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Zdybel takes a narrow lead | Round 9 GFNL Football Geelong Advertiser Coaches Votes

19 June 2024

St Joseph's young gun Hunter Lewis, Geelong West Giants star Hunter Lewis and Newtown & Chilwell Forward, Flynn Young all received the maximum votes from the coaches in round 9. 

Young kicked 7 goals against North Shore back in early April which falls as part of the Round 9 votes. 

Colac tall Zachary Zdybel takes a narrow 1 vote lead over Harry Benson, after a 5-vote game last weekend against Benson's St Mary's.

The match votes and leaderboard after Round 9 can be found below.


Round 9

Newtown & Chilwell v North Shore

10 Flynn Young (Newtown & Chilwell)

7 Mitch Diamond (Newtown & Chilwell)

6 Harry Purcell (North Shore)

3 Connor Walmsley (North Shore)

2 Luke Maddock (Newtown & Chilwell)

1 Cameron Wilkinson (Newtown & Chilwell)

1 Zach Walter (Newtown & Chilwell)


Grovedale v St Joseph's

10 Hunter Lewis (St Joseph's)

8 Olivier Northam (St Joseph's)

3 Josh Nurmaitis (St Joseph's)

3 Rory Quinn (Grovedale)

2 Joel Edwards (St Joseph's)

2 Oliver Hanneysee (St Joseph's)

1 Mitch Chafer (Grovedale)

1 Liam Betson (Grovedale)


Lara v Geelong West Giants

10 Tanner Lovell (Geelong West)

8 Tylar Watts (Geelong West)

5 Tanner Lewis (Geelong West)

3 Nicholas Beekmans (Lara)

2 Riley Moore (Geelong West)

1 Matt Sorgiovanni (Geelong West)

1 Daniel Weigl (Lara)


Leopold v St Albans

9 Tate Porter (Leopold)

5 Marcus Thompson (Leopold)

5 Billy Ritchie (Leopold)

5 Brock Williamson (Leopold)

5 Daniel Pritcher (Leopold)

1 Billy Clark (Leopold)


South Barwon v Bell Park

5 Ben Kellett (South Barwon)

5 Matthew Caldow (South Barwon)

4 Lachie Weidemann (South Barwon)

4 Fraser Fort (South Barwon)

4 Jack Driver (South Barwon)

3 Doyle Madigan (South Barwon)

3 Ollie Bridgewater (Bell Park)

1 Hamish Lucas (Bell Park)

1 Issac Wareham (Bell Park)


St Mary's v Colac

5 Jack Blood (St Mary's)

5 Zachary Zdybel (Colac)

5 Ryan Monaghan (Colac)

4 Damien McMahon (St Mary's)

3 Adam Garner (Colac)

3 Cooper Hayes (Colac)

2 Jaryd Garner (St Mary's)

2 Jarrod Walters (Colac)

1 Chaise Murray (Colac)


Round 9 Leaderboard

44 Zachary Zdybel (Colac)

43 Harry Benson (St Mary's)

32 Tanner Lovell (Geelong West Giants)

31 Ben Kellett (South Barwon) 

30 Ned Harris (newtown & Chilwell)

30 Jack Sarcevic (Bell Park) 


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.