Accolades for Sam Siggins

Lauderdale footballer Sam Siggins (SVC 2007-10) has had an outstanding year in the Tasmanian Statewide League  winning both media’s Cripps Player of the Year Award  and the Alistair Lynch Medal awarded by the umpires.

In the Cripps Statewide League Player of the Year Award, Sam finished  with 27 votes, 6 ahead of the runner up. His 27 votes included 8 best-on-ground performances. In the Lynch Medal, Sam did not gain votes in the first six rounds but stormed home to finish with thirty , four ahead of the runners-up. 

It was Sam’s second Alistair Lynch Medal having previously won it in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. He is the third player to win this award twice – the others being Josh Ponting and Brad Cox-Goodyer. Former Glenorchy star and current St Virgil’s Old Scholars coach, Jaye Bowden, won the award three times.

Big Night for the Saints at the Old Scholars Awards Night

Alex Blair (SVC 2011-2014) was the recipient of the Peter Fitzgerald Medal awarded to the best and fairest player in senior division the Old Scholars Football Association. He had a two vote buffer to the runner-up, Hutchins' George Burbury.  Alex also won the goal kicking competition amassing 88 goals during the roster games.

The reserves best and fairest went to veteran, Mark Beck (SVC 1995-98). Mark , who was on staff at Austins Ferry for many years, moved to Guilford Young College this year. This was a fitting reward to Mark who has contributed so much to the ‘old boys’ over recent years.

Other Old Virgilians featured on the night – Tony Freeman (SVC 1964-70) as president of the association and Mitch McPherson (SVC 2000-03) was co-opted to MC the event.

Amidst the players included in the ‘team of the year’ was recent student Harri Loveless. Harri plays with DOSA – totally excusable since his father, Brendan, played 417 games with the club spanning 25 years. Here is Harri pictured with Tony Freeman.