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)