NFNL Junior Awards Presentation Winners

The NFNL’s Junior Awards Presentation was held at Union Hall at La Trobe University on Wednesday night, celebrating the teams and individuals which enjoyed success in 2026.

Congratulations to all the award winners on the night, as listed below.

Lew Hall Award

Zara Bradley (Darebin Women’s)

Delwyn Berry Award

Renee Fitzgerald (Heat Netball Club)

Junior Club of the Year

South Morang FNC

NFNL Representative Netball Awards

11 & Under Coaches Award – Aubrey Wickham (Bundoora Bulls)

13 & Under Reserves MVP – Imogen Andrews (Hurstbridge)

13 & Under Championship MVP – Annabelle Robertson (Bundoora Bulls)

15 & Under Reserves MVP – Isla Hoath (Diamond Creek)

15 & Under Championship MVP – Emma O’Loughlin (Diamond Creek)

17 & Under Reserves MVP – Destiny Murphy (Fitzroy Stars)

17 & Under Championship MVP – Abbey Arnot (Diamond Creek)

NFNL Representative Football Awards

Under 14 Boys Division 2 – Zane Shaw (Yarrambat)

Under 14 Boys Division 1 – Elliot Douglas (Diamond Creek)

Under 15 Boys Division 2 – Jamie Ristevski (Yarrambat)

Under 15 Boys Division 1 – Sebastian Gigliotti-Sevas (Mernda)

Under 15 Girls Division 2 – Shereen Eldeek (Mernda)

Under 15 Girls Division 1 – Tasmin Newton (Mernda)

Northern Knights Rising Star Awards

Archie Richards (Montmorency) & Deena Gerges (Yarrambat)

NFNL Junior Umpire of the Year

Jed Patterson

Under 11 Mixed Football

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Tex Brundell (Yarrambat)
2^nd – Louis Jankovski (West Preston-Lakeside) and Jake Butler (Diamond Creek)
3^rd – Rafferty Poelsma (West Preston-Lakeside)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Bryson Ilaoa (Mernda Blue)
2^nd – Ned Leeson (Research)
3^rd – Charlie Williams (Eltham)

Division 3 Best and Fairest
1^st – Bentley Edwards (Diamond Creek)
2^nd – Rocco De Santis (South Morang Gold)
3^rd – Kye Moore (Montmorency White)

Under 12 Girls Football

Division 3 Best and Fairest
1^st – Sienna Scordo (Wallan)
2^nd – Scarlett Gilchrist (South Morang)
3^rd – Aiyarna Morgan-Scott (South Morang)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Monica D’Amico (Whittlesea)
2^nd – Shaelah Berlowitz-Prini (Laurimar)
3^rd – Skylah Pretty (Yarrambat)

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Ellie Freeman (Diamond Creek Women’s)
2^nd – Sadie Greig (Montmorency Black)
3^rd – Emma Cali (Mernda) and Chanel Jowett (Kilmore)

Under 12 Mixed Football

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Kai Augustine-Oliver (Montmorency Black)
2^nd – Carter Ernest (Eltham Red)
3^rd – Freddie Fleming (Greensborough Green)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Jack Nolan (Wallan)
2^nd – Mason Maugeri (Thomastown)
3^rd – Kip Philips (Mernda)

Division 3 Best and Fairest
1^st – Darcy McCormick (Whittlesea) and Lucas Haas (Laurimar)
2^nd – Emerson Tregenza (Panton Hill)
3^rd – Lachlan Gellaty (Kinglake)

13 & Under Netball

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Nelisiwe Dube (Laurimar Black)
2^nd – Annabelle El Hayek (Bundoora Blue)
3^rd – Khloe O’Sullivan (South Morang Blue), Remy Gangell (St Mary’s Black) and Olivia Quadrino (Bundoora Blue)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Erica Motschall (South Morang Gold)
2^nd – Isla Withoos (Laurimar Teal)
3^rd – Lena Fatahi (Bundoora White) and Amy Robinson (Epping Blue)

Division 3 Best and Fairest
1^st – Aiyarna Morgan-Scott (Fitzroy Stars)
2^nd – Shreeya Senthil Kumar (Epping Grey)
3^rd – Alanah Abdo (South Morang White)

Under 13 Mixed Football

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Aaron De Ieso (Greensborough Green)
2^nd – Louis Cao (Mill Park Blue)
3^rd – Kiasi Fualau (Yarrambat Brown)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Cayden Ralston (Research)
2^nd – Hudson Haboldt (Montmorency)
3^rd – Kobi McTaggart (Hurstbridge)

Division 3 Best and Fairest
1^st – Louis D’Amico (Yarrambat Gold)
2^nd – Harry Cook (Greensborough White) and Tair Ramadan (Thomastown)
3^rd – Alexander Schuette (Eltham Red)

Under 14 Girls Football

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Charlie O’Loughlin (Eltham) and Edie Feehan (Montmorency Black)
2^nd – Hannah Fitzgerald (Yarrambat)
3^rd – Chelsea Cali (Mernda Blue)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Stella Bradley (Darebin Women’s)
2^nd – Charlotte Egan (Wallan) and Willow Ruschmeyer (Laurimar)
3^rd – Amelia Gareffa (Epping Blue) and Stevie McKenchie (Whittlesea)

Division 3 Best and Fairest
1^st – Faith Robinson (Mill Park)
2^nd – Anupriya Ross Rakesh (Hurstbridge)
3^rd – Mia Hyatt (Greensborough)

Under 14 Mixed Football

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Liam Carroll (Yarrambat Brown)
2^nd – Jonah Brennan (Eltham Black) and Jacob Palermo (Eltham Black)
3^rd – Elliot Douglas (Diamond Creek) and Cooper Andrew (Montmorency)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Max Kimberley (Whittlesea)
2^nd – Blake Meade (Mernda Red) and Jamie Buckingham (Yarrambat Gold)
3^rd – Jed Hitchcock (Hurstbridge)

Under 15 Boys Football

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Adam Reginato Jnr (Whittlesea)
2^nd – Sebastian Gigliotti-Sevas (Mernda Blue) and Darcy Tabain (Diamond Creek)
3^rd – Tye Kennedy (Yarrambat)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Ryder McPharlane (Wallan)
2^nd – Ryan Coate (Laurimar)
3^rd – Joshua Morel (West Preston-Lakeside)

15 & Under Netball

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Maddison Rodden (Diamond Creek)
2^nd – Gemma Spithill (St Mary’s)
3^rd – Ella Hickling (Laurimar)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Nyarah Brown (Fitzroy Stars) and Torian Firth (Bundoora Bulls)
2^nd – Anahid Kavand (South Morang Maroon), Annabelle Kindred (Hurstbridge Blue) and Delilah Lambert (Hurstbridge White)
3^rd – Sophie McCann (Hurstbridge Blue)

Under 16 Girls Football

Division 1 Best and Fairest
1^st – Skyla Robinson (Whittlesea)
2^nd – Maya Bloomfield (Yarrambat)
3^rd – Willow Carbone (Eltham)

Division 2 Best and Fairest
1^st – Alexas Grozdanoski (South Morang)
2^nd – Shereen Eldeek (Mernda Red)
3^rd – Emily Shirvill (Darebin Women’s)

Under 16 Boys Football

Best and Fairest
1^st – Robbie Cassar (Yarrambat) and Elijah Eather-Maaliki (South Morang)
2^nd – Taj Sigley (Greensborough Green)
3^rd – Benjamin Zychla (South Morang) and Koda Keenan (Montmorency)