WA`s past and present athletes were honoured at the annual Netball Australia Awards Dinner on Saturday night in Melbourne, with West Coast Fever star Andrea Gilmore and former WA legendary players and Australian captains, Jill McIntosh and Gaye Teede all taking out awards.
 

 

Central to the sport’s rich history, the illustrious group inducted into the Hall of Fame are some of the netball’s most respected and celebrated champions.

 

Netball Australia CEO, Kate Palmer paid tribute to the new members acknowledging the group’s significant contribution to Australian netball and their achievements at the highest level.

 

“The Hall of Fame, in its second year, continues to build the tradition of our sport, the highest participant female sport in Australia. These women have shaped the sport and made it what it is today,” Palmer explained.

 

“The six new inductees, in their own way, have helped build netball’s unique culture and made it a dominate feature in Australia’s sporting psyche.”

 

“These women embody everything that is great about our game.”

 

The Australian Netball Hall of Fame was established in 2008.

 

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