By Kath Gannaway
A PACKED Lilydale International witnessed one of the more exciting Ramage Medal nights seen in the YVMDFL for some time.
Healesville’s Matthew Stolarczyk took home the main award, winning the First Division Best and Fairest by two votes from Upwey-Tecoma’s David Van Hoorn.
Earlier in the night, there had been drama with the Second Division Seniors award resulting in a tie between Warburton’s James Iacono and Alexandra’s Neil Oakley, after the leading vote-getter, Ben Ryan (Yarra Junction), was ineligible due to suspension.
In netball, Monbulk’s Melinda Whitworth was a runaway winner of the Chandler Medal in Division 1 – A Grade after receiving 44 of a possible 54 votes for the year, while Alexandra’s Loren Miller took home the equivalent award in Second Division.
The full results were:
FOOTBALL
Best and Fairest
Division One
Seniors: Matthew Stolarczyk – Healesville
Reserves: Dean Allcott – Gembrook-Cockatoo
U18: Blair Sheppard – Upwey-Tecoma
Division Two
Seniors: James Iacono – Warburton-Millgrove and Neil Oakley – Alexandra.
Reserves: David Irwin – Yarra Junction
U18: Danny Clark – South Belgrave
Veterans: David Rankin – Croydon North
Leading Goal Kickers
Division One
Seniors: Jye Conrau – Healesville, 114
Reserves: Brad Chandler – Healesville, 59
U18: Shaun Lucas – Monbulk, 52
Division Two
Seniors: Vincent Muccxitelli – Warburton-Millgrove, 156
Reserves: Daniel Ormsby – Warburton-Millgrove, 72
U18: Tyson Wheeler – Yarra Junction, 61
Veterans: Adrian Benson – Croydon North, 33.
Goal of the Year: Paul Marshall – Upwey-Tecoma
Mark of the Year: Dean Carswell – Silvan
Club Championship: Div 1 – Upwey-Tecoma FC
Club Championship: Div 2 – Warburton-Millgrove FC
Umpire’s awards
Best Field Umpire: Scott Walker
Best Goal Umpire: Sean Lowe
Best Boundary Umpire: Brad Scicluna.
NETBALL
Best and Fairest
Division One
A Grade: Melinda Whitworth – Monbulk
B Grade: Penny Oliver – Upwey-Tecoma
Division Two
A Grade: Loren Miller – Alexandra
B Grade: Michelle Jack – Alexandra
Leading Goal Shooters
Division One
A Grade: Louise Farrow – Healesville, 412
B Grade: Natalie Burke – Upwey-Tecoma, 227
Division Two
A Grade: Emma Thomas – Alexandra, 331
B Grade: Kristy Fletcher, Yarra Junction, 207
