Winter Best and Fairest award winners, Season 2021

Oct 12

Former and current Maribyrnong Sports Academy students have once again led the way in best and fairest counts, from the top flight competitions to the local junior leagues, in our winter sports for 2021

Let’s have a look at some of the sports.

AFL

Claiming a second career NAB League best and fairest was 2020 MSA graduate Georgie Prespakis. Georgie claimed seven best on grounds in her 21 votes for the Calder Cannons defeating Northern Knights player Ava Jordan by 7 votes. During the season she averaged 23 disposals and 9 tackles per game.

"It's a massive honour, going back two years ago to my first year of Cannons I can't even remember what that season was like – this year was a really good result, not only for me but for the Calder Cannons as a group," Georgie Prespakis, who has just relocated to Geelong, told AFL.com.

Also prominent in the voting was current MSA student athlete Charlotte Baskaran who polled 9 votes. Both Georgie and Charlotte were also named in the Nab League Team of the Year to top off their stunning seasons. It is to be remembered that Charlotte is only 16 years old.

Congratulations also to the following students who won senior and junior best and fairest for their respective leagues.

· Kym Bays WRFL Senior Women’s Div. 1 winner

· Piper Dixon WRFL U14 Div. 5 (boys comp) winner

· Kobe Williams WRFL U14 Div. 1 3rd

· Alex McBride-Loane EDFL U14 Div. 1 Girls winner

· Thomas McGuane EDFL U14 Div. 1 winner

· Blair Marsden EDFL U14 Div. 2 winner

· Camryn Bux EDFL U16 Div. 1 Girls winner

· Sierra Grieves WRFL U18.5 Div. 1 Girls winner

Meanwhile year 12 student athlete Olivia Manfre was the EDFL Senior Women’s Premier Division Leading goal kicker for season 2021 and was named in the EDFL Women’s Premier Division team of the year alongside fellow year 12 student athlete Ella Nickolaus.

Golf

Our golf program students continue to perform at an extremely high level in competitions and are now once again able to access the Medway Golf Course for training. Congratulations to George Carasavidis, finishing 3rd (2 over, 74 off the stick) at the SSV senior boys golf finals at Metropolitan Golf Club while Louise Baliton finished 2nd (6 over, 80 off the stick) in the senior Girls competition.

Congratulations to all our students on their performances in the winter of 2021.