Bellarine Football Netball League

Bellarine Football Netball League
FormerlyBellarine & District Football League (1971–1985)
Bellarine Football League (1986–2010)
SportAustralian rules football
Netball
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
No. of teams10
CountryAustralia
HeadquartersHighton, Victoria, Australia
ConfederationAFL Barwon
Sponsor(s)Dow Chemical Company
Related
competitions
Geelong FNL
Geelong & District FNL
Polwarth FL
Official websiteaflbarwon.com.au/bfnl

The Bellarine Football Netball League (BFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Bellarine Peninsula region of Victoria, Australia. Established in 1971 as the Bellarine & District Football League, the competition was formed out of the ashes of the Polwarth Football League, which had six of its former teams join.

The competition was renamed the Bellarine Football League in 1986, and finally the Bellarine Football Netball League in 2011 when the local netball competition was administratively aligned with the football competition for the first time. Prior to 2011, netball clubs competed in a competition overseen by the Bellarine District Netball Association.

The BFNL forms the second tier of football in the Geelong area, along with the Geelong Football Netball League (GFNL) and the Geelong & District Football League.

In March 2024, following extensive consultation[1] AFL Barwon detailed a plan for expanding the BFNL to 12 teams from 2025 with a path for a team to accept an invitation for promotion to the GFNL, replacing a club that would then be relegated from the GNFL.[2]

Clubs

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Current clubs

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Club Colours Moniker Home venue Est. Former
league
Years in BFNL BFNL premierships
Football Netball
Total Most recent Total Most recent
Anglesea
Roos Ellimatta Reserve, Anglesea 1963 GDFL 1973- 3 1999 1 2012
Barwon Heads
Seagulls Howard Harmer Reserve, Barwon Heads 1922 GDFL 1971- 6 2022 0
Drysdale
Hawks Drysdale Recreational Reserve, Drysdale 1879 GDFL 1971- 5 2010 0
Geelong Amateur
Ammos, Pegasus Queens Park, Highton 1926 GDFL 1995- 5 2016 3 2022
Modewarre
Warriors Mt Moriac Recreation Reserve, Mount Moriac 1879 GDFL 1996- 1 2018 3 2018
Newcomb
Power Grinter Reserve, Moolap 1975 1976- 6 2007 0
Ocean Grove
Grubbers Shell Road Reserve, Ocean Grove 1964 PFL 1971- 8 2003 2 2024
Portarlington
Demons Portarlington Recreation Reserve, Portarlington 1874 PFL 1971- 2 1992 0
Queenscliff
Coutas Queenscliff Recreation Reserve, Queenscliff 1884 PFL 1971- 4 2013 0
Torquay
Tigers Spring Creek Reserve,Torquay 1952 PFL 1971- 10 2024 3 2019
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Torquay
Queenscliff
Portarlington
Ocean Grove
Newcomb
Modewarre
Geelong Amateur
Drysdale
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Anglesea


Future clubs

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Club Colours Moniker Home Ground Entry Date
Surf Coast
Suns Banyul-Warri Fields Sporting Precinct, Torquay 2026

Former clubs

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Club Colours Moniker Home venue Est. Former
league
Years in BFNL BFNL premierships Fate
Total Most recent
Leopold
Lions Leopold Memorial Park, Leopold 1955 PFL 1971-1991 2 1990 Moved to Geelong FNL in 1992
St Leonards
Saints St Leonards Lake Reserve, St Leonards 1985 1985-1991 0 Moved to Geelong & District FNL in 1992
Winchelsea
Blues Eastern Reserve, Winchelsea 1876 PFL 1971-1982 0 Moved to Colac & District FL in 1983

Premiers

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Senior football

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+ Team also won the minor premiership for finishing on top of the ladder
^ Player also won the Les Ash Medal as the best and fairest in the league
Season Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Best on ground Ref.
1971 Torquay Queenscliff 18.5 (113) d. 6.15 (51) Ocean Grove Memorial Reserve Graham Muncey (Torquay) [3][4]
1972 Barwon Heads+ Ocean Grove 18.20 (128) d. 15.9 (99) Leopold Memorial Park Garry Hamer (Barwon Heads) [3][4]
1973 Barwon Heads+ (2) Winchelsea 19.11 (125) d. 11.9 (75) Spring Creek Reserve Brian Marshman (Barwon Heads) [3][4]
1974 Barwon Heads+ (3) Ocean Grove 13.14 (92) d. 11.13 (79) Spring Creek Reserve Geoff Fry^ (Barwon Heads) [3][4]
1975 Queenscliff+ Drysdale 14.16 (100) d. 11.10 (76) Leopold Memorial Park Peter Growney (Queenscliff) [3][4]
1976 Drysdale Torquay 23.10 (148) d. 19.13 (127) Leopold Memorial Park Greg Scott (Drysdale) [3][4]
1977 Drysdale (2) Queenscliff 12.10 (82) d. 11.12 (78) Portarlington Recreation Reserve David Hall (Drysdale) [3][4]
1978 Portarlington Drysdale 12.19 (91) d. 5.14 (44) Howard Harmer Reserve Vincent Guiffe (Portarlington) [3][4]
1979 Leopold Newcomb 18.12 (120) d. 17.9 (111) Spring Creek Reserve Peter Lewis (Leopold) [3][4]
1980 Newcomb Portarlington 13.17 (95) d. 9.12 (66) Leopold Memorial Park Greg Herbet (Newcomb) [3][4]
1981 Newcomb+ (2) Torquay 17.10 (112) d. 12.9 (81) Howard Harmer Reserve John Fagan^ (Newcomb) [3][4]
1982 Newcomb (3) Torquay 19.15 (129) d. 8.9 (57) Leopold Memorial Park John Fagan (2) (Newcomb) [3][4]
1983 Anglesea Torquay 14.14 (98) d. 13.6 (84) Portarlington Recreation Reserve Brian O’Keefe (Anglesea) [3][4]
1984 Torquay (2) Drysdale 19.11 (125) d. 19.10 (124) Leopold Memorial Park Alan Lynch (Drysdale) [3][4]
1985 Drysdale (3) Leopold 20.26 (146) d. 11.6 (72) Portarlington Recreation Reserve Darren Wilson (Drysdale) [3][4]
Bellarine Football League name adopted
1986 Torquay+ (3) Newcomb 21.21 (147) d. 4.12 (36) Howard Harmer Reserve Shane Jacobsen (Torquay) [3][4]
1987 Torquay+ (4) Leopold 13.16 (94) d. 10.14 (74) Leopold Memorial Park Dale Lewis (Torquay) [3][4]
1988 Newcomb (4) Drysdale 14.7 (91) d. 11.12 (78) Leopold Memorial Park Ross Gibson (Newcomb) [3][4]
1989 Torquay+ (5) Drysdale 11.15 (81) d. 9.18 (72) Portarlington Recreation Reserve John McMahon (Torquay) [3][4]
1990 Leopold+ (2) Anglesea 17.5 (107) d. 11.13 (79) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Peter Lange (Leopold) [3][4]
1991 Anglesea+ (2) Leopold 10.15 (75) d. 5.7 (37) Portarlington Recreation Reserve Darren Fraser (Anglesea) [3][4]
1992 Portarlington+ (2) Drysdale 10.6 (66) d. 4.11 (35) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Brian Canny (Portarlington) [3][4]
1993 Barwon Heads+ (4) Ocean Grove 19.17 (131) d. 10.16 (76) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Antony Callan (Barwon Heads) [3][4]
1994 Ocean Grove+ Portarlington 16.6 (102) d. 5.12 (42) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Dean Gills (Ocean Grove) [3][4]
1995 Ocean Grove+ (2) Anglesea 17.12 (114) d. 11.11 (77) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Matthew McTaggart (Ocean Grove) [3][4]
1996 Ocean Grove+ (3) Anglesea 12.12 (84) d. 7.12 (54) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Steven Sherwell (Ocean Grove) [3][4]
1997 Ocean Grove+ (4) Anglesea 11.10 (76) d. 4.2 (26) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Will McTaggart (Ocean Grove) [3][4]
1998 Torquay+ (6) Ocean Grove 9.8 (62) d. 6.7 (43) Drysdale Recreation Reserve George Arnold^ (Torquay) [3][4]
1999 Anglesea+ (3) Ocean Grove 13.16 (94) d. 12.12 (84) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Ian Benny (Anglesea) [3][4]
2000 Ocean Grove+ (5) Anglesea 16.13 (109) d. 7.12 (54) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Mathew Payne^ (Ocean Grove) [3][4]
2001 Ocean Grove+ (6) Drysdale 23.16 (154) d. 12.8 (80) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Kane Montgomery (Ocean Grove) [3][4]
2002 Ocean Grove (7) Drysdale 12.23 (95) d. 6.7 (43) Spring Creek Reserve James Dalton (Ocean Grove) [3][4]
2003 Ocean Grove (8) Geelong Amateur 12.9 (81) d. 10.12 (72) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Liam Rock (Ocean Grove) [3][4]
2004 Geelong Amateur+ Ocean Grove 18.9 (117) d. 11.5 (71) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Haami Williams (Geelong Amateur) [3][4]
2005 Newcomb+ (5) Torquay 15.18 (108) d. 11.9 (75) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Luke McLean (Newcomb) [3][4]
2006 Torquay (7) Newcomb 15.9 (99) d. 13.11 (89) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Andrew Wesley (Torquay) [3][4]
2007 Newcomb (6) Ocean Grove 25.15 (165) d. 17.9 (111) Spring Creek Reserve Mark Stewart (Newcomb) [3][4]
2008 Geelong Amateur+ (2) Torquay 28.11 (179) d. 14.19 (103) Spring Creek Reserve Nathan Reid (Geelong Amateur) [3][4]
2009 Drysdale (4) Geelong Amateur 15.18 (108) d. 13.12 (90) Spring Creek Reserve Brett Dowie (Drysdale) [3][4]
2010 Drysdale+ (5) Geelong Amateur 13.13 (91) d. 11.17 (83) Spring Creek Reserve Mitch Scott (Drysdale) [3][4]
Bellarine Football Netball League name adopted
2011 Queenscliff (2) Geelong Amateur 17.22 (124) d. 13.7 (85) Spring Creek Reserve Daniel Gibbs (Queenscliff) [3][4][5]
2012 Queenscliff+ (3) Torquay 16.14 (110) d. 12.8 (80) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Daniel Gibbs (2) (Queenscliff) [3][4]
2013 Queenscliff+ (4) Drysdale 14.16 (100) d. 6.11 (47) Spring Creek Reserve Brad Ridings (Queenscliff) [3][4]
2014 Geelong Amateur+ (3) Ocean Grove 22.16 (148) d. 8.9 (57) Spring Creek Reserve Kane Smith (Geelong Amateur) [3][4]
2015 Geelong Amateur (4) Torquay 16.16 (112) d. 11.14 (80) Spring Creek Reserve Peter Street (Geelong Amateur) [3][4]
2016 Geelong Amateur+ (5) Modewarre 18.16 (124) d. 11.11 (77) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Brad King (Geelong Amateur) [3][4]
2017 Torquay+ (8) Geelong Amateur 17.9 (111) d. 7.18 (60) Drysdale Recreation Reserve Billy Henderson (Torquay) [3][4]
2018 Modewarre Barwon Heads 14.9 (93) d. 5.16 (46) Drysdale Recreation Reserve John Meesen (Modewarre) [3][4]
2019 Barwon Heads (5) Torquay 13.7 (85) d. 10.11 (71) Spring Creek Reserve Zach Walter (Barwon Heads) [3][4][6]
2020 Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic [7]
2021 Season curtailed due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria [8]
2022 Barwon Heads (6) Torquay 12.12 (84) d. 3.11 (29) Grinter Reserve Sammy Baker (Barwon Heads) [9]
2023 Torquay (9) Drysdale 16.14 (110) d. 12.6 (78) Grinter Reserve Nathan Mifsud (Torquay) [10]
2024 Torquay (10) Anglesea 16.17 (113) d. 7.9 (51) Leopold Memorial Park Chase Loftus (Torquay) [11]

A Grade netball

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+ Team also won the minor premiership for finishing on top of the ladder
^ Player also won the league best and fairest award
Season Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Best on court Ref.
2011 Modewarre Anglesea 41–37 Kardinia Park Christine Graham (Modewarre) [12][13]
2012 Anglesea+ Modewarre 62–39 Banyul-Warri Fields Elle Rice (Anglesea) [12][14]
2013 Torquay Modewarre 49–37 Kardinia Park Courtney Cuolahan (Torquay) [12][15]
2014 Geelong Amateur+ Torquay 33–30 Drysdale Recreation Reserve Jenni Gardner (Geelong Amateur) [12][16]
2015 Geelong Amateur (2) Torquay 36–29 Drysdale Recreation Reserve Keisha Guilmartin (Geelong Amateur) [12][17]
2016 Torquay (2) Geelong Amateur 31–30 Drysdale Recreation Reserve Jessica Standfield (Torquay) [12][18]
2017 Modewarre (2) Geelong Amateur 43–27 Drysdale Recreation Reserve Kim Martin (Modewarre) [12][19]
2018 Modewarre+ (3) Geelong Amateur 34–30 Drysdale Recreation Reserve Jessica Kelly (Modewarre) [12][20]
2019 Torquay (3) Geelong Amateur 38–25 Spring Creek Reserve Courtney Cuolahan (2) (Torquay) [12][21]
2020 Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic [7]
2021 Season curtailed due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria [8]
2022 Geelong Amateur (3) Ocean Grove 60–48 Grinter Reserve Keisha Guilmartin (2) (Geelong Amateur) [22][23]
2023 Ocean Grove Geelong Amateur 53–45 Grinter Reserve Ashton O'Brien (Ocean Grove) [24][25]
2024 Ocean Grove (2) Geelong Amateur 53–48 Leopold Memorial Park Emily Moroney (Ocean Grove) [26]


Individual awards

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Senior football

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Les Ash Medal

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The Les Ash Medal, named after the late longtime Bellarine football administrator, is presented to the league's best and fairest player at the conclusion of the home-and-away season. It was first named after Ash in 1989; previously it was known simply as the best and fairest medal. Two players have won the award on four occasions – Modewarre's Josh Finch, whose honours spanned seven seasons throughout the 2010s, and Torquay's James Darke, whose period of success overlapped with Finch to claim the award across nine seasons. Both Finch and Darke are also members of a group of five players who have won the award in consecutive seasons.

^ Player also won the Leading Goalkicker Award
Table of recipients
Season Player Club Votes Ref.
1971 Stewart Mathieson Winchelsea [?] [27]
1972 Gary Renfrey Portarlington [?] [27]
1973 Dennis Johnson Barwon Heads [?] [27]
1974 Geoff Fry Barwon Heads [?] [27]
1975 Dennis Johnson (2) Barwon Heads [?] [27]
1976 Robert Warren Queenscliff [?] [27]
1977 Mike Birrell Queenscliff [?] [27]
1978 Mike Birrell (2) Queenscliff [?] [27]
1979 David Roe Portarlington [?] [27]
1980 Phil Stringer Ocean Grove [?] [27]
1981 John Fagan Newcomb [?] [27]
1982 David Roe (2) Portarlington [?] [27]
1983 Greg Scott Drysdale [?] [27]
1984 Greg Young Anglesea [?] [27]
1985 Phil Dennis Portarlington [?] [27]
1986 Mark Browne^ Torquay [?] [27]
1987 Brian O'Keefe Anglesea [?] [27]
1988 Dean McNeil Queenscliff [?] [27]
Award renamed to Les Ash Medal
1989 Chris Taylor Drysdale [?] [27]
1990 Chris Haddock Torquay [?] [27]
1991 Chris Haddock (2) Torquay [?] [27]
1992 Matt Walter Barwon Heads [?] [27]
1993 Jamie Dalton Queenscliff [?] [27]
Paul Hudson Newcomb [?] [27]
1994 Geoff Taylor Barwon Heads [?] [27]
1995 Trevor Tucker Ocean Grove [?] [27]
1996 Paul Hudson (2) Newcomb [?] [27]
1997 Paul Hudson (3) Newcomb [?] [27]
1998 George Arnold Torquay [?] [27]
1999 Damian Clark Ocean Grove [?] [27]
2000 Mathew Payne Ocean Grove [?] [27]
2001 Mark Trevaskis Geelong Amateur [?] [27]
2002 Mark Hildebrandt Barwon Heads [?] [27]
2003 Matthew Primmer Queenscliff [?] [27]
2004 Simon Nelis Drysdale [?] [27]
2005 Russell Whiteford Anglesea [?] [27]
2006 James Dalton Ocean Grove [?] [27]
2007 Ricky O'Toole Newcomb [?] [27]
2008 Christian Robertson Anglesea [?] [27]
2009 Lindsay Smith Geelong Amateur [?] [27]
2010 Josh Finch Modewarre 18 [28]
2011 Dylan Chaplin-Burch Queenscliff 21 [29]
2012 Josh Finch (2) Modewarre 24 [30]
2013 Josh Finch (3) Modewarre 30 [31]
2014 James Darke Torquay 23 [32]
2015 Mitch Day^ Geelong Amateur 24 [33]
2016 Josh Finch (4) Modewarre 22 [34]
2017 James Darke (2) Torquay 31 [35]
2018 Jackson Bews Anglesea 17 [36]
Mat Dyer Barwon Heads 17 [36]
2019 Dom Gleeson Torquay 22 [37]
John Meesen Modewarre 22 [37]
2020 Not awarded [7]
2021 James Darke (3) Torquay 20[a] [38]
2022 James Darke (4) Torquay 27 [39]
2023 Luke Davis Barwon Heads 20[b] [40]
2024 Matt Boag Torquay 26 [41]


Leading Goalkicker Award

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The Leading Goalkicker Award is presented to the player who has kicked the most goals at the conclusion of the home-and-away season. Barwon Heads' Stephen "Chooka" Piec, described as "a poster boy for the Bellarine in its formative years", holds the record for the most titles (four). The magical century-mark of goals has been reached 14 times throughout the regular season. Dominant Torquay forward Wayne Tyquin's three-year run of 349 cumulative goals from 1997 to 1999 capped off a five-year consecutive period where the league had at least one centurion. Overlap between the Leading Goalkicker Award and the Les Ash Medal is rare; only two players (Torquay's Mark Browne in 1986 and Geelong Amateur's Mitch Day in 2015) have collected both honours in the same season.

^ Player also won the Les Ash Medal as the best and fairest in the league
Table of recipients
Season Player Club Goals Ref.
1971 Peter Harrison Portarlington 51 [42]
1972 Stephen "Chooka" Piec Barwon Heads 90 [42]
1973 Stephen "Chooka" Piec (2) Barwon Heads 77 [42]
1974 Stephen "Chooka" Piec (3) Barwon Heads 57 [42]
1975 Ray King Portarlington 83 [42]
1976 Stephen "Chooka" Piec (4) Barwon Heads 68 [42]
1977 Randell Whitten Drysdale 114 [42]
1978 Randell Whitten (2) Drysdale 110 [42]
1979 Tony Sudale Newcomb 85 [42]
1980 Gary Harriott Anglesea 93 [42]
1981 Tony Sudale (2) Newcomb 77 [42]
1982 Darrell Bissett Portarlington 111 [42]
1983 Gary Harriott (2) Anglesea 91 [42]
1984 Kevin Madden Torquay 82 [42]
1985 Mike Birrell Queenscliff 114 [42]
1986 Mark Browne^ Torquay 83 [42]
1987 Jim Kelly Anglesea 100 [42]
1988 Darrell Bissett (2) Portarlington 59 [42]
1989 Sean Kennedy Drysdale 81 [42]
1990 Phil Tagliabue Leopold 66 [42]
1991 Russell Mitchell Drysdale 62 [42]
1992 Greg Mighall Portarlington 73 [42]
1993 Darren Evans Queenscliff 63 [42]
1994 Stephen Smith Anglesea 67 [42]
1995 Adam Richardson Ocean Grove 121 [42]
1996 David Masek Drysdale 108 [42]
1997 Wayne Tyquin Torquay 111 [42]
1998 Wayne Tyquin (2) Torquay 120 [42]
1999 Wayne Tyquin (3) Torquay 118 [42]
2000 Luke Winter Anglesea 75 [42]
2001 Jamie Gladman Queenscliff 78 [42]
2002 Stuart Craven Drysdale 63 [42]
2003 Adam Richardson Drysdale 110 [42]
2004 Jamie Gladman Queenscliff 78 [42]
2005 Adam Skrobalak Torquay 68 [42]
2006 Adam Skrobalak (2) Torquay 95 [42]
2007 Sam Clark Geelong Amateur 58 [42]
2008 Lucas Murphy Barwon Heads 102 [42]
2009 Lucas Murphy (2) Barwon Heads 92 [42]
2010 Jason Tom Geelong Amateur 67 [42]
2011 Jason Tom (2) Geelong Amateur 108 [42]
2012 Scott Hughes Torquay 91 [42]
2013 Scott Hughes (2) Torquay 97 [42]
2014 Daniel DeGois Queenscliff 95 [43]
2015 Mitch Day^ Geelong Amateur 106 [44]
2016 Mitch Day (2) Geelong Amateur 82 [45]
2017 Mitch Day (3) Geelong Amateur 70 [46]
2018 Jordan Erskine Anglesea 83 [47]
2019 Jordan Erskine (2) Anglesea 94 [48]
2020 Not awarded [7]
2021 Lucas Anderson Torquay 56[a] [49]
2022 Mat Hebbard Drysdale 87 [50]
2023 Lucas Anderson (2) Torquay 74 [51]
2024 Jack Duke Newcomb 71 [52]

A Grade netball

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Best & Fairest Award

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Table of recipients
Season Player Club Votes Ref.
2011 Nikki Cooke Drysdale 24 [53][54]
2012 Sarah O'Connor Modewarre 27 [53][55]
2013 Rochelle Godfrey Queenscliff 28 [56]
2014 Ashlea Salter Geelong Amateur 27 [43][57]
2015 Sarah Gunning Modewarre 23 [44][58]
2016 Hannah Kennedy Drysdale 28 [45][59]
2017 Olivia Wilson Barwon Heads 29 [46][60]
2018 Kelsey Ollis Ocean Grove 27 [47][61]
2019 Ashlea Salter (2) Geelong Amateur 36 [48][62]
2020 Not awarded [7]
2021 Jessica Standfield Torquay 12[a] [63]
2022 Kaitlin Gladman Queenscliff 32 [64]
2023 Kaitlin Gladman (2) Queenscliff 35 [65]
2024 Kiralee Collings Torquay 27 [66]
Jess Duke Newcomb 27 [66]

Hot Shot Award

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Table of recipients
Season Player Club Goals Ref.
2011 Errin Schaeffer Newcomb 621 [67]
2012 Elle Rice Anglesea 660 [68]
2013 Candice Bull Portarlington 651 [56]
2014 Candice Bull (2) Portarlington [?] [43]
2015 Amy Vogels Torquay 589 [44]
2016 Monique Adams Barwon Heads 452 [45]
2017 Kim Martin Modewarre 629 [46]
2018 Monique Adams (2) Barwon Heads 594 [47][69]
2019 Rebecca Scott Ocean Grove 697 [48][70]
2020 Not awarded [7]
2021 Ruby Watson Geelong Amateur 531[a] [49]
2022 Rebecca O'Neill (2) Ocean Grove 831 [64]
2023 Ruby Watson (2) Geelong Amateur 1,064 [71]
2024 Ruby Watson (3) Geelong Amateur 852 [66][71]

Bibliography

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  • Cat Country – History of Football In The Geelong Region – John Stoward – ISBN 9780957751583

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Only 12 games were played due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ Drysdale's Ben Fennell polled 22 votes to lead the count, but was ruled ineligible due to a reprimand he received for an incident in the Hawks' round 17 match against Torquay.

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