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
 England
 Australia
 Jamaica

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

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

PPool stage CMClassification matches ½Semi-finals BBronze medal match GGold medal match
Event↓/Date →Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7Sun 8Mon 9Tue 10Wed 11Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15
WomenPPPPPPPCM½BG

Venues
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

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 N/A 1  Australia
INF World Rankings 1 July 2017 11  New Zealand
 England
 Jamaica
 South Africa
 Malawi
 Fiji
 Wales
 Uganda
 Northern Ireland
 Barbados
 Scotland
Total12

Rosters
Main article: Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games — Rosters

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

Pool A
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) Host.
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  Fiji44–65 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
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

Eleventh place match
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
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
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
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
 
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
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
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
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

Medallists
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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