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Matt Gray league’s best

Above: Buln Buln ruckman Matt Gray with EDFL president Roger Gwynne after Gray’s win in the league best and fairest award last week.Above: Buln Buln ruckman Matt Gray with EDFL president Roger Gwynne after Gray’s win in the league best and fairest award last week.

BULN BULN ruckman Matt Gray is the 2005 Alf Walton Medal winner for the best and fairest player in the Ellinbank and District Football League.
It was a welldeserved win for Gray, one of the players considered among the most honest in the league and runnerup in the 2004 count.
He polled 27 votes to win by two from Longwarry rover Matt Campbell on 25, with Bunyip’s Daniel Hagen and Cora Lynn’s Chad Ingram a further two votes away on 23.
Gray polled votes in 11 games including six bestonground efforts.
The reserves award was won by Lang Lang’s Mark Hunter with 24 votes from Justin Herbert (Cora Lynn) on 22 and Leigh Noonan (Nar Nar Goon) 21.
Winner of the thirds was Longwarry’s Brodie Rundell, who won with 25 votes from Nar Nar Goon’s Phil Hicks on 18 and Lang Lang’s Daniel Barwick on 16.
In the fourths the winner was Lang Lang’s Sam Cole with 23.25 votes from Nar Nar Goon’s Brent Hughes on 22, while in the fifths count Catani’s Luke Failla won with an incredible 41 votes.
Complete voting follows:

SENIORS

Buln Buln: M. Gray 27, B. Eastwell 11, A. Baker 4, T. Milner 4, S. Tyler 4, P. Pratt 3, B. Lewien 2, L. Nobelius 2, D. Brew 2, B. Taylor 2.
Bunyip: D. Hagen 23, S. Mumford 11, J. Perry 5, T. Kneebone 3, A. Hobday 3, S. Proctor 3, B. Walker 3, J. Ablett 2, B. Ross 2, R. Dierickx 2, M. Hoult 2, L. Kneebone 1.
Catani: P. Alger 17, J. Tymensen 13, B. Mounsey 11, P. Wiffin 7, H. Smart 6, S. Warren 6, M. Stockx 6, A. Alger 6, C. McLean 5, L. Tymensen 4, L. McFarlane 2, S. Davidson 1.
Cora Lynn: C. Ingram 23, C. Haynes 4, L. Harris 3, J. Nichols 2, M. Duiker 1.
Ellinbank: D. King 19, J. Reid 14, D. Quirk 7, J. Hill 6, B. Harvey 4, L. Bond 4, R. Ballingall 3, J. Harwood 2, B. Kahan 1, T. Wallace 1.
Kooweerup: S. Morrison 18, Rhys Morgan 15, P. Doll 12, C. Jenkins 8, D. Crowley 4, A. Bisko 2, D. Scott 1, J. Winter 1, J. Evans 1, M. Bayliss 1.
Lang Lang: K. Batt 18, D. Doig 8, P. Stapleton 6, D. Logan 4, A. Baxter 3, T. Datsun 2, J. Thwaites 1.
Longwarry: M. Campbell 25, K. Towt 7, P. Williams 6, G. Browney 5, B. Weller 5, S. McQualter 4, T. Holland 3, J. Brown 3, B. McQualter 2, L. Serong 2, B. Garritty 2.
Nar Nar Goon: B. Lidstone 13, B. Dore 7, B. Scanlon 7, P. Delosa 3, L. Linley 3, B. Keane 1, S. Sweeney 1, S. Murphy 1.
NeerimNeerim South: P. Whelan 8, D. Rhind 7, H. Straating 7, K. Bannister 6, A. Herd 3, M. Irwin 2, J. Halligan 2, D. Sheehan 2, N. Humphrey 2, J. Cant 2, R. Muir 2.
NilmaDarnum: J. Davenport 11, P. Davenport 6, R. Wyatt 4, A. Carr 4, B. Hughes 4, M. Santo 3, P. Hynes 3, M. Brown 3, S. Youngman 2, C. Bell 1.
Nyora: D. Hislop 21, N. Osler 10, M. Hendry 8, M. Hutchinson 8, D. Alger 8, B. Francis 7, C. Wilson 5, G. Hislop 4, L. Watson 3, B. Hallas 3, V. Tankov 3, N. Smith 2, J. Allsop 2, R. King 1.
Poowong: X. McKinnon 11, C. Newcombe 9, J. Attenborough 3, J. Alblas 1, T. Hooker 1, A. Miller 1.
Warragul Industrials: P. Rust 15, R. Hefford 8, S. Francis 7, P. McKenna 5, M. Davie 4, D. Bracken 4, J. Williamson 3, L. Duncan 2, D. Earl 2, D. Moore 2, G. Bongiorno 2, S. Fenech 2, B. Hobgen 1.

RESERVES

Buln Buln: M. Baker 9, G. Nooy 9, M. Pollard 9, N. Ingram 8, D. Bramstedt 6, R. Kamphius, 4, A. Musgrove 4, P. Dawson 3, K. Bartlett 3, D. Drew 3, G. Pask 3, G. Bridger 2, D. Bainbridge 2, B. Sullivan 1, D. Bibby 1, L. Morland 1.
Bunyip: J. Payne 14, N. Sefton 8, M. Andrews 7, J. Ablett 6, M. Hoult 5, J. Fitzpatrick 5, A. Campbell 5, J. Taylor 5, F. Bertone 4, W. Ellis 3, K. Hollister 3, S. Mumford 3, J. Berouti 2, D. Kinna 2, M. Boswell 1, G. Smith 1, S. Squires 1.
Catani: C. Fitzpatrick 10, S. McFarlane 8, C. Adams 7, T. Grant 4, G. Dyall 4, M. Evans 3, P. Knaap 3, J. Wells 2, F. Keily 2, S. Failla 2, J. Evans 2, B. Koopman 2, A. Hall 1, F. Depasquale 1.
Cora Lynn: J. Herbert 22, M. Dillon 9, D. Mullet 3, A. Guilanio 3, C. Miller 3, S. Van Damme 3, B. Spencer 3, B. Hansen 2, B. Smith 2, H. HowardWhite 2, E. Stork 2, T. Loft 1, D. Healey 1.
Ellinbank: R. Pandolfo 6, R. Johnson 5, B. Berry 3, K. Marshall 2, G. Joyce 2, A. Quirk 2, M. Pearson 1, A. Peterson 1.
Kooweerup: Ross Morgan 12, C. Bertuna 11, B. Bourke 8, M. Byrne 4, D. Pirotta 3, K. Ingram 3, A. Klaric 3, D. Caig 3, S. Hobson 2, L. Hamilton 2, B. Andrews 2, J. Neill 2, A. Binding 1, M. Frenkin 1, M. Faltham 1.
Lang Lang: M. Hunter 24, R. Hanin 6, K. Tierney 4, R. Loughridge 3, B. Boulton 3, L. Sampson 3, A. Butera 2, A. Dowson 1.
Longwarry: I. Peterson 18, J. Vanderveen 15, G. Jose 13, T. Proctor 5, G. Pask 3, S. Brown 3, S. Blaney 3, M. Robinson 3, M. Burke 2, D. Brown 1, B. Ridgway 1, T. Johnson 1, D. Wells 1, J. Brown 1.
Nar Nar Goon: L. Noonan 21, A. Petrov 10, B. Andrews 8, G. Dore 6, J. McMullen 5, S. Wright 4, I. Graeme 3, N. Brown 3, S. Scanlon 3, P. Delosa 2, J. Tyrrell 2, E. Scanlon 1, A. Miller 1, J. Dore 1, A. Robinson 1, L. Collins 1, N. Vugs 1.
NeerimNeerim South: D. Cornwall 9, M. Talbot 6, J. Elliott 6, P. Law 5, C. Rhyne 3, J. Schmidt 3, D. Burns 3, W. Harris 2, G. Marsden 2, S. Ladds 2, M. Mapleson 1, C. Redl 1.
NilmaDarnum: G. Walker 9, T. Mitchell 9, R. MacGregor 6, D. Robinson 6, P. Ruyter 3, M. Brown 3, D. Cameron 3, S. Hoskins 2, G. Robinson 2, C. Mitchell 2, M. Enzinger 2, D. Wright 2, C. Ablett 2, A. Walther 1, B. Platschinda 1, A. Tyson 1.
Nyora: R. O’Dwyer 13, B. Motton 12, M. Layton 11, T. Vanagtmaal 7, D. Bracebridge 5, M. Gubbins 3, C. Smith 2, J. Heylen 2, C. Simmonds 2, T. Fowles 1.
Poowong: M. Foote 8, B. Interlandi 4, M. Hutchison 3, R. Dobson 3, B. Knox 3, A. Brinksma 3, G. Notman 3, D. Bailey 2, R. Greaves 2, M. Harris 2, R. Attenborough 2, P. Craven 1.
Warragul Industrials: J. Williamson 6, C. Ostojic 6, G. Commadeur 5, G. Martin 5, B. Rathjen 5, S. Lindau 4, D. Martin 4, S. Pepper 3, R. Ware 2, S. Fenech 2, T. McDonald 1, A. Magnusson 1, M. Maunder 1.

UNDER 17

Buln Buln: L. Peters 7, M. Bishop 7, J. Hasan 5, J. Taylor 5, B. Smith 3, J. Hogan 2, R. Hall 2, P. Cook 1.
Bunyip: M. Whyte 15, B. Heus 14, S. Little 14, A. Rakip 12, S. Murphy 9, D. Bates 8, J. Boyes 6, D. Roy 6, D. Hayward 4, M. Giblin 3.
Catani: R. Kitchin 15, L. Jose 9, J. Camilleri 7, T. Grant 6, D. Zuydam 5, E. Anderson 3, J. Milner 3, M. Williams 2, D. Monckton 2, K. Wedlock 1, M. Couttes 1, A. Edwards 1, R. Lehman 1.
Cora Lynn: P. Strahan 12, T. Payne 5, D. Peebles 2.
Ellinbank: C. Bond 12, C. Jolley 10, B. Bailey 4, B. English 4, A. Craig 3, B. Rigano 2, M. Bond 2, B. Bradshaw 2, S. Ballingall 2, M. Pearson 1.
Kooweerup: T. Miller 10, G. Marusic 8, A. Mitchell 5, B. Dower 3, M. Adderley 3, A. Couch 1, S. Bould 1, J. Thompson 1, R. Carew 1.
Lang Lang: D. Barwick 16, D. Brown 11, N. Harris 8, J. Fulton 7, S. Dwyer 7, M. McDermott 4, J. Dwyer 4, D. Kerrison 4, D. Hardeman 3, D. McIntyre 3, C. McCurdy 3, M. Keane 1.
Longwarry: B. Rundell 25, A. Serong 16, B. Thomas 10, C. O’Hare 8, B. Hill 7, B. Drake 3, J. Lyon 2.
Nar Nar Goon: P. Hicks 18, M. Keane 13, M. Wade 11, M. Slattery 9, B. Davey 5, J. Arnold 4, V. Sanzaro 4, P. Dorning 4, M. Noonan 3, A. Oldmeadow 3, N. Benn 2, M. McDonald 2, A. Ferguson 2, A. Tocknell 1, D. Cairns 1.
NeerimNeerim South: M. Urie 14, K. Canobie 13, B. Hatswell 9, T. Morrow 7, B. Davis 5, S. Ladds 3, M. Tymkin 1, A. Deller 1, P. Notman 1, B. Redl 1.
NilmaDarnum: N. Hughes 13, R. O’Hara 14, L. Bottom 9, C. Weller 7, S. HolmesDobe 5, J. Kelly 3, T. McLaren 2, B. Mumford 1, T. Webb 1, B. Hughes 1.
Nyora: J. Patterson 14, D. Morrison 14, A. Cumberland 12, A. Tagliaferro 8, N. Fairbank 3, L. Ferguson 2, A. Dunn 1.
Poowong: K. Kerr 10, A. McQueen 9, J. Mileto 7, B. Humphrey 2, D. Brinksma 2, A. Rose 1, 1 C.Farbus 1, B. Rawson 1, B. Fitzgerald 1.
Warragul Industrials: M. Gallagher 13, B. McLennan 9, J. Kennedy 6, M. Campbell 4, S. Jeffery 3, M. Hibbert 1.

UNDER 15

Buln Buln: M. Nobelius 18.6, H. Bale 7.44, R. Adamiak 7.44, J. Brown 6.51, T. Denham 4.65, J. Felmingham 3.72, B. Davidson 2.79, J. Leslie 1.86, N. Monk 1.86, S. Downie 1.86, D. Johnson 1.86.
Bunyip: J. Saik 17.6, J. O’Neil 15.84, M. Ross 6.16, A. Montgomery 5.28, S. Davies 4.42, B. Price 4.4, P. Carmody 3.52.
Catani: R. Lehman 21.39, D. Kitchen 10.23, D. Monckton 6.51, M. Williams 5.58, J. Doyle 4.65, L. Failla 1.86, B. Mathews .93, L. Carroll .93, J. Willems .93.
Kooweerup: R. Wilby, 21.39, J. Carson 13.97, J. Bohl 10.23, E. Hawkins 2.79, J. Bright .93.
Lang Lang: S. Cole 23.25, A. Brown 8.37, R. Caddell 6.51, M. Orchard 1.86, A. Creasey 1.86, D. Milner .93, M. Longson .93, D. Quinn .93.
Longwarry: C. Cameron 5.58, S. McKay 4.65, J. Watson 2.79, M. Knights 2.79, C. Wells 1.86, D. Anderson .93.
Nar Nar Goon: B. Hughes 22, J. Hodson 13, S. Marson 9, S. Hudson 6, T. Simkin 4, D. McKinnon 3, J. Sweeney 2, S. Jarman 2, J. Mason 1, N. Fromhold 1.
NeerimNeerim South: T. Eastwood 19.36, J. Bannister 11.44, S. Reid 6.16, J. Ratten 5.28, K. Saliba 5.28, C. Cumming 2.64, R. Gillespie 1.76, J. Agnew 1.76, D. Coleman 1.76, B. Harris .88.
NilmaDarnum: M. Flinn 9.68, M. Tyson 6.16, J. Milner 4.4, T. Hughes 2.64, D. McLeod 1.76, J. Kilgower .88, A. Taylor .88, N. Taylor .88.
Nyora: J. Hackett 8.37, C. Casero 6.51, L. Tagliaferro 5.53, A. Ford 2.79, B. Cust 2.79, A. Quinton .93.
Poowong: M. O’Rafferty 10.23, T. Nesbit 3.72, B. Drew 2.79, C. Wylie 2.79, J. Dorling 1.86.
Warragul Industrials: J. Ostojic 5.58, S. Trent .93, A. Campbell .93.

UNDER 13

Buln Buln: D. Hall 39, L. Petch 16, D. Johnson 2, J. Davidson 2, J. Crameri 1, M. Lechte 1.
Bunyip: M. Davies 18.8, B. Hudgell 5.64, M. Pickering 5.64, M. Ross 4.7, J. Buckingham 2.82, A. Wilkinson .94.
Catani: L. Failla 41, T. Keily 7, C. Hill 6, J. Monckton 2, R. LewisFitzgerald 2, J. Evans 2, T. Lehman 1, A. Duff 1.
Cora Lynn: L. Johnson 5.64, J. Parnall, 3.76, S. Dalziel 2.82, B. Ahearn 1.88, H. Stephens 1.88, T. Medwin 1.88, J. Stevenson .94.
Kooweerup: S. Marusic 32.9, M. Krastec 9.4, J. Dower 4.7, J. Carew 4.7, C. Couch 3.76, B. Webb 1.88.
Lang Lang: B. Barwick 14.1, M. Longson 14.1, T. McPherson 12.22, B. Longson 2.82, H. Bencroft 1.88, M. Larcombe 1.88, S. Waldron .94.
Longwarry: D. Holland 21.62, R. Holland 19.74, J. Bourke 14.1, K. Post 4.7, D. Farley 2.82, J. Somers 2.82, D. Rae 2.82, D. Serong 2.82.
Nar Nar Goon: D. Sheeran 15, X. Manson 9, S. McPhee 7, J. Van Boxtel 7, M. Campbell 5, S. Pimm 4, 10 J. Payroll 3, D. Mason 3, D. Hoeksema 3, N. Bransgrove 3, C. Herbert 1, D. Hanson 1.
NeerimNeerim South: K. Blackstock 26.32, N. Bayne 25.38, J. Whitford 8.4, M. Ward 1.88, J. Harris 1.88, C. Saunders .94.
NilmaDarnum: D. Kelly 10.34, A. Dessent 7.52, J. Milner 3.76, T. Hughes 2.82, Z. O’Hara .94.
Nyora: D. Kuyer 13.16, J. Orchard 7.52, B. Simmonds 2.82, T. Breen .94, D. Heylen 1.88.
Poowong: B. Hancock 19, J. Drew 7, P. Miller 4, M. Hancock 3, J. Lancaster 3, D. Macri 2, T. Williams 2.
Warragul Industrials: R. Crocket 16, T. Dyke 16, J. Dyson 4, S. Lewis 3, S. Fox 3, T. Hemming 3, J. Grainger 2, L. Milner 2, T. CloughGood 2.

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