THE best of Football Federation Sunraysia’s competitors credit their supportive club atmosphere in helping them achieve the league’s top gongs.
Mildura City’s Brandon Pollifrone and Lillee Driscoll won the S-League Senior Men and Senior Women best-and-fairest awards after stellar seasons by both players.
Pollifrone not only claimed the best and fairest, but also took out the leading goalscorer award, with 21 balls finding the back of the net throughout the season.
His deeds played a part in his team claiming the Senior Men’s premiership after an undefeated season.
Pollifrone said his best and fairest, the first he has won, was like the cherry on top for his season.
“After the season that we had as a team, winning everything and finishing undefeated, just to get it to top it all off felt pretty good,” he said.
The 24-year-old said he had always had a passion for the sport and had played with Mildura City since he was five or six years old.
“It feels good that we are getting a good momentum of a few titles in a row, and we just want to keep that up,” Pollifrone said.
“I love the game, always have, always will, I love my teammates, the club, it’s just a good thing to be a part of.”
Driscoll said she was “privileged and honoured” to receive the top honour this season, after also taking out the premiership and an undefeated season.
“I wasn’t expecting it honestly,” she said.
Although she is only 17, Driscoll was one of the older players in her young senior women’s side this season.
“It has been really good this year, especially to see the young girls developing,” she said.
“We’ve had new players come in that haven’t played before as well, which was really good to see.”
Both Driscoll and Pollifrone hope to return to the field for Mildura City next year.
S-LEAGUE BEST & FAIREST
UNDER 12 DIVISON 2
Thanasi Karallis (Irymple Knights) 36 votes, runner-up Liberty Panagiotopoulos (Nichols Point) 21 votes.
UNDER 12 DIVISION 1
Nicholas Stewart (Mildura City) 40 votes, runner-up Oguzhan Say (Three Colours) 38 votes.
UNDER 13 GIRLS
Mila Pascale (Irymple Knights) 26 votes, runner-up Liberty Panagiotopoulos (Nichols Point) 24 votes.
UNDER 14
Lee-Min Sheehan (Irymple Knights) 24 votes, runner-up Gianluca Dimasi (Irymple Knights) 20 votes.
UNDER 16 GIRLS
Daisy Sheehan (Irymple Knights) 17 votes, runner-up Delaney Hedley (Mildura City) 9 votes.
UNDER 16
Brooklyn Hudak (Nichols Point) 20 votes, runner-up Harvey Brown (Mildura City) 17 votes.
OVER 35
Akif Arisoy (Mildura City) 21 votes, runner-up Andonis Taousakis (Mildura United) 16 votes.
RESERVE MEN
Darcy Aunger (Mildura City) 13 votes, runner-up Andonis Taousakis (Mildura United) 9 votes.
SENIOR WOMEN
Lillee Driscoll (Mildura City) 13 votes, runner-up Daisy Sheehan (Irymple Knights) 12 votes.
SENIOR MEN
George Raftis Memorial Cup S-League Seniors Best & Fairest: Brandon Pollifrone (Mildura City) 22 votes, runner-up Kieran Burrows (Irymple Knights) 15 votes.
LEADING GOAL SCORERS
UNDER 12 DIVISION 2
Thanasi Karallis (Irymple Knights) 42 goals
UNDER 12 DIVISION 1
Mahmoud Maaroof (Three Colours) 43 goals
UNDER 13 GIRLS
Mila Pascale (Irymple Knights White) 19 goals
UNDER 14
Gianluca Dimasi (Irymple Knights) 30 goals
UNDER 16 GIRLS
Daisy Sheehan (Irymple Knights) 11 goals
UNDER 16
Brooklyn Hudak (Nichols Point) 33 goals
OVER 35
Joint winners: Nathan Douman (Irymple Knights), Nicholas Ietto (Irymple Knights) 22 goals.
RESERVE MEN
Taylan Karakurt (Mildura City) 8 goals
SENIOR WOMEN
Isabella Palamara (Mildura City) 11 goals
SENIOR MEN
Brandon Pollifrone (Mildura City) 21 goals
LEADING GOALKEEPERS
UNDER 12 DIVISION 2
Joint winners: Rocco Mammone (Mildura City), Hunter Alerton (Irymple Knights) 8 votes.
UNDER 12 DIVISION 1
Raylan Elkins (Three Colours) 9 votes.
UNDER 13 GIRLS
Joint winners Addison Godwin (Nichols Point), Alexandra Lopez (Irymple Knights) 5 votes.
UNDER 14
Joint winners: Harry Stanger (Irymple Knights), Tyler Ellis (Mildura City) 7 votes.
UNDER 16 GIRLS
Joint winners: Addison Godwin (Nichols Point), Eva Challis (Mildura City) 5 votes.
UNDER 16
Tyler Montebello (Three Colours) 6 votes.
OVER 35
Mitch Coffey (Three Colours) 8 votes.
RESERVE MEN
Jared Hawley (Three Colours) 8 votes.
SENIOR WOMEN
Eva Challis (Mildura City) 4 votes.
SENIOR MEN
J. Alicastro Perpetual Trophy: Emilio Falivene (Three Colours) 9 votes.
LEAGUE AWARDS
VOLUNTEER PERSON/FAMILY OF THE YEAR
Paul Celegon
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION OF THE YEAR
Anton Wurfel
COACH OF THE YEAR
Joint winners: Glen Breeze (Mildura City) and Evan Spain (Mildura City).
CLUB OF THE YEAR
Team of the Year Perpetual Cup: Irymple Knights 983 points, runner-up Mildura City 886 points, third Nichols Point 381 points.
REFEREE AWARDS
MOST IMPROVED REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Brody Burrows
YOUNG REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Joint winners: Jordan Szeto and Olivia Cirillo.
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Ahmed Moahmed
ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Nichola Zachary
REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Shane Burrows
