PREMIUM
Sport

It’s good to be a Blue

Best of best: A-grade best and fairest winner Milly Brock, runner-up Liv Taverna, and players’ player Georgia Watt.

Tongala held its end-of-season awards presentations on Saturday. Congratulations to the following winners:

Senior football

Best and fairest: Nick Jamieson.

Runner-up best and fairest: Michael Pryde.

Ash Cox Memorial for most consistent: Corey Nexhip.

Rising star: Mackenzie Cowley.

Coaches award: Kyle Fitzgerald.

A-grade netball

Best and fairest: Milly Brock.

Runner-up best and fairest: Liv Taverna.

Players’ player: Georgia Watt.

Reserves football

Best and fairest: Nick Woods.

Runner-up best and fairest: Bryce Denham.

Mark Seaton Memorial for most consistent: Jayden Tucker.

Most determined: Brent Maloney.

Best utility: Lachy Hipwell.

B-grade

Best and fairest: Abbey Nexhip.

Runner-up best and fairest: Zena Hoyling.

Joint players’ players: Tamara Cummins, Zena Hoyling.

C-grade

Best and fairest: Ashlee Watson.

Runner-up best and fairest/players’ player: Lori Johnstone.

C-reserve

Joint best and fairest: Emily Cox, Rhiannon Payne.

Runner-up best and fairest: Jackie Humphreys.

Players’ player: Nikeya Haw.

Under-17 football

Best and fairest: Tristan Watson.

Runner-up best and fairest: Luke Smith.

Most consistent: James Coulson.

Most improved: Marshall Taylor.

Coaches award: Jesse Jackson.

17-and-under netball

Best and fairest: Maya Kellett.

Joint runner-up best and fairest: Sienna Johnstone, Meg Brennan.

Most consistent: Meg Brennan.

Most improved: Leah Bower.

15-and-under netball

Best and fairest: Abby Waasdorp.

Runner-up best and fairest: Jessica Hooper.

Most determined: Makayla Morrison.

Coaches award: Jasmin Ventura.

Under-14 football

Best and fairest: Tyler Norman.

Runner-up best and fairest: Hudson Kellett.

Most improved: Curtis Bower.

Most determined: Max Carrol.

Coaches award: Ben Nevill.

13-and-under netball

Best and fairest: Kenzie Johnstone.

Joint runner-up best and fairest: Jacinta Marsh, Tayah Milnes.

Most improved: Zara Van Haaster.

Michelle Mulholland Memorial for most determined: Ava Whitbourn.

Special awards

Best club person: Sheree Marsh.

Milestone 400 games: Tracey Hughes.

Life member 200 games: Andrea Reid.

Incredible feat: Tracey Hughes reached the 400-game milestone this season.
Dream team: B-grade joint players’ player Tamara Cummins and best and fairest winner Abbey Nexhip.
Blue through and through: Sheree Marsh’s work at the club was recognised with the best club person award for 2021.
Celebration: C-grade runner-up best and fairest and players’ player Lori Johnstone and best and fairest winner Ashlee Watson.
To the wire: C-reserve players’ player Nikeya Haw with joint best and fairest winners Emily Cox and Rhiannon Payne.
Life long love: Andrea Reid received life membership at Tongala after 200 games played.
Reward for effort: Reserves’ best utility Lachy Hipwell, best and fairest winner Nick Woods, runner-up best and fairest Bryce Denham, and the Mark Seaton Memorial winner for most consistent, Jayden Tucker.
Top talent: Senior best and fairest winner Nick Jamieson, coaches award winner Kyle Fitzgerald, runner-up best and fairest Michael Pryde, and the Ash Cox Memorial winner for most consistent Corey Nexhip.
Fab five: Under-13 Michelle Mulholland Memorial winner for most determined Ava Whitbourn, most improved Zara Van Haaster, best and fairest winner Kenzie Johnstone, and equal runner-up best and fairest winners Jacinta Marsh and Tayah Milnes.
Young guns: Under-15 most determined player Makayla Morrison, best and fairest winner Abby Waasdorp, and runner-up best and fairest Jessica Hooper.
Leader: Maya Kellett took out the under-17's best and fairest award.
Next gen: Under-17s runner-up best and fairest Luke Smith, best and fairest winner Tristan Watson, most consistent James Coulson, and coaches award winner Jesse Jackman.
Bling: Under-17s equal runner-up best and fairest and most consistent Meg Brennan, equal best and fairest Sienna Johnstone and most improved Leah Bower.
Boys in blue: Under-14s most determined Max Carrol, runner-up best and fairest Hudson Kellett, best and fairest winner Tyler Norman, most improved Curtis Bower, and coaches award winner Ben Nevill.
Young talent: Tongala’s under-11 netballers receiving their medals.
Recognition: Tongala’s under-12 footballers celebrate their season.

Sports journalist