Colac and South Barwon stars tie for A-Grade Medal

Colac's Eliza Cahill and South Barwon's Ellen Doyle have tied for the 2024 Geelong Football Netball League A-Grade Medal.

In an exciting count, Cahill was 4 votes ahead of Doyle at the end of round 15 only for the Swans goaler to receiving 2 votes in the last 2 rounds to tie for the medal. This was the second time Doyle has won the award, being crowned the winner in 2022.

Cahill had a remarkable season, being named best on court for the Tigers in 6 matches.

In other awards for the night:

• Newtown & Chilwell young star Holly Adams-Alcock was named the Rising Star.
• Vanessa Augustini was the inaugural Coaches Player of the Year.
• St Joseph's Coach Riley Richardson was named the Coaches Team of the Year.

The full leaderboards and award winners can be found below.

A Grade Blood Toyota Cup

Best & Fairest – Eliza Cahill (Colac)

Best & Fairest – Ellen Doyle (South Barwon)

Hotshots Winner – Ellen Doyle (South Barwon) – 727 Goals

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B Grade Buckleys Cup

Best & Fairest – Jessie Lang (Colac)

Runner Up Best & Fairest – Jayne Soden (Bell Park)

Hotshots Winner – Emma Collins (St Albans) – 613 Goals

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C Grade Geelong Advertiser Cup

Best & Fairest – Kirsty Fagan (Leopold)

Runner Up Best & Fairest – Tilly Balmer (St Mary’s)

Hotshots Winner – Anna Maher (Leopold) – 560 Goals

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D Grade Epworth Cup

Best & Fairest – Ebony Halliwell (St Mary’s)

Runner Up Best & Fairest – Sophie Boland (South Barwon)

Hotshots Winner – Kayla Biggs – 500 Goals

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E Grade Corio Bay Health Group Cup

Best & Fairest – Ella Johns (Bell Park)

Runner Up Best & Fairest – Phoebe Powell (Leopold)

Hotshots Winner – Libby Quigley (Bell Park) – 233 Goals

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Rising Star of the Year – Holly Adams-Alcock (Newtown & Chilwell)

Geelong Advertiser Coaches Player of the Year – Vanessa Augustini (Newtown & Chilwell)

Coaches Team of the Year                                       

Bec Winch (Colac)

Olivia Cameron (C) (South Barwon)

Ellen Doyle (South Barwon)

Elli Leydin (St Joseph's)

Vanessa Augustini (Newtown & Chilwell)

Kiahna Fallon (South Barwon)

Emily Kingston (St Joseph's)

Brooke Allan (St Joseph's)

Indya Forde (Colac)

Tori Honner (St Joseph's)

Coach – Riley Richardson (St Joseph's)