Sport
3 October, 2024
Bloods rewarded
TERANG Mortlake’s dedicated volunteers have been recognised at the club’s annual senior and junior presentations.
The Bloods recently held their annual awards afternoon\evening where the club’s dedicated band of volunteers were honoured and vote counts held for both football and netball.
A highlight of the presentations was the awarding of the 2024 Barry Robertson Club Person of the Year Award (presented by Judi Robertson).
This was received by Todd Robertson in recognition of his tireless behind-the-scenes work to ensure the Mortlake facilities are looking their best for game day.
The Maureen Giblin Blood of the Year Award was presented to Michelle Conheady.
Michelle has been the club’s netball coordinator for four years and works tireless to ensure the netball department, and game day, runs smoothly.
Life membership were awarded to Thomas Conheady and Kym Grundy.
Tom has been involved with the club for many years and held a number of roles including past player, coach and committee member.
Kym has twice held the role of netball coordinator and has coached almost every grade, including both Open and Division 1 this season.
The Junior Blood of the Year Award was presented to David and Joanne Roberts who have been an integral part of the club’s junior program for many years.
The 2024 netball award winners were as follows:
Open
Best and fairest Eboni Knights, runner-up Ava Grundy, leadership award Emma Lucas, Bloods Award Jess Baxter, Brandt Star Player Award Jacqui Arundell.
Division One
Best and fairest joint winners Jess Crawley and Claudia Lee, runner-up Ellen Rose Lee, leadership award Claudia Lee and Bloods Award Sarah Davis.
Division Two
Best and fairest Holly Fowler, joint runner-up Ash Hunger and Lizzie Justin, Bloods Award Amy Conheady.
Division Three
Best and fairest Ava Nolan, runner-up Tess McKenzie and Bloods Award Zoe Ritchie.
17 and Under
Best and fairest Lara Clarke, runner-up Holly Jones and Bloods Award Sema Meric.
15 and Under
Best and fairest Tayla Bell and Pippa Bar, runner-up Madelyn Clarke and Bloods Award McKenzie Dillon.
15 and Under Reserves
Best and fairest Lily Guthrie, runner-up Hope Kenna and Bloods Award Sadie Baker.
13 and Under
Best and fairest Zoe Hill, runner-up Poppy Moloney and Bloods Award Chloe Clifford.
13 and Under Reserves
Best and fairest Imogen Barr, runner-up Matilda Conheady and Bloods Award Daisy Dillon.
The 2024 football award winners were as follows:
Seniors
Best and fairest Lewy Taylor, runner-up Ryley Hutchins, best in finals Scott Carlin and Most Votes in Maskell Ryley Hutchins.
Most Courageous Xavier Vickers, Most Determined Darcy Hobbs, Most Improved Harvey Roberts, Most Consistent Sam Crawley, Best first Year Jacob Moloney, Leadership Award Sam McLean and Star Player Award Ryley Hutchins.
Reserves
Best and fairest Jordan Harris, runner-up Tom Arundell, Most Determined Will Berryman, Most Consistent Tom Justin, Best Team Man Bailey Kavenagh and Star Player Jordan Harris.
Under 18
Best and fairest Tyler Vickers, runner-up Hamish Hobbs, Most Improved Hamish Hobbs, Most Courageous Brodie O’Donohue, Most Versatile Mitch Hughes, Best Team Man Mark Lehmann, Most Consistent Tyler Vickers, Most Determined Charlie Kenna, Bloods Award Henry Carroll and Star Player Tyler Vickers.
Under 18 girls
Best and fairest Tayla Bell, runner-up Sema Meric, Most Improved Matilda Curran, Most Determined Maddison Wallace, Best first year Nikaiah Murfett, Best Team Player Chloe Bell and Leading Goal Kicker Maddison Wallace.
Under 16
Best and fairest Kane Killen, runner-up Jack Richie, Most Determined Liam McGinness, Most Courageous Caleb Bamford, Most Improved Isaac Byron, Most Consistent Hamish Molan, Best Team Man Charlie Roberts, Leading Goal Kicker Josh Slater and Best in Finals Sam Wareham.
Under 14
Best and fairest Jesse Fowler, runner-up Max Slater, Most Determined Eli Bradbury, Most Consistent Arlo Herry, Coaches Award Austin Price and Paddy Meade and Most Improved Kai Crawley.
