In a gala event at Brisbane City Hall on Saturday, athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and associations were all acknowledged for their contributions across the year.
The coveted Spirit of Netball Award was claimed by Downey Park Netball Association’s Jodie Garrity for her tireless efforts in multiple roles including as President of The Gap Netball Club.
The 2024 function combined community awards with high performance sporting achievements with HART Sapphire Series premiers TAE Aerospace Ipswich Jets claiming two major gongs with Lily Gribble named Katie Walker Medallist as the competition MVP while Paula Stuart claimed the Performance Coach of the Year award.
Gribble and Stuart were two of several award winners recognised at the event, which included guests and finalists from Netball Queensland’s 17U and 19U teams, Queensland Suns Men’s and Mixed teams, the HART Sapphire Series and Ruby Series teams as well as the 2024 Queensland Gems and First Nations teams.
The NQ Awards came after a highly successful NQ Leaders Conference at SUNPAC where community leaders and members of Queensland’s 82 member associations and their clubs explored netball’s path through 2025 and beyond.
NQ AWARDS – 2024 WINNERS
SPIRIT OF NETBALL – Jodie Garrity (Downey Park Netball Association)
KATIE WALKER MEDAL (HART Sapphire Series MVP) – Lily Gribble (TAE Aerospace Ipswich Jets)
HIDDEN GEM (HART Sapphire Series) - Josie Bingham
RUBY SERIES MVP - Zoe Rebgetz (Sunshine Coast Thunder)
COMMUNITY COACH OF THE YEAR – Sarah William (Pine Rivers Netball Association)
COMMUNITY OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR – Seaton Robinson (Toowoomba Netball Association)
PERFORMANCE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR – Jamie Matthews-Maher
PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR – Paula Stuart (TAE Aerospace Jets Netball Club)
TEACHER OF THE YEAR – Emma Barsi (Glenala State High School)
SPIRIT OF NETBALL (YOUTH) – Emily Edwards and Natalie Cope (Pine Rivers Netball Association)
INCLUSION IN NETBALL – Western Districts Netball Association
COMMUNITY INNOVATION – Sunshine Coast Netball Association
WOOLWORTHS NETSETGO CENTRE OF THE YEAR – Nanango and District Netball Association
NETBALL SCHOOL OF THE YEAR – Canterbury College
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR (LESS THAN 500 PEOPLE) – Nanango and District Netball Association)
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR (MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE) – Cairns Netball Association
NETBALL RESPECT AWARD – Sunshine Coast Netball Association
M-LEAGUE MVP – Kyle Holcroft
QUEENSLAND SUNS RISING SUN AWARD – Daniel Statton
QUEENSLAND SUNS MVP – Jordon Webb
QUEENSLAND 17 AND UNDER MVP – Tia Molo
QUEENSLAND 19 AND UNDER MVP – Kaylin Van Greunen
QUEENSLAND 17 AND UNDER PLAYERS’ PLAYER – Tia Molo
QUEENSLAND 19 AND UNDER PLAYERS’ PLAYER – Holly Comyns
JUDY SAMPSON MEMORIAL TROPHY – Ellie Brice
QUEENSLAND GEMS MVP – Mason Dare
QUEENSLAND GEMS SPIRIT AWARD – Wilhemena Thaw
QUEENSLAND FIRST NATIONS MVP – Lily Cubby
