The results of the 2009 Provisional League 3 S/E Best and Fairest were published on the Football Federation of Victoria (FFV) website on Monday morning with some of the results raising some eyebrows amongst the Eltham playing squad.

Captain Daniel Oehme once again proved he is number 1 in the eyes of the referees by polling the most votes (10) for an Eltham player in the count. Oehme was closely followed by dynamic midfielder Leith Robertson (8), veteran goalkeeper Tony Dent (7) and live-wire striker Brendan Mulcahy (7). The big shock was in relation to the 2009 Eltham Senior Men’s  Player’s Player of the Year winner, James Murray. The defensive stalwart whose physical demeanour is very much lauded by his team mates isn’t seen in the same light by the referees and resulted in Murray only accumulating 3 votes in the count. Other players to receive votes in the count include Clubman of the Year Ryan “Pinky” Adams (3), injury prone striker Aaron McNaughton (2), comeback kid Craig Melville (2), wide man William Mulvey (2), the gentle giant Guy De Vos (1) and emerging star Mitchell Stewart (1).

Seaford United’s Nicholas Allen comfortably won the count with 23 votes, 7 votes ahead of equal second Alex King of University of Melbourne (16) and Bradley Staines of Meadow Park (16).

For a full list of vote-getters visit the FFV website.

Eltham Redbacks FC  Best and Fairest Votes

OEHME, DANIEL Eltham North SC 10
ROBERTSON, LEITH Eltham North SC 8
DENT, TONY Eltham North SC 7
MULCAHY, BRENDAN Eltham North SC 7
ADAMS, RYAN Eltham North SC 3
MURRAY, JAMES Eltham North SC 3
MCNAUGHTON, AARON Eltham North SC 2
MELVILLE, CRAIG Eltham North SC 2
MULVEY, WILLIAM Eltham North SC 2
DE VOS, GUY Eltham North SC 1
STEWART, MITCHELL Eltham North SC 1