Victorian Football League (VFL) News

2023 VFL/W Awards: Veteran Lion takes out top honour, three-way tie for Lambert-Pearce Medal

Read up on all the award winners from Monday night.

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Mitch Keating

Brisbane midfielder Jarryd Lyons has taken out the 2023 J.J. Liston Trophy as the VFL's premier player of the season, claiming the honour ahead of Southport's Boyd Woodcock on Monday night.

Lyons polled 26 votes from 14 matches this year, receiving votes in 11 matches to place two votes ahead of Woodcock after a stellar campaign at the state league level.

The Lions veteran averaged 32.6 disposals, 8.2 score involvements and 7.6 clearances per game for Brisbane in 2023, helping steer the Queensland club to a preliminary final finish.

Woodcock would finish in second place and three votes ahead of Werribee's Tom Gribble and Footscray's Lachie Sullivan.

Sullivan would take out the Coaches MVP Award with 102 votes from the VFL's coaches, coming ahead of Southport's Jacob Dawson and Williamstown's Marty Hore.

Werribee's Sam Clohesy took out the 2023 Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal for a promising campaign with the Tigers, averaging 16.5 disposals, 5.6 marks and 2.3 tackles per game with a grand final awaiting the Victorian club.

There was a three-way tie for the 2023 Lambert-Pearce Medal, with Box Hill pair Jordan Mifsud and Akayla Peterson joined by Geelong's Charlotte Simpson all finishing on 14 votes.

In what was a tight race for the honour, the trio finished one vote ahead of Collingwood's Jessica Bates.

Bates would take home the Coaches MVP honour on the night, while Williamstown's Sarah Cameron claimed the Rohenna Young Medal.

The VFL Team of the Year and VFLW Team of the Year were also named on Monday night.

2023 J.J. LISTON TROPHY LEADERBOARD

NAME SURNAME CLUB VOTES
Jarryd Lyons Brisbane Lions 26
Boyd Woodcock Southport Sharks 24
Tom Gribble Werribee 21
Lachlan Sullivan Footscray Bulldogs 21
Shaun Mannagh Werribee 19
Luke Dunstan Casey Demons 18
Paddy Dow Carlton 17
Harvey Hooper Port Melbourne 17
Jacob Dawson Southport Sharks 15
Callum Brown Box Hill Hawks 14
Brayden Crossley Southport Sharks 14
Oliver Dempsey Geelong Cats 14

 

2023 LAMBERT-PEARCE MEDAL LEADERBOARD

NAME SURNAME CLUB VOTES
Jordan Mifsud Box Hill Hawks 14
Akayla Peterson Box Hill Hawks 14
Charlotte Simpson Geelong 14
Jessica Bates Collingwood 13
Emily Eaves Williamstown 12
Shannon Danckert Casey Demons 11
Tahlia Meier Western Bulldogs 11
Ashlee Thorneycroft Carlton 11
Nyakoat Dojiok Collingwood 10
Jessica Jones North Melbourne 10
Winnie Laing Southern Saints 10

 

2023 VFL TEAM OF THE YEAR

2023 VFLW TEAM OF THE YEAR

rebel COACHES MVP – SMITHY'S VFL
Lachlan Sullivan (Footscray Bulldogs)

rebel COACHES MVP – rebel VFLW
Jessica Bates (Collingwood)

JIM ‘FROSTY' MILLER MEDAL (Smithy's VFL Leading Goalkicker)
Chris Burgess and Brodie McLaughlin (Gold Coast Suns) – 51 goals

ROHENNA YOUNG MEDAL (rebel VFLW Leading Goalkicker)
Sarah Cameron (Williamstown) – 18 goals

FOTHERGILL-ROUND-MITCHELL MEDAL (Smithy's VFL Rising Star)
Sam Clohesy (Werribee)

DEBBIE LEE MEDAL (rebel VFLW Rising Star)
Charlotte Simpson (Geelong Cats)

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Mitch Keating