HEPBURN Football Netball Club held its Best and Fairest count two weeks ago at the club rooms.
The junior vote count was held on the Thursday night with all the kids walking away winners.
The night started with all under-12 trophies being presented. This is the first year that the under-12s have played in scratch matches and it won't be long before it becomes a part of the Central Highlands Football League.
In the under-15 team the vote count was close with winners: Best & Fairest Tom Conroy, Runner-up Beau Pertzel. Most Consistent player was Jackson Carrick. Most Courageous, Trent Williams. Best Utility Ben Galik. Coaches Award John Howell. Most Reliable, Damon Millichamp.
Most Improved Steve Symonds. Goal Kicking, Mitch Walsh.
Under-18 results
Best and Fairest, Liam O'Halloran; Runner-up, Billy Albert. Most Consistent Jim Rodgers. Most Reliable Ben Hughes. Most Determined Matt Allison. Most Serviceable Kieran Frost. Most Courageous Jackson Liversidge. Best Team Player Joe Malone. Best Finals Player Max Johns.
Netball results:
UNDER-13 was a close affair with all 18 girls polling votes.
Best and Fairest on 22 votes was Abby Conroy, Runner-up was Taylah Ford, 18 votes. Most Consistent Ebony Torrance. Most Improved Lily Bof and Bethany Olver. Best First Year Player, Jessica Grant and Zoe Pedretti. Best Utility, Caitlyn Brown. Best Team Player, Bella Nevill.
Most Determined, Nicola Penny. Most Valuable, Kirstie Ford. Best in Finals, Taylah Ford. Coaches Award, Melissa Howell. Team awards went to Sam Rodgers, Illie Glover, Lindy Ellinger, Tash Bianchi, Ange Malone and Caitlyn Galik.
Under-15 results:
BEST and Fairest on 21 votes J-Mara McDonald with runner up Brittany Hook on 20 votes. Most Improved Jess Volf. Most Determined Yazmin Ellinger. Best Team Player Ashlee Giacometti. Team Awards: Alex Winnard, Mel Cummings, Vicki Powell, Tess Hughes, Claire Little, Darcie
Johns and Juno Petherbridge. ql
Under -17 results
TARA Ford capped off a great year taking out the club's Best and Fairest with 35 votes. Tara also came equal first in the League's Best and Fairest and helped her team to a premiership. Caitlan Ryan was runner- up in the club votes, with 25 votes, as well as in the league votes. Ruby
Henderson came away with three awards on the night.
Other awards: Most Consistent Ruby Henderson. Coaches Award Ruby Henderson. Best in Finals Ruby Henderson and Angela Giacometti. Most Improved Emma Harrison. Most Valuable Angela Giacometti. Most Determined Alex Ralph Most Courageous Tashara Nevill. Best Utility
Ellie Thornycroft. Best Team Player Ali Joy.
Reserves Football
BEST and Fairest, Matt Layfield; Runner-up, Matt Conboy. Most Consistent Clive Raak. Most Serviceable Michael Chapman. Most Determined Matt Pedretti. Coaches Award Paul Torphey.
Senior Football
EQUAL Best and Fairest: Lee Cox and Andy McKay. Equal Runners-up: Matthew Peake and Dan O'Halloran. Most Consistent Brendan Sheppard. Most Determined Gary Byers. Most Serviceable John Comelli.
Lindsay Olver was awarded Best Clubman and Shane Robinson received a life membership.
Netball
KR ISTI Pedretti came from behind in the reserve netball to win Best and Fairest by seven votes with only one vote between Runner-up Courtney Wetzel and Kristen Liversidge. Krist also came away with the Coaches Award.
The Senior vote count was tightly contested between Libby Purtell and Janee Brown, with Janee sneaking home by one vote in the final round to take out her first Club Best and Fairest, with Libby the Runner-up. Erin Richardson received the coaches award.