The Northern Football Netball League is pleased to announce the Best and Fairest and Leading Goal Shooter award winners for the 2023-24 summer netball season.
The Best and Fairest award is determined by the umpires. At the conclusion of each home and away match the umpires award 3, 2 and 1 votes to the three players they have adjudged best on court. Votes awarded during grading rounds are included in a player’s final tally.
The Leading Goal Shooter award (senior’s only) 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.
Junior Best and Fairest winners were presented their awards during last night’s grand finals, while senior Best and Fairest and Leading Goal Shooter awards will be presented on grand final night. The award presentation will be held during the medal ceremony conducted following each division’s grand final. The 2023-24 summer netball grand finals will be played at La Trobe Sports Stadium on Friday March 22.
Please note: Only players who finish in first place in the Best and Fairest and Leading Goal Shooter awards will be presented with an award.
Please continue below to see all the award winners from the 2023-24 summer netball season.
SENIOR BEST AND FAIREST
DIVISION 1
1st – Dakota Lister (Hume 1) – 16 votes
2nd – Bella Collodetti (Bundoora 1) – 13 votes
3rd – Laura Neo (Watsonia 1) – 12 votes
DIVISION 2
1st – Tiarna Steel (Fitzroy Stars 1) – 15 votes
2nd – Kelsey Peachman (Heat 3) – 14 votes
3rd – Courtney McCormack (Heat 2) – 10 votes
DIVISION 3
1st – Katrina Dawes (Heat 5) – 13 votes
2nd – Jessica Kennealy (Montmorency 3) – 11 votes
3rd – Abbey Luttick (Heat 4) and Ariane Virgona (Heat 5) – 10 votes
DIVISION 4
1st – Ruby Sommerville (Thomastown 1) – 17 votes
2nd – India Senadipathy (La Trobe 1) – 15 votes
3rd – Breanna Berlowitz (Laurimar 1) – 12 votes
DIVISION 5
1st – Estelle Papaioannou (Epping 2) – 16 votes
2nd – Paige Ryan (Hume 2) – 15 votes
3rd – Brooke Ryan (Panton Hill 1) – 12 votes
DIVISION 6
1st – Tara Wright (Hurstbridge 5) – 15 votes
2nd – Leah Caratozzolo (Kilmore 4) – 13 votes
3rd – Hannah O’Neill (Hurstbridge 5) and Lauren Pendlebury (Kilmore 4) – 12 votes
DIVISION 7
1st – Emily Timani (Epping 3) – 15 votes
2nd – Jessica Taylor (Heidelberg West 1) – 12 votes
3rd – Bridget Canals (Bundoora 7) and Zara Capp (Laurimar 2) – 10 votes
DIVISION 8
1st – Lucinda Groppi (Heidelberg West 2) – 27 votes
2nd – Remi Day (Heat 9) – 15 votes
3rd – Katherine Reid (Watsonia 4) – 14 votes
DIVISION 9
1st – Lily Borg (Kilmore 8) – 19 votes
2nd – Jessica Hardy (St Mary’s 4) – 14 votes
3rd – Paige Nelson (Fitzroy Stars 2) – 11 votes
DIVISION 10
1st – Taylee Rowlings (Bundoora 10) – 20 votes
2nd – Emma Rees (Heat 10) and Chelsea Maher (Kilmore 6) – 11 votes
3rd – Olivia Healy (Kilmore 7) – 10 votes
DIVISION 11
1st – Chloe Hicks (Hurstbridge 7) – 12 votes
2nd – Imogen Haslam (Hurstbridge 7) – 11 votes
3rd – Mietta Floyd (Hurstbridge 7) and Caitlin Pritchard (Montmorency 5) – 9 votes
JUNIOR BEST AND FAIREST
13/U DIVISION 1
1st – Olivia Dow (Fitzroy Stars Yellow)
13/U DIVISION 2
1st – Leilani Tupuloa (Donnybrook)
15 & UNDER
1st – Tjaegan Egan (Fitzroy Stars Yellow)
SENIOR LEADING GOAL SHOOTER
DIVISION 1
Stephanie Tucker (Bundoora 1) – 204 goals
DIVISION 2
Ciara Hanlon (St Mary’s 1) – 138 goals
DIVISION 3
Biljana Cvijestic (Kinglake 1) – 101 goals
DIVISION 4
Gemma Attard (Heat 6) – 113 goals
DIVISION 5
Brooke Ryan (Panton Hill 1) – 99 goals
DIVISION 6
Lauren Pendlebury (Kilmore 4) – 180 goals
DIVISION 7
Evie Stothers (Bundoora 7) – 89 goals
DIVISION 8
Katherine Reid (Watsonia 4) – 103 goals
DIVISION 9
Paige Nelson (Fitzroy Stars 2) – 92 goals
DIVISION 10
Samantha Hyman (Heat 11) – 147 goals
DIVISION 11
Chloe Hicks (Hurstbridge 7) – 157 goals
