“The association certainly had plenty to celebrate, especially with the success of our junior pathways program which saw our players not only representing at State level but also playing for other countries such as Samoa and New Zealand,” he said.
With the senior competition getting underway earlier this month, he said they were now looking forward to the Summer Junior League which starts this weekend from Friday, October 13.
“This will be ahead of our trials for our 2024 team selection in youth league and NBL1 in late October or early November,” he said.Award winners were: Youth Women Defensive Player of Year, Dominique Leuzzi; Youth Women Coaches Award, Jessie Tonna; Youth Women MVP of the Year, Sienna Allie; Youth Men Head Coach, Billy Sarraf; Youth Men 1 Defensive Player of Year, Luke Vrcelj; Youth Men 1 Coaches Award, Adrian Vuljanic; Youth Men 1 MVP of the Year, Jonah Pares; Youth Men 1 Defensive Player of Year, Britney Wright; Youth Men 1 Coaches Award, Jurnee-A’Mour Straker; Youth Men 1 MVP of the Year, Kapri Morrow; Champ Men Defensive Player of Year, Thomas Daus; Champ Men Coaches Award, Miguel Campos; Champ Men MVP of Year, Hayden Blankley; Rookie of the Year Award (Women), Azaleeah Oloapu; Rookie of the Year Award (Men), Simun Krpez; Hall Of Fame – Debbie Cadee, Ray Dawson (absent), Peter Lopez, Vicki Croucher and Alan Morris; Jacqueline Bull Score Table Award, Michelle Nicholas; Coaching Recognition Award, Spiro Stamatatos; Referees Encouragement, Cooper Skelly; Lorraine Landon Most Inspirational Women, Briana Maimone; Peter Lopez Most Inspirational Men, Joshua Shephard; Life Referee Members, Darrell Corcoran (apology) and Natalie Morris; Life Member, Debbie Pucket; Jeff Micallef Referee of the Year, Marko Nikolic; Keith Fenton Manager of Year, Kirstine Horsfield; Rob Cadee Coach of the Year, Roderick Proctor; Scott Fenton Basketballer of The Year, Kira-May Filemu; and Bob Elphinston Award, Wisam Charmand.
