Although Hamilton City did not achieve as many top-placing results as in 2024, 2025 was still a great success in many ways.
Our Under 14B team returned from the North Island Junior Championships as Under 14B Grade winners. Our Under 18A and Under 18 Men’s teams both placed top five at the Netball New Zealand Under 18 Championships. In addition, our Open team at the Netball New Zealand Open Championships and our Under 14A team at the North Island Junior Championships both achieved top-ten placings.
Another success to celebrate was our Under 16B team, who were awarded the Positive Vibe Award at the North Island Junior Championships. These are all outstanding achievements.
A massive thank you goes to the management teams across all of our squads. The time, dedication, and commitment that go into our programmes, particularly from our coaches is truly incredible. Our programme would not be successful without the many volunteer hours contributed across all 10 teams in our Representative programme.
We would also like to thank our valued supporters:
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The Lion Foundation for funding that assists with travel and accommodation costs, helping to reduce player fees
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The North & South Trust for funding the purchase of brand-new playing uniforms for our Under 18 Men’s Representative team
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Active Health for their continued support of our programme through education and by travelling with our Under 18 and Open teams as sports medics and physiotherapists
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Helen Eagleton Photography for the outstanding tournament and team photographs
Congratulations to all of our teams and to our 2025 award recipients.
2025 CENTRE AWARDS [Under 14 to Under 18 Age Groups]
Manager of the Year: Belle Woods [U16B]
Coach of the Year: Miha Brown [U14B]
Positive Vibe Award: Under 16B Team
Team of the Year: Under 14B Team
Player of the Year: Kaziah Riley-Rata [U18A]
Tournaments Attended:
- Counties Energy Tournament - Pukekohe Netball Centre [U18A, U18B, U16A, U16B, U14A, U14B]
- Auckland Netball Centre Representative Tournament [U18A, U18B, U16A, U16B, U14A, U14B]
- Rotorua Netball Centre Representative Tournament [U14 Dev, U16 Dev]
- Helen Dodge Memorial Representative Tournament - Tauranga Netball Centre [U18A, U18B, U16A, U16B, U16 Dev, U14A, U14B, U14 Dev]
- Hamilton City Netball Centre Representative Tournament [U18B, U16A, U16B, U16 Dev, U14A, U14B, U14 Dev]
- Hamilton City Netball Centre Open Representative Tournament [Open Team]
Championship Tournaments Attended:
- North Island Junior Champs [Under 14 & Under 16]: New Plymouth - Sunday 29th June to Tuesday 1st July 2025
- NNZ Under 18 Champs: Waitakere, Auckland - Monday 7th July to Thursday 10th July 2025
- Netball NZ Open Champs: Nga Puna Wai, Christchurch: Wednesday 10th September - Saturday 13th September, 2025
Team Coach: Rebecca Greenhalgh
Team Manager: Jess Fabling
Physio: Claudia McKenna
Netball New Zeland Open Champs: Nga Puna Wai, Christchurch
- 10th Place
Team Awards:
- Captains Award: Georgie Edgecombe & Oceane Maihi
- Sportsmanship Award: Amelia Burton
- Most Improved Player: Jessica Jennings
- Most Valuable Player: Oceane Maihi
- Players' Player Award: Georgie Edgecombe
Team Coach: Jenna Riley-Rata
Team Manager: Sophie Bilton
Netball New Zealand U18 Champs: Waitakere, Auckland
- Womens Grade: 5th PLACE
Team Awards:
- Captains Award: Jasmine Davis
- Sportsmanship Award: Kaziah Riley-Rata & Caitin Gabel
- Most Improved Player: Anika Cowley
- Most Valuable Player: Liliana Wills
- Players' Player Award [Donated by The Ball Whanau]: Liliana Wills
Team Coach: Natalie Shaw
Team Manager: Nicola McKay
Netball New Zealand U18 Champs: Waitakere, Auckland
- Womens Grade: 19th PLACE
Team Awards:
- Captains Award: Zoe Tebbutt, Leiana Tukia, Kiaarah Wilson, Elise McKay
- Sportsmanship Award: Elisa McKay
- Most Improved Player: Kayley McMillan
- Most Valuable Player: Kiaarah Wilson
- Players' Player Award [Donated by The Ball Whanau]: Holly Gerring
Team Coach: Paeahu Wheki
Netball New Zealand U18 Champs: Waitakere, Auckland
- Mens Grade: 5th PLACE
Team Awards:
- Captains Award: Kauri Peterson
- Sportsmanship Award: Tetau Strother
- Most Improved Player: Tamatoa Jeffrey
- Most Valuable Player: Kai Reed
- Players' Player Award: Kauri Peterson
Team Coach: Leonie Belk
Team Manager: Jade Mathewson
North Island Junior Champ: New Plymouth, Taranaki
- U16 AGrade: 14th PLACE
Team Awards:
- Captains Award: Sarah-Kate Nicholas & Livvy Perenara
- Sportsmanship Award: Amy Bryant
- Most Improved Player: Nevaeh Mathewson
- Most Valuable Player: Sarah-Kate Nicholas
- Players' Player Award: Sarah-Kate Nicholas
Team Coach: Michelle Paama
Team Manager: Belle Woods
North Island Junior Champ: New Plymouth, Taranaki
- U16 AGrade: 15th PLACE
Team Awards:
- Captains Award: Antonia Cuthers
- Sportsmanship Award: Lyla Periam-Taniwha
- Most Improved Player: Shamika Ram
- Most Valuable Player: Iwa Hona
- Players' Player Award: Iwa Hona
Team Coach: Victoria Whitfield
Team Manager: Anna Manukau
North Island Junior Champ: New Plymouth, Taranaki
- U14 AGrade: 10th PLACE
Team Awards:
- Captains Award: Leah-Myah Davis & Mila Williams
- Sportsmanship Award: Leah-Myah Davis
- Most Improved Player: Mila Williams
- Most Valuable Player: Kharli McMillan
- Players' Player Award: Leah-Myah Davis
Team Coach: Miha Brown
Team Manager: TJ McQueen
North Island Junior Champ: New Plymouth, Taranaki
- U14 BGrade: 1st PLACE
Team Awards:
- Captains Award: Amaia Heu
- Sportsmanship Award: Aila McQueen
- Most Improved Player: Jayda Olsen-Matara
- Most Valuable Player: Annabel MacDonald
- Players' Player Award: Aila McQueen
Team Coach: Eden Brown
Team Manager: Sharne Skinner
Team:
- Acacia-Jay Paekau
- Aleah Mackintosh
- Alexis Wooldridge
- Elena Newman-Jacobs
- Isobella Gordon-Crake
- Kayla Lotz
- Kennedy Falconer
- Michaela Skinner
- Shari Davies
- Sophie Fairclough
Team Coach: Sandra Carter
Team:
- Amber Cooke
- Ayla Ratsey
- Frankie Castles
- Hayden Harker
- Holly Mills
- Hope Beet
- Natasha Beuzeval
- Nevaeh Murray
- Olivia Burke
- Preeya Berryman
- Trinity-Maria Hepi-Maxwell
- Zara Mawdsley
