EFNL B&F | MITCH MELLIS – OUR NEW EFNL LEGEND

Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is delighted to announce that Mitch Mellis tonight won his 3rd EFNL Best and Fairest award at Marvel Stadium.

The Kenneth Wright MBE Medal is awarded for the fairest and best player in Division 1. Mitch won The Paul Edie Medal (Division 2) in the previous two seasons.

Mitch, the son of Cam and Cath Mellis and brother to Jake and Trent, has done his family and club proud, not just tonight or this season, but during his entire footballing career. A tough inside midfielder with electric speed and an almost frightening capacity to keep his eyes on the ball at all times, Mitch is just a consistent ball magnet even though he deals with a tight tag during most games.

Reading Josh Hannon’s taps around the ground with effortless ease, Mitch has the inherent capacity to bring his teammates into the game and make our team better.

Off the field, Mitch is heavily invested in our club. The Mellis family name is very significant. Cam, his father, is a club life member and is still driving our recruiting team. Cath, his mother, continues in the role as our Senior Men’s Team Manager. There has never been a more loved team manager in our club’s history, having the total respect of every player on our list. Jake, his older brother, is an incredibly talented senior player in his own right, and Trent, his other older brother, returned to the club this year to support Luke Hannon in the Under-19s and played the role of 19’s runner for this season. What an invested Hawka family!

Mitch now joins Dean Grice as an EFNL legend. We salute you, Mitch, and wish you nothing but success and good health in your future, both on and off the field.


EFNL B&F | DEAN GRICE

After a standout year in his first season of Veteran’s footy, DEAN GRICE was tonight awarded the BJS Insurance Veterans’ Best and Fairest award for 2025.

Dean has previously won League Best and Fairest awards in Under-19s, Reserves along with 4 x Paul Edie Medals for Best & Fairest in Division 2, making him an EFNL Legend and one of the most decorated footballers in EFNL history. Gricey is an undisputed champion of our club, and we congratulate you!


EFNL JUNIOR B&F NIGHT

Congratulations to Campbell Butler, Kallan Garrity, April Dye, Zac Papworth & Xavier Tronson who have all been invited to this years ENFL B&F night.

This year only the top three in each age group (U12s & up) will receive an invitation. All have had fantastic seasons with their teams making the finals (Campbell, Kallan, Zac & Xavier will play in this weekends Grand Finals) !! Best of luck to all


2024 EFNL AWARDS NIGHT

Boronia Hawks FNC took home an outstanding collection of awards at the 2024 EFNL’s Chandler Medal Night. The premiership success of our Senior Men and Women’s Division 1 Netball teams was rightly recognised as eleven of our players and coaches were named in their respective Teams of the Year.

MITCH MELLIS – BACK TO BACK DIVISION 2 BEST AND FAIREST! Now a dual Paul Edie Medallist. Congratulations also to Josh Begley in 5th place!

PREMIER WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Rachael Slater places 3rd in B&F from only 8 games, after splitting her season between Boronia and Port Melbourne.

BORONIA HAWKS FNC is named Champion Club for Division 2! Award received by VP Wayne Preston on behalf of the club. GO HAWKA!!!

DIVISION 1 NETBALL: Rhiannon Compton wins the Leading Goal Shooter award!

DIVISION 2 MEN’S FOOTBALL: Leading goal kicker Josh Begley, with Ben Robertson equal second.

DIVISION 1 NETBALL: Bec Subbiah wins the Division 1 B&F for Boronia Hawks with 25 votes! An absolute star!

DIVISION 2 MEN’S FOOTBALL: Harry Burgess, Jarrod Lake, Josh Begley, Mitch Mellis, Damon Fairchild named in the Team of the Year with Matt Clark as Coach!

PREMIER DIVISION WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Cleo Smith named as Ruck and Rachael Slater named as Ruck Rover in Team of the Year! Both missed games when playing with Eastern Ranges and Port Melbourne respectively.

Congratulations also to former Hawka Hero Craig “Fletch” McKenzie – Div. 4 Coach of the Team of the Year.

DIVISION 1 NETBALL: Rhiannon Crompton named as Goal Attack, Bec Subbiah named as Centre and Captain of the Team of the Year!

DIVISION 11 NETBALL: Jess Mullholland named as Goal Defence in Team of the Year!

DIVISION 4 NETBALL: Alisha Clark named as Centre in Team of the Year!

DIVISION 2 MEN’S RESERVES: Nathan Allen and Jess Bolton are joint runners up! with 12 votes each!

DIVISION 11 NETBALL: Jess Mullholland wins B&F! Jess is joint winner on 23 points with former Boronia player Mandy Bell.


THREE LEAGUE B&F’s| CAYDEN WOOD

Cayden Wood has now joined Mitch Mellis in winning a third League Best and Fairest for Boronia Juniors.

Cayden has now won the EFNL Best and Fairest in three consecutive seasons: Under 13’s in 2021, Under 14’s in 2022 and Under 15’s in 2023. This matches the career of Mitch Mellis who won the medals in Under 11’s in 2012, Under 12’s in 2013 and Under 13’s in 2014.

Juniors who have won two League B&F’s are also some of the club’s most outstanding young players: Craig Folino in 13’s and 14’s in 1991 and 1992; Patrick Garrity in 12’s and 13’s in 1996 and 1997; and Alex Fiore in 12’s and 14’s in 2001 and 2003 (Alex was also runner-up by one vote in 2002 and won a 3rd medal at Knox in 2005).


JUNIORS WIN EFNL B&F’s | 4 OUT OF 4!

In absolutely huge news, all 4 of our 4 nominated juniors have taken out ENFL Best & Fairest at tonight’s award ceremony. What an amazing achievement for each of these players and all of those who have supported them.

A massive Congratulations to MAX COLLINS (U17.5C), KATE BOURKE (U16C), CAYDEN WOOD (U15B) & JULIAN BENTLEY (U14D).