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Grovedale star holds on in close finish | Female Football Presentation Night

Grovedale's Janessa Fitzgerald has taken home her first of potentially two medals this week, winning the Senior Female Football Division 1 Best & Fairest.

Fitzgerald held on from former AFLW star, and Thomson recruit Phoebe Monahan. The count came down the last round of the season however Monahan didn't play allowing Fitzgerald to hold on. Janessa's teammate and coach Taylah Hassett and Barwon Heads's Isabella Farchione tied for third.

South Barwon speedster Elara Dillon took home the medal in a tight count over St Joseph's Paris Stokes. Drysdale's former medallist, Tara Smith continue her sensational polling record, finishing three votes behind in third.

The Division 3 count was an all-Modewarre affair with Monique Martin holding off teammate Clodagh Newton in a quinella for the Warriors. Martin and Newton take on Belmont Lions in this weekend’s Grand Final.

The Under 19 count was a Newtown & Chilwell quinella, with Jayde Morrissy finishing one vote ahead of teammate Belle Fletcher.

The full votes for the divisions can be found below:

Epworth Senior Female Football Division 1

Player	Club	Votes
Isabella Farchione	Barwon Heads	15
Ally Duff	Barwon Heads	8
Steffani lee Cooper	Barwon Heads	7
Michelle Fedele	Barwon Heads	6
Grace Synnott	Barwon Heads	3
Elsa Mangan	Barwon Heads	3
Georgia Watson	Barwon Heads	2

Mardi Dangerfield	Geelong Amateur	9
Riley Shapter	Geelong Amateur	8
Kalani Scoullar	Geelong Amateur	6
Bridie Collings	Geelong Amateur	6
Danielle Gaylard	Geelong Amateur	5
Melanie McNamara	Geelong Amateur	4
Danielle Sgarbi	Geelong Amateur	3
Lucy Were	Geelong Amateur	3
Cleo Schaap	Geelong Amateur	2
Eliza Williamson	Geelong Amateur	2
lillee Barendsen	Geelong Amateur	2
Sasha Long	Geelong Amateur	1
Mia Skinner	Geelong Amateur	1

Janessa FitzGerald	Grovedale	19
Taylah Hassett	Grovedale	15
Aliesha McLean	Grovedale	8
Emily Worpel	Grovedale	5
Hayley Peck	Grovedale	5
Lauren French	Grovedale	4
Jorja Kirsopp-Cole	Grovedale	4
Olivia Leonard	Grovedale	3
Chloe Leonard	Grovedale	3
Ella McDonald	Grovedale	3
Brook Ward	Grovedale	2
Alana Tully	Grovedale	2
Madeleine Rentsch	Grovedale	2
Lilley Ayres	Grovedale	2
Caitlin Huntly	Grovedale	1

Kara Stacey	Lara	10
Filomena Iannuzzi	Lara	4
Taiya Morrow	Lara	4
Maddie Newitt	Lara	3
Lokki Gillett	Lara	3
Cailah McPhail-Jans	Lara	2
Olivia Mairos	Lara	1
Keely Smith	Lara	1

Danielle Stewart	St Mary's	10
Jamilla Cranny	St Mary's	6
Rachel Gastin	St Mary's	5
Susanna Ryan	St Mary's	5
Riley Oborne	St Mary's	3
Elise Vella	St Mary's	3
Lucy Della Monica	St Mary's	3
Ebony Halliwell	St Mary's	2
Stephanie Glover	St Mary's	1
Cecilia Lowrey	St Mary's	1
Olivia Verlaan	St Mary's	1
Brittany McLaughlin	St Mary's	1

Phoebe Monahan	Thomson	18
Teagan Tatlock	Thomson	13
Ruby Dale	Thomson	5
Emily Kenshole	Thomson	3
Georgia Mckinnon	Thomson	2
Gabrielle Deller	Thomson	1
Madeline Chandler	Thomson	1
Ailish Tyrrell	Thomson	1
Courtney De kroon	Thomson	1
Belle Murphy-Bowen	Thomson	1
Jessica Mapapalangi	Thomson	1

Grace OKane	Torquay	10
Kate Ryan	Torquay	2
Milan Pearce	Torquay	2
Cassie Koschel	Torquay	2
Jayde Maney	Torquay	2
Leila Owens	Torquay	1
Vanessa Rischitelli	Torquay	1

Epworth Senior Female Football Division 2

Player	Club	Votes
Ella Nickolaus	Anglesea	15
Kelsea Gray	Anglesea	14
Alana Abbott	Anglesea	5
Ellie Koiker	Anglesea	4
Olivia Ritchie	Anglesea	4
Phoebe Lingam	Anglesea	3
Scarlett Menhenett	Anglesea	3
Jess Lewis	Anglesea	2
lahnee Firth	Anglesea	2
Jessie Shea	Anglesea	2
Lily Menhenett	Anglesea	2

Tara Smith	Drysdale Hawks	16
Isabella Symes	Drysdale Hawks	7
Bianca Deckker	Drysdale Hawks	6
Jady Brkic	Drysdale Hawks	2
Eliesha Montgomery	Drysdale Hawks	2
Madison Judd	Drysdale Hawks	1
Zoe Unsworth	Drysdale Hawks	1

Jacinta Dimasi	Geelong West Giants	11
Ciera Major	Geelong West Giants	11
Emma Oliver	Geelong West Giants	3
Mieke Tatlock	Geelong West Giants	3
Alyssa Cross	Geelong West Giants	2
Rorri Phibbs	Geelong West Giants	2
Kirra Robinson	Geelong West Giants	1
Alexandra Trezise	Geelong West Giants	1
Charnie Moss	Geelong West Giants	1

Emily Dixon	Newtown & Chilwell	12
Mercy Eze	Newtown & Chilwell	7
Brooke Wells	Newtown & Chilwell	6
Abby Favell	Newtown & Chilwell	4
Laura Taylor	Newtown & Chilwell	4
Tara Trethowan	Newtown & Chilwell	3
Belle Fletcher	Newtown & Chilwell	2
Mekah Morrissy	Newtown & Chilwell	2
Macey Farvis	Newtown & Chilwell	1
Brigid Vereker	Newtown & Chilwell	1
Jayde Morrissy	Newtown & Chilwell	1

Elara Dillon	South Barwon	19
Maggie Caudullo	South Barwon	14
Ruby Cook	South Barwon	4
Jemma Oliver	South Barwon	3
Bronte Tipping	South Barwon	2
Lucy Marescuk	South Barwon	2
Catherine Gandolfo	South Barwon	1
Sophie Kirby	South Barwon	1
Ruby Miles	South Barwon	1
skye Bartlett	South Barwon	1

Paris Stokes	St Joseph's	18
Olivia Cicolini	St Joseph's	6
Therese De Grandi	St Joseph's	6
Bella Gilham	St Joseph's	6
Katherine Kvant	St Joseph's	5
Zoe Bourne	St Joseph's	4
Kate Martin	St Joseph's	4
Leila Pammer	St Joseph's	2
Abbey Greaves	St Joseph's	2
Madeline Hoskin	St Joseph's	2
Indiana Bowden	St Joseph's	2
Olivia Makowski	St Joseph's	1
Sarah Pearce	St Joseph's	1

Epworth Senior Female Football Division 3

Player	Club	Votes
Kim Neilson	Barwon Heads	11
Teagan fitzmaurice	Barwon Heads	6
Chloe Tilley	Barwon Heads	5
Hannah Rosenberg	Barwon Heads	4
Rebecca McInerney	Barwon Heads	3
Claudia Beattie	Barwon Heads	3
Georgina Perrignon	Barwon Heads	3
Tayla Campbell	Barwon Heads	3
Phoebe Jane Appleby	Barwon Heads	3
Reid Alice	Barwon Heads	3
Peighton Wise	Barwon Heads	1
Charlotte Grace	Barwon Heads	1
Mackenzie Hooper	Barwon Heads	1
Erinlee Huggard	Barwon Heads	1

Grace Wright-Janocha	Belmont Lions	11
Ebony Lillico	Belmont Lions	9
Jenna Le Deux	Belmont Lions	6
Saralou Gregoire	Belmont Lions	5
Ashleigh Feehan	Belmont Lions	3
Alex Layton	Belmont Lions	3
Alex Rowe	Belmont Lions	2
Tarryn Love	Belmont Lions	1
Natasha Scanlon	Belmont Lions	1
Aliza Reid	Belmont Lions	1

Sophie Dinneen	Geelong Amateur	8
Lara Reeves	Geelong Amateur	5
Kalani Scoullar	Geelong Amateur	5
Lilly Hine	Geelong Amateur	3
Holly Williamson	Geelong Amateur	3
Sophie Milsome	Geelong Amateur	3
Daisy Wilson	Geelong Amateur	3
Elke Aulsebrook	Geelong Amateur	2
Georgia Irvine	Geelong Amateur	2
Melanie McNamara	Geelong Amateur	2
Luka Mathe	Geelong Amateur	2
Danielle Defrancesco	Geelong Amateur	2
Rhiannan Hetherington	Geelong Amateur	1
Samantha Mason	Geelong Amateur	1
Tayla Scarlett-Nankervis	Geelong Amateur	1
Sharni Malcolm	Geelong Amateur	1
Georgia Asquith	Geelong Amateur	1

Ella Emond	Grovedale	5
Caitlin Huntly	Grovedale	5
Lilley Ayres	Grovedale	3
Clementine Mills	Grovedale	3
Erin Marshall	Grovedale	3
Olivia Skrnjug	Grovedale	2
Ella McDonald	Grovedale	2
Ella Schurmann	Grovedale	1

Monique Martin	Modewarre	14
Clodagh Newton	Modewarre	13
Millie Allen	Modewarre	5
Jorja Martinez	Modewarre	4
Zoe Clarke	Modewarre	3
Lucy Wallace	Modewarre	2
Maddison Quilliam	Modewarre	2
Grace Astell	Modewarre	1
Natalie Amalfi	Modewarre	1
Sarah Wallace	Modewarre	1
Ella Walsh	Modewarre	1

Faith Qoon	North Geelong	7
Elsa Saultry	North Geelong	6
Brodie Clingan	North Geelong	5
Destinee Torbet	North Geelong	3
Nakiah Millar	North Geelong	3
Tiana Foran-Brymer	North Geelong	2

Gracie Navarro	St Albans	12
Amber Kelly	St Albans	6
Meiteya Rocha	St Albans	5
Phoebe Cobb	St Albans	3
Shaya Walter	St Albans	3
Ebony Storrar	St Albans	2
Tayla Boden	St Albans	2
Coco Sammut	St Albans	2
Dakota Harrington	St Albans	2
Tayla Sanford	St Albans	1
Georgina Coutts	St Albans	1
Matilda Holdsworth	St Albans	1

Epworth Under 19 Female Football

Player	Club	Votes
Jayde Morrissy	Newtown & Chilwell	14
Belle Fletcher	Newtown & Chilwell	13
Emily Soppitt	Newtown & Chilwell	10
Isabella Ferguson	Newtown & Chilwell	3
Neave Dickson	Newtown & Chilwell	3
Addison Baars	Newtown & Chilwell	3
Sienna Sesto	Newtown & Chilwell	3
Brodie Mitchell	Newtown & Chilwell	2
Tara Trethowan	Newtown & Chilwell	2
Mekah Morrissy	Newtown & Chilwell	2
Meg Lappin	Newtown & Chilwell	1
Ally Lappin	Newtown & Chilwell	1

Holly Confoy	OG Saint Dragons	2
Gracie Navarro	OG Saint Dragons	2
Chloe Dillon	OG Saint Dragons	2
Violet Wardley	OG Saint Dragons	1
Grace Moore	OG Saint Dragons	1
Georgia Rolfs	OG Saint Dragons	1
Molly O'Keefe	OG Saint Dragons	1

Madi Hammond	Peninsula Sharks Makos	8
Juliet Evans	Peninsula Sharks Makos	5
Rori Reyntjes	Peninsula Sharks Makos	3
Alahna Eddy	Peninsula Sharks Makos	3
Ziva Shawcross	Peninsula Sharks Makos	3
Kayla Reilly	Peninsula Sharks Makos	2
Phoebe Cobb	Peninsula Sharks Makos	2
Madison Maselli	Peninsula Sharks Makos	1
Mikayla Krivohlavek	Peninsula Sharks Makos	1

Therese De Grandi	St Joseph's	12
Bella Gilham	St Joseph's	8
Georgia Tyrrell	St Joseph's	6
Sarah Conroy	St Joseph's	6
Sienna Mallon	St Joseph's	4
Teliah Tkaczuk	St Joseph's	4
Emily Reissinger	St Joseph's	3
Montanna Darmanin	St Joseph's	3
Georgia Holmes	St Joseph's	3
Cinnamon Sarkis	St Joseph's	2
Chloe Bryant	St Joseph's	2
Danielle Rhodes	St Joseph's	2
Zara Kendall	St Joseph's	2
Kate Martin	St Joseph's	2
Ashley Ritchie	St Joseph's	1
Olivia Bryant	St Joseph's	1

Xenia Allen	St Mary's	11
Mary Rolfe	St Mary's	9
Rebecca Clottey	St Mary's	9
Kate O'Brien	St Mary's	8
Ava Bilyk	St Mary's	3
Sienna Carlini	St Mary's	3
Teagan Zurawel	St Mary's	2

Juliet Muscroft	Torquay Scott	9
Stella Huxtable	Torquay Scott	7
Sophie Mahar	Torquay Scott	6
Kijana Skerke	Torquay Scott	6
Eleanor Deppeler	Torquay Scott	4
Isabella Dunne	Torquay Scott	3
Lila Burns	Torquay Scott	3
Milan Pearce	Torquay Scott	3
Hanna Clarke	Torquay Scott	2
Emily Lawrie	Torquay Scott	1
Minnie McGay	Torquay Scott	1

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History of Pride Round in the Barwon Region

The Annual AFL Barwon's Pride Round takes place this weekend across football and netball clubs at community grounds throughout the Barwon region. The Pride Round in the AFL Barwon region has had a profound impact on the local community. It has provided a platform for LGBTQ+ athletes and supporters to feel seen and valued, reducing stigma and offering a more inclusive environment through the representation of vibrant rainbow colours and a powerful message of inclusivity.

This weekend is dedicated to celebrating and recognising the contributions of the LGBTIQA+ community within our region and at our clubs. The acknowledgement of Pride in the AFL Barwon region started in 2018 with a key working party made up of LGBTQ+ leaders from the Geelong community, with investment and assistance from the Geelong Cats.

The concept of the Pride Cup was first delivered in 2014, inspired by Jason Ball, an openly gay Australian rules footballer. Ball’s experiences of discrimination and the lack of visibility for LGBTQ+ athletes in sports led him to advocate for a dedicated event that would promote inclusivity and respect. The inaugural Pride Cup was held in Yarra Glen, Victoria, where Ball played, marking a pivotal moment in Australian sports history. The AFL Barwon Clubs and community have embraced the initiative, recognizing the importance of promoting diversity within its community.

The initial Pride Cup in the AFL Barwon region was held between the Newtown & Chilwell Football Netball Club and Leopold Football Netball Club. This event marked a significant step towards inclusivity, featuring rainbow-themed apparel, rainbow painted 50m arcs, educational workshops, and speeches from prominent LGBTQ+ advocates. The event received widespread support from the local community, highlighting the region's commitment to equality in sports.

The AFL Barwon clubs have continued to embrace and celebrate Pride Round which has grown over the years. The strongest support has been through our Female Football Clubs who have become key participants in the round. St Mary’s, Grovedale and Drysdale all embraced Pride Round matches very early on, further embedding the values of inclusivity and respect within the regional sports culture.

When Pride Round resumed following the interrupted seasons, it was certainly met with greater support and involvement by the AFL Barwon clubs. The AFL Barwon region saw an increase in participation, with more clubs and community members engaging in the celebration of diversity. The events became larger and more inclusive, greater club pride representation on apparel, and broader media coverage, reinforcing the Pride Cup’s importance within the regional sports calendar.

The 2024 Pride Round will see marquees matches in the Senior Female Competitions involving Grovedale and St Mary’s, Anglesea and Geelong West, Thomson and Geelong Amateurs, Newtown & Chilwell and Drysdale, and, Grovedale and Belmont. There were 5 clubs who were successful in receiving a grant from Pride Cup to cover essential event expenses, such as Pride uniforms, guest speakers, food and beverages, and entertainment. This has provided a further opportunity to increase celebration, awareness and education for these clubs and their members.

AFL Barwon welcomes all clubs to get involved this weekend in celebrating Pride Round and spreading the key messages throughout the community.

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Job Vacancy! Female Football Coordinator

Female Football Coordinator

The AFL Barwon Commission provides governance and strategy development for Football and Netball across the Geelong and Colac regions. We are seeking a creative and motivated person to manage all facets of media and communications in the AFL Barwon Region.

The Female Football Coordinator is a full time position which is primarily responsible for managing all of AFL Barwon’s female football competitions. Please view the full position description below.

If this sounds like a position for you, please email a cover letter and your resume to Nathan Ervin – Operations Manager – AFL Barwon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Applications close Sunday February 6th.

2022 AFL Barwon Female Football Coordinator PD

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Local stars to take on Australia’s best in National Championships

The upcoming School Sports Australia 15 Years and Under Girls and Boys National Championships will feature a strong contingent from the AFL Barwon region. Seven players from the AFL Barwon clubs will be participating in the carnival, which commences on Saturday, July 22nd in Ballarat.

Representing Victoria in the Girls Championships will be St. Joseph's utility Meyah Fursland and Peninsula Sharks goal kicker Ziva Shawcross. Both girls from Western Heights Secondary College, earned their spots in the final squad after going through two trial matches and impressing the selectors. Ziva, a key forward for the Sharks, has already kicked an impressive nine goals this season. Inspired by AFLW star Tayla Harris, she has modelled her game on Harris' style.

Meyah has admired key defenders like former Geelong Cats Champion Matthew Scarlett to base her game off. The girls will head to a training camp prior to carnival where they will meet their Victorian teammates from across the State.

In the Under 15 boy’s squad, three Ocean Grove juniors, Jack Thomson, Darcy Harrington, and Ned Badrock, have secured their spots in the final squad. Additionally, St. Joseph's midfielder Archer Chamberlain and Torquay's key position prospect Jack Pickett will also represent Victoria in the Championships.

Archer Chamberlain, excited to follow in the footsteps of AFL stars like Darcy Parish, Patrick Dangerfield and Travis Boak, expressed his gratitude for the mentors who have helped him develop his game over the past year. “We had some really good coaches at our St Joseph's year 9 campus, with Mr (Paul) Hood being a good coach to learn from”.

Jack Pickett, a 189cm Ruckman was hopefully he would be able to have an impact forward in the carnival. “Hopefully I play in the forward line as I don’t think I am big enough to be a ruckman for Victoria” he joked. Torquay Senior coach Dom Gleeson had played a role in some mentoring sessions and sharing some advice according to Jack. He was hopefully to play consistent and as best as he could in the carnival.

The full squads for School Sports Australia 15 Years and Under Girls and Boys National Championships can be found here.

Author: Sean Atkinson

Match Review Findings | April 14 2025 - Updated

The Match Review Panel's findings are in for the weekend's matches.

Please note the following tribunal details:

7pm - Jack Skinner (Colac)

7:45pm - Jack Rose (Portarlington)

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