{"id":101216,"date":"2025-10-11T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=101216"},"modified":"2025-10-08T21:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:52:16","slug":"tobin-pica-net-saints-major-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/sport\/tobin-pica-net-saints-major-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Tobin, Pica net Saints&#8217; major awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE versatile Will Tobin and Sophie Pica were best and fairest for Heathcote&#8217;s senior footy and A-grade netball teams in the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Among the best in 13 of 14 matches he played, Tobin was declared team champion at last Friday night&#8217;s awards presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Pica was a key player for the Saints in the A-grade netball action across the Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL.<\/p>\n<p>Injury meant the classy Rhys Bolton played just 11 matches, but he starred in all to be runner-up for the senior footy best and fairest.<\/p>\n<p>Most consistent was Codie Price from a half-back flank or wing where he featured in the best six in 13 of 16 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Johnstone took on many of the league&#8217;s gun forwards and earned the coaches award adjudged by co-coaches Andrew Saladino and Liam Jacques.<\/p>\n<p>Talented teen Daniel Butler earnt the Leigh Mannix Memorial award.<\/p>\n<p>Jess Peck was runner-up in A-grade netball&#8217;s champion player race.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Anna Dundon presented the coaches award to Ava Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Reserves footy best and fairest was Zach Brown.<\/p>\n<p>A busy season for Dundon included playing in B-grade where she was fairest and best.<\/p>\n<p>The Saints were beaten in the B-grade and B-reserve netball elimination finals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/10\/sophie-pica_55744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"621\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A-grade netball best and fairest Sophie Pica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Heathcote FNC&#8217;s award winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior football:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best and fairest: Will Tobin.<\/p>\n<p>Runner-up: Rhys Bolton.<\/p>\n<p>Most consistent: Codie Price.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches award: Daniel Johnstone.<\/p>\n<p>Leigh Mannix Memorial award: Daniel Butler.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reserves football:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best and fairest: Zach Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Runner-up: Logan Jaroslawski.<\/p>\n<p>Most consistent: Jordan Suter.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches award: Ethan French.<\/p>\n<p>A-grade netball<\/p>\n<p>Best and fairest: Sophie Pica.<\/p>\n<p>Runner-up: Jess Peck.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches award: Ava Harris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B-grade:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best and fairest: Anna Dundon.<\/p>\n<p>Runner-up: Ina Baggio.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches award: Molly Cox.<\/p>\n<p>Best in finals: Sophie Monkley.<\/p>\n<p><strong>B-reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best and fairest: Jaclyn McNutt.<\/p>\n<p>Runner-up: Nicky Walker.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches award: Eve Volpato.<\/p>\n<p>Best in finals: Peta Langdon.<\/p>\n<p>Most improved: Monique Taylor-Beare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE versatile Will Tobin and Sophie Pica were best and fairest for Heathcote&#8217;s senior footy and A-grade netball teams in the 2025 season. 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