Road to Delhi

 

Welcome to Netball Australia's Road to Delhi website where you'll find all the information, news and statistics about the Australian Netball Diamonds recent Commonwealth Games campaign. Here are all the highlights on our road to winning Silver.

 

 

Download the Commonwealth Games Diamond Media Guide.

 

The media guide includes player profiles, statistics and match information.

 

Diamonds Commonwealth Games schedule:

Date	Delhi time	AEDST time	Opposition	Result
Mon 4 October	9.30 am	3pm	Samoa	Australia win 76 - 39 View stats
Tue 5 October	5pm	10.30pm	India	Australia win 113 - 18 View stats
Thur 7 October	3pm	8.30pm	Jamaica	Austalia win 60 - 46 View stats
Fri 8 October	3pm	8.30pm	Malawi	Australia win 74 - 35 View stats
Sun 9 October	9pm	2.30am (Monday)	Trinidad	Australia win 62 - 34 View stats
Tue 12 October	1pm	6.30pm	Semi Final 1: Australia v England	Australia win 51-45 View stats
	3pm	8.30pm	Semi Final 2: New Zealand v Jamaica	Silver Ferns win 59 - 43
Thur 14 October	11.30am	5pm	Bronze Medal Match England v Jamaica	England beat Jamaica 70-47
	1.30pm	7pm	Gold Medal Match Diamonds v Silver Ferns	Silver Ferns win in double extra time 66-64 View stats

 ** Check your local guides for regional broadcast times.
 

Player Diaries

Read all the inside goss on the Australian Diamonds Commonwealth Games gold medal campaign with Netball Australia’s exclusive player diaries. Diamonds Renae Hallinan and Susan Pratley share with you what really went on in Delhi as the girls experienced the Commonwealth Games

 

Read all the topical news about the Diamonds in their epic Delhi journey.

 

October

 

Double extra time thriller leaves Diamonds with Silver

The Silver Ferns claimed the fourth Commonwealth Games netball gold medal in double over time in a tran

 

Last minute thoughts from a Diamond in Delhi

Renae Hallinan sums up her feelings just hours before the Gold Medal match

 

The big one is here: Diamonds meet Ferns in Gold Medal showdown

Tonight sets the stage for another tran-Tasman epic with the New Zealand Silver Ferns

Diamonds in Gold medal match with gritty six goal win against England

The Diamonds qualify for their fourth straight consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal match with a hard fought 51-45 win over England

 

Diamonds to take on England in semi-final clash

While many might have penciled in a Diamonds v Silver Ferns gold medal match before the Games began, the Diamonds know their semi-final clash against England will be anything but a free ride into the final.

 

Diamonds finish pool matches with 28 goal victory

The Diamonds defeat Trinidad and Tobago, taking them into a semi-final clash against England.

 

Diamonds defeat Malawi 74-35

The Diamonds are sitting on four straight wins and looking dangerous after beating Malawi convincingly in their penultimate round stage match

 

Diamonds pass test against Jamaica

The Diamonds recorded their third win of the Commonwealth Games with a 60-46 victory over the Sunshine Girls

 

Diamonds face first real Commonwealth Games test tonight

The Diamonds will face their biggest challenge in the Games so far when they meet a strengthened and physical Jamaican side.

 

Diamonds dominate against home team in Delhi

The Diamonds put on a masterclass against India defeating their hosts 113-18 in front of an enthusiastic home crowd

 

Diamonds  notch up first win at Comm Games

The Diamonds began their Delhi campaign well with a comfortable win over 9th ranked Samoa

Games underway after successful opening ceremony

It was a great moment when Sharelle led the Australian team into the Jawaharla Nehru stadium in Delhi on the eve of her fourth Commonwealth Games

September

 

Diamonds claim Constellation Cup in thriller

 

The Diamonds grab a physiological edge over the Silver Ferns less than a month out from the Commonwealth Games, claiming the Constellation up, after their 2-1 Series win.

 

Ferns lock Series 1-all with emphatic win in Wellington

 

An impressive Silver Ferns line-up level the Constellation Cup Series 1-all with a 19-goal victory in Wellington

 

Diamonds following process on route to Delhi

 

Diamonds captain Sharelle McMahon explains the Diamonds process in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games

 

Green 'stoked' to be Delhi bound

 

Powerful centre court Kim Green discusses her jubliation at being named in the Commonwealth Games team. Green will compete in the Games 40 years after her mother competed for swimming.

 

 

News archive
 

Read more news on the Diamonds as they prepare for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

 
Feature stories

 

It takes two - Hallinan and Corletto
 

After first meeting in the Victorian Primary schools netball team in 1997, Julie Corletto and Renae Hallinan have almost been inseparable on and off the netball court.  Following that early meeting, the two players spent their early netball days playing at the Melbourne Waverley netball club; they then progressed through the Victorian underage teams and have now become invaluable players for both the Melbourne Vixens and the Australian Netball Diamonds.  

Player of the Future - Madison Browne

It is easy to forget at times that Madison Browne is only 22 years of age. A regular on the national netball arena since 2006 when she made her debut for the Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, the classy wing attack is quickly making a name for herself as an important player of the future. 

 

 
 

 

 

To read all of Netball Australia's news click here.

 

 

Netball was first seen at the Commonwealth Games as a demonstration sport in 1990, but was one of three team sports officially introduced at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

 Australia has taken gold home twice since then, the Silver Ferns once.  

 In Delhi, the Netball competition will be held at Thyagaraj Sports Complex from 4 to 14 October 2010.

 Click here for the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition schedule. 

 Click here to view the Australian results and squads from previous Commonwealth Games

 

 

 

Click here to view video clips of the Diamonds talking about the Commonwealth Games.

 

 

To make sure you have all of your netball news first, subscribe to all of Netball Australia's communication channels.

Follow us on Twitter
Follow Netball Australia  on YouTube

Follow the Diamonds on Facebook

Subscribe Netball Australia's e-newsletter to GameON!