List of ANZ Championship players
# List of ANZ Championship players

The following is a list of netball players who played in the ANZ Championship between 2008 and 2016.

## ANZ Championship award winners

There were four official ANZ Championship Awards.

### ANZ Championship Most Valuable Player

| Season | Winner | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | Romelda Aiken | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2008 | Sonia Mkoloma | Central Pulse |
| 2009 | Romelda Aiken | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2010 | Liana Barrett-Chase | Southern Steel |
| 2011 | Leana de Bruin | Southern Steel |
| 2011 | Natalie Medhurst | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2012 | Temepara George | Northern Mystics |
| 2012 | Laura Langman | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| 2013 | Jhaniele Fowler | Southern Steel |
| 2014 | Kimberlee Green | New South Wales Swifts |
| 2014 | Joanne Harten | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| 2015 | Romelda Aiken | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2015 | Jhaniele Fowler | Southern Steel |
| 2016 | Madison Robinson | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2016 | Jhaniele Fowler | Southern Steel |

**Notes**

* ^1 Romelda Aiken and Sonia Mkoloma shared the 2008 award.
* ^2 Leana de Bruin and Natalie Medhurst shared the 2011 award.
* ^3 Temepara George and Laura Langman shared the 2012 award.
* ^4 Kimberlee Green and Joanne Harten shared the 2014 award.
* ^5 In 2015 Romelda Aiken was the MVP player in the Australian Conference and Jhaniele Fowler was the MVP player in the New Zealand Conference.
* ^6 In 2016 Madison Robinson was the MVP player in the Australian Conference and Jhaniele Fowler was the MVP player in the New Zealand Conference.

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### ANZ Championship Grand Final MVP

| Season | Winner | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | Catherine Cox | New South Wales Swifts |
| 2009 | Sharelle McMahon | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2010 | Geva Mentor | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2011 | Romelda Aiken | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2012 | Leana de Bruin | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| 2013 | Erin Bell | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2014 | Tegan Caldwell | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2015 | Sharni Layton | New South Wales Swifts |
| 2016 | Kim Ravaillion | Queensland Firebirds |

**Notes**

* ^7 In 2015 and 2016 this award was changed to Finals Series MVP which includes all matches in the Finals and not just the Grand Final.

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### ANZ Championship Best New Talent

| Season | Winner | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 2010 | Sharni Layton | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2011 | Kayla Cullen | Northern Mystics |
| 2012 | Julianna Naoupu | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| 2013 | Jhaniele Fowler | Southern Steel |
| 2014 | Mwai Kumwenda | Mainland Tactix |
| 2015 | Serena Guthrie | Northern Mystics |
| 2016 | Kristina Brice | Adelaide Thunderbirds |

### Foxtel ANZ Championship All Star Teams

**2011**

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| GS | Romelda Aiken | Queensland Firebirds |
| GA | Sharelle McMahon | Melbourne Vixens |
| WA | Emily Beaton | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| C | Natalie von Bertouch | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| WD | Kayla Cullen | Northern Mystics |
| GD | Anna Scarlett | Northern Mystics |
| GK | Leana de Bruin | Southern Steel |
| Coach | Roselee Jencke | Queensland Firebirds |

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**2012**

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| GS | Irene van Dyk | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| GA | Maria Tutaia | Northern Mystics |
| WA | Madison Browne | Melbourne Vixens |
| C | Laura Langman | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| WD | Julie Corletto | Melbourne Vixens |
| GD | Casey Williams | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| GK | Geva Mentor | Melbourne Vixens |
| Coach | Noeline Taurua | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |

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**2013**

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| GS | Jhaniele Fowler | Southern Steel |
| GA | Erin Bell | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| WA | Madison Browne | Melbourne Vixens |
| C | Laura Langman | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| WD | Renae Hallinan | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| GD | Casey Kopua | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| GK | Geva Mentor | Melbourne Vixens |
| Coach | Jane Woodlands-Thompson | Adelaide Thunderbirds |

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**2014**

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| GS | Jhaniele Fowler-Reid | Southern Steel |
| GA | Susan Pratley | New South Wales Swifts |
| WA | Madison Robinson | Melbourne Vixens |
| C | Kimberlee Green | New South Wales Swifts |
| WD | Renae Hallinan | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| GD | Casey Kopua | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| GK | Geva Mentor | Melbourne Vixens |
| Coach | Julie Fitzgerald | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |

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**2015**

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| GS | Caitlin Bassett | West Coast Fever |
| GA | Susan Pettitt | New South Wales Swifts |
| WA | Kimberlee Green | New South Wales Swifts |
| C | Kim Ravaillion | Queensland Firebirds |
| WD | Serena Guthrie | Northern Mystics |
| GD | Julie Corletto | New South Wales Swifts |
| GK | Sharni Layton | New South Wales Swifts |
| Coach | Stacey Rosman | West Coast Fever |

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**2016**

| Position | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| GS | Romelda Aiken | Queensland Firebirds |
| GA | Susan Pettitt | New South Wales Swifts |
| WA | Kimberlee Green | New South Wales Swifts |
| C | Kim Ravaillion | Queensland Firebirds |
| WD | Laura Langman | New South Wales Swifts |
| GD | Clare McMeniman | Queensland Firebirds |
| GK | Sharni Layton | New South Wales Swifts |
| Coach | Robert Wright | New South Wales Swifts |

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### Golden Bib Award

In 2014 the ANZ Championship introduced the Golden Bib Award which recognised the top attacker, top midcourter and top defender from each round. The award was determined on statistics and players earned two points for a goal assist and a point for centre pass receive.

**2014**

| Round | Attacker | Midcourter | Defender |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ellen Halpenny (Magic) | Grace Rasmussen (Magic) | Geva Mentor (Vixens) |
| 2 | Mwai Kumwenda (Tactix) | Madison Robinson (Vixens) Brooke Miller (Swifts) | Leana de Bruin (Magic) |
| 3 | Caitlin Bassett (Fever) | Grace Rasmussen (Magic) | Eboni Beckford-Chambers (Fever) |
| 4 | Caitlin Bassett (Fever) | Grace Rasmussen (Magic) | Casey Kopua (Magic) |
| 5 | Tegan Caldwell (Vixens) | Grace Rasmussen (Magic) | Geva Mentor (Vixens) |
| 6 | Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel) | Laura Langman (Mystics) | Laura Geitz (Firebirds) |
| 7 | Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel) | Madison Robinson (Vixens) | Laura Geitz (Firebirds) |
| 8 | Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel) | Madison Robinson (Vixens) | Geva Mentor (Vixens) |
| 9 | Cathrine Latu (Mystics) | Madison Robinson (Vixens) | Katrina Grant (Pulse) |
| 10 | Romelda Aiken (Firebirds) | Emily Beaton (Thunderbirds) | Geva Mentor (Vixens) |
| 11 | Irene van Dyk (Pulse) | Grace Rasmussen (Magic) | Laura Geitz (Firebirds) |
| 12 | Ellen Halpenny (Magic) Joanne Harten (Magic) | Madison Robinson (Vixens) | Bianca Chatfield (Vixens) |
| 13 | Romelda Aiken (Firebirds) | Madison Robinson (Vixens) | Casey Kopua (Magic) |
| 14 | Erin Bell (Thunderbirds) | Shannon Francois (Steel) | Rebecca Bulley (Thunderbirds) |

## Australian Netball Awards

### Liz Ellis Diamond

In 2008 Netball Australia introduced the Liz Ellis Diamond award in honour of Liz Ellis. It was awarded to the best performing player in the ANZ Championship and with the Australia national netball team. This is a list of the players who won the award during the ANZ Championship era. It was not awarded in 2016.

| Season | Winner | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | Mo'onia Gerrard | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2009 | Julie Corletto | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2010 | Natalie von Bertouch | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2011 | Laura Geitz | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2012 | Madison Browne | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2013 | Renae Hallinan | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2014 | Madison Robinson | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2015 | Caitlin Bassett | West Coast Fever |

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### Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year

Between 2008 and 2016, Netball Australia also had a separate award for best Australian player in the ANZ Championship.

| Season | Winner | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | Catherine Cox | New South Wales Swifts |
| 2009 | Natalie von Bertouch | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2010 | Natalie von Bertouch | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2011 | Laura Geitz | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2012 | Madison Browne | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2013 | Erin Bell | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2014 | Laura Geitz | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2015 | Sharni Layton | New South Wales Swifts |
| 2016 | Sharni Layton | New South Wales Swifts |

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## New Zealand Netball Awards

### New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year

| Season | Winner | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 2015 | Laura Langman | Northern Mystics |
| 2016 | Gina Crampton | Southern Steel |

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## ANZ Championship top scorers

| Season | Winner | Team | GS/GA/G% |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Irene van Dyk | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 529/570 (93%) |
| 2009 | | | |
| 2010 | Carla Borrego | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 349 |
| 2011 | Romelda Aiken | Queensland Firebirds | 523/607 (86%) |
| 2012 | Irene van Dyk | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 501/527 (95%) |
| 2013 | Jhaniele Fowler | Southern Steel | 606/648 (94%) |
| 2014 | Mwai Kumwenda | Mainland Tactix | 540/595 (91%) |
| 2015 | Romelda Aiken | Queensland Firebirds | 648/779 (83%) |
| 2016 | | | |

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## ANZ Championship winning captains

| Season | Winner | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | Catherine Cox | New South Wales Swifts |
| 2009 | Bianca Chatfield | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2009 | Sharelle McMahon | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2010 | Natalie von Bertouch | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2010 | Mo'onia Gerrard | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2011 | Lauren Nourse | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2011 | Laura Geitz | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2012 | Laura Langman | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic |
| 2013 | Natalie von Bertouch | Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| 2014 | Bianca Chatfield | Melbourne Vixens |
| 2015 | Laura Geitz | Queensland Firebirds |
| 2016 | Laura Geitz | Queensland Firebirds |

### Notes

* ^8 In 2009, Bianca Chatfield and Sharelle McMahon were co-captains.
* ^9 In 2010, Natalie von Bertouch and Mo'onia Gerrard were co-captains.
* ^10 In 2011, Lauren Nourse captained Firebirds to the minor premiership but was injured for the play-offs. Laura Geitz captained Firebirds in the grand final.

## ANZ Championship players with three winners medals

| Players | Season/Teams |
| - | - |
| Erin Bell | 2008 New South Wales Swifts 2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds 2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Rebecca Bulley | 2008 New South Wales Swifts 2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds 2015 Queensland Firebirds |
| Caitlyn Nevins | 2014 Melbourne Vixens 2015 Queensland Firebirds 2016 Queensland Firebirds |
| Romelda Aiken | 2011, 2015, 2016 Queensland Firebirds |
| Laura Geitz | 2011, 2015, 2016 Queensland Firebirds |
| Clare McMeniman | 2011, 2015, 2016 Queensland Firebirds |

## Gallery

* Erin Bell was a member of three ANZ Championship winning squads, the 2008 New South Wales Swifts and the 2010 and 2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds.
* Carla Borrego (Adelaide Thunderbirds) was the top scorer during the 2010 ANZ Championship season.
