David Hille - 2008 Crichton Medallist

Ruckman David Hille won his first Bombers Best and Fairest award on Wednesday night.

Hille polled 256 votes to beat captain Matthew Lloyd (216) and midfielders Brent Stanton (188) and Jobe Watson (178).

The 27-year-old, who has played 144 games in 8 seasons, was rewarded for his consistency, as he polled in 14 games and won 26 votes from a possible 30 in games against West Coast and Carlton in rounds 12-13.

In other awards, defender Nathan Lovett-Murray took home the Bill Hutchison Award for community service, Kyle Reimers was named rising star, Henry Slattery won most courageous, Angus Monfries was recognised for striving for excellence and Sam Lonergan was named most improved.

2008 ESSENDON BEST & FAIREST

David Hille – 256
Matthew Lloyd – 216
Brent Stanton – 188
Jobe Watson – 178
Mark McVeigh – 144
Angus Monfries – 140
Patrick Ryder – 138
Andrew Welsh – 134
Dustin Fletcher – 133
Henry Slattery – 133
Sam Lonergan – 121
Nathan Lovett-Murray – 117
Kyle Reimers – 104
Andrew Lovett – 98
Adam McPhee – 96
Damien Peverill – 67
Bachar Houli – 60
Jason Winderlich – 41
Jay Nash – 39
Ricky Dyson – 38
Adam Ramanauskas – 36
Alwyn Davey – 34
Jason Johnson – 31
David Myers – 31
Courtenay Dempsey – 29
Mal Michael – 24
Leroy Jetta – 22
Tom Hislop – 19
Scott Lucas – 18
Tom Bellchambers – 13
Heath Hocking – 11
Rhys Magin – 4
Jay Neagle – 3

Other Award Winners

Bill Hutchison Award – Nathan Lovett-Murray
Lindsay Griffith’s Rising Star Award – Kyle Reimers
Most Courageous – Henry Slattery
Striving for Excellence – Angus Monfries
Most Improved – Sam Lonergan
Leading Goalkicker – Matthew Lloyd

Posted 1 October 08 in News