Fountain Gate’s Lauren Hojnacki won the South East Juniors Youth Girls best and fairest on 19 votes. Picture: SOUTH EAST JUNIORS
By JARROD POTTER
CHILDHOOD champions were named at the South East Juniors Best and Fairest presentation nights this week, with winners from clubs from Tooradin to Parkmore across the association.
Parkmore Pirates’ under-13s player Robert Lega-Frost won the Lindsay Patching Medal for most votes polled in the season, accruing 28.
In what is believed to be a state first, a pair of girls, Logan O’Connell-Webb from Endeavour Hills and Emily Browning from Hampton Park came first and second in the boys’ under-12s competition.
The league also announced the first four inductees to their Hall of Fame. Max Madeley, a former administrator, secretary and president who had nearly 40 years of service to the league, AFL umpiring legend Bryan Sheehan and former AFL playing greats David Neitz and Glenn Archer were the first four people inducted.
Youth Coach of the Year was Scott Gowans with the Fountain Gate JFC and the Youth Coaches of the Year were Aaron Abela, also at Fountain Gate and Clayton Miles with Narre Warren. Volunteer of the Year was Trish Marson for her countless hours of service to the Noble Park Junior Football Club.
South East Juniors Best and Fairest winners and runners-up:
Youth Girls: Lauren Hojnacki (F Gate) 19, Kirsten McLeod (Cran) 18, Karly Tapner (Berwick) 17. U16 Premier: Jake Wilson (Berwick) 21, Nicholas Beer (NFF) 10 and Toby McLean (NNF) 10.
U16-1: Murat Pekin (Noble Park) 25, Daniel McLardy (Berwick) 19. U15-1: Mouneer Ghanem (Noble Park) 17, Kurt Mutimer (NNF) 15, Jarryd Trait (Berwick) 14. U15-2: Austin Gilbert (Officer) 19, Ethan Chavasse (Narre Warren) 17 and Hayden Kraus (NSL) 17.
U14-1: Nick Schumann (Pak) 26, Joshua Battle (NSL) 19, Kade Lynch (Berwick) 14. U14-2: Jared Pene-Mckeen (Officer) 17, Jack Murray (NSL) 11. U14-3: Kacey Meunier (Cran) 14, Michael Halim (H Park) 13, Declan O’Donnell (Cran) 11.
U13-1: Connor Guley (Beac.) 16, Chris Fenton (NNF) 13, Mitchell Cotter (NNF) 12. U13-2: Robert Lega-Frost (Parkmore) 28, Isaiah Thomas Luzares (F. Gate) 24, Callum Porter (Officer) 23. U13-3: Adam Machnikowski (H Park) 24, Damon Weeks (F Gate) 12, Georgia Gee (Beac.) 10.
U12-1: Hayden Burman (Ber Springs) 20, Mitch Riordan (Beac) 16, Riley Ellul (Noble Park) 13. U12-2: Logan O’Connell-Webb (End Hills) 21, Emily Browning (H Park) 19 and Shane Woolley (Officer) 19. U12-3: William Saunders (Toor) 23, Bradley Butler (Toor) 22, Ilir Rustemi (Lynb.) 21.
U11-1: Ashton Williamson (NNF) 19, Cody Weightman (Beac) 15, Tyson Pittao (NSL) 12. U11-2: Cameron Debruin (NNF) 20, Matthew Wilson (NSL) 16, Nick Anderson (Officer) 15. U11-3: Joshua Poole (Ber Springs) 24, Jay Verhagen (Cora Lynn) 21 and Corey Potrich (Cran) 21.
