The West Australian Netball community celebrated the 2022 season at tonight’s Jill McIntosh Medal awards night at the Perth Exhibition and Convention Centre with West Coast Warrior Caitlyn Brown winning the coveted award.
Brown was crowned as the MVP of the 2022 Gold Industry Group Western Australian Netball League (WANL) season winning by just one vote from Rangers Georgia Pitt. Brown was also awarded the Player's Player of the Year capping off a stellar season.
The Western Roar was awarded Club of the Year after securing the premiership in all three grades.
For the first time, Netball WA’s Principal Partner, Gold Industry Group, and the Perth Mint, acknowledged an individual within each WANL club for their outstanding contribution to their club during the season.
Seven more netball icons were inducted into the Netball WA Court of Champions. The Court of Champions recognises and celebrates WA developed players who have reached the ultimate in the sport by representing Australia and who made a significant contribution to the sport in this State.
Award Winners
Jill McIntosh Medal Caitlyn Brown (West Coast Warriors)
Court of Champions Inductees
Cheryl Stevenson (nee Sidebottoom)
Corrin Sambell (nee Fleming)
Gail Wright (nee Dorrington)
Glenys Banfield (nee Suiter)
Maryanne Bell (nee Kuyer)
Ricky Coates (nee Pyatt)
Yvonne Hale (nee Heskens/ Waters)
Netball WA Awards
West Coast Fever Reserves MVP Award Natalie Medhurst
19U State Team Most Valuable Player Jasmah Haywood
17U State Team Most Valuable Player Aitaua Enari
Netball WA Volunteer of the Year Sarah George
Netball WA Coach Achievement Award Jessica Johnson
Netball WA Umpire Achievement Award Coralee Italiano
WANL Awards
WANL 20U Fairest & Best Ava Robson (Peel Lightning)
WANL Men's Fairest & Best Wade Moore (Curtin Hamersley Comets)
WANL League Division Player's Player of the Year Caitlyn Brown (West Coast Warriors)
WANL Coach of the Year Dylan McPherson (Western Roar Open)
WANL Club of the Year Western Roar
WANL Umpire of the Year Christine Johnston
WANL Bench Official of the Year Wendy Preedy-Stokes
WANL Team of the Year
GS Hana Stokes (West Coast Warriors)
GA Maddison Schultz (Western Roar)
WA Numi Tupaea (West Coast Warriors)
C Lindal Rohde (Curtin Hamersley Comets)
WD Jessica Eales (West Coast Warriors)
GD Caitlyn Brown (West Coast Warriors)
GK Chelsea Bartlett (Western Roar)
GIG WANL “Heart of Gold” Club Person of the Year Award
Southside Demons Dane Patrucco
ECU Souwest Jets Jo Heslewood
Peel Lightning Jax Daw
Rangers Craig Harry
East Freo Sharks Kate Bond
West Coast Warriors Lauren Bridges
Western Roar Simone Pirie
