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Benalla juniors bring home stack of awards at WDJFL presentation night

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Sep 6, 2022

Big night: Benalla juniors Cooper Gracie, Ryley Ely, Owain Boyle and Xavier Wapling collected a huge haul of awards at the WDJFL awards night.

What a night it was at the Wangaratta and District Junior Football League vote count where Benalla and District junior footballers cleaned up.

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This is a true reflection of the dedication and development we have had over the course of this season and an indication that there is plenty of talent representing Benalla in our great game.

Under-12 Vote Count and Presentation Day

On Saturday afternoon, the Benalla and District Junior Football under-12 age group came together to celebrate their 2022 season with a barbecue, some music, a kick of the footy and an ice-cream.

The vote count was done for the best and fairest awards and presented to the winners along with additional awards that were voted on by the coaching groups.

A fantastic afternoon was had by all.

Future stars: The Benalla Bulldogs under-12s award winners Luke Boulton, Kobi Thwaites, Tom Mount and Xavier DeFazio.

Great bunch: Benalla junior players with their awards. Back L to R: Luke Boulton, Kobi Thwaites, Tom Mount, Hugh Ross, Noah Cooney.Front: Ollie Wardill, Riley McCarthy and Nick White.

Benalla’s WDJFL award winners

Under 17 Best & Fairest

Winner: Ryley Ely 20 Votes

Equal runner up: Cooper Gracie 15 Votes

Under 17 MVP Award

Runner up: Cooper Gracie 20 Votes

4th place: James Cooke 18 Votes

5th place: Rory Sammon 16 Votes

Under 17 Goalkicking

Runner up: Sam Cox 46 Goals

Under 14 Best & Fairest

Winner: Owain Boyle 28 Votes

8th place: Xavier Wapling 16 Votes

Under 14 MVP Award

Winner: Xavier Wapling 29 Votes

Runner up: Owain Boyle 28 Votes

7th place: Connor Breheny 22 Votes

Under 14 Goalkicking

Runner up: Owain Boyle 57 Goals

Under 12 MVP Award

4th place: Kobi Thwaites 26 Votes

5th place: Tom Mount 24 Votes

6th place: Xavier De Fazio 21 Votes

Under 12 Best & Fairest

3rd place: Kobi Thwaites 26 Votes

10th place: Tom Mount 17 Votes

Bulldogs award winners:

Best & Fairest: Kobi Thwaites

Runner up B&F: Luke Boulton

Coaches award: Oliver Wardill

Most Improved: Nick White

Most Determined: Hugh Ross

Giants award winners:

Best & Fairest: Tom Mount

Runner up B&F: Xavier De Fazio

Coaches Award: Riley McCarthy

Most Improved: Noah Cooney

Most Determined: Hunter Smyth

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Benalla juniors bring home stack of awards at WDJFL presentation night

Under-12 Vote Count and Presentation Day

Benalla’s WDJFL award winners

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Giants award winners:

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