Werribee midfielder Dom Brew was again recognised as one of the Victorian Football League’s best players with a top three finish in the J.J Liston Medal.
The reigning winner entered Monday night’s awards night after what he thought was a better season than last year.
But with Werribee not getting as many wins as it had the past few years, he wasn’t too sure how he would go.
Brew was still a chance to win the medal heading into the second last round as he trailed Southport’s Jacob Dawson.
When Brew polled only two votes in round 20 it meant that Dawson couldn’t be caught.
Riley Bonner overtook Brew in the final round to finish in second spot.
Brew finished on 21 votes, seven behind Dawson.
Hudson Garoni was the next best Tigers player as he polled nine votes.
Brew was named in the middle of the ground in the team of the year.
North Melbourne-Werribee’s premiership run in the VFLW received more recognition, with six players named in the team of the year.
Stella Reid, Maddie Di Cosmo, Charlotte Ryan, Nyakoat Dojiok, Alana Barba and Renee Tierney were all named in the team of the year.
Di Cosmo was named as captain of the team, while Kangaroos premiership coach Brett Gourley was named coach of the team of the year.
It was a big night for Di Cosmo.
She finished third in the Lambert-Pearce Medal on 19 votes, six behind winner Ange Gogos.
She also finished third in the coaches most valuable player award, finishing one vote behind joint winners Gogos and Emily Eaves.
Alana Barba also finished in the top eight in the mvp voting.
Dojiok won the Rohenna Young Medal as the leading goalkicker in the VFLW and finished sixth in the Lambert-Pearce Medal.
Werribee president Martin Carter was one of four people who was awarded life membership.
Carter began his journey with Werribee joining the club’s committee in 1992 and was part of the board during the club’s historic first VFA-VFL premiership in 1993.
He remained involved on the board across multiple periods, including serving as vice president in 2008 and 2009.
In 2015, following the sudden passing of club president John Nicol, Carter stepped in as acting president.
In 2016, he was officially appointed president, a role he continues to hold, overseeing a period of stability and growth, including the club’s transition from an AFL-aligned model with North Melbourne to a fully standalone VFL team from 2018 onwards.
It’s been a big year for Carter who was also inducted into Werribee’s hall of fame earlier this year as part of the club’s 60th anniversary.
