Megan Anderson (netball) explained

Megan Anderson
Fullname:Megan Leigh Anderson
Birth Date:9 November 1974
Birth Place:Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
School:Corpus Christi College
Positions:GA, GS, WA
Clubyears1:1994
Clubteam1:Australian Institute of Sport
Clubyears2:1997
Clubteam2:Sydney Swifts
Clubyears3:1998
Clubteam3:Sydney Sandpipers
Clubapps3:13
Clubyears4:1999
Clubteam4:Adelaide Ravens
Clubapps4:17
Clubyears5:2000–2007
Clubteam5:Sydney Swifts
Clubyears6:2006–2007
Clubteam6:→ Northern Force
Clubyears7:2008–2010
Clubteam7:Southern Steel
Clubyears8:2011
Clubteam8:Northern Mystics
Nationalyears1:2000–2006
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalyears2:2009
Nationalteam2:World 7
Coachyears1:2020–

Megan Anderson, also known as Megan McWilliams and previously known as Megan Dehn, is a former Australia netball international and current netball coach. Between 2000 and 2006 she made 20 senior appearances for Australia. She was a member of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. During the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era, Anderson was a member of Sydney Swifts teams that won premierships in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. During the ANZ Championship era, she played for Southern Steel and Northern Mystics. After retiring as a player in 2011, she became a coach. In 2020 Anderson was appointed head coach of Queensland Firebirds.

Early life, family and education

Anderson was raised in Woy Woy, New South Wales. Her mother was a netball umpire and Anderson began played netball, aged 8, with the St John the Baptist netball club and the Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association at Ettalong Beach.[1] [2] [3] Between 1991 and 1992, Anderson attended Corpus Christi College.[4] [5] [6] She is the mother of twins, born c.2014.[7] Anderson is married to Mark McWilliams.

Playing career

New South Wales

Between 1992 and 1995, Anderson represented New South Wales in the Australian National Netball Championships. In 1992 she featured at under-19 level. Between 1993 and 1995 she played at under-21 levels.[3] [4]

Mobil Superleague

In 1994, Anderson played for the Australian Institute of Sport in the Mobil Superleague.[8] [9]

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

During the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era, Anderson made 141 appearances, playing 519 quarters and scoring 2507 goals. She played for Sydney Sandpipers, Adelaide Ravens and Sydney Swifts.[1] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Sydney Sandpipers

In 1998 Anderson made 13 appearances for Sydney Sandpipers.[11] [15]

Adelaide Ravens

In 1999 Anderson made 17 appearances for Adelaide Ravens. Together with Michelle den Dekker, she was a member of the Ravens team coached by Patricia Mickan that finished the season as overall runners up. In the grand final, Anderson scored 17 from 30 as Ravens lost 62–30 to Adelaide Thunderbirds.[16]

Sydney Swifts

During two spells with Swifts, Anderson made 111 appearances. She was a member of Sydney Swifts teams that won premierships in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. Her team mates at Sydney Swifts included Briony Akle, Jane Altschwager, Catherine Cox and Liz Ellis. Between 2001 and 2005, she played in four grand finals for Swifts.[3] [11] [12] [14] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

New Zealand

Northern Force

In 2006 and 2007, Anderson played for Northern Force in the National Bank Cup. During the breaks in the New Zealand competition, Anderson travelled back to Australia to play for Sydney Swifts in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She was the first player to feature in both competitions at the same time.[5] [6] [17] [24] In 2007, Anderson was a member of the Northern Force team that were defeated by Southern Sting in the last National Bank Cup grand final.[25] [26] [27]

Southern Steel

Between 2008 and 2010, Anderson played for Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship.[28] [29] [30] [31] Anderson was originally a member of the 2008 New South Wales Swifts squad but subsequently withdrew and joined Steel.[24] [32] [33] [34] In 2009, Netball New Zealand initially blocked Anderson from playing for Steel because she was not a New Zealand citizen and wasn't eligible to represent the New Zealand national netball team. She subsequently agreed to play for Queensland Firebirds, but later withdrew from the team, citing work commitments. However, in June 2009 she was permitted to re-join Steel as a replacement for the pregnant Daneka Wipiiti. She then played for Steel in the final three rounds and the playoffs.[27] [30] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] She captained Steel during the 2010 season.[40] [41] [42]

Northern Mystics

Anderson played for Northern Mystics during the 2011 ANZ Championship season. She had initially planned to continue playing for Southern Steel and was applying to become a New Zealand citizen. Meanwhile, Steel signed Natasha Chokljat, another Australia international. However, Anderson failed to meet the residency requirements required for New Zealand citizenship and Steel found themselves with two import players when they were only permitted to have one. Anderson considered retiring, but was persuaded by Mystics captain, Temepara George to move to Auckland for one last season.[43] [7] [44] [45] She was subsequently a member of the 2011 Northern Mystics team that were grand finalists and runners up in the ANZ Championship to Queensland Firebirds.[46] [47] [48] [49] [50]

Grand finals

Grand finalsTeamPlaceOpponentGoals
11999Adelaide RavensRunners upAdelaide Thunderbirds
22001[51] Sydney SwiftsWinnersAdelaide Thunderbirds
32003Sydney SwiftsRunners upMelbourne PhoenixWA
42004[52] Sydney SwiftsWinnersMelbourne Phoenix
52005Sydney SwiftsRunners upMelbourne Phoenix
62007Northern ForceRunners upSouthern Sting?
72011Northern MysticsRunners upQueensland FirebirdsWA

International

Australia

Between 2000 and 2006, Anderson made 20 senior appearances for Australia. Between 1994 and 1996 she had represented Australia at under-21 level. She made her senior debut on 23 November 2000 in an away match against South Africa. She was the first player to debut for Australia in the 21st century. Anderson was a member of the Australia team that won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[43] [3] [10] [53] [54] [55] [56]

World 7

In August 2009, Anderson played for a World 7 team, coached by Julie Fitzgerald, that defeated New Zealand 2–1 in the 2009 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.[38] [39] [42] [57] [58] [59]

Coaching career

Assistant coach

Northern Mystics

After retiring as a player, Anderson was retained by Northern Mystics as a specialist coach for the 2012 ANZ Championship season.[49] [60]

New South Wales Swifts

Between 2014 and 2017, Anderson served as an assistant coach to Robert Wright at New South Wales Swifts. Specialising in attack, Anderson was part of the coaching team which led Swifts to back-to-back ANZ Championship grand finals in 2015 and 2016.[3] [7] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65]

Australia

Between 2017 and 2019, Anderson served as an assistant coach with Australia. Together with Robert Wright, she served as one of Stacey Marinkovich's assistants at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series. In 2018 and 2019, together with Clare Ferguson, she was an assistant to Lisa Alexander.[66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71]

Head coach

In 2020, ahead of the 2021 Suncorp Super Netball season, Anderson was appointed head coach of Queensland Firebirds.[23] [72] [73]

Honours

Australia
World 7
Sydney Swifts
Northern Force
Northern Mystics
Individual awards
YearAward
2000[74] Australian Sports Medal
2018[75] Netball NSW Hall of Fame

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Netball NSW – 2018 Annual Report. Netball NSW. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111130952/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/08113918/Annual-Financial-Report-2018.pdf. 11 January 2021. 28 June 2020.
  4. News: Alumni – St Peter's Catholic College. stpetersdbb.catholic.edu.au. 25 November 2021.
  5. News: Netball: Preparing for a Swift exit. www.nzherald.co.nz. 21 June 2007. 24 November 2021.
  6. News: Neball: Dehn on brink of making netball history. www.nzherald.co.nz. The New Zealand Herald. 21 June 2007. 19 January 2019.
  7. News: Southern homecoming for NSW Swifts coach Megan Anderson. stuff.co.nz. 7 March 2015. 18 January 2019.
  8. Web site: 1994 AIS Netball Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324163759/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/1994 . 24 March 2019 . 16 August 2020 . Clearinghouse for Sport . Australian Sports Commission.
  9. Web site: Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985-1996 (page 2). netballscoop.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130164759/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/esso-superleague-1985-1990/page/2/. 30 November 2020. 30 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Megan Anderson. diamonds.netball.com.au. 21 September 2020.
  11. Web site: 2005 Netball NSW – Annual Report. Netball NSW. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020215629/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155446/2005-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf. 20 October 2020. 16 September 2020.
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  24. Web site: Dehn crosses ditch to play for Southern Steel. www.brisbanetimes.com.au. 24 November 2021. 26 January 2008.
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  36. Web site: Firebirds coach Vicki Wilson tackles Netball Queensland. www.news.com.au. The Courier-Mail. https://web.archive.org/web/20090312015658/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25153397-10389,00.html. 12 March 2009. 7 March 2009. 30 December 2021.
  37. News: Sharp-shooter Dehn signs with Southern Steel. www.nzherald.co.nz. The New Zealand Herald. 12 June 2009. 19 January 2019.
  38. Web site: Megan Dehn back for Steel in 2010. www.netballnz.co.nz. 28 August 2009. 21 November 2021.
  39. Web site: Netball: Dehn re-signs with Steel. www.netballnz.co.nz. 28 August 2009. 21 November 2021.
  40. Web site: Netball: Australian Dehn to captain Steel. www.odt.co.nz. 4 November 2021. 4 February 2010.
  41. Web site: Megan Dehn aims for own style as captain. stuff.co.nz. 4 November 2021. 8 February 2010.
  42. News: Steel skipper Megan Dehn raring to go. stuff.co.nz. The Southland Times. 15 March 2010. 21 November 2021.
  43. News: Megan Dehn. www.northernmystics.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20110216152343/http://www.northernmystics.co.nz/Megan-Dehn/0,2718,11832,00.html. 16 February 2011. 21 November 2021.
  44. News: Netball: Mystics pull off a coup with newest recruit. www.nzherald.co.nz. The New Zealand Herald. 16 September 2010. 19 January 2019.
  45. News: Megan Dehn set to face former Steel team. stuff.co.nz. 14 February 2011. 18 November 2021.
  46. News: Winning feeling ... Megan Dehn (r) and Temepara George celebrate victory. www.abc.net.au. 17 May 2011. 24 November 2021.
  47. News: Northern Mystics get support from all quarters. stuff.co.nz. 20 May 2011. 30 November 2021.
  48. News: LG Mystics 2nd in ANZ Championship 2011. www.northernmystics.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20160124070031/https://www.northernmystics.co.nz/news/lg-mystics-2nd-in-anz-championship-2011/. 24 January 2016. 22 May 2011. 18 November 2021.
  49. Web site: Megan Dehn still with the Mystics. netballscoop.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108031104/http://netballscoop.com/2012/03/megan-dehn-mystics/. 8 January 2014. 9 March 2012. 8 May 2012. dead.
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  61. Web site: NSW Swifts - 2014 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 12 December 2020. 29 November 2014.
  62. News: Anderson makes elite history. nsw.netball.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818092905/https://nsw.netball.com.au/uncategorized/anderson-makes-elite-history/. 18 August 2016. 3 November 2015. 21 November 2021.
  63. Web site: NSW Swifts - 2015 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 14 December 2020. 29 November 2015.
  64. Web site: NSW Swifts - 2016 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 15 December 2020. 29 November 2016.
  65. Web site: NSW Swifts - 2017 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 15 December 2020. 29 November 2017.
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  67. Web site: Diamonds appoint specialist coaches . www.espn.co.uk. 14 August 2018. 2 October 2020.
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  72. News: Anderson to lead Firebirds in 2021. supernetball.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129215905/https://supernetball.com.au/news/anderson-lead-firebirds-2021. 29 November 2020. 19 November 2020. 25 November 2021.
  73. News: The Firebirds overlook former national coach Lisa Alexander for her former assistant. www.theaustralian.com.au. 19 November 2020. 25 November 2021.
  74. News: Megan Anderson. www.itsanhonour.gov.au. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055745/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=985883&search_type=advanced&showInd=true. 4 March 2016. 14 July 2000. 31 December 2012.
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