Netball Super League Awards: Everything you need to know

After the Grand Final comes award season, with the Netball Super League set to celebrate the players, people and performances that made the 2025 season so special.

There are nine different awards up for grabs for players, coaches and umpires.

Here's all you need to know about the awards:

What are the awards?

Player awards include the Fans' Player of the Year, Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, the Superdrug Online Doctor All-Star 7, as well as the Gilbert Top Scorer and Soft & Gentle Super Shooter.

For coaches, there is Coach of the Year, while for the officials, there is the Assessors Award and Umpire of the Year.

Who are the winners?

Gilbert Top Scorer: Rolene Streutker

Streutker made her mark in her debut NSL season, taking home four awards.

She claimed the Gilbert Top Scorer Award with 598 goals across the season.

Soft & Gentle Super Shooter: Rolene Streutker

Streutker's second award came as she dominated the Super Shot in its first season in the NSL.

The South African sunk 157 Soft & Gentle Super Shots in 2025.

NSL Assessors Award: Louise Cole

Cole was awarded the NSL Assessors Award after going from strength to strength.

She will now umpire at the Netball Youth World Cup in Gibraltar later this year.

NSL Umpire of the Year: Gary Burgess

Burgess was awarded the NSL Umpire of the Year for the 12th time.

The award came after a season of super consistency in the Netball Super League and umpiring another Grand Final.

Read more from Burgess on his and Louise's win.

NSL Coach of the Year: Camilla Buchanan

After guiding London Mavericks to a first top-four finish in nine years, Buchanan was voted Coach of the Year.

Buchanan's squad have been building for several seasons and finally got over the line in 2025, with players also praising the environment she has created.

Superdrug Online Doctor All-Star 7

GS Rolene Streutker

GA Berri Neil

WA Suzie Liverseidge

C Amy Carter

WD Cassie Howard

GD Funmi Fadoju

GK Jas Brown

Two players retained their place in the Team of the Year, with another returning.

Four players were named to the team for the first time.

Read what some of the winners had to say here.

NSL Young Player of the Year: Jayda Pechova

A first season with Nottingham Forest has seen Jayda Pechova shine.

The 20-year-old defender has got her spark back and is now hopeful of competing at the Netball Youth World Cup.

Read Jayda's reflection on her win and her season.

NSL Player of the Year: Rolene Streutker

The final of four awards for Streutker is the big one, having been crowned Player of the Year.

However, the goal shooter has revealed there is plenty more she wants to work on.

This is her take on her debut season in the NSL.

NSL Fans' Player of the Year: Funmi Fadoju

As stats, clubs and umpire assessors decided the other awards, the fans got their turn too.

They voted London Pulse defender Funmi Fadoju the Fans' Player of the Year for 2025.

Read more from Fadoju after she announced she was staying in the NSL for another season.

How are the awards decided?

Coach of the Year, the Superdrug Online Doctor All-Star 7, Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year are all decided by club vote.

All eight NSL clubs have a vote, with each club deliberating between themselves on who their vote goes too.

Both awards for officials are decided by the NSL Assessors.

The Umpire of the Year award is determined by the scores received for each umpiring performance throughout the season. The umpire with the best average score at the end of the season is given the award.

Fans' Player of the Year is voted for by you!

Who won the awards last year?

Lois Pearson scooped Players’ Player of the Year in 2024 after a standout season with Manchester Thunder, while Young Player of the Year was won by Izzi Phillips in her final season with London Pulse.

Coach of the Year was won by Jo Trip in 2024 and 2023 to see her emerge victorious in each of her first two NSL campaigns as Head Coach of Severn Stars. 

Emma Parker claimed the NSL Assessors Award in 2024 in only her second year umpiring in the NSL. 

Last year, Gary Burgess was named NSL Umpire of the Year for a record 11th time and went on to umpire in this year’s Grand Final. 

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