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Lachlan Cassidy and Stacey Matthews scoop major awards at Henderson & McLean Medals night.

The McDonald's Ballarat FNL rounded out a tumultuous year with the staging of the prestigious Henderson and McLean Medals. 

In a break from tradition, the awards were held as an online event and set the standard for streaming of awards. 

The league is delighted to detail the winners of all senior awards and wish everyone the best for the new 2022 season. 

FOOTBALL 

Henderson Medal (Senior Football) 

• Winner - Lachlan Cassidy (Sebastopol FNC)

• Runner Up - Jack Walker (Melton FNC) 

George King Medal (Reserves Football) 

• Winner - Jack McClure (East Point FNC) 

• Runners Up - Connor Stone (Bacchus Marsh FNC), James Taylor (Melton FNC), Simon Butler (Sebastopol FNC) 

Dick Rees Memorial Trophy (Under 19 Football) 

• Winners - Luke Gray (Ballarat FNC) & Jack Sampi (East Point FNC) 

• Runners Up - Josh Carlyle-Marks (East Point FNC) & Murphy Boyd (Sunbury FNC) 

Tony Locket Medal - Senior Football Leading Goal Kicker 

• Dylan Conway (Melton South FNC) - 35 goals 

Under 19 Leading Goal Kicker 

• Dylan Jobson (Melton FNC) - 36 goals 

McDonald's Ballarat Goal of The Year 

• Jai Harvey (Sebastopol FNC) - Round 8 

McDonald's Ballarat Mark of The Year 

• Jacob Lohmann (Lake Wendouree FNC) - Round 2

Jim Gull Medal - Reserves Football Leading Goal Kicker 

• Taylor Stewart (Sebastopol FNC) - 34 goals

Ballarat FNL Senior Football Team of The Year 

BACK

Luke Wynd (BAL), Ryan Hobbs (NB), Jordyn Cotter (MEL)

HALF BACK

Tyson Lever (SUN), Bailey Van de Heuval (BAL), Tony Lockyer (SEB)

CENTRE

Nick Rippon (LW), Matthew Johnston (EP), Lachlan Cassidy (SEB)

HALF FORWARD

Josh Chatfield (NB), Jake Owen (BM), Braedan Kight (MEL)

FORWARD

Jack Walker(MEL), Dylan Conway (MS), Andrew Hooper (BAL)

RUCK

Daniel Burton (BM), Lachlan George (RED), Riley Polkinghorne (NB)

INTERCHANGE

Cooper Craig-Peters (RED), Joel Ottavi (EP), Jonathan O’Brien(NB), Cameron McCallum (NB)

“Mick Malthouse” Coach of The Year 

• Brendan McCartney - North Ballarat FNC 

“Harry Harris” Administrator of The Year 

• Dean Hetherington - East Point FNC 

Sportsman’s Association of Australia (Ballarat - Rookie of The Year)

• Cooper Craig-Peters - Redan FNC 

Senior Umpire of The Year 

• Adrian Tinetti 

NETBALL

Sally McLean Medal (A Grade Netball) 

• Winner - Stacey Matthews (North Ballarat FNC) 

• Runner Up - Akira McCormack (Melton South) 

B Grade Netball Best & Fairest 

• Winner - Perri Fenton (Ballarat FNC) 

• Runner Up - Jacqui Clifton (Lake Wendouree FNC) 

C Grade Netball Best & Fairest 

• Winner - Kirsty McLean (Ballarat FNC) 

• Runners Up - Rachael Wilson (East Point FNC) & Tilitha Hunt (Melton FNC) 

D Grade Netball Best & Fairest 

• Winner - Elyse McGenniskan (Ballarat FNC) 

• Runner Up - Teagan Tiley (Melton FNC) 

E Grade Netball Best & Fairest 

• Winner - Joanna Aquilina (Melton FNC) 

• Runners Up - Georgie Cue (East Point FNC), Graeci Shawcross (Lake Wendouree), Amanda Borley (Melton FNC) 

19 & Under Netball Best & Fairest 

• Winner - Annie Bisinella (Lake Wendouree) 

• Runners Up - Grace Valele (Melton South FNC) & Brydi Hutchinson (North Ballarat) 

Netball Coach of The Year 

• Katie Keighrey - Lake Wendouree FNC 

Netball Coordinator of The Year 

• Melissa Dawson - Melton South FNC 

Ballarat FNL Netball Team of The Year 

GOALKEEPER 

• Grace Valele (MS)

GOAL DEFENCE 

• Emma Ryan (EP)

WING DEFENCE 

• Kara Hart (LW)

CENTRE 

• Soli Ropati (MS)

WING ATTACK 

• Stacey Matthews (NB)

GOAL ATTACK 

• Akira McCormack (MS)

GOAL SHOOTER 

• Uneeq Palavi (MEL)

SUBS

• Madison Selmon (NB)
• Emma Church (NB)
• Georgia Cann (SEB)
• Nikki Allen (SEB)
• Gina McCartin (NB)

Merv & Mary Howard Memorial Shield - Champion Club Award 

• Winner - East Point

Club Points:

East Point FNC - 113

North Ballarat FNC - 107

Lake Wendouree FNC - 91

Ballarat FNC - 79

Redan FNC - 73.5

Melton FNC - 64.5

Sebastopol FNC - 62

Melton South FNC - 56.5

Sunbury FNC - 56.5

Darley FNC - 47.5

Bacchus Marsh - 36

Congratulations to all of our 2021 award winners and thank you to our clubs, players, coaches, volunteers, supporters and sponsors.

The BFNL has a coaching opportunity for a suitably qualified candidate with the junior 15 and Under representative team for the 2021 season.

Note: These appointments will be for a term of 1 year and all interleague coaching positions will be assessed at the completion of the 2021 season.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Minimum certification of Foundation level coaching qualification
• Plan, attend and run all training sessions
• Current Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Passion for junior development and ability to build strong training programs and game plans that focus on competitive player development
• Demonstrated ability to build positive working relationships with participants of junior sport, to foster the optimal sporting potential of individuals
• Attend all representative lead up events (dress presentation, team photos as required)

In 2021 the BFNL interleague sides will compete at, but not limited to, the following Interleague/tournaments:

Association Championships 27^th of June 2021

Please forward all applications outlining your skills and qualifications that address the criteria outlined above to:

Gemma Murphy

Netball Manager - BFNL

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The McDonalds Ballarat FNL are pleased to announce the Allowable Player Payments (APP) for the 2021 season.

After considerable input and review from various stakeholders, the league supports a reduction in APP for next season and beyond as a means of supporting clubs through this current period.

The reduced salary cap will further address a number of concerns from clubs who have been subjected to varying APP across metro leagues.

For season 2021, the Allowable Player Payments amount will be $100,000 per senior team. All other aspects of the application of the APP will remain in place. Further discussion is taking place on how player points will be applied for 2021.

By reducing the “salary cap” from $145,000 to $100,000, the league has listened to concerns of clubs and have found this to be one method for providing some financial relief moving forward.

League Chair Adrian Bettio stated,

"The real concern and feedback from clubs is about being financially viable in to next year and beyond. This reduced cap which the league has pushed for will go a long way to providing some help in budgets and bringing the cap back to a more realistic amount under the current circumstances".

The new APP will be in line with metro leagues that border our competition and provide a more equitable playing field when it comes to recruitment of players.

The McDonald's Ballarat FNL is proud to announce our 2022 Junior Netball Representative Coaches.

Every year the Ballarat Football Netball League run a Junior Netball Representative Program. This program provides our junior athletes an opportunity to train, develop and compete in a crucial part of the Netball Victoria Pathway. 

We have completed our recruitment process for the 2022 Junior Netball Representative Coaches.

It is with great pleasure that the following people will be coaching in the 2022 Representative program:

Prue Douglass and Damien Mullane – 17 & Under Representative Team 

Dianne McCormack – 15 & Under Representative Team 

Kate McMahon – 13 & Under Representative Team 

We are really excited to have these coaches on board. The knowledge and experience that they all bring to the program will be amazing. 

Nominations are now open for 2022 BFNL Representative Team Players. Please fill in the attached form to submit your nomination.

The McDonald's Ballarat FNL is pleased to announce the details of Week Three of the Carlton Draught Finals Series. 

After a thrilling one-point victory at City Oval, Ballarat moves through to the Preliminary Final to play Sebastopol in a blockbuster game. The winner will progress to the 2022 Carlton Draught Senior Men's Grand Final to take on Melton. 

In what has been a thrilling A-Grade Netball finals series, Redan will have Darley to contend with as we wait to see who will face North Ballarat in the 2022 Carlton Draught A-Grade Grand Final.

Preliminary Final day will be held at City Oval, Ballarat with, netball to kick off at 9:00AM and football from 9:55AM. 

The McDonald's Ballarat FNL is excited to announce finals venues for all competitions to complete the 2022 season.

With finals not being held since 2019, excitement is building towards our finals series that will see Grand Finals being played at Mars Stadium. 

Three finals series will be held over four weeks each, commencing with the McDelivery BFLWomen's Finals Series from Sunday 14thAugust through to the Carlton Draft 2022 Senior Men's Grand Final at Mars Stadium on Saturday 3rdSeptember. 

The Ballarat Toyota 2022 Junior Football and Netball finals series will kick off on Saturday 20thAugust, with the Grand Finals again at Mars Stadium on Sunday 11thSeptember. 

A competitive senior football and netball finals series will commence on Saturday 27thAugust and culminate with the Grand Finals at Mars Stadium on Saturday 17thSeptember. 

Highlights of the finals series include: 

• 21 finals events across six weeks 
• Seven different finals venues in Ballarat and Melton 
• Macpherson Park, Melton to host finals for the first time in 2022 
• 189 games of finals football and netball 
• The first ever BFLW finals series 
• More than 50,000 people expected to attend across all competitions during the finals series. 

Through the ongoing support of the City of Ballarat, Mars Stadium will host three grand finals for the premier football and netball competitions in the region in consecutive weeks. 

Through the support of McDonald's Ballarat and finals naming partners Ballarat Toyota, Carlton Draught and McDelivery, the Ballarat FNL can present top-level football and netball from the highest level across the region. 

See all the winners of every award at the 2022 Henderson & McLean Medal Presentation.

It was Ballarat football and netball’s night of nights as the McDonald’s Ballarat FNL celebrated the 2022 Henderson & McLean Medal Presentation. With all clubs represented on the night, The North Ballarat Sports Club saw the very best of our competitions on show.

Congratulations to all the winners on the night, which are listed below: 

2022 Henderson Medal

• Winner: Brett Bewley, Darley FNC
• Runner Up: Jordan Johnston, East Point FNC

Returning to the competition and his home club in 2022, Brett polled in 13 of his 16 games. Finishing the count on a massive 29 votes there was no surprise when Brett was announced as the 2022 Henderson Medallist.

2022 McLean Medal

• Winner: Soli Ropati, Melton South FNC
• Runner Up: Rebecca Hicks, Darley FNC

Soli became the first Melton South player to claim the coveted McLean Medal for the A-Grade Netball Best & Fairest last night. Soli, who also represents the Samoan national team, polled 21 votes in the count.

The Ballarat Courier Player of the Year Award

• Winner: Brett Bewley, Darley FNC 

The Merv & Mary Howard Memorial Senior Club Championship

• Winner: East Point FNC

 2022 Ballarat FNL Netball Team of the Year

2022 Netball Coach of the Year

• Winner: Ruby Parry & Hayley Munro, Redan FNC

2022 Mick Malthouse Coach of the Year

• Winner: Joe Carmody, Ballarat FNC

Ballarat FNL Football Team of the Year

2022 Sportsman’s Association of Australia (Ballarat) Rookie of the Year

• Winner: Riley Constable, Ballarat FNC

2022 Netball Coordinator of the Year Award

• Winner: Tegan LaFranchi, Bacchus Marsh FNC

2022 Harry Harris Memorial Administrator of the Year Award

• Winner: Lorissa Edwards, Darley FNC

2022 Umpire of the Year

• Winner: Brock Reid

The George King Medal – Reserves Football Best & Fairest

• Winner: Ryan Davis, Melton FNC
• Runner Up: Mitchell Trimboli, Sunbury FNC

 B-Grade Netball Best & Fairest

• Winner: Lucy Taylor, Darley FNC
• Runner Ups: Kaylee Smith, Darley FNC & Eliza Bennett, North Ballarat FNC

  Taliyah Andrews, Melton South FNC & Lucy Taylor, Darley FNC

C-Grade Netball Best & Fairest

• Winners: Addison Wright, Darley FNC & Amy Jobling, Sebastopol FNC
• Runner Up: Georgia Pidgeon, Ballarat FNC

D-Grade Netball Best & Fairest

• Winner: Taliyah Andrews, Melton South FNC (pictured above)
• Runner Ups: Sarah Rykers, Ballarat FNC & Sophie Lewis, East Point FNC & Jemma Amoore, North Ballarat FNC 

E-Grade Netball Best & Fairest

• Winner: Chelsea Mason, Sebastopol FNC
• Runner Up: Lily McGuinness, East Point FNC

19 & Under Netball Best & Fairest

• Winner: Brydi Hutchinson, North Ballarat FNC
• Runner Up: Isabella Stevens

The Dick Rees Memorial Trophy – Under 19 Football Best & Fairest

• Winner: Blake Quinlan, Ballarat FNC
• Runner Up: Riley Constable, Ballarat FNC

Tony Lockett Medal – Senior Football Leading Goal Kicker Award

• Winner: Ryan Carter, Melton FNC & Nick Rodda, Darley FNC (56 goals)

Will Quinlan & Ryan Carter 

Jim Gull Medal – Reserves Football Leading Goal Kicker

• Winner: Taylor Stewart, Sebastopol FNC

Under 19 Football Leading Goal Kicker Award

• Winner: Will Quinlan, North Ballarat FNC

The McDonald's Ballarat Football Netball League Junior Fixture for 2022 has been released, with a 16-round season of junior football and netball to commence on Sunday 10th April.

The McDonald’s Ballarat FNL is pleased to release the 2022 Junior Fixture for the upcoming season.

The League is hopeful to see a full uninterrupted season of football and netball across the region.

2022 will showcase a 16-round season, commencing Sunday 10th April with the grand final for all junior football and netball to again be played at Ballarat’s premier venue, Mars Stadium on Sunday 11th September.

This year’s fixture will again be required to break into several components to accommodate our growing competitions. The first fixture release includes the following fixtures:

• BFNL Standard Junior Fixture – All netball grades, Under 11 Senior, Under 13 Senior & Reserve and Under 15 Reserve football.
• BFNL Under 15 Senior & Under 17 Fixtures – Under 15 Senior Under 17 Reserve and Senior football

Following this initial release, a modified fixture for the Under 11 Reserves will be provided to clubs with the introduction of Woady Yaloak into this grade of football.

The popular Western Bulldogs Under 9 competitions will again be a feature of the 2022 season and a fixture for this competition will be released in the coming weeks.

All junior matches have been scheduled for Sunday’s and dual gate games have not been scheduled at this point. The League still supports the dual gate concept and will manage potential opportunities with clubs on a case-by-case basis, alongside the City of Ballarat.

Further highlights of the 2022 junior season include:

• Competition breaks will again take place for the Easter Holidays, Queens Birthday weekend and the middle week of school holidays in July.
• Junior interleague against the Bendigo JFL, continuing the tradition of the Goldfields Trophy. Matches to be played in Ballarat, likely early June.

The extraordinary talent of our junior footballers and netballers across the McDonald's Ballarat FNL was on show last night at the 2022 Robert Allan Medal Awards presentation.

The McDonald’s Ballarat Football Netball League held its 2022 Robert Allan Medal Presentation Night at the North Ballarat Sports Club last night. With all clubs in attendance, around 300 people celebrated the 2022 BFNL Junior Football & Netball home-and-away season. 

Congratulations to all the winners on the night, which are listed below: 

Buxton Ballarat Junior Football Goal Kicking Awards 

2022 McDonald's Ballarat Under 13 Seniors 

• Winner:Emerton Hooper, Ballarat Storm FNC - 31 Goals 

2022 Harmac Homes Under 15 Seniors 

• Winner:Lincoln Koliba, Lake Wendouree FNC - 40 Goals 

2022 McCafé Under 17 Seniors 

• Winner:Strahan Robinson, East Point JFNC - 47 Goals 

Best & Fairest Awards

 13 & Under Senior Netball Best & Fairest 

• Runner Up:Makayla Wright (Sebastopol) - 25 votes 
• Winner:Jasmine Matthews (Darley) - 30 votes 

Under 13 Football Best & Fairest – The Lloyd Sims Trophy 

• Runners Up:James Sheehan (Storm) - 22 votes 
• Winner:Emerton Hooper (Storm) - 23 votes 

15 & Under Senior Netball Best & Fairest 

• Runners Up:Mia Hayes (Darley) - 20 votes 
• Winners:Charlotte Cross (Ballarat) - 23 votes 

Under 15 Football Best & Fairest – The Keith Rawle Memorial Trophy 

• Runner Up:Harley Hicks (Lake Wendouree) - 25 votes 
• Winner:Baxter Horsburgh (North Ballarat) - 30 votes

17 & Under Senior Netball B & F 

• Runner Up:Jane McKinnis (Redan) - 22 votes 
• Winner:Addison Wright (Darley) - 24 votes 

Under 17 Senior Football Best & Fairest - The Gordon Wise Memorial Trophy 

• Runner Up:Jack Kovacevic (Bacchus Marsh) - 16 votes 
• Winner:Joshua Huxtable (Bacchus Marsh) - 20 votes 

Robert Allan Medals and Netball MVP Presentations 

13 & Under Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player Award 

• Winner:Audrey Murnane (North Ballarat) – 8 Votes 

Under 13 Senior Robert Allan Medal 

• Winner:Emerton Hooper (Storm) – 28 Votes 

15 & Under Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player Award 

• Winners:Ella Litras (Redan) & Maggie Harris (East Point) – 9 Votes 

Under 15 Senior Robert Allan Medal 

• Winner:Harley Hicks (Lake Wendouree) – 22 Votes 

17 & Under Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player Award 

• Winner:Laila Lappin (Redan) – 8 Votes 

Under 17 Senior Robert Allan Medal 

• Winner:Khy Jess (Redan) – 14 Votes 

Coordinator of The Year Awards 

Junior Football Coordinator of The Year Award: 

Shannon Closter – Darley Junior FNC 

Junior Netball Coordinator of The Year Award: 

Jill James - Lake Wendouree FNC 

Coach of The Year Awards 

Junior Football Coach of the Year Award: 

Simon Geljon – East Point Junior FNC 

Junior Netball Coach of the Year Award: 

Meg Porter – North Ballarat FNC 

Ballarat FNL Interleague & Representative Coach Recognition 

Football Interleague Coaches 

• U/13 Coach – Scott Petrie & Simon Geljon 
• U/14 Coach – Michael Dwyer 
• U/15 Coach – Tim Beacham 
• U/16 Coach – Simon Remington 

Netball Representative Coaches 

• 13 & Under Coach – Kate McMahon 
• 15 & Under Coach – Di McCormack 
• 17 & Under Coach – Prue Douglass & Damien Mullane 

The Merv & Mary Howard Memorial Junior Club Championship 

• Winner:Redan JFNC 

Special Presentation to Junior Footballers & Netballers 

2022 NAB AFL National Development Championships - U16 Boys 

• Oliver Hannaford - East Point 
• Archie Caldow - East Point 
• Samuel Lalor - Bacchus Marsh 
• Jonty Faull - Redan 
• Lucca Grego - Bacchus Marsh 
• Jack Ough - East Point 

2022 Victorian Under 15 School Sports Team 

• Dylan Hiscock - East Point 

The McDonald’s Ballarat FNL is pleased to release the 2022 Western Bulldogs Under 9 football fixtures, as well as the BFNL 9 & Under Go Netball fixture for the upcoming season.

We are pleased to again partner with the Western Bulldogs and hope to see a full year of competition for our Under 9 football competitions.

The partnership with the Western Bulldogs highlights the club’s commitment to the Ballarat region and development of the future stars of the Ballarat FNL.

Beginning on Friday 29^th April, the Western Bulldogs Under 9 competition will again be showcased on a Friday night and run for 9 weeks in line with the term 2 school period, with all clubs to play each other once.

Modified rules will again be a feature of the competition with clubs hosting games played on four smaller ovals under lights.

This year also sees a growth in our under 9 competitions with the introduction of the BFNL 9 and Under Go Competition. Designed to tie in with the Net Set Go Netball program, players will participate in a modified version of netball.

Both clubs and the League recognised a gap in participation from Net Set Go programs to our junior competitions, and hope that the program will strengthen the retention of our younger players into official club competitions.

Where possible, football and netball will be hosted alongside each other, further cementing the League’s and Western Bulldogs philosophy for families of both boys and girls to participate in a competition built around fun, inclusiveness, and a wonderful family atmosphere!

Find your local club by visiting: https://play.afl/  

Congratulations to all the athletes that have made the BFNL 2023 Junior Representative Netball 17 & Under Squad.

[Pictured: 2022 BFNL 17 & Under Junior Netball Representative Team]

17 & Under Representative Team

Georgia Bodey - North Ballarat

Addison Wright - Darley

Ella Closter - Darley

Bridgette O'Brien - Redan

Ella Litras - Redan

Arna Howard - Redan

Ava Richardson - Ballarat

Olivia Ashby - East Point

Alice Kain - North Ballarat

Matilda Myers - Redan

Emily Davies - Redan

Eva Manserra

Coaches: Prue Douglass and Damien Mullane

Congratulations to all the athletes that have made the BFNL Junior Representative Netball 15 & Under Squads. Tomorrow we will announce the 17 & Under Squads.

[Pictured: 2022 BFNL 15 & Under Junior Netball Representative Team]

15 & Under Development Team

Brydee Craig-Peters – Redan

Mia Price - Redan

Lyla Sheehan – Lake Wendouree

Charli Ferguson – North Ballarat

Georgie Popple – Bacchus Marsh

Emmy Holloway – Lake Wendouree

Alexandra Harris – Darley

Milly Vallance – Mount Clear

Eleanor Justin – East Point

Allie Kirby – East Point

Emily Mihaljevic – East Point

Emma McConchie – Ballarat

Coach: Lisa Strudwick

15 & Under Championship Team

Ebony Porter – North Ballarat

Maia Murphy – Ballarat

Kate Aikman – North Ballarat

Abby Kinnersly – East Point

Zarli Brudenall – Redan

Amarli Minster – Sebastopol

Eliza Ashby – Ballarat

Audrey Murnane – North Ballarat

Grace Jackson – Ballarat

Keira McDonald - Ballarat

Coaches: Meg Porter & Di McCormack

The BFNL junior competition celebrated its night of nights as we crowned all the amazing achievements of our junior footballers and netballers from the 2023 season. See below for a full list of winners and recipients from the night.

UNDER 13 SENIORS LEADING GOAL KICKER

Tyler Borg (Bacchus Marsh) - 36 goals

UNDER 15 SENIORS LEADING GOAL KICKER

Cooper Beseler (North Ballarat) - 34 goals

UNDER 17 SENIORS LEADING GOAL KICKER

Nic Salter (East Point) - 44 goals

13 & UNDER SENIOR NETBALL BEST & FAIREST

Winner: Tessa Wilson (Mount Clear) - 34 votes

Runners-Up: Lucy Phyland (Bacchus Marsh) and Lotti McDonald (Redan) - 28 votes

UNDER 13 FOOTBALL BEST & FAIREST – THE LLOYD SIMS TROPHY

Winners: John Lang (Redan) and Freddie Young (Lake Wendouree) - 26 votes

Runners-Up: Tyler Borg (Bacchus Marsh) and Harry Metcher (Bacchus Marsh) - 19 votes

15 & UNDER SENIOR NETBALL BEST & FAIREST

Winner: Ebony Porter (North Ballarat) - 29 votes

Runner-Up: Eliza Ashby (Ballarat) - 21 votes

UNDER 15 FOOTBALL BEST & FAIREST – THE KEITH RAWLE MEMORIAL TROPHY

Winners: Jake Abrams (North Ballarat) and Emerson Vallance (Mount Clear) - 21 votes

Runner-Up: Armi Wakefield (Bacchus Marsh) - 19 votes

17 & UNDER SENIOR NETBALL BEST & FAIREST

Winner: Ella Litras (Redan) - 27 votes

Runner-Up: Olivia Ashby (East Point) - 24 votes

UNDER 17 SENIOR FOOTBALL BEST & FAIREST - THE GORDON WISE MEMORIAL TROPHY

Winner: Jacob Britt (East Point) - 21 votes 

Runner-Up: Baxter Horsburgh (North Ballarat) - 20 votes

13 & UNDER SENIOR NETBALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Winner: Taylor Young (North Ballarat) - 10 votes

UNDER 13 SENIOR ROBERT ALLAN MEDAL

Winner: Freddie Young (Lake Wendouree) - 24 votes

15 & UNDER SENIOR NETBALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Winner: Ebony Porter (North Ballarat) - 15 votes

UNDER 15 SENIOR ROBERT ALLAN MEDAL

Winner: Ethan Kuchel (Mount Clear) - 20 votes

17 & UNDER SENIOR NETBALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Winner: Ella Closter (Darley) - 14 votes

UNDER 17 SENIOR ROBERT ALLAN MEDAL

Winner: Archie Caldow (East Point) - 19 votes

JUNIOR FOOTBALL COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR

Winner: Ash Phillips (Storm)

JUNIOR NETBALL COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR

Winners: Siobhan Gosney & Kim Lane (Mount Clear)

BALLARAT FNL JUNIOR FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

Winner: Darren Leech (Lake Wendouree)

BALLARAT FNL JUNIOR NETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

Winner: Sascha Veldhuis (East Point)

Merv & Mary Howard Memorial Junior Club Championship

East Point FNC

Congratulations to all the athletes that have made the 2023 BFNL Junior Representative Netball Teams.

Please see the players named in the McDonald's BFNL 13 & Under team and watch this space as tomorrow we will announce the 15 & Under Squads.

[Pictured: 2022 BFNL 13 & Under Junior Netball Representative Team]

BFNL 13 & Under Championship Team

Hayley Jackson – Ballarat

Evie Palmer – North Ballarat

Taylor Young – North Ballarat

Ella Manley – Storm

Stella Kane – Redan

Ashlee Beseler – North Ballarat

Tiarnee Smith – Darley

Emme Moore – Lake Wendouree

Tahlia Spratling – Sebastopol

Lotti Macdonald – Redan

Milla Rundell – Lake Wendouree

Mackenzie McMahon - Ballarat

Coach: Leah Macdonald

15 & Under Development Team

Brydee Craig-Peters – Redan

Mia Price - Redan

Lyla Sheehan – Lake Wendouree

Charli Ferguson – North Ballarat

Georgie Popple – Bacchus Marsh

Emmy Holloway – Lake Wendouree

Alexandra Harris – Darley

Milly Vallance – Mount Clear

Eleanor Justin – East Point

Allie Kirby – East Point

Emily Mihaljevic – East Point

Emma McConchie – Ballarat

Coach: Lisa Strudwick

15 & Under Championship Team

Ebony Porter – North Ballarat

Maia Murphy – Ballarat

Kate Aikman – North Ballarat

Abby Kinnersly – East Point

Zarli Brudenall – Redan

Amarli Minster – Sebastopol

Eliza Ashby – Ballarat

Audrey Murnane – North Ballarat

Grace Jackson – Ballarat

Keira McDonald - Ballarat

Coaches: Meg Porter & Di McCormack

The BFNL are pleased to announce the grand final appointments for all six BFNL Netball Grand Finals set to take place this Saturday at City Oval.

A-Grade Netball

Tim Marshall & Brydie Leonard

B-Grade Netball

Tim Marshall & Brydie Leonard

C-Grade Netball

Jacinta Gray & Rebecca Langley

D-Grade Netball

Nina Denham & Lillian McKenzie

E-Grade Netball

Renee Hulls & Isabella Cavallo

Under 19s Netball

Jacinta Gray & Isabella Cavallo

The BFNL celebrated its night of nights as we crowned all the amazing achievements of our footballers and netballers from the 2023 season. See below for a full list of winners and recipients from the night.

Henderson Medal - Senior Football Best & Fairest

Winner: Brett Bewley (Darley) - 27 Votes

Runner-Up: Luther Baker (Darley) - 23 Votes

Sally McLean Medal - A-Grade Netball Best & Fairest

Winner: Simona DiFillipo (Sunbury) - 21 Votes

Runners-Up: Shannon Blackman (Darley), Matilda Elliot (Darley) & Brydi Hutchinson (North Ballarat) - 17 Votes

George King Medal - Reserves Football Best & Fairest

Winner: Nathan Doyle (Sunbury) - 17 Votes

Runner-Up: Drew Murphy (East Point) - 16 Votes

B-Grade Netball Best & Fairest

Winner: Ella Closter (Darley) - 26 Votes

Runner-Up: Telia Coverdale (Melton South) - 20 Votes

C-Grade Netball Best & Fairest

Winner: Melissa Jones (Redan) - 22 Votes

Runner-Up: Renee Hulls (Darley) - 21 Votes

D-Grade Netball Best & Fairest

Winner: Tami Hardwick (Sunbury) - 23 Votes

Runner-Up: Georgia Lane (Melton South) - 20 Votes

E-Grade Netball Best & Fairest

Winner: Anna Edmonds (Melton South) - 34 Votes

Runner-Up: Eliza Neyenhuis (Lake Wendouree) - 26 Votes

The Dick Rees Memorial Trophy - Under 19 Football Best & Fairest

Winner: Ryder Rousch (Sunbury) - 30 Votes

Runner-Up: Cooper Murley (Darley) - 20 Votes

Under 19s Netball Best & Fairest

Winner: Adut Manyiel (Sebastopol) - 23 Votes

Runner-Up: Lucy Taylor (Darley) - 22 Votes

Tony Lockett Medal - Senior Football Leading Goal Kicker Award

Izaac Grant (Redan) - 54 Goals

A-Grade Netball Goaler of The Year

Rebecca Hicks (Darley) - 665 Goals

Jim Gull Medal - Reserves Football Leading Goal Kicker

Michael Powell (Sepastopol) - 57 Goals

Under 19s Football Leading Goal Kicker

Lachlan Sheridan (Sebastopol) - 69 Goals

Mick Malthouse Coach of the Year

Jason Williams (Bacchus Marsh)

Netball Coach of the Year

Kim Bailey (Sunbury) & Courtney McLean (Lake Wendouree)

Umpire of the Year

Brendan Brasser

Netball Coordinator of the Year

Cassie Yueng (Lake Wendouree)

Harry Harris Memorial Administrator Of The Year Award

Michael Taylor (Lake Wendouree)

Sportsman’s Association of Australia, Ballarat Rookie of the Year

Josh Huxtable (Bacchus Marsh)

Merv & Mary Howard Memorial Senior Club Championship

Darley FNC

BFNL Football Team of the Year

BFNL Netball Team of the Year

The McDonald's Ballarat FNL is proud to announce the appointment of our Junior Netball Representative Coaches for 2023.

Congratulations to our 2023 Junior Netball Representative Coaches:

13 & Under Championship Team – Leah Macdonald

15 & Under Development Team – Lisa Strudwick

15 & Under Championship Team – Meg Porter & Di McCormack

17 & Under Championship Team – Prue Douglass & Damien Mullane

Expressions of interest for players to join trials will be announced in the coming days.

The McDonalds Ballarat FNL is excited to announce the Grand Final venues for all competitions to complete the 2024 season.

After an outstanding 2023 finals series, which culminated in a nail-biting grand final in brilliant sunshine at the City Oval we look forward to the 2024 series being just as exciting with the same wonderful weather.

The first of our series will commence with BFLW on Sunday 11th August through and culminate with the Grand Final at the Eastern Oval on Saturday 31st August.

Junior football and netball will kick off on Saturday 24th August, with the Junior Grand Final being held at the City Oval on Sunday 15th September.

After a very competitive and exciting football and netball season the senior football and netball finals series will commence on Saturday 31st August with the Grand Final being hosted at the City Oval on Saturday 21st September.

● 21 finals events across seven weeks
● Eight different finals venues encompassing Darley, Ballarat and surrounds
● In excess of 50,000 people to attend across all competitions during the final’s series.

Through the support of major sponsors, McDonalds Ballarat and finals naming partners Ballarat Toyota, Carlton Draught and McDelivery, the Ballarat FNL can showcase a high standard finals series of football and netball from across the region.

Please see below the table that shows the Top 6 Finals Format: