Saturday night October 31st saw a packed house enjoy the East Coast Club Champion Night in the Lyceum at the magnificent Castle Hill RSL. Guests watched on enthralled as all the vote counts from Premier Division, Under 19’s, Reserve Grade and Third Grade unfolded on the screens along with hundreds of photos from “Around the Club” and all four teams in action during the season.
Australia’s most accomplished corporate comedian Paul Martell entertained the crowd with a side splitting 40 minutes of fabulous humour to top off the night.
Odds on favourite Trent Stubbs won the Peter Physick Medal for B&F in Premier Division to take out his third successive Club Champion Award. The only other player to do this was Clint Austerberry in 2001 – 2003. Trent won by five votes from Jack Dimery and a further two back to Andrew McConnell in third spot.
Trent also took out the Players’ Player Award and the Goal kicking to follow up his winning of the Stan Milton Trophy at AFL Sydney level.
Trent announced on the night that he is moving to West Adelaide in the SANFL next year and he departs from East Coast with our absolute best wishes for continued success at that level. Thanks Trent for three years of wonderful footy memories.
Full Premier Division award winners were:
Best & Fairest - Peter Physick Medal Trent Stubbs
Runner Up Jack Dimery
Players’ Player Trent Stubbs
Leading Goalkicker Trent Stubbs
Strong & United James Ford
Most Consistent Andrew McConnell
Best in Finals Blake Anderson
Rising Star Lyndon Hupfeld
In the Under 19’s another close result saw Alexander van Vliet win the newly introduced award of the Trevor Hangan Trophy as the B&F for 2015. He won by five votes from Isaac Heath with James Monks a further eight votes behind.
Full Under 19 award winners were:
Best & Fairest - Trevor Hangan Trophy Alexander van Vliet
Runner Up Isaac Heath
Coach’s Award Sam Berger
Best Team Player Aidan Chapman
Most Consistent James Monks
At Reserve Grade level (Division One) popular skipper Ryan Fitton won the Billy McLeod Medal by 19 votes from Cameron Arndt and Peter Vlatko.
Full Reserve Grade award winners were:
Best & Fairest - Billy McLeod Medal Ryan Fitton
Runner Up Cameron Arndt
Coach’s Award Brent Trewin
Strong & United James Ford
Most Consistent Jordan McPherson
And in Third Grade (Division Three) Dan O’Connor added his name to the Honour Board when he won his first B&F for the club by just six votes from Anthony Baddock and William Dickinson in the third spot.
Best & Fairest Dan O’Connor
Runner Up Anthony Baddock
Leading Goalkicker (Division Three AFL level) Jared Patira
Coach’s Award Nathan Campbell
Best Team Player William Dickinson
Players’ Player Anthony Baddock
Earlier in the Rodney Frost and Jon Gawley were inducted as Life Members of the East Coast Eagles AFL Football Club for their extraordinary services rendered over many years.
Further Club awards were presented to recognise the outstanding volunteer work throughout season 2015.
President’s Award Richard Lee
Club Person of the Year Paul Meyer
Clubman of the Year Jon Vlatko
Volunteer of the Year Trevor Hangan
The evening finished with a video tribute to two players who announced their retirements after a combined 770 games for East Coast and Baulkham Hills before it became the Eagles in 2000. This tribute to Rodney Frost (362) and Tim Physick (408) is available to be viewed.
The complete 80 page 2015 East Coast Eagles Year Book is also available to read.
Tribute video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_-LgMCA8DU8
Year book
http://eastcoasteagles.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-Year-Book-Final.pdf
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