Newtown & Chilwell's Vanessa Augustini has started the year in impressive style, taking an early lead in the inaugural GFNL Netball Geelong Advertiser Coaches Player of the Year Award. 

South Barwon duo, Eloise Maddox and Olivia Cameron and 1 and 2 votes respectively behind. Augustini has received votes from the coaches in 5 of the 6 matches.

Round 1

Bell Park v Colac

3 Makeely Rogers (Bell Park)

3 Bec Winch (Colac)

2 Bridget Furphy (Bell Park)

2 Eliza Cahill (Colac)

1 Molly Jozwik (Bell Park)

1 Rebecca Trennery (Bell Park)

Grovedale v South Barwon

4 Eloise Maddox (South Barwon)

3 Olivia Cameron (South Barwon)

2 Michelle Svetnik (South Barwon)

2 Kiahna Fallon (South Barwon)

1 Caitie Kennedy (South Barwon)

Leopold v Geelong West Giants

4 Alahria Smith (Geelong West)

4 Karina Martin (Geelong West)

3 Aleisha McDonald (Geelong West)

1 Hannah Buchanan (Geelong West)

Newtown & Chilwell v St Mary's

5 Vanessa Augustini (Newtown & Chilwell)

3 Alex Booker (Newtown & Chilwell)

3 Ruby Pekin-Schlicht (Newtown & Chilwell)

1 Joselyn Bennetts (Newtown & Chilwell)

St Albans v St Joseph's

5 Charlotte Todd (St Joseph's)

3 Claudia Plange (St Joseph's)

2 Laura Bell (St Joseph's)

1 Amy Cook (St Albans)

1 Brooke Allan (St Joseph's)

Round 2

St Albans v Bell Park

3 Makeely Rogers (Bell Park)

3 Zoe Saunders (St Albans)

2 Rebecca Trennery (Bell Park)

2 Bridgette Furphy (Bell Park)

1 Sade Stafford (St Albans)

1 Emily Kermeen (St Albans)

Colac v Newtown & Chilwell

6 Vanessa Augustini (Newtown & Chilwell)

4 Danielle Mather (Newtown & Chilwell)

1 Michelle Winch (Colac)

1 Indya Forde (Colac)

Geelong West Giants v Grovedale

3 Alex Matheson (Geelong West)

3 Karina Martin (Geelong West)

3 Alahria Smith (Geelong West)

2 Meg Matthews (Geelong West)

1 Tahlia McConaghy (Grovedale)

South Barwon v Lara

5 Olivia Cameron (South Barwon)

3 Eloise Maddox (South Barwon)

2 Ellen Doyle (South Barwon)

2 Lani Burston (Lara)

St Mary's v Leopold

6 Amelia Holland (Leopold)

3 Maggie Leahy (Leopold)

2 Mia Aitken (St Mary's)

1 Isabelle Graspas (St Mary's)

Round 3

St Joseph's v South Barwon

5 Eloise Maddox (South Barwon)

3 Ellen Doyle (South Barwon)

2 Kiahna Fallon (South Barwon)

1 Charlotte Todd (St Joseph's)

1 Laura Bell (St Joseph's)

Leopold v Colac

5 Eliza Cahill (Colac)

3 Michelle Winch (Colac)

2 Amy Hammond (Colac)

2 Natalie Heagney (Leopold)

Newtown & Chilwell v St Albans

5 Julia Wooley (Newtown & Chilwell)

4 Mia Van Wyk (Newtown & Chilwell)

2 Vanessa Augustini (Newtown & Chilwell)

1 Amy Wirth (Newtown & Chilwell)

St Mary's v Geelong West Giants

6 Aleisha McDonald (Geelong West)

2 Ellie Kennedy (St Mary's)

2 Eliza Brown (St Mary's)

1 Karina Martin (Geelong West)

1 Hannah Buchanan (Geelong West)

Lara v Grovedale

5 Ellen Brown (Grovedale)

3 Morgan Byrne (Grovedale)

2 Claire Newcombe (Lara)

1 Esther Kidmas (Grovedale)

1 Tiana Galea (Lara)

Round 4

Geelong West Giants v Bell Park

4 Karina Martin (Geelong West)

3 Makeely Rogers (Bell Park)

3 Alahria Smith (Geelong West)

1 Bridgette Furphy (Bell Parlk)

1 Hannah Buchanan (Geelong West)

Grovedale v St Mary's

3 Demi Grant (St Mary's)

3 Ellie Kennedy (St Mary's)

2 Morgan Byrne (Grovedale)

2 Ava Pierce (St Mary's)

1 Ellen Brown (Grovedale)

1 Eliza Brown (St Mary's)

Lara v Leopold

3 Bridget Kelly (Lara)

3 Tori Tonkin (Lara)

2 Claire Newcombe (Lara)

2 Olivia Muldoon (Leopold)

1 Keah Tonkin (Lara)

1 Brigette Murray (Leopold)

South Barwon v Colac

5 Olivia Cameron (South Barwon)

5 Ellen Doyle (South Barwon)

1 Bec Winch (Colac)

1 Emily Murfitt (Colac)

Newtown & Chilwell v St Joseph's

6 Brooke Allan (St Joseph's)

2 Emily Post (St Joseph's)

2 Emily Kingston (St Joseph's)

1 Elli Leydin (St Joseph's)

1 Maya Pearce (St Joseph's)

Round 5

Bell Park v St Joseph's

3 Elli Leydin (St Joseph's)

3 Charlotte Todd (St Joseph's)

2 Rebecca Trennery (Bell Park)

2 Georgette Paatsch (St Joseph's)

1 Makeely Rogers (Bell Park)

1 Tori Honner (St Joseph's)

Leopold v Grovedale

3 Amelia Holland (Leopold)

3 Darcy Wilson (Leopold)

2 Charlotte Murray (Leopold)

2 Maggie Leahy (Leopold)

2 Esther Kidmas (Grovedale)

Newtown & Chilwell v Lara

6 Ruby Pekin-Schlicht (Newtown & Chilwell)

3 Alex Booker (Newtown & Chilwell)

2 Vanessa Augustini (Newtown & Chilwell)

1 Keah Tonkin (Lara)

St Albans v Geelong West Giants

6 Aleisha McDonald (Geelong West)

3 Hannah Buchanan (Geelong West)

2 Alahria Smith (Geelong West)

1 Emily Kermeen (St Albans)

St Mary's v South Barwon

4 Olivia Cameron (South Barwon)

3 Charlotte Morey (South Barwon)

2 Ava Pierce (St Mary's)

2 Eloise Maddox (South Barwon)

1 Caitie Kennedy (South Barwon)

Round 6

Colac v Grovedale

5 Michelle Winch (Colac)

3 Emily Murfitt (Colac)

2 Amy Hammond (Colac)

2 Eliza Cahill (Colac)

Leopold v St Joseph's

5 Elli Leydin (St Joseph's)

3 Laura Bell (St Joseph's)

2 Georgette Paatsch (St Joseph's)

1 Zoe Bussell (Leopold)

1 Tori Honner (St Joseph's)

Newtown & Chilwell v Bell Park

4 Vanessa Augustini (Newtown & Chilwell)

4 Mikaela Vaughan (Newtown & Chilwell)

4 Ruby Pekin-Schlicht (Newtown & Chilwell)

St Albans v South Barwon

4 Eloise Maddox (South Barwon)

3 Tyra Fallon (South Barwon)

3 Michelle Svetnik (South Barwon)

1 Ellen Doyle (South Barwon)

1 Emily Kermeen (St Albans)

Round 6 Leaderboard

19 Vanessa Augustini (Newtown & Chilwell)

18 Eloise Maddox (South Barwon)

17 Olivia Cameron (South Barwon)

15 Aleisha McDonald 15 (Geelong West Giants)

13 Ruby Pekin-Schlicht 13 (Newtown & Chilwell)

12 Alahria Smith (Geelong West Giants)

12 Karina Martin (Geelong West Giants)

11 Ellen Doyle (South Barwon)

10 Makeely Rogers (Bell Park)

Round 7

Bell Park v Leopold

10 Ben Worme (Bell Park)

8 Hamish Lucas (Bell Park)

4 Matthew Jones (Bell Park)

3 Issac Wareham (Bell Park)

3 Tevan Nofi (Leopold)

2 Marcus Thompson (Leopold)

Geelong West v Newtown & Chilwell

7 Braden Hocking (Newtown & Chilwell)

7 Tanner Lewis (Geelong West)

6 Ned Harris (Newtown & Chilwell)

4 Matthew McMahon (Newtown & Chilwell)

3 Lachlan Taylor (Geelong West)

3 David Handley (Geelong West)

Grovedale v St Albans

10 Nathan Deans (Grovedale)

8 Nicholas Hau (Grovedale)

3 Brock McDonald (St Albans)

3 Nathan McHugh (Grovedale)

2 Ryan Abbott (Grovedale)

2 Brady Ferguson (Grovedale)

1 Ethan Guida (St Albans)

1 Samuel Radcliffe (Grovedale)

Lara v Colac

10 Aaron Hawker (Colac)

8 Chaise Murray (Colac)

5 Josh Garner (Colac)

3 Mitchell Day (Lara)

2 Zach Zdybel (Colac)

1 Aaron Stone (Lara)

1 Tobyn Murray (Colac)

South Barwon v North Shore

8 Patrick Kelly (South Barwon)

7 Ben Kellett (South Barwon)

6 Doyle Madigan (South Barwon)

4 Taylor Mulraney (South Barwon)

2 Lachie Noble (South Barwon)

2 Cam Anderson (North Shore)

1 Todd White (South Barwon)

St Joseph's v St Mary's

10 Alex Hickey (St Joseph's)

8 Harry Benson (St Mary's)

3 Lachlan Peck (St Mary's)

3 Josh Nurnaitis (St Joseph's)

3 Harrison Smith (St Joseph's)

2 Sam Dobson (St Mary's)

1 Oliver Northam (St Joseph's)

Round 8

Bell Park v Grovedale

8 Issac Wareham (Bell Park)

6 Mitch Chafer (Grovedale)

5 Tyler Pidgeon (Bell Park)

5 Ben Worme (Bell Park)

3 Ryan Abbott (Grovedale)

2 Harley McCarthy (Grovedale)

1 Tom Gillett (Grovedale)

Colac v Geelong West

9 Tobyn Murray (Colac)

5 Dustin Walters (Colac)

4 Zachary Zdybel (Colac)

4 Chaise Murray (Colac)

4 Adam Garner (Colac)

2 Ryan Monaghan (Colac)

2 Jonathon Simpkin (Colac)

Newtown & Chilwell v South Barwon

8 Harry Cunningham (South Barwon)

8 Jonty Broughton (South Barwon)

5 Max Mawson (South Barwon)

3 Braden Hocking (Newtown & Chilwell)

2 Rowan Gough (South Barwon)

2 Ned Harris (Newtown & Chilwell)

1 Lachie Noble (South Barwon) 

1 Matt Caldow (South Barwon)

North Shore v Leopold

8 Connor Giddings (Leopold)

7 Tevan Nofi (Leopold)

5 Brock Williamson (Leopold)

4 Nathan Arbon (North Shore)

4 Marcus Thompson (Leopold)

2 Billy Ritchie (Leopold)

St Albans v St Mary's

10 Lachlan Peck (St Mary's)

8 Jarryd Garner (St Mary's)

6 Harry Benson (St Mary's)

3 Brayden Ham (St Mary's)

2 Christopher Jansen (St Mary's)

2 Jack Blood (St Mary's)

St Joseph's v Lara

10 Oscar Morrison (St Joseph's)

5 Paddy DeGrandi (St Joseph's)

4 Hunter Lewis (St Joseph's)

3 Oliver Northam (St Joseph's)

3 Ben Clark (St Joseph's)

2 Connor Linehan-Cunningham (Lara)

2 Liam Betson (St Joseph's)

1 James Gow (St Joseph's)

Round 8 Leaderboard

43 Harry Benson (St Mary's)

39 Zachary Zdybel (Colac)

30 Ned Harris (Newtown & Chilwell)

30 Jack Sarcevic (Bell Park)

26 Oscar Morrison (St Joseph's)

26 Ben Kellett (South Barwon)

23 Braden Hocking (Newtown & Chilwell)

22 Tanner Lovell (Geelong West Giants)

21 Oliver Northam (St Joseph's)

21 Jarryd Garner (St Mary's)

The Geelong Advertiser Coaches Player of the Year is an award voted by each Senior coach on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis after each home and away game, acknowledging outstanding effort by an individual player in a season.

There are individual awards for the Bellarine FNL Seniors, Geelong FNL Seniors, and the Division 1 Senior Female Football competitions.

Reigning Bellarine Football Netball League Medallist, Kaitlin Gladman and Newcomb's Carly Sanders have taken the early lead in the inaugural Geelong Advertiser Coaches Player of the Year Award.

Round 3

Barwon Heads v Newcomb

4 Carly Sanders (Newcomb)

3 Brittany Collier (Newcomb)

3 Maddie Okely (Barwon Heads)

2 Krystal Baker (Barwon Heads)

Drysdale v Anglesea

6 Bree Caldwell (Anglesea)

4 Bree Walters (Anglesea)

1 Paige McGrath (Drysdale)

1 Ella Puttyfoot (Drysdale)

Geelong Amateur v Portarlington

6 Keisha Guilmartin (Geelong Amateur)

3 Kaitlyn Sheringham (Geelong Amateur)

2 Ruby Watson (Geelong Amateur)

1 Elyse Boyer (Geelong Amateur)

Modewarre v Queenscliff

6 Kaitlin Gladman (Queenscliff)

2 Sarah Langley (Queenscliff)

2 Keeley Cox (Modewarre)

2 Keely Kinsey (Queenscliff)

Torquay v Ocean Grove

5 Rhian Moresi (Torquay) 

4 Zanna Woods (Ocean Grove)

2 Sophie Critchon (Torquay)

1 Emily Moroney (Ocean Grove)

Round 4

Ocean Grove v Barwon Heads

3 Georgia Ryan (Ocean Grove)

3 Zanna Woods (Ocean Grove)

2 Issey Armstrong (Barwon Heads)

2 Georgia Berry (Ocean Grove)

1 Perri Jones (Barwon Heads)

1 Racquel Scott (Barwon Heads)

Geelong Amateur v Torquay

6 Romy Harwood (Geelong Amateur)

2 Ruby Watson (Geelong Amateur)

2 Georgia Duncan (Geelong Amateur)

1 Rhian Moresi (Torquay)

1 Sophie Critchon (Torquay)

Portarlington v Modewarre

6 Kathryn Vickers (Modewarre)

2 Keeley Cox (Modewarre)

2 Morgan Van Leerdam (Portarlington)

1 Lauren Wood (Portarlington)

1 Laura Robinson (Portarlington)

Anglesea v Queenscliff

5 Laura Cayzer (Queenscliff)

4 Kaitlin Gladman (Queenscliff)

2 Bree Walters (Anglesea)

1 Rhiannon Butler (Anglesea)

Newcomb v Drysdale

6 Carly Sanders (Newcomb)

2 Aleisha Walters (Drysdale)

2 Jessica Duke (Newcomb)

1 Lily Mills (Drysdale)

1 Ebony Side (Newcomb)

Round 5

Portarlington v Drysdale

5 Chloe Hobbs (Drysdale)

3 Candice Bull (Portarlington)

2 Mikayla Mevissen (Portarlington)

1 Aleisha Walters (Drysdale)

1 Madison Robbins Hart (Portarlington)

Anglesea v Torquay

6 Rhian Moresi (Torquay)

2 Torquay (Taylor Mitveski )

2 Kirralee Collins (Torquay)

1 Bree Caldwell (Anglesea)

1 Breda O'Kane (Anglesea)

Barwon Heads v Geelong Amateur

4 Darcy McFarlane (Geelong Amateur)

3 Sharon Ford (Geelong Amateur)

2 Issey Armstrong (Barwon Heads)

2 Zoey Shaw (Geelong Amateur)

1 Romy Harwood (Geelong Amateur)

Ocean Grove v Modewarre

5 Zanna Woods (Ocean Grove)

3 Clodagh Newton (Modewarre)

3 Kathryn Vickers (Modewarre)

1 Emily Moroney (Ocean Grove)

Queenscliff v Newcomb 

6 Jessica Duke (Newcomb)

4 Amelia Bakker (Queenscliff)

1 Carly Sanders (Newcomb)

1 Kaitlin Gladman (Queenscliff)

Round 6

Drysdale v Queenscliff

4 Kaitlin Gladman (Queenscliff)

3 Tess Orvis (Queenscliff)

3 Laura Cayzer (Queenscliff)

2 Amelia Bakker (Queenscliff)

Barwon Heads v Portarlington

3 Erica Schippers (Barwon Heads)

3 Laura Robinson (Portarlington)

3 Zoe Magnusson (Barwon Heads)

2 Mikayla Mevissen (Portarlington)

1 Issey Armstrong (Barwon Heads)

Geelong Amateur v Ocean Grove

6 Darcy McFarlane (Geelong Amateur)

4 Keisha Guilmartin (Geelong Amateur)

1 Georgia Ryan (Ocean Grove)

1 Kim Hart (Ocean Grove)

Newcomb v Anglesea

6 Jessica Duke (Newcomb)

4 Carly Sanders (Newcomb)

1 Amelia Jarvis (Anglesea)

1 Brittany Collier (Newcomb)

Torquay v Modewarre

3 Tully Bethune (Torquay)

3 Sophie Critchon (Torquay)

2 Laney McFadyen (Modewarre)

2 Katherine Fanning  (Torquay)

1 Monique Sefton (Modewarre)

1 Lauren Berridge (Torquay)

Round 6 Leaderboard

15 Kaitlin Gladman (Queenscliff)

15 Carly Sanders (Newcomb)

14 Jessica Duke (Newcomb)

12 Zanna Woods (Ocean Grove)

12 Rhian Moresi (Torquay)

10 Keisha Guilmartin (Geelong Amateurs)

10 Darcy McFarlane (Geelong Amateurs)

9 Kathryn Vickers (Modewarre)