2026 Junior Awards Night
The Western Football Netball League wrapped up the junior football season, awarding its 2026 best and fairests and recognising the efforts of coaches and volunteers on Wednesday 2nd September.
This yearā€™s WFNL Junior Presentation Night again took place at Encore Events Centre in Hoppers Crossing with more than 700 people attending including players, coaches, club administrators and family.
Along with revealing the top five vote getters in all junior grades, several other awards were presented which are listed below.
Click here to see the full list of 2026 Junior Best & Fairest winners and all vote totals
2026 Junior Coach of the Year:
Rachael Andrews (Werribee Districts)
2026 Youth Coach of the Year:
Sienna Varhelyi (Point Cook)
2026 Up & Coming Coach of the Year:
Mariah Burton (Wyndhamvale)
2026 Junior Club Official of the Year:
Cecilia Tankey (West Footscray)
2026 Junior Club of the Year:
Truganina Thunder
SEDA College Junior Interleague Best Players:
Under 15 Girls: Ruby Keifel (Point Cook)
Under 15A: Kobe Page (Point Cook)
Under 15B: Zavier Dodd (Hoppers Crossing)
Under 14 Girls: Lucy Cracknell (Yarraville Seddon Eagles)
Under 14A: Axel Szalay (Williamstown Juniors)
Under 14B: Kaylen Hammond (Altona Juniors)
Under 13 Girls:Ā Neveah Bramley (Caroline Springs)
Under 13A: Hylton Hoang (Point Cook)
Under 13B: Tom Beck (Newport Power)
Thank you to Local Legends Photography for capturing our winners. Order your photos here: 2026 Presentation Night Photos