Megan Hutton (born 26 March 1976 in

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) is a New Zealand retired

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

player. Hutton normally plays in the goal keeper position. She also played basketball for Southland. Hutton debuted in the Coca-Cola Cup (later the

National Bank Cup The National Bank Cup, originally known as the Coca-Cola Cup, was the top level national Netball in New Zealand, New Zealand netball league between 1998 in New Zealand, 1998 and 2007 in New Zealand, 2007. The league was organised by Netball Ne ...

) in 1999 with the Canterbury Flames, joining Silver Ferns defenders

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and Anna Veronese. After two years with the Canterbury franchise, Hutton transferred to the Southland-based

Southern Sting Southern Sting are a former New Zealand netball team that were based in Invercargill. Between 1998 and 2007, Sting played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. They were the league's most successful team. They played in all ten grand ...

. In 2004, Hutton moved north to play with the Capital Shakers, but after one year with the Wellington-based side, Hutton made a controversial return to the Sting, where she remained for the rest of the National Bank Cup. The National Bank Cup concluded in 2007 with the Sting winning a closely fought 50–49 final over the Northern Force. After the final National Bank Cup, Hutton moved to England and played in the 2007–08 Netball Superleague for Team Northumbria. The inclusion of Hutton and two Australian imports were noted as contributing factors in Team Northumbria's improved performance over the season. She returned to New Zealand for the start of the

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, again playing in Southland, this time for the new

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franchise. Hutton played two seasons in the Steel, before retiring from netball after 2009. She was lured out of retirement the following year as a temporary replacement player for the

Canterbury Tactix Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Champions ...

, after veteran defender Anna Galvan sustained a wrist injury.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutton, Megan New Zealand netball players Mainland Tactix players Southern Steel players Netball players from Christchurch 1977 births Living people ANZ Championship players Netball Superleague players Team Northumbria netball players Capital Shakers players New Zealand expatriate netball people in England Southern Sting players Canterbury Flames players