North Ballarat City’s Stacey McCartin has been crowned netball’s best and fairest after a thrilling A-grade vote count at the Ballarat Football Netball League’s awards night.

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GLORY: North Ballarat City's leader and reliable centre Stacey McCartin with the Sally McLean Medal on Monday night. Picture: Dylan Burns

McCartin won the Sally McLean Medal after polling 23 votes, just one vote ahead of runner-up Sunbury goaler Ruth Smith at the Mercure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre on Monday night.

Lake Wendouree’s reliable and versatile veteran Kara Hart claimed third spot with her season earning 19 votes.

McCartin did not receive a single vote until round five when she produced her first of six best on court performances in a game against Melton South. She polled in nine rounds overall.

A hot streak late in the season from McCartin, as North Ballarat City pushed to second spot on the ladder, led to 11 votes in the final six rounds and put her to the front of the leader board.

Her top achievement in six years with North, McCartin was feeling shocked when she got over the line in the count, but was able to share the special moment with her two sisters, also teammates, and mother, who is coach.

Playing every game this year as a reliable centre along with some time spent on the wing, McCartin has been a welcomed source of consistency in an interrupted season for North with key players unavailable early on.

After missing out on the fairytale ending for two consecutive years, McCartin will lead her team in another tilt at the premiership when North faces East Point in the grand final on Saturday.

“We’re excited, we’re ready to go,” McCartin said. “We’re looking forward to training on Thursday and then just getting out there on Saturday and hopefully getting the job done.”

Runner-up Smith has enjoyed a stellar season for Sunbury after stepping up to play a vital role in the goaling circle.

Meanwhile, Sunbury’s Suzi Johnson won the B-grade best and fairest award with 19 votes and five best on ground performances.

In what was another close vote count, East Point’s Perri Fenton took out the runner-up award after trailling by a single vote.

The C-grade vote count produced joint winners Darley’s Megan Jackson and Sunbury’s Shelby Holter, who both polled 21 votes.

The pair was four votes ahead of joint runners-up Ballarat’s Katrina Baulch and Sunbury’s Melanie McLaughlin.

It was a similar scenario in D grade with Lake Wendouree’s Larney Allan and Shae Fogarty sharing the glory with 26 votes, while Melton’s Rachel Guthrie was a vote behind from joining them.

Bacchus Marsh’s Karissa Buttigieg won the E-grade best and fairest award with 16 votes, while the runner-up was awarded to Melton South’s Georgia Blyth.

In 19/under competition, Lake Wendouree’s Eva Gillett took out the top award after polling 23 votes.

NETBALL

A GRADE

ROUND-BY-ROUND VOTING

ROUND 1

SEBASTOPOL V NORTH BALLARAT CITY: Brianna Gregory Johnson (NBC) 3, Emma Church (NBC) 2, Josephine Isaac (Se) 1

MELTON V MELTON SOUTH: Arleah Hunt (MS) 3, Taylah Watson (MS) 2, Ebony Carter (M) 1

SUNBURY V REDAN: Kate Fletcher (Su) 3, Cassandra Peace (R) 2, Ruth Smith (Su) 1

BACCHUS MARSH V DARLEY: Madeline Hodgson (BM) 3, Tegan Beckerley (D) 2, Meg Collins (BM) 1

BALLARAT V EAST POINT: Indiannah Burke (EP) 3, Jemma Mirabella (EP) 2, Kate Martin (EP) 1

ROUND 2

DARLEY V MELTON: Amy Giaini (D) 3, Melanie Freeman (D) 2, Paige Gilcrist (M) 1

EAST POINT V SEBASTOPOL: Bethany Smith (EP) 3, Kate Martin (EP) 2, Lauren Jew (EP) 1

MELTON SOUTH V SUNBURY: Tarryn Munro (Su) 3, Ruth Smith (Su) 2, Grace Valele (MS) 1

LAKE WENDOUREE V BALLARAT: Kara Hart (LW) 3, Anthea Stevens (B) 2, Ellen Werts (B) 1

NORTH BALLARAT CITY V REDAN: Esse Cahir (R) 3, Melissa Thomas (R) 2, Gina McCartin (NBC) 1

ROUND 3

BACCHUS MARSH V NORTH BALLARAT CITY: Gina McCartin (NBC) 3, Remi Hooper (NBC) 2, Emma Church (EP) 1

MELTON V EAST POINT: Emma Farrell (EP) 3, Bethany Smith (EP) 2, Jemma Mirabella (EP) 1

SUNBURY V DARLEY: Ashleigh Hardy (Su) 3, Ruth Smith (Su) 2, Tarni Lopes (D) 1

REDAN V LAKE WENDOUREE: Elonie Hooper (LW) 3, Katie Williams (LW) 2, Greta Pearson (LW) 1

SEBASTOPOL V BALLARAT: Isaac Josephine (Se) 3, Georgia Cann (Se) 2, Nikki Allen (Se) 1

ROUND 4

DARLEY V LAKE WENDOUREE: Greta Pearson (LW) 3, Claudia Plange (LW) 2, Brianna Rizzato (D) 1

MELTON SOUTH V BACCHUS MARSH: Grace Valele (MS) 3, Meg Collins (BM) 2, Kaila Ingham (BM) 1

BALLARAT V NORTH BALLARAT CITY: Poppy Douglass (NBC) 3, Laura McDonald (NBC) 2, Gina McCartin (NBC) 1

REDAN V EAST POINT: Lauren Jew (EP) 3, Marcelle Geljon (EP) 2, Esse Cahir (R) 1

SUNBURY V MELTON: Tarnee Adams (Su) 3, Tarryn Munro (Su) 2, Kali Joyce (M) 1

ROUND 5

DARLEY V REDAN: Ashlee Smith (R) 3, Sarah Milton (R) 2, Cassandra Peace (R) 1

EAST POINT V BACCHUS MARSH: Emma Farrell (EP) 3, Lauren Jew (EP) 2, Madeline Hodgson (BM) 1

MELTON V BALLARAT: Kali Joyce (M) 3, Karen Goonan (B) 2, Morgan Bleszcz (M) 1

NORTH BALLARAT CITY V MELTON SOUTH: Stacey McCartin (NBC) 3, Emma Church (NBC) 2, Taylah Watson (MS) 1

LAKE WENDOUREE V SEBASTOPOL: Kara Hart (LW) 3, Nikki Allen (Se) 2, Greta Pearson (LW) 1

ROUND 6

BACCHUS MARSH V BALLARAT: Linda Powell (BM) 3, Stacey Jeffrey (BM) 2, Ellen Werts (B) 1

MELTON SOUTH V LAKE WENDOUREE: Kara Hart (LW) 3, Elonie Hooper (LW) 2, Rhys Carter-Coleman Tukapua (MS) 1

NORTH BALLARAT CITY V SUNBURY: Madison Selmon (NBC) 3, Ruth Smith (Su) 2, Stacey McCartin (NBC) 1

REDAN V MELTON: Sarah Milton (R) 3, Esse Cahir (R) 2, Morgan Bleszcz (M) 1

SEBASTOPOL V DARLEY: Georgia Cann (Se) 3, Adrianna Cann (Se) 2, Amy Giaini (D) 1

ROUND 7

BALLARAT V REDAN: Isabelle Rustman (B) 3, Shenae Cunningham (B) 2, Ruby Parry (R) 1

DARLEY V MELTON SOUTH: Talei Bari (D) 3, Bonnie Cottam (MS) 2, Alix Edwards (D) 1

EAST POINT V LAKE WENDOUREE: Kara Hart (LW) 3, Bethany Smith (EP) 2, Greta Pearson (LW) 1

MELTON V BACCHUS MARSH: Kaila Ingham (BM) 3, Katie Kalosche (BM) 2, Stacey Jeffrey (BM) 1

SUNBURY V SEBASTOPOL: Lauren Gilchrist (Su) 3, Adrianna Cann (Se) 2, Tarnee Adams (Su) 1

ROUND 8

BACCHUS MARSH V REDAN: Jaleesa Morrisa (BM) 3, Kaila Ingham (BM) 2, Ashlee Smith (R) 1

LAKE WENDOUREE V MELTON: Kara Hart (LW) 3, Ella Bibby (LW) 2, Greta Pearson (LW) 1

SEBASTOPOL V MELTON SOUTH: Bianca Woods (Se) 3, Kahlia Dix (Se) 2, Maria Tahi (MS) 1

EAST POINT V NORTH BALLARAT CITY: Lauren Atkinson (EP) 3, Marcelle Geljon (EP) 2, Emma Church (NBC) 1

BALLARAT V SUNBURY: Kate Fletcher (Su) 3, Karen Goonan (B) 2, Suzi Johnson (Su) 1

ROUND 9

BACCHUS MARSH V SUNBURY: Ruth Smith (Su) 3, Tarryn Munro (Su) 2, Stacey Jeffrey (BM) 1

BALLARAT V DARLEY: Anthea Stevens (B) 3, Tarni Lopes (D) 2, Isabelle Rustman (B) 1

MELTON SOUTH V EAST POINT: Kate Burt (EP) 3, Rhys Carter-Coleman Tukapua (MS) 2, Indiannah Burke (EP) 1

NORTH BALLARAT CITY V LAKE WENDOUREE: Stacey McCartin (NBC) 3, Laura McDonald (NBC) 2, Ella Bibby (LW) 1

REDAN V SEBASTOPOL: Nikki Allen (Se) 3, Bianca Woods (Se) 2, Olivia Jorgensen (R) 1

ROUND 10

DARLEY V NORTH BALLARAT CITY: Brianna Gregory Johnson (NBC) 3, Stacey McCartin (NBC) 2, Elyce Carlyle (D) 1

LAKE WENDOUREE V BACCHUS MARSH: Katie Kalosche (BM) 3, Linda Powell (BM) 2, Kara Hart (LW) 1

MELTON SOUTH V BALLARAT: Ellen Werts (B) 2, Rhys Carter-Coleman Tukapua (MS) 1

SEBASTOPOL V MELTON: Adrianna Cann (Se) 3, Rhiannon Banner (Se) 2, Madison Quayle (Se) 1

SUNBURY V EAST POINT: Amanda Cusack (Su) 3, Kate Burt (EP) 2, Tarryn Munro (Su) 1

ROUND 11

BACCHUS MARSH V SEBASTOPOL: Bianca Woods (Se) 3, Kaila Ingham (BM) 2, Georgia Cann (Se) 1

EAST POINT V DARLEY: Indiannah Burke (EP) 3, Lauren Jew (EP) 2, Tarni Lopes (D) 1

LAKE WENDOUREE V SUNBURY: Tarryn Munro (Su) 3, Katie Williams (LW) 2, Lauren Gilchrist (Su) 1

MELTON V NORTH BALLARAT CITY: Stacey McCartin (NBC) 3, Emily Pellegrino (NBC) 2, Morgan Bleszcz (M) 1

REDAN V MELTON SOUTH: Ruby Parry (R) 3, Tahnysha Salanoa (MS) 2, Arleah Hunt (MS) 1

ROUND 12

BALLARAT V LAKE WENDOUREE: Kara Hart (LW) 2, Shenae Cunningham (B) 1

DARLEY V BACCHUS MARSH: Stacey Jeffrey (BM) 3, Madeline Hodgson (BM) 2, Amy Giaini (D) 1

MELTON V REDAN: Ebony Carter (M) 3, Esse Cahir (R) 2, Ruby Parry (R) 1

NORTH BALLARAT CITY V EAST POINT: Laura McDonald (NBC) 3, Sacha McDonald (NBC) 2, Bethany Smith (EP) 1

SUNBURY V MELTON SOUTH: Lauren Gilchrist (Su) 3, Tarryn Munro (Su) 2, Grace Valele (MS) 1

ROUND 13

BALLARAT V SEBASTOPOL: Prue Scott (Se) 3, Madison Quayle (Se) 2, Adrianna Cann (Se) 1

LAKE WENDOUREE V DARLEY: Elonie Hooper (LW) 3, Katie Williams (LW) 2, Alix Edwards (D) 1

MELTON SOUTH V MELTON: Tahnysha Salanoa (MS) 3, Courtney Annett (MS) 2, Kali Joyce (M) 1

NORTH BALLARAT CITY V BACCHUS MARSH: Madison Selmon (NBC) 3, Stacey McCartin (NBC) 2, Gina McCartin (NBC) 1

REDAN V SUNBURY: Ruth Smith (Su) 3, Ashleigh Hardy (Su) 2, Lauren Gilchrist (Su) 1

ROUND 14

BACCHUS MARSH V LAKE WENDOUREE: Kirsty Walsh (LW) 3, Katie Williams (LW) 2, Stacey Jeffrey (BM) 1

DARLEY V SUNBURY: Ruth Smith (Su) 3, Amy Giaini (D) 2, Lauren Wishart (Su) 1

EAST POINT V BALLARAT: Marcelle Geljon (EP) 3, Candice Smith (EP) 2, Emma Hills (B) 1

MELTON SOUTH V NORTH BALLARAT CITY: Stacey McCartin (NBC) 3, Laura McDonald (NBC) 2, Tahnysha Salanoa (MS) 1

SEBASTOPOL V REDAN: Bianca Woods (Se) 3, Ruby Parry (R) 2, Adrianna Cann (Se) 1

ROUND 15

EAST POINT V MELTON SOUTH: Bethany Smith (EP) 3, Lauren Atkinson (EP) 2, Tahnysha Salanoa (MS) 1

MELTON V SEBASTOPOL: Prue Scott (Se) 3, Nikki Allen (Se) 2, Madison Quayle (Se) 1

NORTH BALLARAT CITY V BALLARAT: Stacey McCartin (NBC) 3, Madison Selmon (NBC) 2, Gina McCartin (NBC) 1

REDAN V DARLEY: Melanie Freeman (D) 3, Brianna Rizzato (D) 2, Ruby Parry (R) 1

ROUND 16

BALLARAT V MELTON: Emma Hills (B) 3, Morgan Bleszcz (M) 2, Shenae Cunningham (B) 1

LAKE WENDOUREE V NORTH BALLARAT CITY: Madison Selmon (NBC) 3, Ella Bibby (LW) 2, Gina McCartin (NBC) 1

SEBASTOPOL V EAST POINT: Bethany Smith (EP) 3, Indiannah Burke (EP) 2, Georgia Cann (Se) 1

SUNBURY V BACCHUS MARSH: Ruth Smith (Su) 3, Tarryn Munro (Su) 2, Meg Collins (BM) 1

ROUND 17

EAST POINT V REDAN: Lauren Atkinson (EP) 3, Emma Farrell (EP) 2, Candice Smith (EP) 1

LAKE WENDOUREE V MELTON SOUTH: Rhys Carter-Coleman Tukapua (MS) 3, Katie Williams (LW) 2, Kara Hart (LW) 1

MELTON V SUNBURY: Ruth Smith (Su) 3, Ashleigh Hardy (Su) 2, Morgan Bleszcz (M) 1

NORTH BALLARAT CITY V DARLEY: Stacey McCartin (NBC) 3, Laura McDonald (NBC) 2, Madison Selmon (NBC) 1

SEBASTOPOL V BACCHUS MARSH: Kaila Ingham (BM) 3, Samantha Reissmann (BM) 2, Georgia Cann (Se) 1

ROUND 18

BACCHUS MARSH V MELTON: Morgan Bleszcz (M) 3, Linda Powell (BM) 2, Paige Gilcrist (M) 1

DARLEY V EAST POINT: Candice Smith (EP) 3, Tarni Lopes (D) 2, Emma Farrell (EP) 1

MELTON SOUTH V SEBASTOPOL: Bianca Woods (Se) 3, Rhys Carter-Coleman Tukapua (MS) 2, Courtney Annett (MS) 1

REDAN V BALLARAT: Emma Hills (B) 3, Ruby Parry (R) 2, Shenae Cunningham (B) 1

SUNBURY V LAKE WENDOUREE: Ella Bibby (LW) 3, Lauren Wishart (Su) 2, Elonie Hooper (LW) 1

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North’s Stacey McCartin wins Sally McLean Medal