By Armin Richter
Under 15s do Monbulk proud
It was Grand Final day for the Premier Division of Outer East on Saturday at Officer, which included the Under 15s. The young Hawks had caused a huge upset when they defeated ROC by two goals a fortnight ago to progress straight through to the decider. This clearly woke up the Kangaroos as they demolished Narre Warren 45-10 last week to force a rematch.
ROC were playing on their home courts and settled down first to take control of the match by half time with a commanding 25-8 lead. The Hawks threw around their team and fought hard to get back into the game. Monbulk had by far the best of the play in the second half, as light drizzle fell, and reduced the margin to 14 goals when the game concluded. This team had gained enormous respect in their first season.
Monbulk 21 def by ROC 35
Best: Bridie McCormick, Lara Stenhouse, Isabelle Cross
Goals: Lara Stenhouse 14, Isla Stubbs 5, Kaitlyn Summers 2
Monbulk FNC held their presentation Night on Saturday evening with the following results:
Football
Seniors
Best & Fairest (Jennings Medal) – Lochlan Beecroft
Runner Up Best & Fairest – Joshua Spencer
Third Best & Fairest – Patrick Barge
Most Improved Riley Finlay
Best Team Player Declan Browne
Best First Year Player Will Henderson
Reserves
Best & Fairest – Lewis Oliver
Runner Up Best & Fairest – Hamish Emmett
Third Best & Fairest – Nicholas Taylor
Most Improved – Tait Colee
Most Determined – Matthew James
Women’s
Best & Fairest – Shania Turner
Runner Up Best & Fairest – Madeline Caarels
Third Best & Fairest – Scarlett Henderson
Most Determined – Josie Ford
Most Consistent – Yanessa Hancock-Wolfe
Most Improved – Hannah Joy
Best Player In Finals – Ruby Ross
Netball
A Grade
Best & Fairest (Shayne Broekhof Medal) – Georgia Himmelreich
Runner Up Best & Fairest – Stephanie Ferguson
Coach’s Award – Sophie Stubbs
B Grade
Best & Fairest – Siobhan Munday
Runner Up Best & Fairest – Rihanna Kelly
Coach’s Award – Georgia Wilson + Chloe Schmidtke
C Grade
Best & Fairest – Sammi Kelly
Runner Up Best & Fairest – Lisa Boyle
Coach’s Award – Laura Del Biondo
D Grade
Best & Fairest – Maddy Buckland
Runner Up Best & Fairest – Hayley Donald
Coach’s Award – Ella Flynn
Under 15s
Best & Fairest – Stevie Mullinder
Runner Up Best & Fairest – Isabelle Cross
Most Consistent – Bridie McCormick
Best Player In Finals – Isla Stubbs
Best Club Person – Sascha Wolfe and Nicole Macdowell
President’s Award – P.J. Donald
The Hawks have also announced their coaches for 2025 with Matt Cunningham (Seniors), Johnathon Hevern (Reserves), Chris Hughson (Under 18s), Sascha Wolfe (Women’s football), Christina Puopolo (A + B Grade), Tom Hardwick (C Grade + Junior co-ordinator) and Fiona Carmichael (D Grade) taking charge of the teams.
