Junior Award Winners 2025

North Ballarat Football Netball Club is pleased to announce Maddie Fitzpatrick (Carter) as our Senior A Grade Netball Coach for the 2026 season. Maddie brings a wealth of experience from both her playing and coaching career, having achieved success at the highest levels of state competition. Career highlights include: ANL Premiership Player – Tasmanian Magpies (2018) VNL Premiership Player & Captain – Melbourne University Lightning (100+ games) VNL Assistant Coach – Melbourne University Lightning (2019–2023) VNL Best & Fairest Runner-Up – Melbourne University Lightning VNL Spirit of Netball Award recipient – Melbourne University Lightning Specialist Coach and Player – Castlemaine & Hepburn A Grade Maddie joins North Ballarat as a playing mid-court coach, where her leadership, experience and professionalism will provide valuable direction and development for our playing group. A word from Maddie: "Grateful to be joining the club as A Grade Coach next season. I’m looking forward to working with such a talented team, contributing to the wider club and going all the way in Season 2026." We warmly welcome Maddie to North Ballarat & we look forward to exciting times ahead for the netball program!

Thursday 25th September 2025