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2017 VAFA Award Winners

By Nick Armistead · September 21, 2017
2017 VAFA Award Winners
Best & Fairest Awards        
Section Medal Player Club Votes
William Buck Premier Woodrow Medal Bede Mahon University Blacks 17
Premier B GT Moore Medal Harry Hill Old Brighton 25
Premier C L Zachariah Medal Ben Hart Old Camberwell 15
Division 1 LS Pepper Medal Dean Calcedo Preston Bullants 17
Division 2 J Fullerton Medal James Musster Prahran Assumption 33
Division 3 P Hutchinson Medal Chris Hudson Westbourne Grammarians 22
Division 4 OJ Meehan Medal Adam Baltruweit Manningham Cobras 18
Holmesglen U19 Premier CR Newbury Medal Hayden Bruce Beaumaris 16
Holmesglen U19 Premier Res Thomas Andriske St Kevin’s OB 17
Holmesglen U19 Section 2 GW McTaggart Medal Tristan Van Driel Collegians 17
Holmesglen U19 Section 3 IA Brown Medal Dae Szydlik Ormond 23
Holmesglen U19 Section 4 H Harisiou Medal Jesse Maxfield Old McKinnon/Glen Eira 26
Holmesglen U19 Section 5 Connor Shaw St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 24
VAFA Awards
Premier Coaches MVP Jason Tutt De La Salle 70
Men’s Rising Star Lachlan Sullivan St Kevin’s OB
Umpire of the Year Haydn O’Connor
Most Promising Umpire Ben Traplin

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From formation to A-Grade: Old Geelong Women’s makes history

Old Geelong Football Club opened its 2025 season in historic fashion, with its women’s side marking their first year in the William Buck Premier competition with two wins straight out

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VAFA Club Connect Club of the Month – May

The VAFA Club Connect Club of the Month award recognises a VAFA club who through its actions both on and off the field, best exhibits the values of the VAFA,

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Round 8 Anytime Fitness Men’s Rising Star: Griffin Box

The VAFA congratulates Griffin Box from Aquinas OC Football Club who has been nominated as the Round 8 Anytime Fitness Men’s Rising Star. Griffin has polled coaches votes in 5

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