The Women's National Basketball League Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given since the league's second season. MVP voting takes place throughout the regular season and is determined by a players' accumulated score from game-by-game voting. In every game, each head coach and the referees from each respective game complete a voting card, with three points being awarded for a first place vote, two for second, one for third, a player can take a maximum of nine votes from any one game. It is the most prestigious award for individual players in the WNBL.
Suzy Batkovic is the most decorated player in WNBL history, winning the prestigious award a record six times. Due to this, from 2019 onwards the award will be known as the Suzy Batkovic Most Valuable Player Award (known as the Suzy Batkovic Medal).Women's National Basketball League. SUZY BATKOVIC MVP TO BE AWARDED FROM 2019/20 SEASON. Retrieved 2019-02-19. Highly regarded as one of the greatest of all time, Lauren Jackson also won the award four times, and solely held the record until 2016.
Winners Denotes player whose team won the Championship that year Denotes player inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame Denotes player who is still active Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that timeTeam (X)Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
Season Player Position Nationality Team Ref 1982 Karen Ogden St Kilda Saints 1983 Karen Ogden (2) St Kilda Saints (2) Robyn Maher Nunawading Spectres 1984 Julie Nykiel Noarlunga Tigers 1985 Kathy Foster North Adelaide Rockets 1986 Kathy Foster (2) Hobart Islanders 1987 Robyn Maher (2) Nunawading Spectres (2) 1988 Julie Nykiel (2) Noarlunga Tigers (2) 1989 Kathy Foster (3) Hobart Islanders (2) 1990 Debbie Slimmon Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1991 Joanne Metcalfe Melbourne Tigers 1992 Debbie Slimmon (2) Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (2) 1993 Allison Cook Guard Melbourne Tigers (2) 1994 Shelley Gorman Guard Sydney Flames 1995 Sandy Brondello Guard Brisbane Blazers 1996 Rachael Sporn Forward Adelaide Lightning 1997 Rachael Sporn (2) Forward Adelaide Lightning (2) 1998 Michelle Griffiths Forward Sydney Flames (2) 1998–99 Lauren Jackson Forward/center Australian Institute of Sport 1999–00 Lauren Jackson (2) Forward/center Canberra Capitals Trisha Fallon Guard/forward Sydney Flames (3) 2000–01 Penny Taylor Forward Dandenong Rangers 2001–02 Penny Taylor (2) Forward Dandenong Rangers (2) 2002–03 Lauren Jackson (3) Forward/center Canberra Capitals (2) 2003–04 Lauren Jackson (4) Forward/center Canberra Capitals (3) 2004–05 Katrina Hibbert Guard/forward Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (3) 2005–06 Katrina Hibbert (2) Guard/forward Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (4) 2006–07 Hollie Grima Center/forward Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (5) 2007–08 Natalie Porter Forward Sydney Uni Flames (4) 2008–09 Rohanee Cox Guard/forward Townsville Fire 2009–10 Kristi Harrower Guard Bendigo Spirit 2010–11 Liz Cambage Center Bulleen Boomers (6) 2011–12 Suzy Batkovic Center Adelaide Lightning (3) 2012–13 Suzy Batkovic (2) Center Adelaide Lightning (4) 2013–14 Suzy Batkovic (3) Center Townsville Fire (2) 2014–15 Abby Bishop Forward/center Canberra Capitals (4) 2015–16 Suzy Batkovic (4) Center Townsville Fire (3) 2016–17 Suzy Batkovic (5) Center Townsville Fire (4) 2017–18 Suzy Batkovic (6) Center Townsville Fire (5) 2018–19 Kelsey Griffin Forward Canberra Capitals (5) 2019–20 Kia Nurse Guard Canberra Capitals (6) 2020 Stephanie Talbot Guard/forward Adelaide Lightning (5) 2021–22 Anneli Maley Forward Bendigo Spirit (2) 2022–23 Cayla George Forward/center Melbourne Boomers (7) 2023–24 Jordin Canada Guard Melbourne Boomers (8) 2024–25 Sami Whitcomb Guard Bendigo Spirit (3) 2025–26 Isobel Borlase Guard Bendigo Spirit (4)
Multi-time winners Rank PlayerTeam(s) AwardsYears1Suzy BatkovicAdelaide Lightning (2) / Townsville Fire (4)62012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 20182Lauren JacksonAustralian Institute of Sport (1) / Canberra Capitals (3)41999, 2000, 2003, 20043Kathy FosterNorth Adelaide Rockets (1) / Hobart Islanders (2)31985, 1986, 19894Karen OgdenSt Kilda Saints21982, 1983Julie NykielNoarlunga Tigers1984, 1988Debbie SlimmonBulleen Melbourne Boomers1990, 1992Rachael SpornAdelaide Lightning1996, 1997Penny TaylorDandenong Rangers2001, 2002Katrina HibbertBulleen Melbourne Boomers2005, 2006
See also All-WNBL Team WNBL Defensive Player of the Year Award WNBA Most Valuable Player Award NBL Most Valuable Player Award Australia women's national basketball team
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