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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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Clash of the Champions Replay: Old Brighton U19s v Fremantle CBC Colts

LIVE STREAM REPLAY: Friday Night Football – VAFA’s reigning back-to-back Under 19 Premier champions Old Brighton host the Perth Football League’s reigning Colts champions Fremantle CBC.  

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LIVE Friday Night Footy – The Clash of the Champions!

Join us TONIGHT for a historic occasion as the VAFA’s reigning back-to-back Under 19 Premier champions Old Brighton host the Perth Football League’s reigning Colts champions Fremantle CBC, LIVE on

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VAFA Media applications open for 2026

Applications are now open to join the award-winning VAFA Media team for season 2026. The team has exploded over the last couple of seasons, creating opportunities for aspiring broadcasters and

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