Celebrating our 2026 junior award winners
Congratulations to the recipients of Greensborough Hockey Club’s 2026 junior awards, recognised at our junior presentations. The awards celebrate achievement, effort and fair play across our junior teams.
A junior season is built over many months: learning new skills, turning up to training, supporting teammates and taking on the challenges of each game. Presentation time gives us a chance to recognise that commitment and celebrate the players who make junior hockey at Burra so rewarding.
2026 junior award winners
The following players received Best & Fairest, Coaches Award and Fair Play Medal honours in their grades. Two teams shared their Best & Fairest award: Daisy Hartung and Piper Wynne in U14G, and Stella Jones and Ruby Shinn-Mahony in U16G.
U12B ½
Ten wins across the two term competitions and 89 goals made this a rewarding year for our half-field team, with plenty to celebrate and build on.
- Best & Fairest: Gurfateh Singh Waraich
- Coaches Award: Logan Rickards
- Fair Play Medal: Archie Whiting
U12B
Our U12 Mixed Pennant East team enjoyed a season to remember, finishing on top of the ladder and winning the premiership with a 1–0 grand-final victory over Camberwell.
- Best & Fairest: Timo de Man
- Coaches Award: William McGuire
- Fair Play Medal: Xavier McKay
U12G
Six wins and a sixth-place finish gave our U12 girls plenty of successes to celebrate and a positive foundation for their next season of hockey.
- Best & Fairest: Imogen Donnellan
- Coaches Award: Bianca Marasco
- Fair Play Medal: Lucy Howard
U14B
Three wins, two draws and 29 goals gave our U14 boys some rewarding results in a challenging Shield season, with those successes offering encouragement for the year ahead.
- Best & Fairest: Manroop Singh
- Coaches Award: Logan Williams
- Fair Play Medal: William Green
U14G
Six regular-season wins, 40 goals and a place in the semifinals gave our U14 girls a strong season to look back on with pride.
- Best & Fairest: Daisy Hartung and Piper Wynne
- Coaches Award: Sacha Duchovny
- Fair Play Medal: Heidi Garner
U16B
With eight wins, four draws and just two losses, our U16 boys put together an impressive Shield campaign that gives them plenty of confidence to carry forward.
- Best & Fairest: Cruz Trounce
- Coaches Award: Daniel Lighter
- Fair Play Medal: Naunihal Singh
U16G
Our U16 girls earned fourth place and a semifinal appearance, giving the team a finals campaign to celebrate and a platform to build on next season.
- Best & Fairest: Stella Jones and Ruby Shinn-Mahony
- Coaches Award: Laura Fabre
- Fair Play Medal: Madeline Giacomelli
U16D
Eight regular-season wins and 68 goals took our U16 mixed team to third place and the semifinals, rounding out a year with plenty of highlights.
- Best & Fairest: Abhijot Singh Buttar
- Coaches Award: Sasha Watkinson
- Fair Play Medal: Jack McFarlane
U18
Six wins and a draw earned our U18 mixed team fourth place and a semifinal berth, giving the players a rewarding finish to their 2026 junior season.
- Best & Fairest: Connor Patford
- Coaches Award: Rastko Solaja
- Fair Play Medal: Nate Porthouse
Goalkeeper award
Congratulations also to Liam Tyrrell, recipient of the goalkeeper award.
Thank you to our junior hockey community
Well done to every junior player who took part in the 2026 season. The friendships, growing confidence and enjoyment of playing together are part of what we celebrate alongside these awards.
Thank you to our coaches, team managers, umpires, volunteers and families for the time and care you give to junior hockey. Your support helps our players learn, enjoy their hockey and feel part of the club.
Find out more about GHC teams and our approach to player development.