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Megan Dehn Personal information Full name Megan Dehn (née Anderson) Born 9 November 1974
Gosford, New South WalesHeight 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Netball career Positions GA, GS, WA Medal recordCompetitor for 
AustraliaNetball World Championships Silver 2003 Kingston Netball Commonwealth Games Gold 2002 Manchester Netball Silver 2006 Melbourne Netball Updated on 15 March 2011. Megan Dehn (née Anderson) is an Australian international netballer from Woy Woy, New South Wales.[1][2] A former Australian representative player, she currently plays in the ANZ Championship for New Zealand–based team the Northern Mystics.
Dehn was the first player to feature in both the National Bank Cup and Commonwealth Bank Trophy competitions at the same time.[3]
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International career
Dehn represented the Australian national team from 2000–2006. She had to battle for her place in the team in 2001 and 2004. Dehn has been to the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, 2003 Netball World Championships in Kingston and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. She has been to many tours to New Zealand, Jamaica, England and South Africa, amassing 20 caps for Australia.
After an absence from the international scene, on 21 June 2010 Dehn declared her interest in playing for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns. Since 2006 Dehn has played for domestic teams in New Zealand, and was open to the idea of wearing the black dress. She stated if she was asked by Netball New Zealand then she would definitely consider it.[4]
Domestic career
Dehn played for the Adelaide Ravens (1997–98) and the Sydney Swifts (1999–2007) in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She also had a two-year stint in New Zealand with the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup.[5]
Dehn was the first player to feature in both the National Bank Cup and Commonwealth Bank Trophy competitions at the same time.[6]
With the start of the new trans-Tasman ANZ Championship, Dehn was signed with New Zealand team the Southern Steel for the 2008 season. The Steel tried to sign her again for the 2009 season, but she was ruled ineligible by Netball New Zealand.[7] Dehn subsequently signed with the Queensland Firebirds, but later pulled out of the team before the start of the season citing work commitments.
In June 2009, Dehn gained special dispensation to rejoin the Steel as a replacement for the then pregnant shooter Daneka Wipiiti. Dehn announced a return to the ANZ Championship in 2010 for the Southern Steel after a great performance with the World 7 team who recently toured New Zealand.
For the 2011 ANZ Championship season Dehn signed with the Northern Mystics after attempts to gain NZ residency were unsuccessful to allow her to be a part of the Southern Steel for another year.[8] Dehn's move came about due to the Steel signing Natasha Chokljat from the Melbourne Vixens which meant that under the Championship rules the Steel would have had two ineligible players on their books.[9]
Amateur career
Dehn played her first game of netball at the age of 8 at the St John the Baptist netball club, Woy Woy, due to her mother's participation as an umpire.[10] Much of Dehn's junior playing was competing in the Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association, at the Lemon Grove Park netball courts, Lagoon Street, Ettalong Beach.[11]
References
- ^ 2009 Queensland Firebirds profile. Retrieved on 2009-03-13.
- ^ Southern Steel Player Interview Official website
- ^ McFadden, Suzanne (21 June 2007). "Neball: Dehn on brink of making netball history". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10446986. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Dehn keen to be a Silver Fern". Television New Zealand. Newstalk ZB. 21 June 2010. http://tvnz.co.nz/netball-news/dehn-keen-silver-fern-3602434. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ Swifts Chatter, Match Night Program, 27 April 2007 (accessed 22 May 2011)
- ^ Dehn on brink of making netball history, The New Zealand Herald, 21 June 2007 (accessed 22 May 2011)
- ^ "Dehn refused clearance to play for Steel". The Southland Times. 2008-11/06. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/708182. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (2009-06-06-13). "Sharp-shooter Dehn signs with Southern Steel". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/netball/news/article.cfm?c_id=69&objectid=10578149. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (16 September 2010). "Netball: Mystics pull off a coup with newest recruit". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10673713. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ Player Profile, Commonwealth Bank Trophy, 2007 (accessed 22 May 2011)
- ^ Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association Twenty-fifth Anniversary, Parliament of New South Wales, 2 March 2005 (accessed 22 May 2011)
External links
Northern Mystics – 2011 team Players Cullen • Dehn • George • Henry • Latu • McAlister • Mes • Moulds • G. Rasmussen • R. Rasmussen • Scarlett • TutaiaCoaching staff Debbie Fuller (head coach) • Jenny-May Coffin (assistant coach)Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- Australian netball players
- Northern Mystics players
- Southern Steel players
- People from Gosford
- Netball players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
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