Winch crowned A Grade medalist | BFNL Netball Best & Fairest Results

Bec Winch of Geelong Amateurs has been crowned the 2026 BFNL A Grade Netball Best & Fairest following a close finish at the top of the count.

Winch claimed the prestigious award at the Bellarine FNL Presentation Night at Buckley’s Entertainment Centre on Wednesday night, with the competition’s leading players recognised following another strong season of netball across the league.

Winch was crowned the Best and Fairest in a close finish for the top two where she polled in the last round to secure the medal.

Runner up to her was Ocean Grove’s Zanna Punshon who finished the count on 28 votes.

In third position was Torquay’s Ariana Luamanu who polled 24 votes on the night.

In the Bellarine FNL B Grade Buckleys Cup there was also a close count as Meg Patterson of Geelong Ammo’s took home the Best and Fairest by only one vote after polling 26 votes in the count.

There was joint runners up as Queenscliff’s Millie O’Shea and Torquay’s Elanor Van Dyk both finished the count on 25 votes each.

In the Bellarine FNL C Grade Town and Country Pizza Cup Geelong Ammo’s Kellie Gibbons topped the count with 25 votes.

Joint runners up went to Newcomb’s Courtney Betts and Modewarre’s Sharni Thebes who both polled 22 votes in the count each.

In the Bellarine FNL D Grade Holiday Inn & Suites Geelong a close finish saw Charlotte Bland of Queenscliff awarded the Best and Fairest after polling 17 votes.

Closely following Bland was Modewarre’s Hannah Rounds who finished the count on 17 votes.

In the Bellarine E Grade Epworth Cup Alicia Gangell from Torquay was the runaway winner after polling 28 votes to be crowned the Best and Fairest.

There was a tie for runner up with both Portarlington’s Lorelle Chapman and Geelong Ammo’s Eden Holdsworth polling 18 votes in the count.

The full list of award winners and leaderboards can be found below.

Bellarine FNL A Grade Dow Cup Leaderboard:

Full list of votes can be found here.

Bellarine FNL B Grade Buckleys Cup Leaderboard:

Full list of votes can be found here.

Bellarine FNL C Grade Town and Country Pizza Cup Leaderboard:

Full list of votes can be found here.

Bellarine FNL D Grade Holiday Inn & Suites Geelong Leaderboard:

Full list of votes can be found here.

Bellarine E Grade Epworth Cup Leaderboard:

Full list of votes can be found here.