South Morang’s Hailey Cordova is making it a habit of being recognised at the Northern Football League awards night.
Cordova won the under-18 best and fairest in 2023 before stepping up last season into division 3 where she won that best and fairest.
Another division and more a higher level didn’t stop Cordova as she made it three best and fairest awards in a row as she claimed the division 2 best and fairest award on September 17.
Cordova won on 23 votes, 10 votes clear of Kilmore’s Chiara Nardo.
Speaking on stage, Cordova said she thought it was maybe the pink boots, pink ribbons and fake tan was behind her always polling well.
She said moving up to division 2 this season wasn’t easy but it was still really fun.
The Lions made finals in their return to that flight.
“I found it pretty tricky which is why I found this quite surprising,” she said. “I knew that us girls could do it.
“We had developed so much as a team and I think we did really, really well.”
Cordova also claimed the coaches most valuable player award, finishing on 60 votes.
Teammate Devony Hore finished in third on 49 votes.
Cordova was quick to thank her coach Andy Failla, the South Morang Football Club, the trainers and her family for helping her perform so well.
In other awards, Tom Keys made it back-to-back Frank Rosbrook Medals as the best player in the division 1.
Emission Zealley won the division 1 women’s best and fairest award, while Kirra Parks took out the division 1 netball best and fairest.
Taj Logan (division 2 best and fairest), Bailey Robinson (division 3 best and fairest) and Remy Moore (division 3 women’s best and fairest) were among the other winners.
