AFLNT Nightcliff star Brodie Filo has taken out the 2015-16 Nichols Medal, finishing two votes clear of runner-up William Farrer in a thrilling vote count at SKYCITY’s Beachside Pavilion on Sunday 13 March.
Going into the last round both Filo and Farrer were in equal first on 16 votes before Filo was awarded two votes in Nichtcliff’s Round 18 win over the Wanderers.
The Nichols Medal win caps off a stellar year for Filo who has also won the NT News – William Hill NTFL Player of the Year for the 2015-16 season.
It’s not the first time the 25-year-old from Eaglehawk dominates a competition, Filo is the reigning Michelsen Medallist, Bendigo Football League’s best-and-fairest award.
Having played football across the country, the gun midfielder will return to regional Victoria at season’s end to play and work in Shepparton.
For winning the 2015-16 Nichols Medal, Filo receives two return airfares from Darwin to Melbourne thanks to Virgin Australia. He has also been rewarded with two tickets to the 2016 Toyota AFL Grand Final.
In the TIO NTFL Women’s Division One competition, Waratah vice-captain Angela Foley has gone back-to-back, taking out the Coca-Cola Medal as the competition’s top player.
The TIO NTFL Division One Mitch Lee Medallist was awarded to Banks star Will Johnson, while Nightcliff’s Jaise Coleman has taken out the TIO NTFL Division 2 Lancaster Medal.
A full list of awards and winners can be found below:
Nichols Medallist
Brodie Filo - Nightcliff
Women’s Coca-Cola Medallist
Angela Foley – Waratah
Division 1 Mitch Lee Medallist
Will Johnson - Banks
Division 2 Lancaster Medallist
Jaise Coleman - Nightcliff
Under 18 Abala Medallist
Zachery Smith – Southern Districts
Under 18 Girls Medallist
Danielle Ponter – St Marys
Under 16 Hickman Medallist (DIV 1)
Nathan Mu - Nightcliff
Under 16 Leverence Medallist (DIV 2)
Kayden Malseed - Nightcliff
Under 15 Youth Girls - Sharyn Smith Medallist
Elouise Calma – Darwin Buffaloes
Under 14 Gundersen – Gundersen Medallist (DIV 1)
Joel Jeffrey – Wanderers
Under 14 Lew Fatt – Lew Fatt Medalist (DIV 2)
Patrick Grace-Long – Tracy Village
Kennards Volunteer of the Year Medallist
Jan Wray – Waratah
ABC Player of the Year
William Farrer – Southern Districts
ABC Umpire of the Year
Simon Walker - NTFLUA
NT News – William Hill Player of the Year
Brodie Filo - Nightcliff
NT News Rising Star
Adam Sambono – Darwin Buffaloes
Dennis Dunn Leading Goal Kicker
William Farrer – Southern Districts (108 Goals)
Women’s Leading Goalkicker
Abbey Holmes – Waratah (48 goals)
Women’s Rising Star
Machaelia Roberts – Darwin Buffaloes