Bendigo Addy BFNL season predictions
FOOTBALL
ADAM BOURKE
Premier: Strathfieldsaye
Runner-up: Gisborne
Top five: Strathfieldsaye, Gisborne, Eaglehawk, Golden Square, Sandhurst
Wooden spoon: Castlemaine
Michelsen Medal: Josh Formosa (Strathfieldsaye)
Ron Best Medal: Pat McKenna (Gisborne)
Headline you'd like to see in 2019: Final two positions in top five to be decided in last round
Westy expects the Borough to go back-to-back in 2019.
LUKE WEST
Premier: Eaglehawk
Runner-up: Gisborne
Top five: Eaglehawk, Gisborne, Strathfieldsaye, Golden Square, Sandhurst
Wooden spoon: Kyneton
Michelsen Medal: Matt Goodyear (Gisborne)
Ron Best Medal: Lachlan Sharp (Strathfieldsaye)
Headline you'd like to see in 2019: Ex-AFL quartet Angus Monfries, Stewart Crameri, Pat McKenna and Andy Collins lead star-studded inter-league forward line
Can Adam Baird go one better than last year and win the Michelsen Medal?
KIERAN ILES
Premier: Gisborne
Runner-up: Strathfieldsaye
Top five: Gisborne, Eaglehawk, Strathfieldsaye, Golden Square, Sandhurst
Wooden spoon: Kyneton
Michelsen Medal: Adam Baird (Golden Square)
Ron Best Medal: Lachlan Sharp (Strathfieldsaye)
Headline you'd like to see in 2019: Maryborough stamps itself as the competition's biggest improver
Anthony Pinda is confident Storm star Lachlan Sharp is going to return to action with a bang.
ANTHONY PINDA
Premier: Gisborne
Runner-up: Strathfieldsaye
Top five: Gisborne, Strathfieldsaye, Eaglehawk, Sandhurst and Golden Square
Wooden spoon: Castlemaine
Michelsen Medal: Lachlan Sharp (Strathfieldsaye)
Ron Best Medal: Lachlan Sharp (Strathfieldsaye)
Headline you'd like to see in 2019: Sharp breaks goal kicking record
Kallen Geary is Richard Jones' selection to win the Michelsen Medal.
RICHARD JONES
Top five: Eaglehawk, Strathfieldsaye, Gisborne, Golden Square, Sandhurst.
Premier: Eaglehawk
Runner-up: Strathfieldsaye
Wooden spoon: Maryborough
Michelsen Medal: Kallen Geary (Strathfieldsaye)
Ron Best Medal: Lachlan Sharp (Strathfieldsaye)
Headline you'd like to see in 2019: Maine wins sixth game for the season
Sandhurst star Andrew Collins
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Kangaroo Flat centre Chelsea Sartori.
NETBALL
ADAM BOURKE
Premier: Sandhurst
Runner-up: Eaglehawk
Top five: Sandhurst, Eaglehawk, Gisborne, Kangaroo Flat, South Bendigo
Wooden spoon: Strathfieldsaye
Betty Thompson Medal: Maddy Stewart (Gisborne)
Headline you'd like to see in 2019: Netball Victoria backflip: Bendigo invited to join VNL
Eaglehawk centre Ash Ryan is expected to poll well in the Betty Thompson Medal again.
LUKE WEST
Premier: Gisborne
Runner-up: Sandhurst
Top five: Gisborne, Sandhurst, Eaglehawk, Kangaroo Flat, Maryborough
Wooden spoon: Strathfieldsaye
Betty Thompson Medal: Ash Ryan (Eaglehawk)
Headline you'd like to see in 2019: Gisborne breaks stranglehold of Bendigo-based clubs A-grade premiership dominance.
Heather Oliver returns to action for Sandhurst this season.
KIERAN ILES
Premier: Sandhurst
Runner-up: Eaglehawk
Top five: Sandhurst, Gisborne, Eaglehawk, South Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat
Wooden spoon: Strathfieldsaye
Betty Thompson Medal: Meg Williams (Sandhurst)
Headline you'd like to see in 2019: BFNL shifts June 8 grand final replay between Sandhurst and Gisborne to May 25 to become the curtain raiser for the Collingwood-West Coast Fever Suncorp Super Netball clash at Bendigo Stadium.
Anthony Pinda likes Maryborough's chances of returning to the BFNL finals.
ANTHONY PINDA
Premier: Sandhurst
Runner-up: Gisborne
Top five: Sandhurst,Gisborne, Golden Square, Eaglehawk, Maryborough.
Wooden spoon: Kyneton
Betty Thompson Medal: Meg Williams (Sandhurst)
Headline you'd like to see in 2019: Three-peat of premierships for Sandhurst
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