NORTHCOTE PARK captain Bronik Davies and Lower Plenty midfielder Matthew Vasilevski were the joint winners of the 2014 Frank Rosbrook Trophy.
Davies became a dual winner of the Division 1 best and fairest after sharing the award with Matthew Dennis in 2012.
Vasilevski’s triumph came in a year of great improvement for Lower Plenty, who rose to become a genuine finals contender throughout the 2014 season after two years at the bottom end of the Division 1 ladder.
Davies and Vasilevski polled 23 votes to win an enthralling count by one vote from Macleod’s Justin White. White’s second-place finish was a fine effort after missing four games through injury between rounds 4 to 7.
There was a four-way tie for third place, with Matthew Dennis (Bundoora), Michael Hooper (Greensborough), Daniel Keenan (Montmorency) and Tom Rogers (Eltham) all finishing on 16 votes.
Davies led the count by one vote from Vasilevski and White heading into the final round of the home and away season.
White failed to poll a vote in his side’s Round 18 loss to Heidelberg, before Vasilevski tied the count with a one-vote game in his side’s season-ending loss to Northcote Park.
Tyler Scarce was the runaway winner of the Division 2 best and fairest. The young Panton Hill captain polled 24 votes in his club’s first season back in second division.
Mernda midfielder Les Adams and North Heidelberg super boot Shane Harvey shared second place on 16 votes, while Malcolm Dow (Fitzroy Stars) and Jeff Ryan (North Heidelberg) finished equal third on 13 votes.
The Division 3 best and fairest was also shared, with Thomastown’s Matthew Cupo and Reservoir’s Danny O’Sullivan both polling 17 votes.
The duo finished three votes ahead of Mitch Buckley (South Morang) and five ahead of James McLean-Brunton (Heidelberg West) and Jacob Osei-Duro (Thomastown).
O’Sullivan couldn’t be beaten heading into the final round, while Cupo’s three-vote effort in Round 19 helped him tie for the award.
It capped off a great season for Cupo who also won the best on ground medal in Thomastown’s grand final win over Reservoir.
Montmorency’s Jesse Donaldson was awarded the Division 1 Coaches Player of the Year after another consistent season in the midfield for the Magpies.
Shane Harvey took out the Division 2 award from the coaches, while a strong finish to the season enabled Jarryd Allan to win the Division 3 coaches award.
The netball Section 1 best and fairest was a tie between Jacinta Tonkin of Bundoora Comets and Natasha Skehan of Whittlesea.
Other netball best and fairest award winners were: Sarah Vaughan (Northcote Park 1, Section 2), Jessica Beaton (St Mary’s 1, Section 3), Clare Derham (St Mary’s 2, Section 4), Dakota Craven (Mernda, Section 5), Shae Audley (Hurstbridge 1, Section 6), Avril Stanley (North Heidelberg 4, Section 7) and Holly Ditchfield (Montmorency, Section 8).
Panton Hill was named the 2014 Senior Club of the Year, while Daniel Philp was awarded Senior Umpire of the Year.
2014 BEST AND FAIREST RESULTS
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Football Vote Listings)
Division 1 Seniors
1st – Bronik Davies (Northcote Park) and Matthew Vasilevski (Lower Plenty) – 23 votes
2nd – Justin White (Macleod) – 22 votes
3rd – Matthew Dennis (Bundoora), Michael Hooper (Greensborough), Daniel Keenan (Montmorency) and Tom Rogers (Eltham) – 16 votes
Division 2 Seniors
1st – Tyler Scarce (Panton Hill) – 24 votes
2nd – Les Adams and Shane Harvey (North Heidelberg) – 16 votes
3rd – Malcolm Dow (Fitzroy Stars) and Jeff Ryan (North Heidelberg) – 13 votes
Division 3 Seniors
1st – Matthew Cupo (Thomastown) and Danny O’Sullivan (Reservoir) – 17 votes
2nd – Mitchell Buckley (South Morang) – 14 votes
3rd – James McLean-Brunton (Heidelberg West) and Jacob Osei-Duro (Thomastown) – 12 votes
Division 1 Reserves
1st – Brad Sanderson (West Preston-Lakeside) – 17 votes
2nd – Jesse Freeman (Eltham) – 16 votes
3rd – Matthew Brown (Bundoora) – 13 votes
Division 2 Reserves
1st – Matthew Rees (Mernda) – 20 votes
2nd – Cal Nicholls (North Heidelberg) – 15 votes
3rd – Shaun Silman (Mernda) – 14 votes
Division 3 Reserves
1st – Ben Bodycoat (South Morang), Simon Joules (Watsonia) and Paul Meade (Thomastown) – 15 votes
2nd – Zeb Fleming (Thomastown) – 13 votes
3rd – Kelsey Clayton (Reservoir) and Jason Ward (South Morang) – 12 votes
Division 1 Under-19
1st – Matthew Vincitorio (West Preston-Lakeside) – 31 votes
2nd – Daniel Valeri (West Preston-Lakeside) – 22 votes
3rd – Ben Mossuto (Greensborough) – 21 votes
Division 2 Under-19
1st – Declan Carson-McLennan (Hurstbridge) and Thomas Cleary (Diamond Creek) – 16 votes
2nd – Jake Orchard (Hurstbridge) – 12 votes
3rd – Nicholas Daisley (St Mary’s) and Matthew Galiazzo (St Mary’s) – 11 votes
Netball Section 1
1st – Natasha Skehan (Whittlesea 1) and Jacinta Tonkin (Bundoora Comets 1) – 26 votes
2nd – Jessica Bamblett (Fitzroy Stars 1) – 21 votes
3rd – Elizabeth Edwards (Bundoora Comets 1) and Elle McDonald (Diamond Creek 1) – 20 votes
Netball Section 2
1st – Sarah Vaughan (Northcote Park 1) – 26 votes
2nd – Sharna Enright (Greensborough 2) – 24 votes
3rd – Jenna Boseley (Northcote Park 1) – 20 votes
Netball Section 3
1st – Jessica Beaton (St Mary’s 1) – 15 votes
2nd – Lauren O’Hehir (South Morang 2) – 14 votes
3rd – Keelin Galvin (St Martin’s 1), Olivia Pels (South Morang 2) and Sheridan Seekamp (North Heidelberg 2) – 13 votes
Netball Section 4
1st – Clare Derham (St Mary’s) – 29 votes
2nd – Nikki Everist (Watsonia 2) and Camille Ferrer (Lakeside 2) – 17 votes
3rd – Brooke Chadwick (Thomastown 1) and Tina Nguyen (Lakeside 2) – 15 votes
Netball Section 5
1st – Dakota Craven (Mernda) – 22 votes
2nd – Stephanie Oakford (Epping) – 19 votes
3rd – Maria Klaromenos (Bundoora Comets 4) – 17 votes
Netball Section 6
1st – Shae Audley (Hurstbridge) – 13 votes
2nd – Laura Gibbs (Lalor 3) – 12 votes
3rd – Tegan Barry (Whittlesea 3) – 11 votes
Netball Section 7
1st – Avril Stanley (North Heidelberg 4) – 23 votes
2nd – Aleshia Thomas (Thomastown 3) – 19 votes
3rd – Megan Nicholls (North Heidelberg 4) and Thea Nicolaou (Greenborough 5) – 17 votes
Netball Section 8
1st – Holly Ditchfield (Montmorency) – 18 votes
2nd – Rebecca Buckley (Montmorency) and Sarina Ferraro (Bundoora Comets 5) – 17 votes
3rd – Chloe Cope (Northcote Park 2) – 14 votes
2014 Senior Club of the Year
Panton Hill Football Club
Coaches Player of the Year
Division 1 – Jesse Donaldson (Montmorency)
Division 2 – Shane Harvey (North Heidelberg)
Division 3 – Jarryd Allan (Watsonia)
Senior Umpire of the Year
Daniel Philp
Most Improved Senior Umpire
Martin Rodger
Volunteer of the Year
Jackie Aquilina
