Sport
22 September, 2023
JR honours their best
Seniors: Midfielder/Forward Tom Clarke was awarded the Jeparit Rainbow Seniors’ best and fairest award for the 2023 season, polling 43 votes in his 15 home-and-away games. Clarke began his season with three goals in the first quarter of the...
Seniors:
Midfielder/Forward Tom Clarke was awarded the Jeparit Rainbow Seniors’ best and fairest award for the 2023 season, polling 43 votes in his 15 home-and-away games.
Clarke began his season with three goals in the first quarter of the season’s opening game against Edenhope Apsley at Edenhope.
He kicked a total of 30 goals for the season with his ability to find space in the forward line.
Around the ground, he was a prolific ball winner and a great team player.
Runner-up best and fairest Nick Yarran finished on 39 votes, and was also voted Best in Finals.
Will Hutchinson, who took third place with 36 votes, was also voted Most Consistent.
Ashley Clugston was voted Leading Goal Kicker, Most Determined and polled fourth with 34 votes.
Tom Schumann and Will Batson received Coaches Awards.
Reserves:
Jake Parry was awarded the Jeparit Rainbow Reserves’ best and fairest award for the 2023 season by an enormous margin, polling 54 votes.
Runner-up best and fairest Liam Preston polled 25 votes, while Justin Cozens polled 22, and Rory O’Halloran 21.
Aiden Gelligen was voted Best Goal Kicker for the season, and Allan Roberts the Most Consistent Player.
Phoenix Oakley was awarded Best Team Man, Joad Fuller received Most Determined, and Mac McKenzie received the Coaches’ Award.
Under 17’s:
Will Fisher was awarded the Jeparit Rainbow Under-17’s best and fairest award for the 2023 season by another large margin after polling 60 votes.
Jaime Eckermann was awarded runner-up best and fairest with 34 votes, while Seamus Clarke had 24 votes.
Josh Schultz polled fourth with 19 votes and was also awarded Most Improved Player.
Cooper Stasinowsky was voted the Most Consistent Player, and the Coaches’ Award went to Zander Eckermann.
Under 14’s:
Lenny Weir was awarded the Jeparit Rainbow Under-14’s best and fairest award for the 2023 season, polling 85 votes, followed by Ryder Gould with 61.
Fletcher Keller polled 50 votes, and Kane Bastin polled 26 votes as well as being awarded Most Improved Player.
Caleb Heinrich was voted Most Consistent Player, and the Coaches’ Award went to Flynn Hutson.