Week 16 Anytime Fitness Men’s Rising Star: Ayden McCarroll

The VAFA congratulates Ayden McCarroll from Williamstown CYMS, who has been nominated as the Week 16 Anytime Fitness Men’s Rising Star. Ayden has booted 18 goals from seven matches with the CY’s this season and has found a recent run of form with standout performances across the last three weeks.

What the club said:

Ayden is a Williamstown Juniors product and has returned to the blue and gold in 2025 to join the CYs. While balancing commitments with the Western Jets, he was drawn back to the Fearon Reserve to reconnect with former teammates and find an environment that would nurture his on-field development. Ayden is very respectful, eager to learn, and actively engaged with his teammates off the field.

Williamstown Senior Coach Con Terzoglou said: “Ayden was looking to take his game to the next level, so we mapped out a plan that would give him exposure to senior football on a consistent basis. He obviously attracts attention because of his size, but the big fella keeps his focus on learning in a new environment against good opposition and finding ways to improve his game either as a key forward or in the ruck.”