Our MVP night 2014

Our MVP night was top value!


Moonee Valley players were out in force over the Labor Day long weekend Sunday as we celebrated our Most Valuable Player vote count for each grade.

There was anticipation - and a lot of noise - as the votes were tallied for each round in each grade, and a cheer when each winner was announced.

Above right: Relaxing at the MVP night at the Reunion Bar: L-R Jessie Taylor, Jim McKenzie and Pat Taylor.

We held the count at the Reunion Bar in Ascot Vale, where sponsor and some-time Moonee Valley player Matt Clare hosted us well into the night.

We were also able to celebrate the Sixths winning their way into a Grand Final, the Fifths finishing off the season with a top-of-the-ladder win to head into the finals with confidence.

We also offered commiserations to the Mighty Fighting Fourths for their semi final loss, and to the Thirds on their gallant weekend game, where we unfortunately fell short of a finals berth.

The vote counts were:

Firsts:
There was no vote count, but the MVP was awarded to Kris Garland, with Rex Bennett second and Khalid Hassan third.

At left: Sixths are into the Grand Final: Murray Walker (left) had a five-wicket haul in the Semi, and Danny Terzini has led from the front with the bat all season.

Seconds:
Simon Thornton 23; Adam Patchell 17; Daniel Comande 13; Bede Gannon 12; Stephen Ward 8; Tom King 7; Jacob de Niese 6; Bill Barber 5; Charles Bibby 5; George Loh 5; Peter O'Kane 5; Murtaza Khaliq 5; Mark Gauci 4; Mitchell Evans 4; Alistair Ferrier 4; Jim Polonidis 4; Pat Felmingham 4; Channa DeSilva 3; Neil King 3; Sunil Bhandari 3; Sam Carbone 2; Lou Raffaele 2;Charles Aitken 2; Matt Wenlock 2; Nick Brelis 1; Daniel Phillips 1.

Thirds:
George Loh 23; Bede Gannon 16; Daniel Comande 14; Peter O'Kane 12; Peter Golding 10; Mark Gauci 9; Jack Newman 7; Stephen Ward 7; Dylan Wright 7; Nanda Rama 7; Lou Raffaele 6; Dave Hutchison 6; Khalid Hassan 5; Adam Patchell 5; Nick Brelis 5; Dean Jukic 5; Michael Ozbun 5; Bill Barber 4; Dean Lawson 4; Pardeep Singh 4; Shan Amunugama 4; Paedar Hanley 3; Sean O'Connor 3; Geoff McKeown 3; James Howes 3; Neil King 3; Jim Polonidis 3; Jacob de Niese 3; Dinny Cleary 2; Aidan O'Connor 2; Heath Webb-Johnson 2; Joe Ansaldo 1; Umar Farooq 1.

Fourths:
Dean Jukic 24, Norm Wright 22; Dean Lawson 16; Steven Ball 9; Phill King 5; Seamus Hobbs 5; Kevin Gardiner 5; John Talone 4; Mark Cini 3; Daniel Comande 1; Steve Herbert 6; Paul Hobbs 3; Connor Hobbs 2; George Loh 3; Mark Madden 6; Sean O'Kane 22; Pardeep Singh 2; Pat Taylor 5; Heath Webb-Johnson 19, Peter Wright 1; George Pearson 2.
Above right: Elder statesmen of our Club: L-R coach Rex Bennett, 200-gamer Mark Gauci and former president Darren Nagle.

Fifths:
Ian Denny 15; Lou Raffaele 13; Mark Gauci 12; Jack Newman 8; James Holt 6; Darren Nagle 6; Michael Harvey 5; George Pearson 5; James Howes 3; Charles Aitken 3; Nanda Rama 3; Sandro Capocchi 3; Anthony Cafari 2; Tom King 2; Bryce Peter-Budge 2; Matt Wenlock 2; Heath Webb-Johnson 2; Peter Boulouxis 2; Craig Pridham 2; Nick Webster 2; Paul Brock 1; Daniel Phillips 1; Luke Brock 1; Joshua Moloney 1.

Sixths:
Danny Terzini 30; Mark Cini 25; Jesse Felle 20; Murray Walker 14; Sam Carbone 12; Pat Taylor 10; Alex Gorham 9; Dino Sapuppo 8; Dean Jukic 5; Peter Whebell 5; Steve Nickelson 5; Matt Thomas 4; Dave Hutchison 4; Channa DeSilva 4; Glenn Howe 4; Joe Ansaldo 3; Joshua Moloney 3; Mark Gauci 3; Matthew Esmore 3; Lou Raffaele 2; Charlie Walker 2; Peter Smith 2; Shaun Rayment 1.
Above left: Good cheer! L-R Simon Thornton, Jesse Nankivell-Sandor and Matt Thomas.

Sevenths:
John Petropoulos 14; Mark Gauci 13; Glenn Howe 12; Shaun Rayment 11; Simon Payton 10; Peter Smith 9; Shane Esmore 7; Neil King 7; Nigel Walker 6; Alistair Ferrier 6; Matt Thomas 6; Grahame McCulloch 6; Colin Walsh 5; Stephen Ward 5; Vishal Chopra 5; Michael Cumbo 5; Evan Blythe 4; Jesse Felle 4; Brad D'Elton 4; Rod Gorham 4; Matthew Esmore 4; Jeff Nicol 4; Tim Ryan 4; Blake Wood 4; James Holt 3; Charles Aitken 3; Murray Walker 3; Alex Gorham 3; Stephen Esmore 3; Mitchell Evans 3; Nanda Rama 3; Sam O'Brien 2; Bob Sciacchitano 2; Jessie Taylor 2; Phill King 2; Tom King 2; Allan Cumming 1; Doug Cumming 1; Charlie Walker 1; Luke Brock 1; Aidan O'Connor 1.

At right: Kris Garland and Jack Newman.


















At left: Michael Cumbo celebrates receiving his trophy for his 150th game.



Below: Looking elegant at the MVP night: L-R Stephen Ward, George Loh and Bade Gannon.