1979 SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE AWARDS

First Grade: Best & Fairest - Gammage Medal

21 - Barry Nolan (Ganmain); 17 - Jim Prentice (Ariah Park-Mirrool; 16 - Wayne Evans (Grong Grong-Matong), Glen O'Brien (Ariah Park-Mirrool); 15 - Harry Skreja (Leeton); 14 - Stephen Bredin (Coolamon), Doug Campbell (Leeton); 13 - Terry Haddrill (Ariah Park-Mirrool), Pat Clowry (Ganmain), Pat Dwyer (Griffith); 11 - Alan Hayes (Turvey Park); 10 - Daryl Breust (Coolamon), Ian McKenzie (Turvey Park); 9 - Ray O'Connor (Coolamon); 8 - Peter Dwyer (Griffith), Rodney McCallum (Narrandera); 7 - Neal Durnan (Narrandera); 6 - Stewart Litchfield (Ardlethan), Ken Hayes (Coolamon), Garry Dunscombe (Leeton); 5 - Stephen Best (Griffith), Barry Lang, Glen Robson (Leeton), Jeff Hemphill (Narrandera), Mike Daniher, Marty McFadden (Turvey Park); 4 - Bob Andrews (Ardlethan), Lindsay Cripps, Mark Newton (Ariah Park-Mirrool), Peter Matuska, Garry Smart (Griffith), John Durnan, Warren Finger, Mark Foley (Narrandera), Tim Finemore (Turvey Park); 3 - Peter Allen, Kevin Grose, Alan Sheehan, Keith Smith, Kevin Williams (Ardlethan), Noel Fairman, Garry Ryall (Ariah Park-Mirrool), John McKenzie (Coolamon), Brian Parmenter, John Steele (Ganmain), Neville Brand (Griffith), Roger Hamblin, Wayne Norton, Owen Sullivan (Grong Grong-Matong), Garry Hoskin, Russell Stewart, Mark Thornton (Narrandera), Peter Daniher, Jody Porter (Turvey Park); 2 - Peter Sculley (Ardlethan), Ian Gordon, Bill Pleming (Ariah Park-Mirrool), John Chamberlain, Brian Pleming, Ray Nation, Robert Reid, David Rowe (Coolamon), Peter Thompson (Ganmain), Darryl Collis, Phillip McGarry, Dennis Schmetzer (Griffith), Bill Aliendi, Ross Elwin, Anthony Harris, John Powell (Leeton), Laurie Gibson, Stuart Watters (Grong Grong-Matong), Steve Donaldson, Victor Hugo, Garry Powell, Murray Nielsen (Narrandera), Mark Corey, Stephen Eather (Turvey Park); 1 - Trevor Burdett, Shaun Quade (Ardlethan), Peter Manning, Brett Vearing (Ariah Park-Mirrool), Garry Buchanan, Kerry Hilton (Coolamon), Dan Carroll, Eddie Redfern, Graeme Woolnough (Ganmain), Shane Best, Darrell Collins, Kelvin Turner, Ian Wade (Griffith), Brian Gawne, Terry Glascott, Laurie Kerr (Grong Grong-Matong), Robert Donaldson, Russell Durnan, David Scott, Terry Walsh (Narrandera), Stephen Nolan (Turvey Park).

Reserve Grade - Lanham Trophy

33 - Geoff Clark (Turvey Park); 13 - Col. Litchfield (Ardlethan), Rodney Shuttleworth (Leeton); 12 - Peter McGrath (Griffith); 11 - Greg Dyde (Turvey Park), 10 - Peter McCormack (Leeton); 9 - Max Kruse Snr. (Leeton), Bruce Clark (Narrandera). Other Griffith players to receive votes were: 7 - David Taylor, 5 - John Toscan, 4 - Stephen Brand, Mark Nolan; 3 - Terry Bennett, Bob Greenwood, Noel Heath, Alan Hicken, Drew Luhrs, Allan McGann; 2 - Darryl Collis, John Garzoli, David Graham, Sid Robins; 1 - Peter Arnell, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Graham Manning, Martin O'Donnell, Max Turner, Darryl Wade.

Under 19's - Petts Trophy: Bruce Lally (Ardlethan).

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First Grade: Top Goalkickers (h/a) - Kiesling Trophy

72 - Mark Newton (Ariah Park-Mirrool), 66 - Jeff Hemphill (Narrandera), 51 - Daryl Breust (Coolamon), 48 - Rodney McCallum (Narrandera), 46 - Jim Prentice (Ariah Park-Mirrool), 45 - Harry Skreja (Leeton), 43 - David Carroll (Ganmain), 42 - Darrell Collins (Griffith), 42 - Tim Finemore (Turvey Park), 39 - Glen O'Brien (Ariah Park-Mirrool).

Reserve Grade (Griggs Trophy): 79 - Bruce Clark (Narrandera)

Under 19's (Quinn Trophy): 45 - Rodney Knagge (Narrandera)