WNBL Defensive Player of the Year Award

The WNBL Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given since the 1990 WNBL season to the best defensive player throughout the regular season. Since 2000, the award has been known as the Robyn Maher Defensive Player of the Year (commonly known as the Maher Medal).^[1] Emily McInerny has won the award nine times, while Tully Bevilaqua has won it on four occasions.^[2]

Winners

Year Player Nationality Team 1990 Karen Dalton  Australia Sydney Bruins 1991 Kim Foley  United States Hobart Islanders 1992 Robyn Maher  Australia Perth Breakers 1993 Karen Dalton (2)  Australia Sydney Flames 1994 Robyn Maher (2)  Australia Sydney Flames 1995 Tully Bevilaqua  Australia Perth Breakers 1996 Tully Bevilaqua (2)  Australia Perth Breakers 1997 Tully Bevilaqua (3)  Australia Perth Breakers 1998 Emily McInerny  Australia Melbourne Tigers 1999 Emily McInerny (2)  Australia Melbourne Tigers 2000 Tully Bevilaqua (4)  Australia Perth Breakers 2001 Emily McInerny (3)  Australia Dandenong Rangers 2002 Emily McInerny (4)  Australia Dandenong Rangers 2003 Natalie Porter  Australia Townsville Fire 2004 Emily McInerny (5)  Australia Dandenong Rangers 2005 Emily McInerny (6)  Australia Dandenong Rangers 2006 Emily McInerny (7)  Australia Dandenong Rangers 2007 Emily McInerny (8)  Australia Dandenong Rangers 2008 Emily McInerny (9)  Australia Dandenong Rangers 2009 Alicia Poto  Australia Sydney Uni Flames 2010 Rachael Flanagan  Australia Townsville Fire 2011 Rachael Flanagan (2)  Australia Townsville Fire 2012 Alicia Poto (2)  Australia Sydney Uni Flames 2013 Kristi Harrower  Australia Bendigo Spirit 2014 Rebecca Allen  Australia Melbourne Boomers 2015 Kelsey Griffin  United States Bendigo Spirit 2016 Stephanie Cumming  Australia Dandenong Rangers References ↑ Women's National Basketball League. Defensive Player of the Year. Retrieved 2015-02-22. ↑ McInerny earns ninth WNBL Defensive Player of the Year award (March 5, 2008). BigV Basketball. Retrieved 2015-02-22. Women's National Basketball League (2016–17) Current Teams Adelaide Lightning Bendigo Spirit Dandenong Rangers Melbourne Boomers Perth Lynx Sydney Uni Flames Townsville Fire University of Canberra Capitals Defunct Teams Australian Institute of Sport Bankstown Bruins Brisbane Blazers Christchurch Sirens Coburg Cougars Geelong Supercats Hobart Islanders Logan Thunder Melbourne Tigers Noarlunga Tigers North Adelaide Rockets Nunawading Spectres St Kilda Saints South East Queensland Stars Sutherland Sharks West Adelaide Bearcats Associated Australian Basketball Association National Basketball League New Zealand National Basketball League State Basketball League Other Awards Seasons Finals Grand Final MVP Player current rosters Related Basketball Australia