2019-20 Summer Netball Award Winners


Published on Friday, July 24, 2020

The Northern Football Netball League wishes to announce the award winners from the 2019-20 NFNL Summer Netball season.

Earlier this month the NFNL announced that all remaining matches in the 2019-20 summer netball season had unfortunately been cancelled following the return to Stage 3 restrictions in metropolitan Melbourne and the Shire of Mitchell.

The NFNL consulted all clubs remaining in the finals series and a common view was shared that cancelling all preliminary and grand finals was the only viable decision in the best interest of all clubs, participants and the wider community.

Despite the premiership not being awarded in any of the six summer netball sections, the NFNL has awarded Best and Fairest and Star Shooter awards for all competitions, as these awards are based solely on regular season matches – all of which have been completed.

The Best and Fairest award is decided upon by the umpires. At the conclusion of each regular season match the field umpires award 3, 2 and 1 votes to the three players they adjudged best on court. Votes awarded during grading rounds are included in a player’s final tally.

The Star Shooter award is presented to the player who shoots the most goals in their competition during the regular season. Goals scored during grading rounds are included in a player’s final tally.

The NFNL wishes to congratulate all award recipients on their outstanding performance this season.

Awards will be presented once Stage 3 restrictions have been lifted in Melbourne. The NFNL will provide more information in due course. Please note, only those who finish in first place in each of the Best and Fairest and Star Shooter awards will be presented with an award.

Continue below to see all the award winners from the 2019-20 NFNL Summer Netball season.

2019-20 NFNL SUMMER NETBALL AWARD WINNERS

BEST AND FAIREST

SECTION 1

1st – Amanda Spillare (Montmorency 1) – 14 votes
2nd – Maighan Corps (Bundoora 2) – 9 votes
3rd – Kate Butler (Bundoora 1) and Tilley Stewart (Kilmore 1) – 8 votes

SECTION 2

1st – Alyssa Bannan (Craigieburn 2) and Angel Mann (Mernda 1) – 12 votes
2nd – Amy Ilic (Bundoora 3) – 10 votes
3rd – Cassandra Lindsay (Craigieburn 2) – 8 votes

SECTION 3

1st – Chelsea Pearson (Laurimar 1) – 17 votes
2nd – Indiana Murphy (Panton Hill 1) – 11 votes
3rd – Jessica Mansfield (La Trobe University 1), Dawn McGuinness (Northcote Park 2) and Jade Rose (Montmorency 3) – 8 votes

SECTION 4

1st – Alana Nackovski (Bundoora 6) – 15 votes
2nd – Nikita Elliott (Laurimar 2) – 14 votes
3rd – Jessica Taylor (Heidelberg West 1) – 10 votes

SECTION 5

1st – Sophie Crosbie (Kilmore 4) – 14 votes
2nd – Rechelle McSwain (Mernda 4) and Michelle Soon (Mernda 4) – 13 votes
3rd – Chloe Ansell (Bundoora 5) and Jessica Carey (Montmorency 4) – 12 votes

SECTION 6

1st – Shalee Austin (Mernda 5) – 19 votes
2nd – Rebecca Dighton (Heat 4) and Jessica Kennealy (Montmorency 5) – 12 votes
3rd – Amy Perry (Kilmore 5) – 11 votes

STAR SHOOTER

SECTION 1

Lauren Pendlebury (Bundoora 1) – 182 goals

SECTION 2

Paige Campbell (Mernda 1) – 127 goals

SECTION 3

Chelsea Pearson (Laurimar 1) – 123 goals

SECTION 4

Nikita Elliott (Laurimar 2) – 152 goals

SECTION 5

Emma Bannan (Bundoora 5) – 105 goals

SECTION 6

Jessica Kennealy (Montmorency 5) – 109 goals

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