1997 RIVERINA FOOTBALL LEAGUE AWARDS

Seniors: Best & Fairest - Jim Quinn Medal

33 - Shayne Weidemann (Turvey Park); 22 - Mark Stone (Wagga Tigers); 17 - Shane Till (Leeton-Whitton), Warren Sykes (Turvey Park); 16 - Damien Graham (East Wagga-Kooringal); 15 - Jason Hamblin (Ganmain-GGM), Don Moran (Griffith); 14 - Doug Bruckner (Collingullie-Ashmont), 13 - Scott Crozier (Ganmain-GGM), Jason McPherson (Ganmain-GGM); 12 - Gary Argus (Griffith), Ken Fairman (Temora), Simon Francis (Temora); 11 - Scott Hamblin (Ganmain-GGM), Graeme Woods (Griffith), Terry Daniher (Wagga Tigers), 10 - Neil Lawson (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd), Pat Gribble (Turvey Park); 9 - John Anderson (Coolamon), Tom Gorham (East Wagga-Kooringal), Stephen Smith (Ganmain-GGM), Daryl Clayton, Brett Henderson (Leeton-Whitton), Gavin Hofert (North Wagga-RAAF), Damien Hale (Temora), Dean Stone (Wagga Tigers); 8 - Darren Cuthbert (East Wagga-Kooringal), Brian Hawke (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd), Mark Quilter (Narrandera), Adrian Hill, Daniel Toose (Turvey Park), Adrian Hamilton (Wagga Tigers); 7 - Darren Moorhead (Coolamon), Stephen Carroll, Peter Wilson (Ganmain-GGM), Greg Collins, Anthony Pavey, Phillip Pavey (Griffith), Victor Dunn (Temora), Steven Priest, Grant Regan (Wagga Tigers); 6 - Darren Turner (East Wagga-Kooringal), Danny Baxter (Griffith), Mervyn Neagle (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd), David Broomby, Tim Byrne, Ross Devereux, Wayne McLennan, Jarrod Simpson (Temora); 5 - Paul McKelvie (Coolamon), Murray Hamblin (Ganmain-GGM), Damien Scott (Griffith), David Meline (Leeton-Whitton), Mark Wegener (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd), Glen Vardanega (Turvey Park), Mark Parmenter (Wagga Tigers); 4 - Jason Smith (Collingullie-Ashmont), Jamie Crozier (Ganmain-GGM), Shaun Brooker, Stephen Wheeler (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd), Bill Hutchins (Narrandera), Michael Hoogevelt, Jamie Ross (North Wagga-RAAF); 3 - Brad Aiken, Scott Macklin (Collingullie-Ashmont), Bryan Buchanan, Craig Drum, Kevin Quall, Greg Rudd (Coolamon), Jamie Charlton, Brad Miller (East Wagga-Kooringal), David Logan (Ganmain-GGM), Chris Conlan (Griffith), Peter Bloomfield, Shaun Hill (Leeton-Whitton), Brett Jardine, Boyd Kendall (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd), Heath Hutchins, Tony Ryan (Narrandera), David Crouch, Chris Irvine (North Wagga-RAAF), Michael Hewitt, Bart Moloney (Turvey Park), Warick Brown, James Byrne, Gerald Pieper, Tom Power, Steven Schultz (Wagga Tigers); 2 - Dick Carey, Troy Gunning (Collingullie-Ashmont), Shaun Bradley, Shane Hayes, Luke Maloney, Greg McKelvie (Coolamon), Justin Bone, Paul Morphett, Shane Nicholls (East Wagga-Kooringal), Peter Walsh (Ganmain-GGM), Wayne Bodycott, Marcus Simpson (Griffith), Shane Fry, Jason Gordon (Leeton-Whitton), Dean Brooker (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd), Michael Hopwood (Narrandera), Matthew Derrick, R Hardwick (Temora), Dale Isaac, Tony Stratton, Guy Weidemann (Turvey Park), Paul Byrne, Jamie Grintell (Wagga Tigers); 1 - Scott Gunning, Barry McLachlan, Robert Meyers, Brett Whyman (Collingullie-Ashmont), Daniel Crocker, Rod O'Brien (Coolamon), Owen Geddes, Matthew Sungalis (East Wagga-Kooringal), Anthony Carroll (Ganmain-GGM), Matthew Kenny (Griffith), Gary Blum, Michael Fraser (Leeton-Whitton), Chris Higgins (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd), Phillip Cock, Matthew Harrison (Narrandera), Phillip Norton, Darren Richardson (North Wagga-RAAF), David Coupe, Jason Heald, Stephen Woods (Turvey Park).

Reserves - Frank Gaynor Medal

25 - Mark Mullen (East Wagga-Kooringal); 23 - Glen Hartwig (Temora); 22 - Bobby Hart (Turvey Park); 21 - Brenton Harrison (Griffith), Terry Lyons (Leeton-Whitton); 18 - Michael Flanigan (Turvey Park); 17 - Aaron DeJong (Wagga Tigers); 16 - David Gee (Griffith); 13 - Corey Frater (Collingullie-Ashmont). Other Griffith players to receive votes were: 9 - Malcolm Burke, Tony Butcher; 7 - Adam Baulch; 5 - Chris Conlan, Rodney Savage; 4 - Craig Bretherton; 3 - Colin Cassidy, Scott Collis, Brent Hathaway; 2 - Trent Demarco, Matthew Hosking, Mark McCormack; 1 - Harry Alexander, Jason Magoci, Graeme Woods.

Under 18 - Lou Brown Medal

41 - Jason Poulos (Turvey Park); 23 - Adam Norden (Narrandera); 21 - Michael Elliott (Griffith); 16 - Anthony Boots (Leeton-Whitton); 15 - George McBride (Wagga Tigers); 14 - Brad Waters (Leeton-Whitton); 12 - David Veldman (Leeton-Whitton); 11 - Paul Billingham (Coolamon), Stuart Davies (Griffith). Other Griffith players to receive votes were: 6 - Rodney Duncan; 4 - Ben Kotzur; 3 - Luke Kennedy; 2 - Dean Chambers, Stephen Mitchell, Matthew Neyland, 1 - J Aughtie, Jake Kearney, Paul Kite, Michael Tull.

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Seniors: Top Goalkickers (h/a) - Stewart Fraser Trophy

111 - Victor Dunn (Temora); 99 - Gary Argus (Griffith); 95 - Adrian Hill (Turvey Park); 77 - Terry Daniher (Wagga Tigers); 56 - Brian Hawke (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd); 52 - Steven Rose (Narrandera); 50 - Stephen Carroll (Ganmain-GGM); 48 - Bryan Buchanan (Coolamon); 46 - Ken McPherson (East Wagga-Kooringal), Jason McPherson (Ganmain-GGM); 45 - Pat Gribble (Turvey Park); 41 - Barry McLachlan (Collingullie-Ashmont); 40 - Scott Hamblin (Ganmain-GGM), Adrian Hamilton (Wagga Tigers); 38 - Gavin Hofert (North Wagga), Jarrod Simpson (Temora), Guy Weidemann (Turvey Park), Grant Regan (Wagga Tigers); 37 - Jamie Charlton (East Wagga-Kooringal); 36 - Kevin 'Dick' Carey (Collingullie-Ashmont); 35 - Jamahl Butler (Temora), Michael Hewitt (Turvey Park); 34 - Mark Carroll (Ganmain-GGM), Stephen Smith (Ganmain-GGM); 31 Dean Stone (Wagga Tigers), Mark Stone (Wagga Tigers); 26 - Anthony Pavey, Phillip Pavey (Griffith), Daniel Toose (Turvey Park); 24 - Jamie Bennet (Griffith); 23 - Gavin Coleman (Temora); 21 - Greg McKelvie (Coolamon.

Reserves (Griggs Trophy): 96 - Brenton Harrison (Griffith);   Under 18 (Dalco Trophy): 90 - Jamie Nockolds (Wagga Tigers).

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Media - Miltons Gear/Daily Advertiser award: Daryl Clayton (Leeton-Whitton)

Club Championships - Football & Netball: Turvey Park

Netball: Best & Fairest

A grade: Karen Conlan (Griffith);   B grade: Phyllis Lloyd (Mangoplah-Cookardinia Utd);

C grade: Christina Ashton (Leeton-Whitton);  Juniors: Jenna Collins (Coolamon).

Miss RFL Girl of the Year

Tanya Gleeson (Griffith) 1st, Ros Crouch (Ganmain-GGM) 2nd, Olivia Sheather (Wagga Tigers) 3rd