After a long season of junior football, the players were able to come together as a group to celebrate the year and the achievements of their fellow teammates.
President Damien Cooney kicked the night off, thanking all the sponsors who contributed throughout the year with game-day awards, donations, trophies and support.
With the sponsors’ support, the club’s success is possible.
The club acknowledged the coaches and team managers for their hard work and dedication in getting the players on to the field and supporting and organising game-day volunteers for all the roles required before the game could even start.
Olivia Cooney and Alison Welsh were recognised for their incredible work throughout the year to organise the canteen at all the home games.
They are always the first to arrive before the under 12s game to set up and the last to leave after the 17s, making it a long and tiring but successful day.
The exec and general committee members have done an enormous amount of behind-the-scenes work, which often goes unnoticed, to enable the kids to play, and thanks go to them from everyone at the club.
With the formalities out of the way, the vote count kicked off, and the winners were:
Bulldogs club person of the year: Alison Welsh, Ron Norman and family
Giants club person of the year: Nick Trethowan
President’s award: Michael Ferguson
Under 12 Bulldogs
Winner 2023 Best and Fairest: 58 votes — Josh Montgomery
Runner-up: 51 votes — Hugh Ross
Coaches Award: Alex Lambert
Most Determined: Charlie Bell
Most Improved: Josh Bamford
Player of the Finals: Hugh Ross
Under 12 Giants
Winner 2023 Best and Fairest: 52 votes — Xavier De Fazio
Runner-up: 42 votes — Tom Mount
Coaches Award: Jack Hart
Most Determined: Sam Mount
Most Improved: Jude Binion
Player of the Finals: Tom Mount
Under 14 Bulldogs
Winner 2023 Best and Fairest: 43 votes — Kobi Thwaites
Runner-up: 40 votes — Ryder Robertson
Coaches Award: Angus Richardson
Most Determined: Nate Nicholas
Most Improved: Mason Butterworth
Golden Boot: 14 goals — Ryder Robertson
Under 14 Giants
Winner 2023 Best and Fairest: 90 votes — Josh Hart
Runner-up: 48 votes — Liam Fielding
Coaches Award: Dusty McCarthy
Most Determined: Harry Skelton
Most Improved: Noah Hogan
Golden Boot: 24 goals — Josh Hart
Under 17 Bulldogs
Winner 2023 Best and Fairest: 34 votes — Daniel Farley
Runner-up: 26 votes — Jaxon Brunner
Coaches Award: Aryaav Singh
Most Determined: Sam Gates
Most Improved: Xavier Rhodes
Golden Boot: 17 goals — Connor Breheny
Under 17 Giants
Winner 2023 Best and Fairest: 71 votes — Xavier Wapling
Runner-up: 43 votes — Owain Boyle
Coaches Award: Jaxon McCarthy
Most Determined: Will Botten
Most Improved: Bryce Cooney
Golden Boot: 24 goals — Owain Boyle