2025 Michelsen Medal Round-by-Round Voting recap
RUNDOWN of this season’s voting for the Michelsen Medal awarded to the fairest and best in the senior footy competition.
Eaglehawk captain Billy Evans won a closely-fought contest on 23 votes to become the 11th player in the club history to claim the medal.
Runner-up was Sandhurst co-coach Lachlan Tardrew on 20 votes.
A year ago and it was a three-way tie for the Michelsen Medal between Tardrew, and Gisborne ruckman Braidon Blake and ruck-rover Brad Bernacki.
This Saturday there will be team success to chase as Evans and Tardrew will be opponents in the senior clash for the Bendigo Advertiser premiership cup.
South Bendigo ruck-rover Brody Haddow capped another top season with a score of 18 votes to be in third place on the medal board.
Suspension in the final round meant Eaglehawk ruckman Brayden Frost who polled 15 votes was ineligible for the award.
Some of the surprises in the vote count were Sandhurst’s Matt Wilkinson, 12 votes, and Golden Square’s leading vote-getter being Dylan Hird on 11.
The Michelsen Medal votes for the 2025 season:
Round 1
South Bendigo 80 d Strathfieldsaye 79
3 Brody Haddow, SB; 2 Hunter Lawrence, S’saye; 1 Isaiah Miller, SB.
Kangaroo Flat 51 lt Gisborne 211
3 Dylan Johnstone, Gis; 2 Campbell Johns, Gis.; 1 Jacob Murphy, Gis.
Golden Square 48 lt Eaglehawk 108
3 Ben Thompson, Eh; 2 Brayden Frost* (ineligible); 1 Dylan Hanley, Eh.
Sandhurst 107 d Castlemaine 53
3 Matt Wilkinson, Sh; 2 Matt Filo, Cm; 1 Seb Collins, Sh.
Round 2
Gisborne 71 lt South Bendigo 98
3 Brody Haddow, SB; 2 Mac Cameron, SB; 1 Anthony Zimmerman, SB.
Eaglehawk 149 d Kangaroo Flat 17
3 Billy Evans, Eh; 2 Ben Thompson, Eh; 1 Brayden Frost*, Eh.
Castlemaine 76 d Golden Square 26
3 Matt Filo, Cm; 2 John Watson, Cm; 1 Bailey Henderson, Cm.
Strathfieldsaye 46 lt Sandhurst 96
3 James Coghlan, Sh; 2 Riley Wilson, S’saye; 1 Lachie Hood, Sh.
Round 3
South Bendigo 34 lt Eaglehawk 71
3 Billy Evans, Eh; 2 Brayden Frost*, Eh; 1 Max Kennedy, Eh.
Kangaroo Flat 78 lt Castlemaine 99
3 Ryan Eyre, Cm; 2 Angus Macpherson, KF; 1 Harrison Sheahan, Cm.
Golden Square 60 lt Sandhurst 108
3 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh; 2 Jon Coe, GS; 1 Zack Shelton, GS.
Gisborne 57 d Strathfieldsaye 52
3 Jack Reaper, Gis.; 2 Kya Lanfranchi, S’saye; 1 Brad Bernacki, Gis.
Round 4
Castlemaine 59 lt South Bendigo 115
3 Kaiden Antonowicz, SB; 2 Brock Harvey, SB; 1 Brody Haddow, SB.
Sandhurst 171 d Kangaroo Flat 15
3 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh; 2 Matt Wilkinson, Sh; 1 Lachie Hood, Sh.
Strathfieldsaye 62 d Golden Square 43
3 Cooper Jones, S’saye; 2 Tom Strauch, GS; 1 Jed Daniels, S’saye.
Eaglehawk 94 lt Gisborne 105
3 Ryan Bourke, Gis.; 2 Ben Thompson, Eh; 1 Shane Clough, Gis.
Round 5
Gisborne 79 d Castlemaine 58
3 Jack Reaper, Gis.; 2 Kalan Huntly, Cm; 1 James Gray, Gis.
South Bendigo 37 lt Sandhurst 114
3 Tom Campbell, Sh; 2 Matt Wilkinson, Sh; 1 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh.
Kangaroo Flat 38 lt Golden Square 95
3 Terence Reeves, GS; 2 Angus Macpherson, KF; 1 Brodie James, GS.
Eaglehawk 85 d Strathfieldsaye 49
3 Billy Evans, Eh; 2 Brayden Frost*, Eh; 1 Riley Wilson, S’saye.
Round 6
Golden Square 53 lt South Bendigo 139
3 Brody Haddow, SB; 2 Jack Fallon, SB; 1 Kaiden Antonowicz, SB.
Kangaroo Flat 41 lt Strathfieldsaye 116
3 Bode Stevens, S’saye, 2 Kya Lanfranchi, S’saye; 1 Cooper Jones, S’saye.
Sandhurst 73 lt Gisborne 85
3 Braidon Blake, Gis.; 2 Shane Clough, Gis.; 1 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh.
Castlemaine 65 lt Eaglehawk 144
3 Clayton Holmes, Eh; 2 Tyh Evans, Eh; 1 Jack Thompson, Eh.
Round 7
South Bendigo 194 d Kangaroo Flat 46
3 Jack Fallon, SB; 2 Brock Harvey, SB; 1 Callum Crisp, SB.
Gisborne 89 d Golden Square 68
3 Jordan Rosengren, GS; 2 Matt Merrett, Gis.; 1 Harry Luxmoore, Gis.
Eaglehawk 48 lt Sandhurst 81
3 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh; 2 Oliver Morris, Sh; 1 Jonty Neaves, Eh.
Strathfieldsaye 72 d Castlemaine 70
3 Jake Moorhead, S’saye, 2 Sam Heavyside, S’saye; 1 Bode Stevens, S’saye.
Round 8
Strathfieldsaye 59 d South Bendigo 53
3 Joel Swatton, SB; 2 Bode Stevens, S’saye; 1 Zaydyn Lockwood, SB.
Gisborne 156 d Kangaroo Flat 39
3 Shane Clough, Gis.; 2 Dylan Johnstone, Gis.; 1 Brad Bernacki, Gis.
Eaglehawk 93 d Golden Square 42
3 Jack O’Shannessy, Eh; 2 Charlie Langford, Eh; 1 Tyh Evans, Eh.
Castlemaine 38 lt Sandhurst 147
3 Cooper Smith, Sh; 2 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh; 1 Lachie Hood, Sh.
Round 9
South Bendigo 115 d Gisborne 73
3 Anthony Zimmerman, SB; 2 Jack Fallon, SB; 1 Alex Davis, SB.
Kangaroo Flat 37 lt Eaglehawk 100
3 Tyh Evans, Eh; 2 Billy Evans, Eh; 1 Angus Macpherson, KF.
Golden Square 75 d Castlemaine 52
3 Callum McConachy, Cm; 2 Brodie James, GS; 1 Terence Reeves, GS.
Sandhurst 102 d Strathfieldsaye 32
3 Lachie Hood, Sh; 2 Tom Campbell, Sh; 1 Sam Heayvside, S’saye.
Round 10
Eaglehawk 100 d South Bendigo 85
3 Brayden Frost*, Eh; 2 Brody Haddow, SB; 1 Billy Evans, Eh.
Castlemaine 86 d Kangaroo Flat 51
3 Josh Eyre, Cm; 2 Kalan Huntly, Cm; 1 Angus Macpherson, KF.
Sandhurst 131 d Golden Square 55
3 Lachie Hood, Sh; 2 Cobi Maxted, Sh; 1 James Coghlan, Sh.
Strathfieldsaye 52 lt Gisborne 112
3 Brad Bernacki, Gis.; 2 Braidon Blake, Gis.; 1 Shane Clough, Gis.
Round 11
South Bendigo 75 d Castlemaine 61
3 Brody Haddow, SB; 2 Kalan Huntly, Cm; 1 Tom Brereton, SB.
Kangaroo Flat 42 lt Sandhurst 176
3 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh; 2 Nick Stagg, Sh; 1 Dayten Uerata, Sh.
Golden Square 68 d Strathfieldsaye 57
3 Dylan Hird, GS; 2 Jayden Burke, GS; 1 Jack Stewart, GS.
Gisborne 66 d Eaglehawk 51
3 Zach Vescovi, Gis.; 2 Brayden Frost*, Eh; 1 Matt Merrett, Gis.
Round 12
Sandhurst 115 d South Bendigo 66
3 Matt Wilkinson, Sh; 2 Steven Stroobants*, SB; 1 Jacob Austin, Sh.
Golden Square 151 d Kangaroo Flat 44
3 Jayden Burke, GS; 2 Dylan Hird, GS; 1 Jack McMahon, GS.
Strathfieldsaye 31 lt Eaglehawk 61
3 Billy Evans, Eh; 2 Riley Wilson, S’saye; 1 Brayden Frost*, Eh.
Castlemaine 85 lt Gisborne 106
3 Brad Bernacki, Gis.; 2 Dylan Johnstone, Gis.; 1 Josh Eyre, Cm.
Round 13
Gisborne 76 d Sandhurst 39
3 Jack Reaper, Gis.; 2 Zac Denahy, Gis.; 1 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh.
Eaglehawk 52 d Castlemaine 20
3 Billy Evans, Eh; 2 Brayden Frost*, Eh; 1 Michael Hartley, Cm.
South Bendigo 25 d Golden Square 14
3 Anthony Zimmerman, SB; 2 Callum Crisp, SB; 1 Dylan Hird, SB.
Strathfieldsaye 36 d Kangaroo Flat 22
3 Ethan Roberts, KF; 2 Jordan Wilson, S’saye; 1 Jeremy Rodi, KF.
Round 14
Kangaroo Flat 60 lt South Bendigo 147
3 Callum Crisp, SB; 2 Anthony Zimmerman, SB; 1 Ethan Roberts, KF.
Golden Square 78 d Gisborne 73
3 Dylan Hird, GS; 2 Tom Strauch, GS; 1 Dylan Johnstone, Gis.
Sandhurst 71 d Eaglehawk 52
3 Jonty Neaves, Eh; 2 Matt Wilkinson, Sh; 1 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh.
Castlemaine 59 lt Strathfieldsaye 100
3 Riley Wilson, S’saye; 2 Lachlan Ratcliffe, S’saye; 1 Hunter Staples, Cm.
Round 15
Gisborne 73 d Strathfieldsaye 56
3 James Gray, Gis.; 2 Brad Bernacki, Gis.; 1 Cooper Jones, S’saye.
Kangaroo Flat 17 lt Eaglehawk 134
3 Ben Thompson, Eh; 2 Billy Evans, Eh; 1 Angus Macpherson, KF.
Golden Square 42 lt Sandhurst 119
1 Cooper Smith, Sh; 2 Jacob Austin, Sh; 1 Zack Shelton, GS.
Castlemaine 104 lt South Bendigo 108
3 Ryan Eyre, Cm; 2 Jack Fallon, SB; 1 Hunter Staples, Cm.
Round 16
Sandhurst 147 d Gisborne 28
3 Dayten Uerata, Sh; 2 Lachlan Tardrew, Sh; 1 Fergus Greene, Sh.
South Bendigo 191 d Kangaroo Flat 56
3 Brody Haddow, SB; 2 Chase Poyser, SB; 1 Steven Stroobants*, SB.
Strathfieldsaye 88 d Golden Square 57
3 Jordan Wilson, S’saye; 2 Dylan Hird, GS; 1 Harrison Kelly, GS.
Eaglehawk 71 d Castlemaine 44
3 Billy Evans, Eh; 2 Ryan Eyre, Cm; 1 Pala Kuma, Eh.
