2024 NFNL Junior Best and Fairest Awards

All the results from the 2024 NFNL Junior Presentation Night.

Montmorency 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 and Whittlesea.

The NFNL football representative awards were won by Deena Gerges (Under-14 Girls), Harry Mitchell (Under-14A Boys), Noah Caruana (Under-14B Boys), Kiah McKinnon-Rowe (Under-15 Girls), Campbell White (Under-15A Boys) and Liam Ingwersen (Under-15B Boys).

Meanwhile the NFNL netball representative awards were won by Scarlett Oke (13 & Under), Olivia Colbert (15 & Under Champs), Indie Luttick (15 & Under Reserves), Keeley Mighall (17 & Under Champs) and Holly Porter (17 & Under Reserves).

William Naish was named the Junior Umpire of the Year in just his first season in umpiring.

To view the full best and fairest listings from each junior football division, please click here.

Photos from the 2024 Best and Fairest night, courtesy of Field of View Sports Photography can be purchased by clicking here.

Continue below for the top vote winners from each junior football and netball competition:

Under-11 (1-2) Best and Fairest
1st – Toby Szygalski (Greensborough) 28 votes
2nd – Slater Harvey (Yarrambat) 23 votes
3rd – Hudson Haboldt (Montmorency) 14 votes

Under-11 (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Cayden Ralston (Research) 27 votes
2nd – Aaron De Ieso (Montmorency) 23 votes
3rd – Jaxon Sacco (Montmorency) 16 votes

Under-11 (4) Best and Fairest
1st – James Hannaker (Wallan) 15 votes
2nd – Jacob Bajema (Eltham) and Lucas Sicari (Mill Park) 13 votes
3rd – Zac Jacobs (Wallan) 10 votes

Under-11 (5) Best and Fairest
1st – Kobi McTaggart (Laurimar) 19 votes
2nd – Ali Ayoub (Keon Park) and Mustafa Uyanik (South Morang) 14votes
3rd – Mason Andrews (Laurimar) and River Herbert (Laurimar) 9 votes

Under-12 Girls (1-2) Best and Fairest
1st – Ava Prendergast (Montmorency) 25 votes
2nd – Lyla Waite (Kilmore) 21 votes
3rd – Ellie Hollingsworth (Yarrambat) 17 votes

Under-12 Girls (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Julia Kwag (Laurimar) 19 votes
2nd – Chelsea Cali (Mernda) 13 votes
3rd – Lyla Waite (Kilmore) 12 votes

Under-12 (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Cooper Andrew (Montmorency) 19 votes
2nd – Liam Carroll (Yarrambat) and Tiger Eaton (Eltham) 16 votes
3rd – Xavier Bucello (Mernda) and Thomas O’Loughlin (Eltham) 14 votes

Under-12 (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Evie Vescio (Epping) 23 votes
2nd – Jedd Manning (South Morang) 17 votes
3rd – Jay Stilsby (Epping) 16 votes

Under-12 (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Harry Heal (Kinglake) 28 votes
2nd – Koda Hogan (Laurimar) and Campbell Manks (Kinglake) 14 votes
3rd – Axel Woods-Hiah (Wallan) 12 votes

13 & Under Division 1 Netball Best and Fairest
1st – Ethan Zabiegala (Bundoora) 22 votes
2nd – Levi Robertson (Heat) 20 votes
3rd – Nyarah Brown (Fitzroy Stars) 17 votes

13 & Under Division 2 Netball Best and Fairest
1st – Jaiden Lewis (Epping) 18 votes
2nd – Alana Taylor (Heat) 14 votes
3rd – Sophia Lopez (Epping) 13 votes

Under-13 (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Darcy Tabain (Diamond Creek) 26 votes
2nd – Balin Fitzpatrick (Eltham) and Remy Plain (Whittlesea) 18 votes
3rd – Jett Stobbe (Montmorency) 17 votes

Under-13 (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Adam Reginato (Wallan) 27 votes
2nd – Baxter Sequera (Laurimar) 14 votes
3rd – Kobi Eddington (South Morang) 13 votes

Under-13 (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Louis Halamboulis (Mill Park) 23 votes
2nd – Cooper Smith (Mernda) 16 votes
3rd – Remy Breen (Kilmore) 13 votes

Under-14 Girls (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Deena Gerges (Yarrambat) 25 votes
2nd – Winnie Fitzgerald (Yarrambat) 15 votes
3rd – Macy Aylward (Mernda) 11 votes

Under-14 Girls (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Grace Hegarty (Research) and Sky Morgan (Montmorency) 15 votes
2nd – Haylee Soszynski (Wallan) 15 votes
3rd – Millie Maher (Darebin) 10 votes

Under-14 Girls (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Georgi White (Laurimar) 13 votes
2nd – Tasmin Newton (Whittlesea) and Skyla Robinson (Whittlesea) 10 votes
3rd – Sarah Mavric (Whittlesea) and Alannah Purcell (Whittlesea) 8 votes

Under-14 Boys (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Cooper Haynes (Montmorency) and Zayn Reslan (Montmorency) 14 votes
2nd – Archie Richards (Montmorency) and Owen Wise (Montmorency) 11 votes
3rd – Robbie Cassar (Yarrambat) and Ryan Harding (Greensborough) 8 votes

Under-14 Boys (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Billy Brundell (Wallan) 27 votes
2nd – Jesse Johnston (Laurimar) 24 votes
3rd – Jack Stilsby (Epping) 21 votes

Under-14 Boys (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Owen Burchfield (Whittlesea) 25 votes
2nd – Seth Stein (Panton Hill) 15 votes
3rd – Jalaren Morgan (Mernda) 13 votes

15 & Under Netball Best and Fairest
1st – Destiny Murphy (Fitzroy Stars) 19 votes
2nd – Scarlett Oke (Heat) 17 votes
3rd – Riania Key (Bundoora) 13 votes

Under-15 Boys (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Andrew Minutolo (Eltham) 18 votes
2nd – Campbell White (Kilmore) 15 votes
3rd – Darcy Corr (Yarrambat) 13 votes

Under-15 Boys (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Jett Phillips (Mernda) 35 votes
2nd – Orlando Andersen-Wells (Whittlesea) 16 votes
3rd – Noah Traianou (South Morang) 13 votes

Under-15 Boys (3) Best and Fairest
1st – Oliver Norman (Wallan) 11 votes
2nd – Jack Edwards (Greensborough) and Richard Philip (Laurimar) 8 votes
3rd – Jacob Gorgovski (West Preston-Lakeside) and Vincent Luci (Wallan) 7 votes

Under-16 Girls (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Grace Farah (Diamond Creek Women’s) 30 votes
2nd – Chiara Amoroso (Kilmore) and Kiah McKinnon-Rowe (Whittlesea) 15 votes
3rd – Addison Fitzpatrick (Eltham) 13 votes

Under-16 Girls (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Sienna Bandera (Research) 20 votes
2nd – Vieda Simons-Moemai (Darebin) 12 votes
3rd – Jordyn McClure (Diamond Creek Women’s) 10 votes

Under-16 Boys (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Harvie Cooke (Eltham) 25 votes
2nd – Chas Woodward (Montmorency) 12 votes
3rd – Logan Shepherd (Eltham) 8 votes

Under-16 Boys (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Brodie Brander (Whittlesea) 27 votes
2nd – Justin Spadorcia (Mernda) 19 votes
3rd – Liam Ingwersen (South Morang) 18 votes

Under-17.5 Boys (1) Best and Fairest
1st – Blake Morley (Whittlesea) 19 votes
2nd – Nash Dyer (Montmorency) 15 votes
3rd – Bryce Arthur (Yarrambat) and Zain Andreetta (Eltham) 12 votes

Under-17.5 Boys (2) Best and Fairest
1st – Edmond Saikaly (Mernda) 21 votes
2nd – George Thalasinos (South Morang) 15 votes
3rd – Harrly Lisle (Kilmore) 13 votes

Under-18 Girls Best and Fairest
1st – Willow Priest (Diamond Creek Women’s) 16 votes
2nd – Brianna Cowley (Diamond Creek Women’s) and Isabella Turner (Research) 15 votes
3rd – Scarlett Fitzpatrick (Research), Emma Hendrie (Yarrambat), Poppy Toth (Eltham) and Abbey Vaughan (Eltham) 12 votes

Junior Club of the Year
Montmorency Junior Football Club

NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 14 Girls
Deena Gerges (Yarrambat)

NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 14A Boys
Harry Mitchell (Eltham)

NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 14B Boys
Noah Caruana (Diamond Creek)

NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 15 Girls
Kiah McKinnon-Rowe (Whittlesea)

NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 15A Boys
Campbell White (Kilmore)

NFNL Football Representative Award – Under 15B Boys
Liam Ingwersen (South Morang)

NFNL Netball Representative Award – 13 & Under
Scarlett Oke (Heat)

NFNL Netball Representative Award – 15 & Under Champs
Olivia Colbert (Diamond Creek)

NFNL Netball Representative Award – 15 & Under Reserves
Indie Luttick (Diamond Creek)

NFNL Netball Representative Award – 17 & Under Champs
Keeley Mighall (North Heidelberg)

NFNL Netball Representative Award – 17 & Under Reserves
Holly Porter (West Ivanhoe)