The North Shore club celebrated a memorable season with the Presentation Night, held at Norths Leagues Club last Friday.
The count of the Premier Division best and fairest culminated in captain Ron Wason taking out the award with 101 votes; ahead of Brendan Fitzgerald with 62 and Dale Fitzgerald with 57.
Wason has had a long and distinguished career with North Shore, and the club honour that had eluded him for so long has finally come his way.
Wason's leadership skills are unprecedented and was captain for the AFL Sydney side in the representative fixture against the Victorian Amateurs. Wason was also named as skipper of the AFL Sydney Team of the Year.
Jack Davis’s meteoric rise into senior ranks was recognised, with Davis taking out the Best First Year Player award. Matt Thomas took out the Coach’s Award, Lachlan Pryor was Best in Finals, and Sam Naismith Most Improved.
The Division One Best and Fairest went to Jarryd Watters with 63 votes, ahead of Ryan Meldrum with 62 and Tom McMahon with 59. Ziggy Middendorf took out the Coach’s Award, with Henry Cranney being Most Improved.
Angus Henson was named Division Four Best and Fairest with 47, ahead of Tim "Bobby" Beissman with 45 and John Skehan with 41. Matt White took out the Coach’s Award, and Daniel Thompson the Most Improved.
The Under 18s had Jake Monk taking out the Best and Fairest with 86 votes, ahead of Hayden Washington with 82 and Matt Varjavandi on 62. Hugh Buddin won the Coach’s Award, while Charles Ferrier took out the Most Improved title.
In the Club Awards, Tim Beissman was the winner of the Lionel Beale Perpetual Award. Ron Wason was named the Players’ Player. The title of Playing Clubman was split between Nick Adams and Jamie O’Dell. The Volunteers of the Year were Sue and Michael Lynch; while Stuart Kennedy was named the Best Club Person.
Five North Shore legends were inducted into Life Membership. Adam Lord, Ron Wason, Ben Attwood, Jamie O’Dell and Brock Hatton.
Last Modified on 16/10/2012 14:28
