Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League
Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
2015 WNWBL season |
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Sport |
wheelchair basketball |
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Founded |
2000 |
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No. of teams |
5 |
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Country |
Australia |
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Most recent champion(s) |
Kilsyth Cobras |
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Most titles |
Hills Hornets/Sydney Uni Flames (9) |
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Official website |
www.wnwbl.net.au |
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The Australia Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) is a women's semi-professional wheelchair basketball league in Australia.
History
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The Be Active Western Stars win the 2016 WNWBL Championship. Front row, left to right: Natalie Alexander, Mary Friday, Tasha Ovens,
Sarah Vinci, Georgia Inglis. Back row, left to right: Stephen Charlton (head coach),
Amber Merritt, Anneka Bodt, Chichiro Kitada, Stephen Connell (assistant coach)
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Kilsyth Cobras. 2015 WNWBL champions. Kilsyth Cobras are the 2015 WNWBL champions Left to right:
Leanne Del Toso (Captain), Lynne Panayiotis,
Tina McKenzie, Ben Hodgens (Head Coach),
Shelley Chaplin, Mel Adams, Alice Hammond,
Clare Nott, Phil Turner (Team Manager), Katherine Reed
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Minecraft Comets celebrate winning the 2014 championship. Players are (left to right): Melanie Hall, Allison Herring, Anthea Castelli, Georgia Bishop-Cash, Kirsty Bishop,
Bridie Kean,
Shelley Cronau, Ella Sabljak
Teams
The league currently has five teams:
- Minecraft Comets
- Sydney University Flames
- Sydney Metro Blues
- Be Active Western Stars
- Kilsyth Cobras
Champions
League Champions
Year | Team | Reference |
2000 | Victorian Wheelies | [1] |
2001 | North Sydney Bears | [1] |
2002 | Hills Hornets | [1] |
2003 | Hills Hornets | [1] |
2004 | Hills Hornets | [1] |
2005 | Hills Hornets | [1] |
2006 | Hills Hornets | [1] |
2007 | Hills Hornets | [1] |
2008 | Hills Hornets | [1] |
2009 | Hills Hornets | [1] |
2010 | Sydney University Flames | [1] |
2011 | Victorian Dandenong Rangers | [1] |
2012 | Victorian Dandenong Rangers | [1] |
2013 | Be Active Western Stars | [1] |
2014 | Minecraft Comets | [2] |
2015 | Kilsyth Cobras | [3][4] |
2016 | Be Active Western Stars | [5] |
Awards
MVP - 1 Pointer
Year | Player | Team | Reference |
2009 | Clare Burzynski | Western Stars | [6] |
2010 | Clare Burzynski | Western Stars | [6] |
2011 | Clare Burzynski | Be Active Western Stars | [6] |
2012 | Amanda Carter | Dandenong Rangers | [6] |
2013 | Clare Nott | Be Active Western Stars | [6] |
2014 | Ella Sabljak | Minecraft Comets | [7] |
2015 | Clare Nott | Kilsyth Cobras | [4] |
2016 | Sarah Vinci | Be Active Western Stars | [8] |
MVP - 2 Pointer
Year | Player | Team | Reference |
2009 | Kylie Gauci | Goudcamp Gladiators | [9] |
2010 | Kylie Gauci | Goudcamp Gladiators | [9] |
2011 | Kylie Gauci | Sachs Goudcamp Bears | [9] |
2012 | Kylie Gauci | Sachs Goudcamp Bears | [9] |
2013 | Kylie Gauci | Sachs Goudcamp Bears | [9] |
2014 | Kylie Gauci | Sachs Goudcamp Bears | [7] |
2015 | Kylie Gauci | Sachs Goudcamp Bears | [4] |
2016 | Kylie Gauci | Sydney Metro Blues | [8] |
MVP - 3 Pointer
Year | Player | Team | Reference |
2009 | Sarah Stewart | Hills Hornets | [10] |
2010 | Sarah Stewart | Sydney University Flames | [10] |
2011 | Shelley Chaplin | Dandenong Rangers | [10] |
2012 | Shelley Chaplin | Dandenong Rangers | [10] |
2013 | Sarah Stewart | Sydney University Flames | [10] |
2014 | Sarah Stewart | Sydney University Flames | [7] |
2015 | Leanne Del Toso | Kilsyth Cobras | [4] |
2016 | Sarah Stewart | Sydney University Flames | [8] |
MVP - 4 Pointer
Year | Player | Team | Reference |
2010 | Liesl Tesch | Sydney University Flames | [11] |
2011 | Amber Merritt | Be Active Western Stars | [11] |
2012 | Amber Merritt | Be Active Western Stars | [11] |
2013 | Amber Merritt | Be Active Western Stars | [11] |
2014 | Amber Merritt | Be Active Western Stars | [7] |
2015 | Amber Merritt | Be Active Western Stars | [4] |
2015 | Amber Merritt | Be Active Western Stars | [8] |
Overall MVP
Year | Player | Team | Reference |
2000 | Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [12] |
2001 | Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [12] |
2002 | Alison Mosely | Queensland Storm | [12] |
2003 | Kylie Gauci | Hills Hornets | [12] |
2004 | Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [12] |
2005 | Shelley Chaplin | Knox Ford Raiders | [12] |
2006 | Alison Mosely | Queensland Comets | [12] |
2007 | Kylie Gauci | Goudcamp Gladiators | [12] |
2008 | Kylie Gauci | Goudcamp Gladiators | [12] |
2009 | Kylie Gauci | Goudcamp Gladiators | [12] |
2010 | Kylie Gauci | Goudcamp Gladiators | [12] |
2011 | Kylie Gauci | Sachs Goudcamp Bears | [12] |
2012 | Kylie Gauci | Sachs Goudcamp Bears | [12] |
2013 | Kylie Gauci | Sachs Goudcamp Bears | [12] |
2014 | Kylie Gauci | Sachs Goudcamp Bears | [7] |
2015 | Clare Nott | Kilsyth Cobras | [4] |
2016 | Sarah Stewart | Sydney University Flames | [8] |
All Star Five
Year | Player | Team | Reference |
2000 | Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Paula Coughlan | Victorian Wheelies | [13] |
| Alison Mosely | Northern Premiers | [13] |
| Lisa O'Nion | North Sydney Bears | [13] |
| Coralie Crossley | Adelaide Storm | [13] |
2001 | Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Alison Mosely | Northern Premiers | [13] |
| Lisa O'Nion | North Sydney Bears | [13] |
| Juilianne Adams | Victorian Wheelies | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Hills Hornets | [13] |
2002 | Alison Mosely | Queensland Storm | [13] |
| Lisa O'Nion | North Sydney Bears | [13] |
| Juilianne Adams | Victorian Wheelies | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Paula Coughlan | Victorian Wheelies | [13] |
2003 | Kylie Gauci | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Alison Mosely | Queensland Storm | [13] |
| Juilianne Adams | Victorian Wheelies | [13] |
| Lisa O'Nion | North Sydney Bears | [13] |
| Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [13] |
2004 | Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Jenny Pattison | North's Bears | [13] |
| Tina Mckenzie | Knox Raiders | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Sarah Stewart | North's Bears | [13] |
2005 | Shelley Chaplin | Knox Ford Raiders | [13] |
| Alison Mosely | Queensland Storm | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Jane Sachs | North's Bears | [13] |
| Melanie Hall | Queensland Storm | [13] |
2006 | Alison Mosely | Queensland Comets | [13] |
| Jenny Nichols | North's Bears | [13] |
| Tina Mckenzie | Knox Raiders | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | North's Bears | [13] |
| Mandy Bonavita | Western Stars | [13] |
2007 | Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Nu Nguyen-Thi | Western Stars | [13] |
| Tina Mckenzie | Knox Raiders | [13] |
| Katie Hill | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | North's Bears | [13] |
2008 | Amanda Carter | Dandenong Rangers | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Goudkamp Gladiators | [13] |
| Sarah Stewart | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Cobi Crispin | Western Stars | [13] |
| Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [13] |
2009 | Clare Burzynski | Western Stars | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Goudkamp Gladiators | [13] |
| Sarah Stewart | Hills Hornets | [13] |
| Cobi Crispin | Western Stars | [13] |
| Liesl Tesch | Hills Hornets | [13] |
2010 | Clare Burzynski | Western Stars | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Goudkamp Gladiators | [13] |
| Sarah Stewart | Sydney Uni Flames | [13] |
| Cobi Crispin | Western Stars | [13] |
| Liesl Tesch | Sydney Uni Flames | [13] |
2011 | Clare Burzynski | Western Stars | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Goudkamp Gladiators | [13] |
| Shelley Chaplin | Dandenong Rangers | [13] |
| Amber Merritt | Western Stars | [13] |
| Cobi Crispin | Dandenong Rangers | [13] |
2012 | Amanda Carter | Dandenong Rangers | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Stacks Goudkamp Bears | [13] |
| Shelley Chaplin | Dandenong Rangers | [13] |
| Amber Merritt | Western Stars | [13] |
| Sarah Stewart | Sydney Uni Flames | [13] |
2013 | Clare Nott | Be Active Western Stars | [13] |
| Kylie Gauci | Stacks Goudkamp Bears | [13] |
| Sarah Stewart | Sydney Uni Flames | [13] |
| Amber Merritt | Western Stars | [13] |
| Cobi Crispin | Victoria | [13] |
2014 | Ella Sabljak | Minecraft Comets | [7] |
| Kylie Gauci | Stacks Goudkamp Bears | [7] |
| Sarah Stewart | Sydney Uni Flames | [7] |
| Amber Merritt | Western Stars | [7] |
| Georgia Inglis | Western Stars | [7] |
2015 | Clare Nott | Kilsyth Cobras | [4] |
| Kylie Gauci | Stacks Goudkamp Bears | [4] |
| Leanne Del Toso | Kilsyth Cobras | [4] |
| Amber Merritt | Be Active Western Stars | [4] |
| Sarah Vinci | Be Active Western Stars | [4] |
2016 | Sarah Vinci | Be Active Western Stars | [8] |
| Kylie Gauci | Sydney Metro Blues | [8] |
| Sarah Stewart | Sydney Uni Flames | [8] |
| Amber Merritt | Be Active Western Stars | [8] |
| Bridie Kean | Sydney Metro Blues | [8] |
Voted by the coaches and referees
Voted by the captain of each team.[7]
References
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