Crosswell worthy winner of 2008 Vic Tuting Silver Medal
Vic Tuting Silver Medal and other award winners
By Walter Pless
Ben Crosswell is the 2008 Vic Tuting Medal winner as the best-and-fairest southern Premier League player.
The 24-year-old Tilford Zebras striker, who joined the club from Burnie United this season, polled 27 votes, six ahead of joint second-place getters Igor, of Glenorchy Knights, and three-time winner of the medal, Zebras’ Brett Pullen.
Ben Crosswell
South Hobart midfielder Jonathon Ladic came third with 13 votes.
Crosswell, a police officer by profession, had an outstanding season and finished as the league’s top scorer with 27 goals.
The odd thing is that he was not selected for the Tasmanian side to play Heidelberg United next weekend.
Zebras goalkeeper Frank Mainella and equal second-place getter Brett Pullen
“I’m very surprised to win the award,” said Crosswell after Friday night’s presentation dinner at Wrest Point Hotel Casino. “I thought Igor was going to win this year.
“I’m very happy to take it out this year.
“It seems as if it was one vote for every goal I scored.
“If I play next year, I’ll be playing for Zebras.
Hobart Lord Mayor Rob Valentine presented the medal to Ben Crosswell
“I’ve really enjoyed it there this year. They gave me a free role up front, which I’ve enjoyed and, hopefully, I’ll be able to play up front next year and continue where I left off this year.
“I thought if I polled well in the first half of the year I’d have a chance, but I didn’t expect to get the votes I did in the second half of the season.”
South Hobart’s Ken Morton won the coach-of-the-year award and Kim Barker took out the referee-of-the-year award for the eighth season in a row.
Kim Barker…referee of the year
Rodney Tattam, coach of Glenorchy Knights’ women’s side, won the Women’s Premier League coach-of-the-year award.
Hobart Olympic’s Jamie Walker and New Town Eagles’ Jeremy Marshall were the joint winners of the Premier League Reserves best-and-fairest player award with 12 votes.
Hobart Olympic’s Dipendra Kunwar won the Under-19 best-player award with 24 votes and he was also the league’s top scorer.
Jackson Marsh of Nelson Eastern Suburbs won the Division One player-of-the-year-award with 21 votes.
Nelson Eastern Suburbs’ Jackson Marsh
Hanna Manuela of South Hobart was named as the Women’s Premier League player-of-the-year, polling 22 votes.
Hanna Manuela…State representative and referee
Ken Morton…coach of the year
