Superstar midfielder Garrick Ray has won the 2015 Cargill Medal after a stellar season with the Lake Nash Young Guns in the Mount Isa AFL competition.
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Ray finished clear on top of this year’s standings with 16 points for the best and fairest player individual accolade ahead of Tigers’ Jason Boydle and Buffaloes’ Alistair Baker.
Boydle was runner-up with 13 points while Baker finished with 12 points after leading at the halfway point of the season.
Jameson Billy claimed the Leo White Memorial trophy for the leading goal kicker of the regular season ahead of Tigers forward Brodie Deverell.
Ray picked up his second piece of silverware on Saturday night with the Turner Trophy, which is awarded to the best Alpurrrurulam player of the season.
Two legends of the local game Phil Rodriguez and Jameson Billy were made life members of Mount Isa AFL for their major contributions in the advancement of footy for several years.
Mount Isa AFL organiser Leif Welin said it was necessary to recognise some of the great work done by dedicated members of the local setup.
“Sometimes you see them and other times men of this calibre just toil away, not being noticed or asking for anything,” Welin said.
Tigers officially received its minor premiership with coach Craig Brice and captain Niall Kilcoyne accepting the shield on Saturday night.
“I’d like to thank all of the clubs for their efforts throughout the year,” Kilcoyne said.
Brice admitted that the 2015 season will probably be his last involved with Mount Isa AFL but has fond memories.
“It’s a fantastic little competition we’ve got here,” Brice said.
“It’s a great atmosphere and the people make that. I’ve seen the players and the competition grow. It’s just terrific with what we have now from where it was five years ago.”
Brice said his players deserved the minor premiership after putting in the hard yards long before the season got underway.
“It’s nice to have. It’s been a fantastic season. A lot of hard work has gone into that shield and it’s probably the best season we’ve had in the last five to six years with Tigers. We want the big one in a couple of weeks too.”
CARGILL MEDAL STANDINGS
1st Garrick Ray 16
2nd Jason Boydle 13
3rd Alistair Baker 12
4th Sam Stephens 11
5th Jameson Billy 10
6th Rhys Lillico 10
7th Niall Kilcoyne 10
8th Matt Sondergeld 9
9th Elijah Mills 9
10th Michael Dombroski 8
