North Ballarat Players Recognised at BFNL Presentation Awards
BFNL Best & Fairest Awards Night
North Ballarat Sports Club celebrated an outstanding year of individual achievements, with players across senior football, netball and junior programs recognised at the 2026 BFNL Best and Fairest, Junior Awards and Girls’ Football Presentation Nights. Congratulations to all our award winners, vote-count placegetters and Team of the Year selections on their fantastic seasons.
BFNL Senior Best and Fairest Awards
- Cooper Beseler – Reserves Best and Fairest
- Josh Morris – Goal of the Year
- Maggie Smith – Netball Rising Star
- Taj Bowman – Football Rising Star
- Brendan Howard – Reserves Leading Goal Kicker
- Charlie Barrance – Under 18.5 Leading Goal Kicker
- Brydi Hutchinson – Third, A Grade Netball vote count
- Josh Morris – Third, Senior Football vote count
BFNL Team of the Year Selections
Netball
- Brydi Hutchinson – Wing Defence
- Maddy Selmon – Interchange
- Maggie Smith – Interchange
Football
- Dom Penny – Backline
- Josh Morris – Backline
- Sam Glover – Backline
- Jye Lockett – Forward
BFNL Junior Awards
- Lenny Palmer – Under 12 Senior Football Best and Fairest, Lloyd Sims Trophy
- Mitchell Kane – Runner-up, Under 14 Senior Football Best and Fairest, Keith Rawle Memorial Trophy
- Ruby Thomas – Runner-up, 17 and Under Senior Netball, Prue Douglass Best and Fairest Trophy
- Freddie Young – Runner-up, Under 16 Senior Football Best and Fairest, Gordon Wise Memorial Trophy
BFNL Girls’ Football Presentation Awards
Under 16 Girls
- Mackenzie Goldsmith and Sadie Harris – Equal second in the Best and Fairest vote count, with 21 votes each
Team of the Year
- Gracie Downey – Half Forward
- Matilda Fraser – Forward
- Mackenzie Goldsmith – Follower
- Sadie Harris – Follower
Under 14 Girls
- Minnie Young – Third in the Best and Fairest vote count, with 24 votes
Team of the Year
- Amy Skene – Half Back
- Ava Macgowan – Centre
- Minnie Young – Forward
- Pippa Dalton – Interchange
Congratulations to all our North Ballarat players recognised across the BFNL. These achievements reflect the talent, dedication and commitment shown throughout the 2026 season, and we are proud to see our players making their mark across every level of the club.
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