The theme was disco, and guests arrived with their dancing shoes on, ready to take the opportunity to celebrate and relax with friends following a busy year of Volleyball. Network Ten’s Beau Pearson kept the audience entertained and the presentation flowing and there were several VIPs and trophy sponsors in attendance as well.
This year we inducted three exceptional individuals to our Hall of Champions, they were Laurel Wentworth, Lisa MacNeill, and Dan Howard all of them have represented both the State of WA and Australia in the sport of volleyball at an outstanding level. Laurel also went on to win Coach of the Year later in the evening which she said, “was very unexpected and she was thrilled to receive.”
Volleyball WA awarded an Order of Merit to Alexander Sands who was nominated by Rossmoyne Volleyball Club and Rossmoyne Senior High School for over 19 years of service to both organisations and the nurturing and development of some of WA’s best Volleyball talent.
Other big winners on the night were Will Dundas who won Referee of the Year. Will is a very familiar sight on Perth volleyball courts during the WA Volleyball League and WA Volleyball Junior League. He also refereed at the PSA and IGSSA events plus the Alcohol. Think Again Beach Tour. He travelled nationally to referee at the Australian Volleyball League and the Australian Youth Volleyball Championships as well. Will is a member of the VWA Referee Committee, a mentor for younger refs, acted as Chief Referee when needed and is currently training to become a Level 3 Referee.
The Trevor William OAM Club Administrator of the Year was tied in 2022, the award going to Sean Andrews from Southern Cross Volleyball Club and Maurice Marcelo from United Volleyball Club
Sean has been a driving force in the growth of the Southern Cross Volleyball Club over the past few years initially as President for 2 years from 2020 to 2022 before moving into the newly created Club Manager role early in 2022. During his time in the new role, Sean was responsible for a dramatic increase in activities across the club particularly in Kids and Junior Volley.
Maurice is one of two co-founders of the United Volleyball Club. The club was founded in 2018 and is steadily growing due to Maurice’s extraordinary work and contribution. Her capacity to keep learning and improving has the club set up to build on its success.
The Young Leader of the Year went to two very deserving individuals, Dylan Woods from ECU Volleyball Club and Jessica Grigio from Mandurah Volleyball Association. This was the fourth year in a row that Dylan has received this award just highlighting what an extraordinary role he plays for the club and the sport in WA. As a first-time recipient of this award Jess received a very loud cheer from the audience, many recognising her achievements, the number of roles she takes on for her club, and her work with kids and junior volley.
Reds Volleyball Club had another big year, with many of the clubs’ athletes and officials winning on the night they also won Champion Club Beach and the Robyn Fittock Indoor Volleyball Champion Club trophies as well.
The John McKay Regional Club of the Year went to the Mandurah Volleyball Association for the second year running and the Indoor Beach Volleyball Champion Centre went to Osborne Park.
And then to wind up the evening, Southern Cross Volleyball Club took out the biggest trophy of the night – the 2022 Volleyball Club of the Year. This award acknowledges the Club or Association that has contributed most to the development and growth of the sport. With most clubs performing exceptionally well in the past year, Volleyball WA congratulates Southern Cross Volleyball for coming out on top in a very competitive environment.
A special mention to Leighton Wynwood for winning the best dressed prize for the night who stood out in gold and on the catwalk.
Volleyball WA would like to thank all of our Clubs, Associations and Affiliates, coaches, referees, volunteers, committee and board members, staff, parents, and athletes who make the sport happen.
We also extend our thanks to our major partners the Department of Local Government, Sport, and Cultural Industries, Lotterywest, Healthway and their Alcohol. Think Again message, Volleyball Australia, Fortix, WA Association for Mental Health, Mikasa and Sportwest. As well as our sponsors who help us throughout the year Diamond Fitness, Star Physio, Morley Mitsubishi, Wiredlans, Pitcher Partners, Australian Volleyball Warehouse, Joust, Metro Hotels Perth, ID Athletic, My Foodie Box and Kennards Hire.
Individual Player Awards Below
2021/22 Alcohol. Think Again Beach Volleyball Tour
2021/22 Alcohol. Think Again Volleyball Tour Male Regional Player of the Year sponsored by ID Athletic
ARTEM IPATYEV
2021/22 Alcohol. Think Again Volleyball Tour Female Regional Player of the Year sponsored by Australian Volleyball Warehouse
MELISSA KENNEDY
2021/22 Alcohol. Think Again Volleyball Tour Male Beach Team of the Year
MAKSIM BACOVIC AND DANIEL PIGGOTT
2021/22 Alcohol. Think Again Volleyball Tour Female Beach Team of the Year
TESSA ANDERSON AND JANA ORSZAGHOVA
2021/22 Alcohol. Think Again Volleyball Tour Male Beach Player of the Year sponsored by Mitsubishi Morley
GABRIEL ABBOTT
2021/22 Alcohol. Think Again Volleyball Tour Female Beach Player of the Year sponsored by Diamond Fitness
JANA ORSZAGHOVA AND KRISTY GORDON
Indoor Beach Volleyball Awards
Indoor Beach Super League 2022 Ladies Champion Team
OSBORNE PARK
Indoor Beach Super League 2022 Female Most Valuable Player
SARAH SUTCLIFFE
Indoor Beach Super League 2022 Male Champion Team
MALAGA
Indoor Beach Super League 2022 Male Most Valuable Player
RILEY FISSIOLLI
Indoor Beach Super League 2022 Mixed Champion Team
MANDURAH
Indoor Beach Super League 2022 Mixed Most Valuable Player
ASHAYLA BOUCAUT
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League MVPs
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 6 Male Most Valuable Player
JOEL BENDOTTI (Balcatta Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 5 Male Most Valuable Player
CONNOR MCKIE (ECU Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 4 Male Most Valuable Player
BRANDON WOODS (Rossmoyne Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 4 Female Most Valuable Player
RHYS HACKETT (UWA Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 3 Male Most Valuable Player
SUNYEE ZHENG (ECU Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 3 Female Most Valuable Player
ASHA WALTERS (Rossmoyne Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 2 Male Most Valuable Player
TUAN HY (JASON) NGO (ECU Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 2 Female Most Valuable Player
VICTOIRE GODARD (UWA Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 1 Male Most Valuable Player
RIELLY VINCENT (Reds Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League Division 1 Female MVP Most Valuable Player
ROSIE ALCHIN (Reds Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League State League Reserve Male Most Valuable Player sponsored by My Foodie Box
BRETT LEWINGTON (Busselton Volleyball Association)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League State League Reserve Female Most Valuable Player
CAITLIN SMITH (Busselton Volleyball Association)
Geoff McIntyre 2022 Westen Australian Volleyball League State League Male Most Valuable Player sponsored by Joust
RYAN SLATER (Reds Volleyball Club)
2022 Western Australian Volleyball League State League Female Most Valuable Player sponsored by Morley Mitsubishi
ELIZABETH ALCHIN (Reds Volleyball Club)
Recognition Awards
Volleyball WA 2022 Junior Coach of the Year
QI DEN KUAN (Rossmoyne Senior High School)
Volleyball WA 2022 Junior Referee of the Year
ROSIE ALCHIN (Reds Volleyball Club)
Volleyball WA 2022 Club/Community Coach of the Year
KENRICK ARMITAGE (Reds Volleyball Club)
Volleyball WA 2022 Referee Recognition Award
JIMI BAIRD (UWA Volleyball Club)
Volleyball WA 2022 Coach of the Year
LAUREL WENTWORTH (Southern Cross Volleyball Club)
Volleyball WA 2022 Referee of the Year
WILL DUNDAS (Reds Volleyball Club)
Volleyball WA 2022 Discover Volleyball Ambassador
VICTORIA WELLS (Rossmoyne Volleyball Club)
Volleyball WA 2022 Young Leader of the Year
DYLAN WOOD (ECU Volleyball Club) & JESS GRIGIO (Mandurah Volleyball Assoc.)
Trevor Williams OAM Administrator of the Year
SEAN ANDREWS (Southern Cross Volleyball Club) & MAURICE MARCELO (United Volleyball Club)
Club Awards
Beach Volleyball Champion Club of the Year
Reds Volleyball Club
Indoor Beach Volleyball Champion Centre
Osborne Park
Robyn Fittock Indoor Volleyball Club of the Year
Reds Volleyball Club
John MacKay Regional Club of the Year
Mandurah Volleyball Association
Volleyball WA Club of the Year
Southern Cross Volleyball Club