The most outstanding performances across Western Australian community netball, the Gold Industry Group WA Netball League and West Coast Fever’s Suncorp Super Netball season were recognised at The Net Ball awards on Friday, September 24 at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The event included the presentation of West Coast Fever’s Stacey Marinkovich Medal to star goal-shooter Jhaniele Fowler, the GIG WANL state league’s Jill McIntosh Medal to rising star Ruth Aryang, and the inaugural induction of eight icons of the game to the Netball WA Court of Champions.
Aryang, from ECU Souwest Jets, won the Jill McIntosh Medal by a solitary vote with a total of 18 ahead of Caitlin Brown (West Coast Warriors) on 17 votes and Ellie Smart (Peel Lightning) on 15 votes.
Fowler won the Stacey Marinkovich Medal with 55 votes ahead of captain Courtney Bruce on 35 votes and rising star Sunday Aryang on 21 votes.
AWARD WINNERS
Netball WA Awards
Volunteer of the Year - Trish Hines (Albany Netball Association)
Coach Achievement Award - Courtney George (Swan Districts Netball Association)
Umpire Achievement Award - Rheannon Turton (Narrogin & Districts Netball Association)\
GIG WANL Awards
Umpire of the Year - Jessica McKemmish
Bench Official of the Year - Deb Palmer
Coach of the Year - Taryn Barley (Rangers 20)
Club of the Year - West Coast Warriors
Team of the Year -
Goal Shooter – Sophia Lamers (Western Roar)
Goal Attack – Sloan Burton (Curtin Hamersley Comets)
Wing Attack – Numi Tupea (West Coast Warriors)
Centre – Kellie Baker (West Coast Warriors)
Wing Defence – Natalie Bright (West Coast Warriors)
Goal Defence – Caitlyn Brown (West Coast Warriors)
Goal Keeper – Stephanie Cooper (West Coast Warriors)
20U Fairest & Best - Giaan Evans (ECU Souwest Jets)
Men’s Fairest & Best - Mark McCoach (Western Roar)
Player’s Player of the Year - Caitlyn Brown (West Coast Warriors)
Jill McIntosh Medal - Ruth Aryang (Souwest Jets)
Jill McIntosh Medal leader board -
18 - Ruth Aryang (Souwest Jets)
17 - Caitlyn Brown (West Coast Warriors)
15 - Ellie Smart (Peel Lightning)
14 - Kellie Baker (West Coast Warriors)
12 - Chelsea Meade (Rangers)
- Georgia Pitt (Rangers)
11 - Ella Taylor (Curtin Hamersley Comets)
West Coast Fever Awards
Club Person of the Year - Lindsay Marinkovich, Rose Rispoli, Justin Reynolds, Olivia Birkett, Maddison Warwick, Stuart Lennon, Tom O’Halloran , Ashani Nembrhad, Nathan Charles , Sara Francis-Bayman, Riley Graydon.
People’s Choice Award - Sunday Aryang
Player’s Player - Jhaniele Fowler
Coach’s Award - Jess Anstiss
Stacey Marinkovich Medal - Jhaniele Fowler
Stacey Marinkovich Medal leader board -
55 - Jhaniele Fowler
35 - Courtney Bruce
21 - Sunday Aryang
19 - Alice Teague-Neeld
18 - Jess Antiss
16 - Verity Charles
2 - Stacey Francis-Bayman
2 - Sasha Glasgow
Court of Champions Inductees
Jill McIntosh
Dot Lavater
Annette Simper
Val Eaton
Dianne McDonald
Sally Ironmonger
Elsma Merillo
Gaye Teede
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