The Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Commonwealth Games tournament. 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.

Quick Facts Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the Commonwealth Games, Venue ...

Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the Commonwealth Games
Venue	Melbourne, Australia
Dates	16–26 March 2006
Nations	12
Medalists
New Zealand    Australia    England
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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.

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]

More information Means of qualification, Date ...

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host nation	9 April 1999		1	Australia
IFNA rankings	2005		6	New Zealand  Jamaica  England  South Africa  Samoa  Barbados
Americas Federation of Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament	2005	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[2]
2005 Asian Netball Championships	September 2005	Singapore	1	Singapore[3]
Oceania Netball Federation Qualifying Tournament	2005		1	Fiji
Federation of European Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament	2005		1	Wales
Confederation of African Netball Associations Qualifying Tournament	2005		1	Malawi

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Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point:

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.

The IFNA named the following 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.

More information Gold, Silver ...

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

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