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Players etch names in Echuca’s history books

Bomber time: Senior co-coaches Andrew Walker (left) and Simon Maddox (right) with best and fairest winner Kane Morris and best team player Mitch Wales.

Following a season where Echuca dominated on the football field and netball courts, the club held its end-of-season presentations virtually last week.

Congratulations to all the winners.

Senior football:

Best and fairest: Kane Morris (78 votes).

Runner-up best and fairest: Sam Willoughby (63 votes).

Third best and fairest: Ben Reid (50 votes).

Rising star: Riley Smith.

Best team player: Mitch Wales.

Most determined: Jack McHale.

Trainer’s award: Kane Morris.

Straight to the pool room: Under-18 best and fairest winner Cooper Willoughby also claimed the Craig O’Brien award for most votes across the club, while brother Sam Willoughby took home the senior runner-up best and fairest award.

A-grade netball

Best and fairest: Angela Slattery (25 votes).

Runner-up best and fairest: Lauren Jones (22 votes).

Third best and fairest: Ashlea Mangan (19 votes).

Coaches award: Jacqui James.

Elite: A-grade’s Jacqui James, Angela Slattery and coach Steph Vick.

Development football squad

Joint best and fairest: Curtis Townrow, Jack Hughes (39 votes).

Joint runner-up best and fairest: Bailey Gray, Jack Tenace (32 votes).

Most disciplined: Bailey Gray.

Most determined: Reece Sidebottom.

Dave Dollard trophy (coaches award): Riley Milburn.

Wilton Family award (goal kicking award): Jack Tenace (36 goals).

On the up: Reserve award winners Bailey Gray, Curtis Townrow and Jack Hughes with coach Troy Murphy and assistant coach Travis Brown.

B-grade

Best and fairest: Greta Pearson (31 votes).

Runner-up best and fairest: Bianca Willis (22 votes).

Third best and fairest: Bridget Byrne (20 votes).

Coaches award: Georgie Eishold.

Terrific: B-grade best and fairest runner-up Bianca Willis, coach Gina Pearson, best and fairest winner Greta Pearson.

B-reserve

Best and fairest/trainer’s award: : Lucy Eishold (37 votes).

Runner-up best and fairest: Tina Rankin (21 votes).

Third best and fairest/coaches award: Molly Byrne (17 votes).

Great effort: B-reserve’s Molly Byrne, coach Jess Bussell and Tina Rankin.

Under-18 football

Best and fairest: Cooper Willoughby (76 votes).

Runner-up best and fairest: Sam Deola (59 votes).

Third best and fairest/most consistent: Callum Parsons (49 votes).

Rising star: Corbin Anderson.

Coaches award: Brady Simpson.

Most determined: Elijah Bruns.

Formidable: Under-18 football coach Leo Tenace with award winners Callum Parsons, Cooper Willoughby and Sam Deola.

17 and under netball

Best and fairest: Miah Roberts (32 votes).

Runner-up best and fairest: Lilli Oliver (26 votes).

Third best and fairest: Halle Gray (15 votes).

Karyn Monahan rising star: Lilly Devlin.

Coaches award: Alice Davidson.

Young Bomber time: Lilly Devlin, Lilly Oliver, coach Krissy Oliver, Miah Roberts and Alice Davidson celebrating their under-17 awards.
Shining bright: Lilly Devlin is presented the under-17 Rising Star award award by Karyn Monahan.

Under-16 GVL football

Best and fairest: Noah Langborne (87 votes).

Runner-up best and fairest: Tom Evans (66 votes).

Third best and fairest/most determined: Hugh Byrne (47 votes).

Most consistent: Gus Toll.

Rising star: Cody Mann.

Coaches award: Makai Cronin.

Stellar season: Under-16 GVL coach Jayden Howe, with Noah Langborne, Gus Toll and Tom Evans.

Under-16 SDJFL football

Best and fairest: James Head (46 votes).

Proud: Under-16 SDNFL best and fairest winner, James Head.

Runner-up best and fairest: Harry Barden (37 votes).

Third best and fairest/most consistent: Solly Fleming.

Strong season: Solly Fleming, third in under-16 SDFNL best and fairest.

Rising star: Seamus Miller.

Most determined: Fletcher Ball.

Coaches award: Darcy Weeks.

15 and under netball

Best and fairest: Holly Chadwick (26 votes).

Joint runner-up best and fairest: Milly Ross, Pip Bush (25 votes).

Coaches award: Ruby McGlone.

Rising taletns: Under-15s Milly Ross, Pip Bush, coach Jacqui James, Holly Chadwick and Ruby McGlone.

Netball club person of the year: Amanda Sampson.

Netball umpires award: Claire Byrne.

Well deserved: Amanda Sampson is presented as the netball club person of the year.
Hard work recognised: Claire Byrne accepts her netball umpiring award.