Margaret Caldow

Playing career Victoria Between 1961 and 1979, Caldow played for Victoria in the Australian National Netball Championships. She captained the team for eight years. In 2000, together with Sharelle McMahon, Wilma Shakespear, Joyce Brown, Shelley O'Donnell and Simone McKinnis, Caldow was named in Netball Victoria's Team of the Century. The Victorian Netball League's Championship MVP award is named the Margaret Caldow Trophy after Caldow. In 2008, Caldow was inducted into the Australian Netball Hall of Fame.

Tournaments Place1963 World Netball Championships 1975 World Netball Championships 1979 World Netball Championships

Coaching career Victorian Institute of Sport Between 1991 and 1995, Caldow served as head netball coach at the Victorian Institute of Sport, mentoring among others, Sharelle McMahon.

Melbourne Kestrels Between 2002 and 2003, Caldow served as head coach of Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league.

England Between 2004 and 2007, Caldow served as head coach of England. She was the England head coach at both the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 World Netball Championships. Caldow was credited with mentoring Louisa Brownfield, Joanne Harten, Rachel Dunn and Pamela Cookey. On 13 May 2007 she also guided England to a 50–45 win against New Zealand. At the time, New Zealand were the reigning World and Commonwealth champions. It was also England's first win over New Zealand in thirty two years.

Tournaments Place2006 Commonwealth Games 2007 World Netball Championships 4th

Australia Caldow has also been a selector, assistant coach and specialist coach with Australia. She became a national selector in 1981. Between 1984 and 1985 she was an assistant coach at the Australian Institute of Sport. She was also an assistant coach with Australia at the 1987 World Netball Championships. Between 2013 and 2018, Caldow served as Lisa Alexander's assistant/shooting specialist. During this time, she was a member of Australia's coaching team at the 2015 Netball World Cup and at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Honours Player Australia World Netball Championships Winners: 1963, 1975, 1979

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