Ivan Tansing Medal: Three way tie for Giant, Magpie & Hawk!

27 Aug Ivan Tansing Medal: Three way tie for Giant, Magpie & Hawk!

North Geelong legend Derek Fitzsimmons has added to his long list of achievements in the GDFL by collecting his first Ivan Tansing medal.

The 37-year-old tied with Benjamin Podger-Carroll (Geelong West) and 2016 recipient Brenton Gillett (Inverleigh) on 17 votes ahead in the medal’s first time since 2011.

Podger-Carroll became the club’s first reserves league best and fairest since Donato Pietrapertosa in 1987.

Fitzsimmons lead the count by a vote after Round 11 before Podger-Carroll, in his first year at Geelong West, polled eight votes in three rounds to grab the 17 to 14 lead after Round 16.

After a quiet first half to the season Gillett would equal the Giant in the final round with two votes before Fitzsimmons added another three moments later to again draw level.

The count would come down to the final game of the count when Geelong West was pipped by East Geelong 5.11 (41) to 7.4 (46).

East Geelong players Joshua Molan and Tim Buckingham were called out before the final three votes were read.

Thankfully for Gillett and Fitzsimmons, Geelong West speedster would collect the three to withhold Podger-Carroll from the being the outright recipient.

Locke Perrett (Inverleigh) would finish fourth with 14 votes from his 10 reserves games ahead of first year Thomson Tiger Jordan Camm.

Bannockburn forward Hayden Illingworth found some votes early but would fail to poll after Round 10.

Top Ten Leaderboard

17 – Derek Fitzsimmons (North Geelong)
17 – Benjamin Podger-Carroll (Geelong West Giants)
17 – Brenton Gillett (Inverleigh)
14 – Locke Perrett (Inverleigh)
13 – Jordan Camm (Thomson)
11 – Travis Fursland (Bell Post Hill)
10 – Brayden Vicars (Bannockburn)
10 – Fraser Brumby (Inverleigh)
10 – Cameron Riccardi (Bannockburn)
9 – Byron Mathison (Winchelsea)
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9 – Luke Mann (Bell Post Hill)
9 – Shaun Dell (Bannockburn)
9 – Hayden Illingworth (Bannockburn)

Anakie: Kyle Connor-Kent 6, Matthew King, Matthew Gerrard 5, Mark Pope, Justin Lewis, Thomas Karacsay 3, Joshua Tate, Todd Hearn, Dale Peters 2, James Gibbs, Thomas Kettle, Scott Forman, Anthony Harding, Anthony Quarrell 1.

Bannockburn: Cameron Riccardi, Brayden Vicars 10, Hayden Illingworth, Shaun Dell 9, Benjamin Stretton 7, Peter Riccardi, Jake Psaila 6, Benjamin Cole, Matthew Watts 5, Timothy Arklay 4, Caleb Slotegraaf 3, Dylan Smith, Lewis Tully, Ryan Thewlis 2, Matthew Vale, Mark Banks 1.

Bell Post Hill: Travis Fursland 11, Luke Mann 9, Justin Rodriguez, Nicholas Martinu 8, Ryan Mills 7, Russell Douglass 6, Shane Tobin, Blake Podnar, Luke Turner, Christopher Rath, Ryan Vacirca, Joshua Carlin 3, Jason Grozdanovski, Brody Hecker, Adrian Bucolo 2, Rhys Burke, Benjamin Muir, Kane Grossman, Josh Bacley, Joseph Frese 1.

Belmont Lions: Jarrod Begg, Lowell Hunter 5, BJ O’Toole 4, Cameron Martin 3, Christopher Pederson, Matthew Grossman, Shane Baker, Kyle Hay 2, Andrew Northeast, Nathan Frye, Billy Dunell 1.

Corio: Chris Dickenson 4, Brendan Harvey, Dean Wright 3, Ahmet Onturk 2, David Middleton, Corey Burke 1.

East Geelong: Liam Hickey, Scott Anderson 8, Tim Buckingham 7, Cody Watson, Benjamin Neville, Dene Normington 6, Braden Szponar 5, Ryan Normington, Sean Trevaskis 4, Jake Smith 3, Tom Macfarlane, Joshua Molan, Declan Hancock 2, Liam Williams, Zachary Watson 1.

Geelong West Giants: Benjamin Podger-Carroll 17, Dean Miller 5, Jordan Bicknell, Jayden Nicholson 4, Mitchell Stephens, Blake Dye, Trent Archer 3, Cody Irvine, Simon Cole 2, Nathan Cavallo, Michael Coldwell, Andrew Smith 1.

Inverleigh: Brenton Gillett 17, Locke Perrett 14, Fraser Brumby 10, Jordan Drew 8, Mitch Field 4, Sebastian Loader, Jakeb Templeton 3, Gareth Hagelbols 2, James Brumby, Toby Prendergast 1.

North Geelong: Derek Fitzsimmons 17, Timothy McDonnell 7, Taylor Gasper 6, Shannon Benson, Jordan Eitler 5, Dylan Morton 4, Darren Mathisen, Anthony Walsh, Jonathon Woods 3, Andrew Fergusson, Luke Vrtacic, Thomas Schwennesen, Mathew Jones 2, Shaun Kingwell, Dallas Redfern 1.

Thomson: Jordan Camm 13, Troy Smith 8, Ricky Kiss 6, Christopher Matthews, Jakob Kiddle, Jack Spokes, Andrew Hodgson, Samuel Widdicombe, Jeremy Stacey 3, Benjamin Deluca, Chris Singh, Brenton Flynn, Brandon Gardiner 2, Samuel Neale, Noah Scott, Daniel Cannon 1.

Werribee Centrals: Mathiang Malual 7, John Drohomirecki 5, Shane Weatherley 4, Kieran Butty, Christopher Koutzamanis 3, Liam O’Malley, Bradley Carlton, Callum O’Malley, Jonathon Despott, Casey McNaught, Daniel Skinner, Anthony Briggs, Rick Alagona 2, Nathan Johnson 1.

Winchelsea: Byron Mathison 9, Zach Moules 7, Zac Birrell 6, Bryan Elliott 4, Hayden Wilson, Sam Creighton, Liam Clancy, Alister Murnane, Hamish Jannings 3, John Hambrook, Fergus Inglis, Dean Hart, Jared Dunkley, Zach Dunkley, Michael Condon 2, Joel Karpin, Hudson Jacobs 1.