Maple, McCallum claim top Swans honours

FOOTSCRAY VFL-listed midfielder Tristan Maple and goal attack Famke McCallum have claimed Ballarat Football Netball Club’s top individual awards for 2025.

Maple, who played only 13 of 19 games this season for the Swans, but was routinely among their best players, was a popular winner of the senior football best and fairest.

Fraser Perkins finished as runner-up, with Lewis Rinaldi the winner of the most consistent award.

Wyatt Squires was awarded most improved, Paddy O’Brien named best first year player and Riley Constable won the coaches award in a year in which the Swans finished the season in sixth place, eliminated in the first week of finals by eventual runner-up Sunbury.

In the top grade of netball, McCallum won the best and fairest ahead of versatile defender Jacinta McKenzie.

Midcourter Brooke O’Brien was voted the players’ pick and Bridget Bales won the Swannies award.

In major club awards, Mark Allen won the clubperson of the year award, Harry Butler claimed the Paul Madden Number 19 Jumper Award and Kayla Wilson was awarded the netball Swannie Spirit Award.

 

AWARD WINNERS

Under-19 netball

Best and fairest: Caitlin McConchie

Runner-up: Grace Jackson

Swannie award: Grace Bales

Players pick: Meg Loader

Under-18.5 football

Best and fairest: Henry Liston

Runner-up: Toby Dixon

Most consistent: Luka White

Most determined: Ethan Cowell

Most improved: Payson Dean

Coaches award: Spencer Horgan

 

E-grade netball

Best and fairest: Jessica Wrigley

Runner-up: Stella Treloar

Swannie award: Shenae Cuthbertson

Players’ pick: Emmah Grigg

D-grade netball

Best and fairest: Caitlin Bik

Runners-up: Zoe Honey and Maddi Ford

Swannie award Alex Toose

Players’ pick: Meg Drever

Reserves football

Best and fairest: Damon New

Runner-up: Lache Hadley

Most consistent: Jeremy Ellis

Most determined: Luke Drummond

Most improved: Toa Green

Coaches award: Jack Taylor

C-Grade netball

Best and fairest: Ally Gladman

Runner-up: Liv Manzin

Swannie award: Tilly Young

Players’ pick: Steph Mornane

B-grade netball

Best and fairest: Sammi Phillips

Runner-up: Anthea Stevens

Swannie award: Ellie Wright

Players’ pick: Lisa Phillips

A-grade netball

Best and fairest: Famke McCullum

Runner- up: Jacinta McKenzie

Swannie award: Bridget Bales

Players’ pick: Brooke O’Brien

Senior football

Best and fairest: Tristan Maple

Runner-up: Fraser Perkins

Most consistent: Lewis Rinaldi

Most improved: Wyatt Squires

Best first year player: Paddy O’Brien

Coaches award: Riley Constable

Club awards

Netball Swannie Spirit award: Kayla Wylson

Paul Madden Number 19 Jumper Award: Harry Butler

Mark Allen clubperson of the year award: Adam Ridley