O’Keefe wins C.J Jamieson Medal Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 10:39 AM

TRINITY Aquinas player Preston O’Keefe won the WA Amateur Football League’s A Grade Fairest and Best C.J Jamieson Medal at the annual presentation dinner at Crown Perth on Monday September 9.

Held in front of more than 860 guests, the Medal Presentation Dinner celebrates the WA Amateur Football League’s Fairest and Best players across its 24 grades.

All grades from B to E4 were presented with their medals on the night, culminating in the C.J Jamieson Medal being awarded to O’Keefe.

O’Keefe polled a total of 23 votes throughout the season, six ahead of Brendan Chen of Fremantle CBC and seven ahead of Abdulrahim Rohizat of Swan Athletic.

The victory will be bitter-sweet for Trinity Aquinas who have just been eliminated from the A Grade Grand Finals, but have secured their spot in both the A Reserves and Phil Scott Colts Grand Final.

West Coast Cowan’s Guy Boudville was awarded his second B Grade WA Amateur Football League Fairest and Best, following his 2007 B Grade Fairest and Best.

Other award winners on the night included Giuseppe Lenzo of Wanneroo – winner of the C1 Fairest and Best, and Mark Gilhome who capped off a fantastic season at Quinns District winning the C2 award. C3 Fairest and Best went to Ellenbrook’s Shea Jenkins, with the C4 award won by Ryan Stewart of Secret Harbour.

The A Grade Leading Goal Kicker award was won by Mount Lawley’s David McKinlay who bagged 55 goals for the season, with the B Grade Leading Goal Kicker being awarded to Stephen Martin from Hamersley Carine who claimed 70 goals.

Also presented on the night were the senior and colts Champion Club awards – given to the fairest and most successful clubs throughout the season.

The Ron Webster Memorial Champion Club award was won by Quinns District, while University won the Tom Naylor award for Champion Colts Club.

North Beach’s Joshua Stott won the LA Tetley award as the best player in the 2013 West Coast Eagles State Amateur under 23’s program, High Wycombe’s Julie Harrison capped off a wonderful night by winning the Administrator of the Year award and Wanneroo’s Bradley Trpchev was awarded the Ken Armstrong Senior Community Coach of the Year.