Star Torquay midfielder Matthew Boag won his first Les Ash Medal on Wednesday night.
Boag crossed over to the Tigers from Newtown & Chilwell this season and won with 26 votes from Anglesea playing coach Jordan Keras on 20.
Equal third on 16 votes was Drysdale young gun Luke Preece and Geelong Amateur pair Harry Kershaw and Riley Ferguson.
Triple premiership Queenscliff star Jayden Durran won the reserves Don Cole Medal with 18 votes from Drysdale’s Josh Hopgood one vote behind.
Equal third were Geelong Amateur duo Riley Mattner and Cody Diana on 16 votes.
Torquay’s Kiralee Collings and Newcomb’s Jessica Duke shared the A Grade netball medal with 27 votes each while Geelong Amateur pair Darcy McFarlane and Ruby Watson were runners-up one vote behind. Queenscliff shooter Kaitlin Gladman was third on 20 votes.
In B Grade, Ammos’ Lauren Lapsley won with 23 votes from Portarlington’s Grace Boland on 19.
Port’s Emily Hoare and Ocean Grove coach Mel Holmes won the C Grade medal on 23 votes with Tina Birch taking out the D Grade award on 16 votes with four players tying for second on 15.
Ocean Grove’s Annabelle Sargeant won E Grade on 21 votes from Queenscliff’s Leah Tate on 20.
The netball Rising Star award was won by Geelong Amateur young gun Louise Shaw.
Netball team of the year
Defenders: Keisha Guilmartin (Geelong Amateur, captain), Jessica Duke (Newcomb), Georgia Berry (Ocean Grove)
Midcourters: Georgia Duncan (Geelong Amateur), Lauren Berridge (Torquay), Emily Moroney (Ocean Grove), Kiralee Collings (Torquay)
Goalers: Kaitlin Gladman (Queenscliff), Ruby Watson (Geelong Amateur), Carly Sanders (Newcomb).
Coach: Mel Savage (Geelong Amateur)
Torquay coach Dom Gleeson was recognised as coach of the year for the sixth time.
Backs: Kyle Polley (Barwon Heads), Ben McNamara (Torquay; captain), Oscar Cooke (Modewarre)
Half-backs: Luke Preece (Drysdale), Noah McGregor-Dawson (Anglesea), Matt Farrelly (Modewarre)
Centres: Lachie Smith (Anglesea), Jordan Keras (Anglesea), Riley Ferguson (Geelong Amateur)
Half-forwards: James Breust (Drysdale), Patrick Dowling (Geelong Amateur), Josh Finch (Modewarre)
Forwards: Mitch McGuire (Drysdale), Connor Joseph (Modewarre), Jack Duke (Newcomb)
Followers: Matt Piggott (Drysdale), Matthew Boag (Torquay), Riley Stuhldreier (Barwon Heads)
Interchange: Baxter Mensch (Torquay), Blake Sutterby (Geelong Amateur), Teia Miles (Portarlington), Jarrod Stafford (Newcomb)
Coach: Dom Gleeson (Torquay)
