Coaches MVP Award | June 27-29


Published on Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The Coaches Most Valuable Player votes from last week’s NFNL senior men’s football matches.

Each match, the senior coach of each NFNL club gives 5-4-3-2-1 votes to the players they consider to be best on ground in the game in which their team plays.

The maximum votes a player can receive in one match is 10 votes.

Continue below for all the votes from last week’s senior football matches.

MELBOURNE GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 – ROUND 11

Banyule 6.14 (50) def by Greensborough 14.17 (101)
9 – Nathan Howard (GRE)
9 – Jack Johnson (GRE)
6 – Jack Langford (BAN)
2 – Vivian Blackmore-Moore (BAN)
2 – Thomas Brindley (GRE)
1 – Ben Ham (GRE)
1 – Riley Loton BAN)

Bundoora 12.11 (83) def North Heidelberg 12.3 (75)
8 – Liam Mallia (BUN)
5 – Luke La Valvo (BUN)
4 – Issac McMillan (BUN)
4 – Lachlan Smith (NH)
4 – Brodie White (NH)
3 – Riley Greene (BUN)
1 – Zane Barker (BUN)
1 – Jack Briskey (BUN)

Hurstbridge 14.16 (100) def Eltham 14.5 (89)
9 – Lachlan East (HUR)
5 – Mitchell Stafford (ELT)
4 – Bronson Glasgow (ELT)
3 – James Marchbank (ELT)
3 – Mitchell Wild (HUR)
2 – Alexander Bellchambers (ELT)
2 – Blake Fitzgerald (HUR)
1 – Colm Culligan (ELT)
1 – Caelan Anderson (HUR)

Heidelberg 20.14 (134) def West Preston-Lakeside 7.4 (46)
10 – Luke Bunker (HEI)
8 – Tom Keys (HEI)
5 – James Nadalin (HEI)
3 – Sam Wright (HEI)
2 – Daniel O’Dwyer (HEI)
1 – Nathan Honey (HEI)
1 – Aleksanndr D’Arro (WPL)

South Morang 14.13 (97) def Montmorency 7.9 (51)
10 – Bailey Brown (SM)
8 – Joshua Lansfield (SM)
6 – James Traianou (SM)
2 – Connor Kane (MON)
2 – Christian Mardini (SM)
1 – Ben Power (SM)
1 – Joshua Renehan (SM)

Leaderboard – Melbourne Greyhounds Division 1

65 – Luke Bunker (Heidelberg)
53 – Marcus Lentini (Montmorency)
46 – Tom Keys (Heidelberg)
41 – Matthew Harman (West Preston-Lakeside)
39 – Noah Wheeler (Banyule)

MC LABOUR DIVISION 2 – ROUND 11

Whittlesea 11.14 (80) def Old Paradians 4.2 (26)
10 – Taidhg Bland (WHI)
8 – Clancy Bland (WHI)
5 – Blair Healy (OP)
5 – Braydon Avola (WHI)
1 – Luke Joycey (OP)
1 – Liam Tyrrell (WHI)

Northcote Park 12.13 (85) def Panton Hill 4.6 (30)
10 – Ben Reddick (NP)
6 – Jye Stevens (NP)
4 – Noah Langborne (NP)
3 – William Rhode (NP)
3 – Riley Cousins (PH)
2 – Damon Marcon (NP)
1 – Riley Livingstone (PH)
1 – Nicholas Parks (PH)

Lower Plenty 13.9 (87) def by Diamond Creek 14.14 (98)
5 – Ben Major (DC)
5 – Riley Alexander (LP)
5 – Billy Reardon (LP)
4 – Jacob Booth (DC)
4 – Ben Smith (LP)
3 – Dale Marshall (DC)
3 – Jasper Collins (LP)
1 – Kade Garraway (DC)

St Mary’s 17.14 (116) def Watsonia 6.3 (39)
9 – William Dean (STM)
5 – Ty Kitchell (STM)
4 – Jack Cictta (STM)
3 – Tane Cotter (STM)
3 – Connor Kissane (STM)
3 – Thomas Jackson (WAT)
2 – Ben Callaghan (WAT)
1 – Dominic Akuei (STM)

Macleod 16.16 (112) def Thomastown 5.10 (40)
9 – Darcy Barden (MAC)
9 – Brad Leggett (MAC)
3 – Kobe Brandt (MAC)
3 – Gabriel Narkiewicz (MAC)
2 – Luke Joyce (MAC)
2 – Kurt Manuel (MAC)
1 – Julian Janev (THO)
1 – Charbel Khoury (THO)

Leaderboard – MC Labour Division 2

69 – Darcy Barden (Macleod)
48 – Jacob Booth (Diamond Creek)
40 – Tane Cotter (St Mary’s)
38 – Thomas Falls (Whittlesea)
37 – Rory Hanlon (St Mary’s)

HEIDELBERG GOLF CLUB DIVISION 3 – ROUND 12

Reservoir 16.11 (107) def Old Eltham Collegians 10.8 (68)
8 – Aaron Edwards (RES)
8 – Joseph Palazzolo (RES)
5 – Jaise Coleman (RES)
5 – Levi Greenwood (RES)
2 – Tyle Williams (RES)
1 – Daniel Cartisano (OEC)
1 – Beaudie Maroney (OEC)

Laurimar 11.8 (74) def Kinglake 9.4 (58)
9 – Joel Lawson (LAU)
8 – Bailey Robinson (KIN)
7 – Cameron Maloney (LAU)
2 – Dylan Hoysted (KIN)
2 – Luke Wilson (LAU)
1 – Mason McAllister (KIN)
1 – Josh Leather (LAU)

Epping 25.15 (165) def Lalor 6.4 (40)
9 – Jude Georgievski (EPP)
9 – Brent Macaffer (EPP)
4 – Luke Lirosi (EPP)
4 – Adam Rose (EPP)
2 – Marc Tartaglia (EPP)
2 – Jarod Coco (LAL)

Heidelberg West 5.4 (34) def by Ivanhoe 17.13 (115)
10 – Michael Doyle (IVA)
7 – Kane Veliou (IVA)
6 – Max Brown (HW)
3 – Connor O’Brien (IVA)
2 – Wayne Schultz (IVA)
1 – Bradley Moore (HW)
1 – Oscar Mclntyre (IVA)

Mernda 8.5 (53) def by Fitzroy Stars 18.12 (120)
10 – Neville Jetta (FS)
5 – Billy Morrison (MER)
4 – Kain Proctor (FS)
4 – Kyle Wheatley (FS)
3 – James Trajkovski (FS)
2 – Brent Marshall (MER)
1 – Keadin Ronnan (FS)
1 – Raman Winmar (FS)

Leaderboard – Heidelberg Golf Club Division 3

61 – Kain Proctor (Fitzroy Stars)
57 – Bailey Robinson (Kinglake)
53 – Joshua Grabowski (Reservoir)
45 – Michael Doyle (Ivanhoe)
45 – Kaiden Arthur (Laurimar)
45 – Billy Morrison (Mernda)

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