Sport
7 September, 2024
Maxwell, Nevins named top Rising Stars
INGLEWOOD young gun Gabe Nevins has been named the Loddon Valley football league’s Rising Star despite a season blighted by injury. And Bears Lagoon Serpentine goal shooter Ava Francis has taken out the rising star award for netball after...
INGLEWOOD young gun Gabe Nevins has been named the Loddon Valley football league’s Rising Star despite a season blighted by injury.
And Bears Lagoon Serpentine goal shooter Ava Francis has taken out the rising star award for netball after a stunning first season of A Grade.
Nevins, a two-time winner of the league’s Under-18 best and fairest, suffered a serious leg injury in round three that sidelined him for 10 weeks.
Three matches after his return he was concussed in a clash that saw Newbridge co-coach Sam Gale suspended for two matches, meaning Nevins missed another two games.
He managed to play only seven matches for the season, and really hit form in the last couple of rounds, but still did enough to win the award.
Francis, 17, has emerged as a shining light of the competition, finishing second in the Helen Ward Medal for A Grade as well as taking out the Rising Star award.
Her outstanding shooting took the Bears back to the finals for the first time in 18 years.