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
