Western Magpies Reserve’s Captain and inspirational leader Brett “Noodles” McEvoy has won the prestigious Noel Wallis Medal for the best and fairest player in the AFL QLD Premier League Reserves for 2011. That’s if you consider winning sharing the medal with two other guys? The umpires could not split Brendan Wolf (Noosa), Clayton Barnes (Springwood) and McEvoy who shared in the competitions top gong.
The classy left foot midfielder said his success was a product of his first to arrive last to leave training philosophy which gave him the fitness base to run the season out.
McEvoy’s win had some contrast to prolific Collingwood midfielder Dayne Swan’s Brownlow Medal win, if at least the complete opposite. Swan battling a niggling injury and a drop in form was sent to Arizona by Collingwood. Swan stormed home in the medal count to win outright with a record tally of votes. McEvoy, on the other hand was flying in the first half of the medal count before a trip to the states Central West and a guest appearance for his former club Mooranbah. His 100 plus possession game seemed to have a negative impact on his return to Brisbane and did not poll a vote for the remainder of the season hanging on to share the medal.
Other outstanding performances for the Magpies on the night were Adam Gillespie who won the goal kicking for the AFLQ Premier League Reserves kicking 87 goals for the season.
Down and dirty, no frills midfielder Reid Dobson continued his demonstrated ability in recent years to catch the eye of the men in orange. In the last two years Dobbo has won (2010) and been runner up (2009) in the QAFL Reserves Best and Fairest Bill Clerke Medal. In 2011 he added the Runner Up in the Duncanson/Todd Medal to this impressive run of form finishing equal second behind winner Lucas Matthews (Noosa) with Caleb Isles (Noosa).
Clearly the umpires have been mistakenly taking Dobbo’s on field advice constructively.
Congratulations on a great season boys!!!
Last Modified on 09/03/2012 14:03
