Gun Sorrento midfielder Mitch Hallahan is now focussed on adding a premiership to an already stellar season after taking out the E.V. Shade Medal at the Mornington Racecourse on Monday night.

Hallahan, who has previously plied his trade in the AFL with both Hawthorn and the Gold Coast Suns, polled 21 votes to take out the best and fairest award in Chisholm MPNFL Division One.

The strong-as-an-Ox midfielder won the award after polling three votes in the final round of the season to overtake Pines’ onballer Luke Potts – who finished two votes back on 19.

Bonbeach star Shane McDonald finished tied for third with Rosebud’s Sean Downie on 17 votes, with Pines’ ruckman Russell Gabriel two votes further back in fifth.

Hallahan thanked his mum and dad for their involvement with his career and showed true emotion when mentioning his brother James – a teammate and captain of the club.

The Hallahan boys have played key roles in the Sharks booking a grand final berth at Frankston Park on Sunday, September 15. The Sharks will now wait to see who wins this week’s preliminary final clash between Dromana and Bonbeach at Rosebud.

Sorrento’s Mitch Hallahan with the E.V. Shade Medal.                Photos: Gary Bradshaw/Frankie Photography

Chelsea star Todd Gardiner had a fantastic season, sweeping the pool in division two.

Gardiner polled 23 votes to win the George Osbourne Medal, two clear of Somerville forward Paul Fermanis. Gardiner was also named the captain of the division two team of the year and took home the goal of the year award after a brilliant five-bounce six-pointer against Karingal.

Chelsea star Todd Gardiner swept the pool at the MPNFL Awards Night.

MPNFL netballers also shined on the big stage with Frankston YCW’s Lyshae Barry and Dromana’s Emily Wilson polling 20 votes to share the Chisholm MPNFL Division One best and fairest award.

Barry had a consistent season, being in second place after nine rounds, while Wilson came from the clouds in the second half of the season.

Langwarrin goaler Emily Bennet will also have the chance to add some premiership silverware to her collection after claiming the Chisholm MPNFL Division Two best and fairest award.

Bennet, who scored the majority of her votes in the latter part of the season, will be a major player when the Kangaroos take on crib Point in Saturday’s A Grade grand final at Somerville.

Bennet won a very tight race, polling 24 votes to win by one from Tyabb defender Caitlin Watson, with Crib Point midcourter Dionne Douglas a vote further back in third.

Lyshae Barry, left, and Emily Wilson were joint winners of the Chisholm MPFNL Division One A Grade best and fairest award.

 

See the attached list for a full list of winners on the night.

2019 MPNFL AWARD WINNERS
BEST AND FAIREST WINNERS	DIVISION ONE	CLUB	VOTES	DIVISION TWO	CLUB	VOTES
Seniors	Mitch Hallahan	Sorrento	21	Todd Gardiner	Chelsea	23
Reserves	Jean Bezzene	Pines	21	Rheede Hopgood	Red Hill	17
Under 19	Kaiya Deas	Frankston YCW	20	Kade Mercieca	Pearcedale	26
A Grade	Lyshae Barry	Frankston YCW	20	Emily Bennet	Langwarrin	24
	Emily Wilson	Dromana	20
B Grade	Lisa Wade	Frankston YCW	28	Louise Lane	Devon Meadows	20
	Rebecca Pahl	Edithvale-Aspendale	28
C Grade	Wendy Morcom	Edithvale-Aspendale	27	Jessica Fletcher	Karingal	35
D Grade	Suede Croad	Sorrento	29	Ellie Matongo	Karingal	28
17 Under	Lily Davis	Sorrento	20	Uaina Purcell	Devon Meadows	35
	Alanah Strode	Bonbeach	20
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER – MVP
Football	Sean Downie	Rosebud	8	Joel Hillis	Devon Meadows	14
Netball	Cathy Leeves	Frankston	9	Bridgette Barry-Murphy	Karingal	8
SHARP SHOOTERS
DIVISION ONE	PLAYER	CLUB	GOALS
Seniors	Leigh Poholke	Sorrento	72
Reserves	Michael Chaplin	Frankston YCW	42
Under 19	Christian Tsiampas	Frankston YCW	46
A Grade	Eliza McGuigan	Edithvale-Aspendale	562
B Grade	Abbey Patterson	Frankston YCW	463
C Grade	Anna Whittaker	Frankston YCW	445
D Grade	Jacinta Hart	Edithvale-Aspendale	385
17 Under	Emma Rooth	Mt Eliza	285
DIVISION TWO
Seniors	Aaron Walton	Seaford	65
Reserves	Kain Stratton	Hastings	55
Under 19	Logan Sandford	Red Hill	80
A Grade	Ebony McDermott	Crib Point	562
B Grade	Emma Smith	Hastings	538
C Grade	Leah McCartney	Karingal	569
D Grade	Isabelle Caller	Karingal	479
17 Under	Jessica Tetley	Seaford	470
NETBALL TEAMS OF THE YEAR	DIVISION ONE	CLUB	DIVISION TWO	CLUB
Goal Keeper	Lyshae Barry	Frankston YCW	Caitlin Watson	Tyabb
Goal Defence	Leah Seeto	Pines	Adrienne Harris	Crib Point
Wing Defence	Christina Vickery	Edithvale-Aspendale	Jess Hosking	Hastings
Centre	Holly Hood	Mornington	Dionne Douglas	Crib Point
Wing Attack	Tess Haddock	Mornington	Tayla Robertson	Seaford
Goal Attack	Emily Wilson	Dromana	Emily Bennet	Langwarrin
Goal Shooter	Cathy Leeves	Frankston	Ebony McDermott	Crib Point
Sub-1	Candace Page	Mornington	Georgia Vines	Red Hill
Sub-2	Emma White	Rosebud	Bridgette Barry-Murphy	Karingal
Sub-3	Eliza McGuigan	Edithvale-Aspendale	Helen Ashin	Hastings
Captain	Holly Hood	Mornington	Dionne Douglas	Crib Point
Coach	Nicole Hadgkiss	Rosebud	Jordyn Barnett	Chelsea
FOOTBALL TEAMS OF THE YEAR	DIVISION ONE	CLUB	DIVISION TWO	CLUB
Back Pocket	Byron Barry	Frankston YCW	Dylan Gregson	Karingal
Full Back	Ryan Marks-Logan	Frankston	Mitchell Cuthbert	Langwarrin
Back Pocket	Lachlan Susovich	Mornington	Daniel Frampton	Red Hill
Half Back	Terry Wheeler	Dromana	Callan Dixon	Karingal
Centre Half Back	Guy Hendry	Pines	Jonah Siversen	Red Hill
Half Back	Nick Boswell	Pines	Tim McGenniss	Langwarrin
Wing	Matt La Fontaine	Frankston YCW	Joel Hillis	Devon Meadows
Centre	Mitch Hallahan	Sorrento	Andy Mathers	Karingal
Wing	Blaine Coates	Mt Eliza	Daniel Allsop	Red Hill
Half Forward	Michael Bussey	Edithvale-Aspendale	Paul Fermanis	Somerville
Centre Half Forward	Jackson Calder	Mornington	Todd Elton	Hastings
Half Forward	Shane McDonald	Bonbeach	Jonathon Ross	Red Hill
Forward Pocket	Sam Fowler	Dromana	Curtis Bywater	Chelsea
Full Forward	Leigh Poholke	Sorrento	Marc Holt	Karingal
Forward Pocket	Trent Dennis-Lane	Bonbeach	Aaron Walton	Seaford
Ruck	Russell Gabriel	Pines	Matthew Naughton	Langwarrin
Ruck Rover	Sean Downie	Rosebud	Todd Gardiner	Chelsea
Rover	Luke Potts	Pines	Curtis Murfett	Tyabb
Interchange-1	Luke Lowden	Sorrento	Damien Rayson	Seaford
Interchange-2	Sam Geurts	Dromana	Rowan Hogenbirk	Somerville
Interchange-3	Dale Sutton	Frankston	Jacob Cook	Crib Point
Interchange-4	Shannon Gladman	Sorrento	Ryan Davey	Karingal
Captain	Byron Barry	Frankston YCW	Todd Gardiner	Chelsea
Coach	Rikki Johnston	Dromana	Brendan Dunne	Karingal
AWARD WINNERS	DIVISION ONE	CLUB	DIVISION TWO	CLUB
Mark of the Year	Harrison Scott	Mt Eliza	Tyrren Head	Rye
Goal of the Year	Ethan Johnstone	Dromana	Todd Gardiner	Chelsea
Volunteer of the Year	Kelly Boyle	Pines	Julie Saunders	Crib Point
Most Disciplined Club – Football	Bonbeach		Red Hill
Most Disciplined Club – Netball	Mt Eliza		Tyabb
Club Championship – Football	Frankston YCW		Red Hill
Club Championship – Netball	Edithvale-Aspendale		Karingal
Club Championship – Overall	Frankston YCW		Karingal
Umpire Of the Year	Dean Armstrong