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.
• Winner - Lachlan Cassidy (Sebastopol FNC)
• Runner Up - Jack Walker (Melton FNC)
• Winner - Jack McClure (East Point FNC)
• Runners Up - Connor Stone (Bacchus Marsh FNC), James Taylor (Melton FNC), Simon Butler (Sebastopol FNC)
• Winners - Luke Gray (Ballarat FNC) & Jack Sampi (East Point FNC)
• Runners Up - Josh Carlyle-Marks (East Point FNC) & Murphy Boyd (Sunbury FNC)
• Dylan Conway (Melton South FNC) - 35 goals
• Dylan Jobson (Melton FNC) - 36 goals
• Jai Harvey (Sebastopol FNC) - Round 8
• Jacob Lohmann (Lake Wendouree FNC) - Round 2
• Taylor Stewart (Sebastopol FNC) - 34 goals
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)
• Brendan McCartney - North Ballarat FNC
• Dean Hetherington - East Point FNC
• Cooper Craig-Peters - Redan FNC
• Adrian Tinetti
• Winner - Stacey Matthews (North Ballarat FNC)
• Runner Up - Akira McCormack (Melton South)
• Winner - Perri Fenton (Ballarat FNC)
• Runner Up - Jacqui Clifton (Lake Wendouree FNC)
• Winner - Kirsty McLean (Ballarat FNC)
• Runners Up - Rachael Wilson (East Point FNC) & Tilitha Hunt (Melton FNC)
• Winner - Elyse McGenniskan (Ballarat FNC)
• Runner Up - Teagan Tiley (Melton FNC)
• Winner - Joanna Aquilina (Melton FNC)
• Runners Up - Georgie Cue (East Point FNC), Graeci Shawcross (Lake Wendouree), Amanda Borley (Melton FNC)
• Winner - Annie Bisinella (Lake Wendouree)
• Runners Up - Grace Valele (Melton South FNC) & Brydi Hutchinson (North Ballarat)
• Katie Keighrey - Lake Wendouree FNC
• Melissa Dawson - Melton South FNC
GOALKEEPER
GOAL DEFENCE
WING DEFENCE
CENTRE
WING ATTACK
GOAL ATTACK
GOAL SHOOTER
SUBS
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.