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CibbuanoGlass wins second club champion award
September 12th 2009 04:30
WEST COAST skipper Darren Glass has joined elite company after winning his second club champion award on Friday night.
Glass polled 340 votes to win the award ahead of the much-improved Shannon Hurn (329), classy small forward Mark LeCras (328), utility Quinten Lynch (296) and midfielder Matt Priddis (288).
The 28-year-old defender who also won the top honour in 2007 becomes the Eagles' fifth multiple club champion, joining four-time winners Ben Cousins (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005) and Glen Jakovich (1993, 1994, 1995, 2000) and dual winners Chris Judd (2004, 2006) and Guy McKenna (19889, 1999).
In other awards, Beau Waters won the Chris Mainwairing Medal for best clubman while impressive young midfielder Chris Masten was named rookie of the year.
Meanwhile, Tyson Stenglein suprised the crowd at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre by announcing his retirement.
Stenglein, who joined West Coast at the end of 2004 after 106 games with Adelaide, played 102 matches for the Eagles and was an integral part of the club's 2006 premiership side.
The 29-year-old still had a year left on his contract but believed the time was right to call it quits.
"I weighed up a lot of options and I decided that that (retirement) is the best option for me and the footy club going forward," Stenglein said.
"I was once told by a wise man, 'The best time to start thinking about retirement is before the boss does'."
Stenglein joins fellow premiership players David Wirrpanda, Adam Hunter and Chad Fletcher in retirement.
The top ten votegetters
1. Darren Glass 340 votes
2. Shannon Hurn 329 votes
3. Mark LeCras 328 votes
4. Quinten Lynch 296 votes
5. Matt Priddis 288 votes
6. Adam Selwood 288 votes
7. Andrew Embley 274 votes
8. Matt Rosa 261 votes
9. David Wirrpanda 221 votes
10. Josh Kennedy 215 votes
Glass polled 340 votes to win the award ahead of the much-improved Shannon Hurn (329), classy small forward Mark LeCras (328), utility Quinten Lynch (296) and midfielder Matt Priddis (288).
The 28-year-old defender who also won the top honour in 2007 becomes the Eagles' fifth multiple club champion, joining four-time winners Ben Cousins (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005) and Glen Jakovich (1993, 1994, 1995, 2000) and dual winners Chris Judd (2004, 2006) and Guy McKenna (19889, 1999).
In other awards, Beau Waters won the Chris Mainwairing Medal for best clubman while impressive young midfielder Chris Masten was named rookie of the year.
Meanwhile, Tyson Stenglein suprised the crowd at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre by announcing his retirement.
Stenglein, who joined West Coast at the end of 2004 after 106 games with Adelaide, played 102 matches for the Eagles and was an integral part of the club's 2006 premiership side.
The 29-year-old still had a year left on his contract but believed the time was right to call it quits.
"I weighed up a lot of options and I decided that that (retirement) is the best option for me and the footy club going forward," Stenglein said.
"I was once told by a wise man, 'The best time to start thinking about retirement is before the boss does'."
Stenglein joins fellow premiership players David Wirrpanda, Adam Hunter and Chad Fletcher in retirement.
The top ten votegetters
1. Darren Glass 340 votes
2. Shannon Hurn 329 votes
3. Mark LeCras 328 votes
4. Quinten Lynch 296 votes
5. Matt Priddis 288 votes
7. Andrew Embley 274 votes
8. Matt Rosa 261 votes
9. David Wirrpanda 221 votes
10. Josh Kennedy 215 votes
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