%) Mary Waya  3/4 (75%)

Tuesday 21 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	New Zealand	74–37	South Africa		Umpires: Carolene Logan Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley
		Scoring by quarter: 23-11, 23-5, 14-11, 14-10
		Irene van Dyk  44/48 (92%) Belinda Colling  16/21 (76%) Maria Tutaia  14/19 (74%)		Sindisiwe Gumede  30/35 (86%) Christine Markgraaff  6/8 (75%) Lizanne Helmand  1/3 (33%)

Day 6

Wednesday 22 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	South Africa	56–51	Fiji		Umpires: Michelle Phippard Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis
		Scoring by quarter: 14-7, 15-14, 12-12, 15-18
		Sindisiwe Gumede  40/46 (87%) Lizanne Helmand  10/13 (77%) Christine Markgraaff  6/6 (100%)		Matelita Shaw  29/35 (83%) Taraima Rara  20/23 (87%) Maria Bereso  2/4 (50%)

Wednesday 22 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	New Zealand	55–40	England		Umpires: Sharon Kelly Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari
		Scoring by quarter: 15-9, 12-12, 15-10, 13-9
		Irene van Dyk  46/49 (94%) Belinda Colling  9/12 (75%)		Louisa Brownfield  17/18 (94%) Pamela Cookey  14/20 (70%) Abby Teare  5/9 (56%) Rachel Dunn  4/5 (80%)

Day 7

Thursday 23 March 11:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Fiji	58–44	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Umpires: Bobbi Brown Stacey Campton Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia
		Scoring by quarter: 13-10, 15-12, 16-11, 14-11
		Matelita Shaw  32/38 (84%) Laniana Tuisasa  26/28 (93%)		Galeine Gordon  26/33 (79%) Samathea Christopher  15/16 (94%) Nicole Sandy  3/5 (60%)

Thursday 23 March 16:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Malawi	39–67	New Zealand		Umpires: Bill Alexander Anne Abraitis Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley
		Scoring by quarter: 10-18, 7-19, 6-20, 16-10
		Linda Magombo  36/42 (86%) Emma Mzagada  2/4 (50%) Peace Chawinga  1/2 (50%)		Irene van Dyk  38/43 (88%) Maria Tutaia  19/21 (90%) Belinda Colling  6/6 (100%) Jessica Tuki  4/9 (44%)

Thursday 23 March 19:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	South Africa	35–67	England		Umpires: Pauline Sciascia Michelle Phippard Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton
		Scoring by quarter: 8-17, 13-12, 8-18, 6-20
		Sindisiwe Gumede  27/33 (82%) Christine Markgraaff  6/9 (67%) Lizanne Helmand  2/7 (29%)		Louisa Brownfield  47/53 (89%) Abby Teare  12/17 (71%) Pamela Cookey  8/10 (80%)

Final table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Zealand	5	5	0	0	374	173	+201	10
2	England	5	4	0	1	308	196	+112	8
3	Malawi	5	3	0	2	262	282	-20	6
4	South Africa	5	2	0	3	264	283	-19	4
5	Fiji	5	1	0	4	228	293	-65	2
6	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5	0	0	5	171	380	-209	0

  Qualified for Semi-finals
  Qualified for Classification

Sources:^[5]

Pool 2

All Pool 2 matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre.^[4]

Day 1

Friday 17 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	67–22	Singapore		Umpires: Sharon Kelly Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham
		Scoring by quarter: 19-7, 15-8, 18-5, 15-2
		Elaine Davis  25/32 (78%) Latoya Thomas  23/26 (88%) Simone Forbes  11/14 (79%) Jodi Ann Ffrench  8/10 (80%)		Tan Hui Yan  10/14 (71%) Li Ling  7/10 (70%) Chen Hui Fen  3/5 (60%) Jeanine Heng Wei Ping  2/5 (40%)

Friday 17 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Wales	22–78	Australia		Umpires: Pauline Sciascia Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown
		Scoring by quarter: 4-17, 7-22, 7-19, 4-20
		Rebecca James  13/22 (59%) Rhiannon Ace  5/9 (56%) Nicola Lewis  3/7 (43%) Jamilla Abbott  1/3 (33%)		Susan Pratley  25/27 (93%) Sharelle McMahon  20/20 (100%) Catherine Cox  20/28 (71%) Megan Dehn  13/16 (81%)

Day 2

Saturday 18 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Singapore	33–76	Samoa		Umpires: Michelle Phippard Carolene Logan Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari
		Scoring by quarter: 6-21, 10-18, 9-16, 8-21
		Jeanine Heng Wei Ping  12/15 (80%) Li Ling  9/11 (82%) Tan Hui Yan  8/8 (100%) Pearline Chan  2/2 (100%) Chen Hui Fen  2/4 (50%)		Cathrine Latu  44/51 (86%) Monika Fuimaono  15/16 (94%) Malu Fa'asavalu  13/17 (76%) Ida Vaai  3/7 (43%) Monalisa Tofilau  1/1 (100%)

Saturday 18 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	69–30	Barbados		Umpires: Bobbi Brown Sharon Kelly Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton
		Scoring by quarter: 22-5, 18-5, 15-9, 14-11
		Latoya Thomas  25/32 (78%) Elaine Davis  22/28 (79%) Simone Forbes  22/30 (73%)		Lydia Bishop  18/26 (69%) Laurel Browne  12/18 (67%)

Day 3

Sunday 19 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Australia	70–27	Barbados		Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Bill Alexander Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown
		Scoring by quarter: 22-6, 16-6, 15-10, 17-5
		Catherine Cox  30/37 (81%) Susan Pratley  20/21 (95%) Sharelle McMahon  15/17 (88%) Megan Dehn  5/9 (56%)		Lydia Bishop  14/23 (61%) Laurel Browne  13/15 (87%)

Sunday 19 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Samoa	49–42	Wales		Umpires: Stacey Campton Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari
		Scoring by quarter: 17-10, 9-15, 12-7, 11-10
		Cathrine Latu  40/44 (91%) Malu Fa'asavalu  9/16 (56%) Aloma Inu  0/1 (0%)		Rebecca James  31/41 (76%) Amanda Evans  11/18 (61%)

Day 4

Monday 20 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	74–21	Wales		Umpires: Anne Abraitis Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley
		Scoring by quarter: 21-2, 22-4, 15-7, 16-8
		Elaine Davis  46/56 (82%) Simone Forbes  24/26 (92%) Jodi Ann Ffrench  4/5 (80%)		Rebecca James  16/24 (67%) Nicola Lewis  4/6 (67%) Jamilla Abbott  1/1 (100%)

Monday 20 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Stats	Barbados	51–40	Singapore		Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Michelle Phippard Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander
		Scoring by quarter: 7-14, 15-9, 17-8, 12-9
		Laurel Browne  37/40 (93%) Lydia Bishop  14/20 (70%)		Tan Hui Yan  22/32 (69%) Li Ling  14/19 (74%) Jeanine Heng Wei Ping  4/7 (57%)

Day 5

Tuesday 21 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Australia	78–47	Samoa		Umpires: Anne Abraitis Bobbi Brown Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia
		Scoring by quarter: 23-9, 23-14, 14-11, 18-13
		Susan Pratley  28/30 (93%) Catherine Cox  20/25 (80%) Sharelle McMahon  18/20 (90%) Megan Dehn  12/13 (92%)		Monika Fuimaono  27/36 (75%) Malu Fa'asavalu  13/21 (62%) Cathrine Latu  7/10 (70%)

Tuesday 21 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Stats	Wales	45–36	Singapore		Umpires: Bill Alexander Stacey Campton Reserve umpire: Sharon Kelly
		Scoring by quarter: 11-8, 12-6, 13-8, 9-14
		Rhiannon Ace  22/30 (73%) Rebecca James  13/19 (68%) Jamilla Abbott  10/20 (50%) Nicola Lewis  0/1 (0%)		Tan Hui Yan  24/31 (77%) Jeanine Heng Wei Ping  11/13 (85%) Li Ling  1/7 (14%)

Day 6

Wednesday 22 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Samoa	45–41	Barbados		Umpires: Stacey Campton Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Carolene Logan
		Scoring by quarter: 13-9, 13-7, 12-14, 8-11
		Monika Fuimaono  28/41 (68%) Malu Fa'asavalu  17/23 (74%)		Lydia Bishop  27/33 (82%) Latonia Blackman  7/8 (88%) Laurel Browne  7/11 (64%)

Wednesday 22 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Australia	54–54	Jamaica		Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown
		Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 11-13, 16-10, 11-20
		Sharelle McMahon  27/33 (82%) Susan Pratley  14/18 (78%) Catherine Cox  13/17 (76%)		Elaine Davis  37/40 (93%) Simone Forbes  17/19 (89%)

Day 7

Thursday 23 March 09:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Barbados	34–55	Wales		Umpires: Jacqui Jashari Sharon Kelly Reserve umpire: Chris Campbell
		Scoring by quarter: 8-15, 8-13, 9-13, 9-14
		Lydia Bishop  21/24 (88%) Latonia Blackman  8/15 (53%) Laurel Browne  5/5 (100%)		Rebecca James  38/43 (88%) Rhiannon Ace  17/28 (61%)

Thursday 23 March 14:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Singapore	19–107	Australia		Umpires: Carolene Logan Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Bronwyn Meek
		Scoring by quarter: 4-25, 4-28, 4-26, 7-28
		Tan Hui Yan  9/18 (50%) Jeanine Heng Wei Ping  5/9 (56%) Li Ling  4/5 (80%) Chen Hui Fen  1/2 (50%) Tan Lee Hiang Wendy  0/1 (0%)		Catherine Cox  44/51 (86%) Megan Dehn  35/42 (83%) Sharelle McMahon  17/20 (85%) Susan Pratley  11/11 (100%)

Thursday 23 March 21:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Samoa	47–60	Jamaica		Umpires: Bronwyn Meek Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham
		Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 13-16, 14-12, 7-13
		Cathrine Latu  45/49 (92%) Malu Fa'asavalu  2/6 (33%)		Elaine Davis  43/46 (93%) Simone Forbes  17/18 (94%)

Final table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	387	169	+218	9
2	Jamaica	5	4	1	0	324	174	+150	9
3	Samoa	5	3	0	2	264	254	+10	6
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	185	271	-86	4
5	Barbados	5	2	0	3	183	279	-96	4
6	Singapore	5	0	0	5	150	346	-196	0

  Qualified for Semi-finals
  Qualified for Classification

Sources:^[5]

Classification

All the classification matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre.^[4]

11th/12th playoff

Friday 24 March 13:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Singapore	46–52	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Umpires: Chris Campbell Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Carolene Logan
		Scoring by quarter: 15-12, 10-10, 13-15, 8-15
		Tan Hui Yan  30/50 (60%) Jeanine Heng Wei Ping  9/15 (60%) Li Ling  7/9 (78%)		Galeine Gordon  27/32 (84%) Samathea Christopher  22/23 (96%) Nicole Sandy  3/4 (75%)

9th/10th playoff

Friday 24 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Fiji	69–45	Barbados		Umpires: Amanda Nottingham Jacqui Jashari Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander
		Scoring by quarter: 17-10, 17-6, 18-15, 17-14
		Taraima Rara  50/55 (91%) Matelita Shaw  19/24 (79%)		Lydia Bishop  24/31 (77%) Wanda Agard-Belgrave  16/20 (80%) Laurel Browne  4/5 (80%) Denise Alleyne  1/1 (100%)

7th/8th playoff

Friday 24 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	South Africa	46–43	Wales		Umpires: Chris Campbell Bobbi Brown Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 11-10, 12-9, 12-9
		Christine Markgraaff  28/38 (74%) Sindisiwe Gumede  11/11 (100%) Lizanne Helmand  6/12 (50%) Nthabiseng Moabi  1/1 (100%)		Rebecca James  31/41 (76%) Rhiannon Ace  12/19 (63%)

5th/6th playoff

Friday 24 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Samoa	53–50	Malawi		Umpires: Michelle Phippard Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton
		Scoring by quarter: 16-8, 12-15, 17-11, 8-16
		Monika Fuimaono  43/52 (83%) Malu Fa'asavalu  10/15 (67%)		Linda Magombo  44/50 (88%) Emma Mzagada  3/3 (100%) Peace Chawinga  3/10 (30%)

Medal round

All the medal round matches were hosted at the Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue.^[4]

Semifinals

Saturday 25 March 18:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	New Zealand	61–41	Jamaica		Umpires: Sharon Kelly Michelle Phippard Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari
		Scoring by quarter: 18-7, 14-10, 16-11, 13-13
		Irene van Dyk  48/51 (94%) Belinda Colling  10/14 (71%) Maria Tutaia  3/5 (60%)		Elaine Davis  27/31 (87%) Simone Forbes  14/18 (78%)

Saturday 25 March 20:30 (UTC+11	Report Stats	Australia	52–40	England		Umpires: Amanda Nottingham Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Bronwyn Meek
		Scoring by quarter: 14-8, 11-9, 10-7, 17-16
		Sharelle McMahon  27/31 (87%) Susan Pratley  15/18 (83%) Catherine Cox  10/14 (71%)		Abby Teare  15/24 (63%) Louisa Brownfield  9/14 (64%) Pamela Cookey  9/15 (60%) Rachel Dunn  7/11 (64%)

Bronze medal match

Sunday 26 March 14:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	52–53	England		Umpires: Sharon Kelly Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard
		Scoring by quarter: 18-10, 11-12, 11-16, 12-15
		Elaine Davis  46/52 (88%) Simone Forbes  6/9 (67%)		Abby Teare  30/36 (83%) Pamela Cookey  17/29 (59%) Rachel Dunn  6/10 (60%)

Source:^[12]

Gold medal game

Sunday 26 March 16:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	New Zealand	60–55	Australia		Umpires: Chris Campbell Marion Johnson-Hurley Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander
		Scoring by quarter: 19-14, 17-15, 10-12, 14-14
		Irene van Dyk  44/49 (90%) Belinda Colling  16/18 (89%)		Catherine Cox  31/38 (82%) Sharelle McMahon  22/28 (79%) Susan Pratley  2/2 (100%)

Sources:^[7][8][9]

Statistics

Team stats

Total Goals

Rk	Team	MP	S/A	%	REA
1	NZL	7	495/571	87	32
2	JAM	7	417/492	85	25
3	AUS	7	494/586	84	33
4	MAW	6	312/370	84	28
5	FIJ	6	297/361	82	16

Goals from MPW

Rk	Team	MP	S/A	%
1	NZL	7	152/170	89
2	AUS	7	153/175	87
3	MAW	6	64/74	86
4	FIJ	6	75/90	83
5	VIN	6	62/75	83

Match Play Winners

Rk	Team	MP	INT	DEF	RED	Total	Avg
1	AUS	7	85	55	45	185	26.4
2	NZL	7	97	52	29	178	25.4
3	ENG	7	83	58	28	169	24.1
4	RSA	6	70	34	33	137	22.8
5	JAM	7	75	27	49	151	21.6

Penalties

Rk	Team	MP	CON	OBS	Total	Avg
1	WAL	6	221	98	319	53.2
2	NZL	7	258	119	377	53.9
3	FIJ	6	253	71	324	54.0
4	RSA	6	243	82	325	54.2
5	BAR	6	237	88	325	54.2

Match Play Errors

Rk	Team	MP	STP	BP	HB	BCP	Total	Avg	OGE
1	NZL	7	12	102	2	6	122	17.4	34
2	SAM	6	8	57	6	11	112	18.7	46
3	AUS	7	10	118	4	8	140	20.0	26
4	SIN	6	13	104	10	3	130	21.7	75
5	FIJ	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

Source:^[38]

Individual stats

Total Goals

Rk	Player	Team	MP	Goals/%	REA
1	Irene van Dyk	NZL	7	300/324 (93%)	20
2	Elaine Davis	JAM	7	246/285 (86%)	17
3	Linda Magombo	MAW	6	225/254 (89%)	19
4	Sindisiwe Gumede	RSA	6	192/229 (84%)	21
5	Catherine Cox	AUS	7	168/210 (80%)	10

Goals from MPW

Rk	Player	Team	MP	S/A	%
1	Irene van Dyk	NZL	7	89/95	94
2	Sindisiwe Gumede	RSA	6	61/68	90
3	Elaine Davis	JAM	7	59/72	82
4	Sharelle McMahon	AUS	7	45/48	94
5	Catherine Cox	AUS	7	44/57	77

Feed to Shooter

Rk	Player	Team	MP	Total	Avg
1	Peace Chawinga	MAW	6	188	31.3
2	Adine Wilson	NZL	7	170	24.3
3	Frances Solia	SAM	6	144	24.0
4	Nadine Bryan	JAM	7	156	22.3
5	Karen Atkinson	ENG	7	146	20.9

Match Play Winners

Rk	Player	Team	MP	INT	DEF	RED	Total	Avg
1	Wanda Agard-Belgrave	BAR	6	16	8	33	57	9.5
2	Kasey Evering	JAM	7	22	8	31	61	8.7
3	Sara Hale	WAL	6	20	14	10	44	7.3
4	Vilimaina Davu	NZL	6	17	8	14	39	6.5
4	Esther Nkhoma	MAW	6	11	6	22	39	6.5
4	Leigh-Ann Zackey	RSA	6	19	9	11	39	6.5

Notes

• ^1 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

Source:^[1]

Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
New Zealand Coach: Ruth Aitken	Australia Coach: Norma Plummer	England Coach: Margaret Caldow
Leana de Bruin Belinda Colling Vilimaina Davu Temepara George Laura Langman Jessica Tuki Anna Rowberry Anna Scarlett Maria Tutaia Irene van Dyk Casey Williams Adine Wilson (c)	Megan Dehn Natalie Avellino Alison Broadbent Bianca Chatfield Catherine Cox (vc) Susan Fuhrmann Selina Gilsenan Janine Ilitch Sharelle McMahon (c) Susan Pratley Jessica Shynn Natalie von Bertouch	Ama Agbeze Karen Atkinson Louisa Brownfield Jade Clarke Pamela Cookey Rachel Dunn Chioma Ezeogu Geva Mentor Sonia Mkoloma Olivia Murphy (c) Naomi Stenhouse Abby Teare

Sources:^[11][16][21]

Final Placings

Rank	Team
	New Zealand
	Australia
	England
4	Jamaica
5	Samoa
6	Malawi
7	South Africa
8	Wales
9	Fiji
10	Barbados
11	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
12	Singapore

Sources:^[5]

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