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{{short description|Australia netball international}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox netball biography
|name    = Megan Anderson
|image   =
|caption =
|fullname    = Megan Leigh Anderson
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1974|11|9|df=yes}}<ref name="asn110811"/>
|birth_place = [[Gosford, New South Wales]],<ref name="anz070711"/><ref name="nmnz160211"/> Australia
|height      = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}
|school      = [[St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah|Corpus Christi College]]
|university  = 
|positions   = GA, GS, WA
|clubyears1  = 1994
|clubteam1   = [[Australian Institute of Sport (netball)|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 (netball)|Southern Steel]]
|clubyears8  = 2011
|clubteam8   = [[Northern Mystics]]
|nationalyears1 = 2000–2006
|nationalteam1  = [[Australia national netball team|Australia]]
|nationalcaps1  = 20
|nationalyears2 = 2009
|nationalteam2  = [[World Netball|World 7]]
|nationalcaps2  =
|coachyears1    = 2020–
|coachteam1     = [[Queensland Firebirds]] 
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{nb|Australia}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Netball at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]|[[Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Team]]}}
}}

'''Megan Anderson''', also known as '''Megan McWilliams''' and previously known as '''Megan Dehn''', is a former [[Australia national netball team|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 [[Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Commonwealth Games]]. During the [[Commonwealth Bank Trophy]] era, Anderson was a member of [[Sydney Swifts]] teams that won [[List of Australian netball premiers|premierships]] in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. During the [[ANZ Championship]] era, she played for [[Southern Steel (netball)|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, New South Wales|Ettalong Beach]].<ref name="asn110811">{{cite news|url=http://archive-cbt.netball.asn.au/playerprofile.asp?team=3194&id=122&comp=601&orgid=31|title=Player Profile // Commonwealth Bank Trophy 2007|publisher=www.netball.asn.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811172833/http://archive-cbt.netball.asn.au/playerprofile.asp?team=3194&id=122&comp=601&orgid=31|archive-date=11 August 2011|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="nswau020305">{{cite news|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20050302018|author=[[Marie Andrews]]|title=Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association Twenty-fifth Anniversary|publisher=www.parliament.nsw.gov.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330195648/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20050302018|archive-date=30 March 2011|date=2 March 2005|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="nnsw2018">{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/08113918/Annual-Financial-Report-2018.pdf|title=Netball NSW – 2018 Annual Report|publisher=[[Netball NSW]]|archive-url=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|archive-date=11 January 2021|access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref> Between 1991 and 1992, Anderson attended [[St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah|Corpus Christi College]].<ref name="stpdbb">{{cite news|url=https://stpetersdbb.catholic.edu.au/alumni-2/|title=Alumni – St Peter's Catholic College|publisher=stpetersdbb.catholic.edu.au|accessdate=25 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="nzherald210607a">{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/netball-preparing-for-a-swift-exit/IFTB7AGHBUFNBTLX4UCEDLGSNQ/|title=Netball: Preparing for a Swift exit|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|date=21 June 2007|accessdate=24 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="nzherald210607b">{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10446986|title=Neball: Dehn on brink of making netball history|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=21 June 2007|accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref> She is the mother of twins, born c.2014.<ref name="stuff070315">{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/66923624/null|title=Southern homecoming for NSW Swifts coach Megan Anderson|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=7 March 2015|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref> Anderson is married to Mark McWilliams.

==Playing career==
===New South Wales===
Between 1992 and 1995, Anderson represented [[Netball New South Wales|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.<ref name="nnsw2018"/><ref name="stpdbb"/>

===Mobil Superleague===
In 1994, Anderson played for the [[Australian Institute of Sport (netball)|Australian Institute of Sport]] in the [[Mobil Superleague]].<ref name="clearinghouse1994">{{Cite web |title=1994 AIS Netball Program |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/1994 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324163759/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/people/ais_alumni/netball/1994 |archive-date=24 March 2019 |access-date=16 August 2020 |website=Clearinghouse for Sport |publisher=Australian Sports Commission}}</ref><ref name="netballscoop1985962">{{Cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/esso-superleague-1985-1990/page/2/|title=Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985-1996 (page 2)|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130164759/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/esso-superleague-1985-1990/page/2/|archive-date=30 November 2020|access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref>

===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]].<ref name="asn110811"/><ref name="diamondsanderson">{{cite web|url=https://diamonds.netball.com.au/player/megan-anderson|title=Megan Anderson|publisher=diamonds.netball.com.au|accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="netballnsw2005">{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155446/2005-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|title=2005 Netball NSW – Annual Report|publisher=[[Netball NSW]]|archive-url=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|archive-date=20 October 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="netballnsw2007">{{cite web|url=http://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2007-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|title=Netball NSW – Annual Report 2007|publisher=[[Netball NSW]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917012317/http://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/10/06155445/2007-Netball-NSW-Annual-Report.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="netballscoop1997077">{{Cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/7/|title=Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 7)|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154524/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/7/|archive-date=1 November 2021|date=12 January 2021|access-date=10 November 2009}}</ref><ref name="nswswifts291109a">{{Cite web|url=https://nswswifts.com.au/news/sydney-swifts-1997-2007|title=Sydney Swifts - 1997-2007|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|accessdate=11 June 2020|date=29 November 2009}}</ref>

====Sydney Sandpipers====
In 1998 Anderson made 13 appearances for [[Sydney Sandpipers]].<ref name="netballnsw2005"/><ref name="ss19972003">{{cite web|url=http://www.netballnsw.com/extra.asp?id=3564&OrgID=2|title=Sydney Sandpipers (1997–2003)|publisher=www.netballnsw.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714164618/http://www.netballnsw.com/extra.asp?id=3564&OrgID=2|archive-date=14 July 2011|accessdate=13 December 2021}}</ref>

====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]].<ref name="netballscoop1997072">{{Cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/2/|title=Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 2)|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126172049/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/2/|archive-date=26 January 2021|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref>

====Sydney Swifts====
During two spells with Swifts, Anderson made 111 appearances. She was a member of [[Sydney Swifts]] teams that won [[List of Australian netball premiers|premierships]] in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. Her team mates at Sydney Swifts included [[Briony Akle]], [[Jane Altschwager]], [[Catherine Cox (netball)|Catherine Cox]] and [[Liz Ellis]]. Between 2001 and 2005, she played in four grand finals for Swifts.<ref name="nnsw2018"/><ref name="netballnsw2005"/><ref name="netballnsw2007"/><ref name="nswswifts291109a"/><ref name="netballscoop1997072"/><ref name="asn270407">{{cite news|url=http://www.netball.asn.au/_uploads/res/2_13581.pdf|title=Swifts Chatter – Match Night Program|publisher=www.netball.asn.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727185526/http://www.netball.asn.au/_uploads/res/2_13581.pdf|archive-date=27 July 2011|date=27 April 2007|accessdate=22 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="netballscoop1997071">{{Cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/|title=Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 1)|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126120316/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/|archive-date=26 January 2021|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="netballscoop1997073">{{Cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/3/|title=Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 3)|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629201728/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/3/|archive-date=29 June 2021|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="netballscoop1997074">{{Cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/4/|title=Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 4)|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629201735/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/4/|archive-date=29 June 2021|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="netballscoop1997075">{{Cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/5/|title=Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 5)|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629201732/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/5/|archive-date=29 June 2021|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="netballscoop1997076">{{Cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/6/|title=Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 6)|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412181954/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/commonwealth-bank-trophy-1997-2007/page/6/|archive-date=12 April 2021|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="smh010521">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/netball/best-mates-to-enemies-premiership-winners-go-head-to-head-in-super-netball-opener-20210430-p57nxs.html|title=Best mates to enemies: Premiership winners go head-to-head in Super Netball opener|publisher=www.smh.com.au|date=1 May 2021|access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>

===New Zealand===
====Northern Force====
In 2006 and 2007, Anderson played for [[Northern Force]] in the [[National Bank Cup]]. During the breaks in the [[Netball in New Zealand|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.<ref name="nzherald210607a"/><ref name="nzherald210607b"/><ref name="asn270407"/><ref name="bt260108">{{cite web|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/dehn-crosses-ditch-to-play-for-southern-steel-20080127-ge9lmf.html|title=Dehn crosses ditch to play for Southern Steel|publisher=www.brisbanetimes.com.au|accessdate=24 November 2021|date=26 January 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref name="psnz220607a">{{cite web|url=https://photosportnz.photoshelter.com/image/I0000Q2fU1U1pYIA|title=National Bank Cup Final - Force v Sting|publisher=photoshelter.com|accessdate=24 November 2021|date=22 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="psnz220607b">{{cite web|url=https://photosportnz.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ENoGsLPlpxU|title=National Bank Cup Final - Force v Sting|publisher=photoshelter.com|accessdate=24 November 2021|date=22 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="stuff280709">{{cite web|url=https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/2580870/Welcome-change-for-Megan-Dehn|title=Welcome change for Megan Dehn|publisher=stuff.co.nz|accessdate=24 November 2021|date=28 July 2009}}</ref>

====Southern Steel====
Between [[2008 ANZ Championship season|2008]] and [[2010 ANZ Championship season|2010]], Anderson played for [[Southern Steel (netball)|Southern Steel]] in the [[ANZ Championship]].<ref name="anz070711">{{cite news|url=http://www.anz-championship.com/teams/player-profile.asp?pid=36|title=Megan Dehn|publisher=www.anz-championship.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707151959/http://www.anz-championship.com/teams/player-profile.asp?pid=36|archive-date=7 July 2011|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref><ref name=southernsteel2008>{{cite news|url=https://www.southernsteel.co.nz/about-us/steel-history/2008-anz-netball-championship-season-__I.17406|title=Southern Steel 2008 Netball Team|publisher=www.southernsteel.co.nz|access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="southernsteel2009">{{cite web|url=https://www.southernsteel.co.nz/about-us/steel-history/2009-netball-season-steel-players-__I.17413|title=Southern Steel Netball Team 2009 ANZ Championship Team |publisher=www.southernsteel.co.nz|accessdate=20 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="southernsteel2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.southernsteel.co.nz/about-us/steel-history/2010-steel-netball-team-players-__I.17420|title=Southern Steel Netball Team 2010 ANZ Championship Team |publisher=www.southernsteel.co.nz|accessdate=28 February 2021}}</ref> Anderson was originally a member of the [[2008 New South Wales Swifts season|2008 New South Wales Swifts]] squad but subsequently withdrew and joined Steel.<ref name="bt260108"/><ref name="nswswifts081207">{{cite web|url=http://nswswifts.com.au/newsitem.asp?id=6075&orgid=2420&year=2007&month=12|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915150140/http://nswswifts.com.au/newsitem.asp?id=6075&orgid=2420&year=2007&month=12|title=NSW SWIFTS; red hot and ready to take on world|archive-date=15 September 2009|access-date=8 March 2009|date=8 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="sportsaustralia081207">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=2714|publisher=www.sportsaustralia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209124805/http://www.sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=2714|title=New South Wales team announced|archive-date=9 December 2007|access-date=8 March 2009|date=8 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="brisbane050208">{{cite web|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/overseas-players-join-new-netball-league-20080205-ge9mrp.html|title=Overseas players join new netball league|publisher=www.brisbanetimes.com.au|access-date=29 March 2020|date=5 February 2008}}</ref> In [[2009 ANZ Championship season|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.<ref name="stuff280709"/><ref name="southernsteel2009"/><ref name="stuff310109">{{cite news|url=http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/708182/Dehn-refused-clearance-to-play-for-Steel|title=Dehn refused clearance to play for Steel|publisher=stuff.co.nz|work=[[The Southland Times]]|date=31 January 2009|accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=couriermail070309>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25153397-10389,00.html|title=Firebirds coach Vicki Wilson tackles Netball Queensland|publisher=www.news.com.au|work=[[The Courier-Mail]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312015658/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25153397-10389,00.html|archive-date=12 March 2009|date=7 March 2009|access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="nzherald120609">{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/netball/news/article.cfm?c_id=69&objectid=10578149|title=Sharp-shooter Dehn signs with Southern Steel|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=12 June 2009|accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="netballnz280809">{{cite web|url=https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/megan-dehn-back-for-steel-in-2010|title=Megan Dehn back for Steel in 2010|publisher=www.netballnz.co.nz|date=28 August 2009|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="odt280809">{{cite web|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/netball/netball-dehn-re-signs-steel|title=Netball: Dehn re-signs with Steel|publisher=www.netballnz.co.nz|date=28 August 2009|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref> She captained Steel during the 2010 season.<ref name="odt040210">{{cite web|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/netball/netball-australian-dehn-captain-steel|title=Netball: Australian Dehn to captain Steel|publisher=www.odt.co.nz|accessdate=4 November 2021|date=4 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="stuff080210">{{cite web|url=http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/3295541/Megan-Dehn-aims-for-own-style-as-captain|title=Megan Dehn aims for own style as captain|publisher=stuff.co.nz|accessdate=4 November 2021|date=8 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="stuff150310">{{cite news|url=http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/3448615/Steel-skipper-Megan-Dehn-raring-to-go|title=Steel skipper Megan Dehn raring to go|publisher=stuff.co.nz|work=[[The Southland Times]]|date=15 March 2010|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref>

====Northern Mystics====
Anderson played for [[Northern Mystics]] during the [[2011 ANZ Championship season]]. She had initially planned to continue playing for [[Southern Steel (netball)|Southern Steel]] and was applying to become a [[New Zealand citizen]]. Meanwhile, Steel signed [[Natasha Chokljat]], another [[Australia national netball team|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.<ref name="nmnz160211">{{cite news|url=http://www.northernmystics.co.nz/Megan-Dehn/0,2718,11832,00.html|title=Megan Dehn|publisher=www.northernmystics.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216152343/http://www.northernmystics.co.nz/Megan-Dehn/0,2718,11832,00.html|archive-date=16 February 2011|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="stuff070315"/><ref name="nzherald160910">{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10673713|title=Netball: Mystics pull off a coup with newest recruit|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=16 September 2010|accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="stuff140211">{{cite news|url=https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/4652285/Megan-Dehn-set-to-face-former-Steel-team|title=Megan Dehn set to face former Steel team|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=14 February 2011|accessdate=18 November 2021}}</ref> She was subsequently a member of the [[2011 Northern Mystics season|2011 Northern Mystics]] team that were grand finalists and runners up in the [[2011 ANZ Championship season|ANZ Championship]] to [[Queensland Firebirds]].<ref name="abc170511">{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-08/winning-feeling--megan-dehn-r-and-temepara-george/2708856?nw=0|title=Winning feeling ... Megan Dehn (r) and Temepara George celebrate victory|publisher=www.abc.net.au|date=17 May 2011|accessdate=24 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="stuff200511">{{cite news|url=http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/5029386/Northern-Mystics-get-support-from-all-quarters|title=Northern Mystics get support from all quarters|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=20 May 2011|accessdate=30 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="nmnz220511">{{cite news|url=https://www.northernmystics.co.nz/news/lg-mystics-2nd-in-anz-championship-2011/|title=LG Mystics 2nd in ANZ Championship 2011|publisher=www.northernmystics.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124070031/https://www.northernmystics.co.nz/news/lg-mystics-2nd-in-anz-championship-2011/|archive-date=24 January 2016|date=22 May 2011|accessdate=18 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="ns090312">{{cite web|url=http://netballscoop.com/2012/03/megan-dehn-mystics/|title=Megan Dehn still with the Mystics|publisher=netballscoop.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108031104/http://netballscoop.com/2012/03/megan-dehn-mystics/|archivedate=8 January 2014|date=9 March 2012|accessdate=8 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="anz220511">{{cite web|url=http://anzchampionship.championdata.com/match_centre/matches/80190104/index.html|title=Queensland Firebirds 57–44 Northern Mystics|publisher=anzchampionship.championdata.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060355/http://anzchampionship.championdata.com/match_centre/matches/80190104/index.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|date=22 May 2011|accessdate=4 December 2021}}</ref>

===Grand finals===
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! 
! Grand finals
! Team
! Place
! Opponent
! Goals
|-
|1||1999<ref name="netballscoop1997072"/>||[[Adelaide Ravens]]||Runners up||[[Adelaide Thunderbirds]]||{{nb-goal|17|30}}
|-
|2||2001<ref name="netballscoop1997072"/><ref name="smh010521"/><ref name="tnp040821">{{Cite web|url=https://thenetballpost.com/swifts-celebrate-25-years-by-going-back-to-yellow/|title=Swifts celebrate 25 years by going back to yellow|work=The Netball Post |publisher=thenetballpost.com|date=4 August 2021|access-date=2 September 2021 |author1=Tashrudd }}</ref>||[[Sydney Swifts]]||Winners||[[Adelaide Thunderbirds]]||{{nb-goal|28|35}}
|-
|3||2003<ref name="netballscoop1997074"/>||[[Sydney Swifts]]||Runners up||[[Melbourne Phoenix]]||WA
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|4||2004<ref name="netballscoop1997075"/><ref name="abc280804">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-08-28/swifts-take-title-in-thriller/2034848|title=Swifts take title in thriller|publisher=www.abc.net.au|date=28 August 2004|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>||[[Sydney Swifts]]||Winners||[[Melbourne Phoenix]]||{{nb-goal|16|20}}
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|5||2005<ref name="netballscoop1997075"/>||[[Sydney Swifts]]||Runners up||[[Melbourne Phoenix]]||{{nb-goal|15|23}}
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|6||2007<ref name="psnz220607a"/><ref name="psnz220607b"/><ref name="stuff280709"/>||[[Northern Force]]||Runners up||[[Southern Sting]]||?
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|7||[[2011 ANZ Championship season|2011]]<ref name="nmnz220511"/><ref name="anz220511"/>||[[Northern Mystics]]||Runners up||[[Queensland Firebirds]]||WA
|-
|}

===International===
====Australia====
Between 2000 and 2006, Anderson made 20 senior appearances for [[Australia national netball team|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 national netball team|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 [[Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name="nmnz160211"/><ref name="nnsw2018"/><ref name="diamondsanderson"/><ref name="netballau2004">{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2004.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 04|publisher=Netball Australia|access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="netballau2005">{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2005.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 05|publisher=Netball Australia|access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="smh110206">{{cite news|first=Karen|last=Lyon|title=Rollercoaster puts shooter in line of fire|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/netball/rollercoaster-puts-shooter-in-line-of-fire/2006/02/20/1140283988689.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|publisher=www.smh.com.au|date=11 February 2006|access-date=26 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="netballau2006">{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2006.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 06|publisher=Netball Australia|access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>

====World 7====
In August 2009, Anderson played for a [[World Netball|World 7]] team, coached by [[Julie Fitzgerald]], that defeated [[New Zealand national netball team|New Zealand]] 2–1 in the [[2009 Taini Jamison Trophy Series]].<ref name="netballnz280809"/><ref name="odt280809"/><ref name="stuff150310"/><ref name="netballnz100709">{{cite web|url=https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/world-7-team-named-to-meet-silver-ferns|title=World 7 team named to meet Silver Ferns|publisher=www.netballnz.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923195205/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/world-7-team-named-to-meet-silver-ferns|archive-date=23 September 2021|date=10 July 2009|access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="netballnz240809">{{cite web|url=https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/world-7-48-defeats-silver-ferns-44-in-1st-test|title=World 7, 48 defeats Silver Ferns, 44 in 1st Test|publisher=www.netballnz.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124164504/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/world-7-48-defeats-silver-ferns-44-in-1st-test|archive-date=24 November 2021|date=24 August 2009|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="nzherald240809">{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-midcourt-misery-plagues-nz/43GGTAIKLLO5B6HSRY6CAWRM6E/|title=Netball: Midcourt misery plagues NZ|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|date=24 August 2009|access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref>

==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]].<ref name="ns090312"/><ref name="nzherald071111">{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball-dehn-brings-australian-knowledge-to-mystics/GTR5BBIR76COVGFOOZXJDSQKQM/|title=Netball: Dehn brings 'Australian knowledge' to Mystics|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|date=7 November 2011|accessdate=24 November 2021}}</ref>

====New South Wales Swifts====
Between [[2014 New South Wales Swifts season|2014]] and [[2017 Suncorp Super Netball season|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 New South Wales Swifts season|2015]] and [[2016 New South Wales Swifts season|2016]].<ref name="nnsw2018"/><ref name="stuff070315"/><ref name="nswswifts291114">{{Cite web|url=https://nswswifts.com.au/news/nsw-swifts-2014-season|title=NSW Swifts - 2014 Season|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|accessdate=12 December 2020|date=29 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="nsw031115">{{cite news|url=https://nsw.netball.com.au/uncategorized/anderson-makes-elite-history/|title=Anderson makes elite history|publisher=nsw.netball.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818092905/https://nsw.netball.com.au/uncategorized/anderson-makes-elite-history/|archive-date=18 August 2016|date=3 November 2015|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="nswswifts291115">{{Cite web|url=https://nswswifts.com.au/news/nsw-swifts-2015-season|title=NSW Swifts - 2015 Season|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|accessdate=14 December 2020|date=29 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="nswswifts291116">{{Cite web|url=https://nswswifts.com.au/news/nsw-swifts-2016-season|title=NSW Swifts - 2016 Season|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|accessdate=15 December 2020|date=29 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="nswswifts291117">{{Cite web|url=https://nswswifts.com.au/news/nsw-swifts-2017-season|title=NSW Swifts - 2017 Season|publisher=nswswifts.com.au|access-date=15 December 2020|date=29 November 2017}}</ref>

====Australia====
Between 2017 and 2019, Anderson served as an assistant coach with [[Australia national netball team|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 (netball)|Lisa Alexander]].<ref name="wn201017">{{cite news|url=https://netball.sport/archives/10004|title=Fast5 NWS Preview: Australia|work=[[World Netball]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919024028/https://netball.sport/archives/10004|archive-date=19 September 2020|date=20 October 2017|accessdate=25 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="diamonds140818">{{cite web|url=https://diamonds.netball.com.au/news/diamonds-appoint-specialist-coaches|title=Diamonds appoint specialist coaches |publisher=www.espn.co.uk|date=14 August 2018|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="espn140818">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/netball/story/_/id/24368861/australian-diamonds-bolster-netball-coaching-staff|title=Australian Diamonds bolster netball coaching staff|publisher=www.espn.co.uk|date=14 August 2018|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="sbs140818">{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/diamonds-bolster-netball-coaching-staff|title=Diamonds bolster netball coaching staff|publisher=www.sbs.com.au|date=14 August 2018|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="stuff210220">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/silver-ferns/119696581/how-silver-ferns-world-cup-win-led-to-end-of-diamonds-coach-lisa-alexanders-reign|title=How Silver Ferns' World Cup win led to end of Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander's reign|publisher=www.stuff.co.nz|date=21 February 2020|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="diamonds2018">{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/08143643/2019MediaGuide_Diamondspages.pdf|title=Samsung Australian Diamonds Team (2018)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011140506/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/08143643/2019MediaGuide_Diamondspages.pdf|archivedate=11 October 2020|date=21 February 2020|accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref>

===Head coach===
In 2020, ahead of the [[2021 Suncorp Super Netball season]], Anderson was appointed head coach of [[Queensland Firebirds]].<ref name="smh010521"/><ref name="ssn191120">{{cite news|url=https://supernetball.com.au/news/anderson-lead-firebirds-2021|title=Anderson to lead Firebirds in 2021|publisher=supernetball.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129215905/https://supernetball.com.au/news/anderson-lead-firebirds-2021|archive-date=29 November 2020|date=19 November 2020|accessdate=25 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="aus191120">{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/the-firebirds-overlooked-former-national-coach-lisa-alexander-for-her-former-assistant/news-story/c72eaeb5ed44e544aff5555dcbc8b604|title=The Firebirds overlook former national coach Lisa Alexander for her former assistant|publisher=www.theaustralian.com.au|date=19 November 2020|accessdate=25 November 2021}}</ref>

==Honours==
;[[Australia national netball team|Australia]]
*'''[[Netball at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]'''
**''Runners Up'': [[Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]]
;[[World Netball|World 7]]
*'''[[Taini Jamison Trophy]]'''
**''Winners'': [[2009 Taini Jamison Trophy Series|2009]]
;[[Sydney Swifts]]
*'''[[Commonwealth Bank Trophy]]'''
**''Winners'': 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007
**''Runners up'': 1998, 2003, 2005
**''Minor premierships'': 2004, 2005, 2006
;[[Northern Force]]
*'''[[National Bank Cup]]'''
**''Runners up'': 2007
;[[Northern Mystics]]
*'''[[ANZ Championship]]''' 
**''Runners up'': [[2011 ANZ Championship season|2011]] 
;Individual awards
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! Year
! Award
|-
|2000<ref name="dpmc140700">{{cite news|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/985883|title=Megan Anderson|publisher=www.itsanhonour.gov.au|work=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|archive-url=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|archive-date=4 March 2016|date=14 July 2000|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref>||[[Australian Sports Medal]]
|-
|2018<ref name="nnsw2018">{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/08113918/Annual-Financial-Report-2018.pdf|title=Netball NSW – 2018 Annual Report|publisher=[[Netball NSW]]|archive-url=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|archive-date=11 January 2021|access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>||[[Netball New South Wales|Netball NSW Hall of Fame]]
|-
|}

==References==
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