The 2021 Gillies Medal night was a big one for the Bulldogs with players across all three of Gunnedah's teams picking up awards.
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The club isn't short of goalkickers with Gunnedah scoring three goalscorer awards in the under 14s, men's and women's competitions.
Alice Mitchell led the way, not only for the women but across the whole competition, with 40 goals.
Mark Ewington, who recently retired alongside Andrew George, kicked 39 goals to take out the men's prize.
Finally, John Hoppe won the goalscorer's award in the under 14s after he snagged 21 goals.
Along with the goalscorer award, Hoppe was also named the best and fairest player in the under 14s competition.
It continues a big year for Hoppe and the Pups who have locked down a spot in the grand final. They are now waiting and hoping the season can continue.
Plenty of other Bulldogs featured prominently in their respective vote counts including Mitchell (equal second) and Rani Grant (fifth) in the women's and Andrew George (sixth), Ben Maher (equal ninth) and Mitchell Swain (equal ninth) in the men's.
Women's and men's teams of the year were also announced on the night.
In the women's team of the year, Mitchell, Grant, Khobi Devine, Zoe Palmer, Katrina Rekunow were all chosen. Sam Proudfoot was named at coach.
Meanwhile, Ewington, Maher, Nick Ferguson, Ryan Cooper and James Mack were named in the men's team of the year.
Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
