2024 NRL Award Winners & Finalists

Dieppe, NB– The NRL awards recognize the performance of NRL athletes during the 2023-2024 season with trophies for  Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, Top Forward, Top Centre, Top Defense, and Top Goalkeeper. These awards along with awards for Coaching Staff of the Year, NRL Top Scorer, NRL Scoring Champion and NRL Volunteer of the Year were announced at the CRC closing banquet in April 2024.

 

Nominees and winners for the NRL awards include the following:

Rookie of the Year (the most outstanding athlete in their first year of NRL competition) 

1. • Kate Babineau – Waterloo Wildfire
   • Avery Kew – Edmonton Black Gold Rush
   • Paige Roy – Calgary RATH

• WINNER: Annie Trudel – Montreal Mission

Most Valuable Player (the athlete judged to be the most valuable to their team) 

1. • Julie Blanchette – Montreal Mission
   • Emily Chénier – Gatineau Fusion
   • Sarah Macdonald – BC Thunder

• WINNER: Kaitlyn Youldon – Calgary RATH

Top Centre (the most outstanding athlete that played predominantly the centre position)

1. • Danielle Bechard – Edmonton Black Gold Rush
   • Emily Chénier – Gatineau Fusion
   • Kelsey Youldon – Waterloo Wildfire

• WINNER: Gillian Dreger – Edmonton WAM!

Top Forward (the most outstanding athlete that played predominantly forward position) 

1. • Sidney Crowe – BC Thunder
   • Lauren Henderson – Edmonton WAM!
   • Britney Snowdon – Atlantic Attack

• WINNER: Megane Fortin – Montreal Mission

Top Defense (the most outstanding athlete that played predominantly the defense position)

1. • Jackie Gaudet – Waterloo Wildfire
   • Jennica Murray – Calgary RATH
   • Julie Vandal – Gatineau Fusion

• WINNER: Melissa Misutka – Edmonton WAM!

Top Goalkeeper (the most outstanding goalkeeper)

1. • Gabrielle Ednie – Gatineau Fusion
   • Paige Roy – Calgary RATH
   • Laurie St.Pierre – Rive-Sud Revolution

• WINNER: Sarah Macdonald – BC Thunder

Team Personnel of the Year (the most outstanding coaching staff group of the year, this award is voted on by the teams)

1. • BC Thunder
   • Waterloo Wildfire

• WINNER: Calgary RATH

Volunteer of the Year

Candace Ketsa – Edmonton WAM!

NRL Scoring Champion 

Britney Snowdon – Atlantic Attack

NRL Top Scorer 

Jenny Snowdon – Atlantic Attack

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