Ben Rowney Medalists

Medal namesake: Ben Rowney. 

About: Ben Rowney was a tireless worker at junior level, coaching Trafalgar’s under 16 team for more than 10 seasons throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Often carrying the workload alone, he was the recipient of two best club person awards and was inducted as a life member of the club in 1985.  

             Ben Rowney 

 Under 16 Best and Fairest 

*Unofficial winners 

1985-85 Aaron McGown*

1986-87 Scott Boyles*

1987-88 Paul Gridley*

1988-89 Christian Burgess*

1989-90 Christian Burgess*

1990-91 Scott Hoare*

1991-92 No team?

1992-93 Simon Savage*

1993-94 Greg Turra*

1994-95 Tom Dubelaar*

1995-96 Ben Jackson*

1997-98 No team? (Trafalgar/Thorpdale combined?)

1998-99 Chris Jenkins*

1999-00 Josh Costa*

2000-01 Rob MacGregor*

2001-02 Brendan Dawson* 

2002-03 Jarrod Bell*

2003-04 James Blaser*

2004-05 James Blaser* (Traf/Yarragon)

2005-06 Rhys Holdsworth* (Traf/Yarragon)

2006-07 Brad Hamilton* (Traf/Yarragon)

2007-08 Damien Mann* (Traf/Yarragon) 

2008-09 David Crook*

2010-13 No team

2014-15 Brodie Burgess

2015-16 Brodie Burgess

2016-17 Liam White 

2017-18 Cooper Burgess

2018-19 Billy Claridge

2019-20 Billy Claridge

2020-21   Billy Claridge

2021-22   Louis Hennessy and James Pace

2022-23 James Pace