MILDURA City’s Nicolas Woods is the 2019 Football Federation Sunraysia S-League senior men’s best and fairest.
Woods, who also won the senior men’s goalscoring with 24 goals, polled 16 votes in Friday night’s count to beat out Three Colours’ Nebraska Wilkie by two votes.
Woods led by that margin going into the final round, with his side having a bye rendering him unable to extend his lead.
But Wilkie did not poll in Three Colours’ title clinching 7-0 win, leaving Woods the victor.
In the Senior women Shania McKinnon’s sporting exploits added another chapter with the Northern Suns dynamo adding a best and fairest of her own.
Following up from being 12th man for Mildura Settlers in their Sunraysia Cricket Association First Division flag for 2018-19, being part of Settlers’ champion women’s team and being part of Bambill’s 2019 Sunraysia Women’s Football League premiership she claimed her grade’s top individual honour.
Awards
Senior men
Best and fairest: Nicolas Woods (Mildura City)
Runner-up: Nebraska Wilkie (Three Colours)
Leading goalscorer: Nicolas Woods (Mildura City, 24 goals)
Best Goalkeeper: Brody Burrows (Nichols Point)
Senior Women
Best and fairest: Shania McKinnon (Northern Suns)
Runner-up: Jasmin Lilley (Nichols Point)
Leading goalscorer: Gabi Martinez (Mildura City, 18 goals)
Best Goalkeeper: Emma Szalma (Irymple Knights)
Reserve men
Best and fairest: Frank Cavallo (Mildura City), Saadat Ibrahimi (Mildura United)
Runner-up: Chris O’Neil (Irymple Knights)
Leading goalscorer: Victoire Mwenyamali (Mildura United, 13 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Stuart Pain (Mildura City)
16 and under
Best and fairest: Christian Pollifrone (Mildura City)
Runner-up: Meric Kiran (Three Colours)
Leading goalscorer: Christian Pollifrone (Mildura City, 52 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Jared Hawley (Nichols Point)
Under 14
Best and fairest: George Karallis (Irymple Knights)
Runner-up: Tenace Moraitis (Mildura City)
Leading goalscorer: Jasper Gemits (Mildura City, 34 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Vince Piscionieri (Irymple Knights) and Lleyton Pain (Mildura City).
Under 13 girls
Best and fairest: Alexis Pantazopoulos (Irymple Knights)
Runner-up: Neve Tingey (Nichols Point)
Leading goalscorer: Alexis Pantazopoulos (Irymple Knights, 12 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Ella Pettigrew (Nichols Point)
Under 12
Best and fairest: Bailey McLaughlan (Mildura City)
Runner-up: Gus Ryan (Nichols Point)
Leading goalscorer: Bailey McLaughlan (Mildura City, 15 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Joshua Puleio (Mildura City), Ali Donmez (Irymple Knights)
Under 12 colts
Best and fairest: Amanjot Singh (Three Colours)
Runner-up: Johan Jeevan (Mildura City)
Leading goalscorer: Amanjot Singh (Three Colours, 36 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Jordan Szeto (Nichols Point)
Coach Of The Year: David Morello (Irymple Knights Under 14s)
Club Of The Year: Mildura City (827 points)
Sunraysia and Mallee Soccer Referees Association referee awards
Shane and Roger Burrows Young Referee Of The Year: Jayke Parker
Encouragement Award: Nicholas Zachary
Rudy Horvat Perpetual Referee Of The Year: Shane Burrows
