The McDonald’s Ballarat FNL wishes to acknowledge an error in the voting for the Under 15 Senior Football Best & Fairest.
The League wishes to advise of an error in the results of the Under 15 Senior Best & Fairest Award.
Following an error in the collation of votes for the Round 11 match between East Point & Darley, a recalculation of the votes has seen a change in the final leader board.
As a result, East Point’s Harry Charleson and Darley’s Mitchell Gardiner both finished on a revised total of 17 votes, equalling runner up Jacob Britt from East Point.
The league apologies for the error in counting and wishes to acknowledge both Harry and Mitchell for their outstanding 2021 seasons.
Harry played 10 games this season, including a further 5 in the Under 17 Reserves to assist with playing numbers throughout the year. Averaging over a goal a game. Harry’s season included four Best on Ground performances as adjudged by the umpires and appeared in his club’s best players on all but one occasion.
Mitchell’s season for Darley was equally as impressive, booting 17 goals for the season. Mitchell was named Best on Ground for the Ballarat FNL Under 15 interleague match against Bendigo in June. Four Best on Ground performances was also a highlight of Mitchell's consistent season.
Updated award info and club by club votes can be found below.
Award winners from the night are as follows:
Buxton Ballarat Junior Football Goal Kicking Awards
2021 McDonald's Ballarat Under 13 Seniors
- Murphy Skinner (Ballarat Storm Junior Football Club) 26
2021 GJ Gardner Under 15 Seniors
- Jayven Tanner (Darley Football Club) 29
2021 McCafe Under 17 Seniors
- Isaac Hucker (Mount Clear Junior Football Club) 38
- Joel Freeman (Bacchus Marsh Football & Netball Club Inc) 38
13 & Under Senior Netball Best & Fairest
Runner Up: Jemima Knobel (Ballarat Swans) - 17 votes
Winner: Ebony Porter (North Ballarat) - 20 votes
Under 13 Football Best & Fairest – The Lloyd Sims Trophy
Runners Up: Cole Hutchinson (Mount Clear) & Cooper Beseler (North Ballarat) - 15 votes
Winner: Armi Wakefield (Bacchus Marsh) - 22 votes
15 & Under Senior Netball Best & Fairest
Runners Up: Matilda Myers (Redan) & Arna Howard (Ballarat Swans) - 18 votes
Winners: Bridie Shanahan (Darley) & Maddison Lewis (Sebastopol) - 19 votes
Under 15 Football Best & Fairest – The Keith Rawle Memorial Trophy
Runner Up: Jacob Britt (East Point), Harry Charleson (East Point) & Mitchell Gardiner (Darley) - 17 votes
Winner: Jonty Faull (Redan) - 21 votes
Coordinator of The Year Awards
Junior Football Coordinator of The Year: James Bik - Ballarat Swans JFNC
Junior Netball Coordinator of The Year Award: Alissa Harris - Darley JFNC
Coach of The Year Awards
Junior Football Coach of the Year Award: Brett Dean – Sebastopol JFNC
Junior Netball Coach of the Year Award: Leah McDonald – Redan JFNC
Ballarat FL Interleague Coach Recognition
Football Interleague Coaches
- U/13 Coach – Scott Petrie & Simon Geljon
- U/14 Coach – Michael Dwyer & Tom Molan
- U/15 Coach – Tim Beacham
- U/16.5 Coach – Wayne McKercher
Netball Interleague Coaches
- 13 & Under Coach – Courtney McLean and Kara Hart
- 15 & Under Coach – Katie Keighrey
- 17 & Under Coach – Prue Douglass, Damien Mullane and Debra Hutchinson
Merv & Mary Howard Memorial Junior Club Championship
3rd: Redan JFNC - 189 points
2nd: North Ballarat JFNC - 190 points
Winner: East Point JFNC - 195 points
Special Presentation to Junior Footballers & Netballers
- 17 & Under Netball Victorian State Team Member – Adut Manyiel (Sebastopol FNC)
- Under 17 Victoria Country Football Squad Member – Felix Fogaty (East Point JFNC)
- Under 12 Victorian Metro State Team – Oliver Cape (Darley JFNC)
17 & Under Senior Netball B & F
Runner Up: Arlee Bennett (North Ballarat) - 18 votes
Winner: Bella Clark (Lake Wendouree) - 22 votes
Under 17 Senior Football Best & Fairest - The Gordon Wise Memorial Trophy
Runner Up: Jack Jeffrey (East Point) - 15 votes
Winner: Ethan McKercher (Bacchus Marsh) - 25 votes
Robert Allan Medals and Netball MVP Awards
13 & Under Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player Award
Winner: Ebony Porter (North Ballarat) – 11 Votes
Under 13 Senior Robert Allan Medal
Winner: Riley Hiscock (East Point) – 19 Votes
15 & Under Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player Award
Winner: Chelsea Oellering (Mount Clear) – 7 Votes
Under 15 Senior Robert Allan Medal
Winner: Samuel Lalor (Bacchus Marsh) – 15 Votes
17 & Under Senior Netball – Most Valuable Player Award
Winner: Bella Clark (Lake Wendouree) – 16 Votes
Under 17 Senior Robert Allan Medal
Winner: Joel Freeman (Bacchus Marsh) – 15 Votes
A full list of club votes - including the updated U15 Senior Football vote tables - can be found attached.
