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.| Tournament | Qualified |
| Host nation | |
| 2003 World Netball Championships | |
| 2005 Americas Federation of Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament | |
| 2005 Asian Netball Championships | |
| 2005 Oceania Netball Federation Qualifying Tournament | |
| 2005 FENA Open | |
| 2005 Confederation of African Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament |
Head coaches and captains
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
| Norma Plummer | Sharelle McMahon | |
| Anna Shepherd | Julie Phillips | |
| Margaret Caldow | Olivia Murphy | |
| Megan Simpson | Matila Waqanidrola Unaisi Rokoura | |
| Maureen Hall | Elaine Davis | |
| Griffin Saenda | Mary Waya | |
| Ruth Aitken | Adine Wilson | |
| Godfrey Harry | Dellerice Duncan | |
| Linda Vagana | Frances Solia | |
| Kate Carpenter | Pearline Chan | |
| Marlene Wagner | Charlene Hertzog | |
| Julia Longville | Ursula Bowers |
Pool 1
All Pool 1 matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre.Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Final table
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 173 | +201 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 308 | 196 | +112 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 262 | 282 | -20 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 264 | 283 | -19 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 228 | 293 | -65 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 380 | -209 | 0 |
Pool 2
All Pool 2 matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre.Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Final table
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 387 | 169 | +218 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 324 | 174 | +150 | 9 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 264 | 254 | +10 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 271 | -86 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 279 | -96 | 4 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 150 | 346 | -196 | 0 |
Classification
All the classification matches were hosted at the State Netball Hockey Centre.11th/12th playoff
9th/10th playoff
7th/8th playoff
5th/6th playoff
Medal round
All the medal round matches were hosted at the Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue.Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal game
Statistics
Team stats
;Total Goals| Rk | Team | MP | S/A | % | REA |
| 1 | 7 | 495/571 | 87 | 32 | |
| 2 | 7 | 417/492 | 85 | 25 | |
| 3 | 7 | 494/586 | 84 | 33 | |
| 4 | 6 | 312/370 | 84 | 28 | |
| 5 | 6 | 297/361 | 82 | 16 |
;Goals from MPW
| Rk | Team | MP | S/A | % |
| 1 | 7 | 152/170 | 89 | |
| 2 | 7 | 153/175 | 87 | |
| 3 | 6 | 64/74 | 86 | |
| 4 | 6 | 75/90 | 83 | |
| 5 | 6 | 62/75 | 83 |
;Match Play Winners
| Rk | Team | MP | INT | DEF | RED | Total | Avg |
| 1 | 7 | 85 | 55 | 45 | 185 | 26.4 | |
| 2 | 7 | 97 | 52 | 29 | 178 | 25.4 | |
| 3 | 7 | 83 | 58 | 28 | 169 | 24.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | 70 | 34 | 33 | 137 | 22.8 | |
| 5 | 7 | 75 | 27 | 49 | 151 | 21.6 |
;Penalties
| Rk | Team | MP | CON | OBS | Total | Avg |
| 1 | 6 | 221 | 98 | 319 | 53.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | 258 | 119 | 377 | 53.9 | |
| 3 | 6 | 253 | 71 | 324 | 54.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 243 | 82 | 325 | 54.2 | |
| 5 | 6 | 237 | 88 | 325 | 54.2 |
;Match Play Errors
| Rk | Team | MP | STP | BP | HB | BCP | Total | Avg | OGE |
| 1 | 7 | 12 | 102 | 2 | 6 | 122 | 17.4 | 34 | |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 6 | 11 | 112 | 18.7 | 46 | |
| 3 | 7 | 10 | 118 | 4 | 8 | 140 | 20.0 | 26 | |
| 4 | 6 | 13 | 104 | 10 | 3 | 130 | 21.7 | 75 | |
| 5 | 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
Individual stats
;Total Goals| Rk | Player | Team | MP | Goals/% | REA |
| 1 | Irene van Dyk | 7 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Elaine Davis | 7 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Linda Magombo | 6 | 19 | ||
| 4 | Sindisiwe Gumede | 6 | 21 | ||
| 5 | Catherine Cox | 7 | 10 |
;Goals from MPW
| Rk | Player | Team | MP | S/A | % |
| 1 | Irene van Dyk | 7 | 89/95 | 94 | |
| 2 | Sindisiwe Gumede | 6 | 61/68 | 90 | |
| 3 | Elaine Davis | 7 | 59/72 | 82 | |
| 4 | Sharelle McMahon | 7 | 45/48 | 94 | |
| 5 | Catherine Cox | 7 | 44/57 | 77 |
;Feed to Shooter
| Rk | Player | Team | MP | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Peace Chawinga | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | |
| 2 | Adine Wilson | 7 | 170 | 24.3 | |
| 3 | Frances Solia | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | |
| 4 | Nadine Bryan | 7 | 156 | 22.3 | |
| 5 | Karen Atkinson | 7 | 146 | 20.9 |
;Match Play Winners
| Rk | Player | Team | MP | INT | DEF | RED | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Wanda Agard-Belgrave | 6 | 16 | 8 | 33 | 57 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | Kasey Evering | 7 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 61 | 8.7 | |
| 3 | Sara Hale | 6 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 7.3 | |
| 4 | Vilimaina Davu | 6 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | Esther Nkhoma | 6 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | Leigh-Ann Zackey | 6 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 6.5 |
;Notes
- Nicole Aiken finished with an average 8.0 MPWs but only played two games.