2026 Kempe Junior Football Vote Count Award Winners
Awards season is in full swing and the attention now turns to junior football. The winners of the AFL Barwon Junior Football Vote Counts were announced on tonight.
The Under 16 Division 1 Uncle Buck’s Cup saw St Joseph’s Hamish Watson awarded the best and fairest with 15 votes. Runner up to Watson was Cooper Stormonth of Torquay who polled 12 votes.
In the Under 16 Division 2 Kempe Cup Drysdale’s Jai Foot came away with the best and fairest after polling 15 votes. Drysdale also produced the runner up with Finn Kelly polling 12 votes.
In the Under 16 Division 3 The Athlete’s Foot Cup Sonny Primmer from Armstrong Creek capped off a dominant season which saw him named in the best 9 times to finish with 27 votes. Primmer was followed by Cruz O’Toole from the East Geelong/Geelong West combined team who polled 17 votes.
In the Under 16 Division 4 Winning Edge Presentations Cup Portarlington’s Ashley Muscat was awarded the best and fairest after a dominant season where he polled 31 votes and was named in the best in every game. Second to Muscat was Charlie Lamb of Modewarre/Inverleigh who finished the count on 29 votes.
In the Under 16 Division 5 Kempe Cup Anakie/Lara’s Corey King won the best and fairest after polling 15 votes. Following him was teammate Adam Jervies who polled 10 votes.
In the Under 14 Division 1 Kempe Cup Phillip Coumans from Geelong East was awarded the best and fairest with 22 votes. Lenny Closter of St Mary’s was the runner up after polling 18 votes.
In the Under 14 Division 2 Uncle Bucks Cup Grovedale’s James Richardson capped off a consistent season which saw him named in the best in every game to win the best and fairest with 24 votes. Charlie Rocke from Drysdale was awarded the runner up with 21 votes after averaging over a goal a game.
In the Under 14 Division 3 P&R Foods Cup Noah Dunscombe from Armstrong Creek won the best and fairest with 26 votes. Dunscombe was potent in the forward 50 with 20 goals in 12 games. Following him was the similarly potent Hayden Brunnenmeyer from St Albans who polled 22 votes to go with his 18 goals in 12 games.
In the Under 14 Division 4 Rookie Me Cup Finn Bereza from Anglesea capped off his consistent season with a best and fairest award after polling 27 votes. Runner up to Bereza was Jack Salter from Queenscliff with 22 votes.
In the Under 14 Division 5 Town & Country Pizza Cup Modewarre’s Xavier Partridge was honoured for his dominant season with the best and fairest after polling 32 votes. In second was Paddy McCann from St Mary’s who polled 11 votes.
In the Under 14 Division 6 Town & Country Pizza Cup the consistent Ashley Fiorillo from North Geelong won the best and fairest after polling 20 votes and being named in the best in every game. Runner up was fellow North Geelong team member Harlem Bowker who polled 16 votes.
The Under 14 Division 7 Town & Country Pizza Cup saw a close contest with Max Growse of Newtown & Chilwell winning the count with 18 votes. Closely following was double bottom-ager Levii Edwards from Belmont who finished the count with 17 votes.
AFL Barwon congratulates all the award winners on their season and their achievements.
Full list of votes can be found below.
2026 Under 14 Div 2 Uncle Buck's Cup
2026 Under 14 Div 3 P&R Foods Cup
2026 Under 14 Div 4 Rookie Me Cup
2026 Under 14 Div 5 Town & Country Pizza Cup
2026 Under 14 Div 6 Town & Country Pizza Cup
2026 Under 14 Div 7 Town & Country Pizza Cup
2026 Under 16 Div 1 Uncle Buck's Cup
2026 Under 16 Div 3 The Athlete's Foot Cup
