| Netball at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games | |||||||
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| Location |  Vanuatu - Port Vila | ||||||
| Dates | 13–15 December 2017 | ||||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Netball at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila, Vanuatu will be held during December 2017. [1]
Only four teams participated after Fiji withdrew late. [2] Papua New Guinea won the gold medal from Tonga. Solomon Islands claimed bronze over hosts Vanuatu. [3]
| 25 November 2017 | Report | Port Vila | unknown | Northern Saints | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| 7 December 2017 | Report | Papua New Guinea  | 58 – 63 |  Brisbane East Tigers | Morton Bay College, Brisbane, Australia |
| 9 December 2017 | Report | Papua New Guinea | 58 – 41 |  Indigenous Australia | Hibiscus Stadium, Brisbane, Australia |
| W | D | L | Pts | F | A | F/A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 223 | 135 | 88 |
 Tonga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 210 | 152 | 58 |
 Solomon Islands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 154 | 192 | -38 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 217 | -108 |
| 13 December 2017 5.30pm | Report | Papua New Guinea | 79 – 26 | Vanuatu | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| R.Andrew 25 (89%) R.Vali 19 (68%) B.Peter 19 (90%) J.Tulapi 16 (84%) | M.Nalisa 11 (61%) S.Tarilo 10 (77%) R.Saul 5 (45%) |
8pm | Report | Tonga | 73 – 44 | Solomon Islands | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| K.TongoTongo 63 (91%) L.Taulahi 8 (57) H.Latuvuki 2 (40%) | J.Basia 29 (85%) T.Kaitu'u 15 (75%) |
| 14 December 2017 9am | Report | Papua New Guinea | 73 – 47 | Solomon Islands | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| R.Andrew 43 (86%) J.Tulapi 17 (89%) B.Peter 13 (79%) | J.Basia 34 (83%) T.Kaitu'u 13 (81%) |
12pm | Report | Tonga | 75 – 37 | Vanuatu | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| K.TongoTongo 69 (88%) L.Taulahi 5 (56%) H.Latuvuki 1 (100%) | M.Nalisa 18 (69%) S.Tarileo 18 (82%) G.Theophile 1 (33%) |
| 15 December 2017 9am | Report | Solomon Islands | 63 – 46 | Vanuatu | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| J.Basia 54 (96%) T.Kaitu'u 9 (82%) | M.Nalisa 29 (81%) S.Tarileo 17 (74%) |
12pm | Report | Papua New Guinea | 71 – 62 | Tonga | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| R.Andrew 54 (76%) B.Peter 15 (79%) J.Tulapi 2 (100%) | K.TongoTongo 53 (96%) L.Taulahi 9 (82%) |
| Place | Nation |
|---|---|
 | Papua New Guinea |
 | Tonga |
 | Solomon Islands |
| 4 | Vanuatu |
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