Hodoniczky wins Brian Saville Medal
PORT Macquarie midfielder Luke Hodoniczky capped off a prolific season with a runaway win in the 2024 Brian Saville Medal.
The 21 year-old polled five best-on-grounds during the counting of the votes on his way to an impressive tally of 20, nine votes ahead of runner-up Ned O’Neill from Grafton.
Hodoniczky, who hails from Lauderdale on the east side of the River Derwent near Hobart, had built such a lead over the rest of the leading contenders that he was assured of winning the medal with three rounds of voting still to be conducted.
Hodoniczky is now the seventh Port Macquarie player to win the prestigious honour.
He joins Brad Payne, Nev Stephens, Chris Martens, Matt Newton, Kyle Bray and three-time winner and current teammate Jesse Schmidt as Magpies who’ve won the medal.
Hodoniczky has the chance this Saturday to win the Premiership-Brian Saville Medal double as his Magpies face the Coffs Breakers in the Grand Final being played at C.ex Coffs International Stadium.
2024 BRIAN SAVILLE MEDAL LEADERBOARD
20 – Luke Hodoniczky (Port Macquarie)
11 – Ned O’Neill (Grafton)
9 – Jai Bowd (Sawtell/Toormina)
8 – Luke Valdes (Coffs Breakers), Brendan Josey (Coffs Breakers), Wilson Baade (Northern Beaches/Nambucca Valley)
6 – Jai Langenberg (Sawtell/Toormina), Jaymus Troutman (Sawtell/Toormina), Braden Saggers (Port Macquarie)
5 – Tim Whalan (Grafton), Taylor Perks (Sawtell/Toormina), Kieren Bellemore (Coffs Breakers), Bill Tydd (Port Macquarie)
PREVIOUS BRIAN SAVILLE MEDAL WINNERS
2023 – Blayne Hull (Byron Bay)*
2022 – Fraser Duryea (Northern Beaches)
2021 – Fraser Duryea (Northern Beaches)
2020 – Luke Stanford (Grafton)*
2019 – Kyle Bray (Port Macquarie)
2018 – Danniel Johnson (Sawtell/Toormina)*
2017 – Luke Matthews (Sawtell/Toormina)
2016 – Fraser Duryea (Coffs Breakers)
2015 – Jesse Schmidt (Port Macquarie)
2014 – Mark Couzens (Sawtell/Toormina)*
2013 – Jesse Schmidt (Port Macquarie)*
2012 – Jesse Schmidt (Port Macquarie)
2011 – Daniel Zacek (Grafton)*
2010 – Luke Mathews (Sawtell/Toormina)*
2009 – Mark Couzens (Sawtell/Toormina)*
2008 – Sam Dawes (North Coffs)
2007 – Brad Giri (North Coffs) and Mark Couzens (Sawtell/Toormina)
2006 – Matthew Newton (Port Macquarie)
2005 – Chris Martens (Port Macquarie)
2004 – Mark Blundell (Grafton)
2003 – Greg Jarman (North Coffs)*
2002 – Brad Giri (North Coffs)*
2001 – Troy Mirkin (North Coffs)* and Matt Lane (Coffs Swans)
2000 – Neville Stephens (Port Macquarie)*
1999 – Sean Beasley (Coffs Swans)*
1998 – Brian Rava (Sawtell/Toormina)
1997 – Brad Payne (Port Macquarie)
1996 – Darren White (Woolgoolga)*
1995 – Jeff Reed (Coffs Swans)*
1994 – Jeff Reed (Coffs Swans)
1993 – Chris Mills (Sawtell/Toormina)
1992 – Brian Rava (Sawtell/Toormina)
1991 – Brian Rava (Sawtell/Toormina)
1990 – Barry Smith (Woolgoolga)
1989 – Troy Mirkin (Grafton)
1988 – Not awarded
1987 – Darryl Isaacs (Grafton)
1986 – Mark O’Malley (South Coffs)*
1985 – Anthiny Cummings (Grafton)
1984 – Steve Smith (Grafton)
1983 – John Timmons (South Coffs)
1982 – Doug Musgrave (Urunga) and Ian Johnstone (North Coffs)
* denotes won Premiership-Brian Saville Medal double.
