{"id":202908,"date":"2025-09-16T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=202908"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:39:01","slug":"shark-falcon-recognised-with-vfl-w-gongs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2025\/09\/16\/shark-falcon-recognised-with-vfl-w-gongs\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark, Falcon recognised with VFL\/W gongs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SOUTHPORT co-captain Jacob Dawson<\/a> and Darebin Falcons ball-winner Ange Gogos<\/a> have taken out the respective VFL and VFL Women’s best and fairest awards at the 2025 Awards night held at Marvel Stadium last night. Both players also earned their respective Coaches MVP and were named in the Team of the Years as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dawson won the J.J. Liston Trophy by five votes over Casey Demons’ Riley Bonner<\/strong>, with the reigning champion, Werribee’s Dom Brew<\/strong> a further two votes behind on 21. Meanwhile Dawson took home his second Coaches MVP after earning the title in 2022, and was on the podium the past two seasons as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogos won the Lambert-Pearce Medal after polling 25 votes across 11 games, pipping Essendon skipper El Chaston<\/a> who finished runner-up for the second consecutive year on 21 votes. North Melbourne-Werribee’s Maddie Di Cosmo<\/a> rounded out the top three with 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williamstown skipper Emily Eaves<\/a> shared the Coaches MVP with Gogos, having a brilliant season for the Seagulls as the pair both polled 77 votes. Meanwhile it was a big season for Collingwood young gun Tahlia Sanger<\/a> who took out the Debbie Lee Medal as the VFLW Rising Star, and was named in the VFLW Team of the Year while also finishing fifth in the Coaches MVP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frankston’s Tom Blamires<\/strong> took home the coveted Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal as the most promising VFL player aged 24 or under and was named at half-back in the Team of the Year. Box Hill had a league-high four representatives in the side, three of whom were Hawthorn-listed. The side also included Liam McMahon<\/a> who had the rare feat of representing both Carlton and Essendon this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Di Cosmo skippered the VFLW Team of the Year and was one of six Roos in the side including with competition leading goalkicker Nyakoat Dojiok<\/a>. Collingwood had four players with the two grand finalists making up almost half of the squad. In the men’s, Williamstown’s Brodie McLaughlin took out the Jim ‘Frosty’ Miller Medal slotting 67 goals for the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AWARDS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

J.J. LISTON TROPHY (Smithy\u2019s VFL Best and Fairest)<\/strong>
Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks) \u2013 28 votes<\/strong>
Riley Bonner (Casey Demons) \u2013 23 votes
Dom Brew (Werribee) \u2013 21 votes
Deven Robertson (Brisbane Lions) \u2013 20 votes
Henry Hustwaite (Box Hill Hawks) \u2013 18 votes
Brodie McLaughlin (Williamstown) \u2013 17 votes
Jack Bytel (Coburg) \u2013 15 votes
Ted Clohesy (Geelong Cats) \u2013 15 votes
Harvey Hooper (Port Melbourne) \u2013 14 votes
George Stevens (Geelong Cats) \u2013 14 votes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAMBERT-PEARCE MEDAL (rebel VFLW Best and Fairest)<\/strong>
Ange Gogos (Darebin Falcons) \u2013 25 votes<\/strong>
El Chaston (Essendon) \u2013 21 votes
Maddie Di Cosmo (North Melbourne-Werribee) \u2013 19 votes
Emily Eaves (Williamstown) \u2013 17 votes
Dominique Carbone (Collingwood) \u2013 16 votes
Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne-Werribee) \u2013 15 votes
Tahlia Sanger (Collingwood) \u2013 13 votes
Alyssa Mifsud (Darebin Falcons) \u2013 10 votes
Abby Favell (Geelong Cats) \u2013 10 votes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMITHY\u2019S VFL COACHES MVP<\/strong>
Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks) \u2013 87 votes<\/strong>
Henry Hustwaite (Box Hill Hawks) \u2013 80 votes
Jack Bytel (Coburg) \u2013 75 votes
Zac Foot (Southport Sharks) \u2013 69 votes
Deven Robertson (Brisbane Lions) \u2013 67 votes
Joel Trudgeon (Coburg) \u2013 60 votes
Cooper Craig-Peters (Footscray Bulldogs) \u2013 59 votes
George Stevens (Geelong Cats) \u2013 59 votes
Ned Moyle (Gold Coast Suns) \u2013 57 votes
Riley Bonner (Casey Demons) \u2013 56 votes
Brodie McLaughlin (Williamstown) \u2013 56 votes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rebel VFLW COACHES MVP<\/strong>
Emily Eaves (Williamstown) \u2013 77 votes
Ange Gogos Darebin Falcons \u2013 77 votes<\/strong>
Maddie Di Cosmo (North Melbourne-Werribee) \u2013 76 votes
El Chaston (Essendon) \u2013 68 votes
Abby Favell  (Geelong Cats) \u2013 57 votes
Tahlia Sanger (Collingwood) \u2013 57 votes
Dominique Carbone (Collingwood) \u2013 54 votes
Alana Barba (North Melbourne-Werribee) \u2013 53 votes
Abbey McDonald (Essendon) \u2013 51 votes
Ava Seton (Port Melbourne) \u2013 46 votes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JIM \u2018FROSTY\u2019 MILLER MEDAL (Smithy\u2019s VFL Leading Goalkicker)<\/strong>
Brodie McLaughlin (Williamstown) \u2013 67 goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROHENNA YOUNG MEDAL (rebel VFLW Leading Goalkicker)<\/strong>
Nyakoat Dojoik (North Melbourne-Werribee) \u2013 37 goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOTHERGILL-ROUND-MITCHELL MEDAL (Smithy\u2019s VFL Rising Star)<\/strong>
Winner: Tom Blamires (Frankston)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEBBIE LEE MEDAL (rebel VFLW Rising Star)<\/strong>
Winner: Tahlia Sanger (Collingwood)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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