COREY ENRIGHT WINS GEELONG BEST AND FAIREST
Ben Jensen 8 October 2011

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery COREY ENRIGHT has won the 2011 Geelong Best and Fairest award, the Carji Greeves Medal, in the closest contest in years. Enright joins an elite club of players to have won their club best and fairest awards in a Premiership year; Enright also won the 2009 award, shared with Gary Ablett. It was the closest top ten ever they say, Enright finishing on 150 votes. Runner up was Joel Corey on 143, third place Jimmy Bartel 142. Tied for fourth were retiring skipper Cameron Ling and the pre-count favourite James Kelly on 138, while a further vote back were three players on 137 (Joel Selwood, Matthew Scarlett and Steve Johnson). James Podsiadly, who was in third place after the 24 home and away rounds (finals count!), was in ninth on 136, with Harry Taylor (134) rounding out the top ten.

TOP TEN

1. Corey Enright, 150 votes
2. Joel Corey 143
3. Jimmy Bartel 142
4. Cameron Ling, James Kelly 138
6. Joel Selwood, Matthew Scarlett, Steve Johnson 137
9. James Podsiadly 136
10. Harry Taylor 134

OTHER AWARDS

'Tom Harley Award' (Best clubman): Cameron Mooney / Joel Selwood
Coach's Award: Cameron Mooney
Community Champion: Joel Selwood
Best Young Player: Dan Menzel
VFL Best and Fairest: Jonathan Simpkin

VFL CLUB BEST AND FAIREST TOP TEN (HELD THREE WEEKS AGO)

Jonathan Simpkin - 464
Andrew McLean - 460
Mark Corrigan - 449
Ben Raidme - 383
Cameron Guthrie - 380
Josh Cowan - 364
Tom Gillies - 342
Jordan Schroder - 339
Casey Tutungi - 339
Troy Selwood - 336