Foster Football Netball Club enjoyed a stellar 2025 season, with their stars dominating the major league awards across both football and netball.
Foster's success shone on the netball courts, where they claimed both A Grade League Best and Fairest awards through Madeline Stewart and Kelsey Angwin. However, it was Tarwin's Imogen Law who dominated the scoring, netting an incredible 625 goals to top the A Grade goal scoring charts.
Angus Norton capped off an outstanding year by claiming the 2025 Seniors League Best and Fairest with 21 votes in the Seniors footy, while teammate Jake Best proved unstoppable in front of goal, topping the league's goal kicking with 77 majors.
The Seniors Team of the Year featured a strong Prom Coast contingent, with Foster's James Morris, Jack Best and Norton joining Fish Creek's Jack Hayes and Darcy Berryman, Stony Creek's Cameron Stone, MDU's Samuel Wilson and Nick Nagel, and Toora's Jack Weston and Leigh Craig. Jacob Lamers from Fish Creek rounded out the bench selections.
Foster's netball dominance continued in the A Grade Team of the Year, with Brylee Angwin, Kelsey Angwin and Madeleine Stewart all selected alongside Fish Creek's Emma Allman and Ema Hodgson, MDU's Kirra Jones, Tarwin's Imogen Law and Fish Creek's Jess Edgar.
The night's most prestigious honor went to beloved Foster stalwart Marilyn Flett, who received the Barry Mackenzie Award for outstanding service and commitment. Flett has served Foster Football Netball Club in various capacities since 1994, becoming a Life Member in 2007 after decades of dedication as secretary, administrator and match day operations manager.
Flett's football journey began early, joining the Footscray Cheer Squad at just 15 during the E.J. Whitten era, with her family home just a "drop kick" from the Western Oval. Football runs deep in the Flett family - her father captained a Footscray Reserves side, while her brother Trevor later served as Western Bulldogs Vice President and became a Life Member after playing a crucial role in the 1989 fightback to save the club from extinction.
Beyond her club duties, Flett has been a tireless advocate for grassroots football across the region. She served on the Foster Showgrounds Committee of Management for five years and the South Gippsland Shire Recreational Advisory Committee for four years. In 2004, she represented Foster Football Club with both written submissions and speaking engagements to the Victorian Government Inquiry into grassroots footy, and addressed the Melbourne Rural Press Club on country football and the "Jobs for the Boys" culture. Her three-decade commitment to Foster Football Netball Club, combined with her broader advocacy for community sport, makes her a truly deserving recipient of this prestigious recognition. Congrats Maz!
