Gillies Medal honour for Fisher
MIDFIELDER Nick Fisher has continued a tremendous run of Tony Gillies Medal victories for the Tamworth Swans.
Fisher polled 19 votes for the season to record a fifth Gillies Medal win in seven seasons for the Swans.
Victory was assured for Fisher in the second last round when he polled a vote to take an unassailable six vote lead ahead of Gunnedah’s Darcy Hill.
Hill didn’t finish the season empty handed. He won the 2024 Coaches Award.
Jed Carroll polled a hat-trick of three vote games late in the season to become not only minor premier Inverell’s leading vote getter but also move up to third place in the count.
Inverell had five players finish in the Top-10 of the count including Cooper Taveira who won the Rising Star Award for a second straight year.
The Tamworth Swans also had another player claim a major prize with playing coach Lachlan Bennetts-Inkster winning the Gerry Griffith Medal for being the leading goal kicker.
FINAL LEADER BOARD
19 – Nick Fisher (Tamworth Swans)
12 – Darcy Hill (Gunnedah)
9 – Jed Carroll (Inverell)
8 – Lachlan Bennetts-Inkster (Tamworth Swans)
7 – Jordan Sue-Fong (Inverell)
7 – Nash Tome (Inverell)
6 – Cooper Taveira (Inverell)
6 – Jake Cosgrove (Tamworth Swans)
5 – Carl Frazier (Tamworth Kangaroos)
5 – Hayden Chappel (Inverell)
OTHER 2024 AWARD WINNERS
Gerry Griffiths Medal – Leading goal kicker: Lachlan Bennetts-Inkster – 36 goals (Tamworth Swans)
Rising Star: Cooper Taveira (Inverell)
Coaches Award: Darcy Hill (Gunnedah)
PREVIOUS TONY GILLIES MEDAL WINNERS
2023 – Matthew Hall (Tamworth Kangaroos)
2022 – Josh Jones (Tamworth Swans)
2021 – Liam Dunn (Tamworth Swans)
2020 – Joshua Chiavaroli (Gunnedah)
2019 – Andrew George (Gunnedah) and Edward George (Tamworth Swans)
2018 – Edward George (Tamworth Swans)
2017 – Jason Spackman (Gunnedah)
2016 – Jed Ellis-Cluff (New England Nomads) and Daniel Leon (Tamworth Kangaroos)
2015 – Hayden Chappel (Inverell)
2014 – Andrew George (Gunnedah)
2013 – Matthew Hodge (Tamworth Kangaroos)
2012 – Alex Hudson (Tamworth Kangaroos)
2011- Paul Brown (Gunnedah) and Matthew Hodge (Tamworth Kangaroos)
2010 – Corey Wheeler (Inverell)
2009 – Peter Heath (Inverell), Sam Naismith (Gunnedah) and Damien Wendt (Tamworth Swans)
2008 – Tim Cotter (Tamworth Kangaroos)
2007 – Lachlan Rowling (Tamworth Swans)
2006 – Cameron Douglas (Tamworth Kangaroos)
2005 – Lachlan Rowling (Tamworth Swans)
2004 – Adam White (Muswellbrook Cats)
2003 – Adam White (Muswellbrook Cats)
2002 – Mick Day (Tamworth Kangaroos) and Stacey Gogas (Gunnedah)
2001 – Matthew Sadlier (David Mitchell Swans)
2000 – Stephen Fisher (New England Nomads) and Damien Wendt (Prime Magpies)
1999 – Matthew Cattle (Cargill Kangaroos)
1998 – Justin ??? (Courthouse Eagles)
1997 – Damien Hickey (David Mitchell Swans)
