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 with the finals being held at the multi-purpose Melbourne Park in the inner city.
Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Melbourne, Australia |
Dates | 15–26 March 2006 |
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 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (3 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Qualification
Twelve teams qualified for the netball tournament. The host country, Australia, was granted automatic qualification. The top six world ranked netball countries (excluding the host country - New Zealand, Jamaica, England, South Africa, Samoa and Barbados) and one team from each of the IFNA's 5 regions - to be determined through regional qualifying tournaments conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of IFNA.[1]
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 9 April 1999 | 1 | ||
IFNA rankings | 2005 | 6 | ||
Americas Federation of Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament | 2005 | 1 | ||
2005 Asian Netball Championships | September 2005 | 1 | ||
Oceania Netball Federation Qualifying Tournament | 2005 | 1 | ||
Federation of European Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament | 2005 | 1 | ||
Confederation of African Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament | 2005 | 1 |
Competition format
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point:
Result | Points |
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Win | 2 |
Draw | 1 |
Loss | 0 |
The teams with the two highest points qualified for the knockout stage, which was a single-elimination tournament. The semifinal winners contested for the gold medal, while the losers played for the bronze medal.
Squads
Umpires
The IFNA named the following 13 umpires to officiate the netball games at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[4]
SCO Anne Abraitis ENG Bill Alexander NZL Bobbi Brown JAM Chris Campbell AUS Stacey Campton AUS Jacqui Jashari BAR Marion Johnson-Hurley AUS Sharon Kelly NZL Bronwyn Meek NZL Mandy Nottingham NZL Justine Osbourne AUS Michelle Phippard
Osbourne was later replaced with fellow New Zealander Pauline Sciascia.
Preliminary round
Group A
Qualified for the semifinals |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 173 | +201 | 10 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 308 | 196 | +112 | 8 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 262 | 282 | -20 | 6 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 264 | 283 | -19 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 228 | 293 | -65 | 2 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 380 | -209 | 0 |
Friday 17 March 15:00 (UTC+11) |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31–98 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Bill Alexander (ENG), Jackie Jashari (AUS) Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 3-29, 12-22, 5-27, 11-20 | ||||||
Gordon Christopher Sandy |
van Dyk Tutaia Colling Tuki |
Friday 17 March 18:30 (UTC+11) |
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England | 63–47 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Stacey Campton (AUS), Bronwyn Meek (NZL) Reserve umpire: Carolene Logan (GBR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20-11, 16-13, 14-12, 13-11 | ||||||
Dunn Brownfield Cookey Teare |
Magombo Waya Mopiha Chawinga |
Saturday 18 March 13:00 (UTC+11) |
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England | 60–41 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Chris Campbell (JAM), Bronwyn Meek (NZL) Reserve umpire: Christine Robinson (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18-9, 15-9, 10-14, 17-9 | ||||||
Dunn Cookey Teare |
Shaw Rara |
Saturday 18 March 20:30 (UTC+11) |
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Malawi | 57–56 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Anne Abraitis (GBR), Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR) Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander (ENG) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 12-16, 14-9, 16-12 | ||||||
Magombo Waya |
Gumede Helmand |
Sunday 19 March 15:00 (UTC+11) |
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South Africa | 80–34 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS), Chris Campbell (JAM) Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15-10, 23-8, 19-8, 23-8 | ||||||
Gumede Markgraaff Helmand Moabi |
Gordon Sandy Christopher |
Sunday 19 March 18:30 (UTC+11) |
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New Zealand | 80–26 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR), Michelle Phippard (AUS) Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis (GBR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17-7, 24-4, 17-8, 22-7 | ||||||
van Dyk Tutaia Tuki Colling |
Rara Shaw Tuisasa Bereso |
Monday 20 March 13:00 (UTC+11) |
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Fiji | 52–53 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Jackie Jashari (AUS), Bobbi Brown (NZL) Reserve umpire: Sharon Kelly (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12-13, 15-12, 14-16, 11-12 | ||||||
Rara Shaw |
Magombo Waya |
Monday 20 March 18:30 (UTC+11) |
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England | 78–18 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Stacey Campton (AUS), Amanda Nottingham (NZL) Reserve umpire: Carolene Logan (GBR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20-6, 23-3, 19-6, 16-3 | ||||||
Brownfield Teare Dunn Cookey Agbeze |
Christopher Sandy Gordon |
Tuesday 21 March 13:00 (UTC+11) |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44–66 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS), Jacqui Jashari (AUS) Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 8-19, 14-17, 9-14, 13-16 | ||||||
Gordon Sandy Lewis |
Magombo Mzagada Waya |
Tuesday 21 March 18:30 (UTC+11) |
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New Zealand | 74–37 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Carolene Logan (GBR), Chris Campbell (JAM) Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23-11, 23-5, 14-11, 14-10 | ||||||
van Dyk Colling Tutaia |
Gumede Markgraaff Helmand |
Wednesday 22 March 15:00 (UTC+11) |
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South Africa | 56–51 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS), Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR) Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis (GBR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14-7, 15-14, 12-12, 15-18 | ||||||
Gumede Helmand Markgraaff |
Shaw Rara Bereso |
Wednesday 22 March 20:30 (UTC+11) |
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New Zealand | 55–40 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS), Chris Campbell (JAM) Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15-9, 12-12, 15-10, 13-9 | ||||||
van Dyk Colling |
Brownfield Cookey Teare Dunn |
Thursday 23 March 11:00 (UTC+11) |
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Fiji | 58–44 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Bobbi Brown (NZL), Stacey Campton (AUS) Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13-10, 15-12, 16-11, 14-11 | ||||||
Shaw Tuisasa |
Gordon Christopher Sandy |
Thursday 23 March 16:00 (UTC+11) |
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Malawi | 39–67 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Bill Alexander (ENG), Anne Abraitis (GBR) Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 10-18, 7-19, 6-20, 16-10 | ||||||
Magombo Mzagada Chawinga |
van Dyk Tutaia Colling Tuki |
Thursday 23 March 19:00 (UTC+11) |
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South Africa | 35–67 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Pauline Sciascia (NZL), Michelle Phippard (AUS) Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 8-17, 13-12, 8-18, 6-20 | ||||||
Gumede Markgraaff Helmand |
Brownfield Teare Cookey |
Group B
Qualified for the semifinals |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 387 | 169 | +218 | 9 | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 324 | 174 | +150 | 9 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 264 | 254 | +10 | 6 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 271 | -86 | 4 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 279 | -96 | 4 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 150 | 346 | -196 | 0 |
Friday 17 March 13:00 (UTC+11) |
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Jamaica | 67–22 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS), Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR) Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19-7, 15-8, 18-5, 15-2 | ||||||
Davis Thomas Forbes Ffrench |
Tan Li Chen Heng |
Friday 17 March 20:30 (UTC+11) |
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Wales | 22–78 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Pauline Sciascia (NZL), Chris Campbell (JAM) Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 4-17, 7-22, 7-19, 4-20 | ||||||
James Ace Lewis Abbott |
Pratley McMahon Cox Anderson-Dehn |
Saturday 18 March 15:00 (UTC+11) |
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Singapore | 33–76 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS), Carolene Logan (GBR) Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 6-21, 10-18, 9-16, 8-21 | ||||||
Heng Li Tan Chan Chen |
Latu Fuimaono Fa'asavalu Vaai Tofilau |
Saturday 18 March 18:30 (UTC+11) |
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Jamaica | 69–30 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Bobbi Brown (NZL), Sharon Kelly (AUS) Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22-5, 18-5, 15-9, 14-11 | ||||||
Thomas Davis Forbes |
Bishop Browne |
Sunday 19 March 13:00 (UTC+11) |
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Australia | 70–27 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Bronwyn Meek (NZL), Bill Alexander (ENG) Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22-6, 16-6, 15-10, 17-5 | ||||||
Cox Pratley McMahon Anderson-Dehn |
Bishop Browne |
Sunday 19 March 20:30 (UTC+11) |
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Samoa | 49–42 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Stacey Campton (AUS), Amanda Nottingham (NZL) Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17-10, 9-15, 12-7, 11-10 | ||||||
Latu Fa'asavalu Aloma Inu |
James Evans |
Monday 20 March 15:00 (UTC+11) |
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Jamaica | 74–21 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Anne Abraitis (GBR), Pauline Sciascia (NZL) Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21-2, 22-4, 15-7, 16-8 | ||||||
Davis Forbes Ffrench |
James Lewis Abbott |
Monday 20 March 20:30 (UTC+11) |
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Barbados | 51–40 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Bronwyn Meek (NZL), Michelle Phippard (AUS) Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander (ENG) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 7-14, 15-9, 17-8, 12-9 | ||||||
Browne Bishop |
Tan Li Heng |
Tuesday 21 March 15:00 (UTC+11) |
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Australia | 78–47 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Anne Abraitis (GBR), Bobbi Brown (NZL) Reserve umpire: Pauline Sciascia (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23-9, 23-14, 14-11, 18-13 | ||||||
Pratley Cox McMahon Anderson-Dehn |
Fuimaono Fa'asavalu Latu |
Tuesday 21 March 20:30 (UTC+11) |
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Wales | 45–36 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Bill Alexander (ENG), Stacey Campton (AUS) Reserve umpire: Sharon Kelly (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11-8, 12-6, 13-8, 9-14 | ||||||
Ace James Abbott Lewis |
Tan Heng Li |
Wednesday 22 March 13:00 (UTC+11) |
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Samoa | 45–41 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Stacey Campton (AUS), Pauline Sciascia (NZL) Reserve umpire: Carolene Logan (GBR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13-9, 13-7, 12-14, 8-11 | ||||||
Fuimaono Fa'asavalu |
Bishop Blackman Browne |
Wednesday 22 March 18:30 (UTC+11) |
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Australia | 54–54 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Bronwyn Meek (NZL), Amanda Nottingham (NZL) Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 11-13, 16-10, 11-20 | ||||||
McMahon Pratley Cox |
Davis Forbes |
Thursday 23 March 09:00 (UTC+11) |
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Barbados | 34–55 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Jacqui Jashari (AUS), Sharon Kelly (AUS) Reserve umpire: Chris Campbell (JAM) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 8-15, 8-13, 9-13, 9-14 | ||||||
Bishop Blackman Browne |
James Ace |
Thursday 23 March 14:00 (UTC+11) |
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Singapore | 19–107 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Carolene Logan (GBR), Chris Campbell (JAM) Reserve umpire: Bronwyn Meek (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 4-25, 4-28, 4-26, 7-28 | ||||||
Tan Heng Li Chen Tan |
Cox Anderson-Dehn McMahon Pratley |
Thursday 23 March 21:00 (UTC+11) |
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Samoa | 47–60 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Bronwyn Meek (NZL), Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR) Reserve umpire: Amanda Nottingham (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 13-16, 14-12, 7-13 | ||||||
Latu Fa'asavalu |
Davis Forbes |
Classification
Eleventh place game
Friday 24 March 13:00 (UTC+11) |
Stats |
Singapore | 46–52 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Chris Campbell (JAM), Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR) Reserve umpire: Carolene Logan (GBR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15-12, 10-10, 13-15, 8-15 | ||||||
Tan Heng Li |
Gordon Christopher Sandy |
Ninth place game
Friday 24 March 18:30 (UTC+11) |
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Fiji | 69–45 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Amanda Nottingham (NZL), Jacqui Jashari (AUS) Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander (ENG) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17-10, 17-6, 18-15, 17-14 | ||||||
Rara Shaw |
Bishop Agard-Belgrave Browne Alleyn |
Seventh place game
Friday 24 March 15:00 (UTC+11) |
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South Africa | 46–43 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Chris Campbell (JAM), Bobbi Brown (NZL) Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis (GBR) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 11-10, 12-9, 12-9 | ||||||
Markgraaff Gumede Helmand Moabi |
James Ace |
Fifth place game
Friday 24 March 20:30 (UTC+11) |
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Samoa | 53–50 | State Netball and Hockey Centre Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS), Pauline Sciascia (NZL) Reserve umpire: Stacey Campton (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16-8, 12-15, 17-11, 8-16 | ||||||
Fuimaono Fa'asavalu |
Magombo Mzagada Chawinga |
Knockout round
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
A1 | 61 | |||||||
B2 | 41 | |||||||
A1 | 60 | |||||||
B1 | 55 | |||||||
B1 | 52 | |||||||
A2 | 40 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
A2 | 53 | |||||||
B2 | 52 |
Semifinals
Saturday 25 March 18:30 (UTC+11) |
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New Zealand | 61–41 | Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS), Michelle Phippard (AUS) Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18-7, 14-10, 16-11, 13-13 | ||||||
van Dyk Colling Tutaia |
Davis Forbes |
Saturday 25 March 20:30 (UTC+11) |
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Australia | 52–40 | Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue Umpires: Amanda Nottingham (NZL), Chris Campbell (JAM) Reserve umpire: Bronwyn Meek (NZL) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14-8, 11-9, 10-7, 17-16 | ||||||
McMahon Pratley Cox |
Teare Brownfield Cookey Dunn |
Bronze medal match
Sunday 26 March 14:00 (UTC+11) |
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Jamaica | 52–53 | Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS), Amanda Nottingham (NZL) Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard (AUS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18-10, 11-12, 11-16, 12-15 | ||||||
Davis Forbes |
Teare Cookey Dunn |
2006
Gold medal game
Sunday 26 March 16:00 (UTC+11) |
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New Zealand | 60–55 | Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue Umpires: Chris Campbell (JAM), Marion Johnson-Hurley (BAR) Reserve umpire: Bill Alexander (ENGS) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19-14, 17-15, 10-12, 14-14 | ||||||
van Dyk Colling |
Cox McMahon Pratley |
2006
Statistical leaders
Team tournament highs
Total Goals[5]
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Goals from MPW[5]
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Match Play Winners[5]
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Penalties[5]
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Match Play Errors[5]
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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 tournament highs
Total Goals[6]
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Goals from MPW[6]
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Feed to Shooter[6]
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Match Play Winners[6]
Nicole Aiken from 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
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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 |
Megan Anderson-Dehn Natalie Avellino Alison Broadbent Bianca Chatfield Catherine Cox Susan Fuhrmann Selina Gilsenan Janine Ilitch Sharelle McMahon Susan Pratley Jess Shynn Natalie von Bertouch |
Ama Agbeze Karen Atkinson Louisa Brownfield Jade Clarke Pamela Cookey Rachel Dunn Chioma Ezeogu Geva Mentor Sonia Mkoloma Olivia Murphy Naomi Stenhouse Abby Teare |
References
- "Commonwealth Games Melbourne, 2006". IFNA. 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Preparing for the Commonwealth Games". SVGNOC. 26 August 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Singapore Commonwealth Team Announced". IFNA. 19 February 2006. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- "Umpires to Officiate Commonwealth Games 2006". IFNA. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Team statistics". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. March 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- "Individual statistics". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. March 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2012.