Berrigan’s Lochie Conboy has claimed the Picola District Football League senior football best-and-fairest. Photo: Kate Arnold.
Two Southern Riverina players have been named the best in their respective sports and grades at the Picola District Football Netball League’s night of nights.
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Berrigan’s Lochie Conboy wn the senior football best and fairest, while Tocumwal’s Rhiannan Maxwell saluted in the A-grade netball.
A healthy crowd gathered at Moama Bowling Club on Monday night to celebrate a bumper season at the senior presentation evening, and in the senior football race, there was no denying Conboy the prestige of securing his maiden Pearce Medal.
The goal scoring midfielder beat out runner-up Bailey Bell, of Katandra, by a single vote with a tally of 25.
It caps off a fantastic year for Conboy, who re-joined the club in 2025 and helped lift the Saints from 10th in 2024 to fourth in 2025 as well as a semi-final berth.
Meanwhile, it was a Blood with a nose for league merits who snared the Lukies Medal.
Rhiannan Maxwell secured the Lukies Medal for a sterling year in Tocumwal colours.
Maxwell, who netted the 2023 Murray Netball League A-grade best-and-fairest while plying her trade for Deniliquin, laid claim to the PDFNL equivalent with 29 votes following a standout year for the gun goaler.
It’s the second Lukies Medal win for Maxwell, who won the award back in 2018 while playing for Blighty.
Like Conboy, Maxwell aided her Tocumwal side to an improved fourth place finish and a semi-final appearance.
Tocumwal also had a podium finishes with Lynsie Reid the C-Reserve netball best-and-fairest runner-up by six votes and Carissa Braybon the equal best-and-fairest runner-up in the B-grade netball by four votes.
Two local clubs also had league netball rising star nominees, which included Jerilderie’s Miley Conn and Berrigan’s Layla Towler.
Several players from the Southern Riverina based Picola clubs placed in the top 10 of the league across the grades.
They are as follows:
Football:
Seniors: Lochie Conboy (Berrigan), 1; Max Diffey (Jerilderie), 9; Kane Hawkins (Jerilderie), 9.
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