# WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award

Women's National Basketball League awards and honours :
Championship :
WNBL Championship :
Individual awards :
Most Valuable Player
Defensive Player
Breakout Player
Sixth Woman
Coach of the Year
Grand Final MVP
Leading Scorer
Leading Rebounder
Golden Hands :
Honours :
All-WNBL Team
Statistical Leaders :
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The Women's National Basketball League Grand Final Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given to the best player of the Grand Final. Since 2014, the award has been known as the Rachael Sporn Medal, named after Adelaide's most recognised and successful WNBL player, Rachael Sporn, also a twice winner of the award. Lauren Jackson has won the award four times, while Kelsey Griffin has won the award three times.

## Winners

| | Denotes player inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame |
| | Denotes player who is still active |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
| 1985 | Karin Maar | | Australia | Coburg Cougars |
| 1986 | Shelley Gorman | | Australia | Nunawading Spectres |
| 1987 | Tracey Browning | | Australia | Nunawading Spectres (2) |
| 1988 | Shelley Gorman (2) | | Australia | Nunawading Spectres (3) |
| 1989 | Samantha Thornton | | Australia | Nunawading Spectres (4) |
| 1990 | Donna Brown | | Australia | North Adelaide Rockets |
| 1991 | Robyn Maher | | Australia | Hobart Islanders |
| 1992 | Tanya Fisher | | Australia | Perth Breakers |
| 1993 | Annie Burgess | Guard | Australia | Sydney Flames |
| 1994 | Rachael Sporn | Forward | Australia | Adelaide Lightning |
| 1995 | Rachael Sporn (2) | Forward | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (2) |
| 1996 | Michelle Griffiths | Forward | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (3) |
| 1997 | Trisha Fallon | Guard/forward | Australia | Sydney Flames (2) |
| 1998 | Jo Hill | Forward | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (4) |
| 1999 | Kristen Veal | Guard | Australia | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2000 | Kristen Veal (2) | Guard | Australia | Canberra Capitals |
| 2001 | Annie Burgess (2) | Guard | Australia | Sydney Panthers (3) |
| 2002 | Lauren Jackson | Forward/center | Australia | Canberra Capitals (2) |
| 2003 | Lauren Jackson (2) | Forward/center | Australia | Canberra Capitals (3) |
| 2004 | Emily McInerny | Forward | Australia | Dandenong Rangers |
| 2005 | Jacinta Hamilton | Forward/center | Australia | Dandenong Rangers (2) |
| 2006 | Lauren Jackson (3) | Forward/center | Australia | Canberra Capitals (4) |
| 2007 | Tracey Beatty | Center | Australia | Canberra Capitals (5) |
| 2008 | Renae Camino | Guard | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (5) |
| 2009 | Natalie Hurst | Guard | Australia | Canberra Capitals (6) |
| 2010 | Lauren Jackson (4) | Forward/center | Australia | Canberra Capitals (7) |
| 2011 | Sharin Milner | Guard | Australia | Bulleen Boomers |
| 2012 | Kathleen MacLeod | Guard | Australia | Dandenong Rangers (3) |
| 2013 | Kelsey Griffin | Forward | United States | Bendigo Spirit |
| 2014 | Kelsey Griffin (2) | Forward | United States | Bendigo Spirit (2) |
| 2015 | Mia Newley | Guard | Australia | Townsville Fire |
| 2016 | Micaela Cocks | Guard | New Zealand | Townsville Fire (2) |
| 2017 | Leilani Mitchell | Guard | Australia | Sydney Uni Flames (4) |
| 2018 | Suzy Batkovic | Center | Australia | Townsville Fire (3) |
| 2019 | Kelsey Griffin (3) | Forward | Australia | Canberra Capitals (8) |
| 2019–20 | Olivia Époupa | Guard | France | Canberra Capitals (9) |
| 2020 | Leilani Mitchell (2) | Guard | Australia | Southside Flyers (4) |
| 2022 | Lindsay Allen | Guard | United States | Melbourne Boomers (2) |
| 2023 | Tianna Hawkins | Forward | United States | Townsville Fire (4) |
| 2024 | Mercedes Russell | Center | United States | Southside Flyers (5) |
| 2025 | Sami Whitcomb | Guard | Australia | Bendigo Spirit (3) |

## Multi-time winners

| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Awards | Years |
| 1 | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals | 4 | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2010 |
| 2 | Kelsey Griffin | Bendigo Spirit (2) / Canberra Capitals (1) | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2019 |
| 3 | Shelley Gorman | Nunawading Spectres | 2 | 1986, 1988 |
| 3 | Rachael Sporn | Adelaide Lightning | 2 | 1994, 1995 |
| 3 | Kristen Veal | Australian Institute of Sport (1) / Canberra Capitals (1) | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
| 3 | Annie Burgess | Sydney Flames / Panthers | 2 | 1993, 2001 |
| 3 | Leilani Mitchell | Sydney Uni Flames (1) / Southside Flyers (1) | 2 | 2017, 2020 |