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Bambill centre half forard Luke Stanbrook has won the McDonald Medal for the best and fairest player in the Millewa Football league this season.

Stanbrook, who won the league goal kicking award for the season and was named centre half forward in the Millewa Team of the Year, polled 18 votes to win the medal by two votes from Nangiloc’s Luke Weaver with Werrimull’s Scottie Clark in a tie for third place with Gol Gol’s coach Sam Cuuran.

In the A Grade Netball Gol Gol centre Katrina Sobkowiack won her fourth Dot Wilson Trophy best and fairest with a massive 33 votes, winning by 12 votes from Cardross player Leisha Morrison.

AFL representative Trevor Ryan presented the coaches award to Sam Curran, who coached for the first time this year at Gol Gol after departing from Irymple in the SFL at the end of last season.  Matt McGinty of Meringur was named Best Defender.

MCDONALD MEDAL for Season 2015 voting:

18 votes – Luke Stanbrook (Bambill)

16 – Luke Weaver (Nangiloc)

15 – Scottie Clark (Werrimull), Sam Curran (Gol Gol)

13-  Tom Wallace (Cardross)

12-  Daniel McLeod (Gol Gol), Jake Garraway (Bambill)

11- Darren Atkinson (Bambill)

10 – Ryan Dowdy (Nangiloc); Brad Thomas (Bambill)

DOT WILSON A GRADE NETBALL MEDAL

33 VOTES- Katrina Sobkowiack (Gol Gol)

21- Leisha Morrison (Cardross)

20 : Tess Hokamai (Bambill)

18 – Kylie Horner (Cardross)

16 – Brook Aitken (Gol Gol)

14- Chelsea Blight (Bambill)

13 – Nikala Williams (Werrimull)

11- Erin Gathercole (Gol Gol)

10 – Teagan Oliver (Bambill), Jordan Madigan (Gol Gol), Christie Becker (Bambill)

A RESERVE NETBALL BEST AND FAIREST:

35 – Cassie Morris (Werrimull)

20 – Sarah Gilmore (Cardross)

18 - Amy Johnson (Cardross)

15 – Kerry Morrison (Gol Gol), Ang McErvale (Gol Gol)

14 – Meagan Johnson (Bambill)

12- Dione Nokes (Bambill)

11- Emma Broadbent (Nangiloc)

MICHELLE McGILVRAY B GRADE NETBALL BEST AND FAIREST MEDAL:

28 – Courtney Ransome (Werrimull)

18 – Liana Johnstone (Cardross)

16- Anne Marie Villiva (Gol Gol), Sonya Floyd (Gol Gol)

14 Caitlin McKendrick (Gol Gol), Liz Mannix (Bambill)

13- Courtney Bird (Werrimull) 13

11- Rache McDowell (Gol Gol), Ashton Williams (Meringur),

10 – Ang Allen (Gol Gol), Hacinta Goringe (Nangiloc)

C GRADE RITA LYNCH BEST AND FAIREST MEDAL:

30 – Brittany Cooper (Werrimull)

20 Caitlyn Hartshorn (Cardross)

18 Deanne McCarthy (Nangiloc); Carina Griffiths (Werrmull)

16 – Kayla Mathews (Bambill)

10 – Shaena Norris (Nangiloc), Gabrielle Bromley (Gol Gol) Lucy Bromley (Gol Gol, Sarah O’Connor (Werrimull)

MILLEWA NETBALL TEAM OF THE YEAR; Goal scorer : Tessa Houkamau GA Brooke Aitken. WA: Katrina Sobko9wiack, (Centre) Chelsea Blight (WD) Christie Becker (GD) Leisha Morrison  (GK) Sherri Hamence  Substitutes: Scorer: Jo Sheridan  © Kylie Horner (Defebce) Lauren Cain : Coach Tessa Houkamau.

MILLEWA FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM OF THE YEAR:

Backs:  Larry Petrolo, Andrew Ferguson, Matt McGinty

H/B Reece Crabtree, Adam Kluitjes, Jake Garraway

C: Zac Westhead, Cam Peters, Scottie Clark

H/F: Brad Thomas, Luke Stanbrook, Jake Freckleton

F  Ryan Dowdy (Nangiloc); David Keens (Nangiloc), Gareth Collinson (Gol Gol)

Rucks: Darren Atkinson,Luke Weaver, Sam Curran

Interchange: Sam Brinsmead, Tom Wallace, Mark Thomson, Toby Quirk-Meeks