Here are the best-and-fairest winners at every Picola District Football Netball League club for 2025
Who finished top of the pops at each Picola District Football Netball League club?
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The last cab off the rank in this series, we look at which individuals from all 15 sides were the toast of the town during their respective presentation nights.
And so, here is a list of the best-and-fairest award winners for the 2025 season across the PDFNL landscape.
Berrigan
Senior football: Lachie Conboy
A-grade netball: Sabrina Dalgliesh
The league’s best-and-fairest winner, Conboy unsurprisingly takes out the Saints’ top honours, trumping Keith Tallent in the club vote count.
Meanwhile, Sabrina Dalgliesh has earned the A-grade netball trophy in Berrigan’s two-win 2025 campaign.
Blighty
Senior football: Dane Leyden
A-grade netball: Chelsea Weir
It was a one-win year for Blighty this year, following its two-win campaign in the season prior.
Dane Leyden continued to put his all in for the Redeyes though, winning consecutive club titles.
Wing attack Chelsea Weir notched her first club best-and-fairest for Blighty as a shining light in a rough season on the court.
Deniliquin Rovers
Senior football: Waylon Johncock
A-grade netball: Natalie Sampson
Johncock wasn’t only Deniliquin’s best-and-fairest for the season.
The Roos’ midfielder was one of the key elements in their preliminary final push, a fact his opposition were keenly aware of; Johncock was named runner-up in the Picola league’s Most Valuable Player award.
While the Roos couldn’t muster back-to-back A-grade flags, one unchanged aspect of the team was the class of defender Nat Sampson, who claimed the netball best-and-fairest.
Dookie United
Senior football: Lachy Ludeman
A-grade netball: Gemma O’Sullivan
While it was not a season to remember for the PDFNL newcomers, finishing with four wins for the year, Lachy Ludeman can hold his head high for the year that was, taking out Dookie United’s best-and-fairest.
However, it was a promising season that saw a finals berth in the A-grade netball, with Gemma O’Sullivan the cream of the crop.
Jerilderie
Senior football: Max Diffey
A-grade netball: Miley Conn
Another year, another finals flash for Jerilderie.
Like last season, the Demons landed in eighth, but were unable to recreate their first-round elimination win of 2024, barrelled out by Deni Rovers.
Max Diffey beat Kane Hawkins to the senior football best-and-fairest, while on the netball court, Miley Conn won the A-grade vote count ahead of Georgia Belling.
Katamatite
Senior football: Will Gorman
A-grade netball: Sharni Demasi
Will Gorman became the first player in 24 years to win Katamatite’s best-and-fairest in a premiership season, marking his first season at the Tigers with the top accolade.
Another strong campaign for the Tiges saw them reach the preliminary final, in part thanks to leading presence Sharni Demasi’s sharp work around the court.
Katandra
Senior football: Bailey Bell
A-grade netball: Alice Clurey
This year had a bit of everything for Katandra fans.
The senior footballers had a solid year, but fell at the preliminary final hurdle, while the A-grade netballers went all the way and ended Deniliquin Rovers’ flag dynasty.
First-year recruit Bailey Bell nabbed the best-and-fairest ahead of co-captain Mitch McGrath, while the A-grade count saw a direct reversal of last year, with Alice Clurey snaring top honours over Bec Osmond.
Katunga
Senior football: Sam Boyd
A-grade netball: Bri Armitage
Sam Boyd’s on field impact hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Swans’ best-and-fairest voting panel, with the young half-back dasher taking out the Keath Wills Medal ahead of last year’s winner Cam Bishop.
Bri Armitage added the Rachael Howden A-grade medal to her B-grade award from last year, solidifying her position as one of the preliminary finalists’ key pieces going forward.
Mathoura
Senior football: Mak Eddy
A-grade netball: Khayla Wanganeen
It was a tough old year for the Timbercutters, but they weren’t without their bright sparks.
Mak Eddy’s move to Mathoura paid dividends, earning a senior best-and-fairest in his trophy cabinet to nominate himself as one to watch in the Timbercutters rebuild.
Khayla Wanganeen and Macie Free were key pillars for Mathoura’s A-grade squad, a fact reflected in the duo’s one-two placing in the best-and-fairest.
Picola United
Senior football: Cody Haub
A-grade netball: Cody Power
If your name were Cody at Picola United’s presentation night, chances are you’d be leaving with silverware.
Fifty-goal forward Cody Haub clinched the Blues’ senior football best-and-fairest in an identical season to 2024, finishing seventh before losing to Tungamah in an elimination final.
Meanwhile, shooter Cody Power was crowned United’s top talent in a campaign that bore four wins and 12 losses, culminating in a 12th-placed finish.
Rennie
Senior football: Jarryd Fountain
A-grade netball: Heleena Shaw
Rennie didn’t push for finals on either the senior football or A-grade netball front, but at the least, the green machine was competitive in both facets in 2025.
Senior coach Jarryd Fountain brought up game 200 back in August, and capped the year with a best-and-fairest gong ahead of runner-up Marcus Hargreaves.
Young midcourter Heleena Shaw took out the A-grade count, beating fellow green shoot Laynee Rhodes to the award.
Strathmerton
Senior football: Adrian Crestani
A-grade netball: Chealah Dawson
He’s a Bulldog through and through, and Strathmerton stalwart Adrian Crestani’s on-field prowess continues to drive the group, adding another senior best-and-fairest medal to his collection.
In A-grade, Chealah Dawson was recognised as the Bulldogs’ best player, leading ahead of Cait Mills.
Tocumwal
Senior football: Ricky Gittens
A-grade netball: Rhiannon Maxwell
Tocumwal seems to be on an upwards trajectory in the Picola league after rejoining the comp in 2024, going from 12th last season to 10th in 2025.
Silky midfielder Ricky Gittens claimed the Jim Cullen Medal over Lachie McDonald, marking a stellar first year for the new Blood after crossing over from Deniliquin.
Tocumwal’s A-graders came fourth, but exited finals in straight sets – and unsurprisingly, it was Lukies medallist Rhiannan Maxwell who clinched the best-and-fairest gong.
Tungamah
Senior football: Sam Ferguson
A-grade netball: Keely Holcombe
Tungamah’s best-and-fairest was announced to be Sam Ferguson, making the Bears gun a back-to-back Cliff Stacey Memorial medallist after last year’s feat, where Ferguson also claimed the league’s Pearce Medal.
In a finals-clinching campaign, centre Keely Holcombe stood above the rest in A-grade, claiming the Debbie Hayes Medal, two votes ahead of Molly Grant and Lauren O’Shea.
Waaia
Senior football: Cal Leighton-Daly
A-grade netball: Ruby Arnel
Although Waaia missed out on premiership silverware in 2025, it was still a season to remember for Tom Thornton Medallion winner Cal Leighton-Daly.
An elite ball-winner in the guts, Leighton-Daly was critical to Waaia’s undefeated home and away campaign, and will don the sash again in 2026.
Waaia wing defence Ruby Arnel’s reliable running and corralling pressure earned the red and black stalwart the Julie Tyndall Medallion.