Halls Medal
The first Halls Medal was awarded in 1964. Prior to that, Woollacott Medals were awarded.
As the women wanted a separate medal acknowledging women's basketball, a sponsor was sought. Halls, manufacturers of soft drinks agreed to sponsor the award. Henceforth, the Halls Medal was awarded to winners of the Best and Fairest player in the District Women's competition.
Like the Woollacott Medal, it was upgraded to the Fairest and most Brilliant player in the early 1970s.
In 1999 for the first time the medal was awarded to the ABA central Conference's Most Valuable Player. The votes are caste by referees post-game on a 3, 2, 1 basis. In 1981 and 1996, the competition experimented with coaches voting, before reverting to the original format.
Following is a list of past winners.
1956 | S. Zeuner | Payneham | 1991 | Sue Collins | Noarlunga City | |
1957 | Shirley Poynter | Payneham | Julie Nykiel | South Adelaide | ||
1958 | Maria Kelertas | 1992 | Vicki Daldy | Norwood | ||
1959 | Maria Kelertas | 1993 | Rachael Sporn | West Adelaide | ||
1960 | C. Winning | North Adelaide | 1994 | Jo Hill | North Adelaide | |
1961 | B. Kersley | Torrens | 1995 | Natasha O'Brien | Norwood | |
1962 | Pat Rowe | North Adelaide | 1996 | Michelle Weir | Forestville | |
1963 | Bronte Russell | North Adelaide | 1997 | Terri-Jo Draper | Sturt | |
1964 | Eril Drennan | Vikings | 1998 | Sharon Simons | Forestville | |
1965 | J. Brown | West Torrens | 1999 | Vikki Kelson | Adelaide Southern | |
Jacki Aston | West Adelaide | Narelle Lindsay | Noarlunga City | |||
1966 | Magdalena Nagy | Budapest | Kristen Veal | Norwood | ||
1967 | Jackie Aston | West Adelaide | 2000 | Vikki Kelson | Adelaide Southern | |
1968 | Mara Asenkamps | Norwood | 2001 | Vikki Kelson | Adelaide Southern | |
1969 | Noelene Lowe | North Adelaide | 2002 | Suzy Batkovic | West Adelaide | |
1970 | Lynette Moss | United Church | Jess Mahony | Sturt | ||
1971 | Sylvia White | North Adelaide | 2003 | Deanna Smith | South Adelaide | |
1972 | Ann Misiewicz | Glenelg | 2004 | Deanna Smith | South Adelaide | |
1973 | Ilze Blicavs | Sturt | 2005 | Vikki Kelson | South Adelaide | |
1974 | Jenny Cheesman | Glenelg | 2006 | Sam Woosnam | West Adelaide | |
1975 | Heather Flynn | Glenelg | 2007 | Angela Marino | Sturt | |
1976 | Sue Harcus | West Torrens | 2008 | Cayla Francis | Eastern | |
1977 | Jenny Cheesman | Glenelg | 2009 | Kerrin Webber | South Adelaide | |
1978 | Jenny Cheesman | Glenelg | 2010 | Tess Madgen | Eastern | |
1979 | Jill Hammond | North Adelaide | 2011 | Jess Foley | Norwood | |
1980 | Sue Harcus | West Torrens | 2012 | Jess Mahony | Central Districts | |
1981 | Jan Stirling | Forestville | 2013 | Jess Foley | Norwood | |
1982 | Jan Stirling | North Adelaide | 2014 | Amy Lewis | Norwood | |
1983 | Kay Todd | Noarlunga City | 2015 | Callan Taylor | Woodville | |
1984 | Ilze Nagy | Sturt | 2016 | Olivia Thompson | Forestville | |
1985 | Kathy Foster | North Adelaide | 2017 | Alex Wilson | Eastern Mavericks | |
Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga City | 2018 | Chelsea Brook | Sturt Sabres | ||
1986 | Carol Andrews | South Adelaide | 2019 | Carmen Tyson-Thomas | Eastern Mavericks | |
1988 | Cass Pujals | West Adelaide | ||||
1989 | Rachael Sporn | West Adelaide | ||||
Cass Pujals | West Adelaide | |||||
1990 | Donna Brown | North Adelaide |
Click on the links in the table below to see a breakdown of votes for each year.
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All Votes |
Votes by Team |
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