BUNDOORA ruckman Matthew Dennis has claimed his second Frank Rosbrook Medal as the best and fairest player in the NFL’s Division 1 competition.
After sharing the award with Northcote Park’s Bronik Davies in 2012, Dennis was a runaway winner this time around.
The NFL’s representative co-captain polled 32 votes to finish 10 ahead of Davies.
Macleod on-baller Liam Brandt finished third on 20 votes, with Heidelberg ruckman Sam Gilmore and West Preston-Lakeside rover rounding out the top five with 13 votes apiece.
Dennis polled votes in 15 matches during the home and away season and seven times received the maximum three votes from the umpires.
Hurstbridge’s Tyron Loader won the Division 2 best and fairest, capping off a great week for the Bridges’ half back, who played a key role in his club’s 11-point grand final win over North Heidelberg.
Loader polled 17 votes to win the best and fairest ahead of North Heidelberg’s Shane Harvey (15 votes). 2015 winner Shane Jacobs finished third on 14 votes, with Diamond Creek’s Brad Perry and Panton Hill’s Thomas Blake also finishing in the top five vote winners.
Loader became just the third Hurstbridge player to win a best and fairest award in a senior competition and the first since Jai Audley won the Division 2 award in 2003.
Watsonia premiership captain Matthew Crompton sealed a perfect season for his club by taking out the Division 3 best and fairest.
Crompton earned votes in 10 matches throughout the year to poll 21 votes, finishing four votes ahead of St Mary’s midfielder Dillan Ronalds.
Crompton’s teammate Jarryd Allan was a place-getter for the second successive season and finished equal-third with Mernda’s David Hutchinson on 15 votes.
Lower Plenty ruckman Patrick Flynn was named the Division 1 Coaches Player of the Year. Thomas Blake took out the award in Division 2, while Mernda captain Les Adams was the Division 3 winner.
Bundoora’s Jacinta Tonkin claimed the netball Section 1 best and fairest. Tonkin became a three-time winner, after winning the Section 1 award in 2014 and the Section 2 best and fairest in 2012.
Other netball best and fairest award winners were: Mackenzie Blakey (Eltham, Section 2); Chelsea Kemp (Mernda 1, Section 3); Jessica Dao (Hurstbridge 1, Section 4); Stephanie Oakford (Epping 1, Section 5); Lahara Hollis (Whittlesea 5, Section 6); Megan Nichols (North Heidelberg 4, Section 7), Natasha Ravalli (Watsonia 5, Section 8); Tienneill Briffa (Lalor 2, Section 9) and Alanah Moore (Heidelberg West, Section 10).
Watsonia was named the 2016 Senior Club of the Year, Andrew Stephen was awarded Senior Umpire of the Year, Amy Perry the Netball Umpire of the Year, while Lalor’s Jenny Marshall won the Volunteer of the Year award.
Below is the full list of award winners from the 2016 Northern Football League best and fairest awards.
2016 NFL BEST AND FAIREST RESULTS
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Meadows Greyhounds Division 1 Seniors – Frank Rosborok Medal
1st –Matthew Dennis (Bundoora) – 32 votes
2nd – Bronik Davies (Northcote Park) – 22 votes
3rd – Liam Brandt (Macleod) – 20 votes
Division 2 Seniors
1st – Tyron Loader (Hurstbridge) – 17 votes
2nd – Shane Harvey (North Heidelberg) – 15 votes
3rd – Shane Jacobs (Lalor) – 14 votes
Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3 Seniors
1st – Matthew Crompton (Watsonia) – 21 votes
2nd – Dillan Ronalds (St Mary’s) – 17 votes
3rd – Jarryd Allan (Watsonia) and David Hutchinson (Mernda) – 15 votes
Division 1 Reserves
1st – Travis Keating (Bundoora) – 18 votes
2nd – Shaun Barker (West Preston-Lakeside) and Brett Millsom (Greensborough) – 14 votes
3rd – Dale Nolan (Heidelberg) – 12 votes
Division 2 Reserves
1st – Paul King (North Heidelberg) – 19 votes
2nd – Gary Mongta (Fitzroy Stars) – 13 votes
3rd – Sheldon Quartermaine (Fitzroy Stars) – 12 votes
Division 3 Reserves
1st – Nathan Mittica (South Morang) – 19 votes
2nd – Troy Jinnette (South Morang) – 17 votes
3rd – Zac Johnston (St Mary’s) – 16 votes
Division 1 Under-19
1st – Dale Marshall (Bundoora) – 22 votes
2nd – Callum Cook (Montmorency) – 16 votes
3rd – Marcus Cantwell (Eltham) and Tyson Old (Northcote Park) – 15 votes
Division 2 Under-19
1st – Dion Fleming (Diamond Creek) – 26 votes
2nd – Ben Nethercote (Banyule) – 23 votes
3rd – Lewis Balcombe (Banyule) – 22 votes
Netball Section 1
1st – Jacinta Tonkin (Bundoora 1) – 23 votes
2nd – Emma Farrant (West Preston-Lakeside 1) – 22 votes
3rd – Isabelle Conroy (Greensborough 1) – 13 votes
Netball Section 2
1st – Mackenzie Blakey (Eltham) – 24 votes
2nd – Michelle Millhouse (South Morang 1) – 22 votes
3rd – Cassie Wilcox (Heat 1) – 19 votes
Netball Section 3
1st – Chelsea Kemp (Mernda 1) – 23 votes
2nd – Olivia McCluskey (Greensborough 2) – 17 votes
3rd – Lauren Henderson (Ivanhoe) – 15 votes
Netball Section 4
1st – Jessica Dao (Hurstbridge 1) – 20 votes
2nd – Rebecca Jennings (Watsonia 2) – 19 votes
3rd – Ranae McKeown (Fitzroy Stars 2) – 18 votes
Netball Section 5
1st – Stephanie Oakford (Epping 1) – 28 votes
2nd – Tayla Morgan (Watsonia 3) – 24 votes
3rd – Clare Derham (St Mary’s 2) – 21 votes
Netball Section 6
1st – Lahara Hollis (Whittlesea 5) – 27 votes
2nd – Ebony Ciarrocchi (West Preston-Lakeside 2) – 25 votes
3rd – Jess Smyth (North Heidelberg 3) – 23 votes
Netball Section 7
1st – Megan Nichols (North Heidelberg 4) – 18 votes
2nd – Jenny Newstead (Thomastown 3) – 15 votes
3rd – Jessica Price (Watsonia 4) and Avril Stanley (North Heidelberg 4) – 14 votes
Netball Section 8
1st – Natasha Ravalli (Watsonia 5) – 31 votes
2nd – Emma Turner (West Ivanhoe 2) – 13 votes
3rd – Sarah Chambers (Epping 2), Lauren Earp (St Mary’s 3) and Jayme Legg (St Mary’s 3) – 12 votes
Netball Section 9
1st – Tienneill Briffa (Lalor 2) – 22 votes
2nd – Ayuna Taula (Bundoora 5) – 20 votes
3rd – Kiahni Atkinson-Brown (Fitzroy Stars 4) and Dawn McGuinness (Keon Park) – 13 votes
Netball Section 10
1st – Alanah Moore (Heidelberg West) – 24 votes
2nd – Lois Gardiner (Kilmore 3) – 20 votes
3rd – Monique Rosewall (Kilmore 3) and Emily Traynor (Kilmore 4) – 14 votes
2016 Senior Club of the Year
Watsonia Sporting Club
Coaches Player of the Year
Division 1 – Patrick Flynn (Lower Plenty)
Division 2 – Thomas Blake (Panton Hill)
Division 3 – Les Adams (Mernda)
Senior Umpire of the Year
Andrew Stephen
Most Improved Senior Umpire
Stephanie Trkulja
Netball Umpire of the Year
Amy Perry
Most Improved Netball Umpire
Adam Hoogwerf
Volunteer of the Year
Jenny Marshall (Lalor)
