KEY defenders Jake Pallpratt and Imogen Sexton were the senior footy and A-grade netball best and fairest winners at Sandhurst Football Netball Club for the 2019 season.
Pallpratt achieved the rare feat of consecutive victories in the Sandy McPherson-Leo Hartney Memorial trophy.
The talented defender was also selected in the Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL Team of the Year.
Sexton played a crucial role in Sandhurst’s run to the A-grade premiership for the third year in a row.
Her timely intercepts are a major strength of her play and for a talented team in the maroon and blue.
In the senior footy best and fairest, Pallpratt scored 290 votes as onballer Nick Stagg was runner-up on 220.
Next best were ruckman Chris Down, 217, and key forward Matt Thornton, 150.
The A-grade netball award became a three-player race between Imogen Sexton, 54 votes; goal attack Heather Oliver, 40; and mid-court star Meg Williams, 40.
A great year for Sandhurst included the Ash Connick-coached seniors being fifth, and the David Gallagher-coached under-18s being runner-up.
On the netball court, the A-grade team which was jointly coached by Tamara Gilchrist and Heather Oliver won the grand final against Kangaroo Flat.
The A-reserve premiership decider was won by Sandhurst against Kangaroo Flat, B-grade was runner-up to Kangaroo Flat, and Sandhurst’s 17-under team defeated Golden Square in the grand final.
Sandhurst FNC awards for the 2019 season:
Senior football:
Best and fairest: Jake Pallpratt. Runner-up: Nick Stagg. Most consistent: Chris Down. Most courageous: Jake McLean. Coaches award: Josh Hann. Goalkicking: Matt Thornton, 42.
Reserves football:
Best and fairest: Ben Edwards. Runner-up: Hayden Gillingham. Most consistent: Jotham Higgs. Most courageous: Hayden Gillingham. Coaches award: Ethan Mulqueen. Goalkicking: Jasper Stewart, 30, and James Vlaeminck, 30.
Under-18s football:
Best and fairest: Isaac Carracher: Runner-up: Zac Sims. Most consistent: Tanner Nally. Most courageous: Blaze Houlden. Coaches award: Alex Welch. Goalkicking: Zac Featherby, 26.
A-grade netball:
Best and fairest: Imogen Sexton. Runner-up: Heather Oliver.
A-reserve netball:
Best and fairest: Kelsey Ralph. Runner-up: Ruby Turner.
B-grade netball:
Best and fairest: Briona Giddings. Runner-up: Tia Webb. Coaches award: Keeley Jones.
B-reserve netball:
Best and fairest: Mia McConnachie. Runner-up: Siobhan Liston. Coaches award: Ava Perez.
17-under netball:
Best and fairest: Tess Keating. Runner-up: Holly Lockhart.
Final standings in the senior footy best and fairest:
290 Jake Pallpratt; 220 Nick Stagg; 217 Chris Down; 150 Matt Thornton; 149 Lachlan Ross; 147 Zac Pallpratt; 142 Isaac Ruff; 126 Jake McLean; 116 Andy Collins; 114 Blair Holmes; 108 Lachlan Tardrew; 106 Josh Hann; 97 Jed Zimmer; 87 Liam Ireland; 73 Jake Wilkinson; 48 Lachlan Zimmer; 46 Vincent Rodi; 44 Jake Condon; 41 Adam Parry; 37 Oscar McKinley; 36 Will Holt; 35 Martin Leyden; 30 Jeremy Rodi; 24 Joel Wharton; 23 Alex Wharton; 17 Layton Ross; 12 Callum Prest; 10 Cobi Maxted; 5 Tom Calvert, James Mittell, Oscar Perez, and Cooper Smith.
A-grade netball:
54 Imogen Sexton, 40 Heather Oliver, 39 Meg Williams, 20 Rebecca Smith, 18 Sophie Shoebridge, 12 Brianna Dalrymple-Monro, 13 Carly Van den Heuvel, 12 Erica Dalrymple-Monro, 4 Ruby Turner, 3 Madi Sexton, 1 Matisse Perez.