Our former junior player Ben White is certainly 'trending' this week after being awarded his 8th consecutive EFL Best and Fairest award. So for each season Ben has played junior football he has won the medal which is voted on by those officiating the games. That in itself speaks volumes of this amazing achievement of a humble young gun!

Congratulations Ben from all at KSC Phoenix.

 

 

Here is a snippet from the Herald Sun article this week -

Bayswater’s Ben White was recently named the Eastern Football League’s under 17s most valuable player, capping an incredible run of top individual honours every year possible in his sport.

Club officials believe White was overlooked by AFL pathway clubs put off by his height but underestimating his heart.

But the Ed Sheeran lookalike still dreams of an AFL career and after winning the league’s best and fairest from under 11’s up is now expected to draw the attention of talent scouts.

“It’s always been a dream but we’ll have to wait and see,’’ he said. “They say I’m too small but that is sort of motivation.

“It gets me going.’’

White, 17, has never won a premiership on the way to his unprecedented best and fairest feat and said he would hand back every medal for a flag.'

Bayswater junior vice president Nic Maxwell said White’s footy smarts and “beautiful foot skills’’ were the secret behind his success.

“He’s won it in every age group,’’ he said. “I don’t think it will happen again.’’