{"id":204356,"date":"2025-10-07T14:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T04:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=204356"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T04:53:28","slug":"2025-rmc-medal-final-leaderboard-bown-crowned-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2025\/10\/07\/2025-rmc-medal-final-leaderboard-bown-crowned-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 RMC Medal Final Leaderboard: Bown crowned winner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

OAKLEIGH Chargers’ dynamo Chloe Bown<\/a> has held on in one of the best Rookie Me Central<\/em> Medal finishes of all-time to claim the gong and add to her ever-growing cabinet of accolades in 2025. Bown took the lead off Chloe Baker-West<\/a> in Round 15, and then despite being relatively contained in the final round, managed to fend-off runners-up Ellie Hall<\/a> and Scarlett Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

>> RMC Medal votes:<\/strong> Round 14 Leaderboard<\/a> | Round 15<\/a> | Round 16<\/a> | Round 17<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bown lead by four votes heading into the final Round 18 and looked comfortable, but while Eastern Ranges dominated polling in that game, she still came out on top with Hall polling three votes to go to 41, one shy of Bown’s 42 votes for the season. Johnson was unable to win heading into the final round, but a remarkable four-goal performance and clear best on ground resulted in the Knights’ star drawing level with Hall in second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels’ talent Maggie Johnstone<\/a> polled two in Round 18 to be a clear fourth with 37 votes, while past leader Baker-West also managed to add to her tally and go outright fifth. She was just ahead of the likes of Geelong Falcons duo Georgia Tyrrell<\/a>, Rebels’ over-ager Isabella Davies<\/a> and Ranges’ bottom-ager Brylee Anderson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completing the top 10 – or top 12 really – were a trio of bottom-agers including Western Jets best and fairest winner Tayla Olivieri<\/a>, Murray Bushrangers defender Rose Bell<\/a> and hard-running Dandenong Stingrays utility Alice Cunnington<\/a>. More bottom-agers rounded out the top 15 with Bailee Martin<\/a> and Emily Rankin<\/a> prominent players in next year’s draft, and Maya Duane<\/a> – a 2009-born prospect – sharing equal 13th with the pair after polling 25 votes for the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

>> SCROLL FOR THE TOP 20 LEADERBOARD AND CLUB-BY-CLUB VOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the other sides, Bendigo Pioneers’ Lacey Nihill<\/a> impressively polled 23 votes to lead all-comers for her team, with she, Issy Boulton<\/a> and Ella Jeffrey<\/a> racking up a combined 58 of the Pioneers’ 77 votes. Gippsland Power’s Grace Dillow<\/a> finished on top in a closely-run race for her team with top-age National Draft Combine invitees Ella Stoddart<\/a> and Abby Hobson<\/a> not far behind. Murray’s Nikhita Spiteri<\/a> (20 votes) also polled exceptionally well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the metropolitan teams, top-age draft prospects Josephine Bamford<\/a> (19 votes), Jordyn Allen<\/a> (18) and Tayla McMillan<\/a> (17) were all not far off the top 20, with Northern Knights’ Olivia Gorman<\/a> (24) finishing in 16th, and Marlo Graham<\/a> (18) also polling well. Sandringham Dragons duo Macy Watkins<\/a> (23) and Chloe Williams<\/a> were in the top 20, while from the Apple Isle, Matilda Lange<\/a> (18) and Ava Read<\/a> (17) all polled prominently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at the total team votes, Eastern Ranges were clearly the best picking up a combined 147 votes for the 2025 season, six clear of Oakleigh Chargers (141) and 16 ahead of eventual grand finalists Dandenong Stingrays (131). Murray Bushrangers (122), Gippsland Power (113) and Northern Knights (112) all polled prominently, while Sandringham Dragons (106), GWV Rebels (102) and Geelong Falcons (101) also cracked the ton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TOP 20 LEADERBOARD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Chloe Bown (Oakleigh Chargers) – 42 votes
eq. 2. Ellie Hall (Murray Bushrangers\/Giants Academy) – 41 votes
eq. 2. Scarlett Johnson (Northern Knights) – 41 votes
4. Maggie Johnstone (GWV Rebels) – 37 votes
5. Chloe Baker-West (Calder Cannons) – 32 votes
6. Georgia Tyrrell (Geelong Falcons) – 31 votes
7. Isabella Davies (GWV Rebels) – 30 votes
eq. 8. Brylee Anderson (Eastern Ranges) – 29 votes
eq. 8. Stella Huxtable (Geelong Falcons) – 29 votes
eq. 10. Rose Bell (Murray Bushrangers) – 26 votes
eq. 10. Alice Cunnington (Dandenong Stingrays) – 26 votes
eq. 10. Tayla Olivieri (Western Jets) – 26 votes
eq. 13. Maya Duane (Sandringham Dragons) – 25 votes
eq. 13. Bailee Martin (Oakleigh Chargers) – 25 votes
eq. 13. Emily Rankin (Eastern Ranges) – 25 votes
16. Olivia Gorman (Northern Knights) – 24 votes
eq. 17. Grace Dillow (Gippsland Power) – 23 votes
eq. 17. Lacey Nihill (Bendigo Pioneers) – 23 votes
eq. 17. Macy Watkins (Sandringham Dragons) – 23 votes
eq. 20. Priya Bowering (Tasmania Devils) – 22 votes
eq. 20. Chloe Williams (Sandringham Dragons) – 22 votes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LEADERS BY CLUB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bendigo Pioneers \u2013 Lacey Nihill (23)
Brisbane Lions Academy – Molly Ferguson (8)
Calder Cannons \u2013 Chloe Baker-West (32)
Dandenong Stingrays \u2013 Alice Cunnington (26)
Eastern Ranges \u2013 Brylee Anderson (29)
Geelong Falcons \u2013 Georgia Tyrrell (31)
Gippsland Power \u2013 Grace Dillow* (23)
Gold Coast Suns Academy – Sunny Lappin (6)
GWS Giants Academy – Majella Day+ (11)
GWV Rebels \u2013 Maggie Johnstone (37)
Murray Bushrangers \u2013 Ellie Hall+ (37)
Northern Knights \u2013 Scarlett Johnson (41)
Northern Territory – Peggy Rock (5)
Oakleigh Chargers \u2013 Chloe Bown (42)
Sandringham Dragons \u2013 Maya Duane* (25)
Sydney Swans Academy – Alex Neyland (9)
Tasmania Devils \u2013 Priya Bowering* (22)
Western Jets \u2013 Tayla Olivieri (26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* New club leader
+ leading votes for player when representing said club (ie. Ellie Hall polled 37 for Murray, four for GWS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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