2023 SAFC Awards Wrap
Keegan Brooksby claims his second Knuckey Cup for his outstanding Season 2023, while Soriah Moon earns herself the 2023 Women's Best & Fairest.
Keegan Brooksby has claimed the 2023 Knuckey Cup after an outstanding season, earning his second Cup.
Brooksby was ranked #1 in the SANFL for hit-outs in the 2023 Season, earning his spot in the SANFL Advertiser Team of the Year. The big man also averaged 14 disposals and 4 tackles.
Defender Joseph Haines finished runner-up while young-gun Oliver Davis finished third.
2023 proved to be a season of dominant rucks as Soriah Moon claimed the 2023 Women's Best & Fairest.
Similarly, Moon was also ranked #1 in the SANFLW for hit-outs in the 2023 Season, also earning her spot in the SANFL Advertiser Team of the Year. Moon averaged just under 14 disposals and 4 tackles.
Brooke Boileau finished second while Pinktail product Caitlin Couch finished second.
Jacob Collins took out the Reserves Best & Fairest while Nari Wright claimed the Women's Development League Best & Fairest.
See below for a full list of award winners and leader boards from all grades.
The South Adelaide Football Club congratulates all the award winners from the 2023 Season.
Senior Award Winners
Knuckey Cup (Best & Fairest)
Keegan Brooksby
Mark Rawlins Memorial Trophy (Runner-Up Best & Fairest)
Joseph Haines
Third Best & Fairest
Oliver Davis
J.L. Brown Trophy (Reserves Best & Fairest)
Jacob Collins
Reserves Runner-Up Best & Fairest
Lachlan Hayes & Nick Kraemer
League Trademark Award
Oscar Clavarino
Reserves Trademark Award
Nick Kraemer
League Players Player Award
Oliver Davis
Reserves Players Player Award
Jacob Collins
Flinders University Most Improved Award
Ben Shillabeer
League Leading Goalkicker
Zach Sproule - 30 goals
Dr Jim Harley/Frank Brown Memorial Trophy (Best Clubman)
Oscar Clavarino
David Kantilla Memorial Trophy (Best First Year League Player)
Jonti Schuback
Knuckey Cup Leader Board
1. Keegan Brooksby - 115 votes
2. Joseph Haines - 103 votes
3. Oliver Davis - 102 votes
4. Mitch O'Neill - 99 votes
5. Oscar Clavarino - 95 votes
6. Eamon Wilkinson - 91 votes
7. Kobe Mutch - 90 votes
8. Liam Fitt - 89 votes
9. Hayden Sampson - 88 votes
10. Jake Summerton - 80 votes
Knuckey Cup voting: following each game, South Adelaide's senior coaches grade every player on a scale of 0-10 based on their performance during that game. The player who polls the most total votes throughout the season is declared the winner of the Knuckey Cup.
Women's Award Winners
Best & Fairest
Soriah Moon
Runner-Up Best & Fairest
Brooke Boileau
Third Best & Fairest
Caitlin Couch
Development League Best & Fairest
Nari Wright
Development League Runner-Up Best & Fairest
Melanie Koster
Trademark Award
Esther Schirmer
Rising Star
Holly Ifould
Coaches Award
Brooke Boileau
Flinders University Most Improved Player Award
Caitlin Couch
Leading Goalkicker
Lucy Northcott - 10 goals
Women's Leader Board
1. Soriah Moon - 84 votes
2. Brooke Boileau - 75 votes
3. Caitlin Couch - 72 votes
4. Esther Schirmer - 66 votes
5. Elise Barwick - 64 votes
6. Senna Gulden - 63 votes
7. Jaslynne Smith - 62 votes
8. Tiffany Copley - 59 votes
9. Samantha Pratt - 58 votes
10. Holly Ifould - 52 votes
Women's Best and Fairest voting: following each game, South Adelaide's senior women's coaches grade every player on a scale of 0-10 based on their performance during that game. The player who polls the most total votes throughout the season is declared the winner of the Women's Best and Fairest.
Reserves Leader Board
1. Jacob Collins - 100 votes
2. Lachlan Hayes & Nick Kraemer - 90 votes
4. Oliver Megins - 89 votes
5. Tate Lovering - 85 votes
6. Cooper Rogers - 78 votes
7. Aaron Douglass - 76 votes
8. Lachlan Scott & Charlie Duncan - 75 votes
10. Scott Bedford - 71 votes
J.L.Brown Trophy voting: following each game, South Adelaide's reserves coaches grade every player on a scale of 0-10 based on their performance during that game. The player who polls the most total votes throughout the season is declared the winner of the J.L.Brown Trophy.
Women's Development Team Leader Board
1. Nari Wright - 42 votes
2. Melanie Koster - 36 votes
3. Sarah Wright - 32 votes
4. Bella Rigby, Jaimi Griffen & Lauren Clifton - 26 votes
7. Alissa Brook - 25 votes
8. Jemma Ellis - 24 votes
9. Jodie Hunt & Caitlin Radbone - 23 votes
Women's Development Team voting: following each game, South Adelaide's junior coaches grade every player on a scale of 0-10 based on their performance during that game. The player who polls the most total votes throughout the season is declared the winner of the Development Team Best and Fairest.
Mark Naley Medal Leader Board
1. Phoenix Hargrave - 132 votes
2. Nicholas Schroder - 127 votes
3. Blake Rodrigues - 106 votes
4. Dakota Sterzl - 99 votes
5. Lachlan Hamilton - 98 votes
6. Ayden Duke - 95 votes
7. Tom Wheaton - 88 votes
8. Sid Draper - 86 votes
9. Jacob Sheean - 85 votes
10. Ryan Pearsons - 84 votes
Mark Naley Medal voting: following each game, South Adelaide's junior coaches grade every player on a scale of 0-10 based on their performance during that game. The player who polls the most total votes throughout the season is declared the winner of the Mark Naley Medal.
Under-16 Leader Board
1. Jesse Nye - 102 votes
2. Cain Florance - 96 votes
3. Cameron Woods - 95 votes
4. Kodah Edwards - 78 votes
5. Patrick Carman & Jacob McGarry - 77 votes
7. Hudson Voigt - 72 votes
8. Tom Renshaw, Jake Wigzel & Thomas Simpson - 64 votes
Under-16 Best and Fairest voting: following each game, South Adelaide's junior coaches grade every player on a scale of 0-10 based on their performance during that game. The player who polls the most total votes throughout the season is declared the winner of the Under-16 Best and Fairest.