Netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games squads

This is a list of netball players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Group A

  Canada

Canada roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Zoe Baldwin – Joanne Burns Millar – Sharon Butler (cc) C – Patricia Carlson GS, GA – Dana Graf – Shawnette Hardware – Maria Hodgins – Maralyn Hope GS, GA – Shirley Anne McKenzie – Emma O'Donnell – Shelley Sung – Sheryl Thorpe – Dulcina Wind (cc) GS, GA –	Head coach ?? Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^{[1] [2]}

  England

England roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Karen Aspinall WA, C (1978-06-07)7 June 1978 (aged 24) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Birmingham Blaze Alex Astle GA, GS (1972-03-19)19 March 1972 (aged 30) – Birmingham Blaze Pamela Cookey GA, GS, WA (1984-09-02)2 September 1984 (aged 17) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Team Bath Force Jess Garland WA, GA (1979-11-15)15 November 1979 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Team Bath Force Geva Mentor GK, GD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 17) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Team Bath Force Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 23) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) London Tornadoes Olivia Murphy  (c) C, WA (1977-04-24)24 April 1977 (aged 25) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Northern Flames Fiona Murtagh C, WD (1967-04-30)30 April 1967 (aged 35) – London Hurricanes Tracey Neville WA, GA (1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 25) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Northern Thunder Amanda Newton  (vc) GD, WD, GK (1977-04-08)8 April 1977 (aged 25) – Northern Thunder Naomi Siddall GD, GK (1975-04-02)2 April 1975 (aged 27) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) London Hurricanes Joanne Steed GS (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 27) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) London Tornadoes Abby Teare GA, GS (1977-05-25)25 May 1977 (aged 25) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) London Hurricanes	Head coach Lyn Gunson [3] Assistant coach Waimarama Taumaunu Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^{[2] [4] [5]}

  New Zealand

New Zealand roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Jenny-May Coffin WA, C (1974-04-09)9 April 1974 (aged 28) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Belinda Colling GA, GS, WA (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Canterbury Flames Vilimaina Davu GK (1977-01-15)15 January 1977 (aged 25) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Canterbury Flames Sheryl Clarke GD, WD (1977-09-08)8 September 1977 (aged 24) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Northern Force Donna Loffhagen GA, GS (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 24) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Southern Sting Lesley Nicol WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 29) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Southern Sting Anna Rowberry GD (1976-03-31)31 March 1976 (aged 26) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Auckland Diamonds Julie Seymour  (c) C, WD (1971-03-29)29 March 1971 (aged 31) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Canterbury Flames Linda Vagana GK, GD (1971-07-23)23 July 1971 (aged 31) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Force Irene van Dyk GS, GA (1972-06-21)21 June 1972 (aged 30) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Capital Shakers Anna Veronese GK, GD, WD (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 23) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Southern Sting Daneka Wipiiti GS (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 19) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Northern Force	Head coach Ruth Aitken Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^{[2] [6] [7]}

  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Thushari Dissanayake – Gishanthi Jayakody GS, GA – Sandhya Jayasuriya – Damayanthi Jayathilaka – Arunika Karawitage – Anjana Kulari – Gayathri Lankatilleke WD – Dammika Malkanthi – Prasadi Nalika GS, GA – Sashika Samarasinghe GS, GA – Anoma Sriyakanthi – Harshanie Wijayalath GD –	Head coach ?? Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^[2]

  Wales

Wales roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Ceri Battle WD, C – Glamorgan Valleys Emma Blanks GK, GD – South East Wales Ursula Bowers WD, GD, GK, C (1978-06-29)29 June 1978 (aged 24) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Team Bath Force Helen Case WA, C – Afan Nedd Tawe Dawn Donovan (vc) GS, GA, WD, GD, GK – Glamorgan Valleys Sian Edwards GA, WA – South East Wales Gemma Evans C, WD – Cardiff & District Joanna Griffiths (c) WD, GD, C – Cardiff & District Sara Hale GK, GD, WD (1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 19) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) UWIC Jamilla Harris GS, GA (1979-08-27)27 August 1979 (aged 22) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Cardiff & District Mair Jones GS – Dyfed Anna Mayes WA, C (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 21) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Team Bath Force	Head coach Raewyn Henry Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^{[2] [8] [9]}

Group B

  Australia

Australia roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Catherine Cox GS, GA (1976-05-24)24 May 1976 (aged 26) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sydney Swifts Alison Broadbent – Jacqui Delaney GA, WA – Adelaide Thunderbirds Liz Ellis GK (1973-01-17)17 January 1973 (aged 29) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Sydney Swifts Kathryn Harby-Williams  (c) GD, WD (1969-07-16)16 July 1969 (aged 33) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds Alexandra Hodge WA, C (1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 24) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Janine Ilitch GD, GK (1972-01-27)27 January 1972 (aged 30) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Melbourne Kestrels Sharelle McMahon GA, GS (1977-08-12)12 August 1977 (aged 24) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Melbourne Phoenix Nicole Richardson C, WD (1970-06-26)26 June 1970 (aged 32) – Melbourne Kestrels Rebecca Sanders – Eloise Southby GA, GS (1976-07-06)6 July 1976 (aged 26) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Melbourne Phoenix Peta Squire WD, C, GD (1976-01-17)17 January 1976 (aged 26) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds	Head coach Jill McIntosh Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^{[2] [5] [7]}

  Barbados

Barbados roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Denese Alleyne GA, GS (1976-06-24)24 June 1976 (aged 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Latonia Blackman WD, GD, GK (1982-10-06)6 October 1982 (aged 19) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Laurel Browne GS, GK (1976-08-02)2 August 1976 (aged 25) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Stacy Forde – Linda Harris – Rhonda Harris – Sherry Ann Martindale – Dionne Quareless – Don Small – Cheryl Squires GS, GA – Olivia Walcott GS, GA – Linda Wilson –	Head coach ?? Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^[2]

  Fiji

Fiji roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Maria Bereso GS, GA (1983-08-15)15 August 1983 (aged 18) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Seforosa Munivai – Bulou Rambuka – Mere Rambuka GK, GD (1982-05-28)28 May 1982 (aged 20) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Bernadette Ramafono WA – Taraima Rara GS, GA (1982-08-19)19 August 1982 (aged 19) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Anasimeci Ratumaisala GD, GK (1975-04-14)14 April 1975 (aged 27) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Unaisi Rokoura (c) C, WA (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 24) 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Matelita Shaw GS, GA (1979-10-16)16 October 1979 (aged 22) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Paulini Tora GS, GA – Lanieta Tuisese GS, GA – Matila Waqanidrola GD, GK (1981-03-31)31 March 1981 (aged 21) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Head coach Margaret Corbett Assistant coach Yvonne Willering [10] Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^[2]

  Jamaica

Jamaica roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Nadine Bryan C, WA (1976-12-18)18 December 1976 (aged 25) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Elaine Davis GS, GK (1976-09-21)21 September 1976 (aged 25) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Nadine Ffrench – Simone Forbes GS, GA (1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Nichala Gibson WD, GD (1982-10-20)20 October 1982 (aged 19) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Georgia Gordon – Kaydia Kentish – Tasha Morgan – Oberon Pitterson (c) GK, GD, WD (1971-02-08)8 February 1971 (aged 31) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sharmalee Watkins – Sharon Wiles – Tiffannie Wolfe –	Head coach Maureen Hall Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^[2]

  South Africa

South Africa roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Bronwyn Bock-Jonathan (cc) – Sindisiwe Gumede GS, GA (1980-03-10)10 March 1980 (aged 22) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Wanda Geldenhuis – Adele Jonker – Martha Machoga – Martha Mosoahle – Nomthandazo Ntlama – Tanya Pelcher – Alicia Senekal – Mable Van Der Vyver (cc) – Shani Welthagen – Liezel Wium –	Head coach Louise de Plessis Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^[2]

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