All the best and fairest winners from the 2025 NFNL Junior Presentation Night.
Hurstbridge Junior Football Club was rewarded for a great year on and off the field, winning the NFNL Junior Club of the Year award, ahead of finalists Eltham, Epping and St Mary’s.
The NFNL football representative awards were won by Darcy Tabain (Under 14 Boys Division 1), Adam Reginato Jnr (Under 14 Boys Division 2), Grace Robinson (Under 15 Girls Division 1), Skyla Robinson (Under 15 Girls Division 2), Billy Brundell (Under 15 Boys Division 1) and Tadg Anver (Under 15 Boys Division 2).
Meanwhile the NFNL 11 & Under Representative Netball Coaches Award was won by Aubrey Wickham while the remaining netball representative awards were won by Nyarah Brown (13 & Under), Chelsea Gersh (15 & Under Championship), Olivia Fitzpatrick (15 & Under Reserve), Olivia Colbert & Abbey Luttick (17 & Under Championship) and Lennie Ries (17 & Under Reserve)
Kyan Luscombe was named the Junior Umpire of the Year. The Lew Hall Award was also awarded to Kinglake’s Campbell Manks.
Continue below for the top vote winners from each junior football and netball competition:
Under-11 (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Carter Ernest (Eltham) 25 votes)
2nd – Kai-Augustine Oliver (Montmorency) 15 votes
3rd – Jack Pitts (Montmorency) 12 votes
Under-11 (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Paxton Florance (Yarrambat) 17 votes
2nd – Jaxen Robertson (Diamond Creek) 14 votes
3rd – Samuel Calcutt (Eltham) 13 votes
Under-11 (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Max Hawkins (Panton Hill) 27 votes
2nd – Hunter Saw (Whittlesea) 18 votes
3rd – Lucas Cecala (Mill Park) and Thomas Sutton (Kilmore) 11 votes
Under-11 (4) Best and Fairest
1st –Lachlan Gellatly (Kinglake) 24 votes
2nd – Isabella Allen (Greensborough) and Erik Perizzolo (Montmorency) 19 votes
3rd – Fendain Shongo (Greensborough) 12 votes
Under-12 Girls (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Indiana Condon (Research) 23 votes
2nd – Nilufer Hansen (Research) 20 votes
3rd – Zara Eldeek (Mernda) 19 votes
Under-12 Girls (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Zara Nichols (South Morang) 31 votes
2nd – Chloe Manning (South Morang) 15 votes
3rd – Isabella Fennessy (Darebin) and Chanel Jowett (Kilmore) 14 votes
Under-12 (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Aaron De Ieso (Montmorency) 18 votes
2nd – Samuel Hunter (Montmorency), Toby Szygalski (Greensborough) and Jordan Wignell (Yarrambat) 13 votes
3rd – Slater Harvey (Yarrambat) and Kobi McTaggart (Laurimar) 12 votes
Under-12 (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Mustafa Uyanik (South Morang) 26 votes
2nd – Cayden Ralston (Research) 21 votes
3rd – Chase Pierce (South Morang) 16 votes
Under-12 (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Cruz Ramirez (Greensborough) 25 votes
2nd – Patrick O’Neill (Hurstbridge) 23 votes
3rd – Archie Rabbito (Yarrambat) 17 votes
13 & Under Division 1 Netball Best and Fairest
1st – Poppy Fenwick (South Morang) 12 votes
2nd – Hannah Cameron (Hurstbridge) 8 votes
3rd – Jaida Robertson (Bundoora) 7 votes
13 & Under Division 2 Netball Best and Fairest
1st – Lena Fattahi (Bundoora) 13 votes
2nd – Aarya Chaudhari (Keon Park) & Cassandra Samarakkodikarage (Epping) 10 votes
3rd – Madison Clayton (Hurstbridge) 9 votes
Under-13 (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Xavier Bucello (Mernda) 31 votes
2nd – Cooper Andrew (Montmorency) 26 votes
3rd – Jacob Palermo (Eltham) 19 votes
Under-13 (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Elliot Douglas (Diamond Creek) 24 votes
2nd – Jaxson Atkins (Hurstbridge) 18 votes
3rd – Remy Breen (Kilmore) & Taj Tawadros (South Morang) 17 votes
Under-13 (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Ashtan Sterjovski (Mernda) 18 votes
2nd – Campbell Manks (Kinglake) 15 votes
3rd – Thomas Mokikas (Mill Park) 14 votes
Under-14 Girls (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Maya Bloomfield (Yarrambat) 30 votes
2nd – Mila Kyriacou (Research) 12 votes
3rd – Iyla Campbell (Research), Edie Feehan (Montmorency) & Evie Vescio (South Morang) 10 votes
Under-14 Girls (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Georgia Potter (Diamond Creek Women’s) 23 votes
2nd – Claire Coppola (Diamond Creek Women’s) 21 votes
3rd – Ivy Capp (Whittlesea), Melanie Eaves (Wallan) and Imogen Morris (Eltham) 13 votes
Under-14 Girls (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Larraine Dayuja (Darebin) 21 votes
2nd – Gracie Burns (Hurstbridge) & Emily Shirvill (Darebin) 13 votes
3rd – Olivia Cutler (Kilmore) 12 votes
Under-14 (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Darcy Tabain (Diamond Creek) 29 votes
2nd – Alfie Rowley (Diamond Creek) 21 votes
3rd – Remy Plain (Yarrambat) 14 votes
Under-14 (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Alby McGivney (Kilmore) 20 votes
2nd – Adam Reginato Jnr (Whittlesea) 17 votes
3rd – Sebastian Kerimov (South Morang) & Harvey Kulibaba (Research) 11 votes
Under-14 (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Ryan Coate (Laurimar) 19 votes
2nd – Julian Riego (Mill Park) 15 votes
3rd – Joseph Khalil (Mill Park) 12 votes
15 & Under Netball Best and Fairest
1st – Nyarah Brown (Fitzroy Stars) 13 votes
2nd – Lilly Andreatta (South Morang) & Mia Kenny (Epping) 12 votes
3rd – Mia Cleary (Bundoora), Chloe Rennie (St Mary’s) & Mila Suntovski (Epping) 10 votes
Under-15 Boys (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Tyler Flottl (Greensborough) 17 votes
2nd – Leo Pepe (West Preston-Lakeside) 16 votes
3rd – Phoenix Georgeson (Montmorency) and Taj Sigley (Greensborough) 15 votes
Under-15 Boys (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Bailey Tripp (Research) 21 votes
2nd – Seth Adams (Mernda) 20 votes
3rd – Seth Stein (Mernda) 12 votes
Under-16 Girls (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Ayva Humphreys (Research) 18 votes
2nd – Ashley Denny (Eltham) & Deena Gerges (Yarrambat) 17 votes
3rd – Grace Robinson (Yarrambat) 16 votes
Under-16 Girls (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Skyla Robinson (Whittlesea) 25 votes
2nd – Millie Maher (Darebin) 23 votes
3rd – Cammryn Warke (South Morang) 19 votes
Under-16 Boys (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Andrew Minutolo (Eltham) 18 votes
2nd – Fletcher Carrick (Laurimar) 14 votes
3rd – Lucas Rizio (Laurimar) 13 votes
Under-16 Boys (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Finbarr O’Kane (Hurstbridge) 19 votes
2nd – Zachary Cochrane (Research), Oliver Norman (Wallan) & Jett Philips (Mernda) 17 votes
3rd – Lincoln Johnston (Research) & Mousa Souleiman (Montmorency) 12 votes
Under-17.5 Boys Best and Fairest
1st – Joshua Fitzgerald (Yarrambat) 16 votes
2nd – Dylan Keating (Montmorency) 14 votes
3rd – James Gomez (Laurimar) 13 votes
Under-18 Girls Best and Fairest
1st – Sierra Filippone (Research) 14 votes
2nd – Isabella Turner (Research) 11 votes
3rd -Eloise Sanders (Eltham) 7 votes
Junior Club of the Year
Hurstbridge Junior Football Club
NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 14 Division 1 Boys
Darcy Tabain (Diamond Creek)
NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 14 Division 2 Boys
Adam Reginato Jnr (Whittlesea)
NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 15 Division 1 Girls
Grace Robinson (Yarrambat)
NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 15 Division 2 Girls
Skyla Robinson (Whittlesea)
NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 15 Division 1 Boys
Billy Brundell (Wallan)
NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 15 Division 2 Boys
Tadg Anver (Montmorency)
NFNL Netball 11 & Under Academy Coaches Award
Aubrey Wickham (Bundoora)
NFNL Netball Representative Award – 13 & Under
Nyarah Brown (Ftizroy Stars)
NFNL Netball Representative Award – 15 & Under Champs
Chelsea Gersh (Diamond Creek)
NFNL Netball Representative Award – 15 & Under Reserves
Olivia Fitzpatrick (Kilmore)
NFNL Netball Representative Award – 17 & Under Champs
Olivia Colbert (Diamond Creek) & Abbey Luttick (Diamond Creek)
NFNL Netball Representative Award – 17 & Under Reserves
Lenni Ries (West Ivanhoe)
Northern Knights NFNL Boys Rising Star
Toby Jeffs (Yarrambat)
Northern Knights NFNL Girls Rising Star
Dakota Edmonds (Research)
Junior Umpire of the Year
Kyan Luscombe
