Megan Hutton

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**Megan Hutton**

Date of birth	December 7, 1977 (1977-12-07) (age 30)
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
Current position	Goal keeper
Previous Teams	Canterbury Flames (1997-2000) Southern Sting (2001-3, 2005-7) Capital Shakers (2004) Silver Ferns (2001-) Team Northumbria (2007-8) Southern Steel (2008)
Championships as Player	1997 National Bank Cup - Third 2000 National Bank Cup - Second 2001 National Bank Cup - Champions 2002 National Bank Cup - Champions 2003 National Bank Cup - Champions 2007 National Bank Cup - Champions
Height	187cm^[1]

Megan Hutton (born 12 July 1977 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player. She is the current co-captain of the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship. She is a defender and normally plays Goal Keeper. She stands at 187cm.

1 Career highlights
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3 References

[edit] Career highlights

[edit] Early career and the Canterbury Flames (1997-2000)

Hutton started her netball playing for Canterbury in the New Zealand netball championships in 1997. Her team came fourth and she was awarded a place in the New Zealand Under 21 team with Anna Galvan.

After her performances in 1997, she was picked as a reserve for the Canterbury Flames in the inaugural National Bank Cup. The Flames finished third in the competition. In 1999, she was given a regular starting position alongside Anna Galvan, finishing sixth. Hutton continued in the competition in 2000, providing strong competition for the Shakers' shooter Irene Van Dyk, finishing second behind the Southern Sting.

[edit] Southern Sting (2001-2003)

In 2001 Hutton was signed by Invercargill's competition dominators the Southern Sting. She was one of three new signings including Adine Wilson. The team included Silver Ferns Bernice Mene, Donna Wilkins, Lesley Rumball, Adine Wilson and South African Leana de Bruin. Hutton played in every matches of the 2001 competition. The Sting won the competition (a feat they repeated every year from 1999-2004 and 2007) and Hutton was named in the Silver Ferns squad.

[edit] Shakers, knee injury and Northumbria (2004-present)

In 2004, Hutton left the Southern Sting to become the captain of the Capital Shakers. The Shakers finished in 7th place.

Hutton returned to the Southern Sting in 2005. After suffering a knee injury (requiring 2 knee reconstructions) was forced to take 9 months off. In 2006, Hutton was named captain of the New Zealand A team, and signed with the Sting for 2007 season.

In 2007, she played for the Southern Sting (who once again won the National Bank Cup) as well as Team Northumbria in the English Super League.