Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Netball was one of the ten core sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which was held on the Gold Coast in Australia. This was the sixth staging of netball at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998, and the second time the netball event was held in Australia.

Netball
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Dates5–15 April 2018
Competitors144 from 12 nations
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 

The competition took place between 5 and 15 April 2018.[1] Preliminary matches were held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, with finals matches held at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre. A total of 144 athletes from 12 nations participated in the tournament.[2][3]

Schedule

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The following is the competition schedule for the netball competition:[4]

P Pool stage CM Classification matches ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match G Gold medal match
Event↓/Date → Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15
Women P P P P P P P CM ½ B G

Venues

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Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, which will stage preliminary netball matches for the 2018 Games.

All matches for the netball event were held in the host city.

Preliminary matches were played at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, which has a seating capacity of 5,000. The venue also hosted basketball matches and was the Main Media Centre for the Games.[5]

Finals matches were played at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre, which opened in 2016 and has a seating capacity of 7,500. It also hosted some gymnastics events for the Games.[6]

Qualification

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Twelve nations competed in the netball competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games:

  • Australia qualified as the host nation for the Games;
  • The remaining 11 nations comprised the 11 highest-ranked teams in the INF World Rankings (excluding the host nation) as at 1 July 2017, with at least three Commonwealth Games Federation regions (Africa, Americas, Asia, Caribbean, Europe and Oceania) being represented.[7] The teams were officially confirmed on July 25, 2017.[8][9]
Event Date Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1   Australia
INF World Rankings 1 July 2017 11   New Zealand
  England
  Jamaica
  South Africa
  Malawi
  Fiji
  Wales
  Uganda
  Northern Ireland
  Barbados
  Scotland
Total 12

Rosters

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There were 12 participating nations at the netball competitions with a total of 144 athletes, up to 12 per team.[2] The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia (H) 5 5 0 0 413 162 +251 10 Semi-finals
2   Jamaica 5 4 0 1 351 221 +130 8
3   South Africa 5 3 0 2 310 205 +105 6 Classification matches
4   Northern Ireland 5 2 0 3 224 307 −83 4
5   Barbados 5 1 0 4 185 333 −148 2
6   Fiji 5 0 0 5 171 426 −255 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: GC2018
(H) Hosts


5 April 2018
13:00
Report Jamaica   88–30   Fiji    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jackie Mizon
Angela Armonstrong-Lush
Reserve umpire: Marc Henning
Fowler-Reid   40/43 (93%)
Aiken   24/32 (75%)
Robinson   15/16 (94%)
Beckford   9/11 (82%)
M. Rusivakula   17/19 (89%)
Waqa   7/11 (64%)
Paul   3/7 (43%)
U. Rusivakula   3/5 (60%)

5 April 2018
20:30
Report Australia   94–26   Northern Ireland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Maria van der Merwe
Jono Bredin
Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
Thwaites   39/39 (100%)
Bassett   31/34 (91%)
Pettitt   13/13 (100%)
Wood   11/15 (73%)
L. Bowman   13/22 (59%)
McCullogh   6/9 (67%)
Lennon   4/6 (67%)
K. Bowman   3/4 (75%)

6 April 2018
15:00
Report South Africa   46–57   Jamaica    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Gary Burgess
Michelle Phippard
Reserve umpire: Helen George
Venter   19/23 (83%)
Burger   15/15 (100%)
Holtzhausen   12/18 (67%)
Fowler-Reid   29/31 (94%)
Beckford   15/20 (75%)
Aiken   13/16 (81%)

6 April 2018
20:30
Report Barbados   24–79   Australia    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Lisa McPhail
Kristie Simpson
Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson
Wharton   12/17 (71%)
Blackman   8/10 (80%)
Payne   4/5 (80%)
Thwaites   24/24 (100%)
Bassett   23/26 (88%)
Wood   17/17 (100%)
Pettitt   15/15 (100%)

7 April 2018
15:00
Report Northern Ireland   35–49   South Africa    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kate Stephenson
Lisa McPhail
Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon
L. Bowman   21/25 (84%)
Lennon   5/6 (83%)
McCullogh   5/11 (45%)
K. Bowman   4/7 (57%)
Burger   38/41 (93%)
Venter   7/9 (78%)
Holtzhausen   4/9 (44%)

7 April 2018
20:30
Report   Fiji 44–65   Barbados    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Maria van der Merwe
Theresa Prince
Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard
M. Rusivakula   27/31 (87%)
U. Rusivakula   10/12 (83%)
Waqa   7/8 (88%)
Wharton   33/38 (87%)
Blackman   22/28 (79%)
Payne   10/12 (83%)

8 April 2018
13:00
Report Jamaica   79–41   Northern Ireland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jackie Mizon
Kristie Simpson
Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Fowler-Reid   32/33 (97%)
Aiken   26/28 (93%)
Beckford   11/11 (100%)
Robinson   10/11 (91%)
Bowman   23/32 (72%)
K. Bowman   11/16 (69%)
Lennon   7/8 (88%)

8 April 2018
20:30
Report Australia   60–38   South Africa    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jono Bredin
Lisa McPhail
Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson
Bassett   20/23 (87%)
Thwaites   15/15 (100%)
Wood   14/15 (93%)
Pettitt   11/11 (100%)
Venter   33/40 (83%)
Holtzhausen   5/10 (50%)

9 April 2018
15:00
Report Fiji   23–108   Australia    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Kristie Simpson
Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon
Waqa   15/19 (79%)
M. Rusivakula   8/14 (57%)
Bassett   40/41 (98%)
Thwaites   30/31 (97%)
Pettitt   23/23 (100%)
Wood   15/19 (79%)

9 April 2018
18:30
Report Jamaica   76–32   Barbados    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Maria van der Merwe
Marc Henning
Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess
Fowler-Reid   32/36 (89%)
Aiken   28/33 (85%)
Beckford   12/14 (86%)
Robinson   4/8 (50%)
Blackman   17/19 (89%)
Wharton   9/12 (75%)
Payne   6/9 (67%)

10 April 2018
13:00
Report Barbados   39–49   Northern Ireland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Theresa Prince
Gary Burgess
Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe
Wharton   27/29 (93%)
Blackman   9/12 (75%)
Payne   3/3 (100%)
L. Bowman   20/25 (80%)
Lennon   15/16 (94%)
Oonagh McCullough   9/15 (60%)
K. Bowman   5/7 (71%)

10 April 2018
18:30
Report South Africa   92–28   Fiji    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Michelle Phippard
Jackie Mizon
Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson
Burger   56/59 (95%)
Venter   20/22 (91%)
Stoltz   16/21 (76%)
Waqa   19/26 (73%)
M. Rusivakula   8/12 (67%)
U. Rusivakula   1/2 (50%)

11 April 2018
11:00
Report South Africa   85–25   Barbados    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jackie Mizon
Kate Stephenson
Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin
Venter   34/35 (97%)
Burger   33/35 (94%)
Holtzhausen   10/14 (71%)
Stoltz   8/9 (89%)
Blackman   14/15 (93%)
Payne   11/17 (65%)

11 April 2018
14:00
Report Northern Ireland   73–46   Fiji    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kristie Simpson
Maria van der Merwe
Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess
L. Bowman   59/65 (91%)
McCullough   10/14 (71%)
K. Bowman   4/8 (50%)
M. Rusivakula   25/32 (78%)
Waqa   21/30 (70%)

11 April 2018
21:00
Report Australia   72–51   Jamaica    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Gary Burgess
Lisa McPhail
Reserve umpire: Kristie Simpson
Bassett   22/23 (96%)
Thwaites   22/22 (100%)
Pettitt   20/21 (95%)
Wood   8/10 (80%)
Fowler-Reid   30/32 (94%)
Aiken   11/14 (79%)
Beckford   8/12 (67%)
Robinson   2/2 (100%)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 5 5 0 0 342 202 +140 10 Semi-finals
2   New Zealand 5 3 0 2 292 235 +57 6
3   Uganda 5 3 0 2 287 248 +39 6 Classification matches
4   Malawi 5 3 0 2 277 284 −7 6
5   Scotland 5 1 0 4 195 289 −94 2
6   Wales 5 0 0 5 215 350 −135 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: GC2018


5 April 2018
15:00
Report England   74–28   Scotland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kristie Simpson
Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard
Harten   40/43 (93%)
Corbin   17/18 (94%)
Housby   17/21 (81%)
Goodwin   15/19 (79%)
Gallagher   7/11 (64%)
McCall   4/7 (57%)
Pettitt   2/6 (33%)

5 April 2018
18:30
Report New Zealand   64–51   Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Kate Stephenson
Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess
Folau   22/22 (100%)
Ekenasio   19/26 (73%)
Selby-Rickit   13/14 (93%)
Mes   10/17 (59%)
Proscovia   37/42 (88%)
Nanyonga   14/16 (88%)

6 April 2018
13:00
Report Wales   44–70   New Zealand    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Theresa Prince
Jackie Mizon
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Moseley   21/30 (70%)
Lewis   21/31 (68%)
Llewelyn   1/1 (100%)
Rowe   1/2 (50%)
Selby-Rickit   28/31 (90%)
Folau   19/23 (83%)
Ekenasio   13/17 (76%)
Mes   10/14 (71%)

6 April 2018
18:30
Report Malawi   49–74   England    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Marc Henning
Jono Bredin
Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe
Kumwenda   31/33 (94%)
Mvula   10/11 (91%)
Chimaliro   7/7 (100%)
Simtowe   1/3 (33%)
Harten   48/54 (89%)
Housby   14/18 (78%)
Corbin   6/7 (86%)
Haythornthwaite   6/7 (86%)

7 April 2018
13:00
Report Uganda   54–52   Malawi    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Joshua Bowring
Gary Burgess
Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin
Proscovia   35/38 (92%)
Nanyonga   19/21 (90%)
Kumwenda   43/47 (91%)
Chimaliro   8/10 (80%)
Simtow   1/1 (100%)

7 April 2018
18:30
Report Scotland   51–47   Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Angela Armstrong-Lush
Reserve umpire: Marc Henning
Goodwin   38/45 (84%)
Gallagher   13/14 (93%)
Lewis   39/48 (81%)
Moseley   5/8 (63%)
Llewelyn   3/3 (100%)

8 April 2018
15:00
Report England   55–49   Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Michelle Phippard
Marc Henning
Reserve umpire: Helen George
Housby   30/34 (88%)
Harten   11/11 (100%)
Corbin   7/10 (70%)
Haythornthwaite   7/7 (100%)
Proscovia   23/26 (88%)
Nanyonga   22/27 (81%)
Nakabuye   4/4 (100%)

8 April 2018
18:30
Report Malawi   57–53   New Zealand    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Joshua Bowring
Gary Burgess
Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince
Kumwenda   41/46 (89%)
Chimaliro   16/20 (80%)
Folau   31/39 (79%)
Selby-Rickit   15/17 (88%)
Mes   7/12 (58%)
Ekenasio   0/2 (0%)

9 April 2018
13:00
Report England   85–31   Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Theresa Prince
Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
Housby   34/36 (94%)
Harten   26/32 (81%)
Haythornthwaite   13/14 (93%)
Corbin   12/14 (86%)
Lewis   22/28 (79%)
Rowe   5/6 (83%)
Moseley   4/6 (67%)

9 April 2018
20:30
Report New Zealand   60–29   Scotland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kate Stephenson
Michelle Phippard
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Selby-Rickit   33/37 (89%)
Folau   27/35 (77%)
Goodwin   23/28 (82%)
Gallagher   6/7 (86%)

10 April 2018
15:00
Report Scotland   50–51   Malawi    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jono Bredin
Lisa McPhail
Reserve umpire: Kristie Simpson
Goodwin   38/42 (90%)
Gallagher   12/15 (80%)
Kumwenda   44/47 (94%)
Chimaliro   7/8 (88%)

10 April 2018
20:30
Report Wales   40–76   Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Marc Henning
Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Lewis   34/42 (81%)
Rowe   6/7 (86%)
Llewelyn   0/1 (0%)
Proscovia   56/63 (89%)
Nanyonga   20/24 (83%)

11 April 2018
09:00
Report New Zealand   45–54   England    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Michelle Phippard
Marc Henning
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Folau   30/39 (77%)
Selby-Rickit   12/19 (63%)
Mes   3/4 (75%)
Housby   27/32 (84%)
Harten   27/31 (87%)

11 April 2018
16:00
Report Uganda   57–37   Scotland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Angela Armstrong-Lush
Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince
Proscovia   32/34 (94%)
Nanyonga   25/30 (83%)
Gallagher   19/21 (90%)
Goodwin   16/25 (64%)
McCall   2/8 (25%)

11 April 2018
19:00
Report Malawi   68–53   Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Joshua Bowring
Jono Bredin
Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon
Kumwenda   47/50 (94%)
Chimaliro   18/18 (100%)
Simtowe   3/4 (75%)
Lewis   41/53 (77%)
Llewlyn   9/10 (90%)
Moseley   3/5 (60%)

Classification matches

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Eleventh place match

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12 April 2018
16:00
Report Fiji   32–81   Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Kate Stephenson
Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
Cirikisuva   10/12 (83%)
Waqa   9/12 (75%)
M. Rusivakula   7/10 (70%)
U. Rusivakula   6/6 (100%)
Lewis   35/39 (90%)
Rowe   25/26 (96%)
Moseley   12/12 (100%)
Llewelyn   9/12 (75%)

Ninth place match

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12 April 2018
11:00
Report Barbados   48–50   Scotland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Maria van der Merwe
Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess
Payne   22/24 (92%)
Blackman   15/17 (88%)
Wharton   11/12 (92%)
Gallagher   35/37 (95%)
Goodwin   13/21 (62%)
Pettitt   2/5 (40%)

Seventh place match

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12 April 2018
14:00
Report Malawi   60–52   Northern Ireland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kristie Simpson
Theresa Prince
Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin
Kumwenda   48/51 (94%)
Chimaliro   8/10 (80%)
Mvula   4/7 (57%)
L. Bowman   33/38 (87%)
K. Bowman   9/11 (82%)
Lennon   6/9 (67%)
McCullough   4/7 (57%)

Fifth place match

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12 April 2018
09:00
Report South Africa   53–42   Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jackie Mizon
Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Marc Henning
Venter   42/46 (91%)
Holtzhausen   11/12 (92%)
Oyella   22/25 (88%)
Proscovia   19/19 (100%)
Nanyonga   1/4 (25%)

Medal round

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Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
14 April 2018
 
 
  Australia65
 
15 April 2018
 
  New Zealand44
 
  Australia51
 
14 April 2018
 
  England52
 
  England56
 
 
  Jamaica55
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
15 April 2018
 
 
  New Zealand55
 
 
  Jamaica60

Semi-finals

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14 April 2018
17:00
Report Australia   65–44   New Zealand    Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Umpires: Gary Burgess
Jackie Mizon
Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson
Thwaites   24/25 (96%)
Bassett   17/18 (94%)
Pettitt   15/16 (94%)
Wood   9/12 (75%)
Folau   32/41 (78%)
Ekenasio   7/9 (78%)
Selby-Rickit   3/5 (60%)
Mes   2/3 (67%)

14 April 2018
15:00
Report England   56–55   Jamaica    Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Umpires: Marc Henning
Michelle Phippard
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Housby   29/35 (83%)
Harten   16/18 (89%)
Haythornthwaite   11/13 (85%)
Fowler-Reid   47/50 (94%)
Beckford   8/9 (89%)

Bronze medal match

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15 April 2018
11:00
Report New Zealand   55–60   Jamaica    Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Umpires: Marc Henning
Michelle Phippard
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Folau   34/44 (77%)
Mes   12/20 (60%)
Ekenasio   9/13 (69%)
Aiken   24/31 (77%)
Fowler-Reid   21/22 (95%)
Beckford   15/18 (83%)

Gold medal match

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15 April 2018
13:00
Report Australia   51–52   England    Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Umpires: Lisa McPhail
Jono Bredin
Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Bassett   22/24 (92%)
Wood   12/14 (86%)
Pettitt   11/12 (92%)
Thwaites   6/6 (100%)
Harten   34/39 (87%)
Housby   18/21 (86%)

Final standings

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Medallists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  England
Coach: Tracey Neville
  Australia
Coach: Lisa Alexander
  Jamaica
Coach: Sasher-Gaye Henry
Ama Agbeze (c)
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Jade Clarke
Beth Cobden
Kadeen Corbin
Jodie Gibson
Serena Guthrie
Joanne Harten
Natalie Haythornthwaite
Helen Housby
Geva Mentor
Chelsea Pitman
Caitlin Bassett (c)
April Brandley
Courtney Bruce
Laura Geitz
Susan Pettitt
Kim Ravaillion
Madison Robinson
Gabi Simpson
Caitlin Thwaites
Elizabeth Watson
Jo Weston
Stephanie Wood
Romelda Aiken
Shanice Beckford
Nicole Dixon
Stacian Facey
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (c)
Rebekah Robinson
Shamera Sterling
Adean Thomas
Paula Thompson
Jodi-Ann Ward
Khadijah Williams
Vangelee Williams

Source:[10]



 2018 Commonwealth champions 
 
England
1st title

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