{"id":170943,"date":"2024-09-09T09:30:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T23:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=170943"},"modified":"2024-09-09T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T23:30:10","slug":"obrien-and-hickey-crowned-queenslands-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2024\/09\/09\/obrien-and-hickey-crowned-queenslands-best\/","title":{"rendered":"O’Brien and Hickey crowned Queensland’s best"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FORMER Gold Coast, St Kilda and West Coast ruck Tom Hickey, and crosscode netball star Steph O’Brien<\/a> have been crowned Queensland’s best state league players at last night’s best and fairest awards ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hickey – now at Palm Beach Currumbin – was adjudged the best player in the QAFL competition, having dominated through the ruck for the Lions and earned his first J.A. Grogan Medal. The ex-AFL player impressed enough to take home the Coaches MVP as well as be named starting ruck in the Team of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O’Brien – who balances her time between her football with Southport and her netball with HART Sapphire Series club Ipswich Jets – added yet another accolade to her ever-growing cabinet. The reigning Emma Zielke Medallist made it back-to-back wins in the league, while also taking home the Coaches MVP and captaining the Team of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her young bottom-age teammate and Suns Academy member Dekota Baron<\/a> was named the QAFL Women’s Rising Star, with Maroochydore’s Ty Gallop<\/a> – a top-age forward out of the Lions Academy and Alllies program – was awarded the QAFL Rising Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aspley supplied both leading goalkickers with Connor Stackelberg<\/strong> and Jessica Stallard<\/strong> winning their respective awards. Redland Victoria Point coach Phil Carse<\/em><\/strong> and Southport mentor Peter Doherty<\/em><\/strong> were named the coaches of their respective league’s Team of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among other familiar faces in the Team of the Year are ex-AFL players Hickey, Liam Dawson<\/strong>, Nakia Cockatoo<\/strong>, Matt Hammelmann<\/strong>, Rhys Mathieson<\/strong>, Garrett McDonagh<\/strong> and Josh Wagner<\/strong>. For the QAFLW team, recently recruited Kaylee Kimber<\/a>, and Queensland State Academy members Georja Davies<\/a> and Laura Roy<\/a> feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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QAFL AWARDS:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

J.A. Grogan Medal:<\/strong> Tom Hickey (Palm Beach Currumbin)
Rising Star: <\/strong>Ty Gallop (Maroochydore)
Leading Goalkicker:<\/strong> Connor Stackelberg (Aspley)
Coaches MVP: <\/strong>Tom Hickey (Palm Beach Currumbin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TEAM OF THE YEAR:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B: <\/strong>Matt Doran (Surfers Paradise) – Adrian Williams (Redland Victoria Point) – Ethan Sekac (Palm Beach Currumbin)
HB:<\/strong> Josh Wagner (Maroochydore) – Liam Dawson (Aspley) – Joshua Govan (Maroochydore)
C:<\/strong> Garrett McDonagh (Morningside) – Will Fletcher (Sherwood – captain) – Blake Erickson (Broadbeach)
HF:<\/strong> Nakia Cockatoo (Morningside) – Connor Stackelberg (Aspley) – Aiden Fyfe (Labrador)
F: <\/strong>Blair Rubock (Palm Beach Currumbin) – Matt Hammelmann (Redland Victoria Point) – Benjamin Woodburn (Surfers Paradise)
R: <\/strong>Tom Hickey (Palm Beach Currumbin) – Rhys Mathieson (Wilston Grange) – Tom Simpson (Labrador)
INT:<\/strong> Mitchell Conn (Noosa) – Jay Foon (Labrador) – Tommy Horne (Morningside) – Matthew Payne (Aspley)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach:<\/strong> Phil Carse (Redland Victoria Point)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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QAFLW AWARDS:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Emma Zielke Medal:<\/strong> Steph O’Brien (Southport)
Rising Star:<\/strong> Dekota Baron (Southport)
Leading Goalkicker: <\/strong>Jessica Stallard (Aspley)
Coaches MVP: <\/strong>Steph O’Brien (Southport)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TEAM OF THE YEAR:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B: <\/strong>Sara-Jane O’Grady (Maroochydore) – Kaylee Kimber (Southport)
HB: <\/strong>Jasmyn Davidson (Bond University) – Ayla Fetahagic (Coorparoo) – Gracie Roy (University of Queensland)
C:<\/strong> Lucy Schneider (Coorparoo) – Jessica Davy (Aspley) – Keyshia Matenga (Wilston Grange)
HF:<\/strong> Ella Calleja (Bond University) – Steph O’Brien (Southport – captain) – Summer Hamilton (Wilston Grange)
F: <\/strong>Maddy Baldwin (Southport) – Jessica Stallard (Aspley)
R: <\/strong>Georja Davies (Southport) – Madeleine Watt (Southport) – Louise Tyson (Aspley)
INT:<\/strong> Jane Childes (University of Queensland) – Lucia Liessi (Aspley) – Laura Roy (University of Queensland) – Courtney Sexton (Bond University) – Chelsea Winn (Yeronga South Brisbane)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach: <\/strong>Peter Doherty (Southport)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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