BFNL hands out top gongs

The McDonald’s Ballarat Football Netball League held its 2018 Premix King Henderson Medal Dinner and Vote Count at the Mercure, Ballarat on Monday, September 17.

RESULTS Football Senior Best and Fairest – Henderson Medal Winner – Daniel Burton (Bacchus Marsh) – 22 votes Runner up – Matt Denham (Melton) – 17 votes Third – Tony Lockyear (Sebastopol) – 16 votes Reserves – Best and Fairest – The George King Medal Winner – Marc Dransman (Melton South) – 28 votes Runner-up – Chris Suban (Bacchus Marsh) – 24 votes Third – Chris Quinlan (East Point) – 20 votes Under 18.5 Best and Fairest – Dick Rees Memorial Trophy Winner – Riley Ranieri (North Ballarat) – 16 votes Equal runners-up -Dylan Caruana (Sunbury) and Jack Butler (Lake Wendouree) – 14 votes 2018-Mick Malthouse ‘Coach of the Year’ Winner – Aaron Tymms (Melton) Runner-up – Dale Power (Lake Wendouree) Third – Jake Bridges (East Point) 2018 Rookie of the Year Winner – Nick Stuldreier (Bacchus Marsh)

2018 BFNL Football Team of the Year
B: Liam Hoy – Redan FNC/ Ryan Hobbs – North Ballarat City FNC/Nathan Horbury – Redan FNC
HB: Shane Page – Darley FNC/ Darren Leonard-Darley FNC/ Tony Lockyear-Sebastopol FNC
C: Lachlan Bramble – Sunbury FNC/ Brian Graham – Darley FNC / Bailey Edwards – Lake Wendouree FNC
HF – Steven Kennedy – Darley FNC/ Jake Owen – Bacchus Marsh FNC/ Braedan Kight – Melton FNC
F – Jordan Johnston – East Point FNC / Aaron Willitts – Bacchus Marsh FNC/ James Keeble – Sebastopol FNC
R: Daniel Burton – Bacchus Marsh FNC/ Daniel Tung – East Point FNC/ Matt Denham – Melton FNC
Int: Ben Archard – Melton FNC / Will Young – North Ballarat City FNC /Mickitja Rotumah-Onus – East Point /Ben Speight – Bacchus Marsh
Coach – Aaron Timms – Melton Leading Goal kicker Senior Football – Tony Lockett Medal Winner – Aaron Willitts (Bacchus Marsh) – 51 goals Runner-up – Will Young (North Ballarat City) – 49 goals Third – Braeden Kight (Melton) and Bryson McDougall (East Point) – 42 goals

Reserves Football – Jim Gull Medal Winner – Ethan Tibbles (Bacchus Marsh) – 49 goals Runner-up – Brent Fitzpatrick (East Point) – 46 goals Third – Frank Holzer (Melton South) and Taylor Stewart (Sebastopol) – 34 goals

Under 18.5 Football Winner – Jack Riding (North Ballarat City) – 35 goals Runner-up – Jack Touhy (Lake Wendouree) – 28 goals Third – Nicholas Canny ( East Point) – 27 goals NETBALL A Grade – Best and Fairest – Sally McLean Medal Winner – Sally McCartin (North Ballarat City) – 23 votes Runner-up – Ruth Smith (Sunbury) – 22 votes Third – Kara Hart (Lake Wendouree) – 19 votes B Grade – Best and Fairest Winner – Suzi Johnson (Sunbury) – 19 votes Runner-up – Perri Fenton (East Point) – 18 votes

C Grade – Best and Fairest Winners – Megan Jackson (Darley) and Shelby Holter (Sunbury) – 21 votes Runners-up – Katrina Baulch (Ballarat) and Melanie McLaughlin (Sunbury) – 18 votes

McDonald’s Goal of the Year Winner – Jackson Carrick (Darley) McDonald’s Mark of the Year Winner – Braeden Kight (Melton) Ballarat Courier Player of the Year Winner – Daniel Burton (Bacchus Marsh) – 42 votes Runners-up – Tony Lockyear (Sebastopol) and Steven Kennedy (Darley) – 31 votes Fourth – Mickitja Rotumah-Onus (East Point) and Daniel Jones (North Ballarat City) – 29 votes

Special achievements
Nicholas Stuhldreier (Bacchus Marsh)
– 2018 Worksafe AFL Victoria Country Under 19 Football Representative side
Lachlan Bramble (Sunbury)
– 2018 Worksafe AFL Victoria Country Senior Football Representative side
Poppy Douglass (North Ballarat JFNC)
– 2018 School Sports Australia 15 and Under Championship Representative
Ballarat Netball League
Gina McCartin
North Ballarat City FNC
Adrianna Cann
Sebastopol FNC
Tahnysha Salanoa

Melton South FNC Netball Coach of the Year Winner – Michael Saker (Bacchus Marsh) Runner-up – Adam Boldiston (Sunbury) Third – Georgia Cann (Sebastopol) Netball Administrator of the Year Winner – Andrew Kruger (North Ballarat City) NETBALL – MVP A Grade – Most Valuable Player Winner – Maddie Selmon (North Ballarat City) – 29 votes B Grade – Most Valuable Player Winner – Amanda Cusack (Sunbury) – 33 votes C Grade – Most Valuable Player Winners – Shelby Holter (Sunbury) and Ashleigh Giampolo (Redan) D Grade – Most Valuable Player Winner – Bernie Walsh (Ballarat) – 17 votes E Grade – Most Valuable Player Winner – Georgia Blyth (Melton South) – 19 votes 19 and Under – Most Valuable Player Winners – Grace Todd (Lake Wendouree) and Grace Valele (Melton South) – 17 votes MISCELLANEOUS AFL Victoria Coaches Association Coach of the Year Winner – Aaron Tymms (Melton) Merv and Mary Howard Memorial Senior Club of the Year Winner – East Point – 166 points Runner-up – Sunbury – 161 points Third – Lake Wendouree – 140.5 points 97.9 FM Umpire of the Year Winner – Peter Brown Runner-up – Julian Pinder Third – Rob Simmonds Harry Harris Memorial Administrator of the Year Winner – Tamara Watkins (Melton South)