BY NATHAN DOLE
Many players gain votes in Betty Thompson Medal race
MORE than 60 players polled votes in the Betty Thompson Medal awarded to fairest and best in the Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL’s A-grade netball action.
Kangaroo Flat’s Chelsea Sartori led the race on 20 votes to claim consecutive victories.
Runner-up was Gisborne’s Maddy Stewart on 18 votes.
A dual winner of the award Stewart will play a key role for the Bulldogs in Saturday’s grand final showdown with Kangaroo Flat at Queen Elizabeth Oval.
A sign of the strength of the Gisborne and Kangaroo Flat teams was the tally of players who caught the umpires’ attention and gained votes.
Gisborne had 10 players contribute to a league high 73 votes.
The Kangaroos’ tally of 66 was racked up nine players and led by Sartori, 20 votes, and another previous winner in Ashley Ryan on 14 votes.
Highest in Sandhurst’s score of 70 votes were Shae Clifford, 15; Ruby Turner, 14; and dual medallist Heather Oliver on 12 votes.
Eaglehawk’s board was led by Amy Ryan and Elley Lawton with 13 and 11 votes.
Strathfieldsaye’s Brooke Mangan capped a fine first season with Storm on 13.
Best for Golden Square were Rylee Gallagher and Mia McCrann-Peters on five votes.
South Bendigo’s tally was led by Chloe Gray, seven; Stephanie Goode, five; and coach Alicia McGlashan, four.
Leading vote-getters at Castlemaine were Megan Wilson, four; and Fiona Fowler, three.
Voting for the Betty Thompson Medal for the 2024 Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL A-grade netball season:
Round one
Kangaroo Flat 39 lt Sandhurst 46
3 Charlotte Sexton, Sh (3)
2 Rebecca Smith, Sh (2)
.1 Shae Clifford, Sh (1)
Strathfieldsaye 34 lt South Bendigo 36
3 Alicia McGlashan, SB (3)
2 Stephanie Goode, SB (2)
1 Jessica Mangan, S’saye (1)
Eaglehawk 44 d Golden Square 33
3 Amy Ryan, Eh (3)
2 Amelia Mundy, GS (2)
1 Gabrielle Marlow, Eh (1)
Round two
Sandhurst 38 lt Gisborne 42
3 Charlee Kemp, Gis. (3)
2 Madeline Stewart, Gis. (2)
1 Kirby Elliott, Gis. (1)
South Bendigo 27 lt Castlemaine 41
3 Fiona Fowler, Cm (3)
2 Megan Wilson, Cm (2)
1 Alicia McGlashan, SB (4)
Golden Square 36 lt Strathfieldsaye 56
3 Brooke Mangan, S’saye (3)
2 Claire Gibbs, S’saye (2)
1 Emmie Banfield, S’saye (1)
Round three
Kangaroo Flat 60 d South Bendigo 27
3 Ava Lowndes, KF (3)
2 Stephanie Greene, KF (2)
1 Chelsea Sartori, KF (1)
Castlemaine 36 lt Golden Square 40
3 Abby Thompson, GS (3)
2 Megan Wilson, Cm (4)
1 Mia McCrann-Peters, GS (1)
Strathfieldsaye 33 d Eaglehawk 27
3 Morgan Keating, Eh (3)
2 Brooke Mangan, S’saye (5)
1 Jessica Mangan, S’saye (2)
Round four
South Bendigo 37 lt Gisborne 61
3 Kirby Elliott, Gis. (4)
2 Madeline Stewart, Gis. (4)
1 Charlee Kemp, Gis. (4)
Golden Square 35 lt Kangaroo Flat 90
3 Ashley Ryan, KF (3)
2 Abbey Ryan, KF (2)
1 Chelsea Sartori, KF (2)
Eaglehawk 54 d Castlemaine 33
3 Elley Lawton, Eh (3)
2 Morgan Keating, Eh (5)
1 Olivia Henderson, Cm (1)
Round five
Gisborne 58 d Golden Square 31
3 Madeline Stewart, Gis. (7)
2 Charlee Kemp, Gis. (6)
1 Tiana Newman, Gis. (1)
Kangaroo Flat 76 d Eaglehawk 15
3 Ingrid Hopkins, KF (3)
2 Ashley Ryan, KF (5)
1 Chelsea Sartori, KF (3)
Castlemaine 36 lt Strathfieldsaye 64
3 Brooke Mangan, S’saye (8)
2 Kyla Byrne, Cm (2)
1 Annie Hughes, S’saye (1)
Sandhurst 64 d South Bendigo 14
3 Meg Williams, Sh (3)
2 Ruby Turner, Sh (2)
1 Heather Oliver, Sh (1)
Round six
Eaglehawk 25 lt Gisborne 53
3 Emerson Lakey, Gis. (3)
2 Bella Connors, Gis. (2)
1 Torie Skrijel, Gis. (1)
Strathfieldsaye 31 lt Kangaroo Flat 59
3 Abbey Ryan, KF (5)
2 Anneliese Spear, KF (2)
1 Chelsea Sartori, KF (4)
Golden Square 26 lt Sandhurst 72
3 Shae Clifford, Sh (4)
2 Heather Oliver, Sh (3)
1 Rebecca Smith, Sh (3)
Round seven
Gisborne 40 d Strathfieldsaye 29
3 Charlee Kemp, Gis. (9)
2 Rachelle Mangan, S’saye (2)
1 Torie Skrijel, Gis. (2)
Kangaroo Flat 86 d Castlemaine 33
3 Chelsea Sartori, KF (7)
2 Ingrid Hopkins, KF (5)
1 Ashley Ryan, KF (6)
Sandhurst 75 d Eaglehawk 36
3 Meg Williams, Sh (6)
2 Sophie Shoebridge, Sh (2)
1 Shae Clifford, Sh (5)
Round eight
Castlemaine 53 lt Gisborne 67
3 Rylee Connell, Gis. (3)
2 Gabe Richards, Cm (2)
1 Emerson Lakey, Gis. (1)
Strathfieldsaye 25 lt Sandhurst 68
3 Heather Oliver, Sh (6)
2 Ruby Turner, Sh (4)
1 Meg Williams, Sh (7)
Golden Square 38 d South Bendigo 36
3 Chloe Gray, SB (3)
2 Jasmin Gallagher, GS (2)
1 Mia McCrann-Peters, GS (2)
Round nine
Gisborne 43 lt Kangaroo Flat 49
3 Chelsea Sartori, KF (10)
2 Ingrid Hopkins, KF (7)
1 Emerson Lakey, Gis. (2)
Sandhurst 89 d Castlemaine 45
3 Shae Clifford, Sh (8)
2 Ruby Turner, Sh (6)
1 Rebecca Smith, Sh (4)
South Bendigo 35 lt Eaglehawk 45
3 Elley Lawton, Eh (6)
2 Chloe Gray, SB (5)
1 Tiarni Baxter, Eh (1)
Round 10
South Bendigo 40 lt Strathfieldsaye 43
3 Emmie Banfield, S’saye (4)
2 Brooke Mangan, S’saye (10)
1 Stephanie Goode, SB (3)
Golden Square 28 lt Eaglehawk 43
3 Amy Ryan, Eh (6)
2 Tiarni Baxter, Eh (3)
1 Abby Thompson, GS (4)
Sandhurst 47 d Kangaroo Flat 42
3 Ruby Turner, Sh (9)
2 Sophie Shoebridge, Sh (4)
1 Milly Wicks, KF (1)
Round 11
Castlemaine 23 lt South Bendigo 70
3 Yolande Miller, SB (3)
2 Stephanie Goode, SB (5)
1 Holly Gray, SB (1)
Strathfieldsaye 40 d Golden Square 29
3 Annie Hughes, S’saye (4)
2 Jasmin Gallagher, GS (4)
1 Siarne Cass, S’saye (1)
Gisborne 42 d Sandhurst 31
3 Kirby Elliott, Gis. (7)
2 Heather Oliver, Sh (8)
1 Torie Skrijel, Gis. (3)
Round 12
Golden Square 78 d Castlemaine 26
3 Rylee Gallagher, GS (3)
2 Keira Lawry, GS (2)
1 Daisy Stringer, GS (1)
Eaglehawk 46 d Strathfieldsaye 33
3 Lucy Morcom, Eh (3)
2 Gracie Berryman, Eh (2)
1 Amy Ryan, Eh (7)
South Bendigo 31 lt Kangaroo Flat 54
3 Chelsea Sartori, KF (13)
2 Ashley Ryan, KF (8)
1 Milly Wicks, KF (2)
Round 13
Castlemaine 40 lt Eaglehawk 58
3 Amy Ryan, Eh (10)
2 Elley Lawton, Eh (8)
1 Julia Castaing, Cm (1)
Gisborne 54 d South Bendigo 9
3 Kirby Elliott, Gis. (10)
2 Madeline Stewart, Gis. (9)
1 Claudia Mawson, Gis. (1)
Kangaroo Flat 74 d Golden Square 27
3 Chelsea Sartori, KF (16)
2 Chloe Langley, KF (2)
1 Ashley Ryan, KF (9)
Round 14
South Bendigo 30 lt Sandhurst 69
3 Rebecca Smith, Sh (7)
2 Ruby Turner, Sh (11)
1 Charlotte Sexton, Sh (4)
Strathfieldsaye 59 d Castlemaine 17
3 Brooke Mangan, S’saye (13)
2 Jessica Mangan, S’saye (4)
1 Paynton Jolliffe, S’saye (1)
Golden Square 15 lt Gisborne 77
3 Torie Skrijel, Gis. (6)
2 Claudia Mawson, Gis. (3)
1 Zoe Davies, Gis. (1)
Eaglehawk 26 lt Kangaroo Flat 75
3 Milly Wicks, KF (5)
2 Anneliese Spear, KF (4)
1 Chelsea Sartori, KF (17)
Round 15
Sandhurst 66 d Golden Square 39
3 Shae Clifford, Sh (11)
2 Rylee Gallagher, GS (5)
1 Charlotte Sexton, Sh (5)
Kangaroo Flat 63 d Strathfieldsaye 26
3 Ashley Ryan, KF (12)
2 Milly Wicks, KF (7)
1 Abbey Ryan, KF (6)
Gisborne 67 d Eaglehawk 13
3 Madeline Stewart, Gis. (12)
2 Emerson Lakey, Gis.
1 Torie Skrijel, Gis. (7)
Round 16
Eaglehawk 28 lt Sandhurst 73
3 Ruby Turner, Sh (14)
2 Sophie Shoebridge, Sh (6)
1 Amy Ryan, Eh (11)
Strathfieldsaye 26 lt Gisborne 65
3 Claudia Mawson, Gis. (6)
2 Zoe Davies, Gis. (3)
1 Emerson Lakey, Gis.
Castlemaine 17 lt Kangaroo Flat 115
3 Chelsea Sartori, KF (20)
2 Ashley Ryan, KF (14)
1 Milly Wicks, KF (8)
Round 17
South Bendigo 40 lt Golden Square 42
3 Mia McCrann-Peters, GS (5)
2 Chole Gray, SB
1 Isabel Coutts, SB (1)
Sandhurst 81 d Strathfieldsaye 26
3 Heather Oliver, Sh (11)
2 Shae Clifford, Sh (13)
1 Rebecca Smith, Sh (8)
Gisborne 106 d Castlemaine 12
3 Madeline Stewart, Gis. (15)
2 Tiana Newman, Gis. (3)
1 Claudia Mawson, Gis. (7)
Round 18
Eaglehawk 34 d South Bendigo 29
3 Elley Lawton, Eh (11)
2 Amy Ryan, Eh (13)
1 Gracie Berryman, Eh (3)
Castlemaine 23 lt Sandhurst 96
3 Bec Smith, Sh (11)
2 Shae Clifford, Sh (15)
1 Heather Oliver, Sh (12)
Kangaroo Flat 31 lt Gisborne 53
3 Madeline Stewart, Gis. (18)
2 Claudia Mawson, Gis. (9)
1 Emerson Lakey, Gis. (9)
Rundown of votes club-by-club:
Castlemaine, 13:
4 Megan Wilson; 3 Fiona Fowler; 2 Kyle Byrne, Gabe Richards; 1 Julia Castaing, Olivia Henderson.
Eaglehawk, 39:
13 Amy Ryan; 11 Elley Lawton; 5 Morgan Keating; 3 Tiarni Baxter, Gracie Berryman, Lucy Morcom; 1 Gabrielle Marlow.
Gisborne, 73:
18 Madeline Stewart; 10 Kirby Elliott; 9 Charlee Kemp, Emerson Lakey, Claudia Mawson; 7 Torie Skrijel; 3 Rylee Connell, Zoe Davies, Tiana Newman; 2 Bella Connors;
Golden Square, 23:
5 Rylee Gallagher, Mia McCrann-Peters; 4 Jasmin Gallagher, Abby Thompson; 2 Keira Lawry, Amelia Mundy; 1 Daisy Stringer.
Kangaroo Flat, 66:
20 Chelsea Sartori; 14 Ashley Ryan; 8 Milly Wicks; 7 Ingrid Hopkins; 6 Abbey Ryan; 4 Anneliese Spear; 3 Ava Lowndes; 2 Stephanie Greene, Chloe Langley.
Sandhurst, 70:
15 Shae Clifford; 14 Ruby Turner; 12 Heather Oliver; 11 Rebecca Smith; 7 Meg Williams; 6 Sophie Shoebridge; 5 Charlotte Sexton.
South Bendigo, 21:
7 Chloe Gray; 5 Stephanie Goode; 4 Alicia McGlashan; 3 Yolande Miller; 1 Isabel Coutts, Holly Gray.
Strathfieldsaye, 31:
13 Brooke Mangan; 4 Emmie Banfield, Annie Hughes, Jessica Mangan; 2 Claire Gibbs, Rachelle Mangan; 1 Siarne Cass, Paynton Jolliffe.