Seymour’s most talented footballers and netballers have been celebrated at the Seymour Lions Football Netball Club awards night.
The Lions held their presentation night at Kings Park on Thursday, September 26, celebrating the achievements of players and volunteers throughout the 2024 Goulburn Valley League season.
Club president Gerard O’Sullivan congratulated players for their on-field achievements during the season.
“We had all our senior netball teams and two of our football teams playing finals, which is a fantastic achievement,” O’Sullivan said.
“Our B-reserve girls were undoubtedly the stars of the show, going through the season undefeated and claiming the premiership.
O’Sullivan also thanked volunteers who ensured the club was able to perform to the best of its abilities every weekend.
“While we are incredibly proud of our players, in many ways presentation night is also about the wonderful volunteers who keep our club running,” he said.
Alongside the seasonal awards, Ellie Fuhrmeister was recognised for bringing up her 200 A-grade game milestone during the season.
Furhmeister has stepped down from A-grade coaching duties, with Casey Adamson to take over from 2025.
Undoubtabley the biggest news of the night was the announcement the senior best-and-fairest award had been renamed the Gary Brown medal, recognising Brown’s decades of service to the club as secretary, with Nathan Beattie the inaugural winner.
“It was fantastic to be able to award the Gary Brown medal for the very first time, with Nathan Beattie a deserving winner after an incredible season,” O’Sullivan said.
Awards
Leading goal-kickers:
Under-18s: Heath Lane (33 goals)
Reserves: Julian Morgan (56 goals)
Seniors: Riley Mason (72 goals)
Club awards:
Netball appreciation award: Kelly Smith
Lenny Brown best netball club person award: Gen Pearce
Lions pride: Paul Lewis
Best club person: Clint Rose
Eamonn O’Connor award: Nathan Fowler
Life membership: Ellie Fuhrmeister
FOOTBALL
Under-18s:
Team coaches award: Angus Nash
Most improved: Jesse Brock
Best finals player: Dylan Davis
Third best-and-fairest: Wil Le Deux
Runner-up best-and-fairest: Josh Porter
Best-and-fairest: Tom Wardley
Reserves
Team coaches award: Ishaq Ali
Most improved: N/A
Best finals player: Tayte Lewis
Third best-and-fairest: Sam Fuhrmeister
Runner-up best-and-fairest: Clayton Salmon
Reserves best-and-fairest: Julian Morgan
Seniors
Team coaches award: Nick Dundon
Most improved: Jack Murphy
Best finals player: N/A
Third best-and-fairest: Riley Mason
Runner-up best-and-fairest: Jack Murphy
Best-and-fairest: Nathan Beattie
NETBALL
A-grade
Coaches award: Ruby Martin
Most improved: N/A
Best finals player: N/A
Best-and-fairest: Ellie Fuhrmeister
Runner-up best-and-fairest: Sarah Szczykulski
B-grade
Coaches award: Georgia Engel
Most improved: N/A
Best finals player: N/A
Best-and-fairest: Andrea McKenzie
Runner-up best-and-fairest: Ashlyn Webster
B-reserve
Team coaches award: Shona Gesler
Most improved: N/A
Best finals player: Shona Gesler
Best-and-fairest: Casey Drummond
Runner-up best-and-fairest: Shona Gesler
Under-17s
Team coaches award: Remy Hare
Most improved: N/A
Best finals player: N/A
Best-and-fairest: Chloe Munro
Runner-up best-and-fairest: Chloe Butterworth
Under-15s
Team coaches award: Matilda Barry
Most improved: Eden Webster
Best finals player: N/A
Best-and-fairest: Sophie Butterworth
Runner-up best-and-fairest: Ivy Watson