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Image: Matt Boag (right) follows Torquay captain Ben McNamara out on the field ahead of Saturday’s season-opener. Photography: Mark Wilson (Geelong Advertiser)

Boag Starts With A Perfect 10 | Geelong Advertiser Vote

04 April 2024

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.

Torquay's off season recruit, Matthew Boag has started his 2024 season with a perfect 10 votes in the Geelong Advertiser Coaches Player of the Year award.

Find out all votes from the opening round the Bellarine Football Netball League below.


Portarlington vs Newcomb

  • 5 Teia Miles (Portarlington)
  • 5 Josh Saltalamacchia (Newcomb)
  • 4 Daniel Riosa (Portarlington)
  • 4 Jack Duke (Newcomb)
  • 3 Stephen Heppel (Portarlington)
  • 3 Blake Ritchie  (Newcomb)
  • 2 Harry Sedgmen (Portarlington)
  • 2 Jarrad Duncan  (Newcomb)
  • 1 Zac Kos (Portarlington)
  • 1 Charlie Harvey (Newcomb)

Ocean Grove vs Queenscliff

  • 9 Edward Dayman (Ocean Grove)
  • 7 Harry Gower (Queenscliff)
  • 7 Max Scott (Queenscliff)
  • 4 Will Baker (Queenscliff)
  • 2 Brady Pritchard (Ocean Grove)
  • 1 Max Sutton (Ocean Grove) 

Modewarre vs Geelong Amateur

  • 6 Daniel Grose (Geelong Amateur)
  • 6 Riley Ferguson (Geelong Amateur)
  • 5 Oscar Cooke (Modewarre)
  • 5 Tom Gribble (Geelong Amateur)
  • 3 Blake Sutterby  (Geelong Amateur)
  • 3 Josh Hovey (Modewarre)
  • 1 Matt McKim (Modewarre)
  • 1 Tom Gorell  (Geelong Amateur)

Barwon Heads vs Anglesea

  • 9 Will Batson (Anglesea)
  • 5 Kyle Polley (Barwon Heads)
  • 4 Jack Baker (Anglesea)
  • 3 Michael Philp (Barwon Heads)
  • 3 Noah McGregor-Dawson (Anglesea)
  • 2 Lachlan Wilson (Barwon Heads)
  • 2 Max Simpson (Anglesea)
  • 1 Brock Close (Barwon Heads)
  • 1 Kobe Iversen-Smith (Anglesea)

Torquay vs Drysdale

  • 10 Matthew Boag (Torquay)
  • 8 Tom Diamond (Torquay)
  • 6 Tim Delaney (Drysdale)
  • 3 Matthew Pigott (Drysdale)
  • 2 Sheldon Ham (Torquay)
  • 1 Patrick Hughes (Torquay)

Round 1 Leaderboard

  • 10 Matthew Boag (Torquay)
  • 9 Will Batson (Anglesea)
  • 9 Edward Dayman (Ocean Grove)
  • 8 Tom Diamond (Torquay)
  • 7 Harry Gower (Queenscliff)
  • 7 Max Scott (Queenscliff)
  • 6 Daniel Grose (Geelong Amateur)
  • 6 Riley Ferguson (Geelong Amateur)
  • 6 Tim Delaney (Drysdale)