The BFNL celebrated its night of nights as we crowned all the amazing achievements of our footballers and netballers from the 2024 season.
See below for a full list of winners and recipients from the night.
Henderson Medal - Senior Football Best & Fairest
Winner: Matt Johnston (East Point FNC)
Runner-Up: Brett Bewley (Darley FNC)
Sally McLean Medal - A Grade Netball Best & Fairest
Winner: Simona Di Filippo (Subury FNC)
Runner-Up: Maddy Selmon (North Ballarat FNC)
Mick Malthouse Football Coach of the Year
Joe Carmody (East Point FNC)
Netball Coach of the Year
Kim Bailey (Sunbury FNC)
Harry Harris Memorial Football Administrator of the Year
Phil Partington (Ballarat FNC)
Netball Coordinator of the Year
Bernie Walsh (Bacchus Marsh FNC)
Merv & Mary Howard Memorial Senior Club Championship
Sunbury FNC
Umpire of the Year
Brendan Brasser
Sportsman’s Association of Australia, Ballarat Rookie of the Year
Khy Jess (Redan FNC)
The George King Medal - Reserves Football Best & Fairest
Winner: Drew Murphy (East Point FNC)
Runner-Up: Anthony Hilbert (Melton FNC)
B Grade Netball Best & Fairest
Winners: Eliza Williams (Lake Wendouree FNC) & Eliza Roughead (Redan FNC)
Runner-Up: Georgia Bodey (North Ballarat FNC)
C Grade Netball Best & Fairest
Winners: Stella Coleman (Melton South FNC) & Caitlin Filmer (Sebastopol FNC)
Runner-Up: Ava Densley (Darley FNC)
D Grade Netball Best & Fairest
Winner: Sophie Cockerall (Lake Wendouree FNC)
Runner-Up: Alannah Burnett (Sunbury FNC)
E Grade Netball Best & Fairest
Winner: Samantha Hay (North Ballarat FNC)
Runner-Up: Tahlia Davis (Sunbury FNC)
The Dick Rees Memorial Trophy - Under 19 Football Best & Fairest
Winner: Ben Locke (Bacchus Marsh FNC)
Runner-Up: Nathan Ling (Lake Wendouree FNC)
Under 19 Netball Best & Fairest
Winner: Arna Howard (Redan FNC)
Runner-Up: Sophia Andreula (Darley FNC)
A Grade Netballer Goaler of the Year
Becca Hicks (Sunbury FNC) - 643 Goals
Tony Lockett Medal - Senior Football Leading Goal Kicker
Braedan Kight (Melton FNC) - 75 Goals
Jim Gull Medal - Reserves Football Leading Goal Kicker
Alec Goodson & Leigh Brennan (Sunbury FNC) - 63 Goals
Under 19 Football Leading Goal Kicker Award
Lucas Mendola-Webb (Sunbury FNC) - 45 Goals
2024 Football Team of the Year
2024 Netball Team of the Year
2024 McDonald's Goal of the Year
Kyle Borg (Melton FNC)
2024 McDonald's Mark of the Year
Rye Penny (Bacchus Marsh FNC)
