Rising young shooter Grace Nweke and resurgent defender Kelly Jury have been jointly awarded the Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award as New Zealand's best netballer in 2022.
Recognising the best netballer across all competitions and campaigns, the influential pair capped a defining year to become the first joint winners of the sport's top accolade.
In a stunning year for both, Jury, 26, was also awarded the 2022 ANZ Premiership Player of the Year and ANZ Premiership Player's Player of the Year on the back of a triumphant season with the title-winning Pulse.
Elevated to the co-captaincy this year, Jury relished the extra responsibility with a standout season, combining consistency with her ball-winning ability to top the intercept and deflection counts across all players during the 2022 ANZ Premiership season while finishing second in the rebounding stakes.
After a fine start to the domestic season for the Mystics, Nweke, 20, was curtailed by injury at the business end but back to full fitness, shone in the international arena to also scoop the Silver Ferns Player of the Year award.
Showing massive improvements across all areas of her game, Nweke was a shining light throughout the Silver Ferns campaigns of 2022 as she continues to build a formidable presence. With more game time against seasoned internationals, Nweke just keeps getting better and has laid the perfect launching pad for further success.
After a year away, the popular Yvette McCausland-Durie made a memorable return to guide the Pulse to a record third title and a second ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year award. She was a previous winner in 2019.
Suffering a serious knee injury and missing the previous season, Southern Steel shooter Georgia Heffernan bounced back in style to win the 2022 Aspiring Silver Fern award.
Long-serving New Zealand Netball Players Association (NZNPA) board member Tim Lythe was honoured for his on-going contribution to supporting and enhancing the country's netball professionals.
