Jackson was a clear winner in the MVP count announced on Tuesday night during the Firebirds Awards function in Brisbane, tallying 87 votes across the season to finish well clear of compatriots Maddy Gordon (36) and Te Paea Selby-Rickit (32).
It capped a sensational evening for Jackson who also claimed the Members' Player, Players' Player and Keirra Trompf Spirit Awards to conclude an outstanding first season in the purple dress.
Jackson polled votes in every single of the 13 matches she played this season including seven matches where she was the highest vote-getter with the only match she didn't get any votes in being the sole game she missed against GIANTS Netball in Round 4 due to injury.
The 29-year-old finished the season ranked second in the league with 35 intercepts while also racking up 55 deflections and 17 rebounds.
The awards haul is nothing new for Jackson, who is a three-time Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award winner as New Zealand’s best netballer and was named the Katrina Rore MVP Award winner as the Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse's Most Valuable Player in 2025.
In other awards announced on the night, young defender Gemma Hutchings was named Firebirds Futures MVP while co-captain and Queensland Firebirds training partner Sasha Flegler won the Futures' Players' Player award.
The evening featured the latest inductees into the Queensland Netball Hall of Fame.
Firebirds Alumni and former captains Peta Stephens and Lauren Brown were both inducted as Athlete Members while Deidre Hyland's lifelong commitment to netball was acknowledged with her induction as a General Member.
Queensland Firebirds 2026 Award Winners
Laura Geitz Medal MVP: Kelly Jackson
Players’ Player of the Year: Kelly Jackson
Members’ Player of the Year: Kelly Jackson
Keirra Trompf Firebirds Spirit Award: Kelly Jackson
Congratulations to our 2026 Firebirds debutantes:
Maddy Gordon (Firebird No.119)
Kelly Jackson (Firebird No.120)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit (Firebird No.121)
Lily Gribble (Firebird No.122)
Jessie Laga'aia (Firebird No.123)
Sasha Flegler (Firebird No.124)
