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Halls and Woollacott 2015 Award Winners
Woodville's Callan Taylor and Norwood’s Matthew Lycett have won the prestigious Halls and Woollacott medals, acknowledging them as the "Fairest and Most Brilliant" players in the 2015 Premier League season.
The medals, which are determined based on a game-by-game 3-2-1 referee voting system, were presented at a ceremony at the Moet & Chandon Upper, Morphetville Race Course, along with a number of other awards highlighting individual performances of the 2015 season.
Taylor received 42 votes to win the Halls, ahead of Sturt’s Amy Shaw on 34 and Central’s Amy Lewis on 31. Callan polled 10 first preference vote’s 5 second preference votes and 2 third preference votes
Lycett’s win was closer - finishing on 40 votes ahead of South Adelaide’s Jeremy Smith (39) and West Adelaide’s David Sturner (37), with both Lycett and Smith potential winners prior to final round voting. Lycett polled 9 first preference votes, 5 second preference votes and 3 third preference votes. Smith polled 9 first preference votes, 4 second preference votes and 4 first preference votes.
North Adelaide’s Aric Miller won the league’s Most Valuable Player Award, voted on by coaches. The women’s MVP award was tied with Woodville’s Callan Taylor and Norwood’s Jess Foley.
The Merv Harris and Frank Angove awards for the highest vote pollers aged Under 21, were won by 18 year old Norwood Flame’s player Taylor Ortlepp and 20 year old Southern Tiger’s player Sam Johns.
South Adelaide’s Vikki Kelson won the Coach of the Year award for the women’s league, while North Adelaide’s Nathan Hawkes won the men’s award.
The Phill Yuill memorial Referee of the Year award for the Women’s league was won by Donna Miller, while for the men’s league the winner was Nathan Durant.
