Rory Brodie wins second VAFA Division 1 Pepper Medal

PRAHRAN captain Rory Brodie was awarded his second L S Pepper Medal for VAFA Division 1 competition Best & Fairest at the Awards Night held on October 7 at the San Remo ballroom.

Brodie was the runaway winner with 32 votes, nine ahead of Parkside’s Michael Romano.

A previous Pepper Medallist in 2023, Brodie also last month won his fourth Prahran Best & Fairest, equalling the club record with Ray Harvey (VFA) and Adam Sleight (VAFA).

Not only was Brodie the leading ruckman in the competition with his high marking a stand-out he topped Prahran’s goal kicking with 35 majors.

Teammate Mackenzie Mayne finished in the Division 1 top 10 with 11 votes.

Prahran Men’s Division 1 votes

Rory Brodie-32

Mackenzie Mayne- 11

Tyson Giles- 6

Pat Marks- 4

Taylor Bamford -3

Ollie Burke -3

Shaun Chapman-3

Matthew Clifford-3

Gus Alekna-2

Liam Hepburn-2

James Gottschalk-1

Tom Selleck-1

Jayden Williams-1

Prahran Women’s Division 3 votes

Madeline Marquet-Walker- 8

Mikalya Collins- 5

April Pierlot- 4

Sheldon Menzies- 2

Katy Perree-2

Hannah Singleton-1

Ella Sundstrom-1