DIVISION 3 LIVE BLOG OF THE HUTCHINSON MEDAL

Leaderboard after 18 Rounds
The formalities are over and the Champaign is flowing! As we salute the 2013 Division 3 Best & Fairest representing St Francis Xavier Dimitri Dimakopoulos! Dimakopoulos adds a Hutchinson Medal to the Meehan Medal he won in 

Congratulations also to the Runner Up of 2013 David Burnside of Power House and 3rd place getter UHS-VU’s Russell Matthews!

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 29
Burnside, David Power House 16
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 15
Toomey, Leigh Aquinas OC 14
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 13
*Manning, Danny Swinburne University 13
White, Ryan Elsternwick 13
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 13
Collett, Adam Power House 12
Forte, Joshua Albert Park 12
Fultheim, Jeremy Kew 12
Grace, Scott Elsternwick 12
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 12
Costanzo, Ricky Richmond Central 10
Oldfield, Andrew Elsternwick 10
Power, Chris St Francis Xavier OC 10
Sangster, Rupert La Trobe University 10
Hassaballa, Daniel Swinburne University 9
Kerry, Liam Albert Park 9
Mcmeel, Jack La Trobe University 9
Musil, Daniel University High School-Vic Uni 9
Benstead, Dean University High School-Vic Uni 8
Foster, Russell Aquinas OC 8
Hacker, David La Trobe University 8
Jurkovsky, Philip Aquinas OC 8
Mahony, Craig Elsternwick 8
Taylor, Hayden Kew 8

After 17 Rounds

Power House vs St Francis Xavier
A Collett 1 Vote
R Webb 2 Votes
D ………………………… Burnside 3 Votes 
That 3 vote game takes Burnside to outright 2nd and with one game to go only UHS-VU’s Matthews can overtake him, whilst Swinburne’s *Manning and Elsternwick’s White need 3 votes to take a share of runner up!

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 29
Burnside, David Power House 16
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 15
*Manning, Danny Swinburne University 13
White, Ryan Elsternwick 13
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 12
Grace, Scott Elsternwick 12
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 12
Toomey, Leigh Aquinas OC 12
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 12

Leaderboard after 16 Rounds

We now have a four way tie for 2nd! With 2 rounds of votes to go there are 9 players one best on ground away from claiming 2nd spot! 

Dimakopoulos with his 7th best on ground taking his tally to 29 votes! 

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 29
Burnside, David Power House 13
*Manning, Danny Swinburne University 13
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 13
White, Ryan Elsternwick 13
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 12
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 12
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 12
Oldfield, Andrew Elsternwick 10
Sangster, Rupert La Trobe University 10

Leaderboard after 15 Rounds

There it is! Dimitri Dimakopoulos polls for the 10th time in 15 rounds to secure his 3rd VAFA and 2nd Division 3 Best & Fairest award! Congratulations Dimitri!

We now turn to the last 3 rounds to see who can secure the minor places in what is proving to be quite a spectacle with 11 players still with a chance of claiming Runner Up!

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 26
Burnside, David Power House 13
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 13
White, Ryan Elsternwick 13
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 12
*Manning, Danny Swinburne University 12
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 12
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 10

After 14 Rounds

The extended leaderboard shows there are still 19 players in with a shot at Runner Up. Of coarse Dimakopoulos still out in front and with 4 round of votes remaining someone will have to score 4 Best On Grounds to challenge him.

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 24
Burnside, David Power House 13
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 13
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 12
White, Ryan Elsternwick 12
*Manning, Danny Swinburne University 10
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 10
Fultheim, Jeremy Kew 9
Grace, Scott Elsternwick 9
Kerry, Liam Albert Park 9
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 9
Benstead, Dean University High School-Vic Uni 8
Musil, Daniel University High School-Vic Uni 8
Oldfield, Andrew Elsternwick 8
Power, Chris St Francis Xavier OC 8
Taylor, Hayden Kew 8
Toomey, Leigh Aquinas OC 8
Able, Jake St Francis Xavier OC 7
Carland, Luke Richmond Central 7
Sangster, Rupert La Trobe University 7

After 13 Rounds

Some more movement for the minor places as Brown’s 2 votes take him to outright 4th and Matthews’ 1 vote gives him a tie for 2nd. 

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 24
Burnside, David Power House 13
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 13
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 12
White, Ryan Elsternwick 11
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 10
Fultheim, Jeremy Kew 9
Grace, Scott Elsternwick 9
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 9

After 12 Rounds

A best on ground against Richmond Central sees Matthews leap frog to outright 3rd with 6 rounds to try and bridge the gap. 

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 24
Burnside, David Power House 13
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 12
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 10
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 10
Fultheim, Jeremy Kew 9
Grace, Scott Elsternwick 9
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 9
White, Ryan Elsternwick 9
Benstead, Dean University High School-Vic Uni 8
Taylor, Hayden Kew 8

After 11 Rounds

This has become the Dimitri Dimakopoulos count extending his lead to 11 votes over his nearest rival.

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 24
Burnside, David Power House 13
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 10
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 10
Fultheim, Jeremy Kew 9
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 9
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 9
Benstead, Dean University High School-Vic Uni 8
Grace, Scott Elsternwick 8
Taylor, Hayden Kew 8

Leaderboard after 10 Rounds

Despite polling 2 votes Burnside still losing ground over Dimakopoulos as he notches up his 6th best on ground in 10 matches. 

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 22
Burnside, David Power House 13
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 10
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 10
Fultheim, Jeremy Kew 9
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 9
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 9
Benstead, Dean University High School-Vic Uni 8
Grace, Scott Elsternwick 8
Taylor, Hayden Kew 8

Leaderboard after 9 Rounds

At the half way point St Francis Xavier gun Dimitri Dimakopoulos leads the count by 8 votes from David Burnside of Power House. Dima is no stranger to leading medal counts having won a Hutchinson Medal in 2010.

Dimakopoulos, Dimitri St Francis Xavier OC 19
Burnside, David Power House 11
Brown, Samuel Richmond Central 10
Fultheim, Jeremy Kew 9
Rowland, Nicholas University High School-Vic Uni 9
Grace, Scott Elsternwick 8
Taylor, Hayden Kew 8
Williams, Sam Aquinas OC 8
*Manning, Danny Swinburne University 7
Matthews, Russell University High School-Vic Uni 7
Hassaballa, Daniel Swinburne University 6
Kerry, Liam Albert Park 6
Morrison-Storey, Nicholas Aquinas OC 6
White, Ryan Elsternwick 6
Able, Jake St Francis Xavier OC 5
Benstead, Dean University High School-Vic Uni 5
Carland, Luke Richmond Central 5
Dalton, Lee Swinburne University 5
Fitzsimmons, Luke South Mornington 5
Gaite, Matthew University High School-Vic Uni 5
Grace, David Elsternwick 5
Thornton, Aaron Elsternwick 5

Woodberry, Trent Richmond Central 5

Thank you for joining us on this live blog of the Division 3 vote count. The Division 3 count of the Hutchinson Medal will start just after 8.45pm. 

Past Winners: 

2012 Paul Harris, Ivanhoe AFC
2011 James Musster Prahran Assumption
2010 David Burnside Power House
2010 Dimitri Dimakopoulos St Francis Xavier
2009 M. Collins Hawthorn AFC
2008 Richard Ogge Hawthorn AFC
2007 B. Hutton Old Westbourne
2006 Bill Irving West Brunswick
2005 Hamish Hodgson Old Westbourne
2004 Jon Rutter Syndal Tally Ho
2003 S. Koppens St Johns
2002 Adam J. Cannane West Brunswick*
2001 David Martin Bentleigh
2000 D.J. Williams Williamstown CYMS
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