STAR Albury midfielder Brayden O’Hara last night scored a runaway win in the Tigers’ best and fairest award.
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O’Hara, who joined the club from Central Districts this season, polled 224 votes to finish 52 votes clear of runner-up Dean Polo.
Century goalkicker Setanta O’hAilpin was third on 149.
Speedster Lonnie Hampton (123) and co-coach Chris Hyde (113) rounded out the top five.
Former SANFL star O’Hara won The Border Mail-JohnsonsMME Footballer of the Year award but surprisingly finished well off the pace in the Morris Medal.
Albury co-coach Daniel Maher said O’Hara had been a huge acquisition at the Albury Sportsground this season.
“He had a great season with his professionalism being fantastic for the club,” Maher said.
The reigning Ovens and Murray premier looks set to field a similar line-up next season, with no certain departures at this stage from the team which defeated arch-rival Yarrawonga in last month’s grand final.
Hampton was named Albury’s player of the finals, Caleb Simmonds took out most improved, Joel O’Connell won most courageous and much-improved forward-turned-defender Justin Carey took out the coaches’ award.
In the reserves, Henty-bound Josh Gaynor took the best and fairest honours from Jeremy Duck.
Promising youngster Josh Bolitho took out the thirds award from Dom Brew and Jack Wotherspoon.
In the netball, Brigetta Hart won the A Grade, Erika Butler was successful in B Grade, Brooke Bice took out C Grade and Jacqui Coughlan saluted in the under-16s.