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Cobra’s triple treat Elise Cook playing for Bacchus Marsh. Photo - Tim Saultry / sportingherald.com.au By Lachlan Ellis A Moorabool teenager has been honoured three times at the 2021 Ballarat Football League Women Awards, which were held online this year. 15-year-old Elise Cook from the Bacchus Marsh Football Club was named Best & Fairest in the Under 16 Youth Girls division, finishing on 14 votes, two votes clear of runner-up Tyla Crabtree from Redan. She was also equal Leading Goalkicker, sharing the honour with Kylah Thompson from North Ballarat at 12 goals, and was named in the Under 16 Youth Girls Team of the Year in the centre position. Elise’s mother Victoria said that she was beyond proud of her daughter’s achievements. “She absolutely loves football; it’s been her passion since she could walk basically. We knew that she’d won the Leading Goalkicker award because of the stats, but we had
absolutely no idea she’d get the other two awards,” she told the Moorabool News. “We knew she was going to poll well [in the Best & Fairest] because she plays really well, but we had no idea she’d do something like this. She was chuffed, and so were we. Our family were all so excited for her.” In kindergarten, Mrs Cook said, Elise told her class that when she grew up, she wanted to play for Geelong. “She was 4 years old and had a day where they asked ‘what do you want to be when you grow’ up…there were vets, there were doctors, there were builders…Elise never spoke at kinder, but she looked up and said ‘I want to play for Geelong’. I said, ‘love, that’s never going to happen’…but sure enough, we have the AFLW these days.” Elise said she was humbled by the awards, and was dreaming of an AFLW career in the future. “I was very excited, and it was very unexpected. I had a
feeling I’d win the Leading Goalkicker, but not the Best & Fairest or Team of the Year,” she said. “I’ve been playing basically my whole life. I’m hoping to get into the Rebels next year, and from there see where it takes me.” This year was Elise Cook’s first in the BFLW, though not her first in the red, yellow and black – she played with the boys for seven years, before entering the women’s league due to age. Alyssah Whearem from Darley was also awarded the Rising Star for the Under 14 Junior Girls, while Olivia Dilges from Bacchus Marsh was the Leading Goalkicker in the Under 14 Junior Girls, with 19 goals. Kim Bessell from Darley kicked the most goals in the Women’s division with 35. The presentation was pre-recorded, and was livestreamed on the Ballarat Football Netball League Facebook page on Wednesday 8 September.
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