Super Netball players boycott major awards as Courtney Bruce earns top honour

26/11/2023 06:33

• Players boycott awards night amid ongoing pay dispute
• Star defender Courtney Bruce wins second Liz Ellis Diamond

Courtney Bruce has capped her outstanding netball year by collecting the Liz Ellis Diamond for a second time, but the awards night was rocked by a player boycott.

The 29-year-old defender received the top gong – which she also collected in 2021 – at the Australian Netball Awards ceremony in Melbourne on Saturday night for her stellar domestic and international seasons with the West Coast Fever and the Diamonds. Bruce was also crowned international player of the year, becoming the sixth Diamond in the last decade to collect both awards.