Hatherleigh sweeps the 2026 league awards
League Football Club of the Year and League Netball Club of the Year, the MSEFL Klas Bilt Champion Club of the Year and the Glenelg Trophy — plus individual honours for Tom Hutchesson, Frazer Bradley, Kade Bradley, Zoe Pink, Karen Bowman, Kelsey Wight, Mikaela Horrigan, Tegan Telfer and Georgia Hunter.
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Hatherleigh's premiership year has been capped off at the 2026 league awards — including the league's top club honours.
League Football Club of the Year
Hatherleigh FC has been named League Football Club of the Year. Congratulations to Football President Dion Chester and everyone behind the football club.
League Netball Club of the Year
Hatherleigh Netball Club has been named League Netball Club of the Year. Congratulations to Netball President Eliza Mewett and everyone behind the netball club.
Two club awards in one season is recognition for everyone who makes Hatherleigh what it is — players, coaches, team managers, trainers, umpires, sponsors, families and the volunteers who run the canteen, bar, gate and grounds every week. One club, one community, blue and gold.
MSEFL Klas Bilt Champion Club of the Year & Glenelg Trophy
Hatherleigh FC has also been named the MSEFL Klas Bilt Champion Club of the Year and awarded the Glenelg Trophy.
MSEFL Senior Coach of the Year — Tom Hutchesson
A Grade coach Tom Hutchesson is the league's Senior Coach of the Year, capping a season that delivered a third consecutive A Grade premiership — 2024, 2025 and 2026 — in the club's 80th year.
MSEFL Senior Leading Goal Kicker — Frazer Bradley
Frazer Bradley is the 2026 MSEFL Senior Leading Goal Kicker with an outstanding 111 goals.
MSEFL Klas Bilt Best Backman Award — Kade Bradley
Kade Bradley takes out the MSEFL Klas Bilt Best Backman Award.
MSE Netball — B Reserve awards
- Best & Fairest (joint) — donated by Jacqui Cocks: Zoe Pink (Hatherleigh)
- Runner-up Best & Fairest — donated by the Sommerset Hotel: Karen Bowman (Hatherleigh)
MSENA Senior Umpire Award — Kelsey Wight
Kelsey Wight has received the MSENA Senior Umpire Award. Umpires make every game possible — congratulations, Kelsey.
MSENA Senior Coach of the Year — Georgia Hunter
Georgia Hunter has been named the MSENA Senior Coach of the Year — matching Tom Hutchesson's MSEFL honour and giving Hatherleigh the senior coach of the year in both football and netball.
MSENA Team of the Year
Two Hatherleigh netballers were named in the 2026 MSENA Culburra Lake Self Storage Team of the Year: Mikaela Horrigan and Tegan Telfer.
Congratulations to the whole club, and to Tom, Frazer, Kade, Zoe, Karen, Kelsey, Mikaela, Tegan and Georgia. All of these honours now sit on the league award honour board on our History page.
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