Sport
16 August, 2026
Teenage senior regular in running for league’s Rising Star award
BRIDGEWATER’S Tyson Taylor, who at the age of 17 has managed to play 13 senior games for the top-of-the-ladder Mean Machine, is among the latest nominees for the Loddon Valley FNL Rising Star award.
BRIDGEWATER’S Tyson Taylor, who at the age of 17 has managed to play 13 senior games for the top-of-the-ladder Mean Machine, is among the latest nominees for the Loddon Valley FNL Rising Star award.
Another is Calivil’s Flynn Clymo is able to play forward or back and has stepped up from Under 18 ranks to play 16 senior matches for the Demons.
Xavier Emmerson has played two U18 matches for Pyramid Hill this season and 15 with the seniors, where he has been named among the best players three times.
The three are nominated along with Macorna’s Sam Whinfield, Calivil’s Tyler Rasmussen, Maiden Gully’s Mitchell Lines, Bears Lagoon Serpentine’s Llogan Mayman, Inglewood’s Tyler Murphy and Newbridge’s Blake Wells.
In netball, Inglewood’s determined Kathleen Hocking is among three new players nominated for the Rising Star accolade.
She is joined by Serp’s Peyton Bellerby and Marong’s Zoe Holland.
Other nominees are Bear Marley Addlem, Pyramid Hill’s Mia Farrar, Panther Larni Taylor, Maiden Gully’s Peyton Saxton, Calivil’s Layla Pearce and Macorna’s Indi Crilly.
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