Halls Medal Jess Foley of the Norwood Flames

Olivia Thompson the Merv Harris Medal for Best and Fairest under 21 Female player.
Sturt's Sam Daly has been awarded the Frank Angove Medal for Best and Fairest under 21 male player.

Congratulations!
Top Offensive Rebounder:
Women: Jessica Good (Norwood) 3.8 orpg
Men: John Marriott (Sturt) 4.0 orpg

Top Defensive Rebounder:
Women: Tess Madgen (Eastern) 10.8 drpg
Men: Daniel Johnson (West Adelaide) 8.6 drpg

Top Rebounder:
Women: Tess Madgen (Eastern) 12.2 rpg
Men: Daniel Johnson (West Adelaide) 12.2 rpg

Top Assists:
Women: Tess Madgen (Eastern) 7.5 apg
Men: Kyle Miller (Central Districts) 5.9 apg

Best Defensive Player:
Women: Jess Foley (Norwood)
Men: Brad Gerlach (Forestville)

Top Scorer:
Women: Tess Madgen (Eastern) 31.0 ppg
Men: Daniel Johnson (West Adelaide) 26.0 ppg


Women
Top Blocks: Rebecca Duke (Norwood) 2.3 bpg
Top Steals: Jo Hill (North Adelaide) 2.5 spg
Three Point Percentage: Tess Madgen (Eastern) 43.7%
Free Throw Percentage: Jess Foley (Norwood) 90.1%
Field Goal Percentage: Amy Lewis (Norwood) 59.8%

Men
Top Blocks: John Wernham (North Adelaide) 1.7 bpg
Top Steals: Brad Gerlach (Forestville) 1.7 spg
Three Point Percentage: Adam Doyle (Forestville) 43.7%
Free Throw Percentage: Darren Ng (Woodville) 91.0%
Field Goal Percentage: John Marriott (Sturt) 62.2%

congrardts to all winners
norwoods non attendance is a disgrace and should be heavily sanctioned by bsa

Awfully run afternoon.

All the photos on screens were of pre season tournament and most were out of focus.

Any news on COTY and all star 5

How did someone reported and found guilty win a best and fairest?

Norwoods non attendance? So was foley there to collect her medal?

I don't know anything about SA ABA but how does someone who leads league in scoring, rebounds and assists not get league MVP??

Votes by op coaches, not the league... Best I can offer. :(

Anon

Good point. Probably has much to do with Tess having a strong team around her taking votes from her while Jess had to do it all by herself in a weak team!!

Sam Mac will have the last laugh when their careers are finished. I play against both and Sam M is all class and as for Sam D - play basketball and cut out all the complaining about everything

What a disgusting carry on by sturt girls at awards presentations today

Again! 2 years in a row, no awards for being primadonnas or get pole-axed, at least they went though, Norwood not going at all, just as bad

It's not a compulsory thing. $75 for an average 2 course feed I can see the reasons right there not to go!

Every other club made an effort! The food was great

Next year just post the medals out, Norwood can't be bothered going and will save a few hangovers

Who made the all star teams?

Anywhere we can see the votes?

Dukes!! How did she get in

Jo Hill is amazing and more than a worthy member of the all star team but what does it say of the quality of the ABA women's competition when a 40 yo in the twilight of her career can continue to warrant a position in that team. Where is all the new emerging talent?

Sounds like Norwood showing the same respect the abomination that is BSA District ABA do to the clubs/association. BSA can change things to suit themselves. Disgraceful Association, heads should roll that Daly won that trophy after they tried to sweep the charges under the carpet in the first place.
This administration needs a complete clean out.

The whole event is a joke. No entertainment. Same presenter every year. Same shitty PowerPoint. Crappy pictures. No wonder Norwood didn't wanna spend 2k on such an event

Scott Whitmore COTY - well done and well deserved.

Simon Pritchard COTY - Obviously going undefeated doesn't hurt any chances in getting the award. I like his coaching style; lean back in the chair, legs crossed hands on knees and his pre-game instructions to the bench girls is enlightening - "ok girls remember call your own subs - we have been practicing that all week - and remember to wake me up when the game is finished"

Well done guys!!

Everyone knows that these awards are for flashy players.
You will rarely see a hard working defensive player score more than 5 votes in a season as they don't standout.

Look at Foley, standout in the Norwood team, but surely with the team they have other players should have taken points away from her.

Except that Jess Foley was Defensive Player of the year!! Pity that Jo Hill and Tess Madgen missed so many games

You have referees who are barely out of nappies casting the votes. Enough said.

Norwood in total or just their womens team?

Total

well said lift

dont mind a player form a losing team getting votes if they play out of their mind and its a close loss.

But the amount of times a player gets votes when their team loses by 20 is astounding..

Just goes to show that umpires dont really "get it".

^^ very well said.

It is the best and fairest it not? Tess Magden plays a triple double game, does not bitch and moan but on the day they get beaten by a point in O/T doesn't she deserve 3 votes in a losing team.

Or say a Kyle miller or Chris Clausen outstanding game keeps their team in the game are competitive are the difference in the team being thumped or beaten by four or five or do you give to the stud import in the other team who does not pass does not play a team game. argues every call, argues with the coach but shoots 59 points in a winning team?

got to tell you guys it should never been about winning teams. say Pero as coach selects himself 3 point player and he wins the award tainted much? or if he doesn't feel he should vote himself 3 points and then the award goes to someone else.

No system is perfect, not one there will always be flaws but to say that the 3 point vote should not go to the losing team is hogwash.

And no I'm in my sixties and do not referee before you accuse me of being a ref.

I can assure you Pero never picked himself in any award and to even suggest that is abhorrent

The Woolacott has always been an absolute shambles of an event, and I know they've tried to change things a little recently, but I would really like for BSA to take a stand and try to get some respectability to the event. I know it’s a celebration of the season as a whole - but would you maybe limit it to the top players in each team instead to reduce the pack mentality of drinking? It’s also comparing apples and oranges, but I’ve been to the Magarey a couple of times and it was a professional, well planned, great night out (obviously there’s a bit of cash involved, but still). Reducing numbers to make it more of a special invite-only event, or drastically reducing the alcohol are the only solutions left.

(And '805 – I think the Pero comment was quite obviously an example, not an accusation)

I disagree that is and always has been a shambles it wasn't 30 years ago, or even 20 years ago. More these days the younger brigade trying to out drink each other is a blight.
Plus years ago it was done manually where these days with electronic technology unless you get it very right it looks horrid

Perhaps some of the Sturt girls should have chosen not to turn up ,also maybe the management from their club could have stepped in and told the girls to be quiet and have some respect. I have attended many different sports award nights and never seen such a disgusting performance of total disrespect.

BSA couldn't care if they didn't hold it, more money to swindle out the backdoor.

Most people find the event quite boring and use it really as a team break-up/drinking session.
I'd go so far as to say without drinks included in the price, the Norwood women wouldn't be the only team boycotting the event.

(not saying it's okay, just that's what it is)

Making people pay for alcohol wont work.

I would suggest that the champagne breakfast was the major reason the Sturt girl were rowdy, not served alcohol.

The only way of stopping it is refusing entry/removing rowdy people.

From what I hear Norwood has to look after the pennies and said they were not going to pay for the event and that individuals including players had to pay their own way.

The MVP award did go to Tess Madgen, this is voted on by each clubs coach, captain and a club deligate.

She did not win the Halls because this is votes from each game and Tess missed 7 due to Opals committments and 1 she played less than a half due to an anckle injury.

Foley and Jo Hill had excellent years though and deserve to be 1 and 2 in the votes but Tess still was 3rd after missing that many games. She was leading easily till round 12, then didnt play anymore games.

Jaime-Lee Peris should be disappointed not making the all-star 5 this year, especially as Olivia Thompson is not a centre.

Did she not make the all star 5 last year in the 4 spot?

I agree with above. Head to head 3 times this year and Olivia did very little against North thugh I think that is more to do with F/ville using Olivia properly.

What about Woodville men? 15-3 season and only team in top 5 without a member in the all star 5? Yet 10-8 Centrals have 2 with both probably being given spots out of position? Miller a 1 yet named at 2 (granted does play some 2) and Clausen a 4/5 but named as a 3 (prob never played this position all season). Bad weekend for the Warriors with a 4opt blowout loss in prelim and then a snub by league on all star 5 voting. Surely 1 of Wyatt or Ng deserved at spot?

why should the security guy have to do it especially when the Sturt President was there ,one would think that he would step in and shut them up but no let them go on showing no respect to anyone. Not a good look for the Sturt Club.

Clausen isn't really a 4/5, just forced to play that by necessity this season

anon why are you talking to yourself? Please don't make yourself look any dumber by telling us all it wasn't you. It is so obvious that you just agreed with your own post!

Clubs committees sitting next to disruptive players should actually get off the fat behinds and put a stop to it