More than 200 people attended the North Shore Best & Fairest Ball last Saturday night at the Kirribilli Club to look back on the season that was. A season that saw 12 North Shore teams take the field, seven of them play finals and Division 3A take out the premiership.
It marks the end of an era, with Ryan Meldrum’s coaching career coming to an end; while senior players Teddy Strudwick, Sam Carruthers, Chris Murphy, Selby Lee-Steere and Shaun Crane hanging up the boots or moving interstate next year.
But it’s also the start of a new era, with Michael Ford taking over as Mens Premier Division coach and Locky Pryor taking the reigns for the newly-promoted Womens Premier Division team. And the opportunity is there for players to step up into senior footy and take on a leadership role.
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The Best & Fairest award was taken out by Ned Campbell. At just 19 years of age, Ned stepped up this season and showed the ability to be a star for North Shore for many years to come.
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The award winners for 2019 were
Mens Seniors (Premier Division)
Best & Fairest – Ned Campbell
Runner Up – Kyle Devlin
Coach’s Award – Teddy Strudwick
Most Improved – Charlie Silvester
Best in Finals – Max Thomas
Best First Year Player – Pierce Roseby
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Mens Reserves (Premier Reserves)
Best & Fairest – Tim Weston
Runner Up – Matt Whitbread
Coach’s Award – Nic Hurrell
Most Improved – Brodie Hurrell
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Mens Thirds (Division One)
Best & Fairest – Mitch Crisafulli
Runner Up – Alastair Ferguson
Coach’s Award – Stuart Kempson
Most Improved – Jack Buckley
Best in Finals – Nicholas Bogard
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Mens Fourths (Division Two)
Best & Fairest – Jacob Crisafulli
Runner Up – Jack Anderson
Coach’s Award – Marcus Bell
Most Improved – Alex Selvarajah
Best in Finals – Harry Newbery
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Mens Fifths A (Division 3A)
Best & Fairest – Laurence Smith
Runner Up – Jack Bateman
Coach’s Award – Cooper Elliott
Most Improved – Dallas McKinnon
Best in Finals – Tim (Bobby) Beissman
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Mens Fifths B (Division 3B)
Best & Fairest – Brian Jackson
Runner Up – Nicholas Flood
Coach’s Award – James Conway
Most Improved – Hendrik Aug
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Under 19s Division One
Best & Fairest – Harry Cooper
Runner Up – Harry Barnum
Coach’s Award – Charlie Lovegrove
Most Improved – Jack Dillon
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Under 19s Division Two
Best & Fairest – Luke Lawrence
Runner Up – Campbell Saddington
Coach’s Award – Campbell Saddington
Most Improved – Frane Babic
Best in Finals – Sam Milligan
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Womens Firsts (Division One)
Best & Fairest – Peta Larkin
Runner Up – Jenny Kronqvist
Coach’s Award – Charlotte Fyffe
Most Improved – Stephanie Oesterheld
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Womens Seconds (Division Two)
Best & Fairest – Alex Bradley
Runner Up – Estelle Berton
Coach’s Award – Olwen Higgins
Most Improved – Monica Masaoka
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Womens Thirds (Division Three)
Best & Fairest – Emily MacKenzie
Runner Up – Madison Fogarty
Coach’s Award – Daisy Yuan
Most Improved – Karina Boyle
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Masters
Best & Fairest – Mark Folkes
Runner Up – David Bailey
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Club Awards
Swan-Aynsley Spirit Cup – Locky Pryor
Lionel Beale Perpetual Award – Matilda (Tilly) Eder
Best Playing Club Person – Sam Jackson
Volunteer of the Year – Stuart Kennedy, Michael Shillito (joint winners)
Congratulations to all winners.
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That’s a wrap for 2019. Bring on 2020, and let’s make next season even better!!
