The Manly Warringah Waratahs farewelled a highly successful 2024/25 season at the annual presentation evening on Saturday 13 April.
Returning to the Manly Pacific, more than 200 guests — including current and former players, partners, and family members — gathered to celebrate another fantastic year.
MC duties were carried out by women’s coaching staff member and media extraordinaire Matt White, who did a fantastic job throughout the night.
As always, the evening began with Club President Andrew Fraser, who delivered a strong overview of another successful season for the Tahs.
From there, the awards kicked off, with batting and bowling honours presented to standout performers from each team, along with club-wide performance awards. For the full list of winners, see below.
Following the dinner break, some of the club’s most prestigious awards were presented — including the George Lowe Medal, which was awarded to Holly Searles.
This award recognises the player who has contributed most to the local community. It is named in honour of George Lowe, whose service to cricket on the Northern Beaches and to the Manly Club was truly outstanding.
Club great and life member Sam Mesite received the President’s Award, presented by Andrew Fraser. Sam has been an integral part of the club for many years and, more recently, has played a key role in the coaching staff as both batting coach and “net captain.”
The Senior Women’s Player of the Year was awarded to Ella McCaughan, who had a fantastic season and was instrumental in the success of our W1s side.
The parents of the late Michael “Juice” Shepheard were invited on stage to present the Michael “Juice” Shepheard Senior Male Player of the Year award, which was fittingly won by Ahillen Beadle.
Our PGS and 4th Grade premiership-winning captains and teams were then invited on stage to receive their premiership medals.
The Women’s Players’ Player was awarded to Arabella Handley, while Adam Searle took home the Men’s Players’ Player. Both featured prominently in the point scoring throughout the night, demonstrating their consistency throughout the season.
The evening concluded with 4th Grade skipper Adam Parkinson being honoured as the 2024/25 Keith Marks Clubman of the Year.
Parko has been a massive part of our club — not only on the field, where he has now won a record six premierships for the Tahs — but also through his work in developing the club’s future stars in his role as 4th Grade captain. Congratulations, Parko, on this well-deserved achievement.
A full list of award winners is set out below.
| Gary Flowers – Most improved – Male | Josh Lawson |
| Most Improved – Female | Chelsea McLerie |
| Bob Lind – Junior Player – Male | Julian Osbourne |
| Junior Player of the Year – Female | Lara Hughes |
| Michael ‘Juice’ Shepheard Senior Player of the Year | Ahillen Beadle |
| Senior Player of the Year – Female | Ella McCaughan |
| Presidents Award | Sam Mesite |
| Keith Marks Clubman of the Year | Adam Parkinson |
| Langdon Gould Scholarship | Tom Walker |
| George Lowe Medal | Holly Searles |
| Players’ Player – Male | Adam Searle |
| Players’ Player – Female | Arabella Handley |
| 1st Grade Batting Award – Male | Ahillen Beadle |
| 1st Grade Bowling Award – Male | Tom Kaye |
| 1st Grade Batting Award – Female | Ella McCaughan |
| 1st Grade Bowling Award – Female | Chelsea McLerie |
| 2nd Grade Batting Award – Male | Henry Rogers |
| 2nd Grade Bowling Award – Male | Roop Dhillon |
| 2nd Grade Batting Award – Female | Arabella Handley |
| 2nd Grade Bowling Award – Female | Lara Hughes |
| 3rd Grade Batting Award – Male | Josh Cooper |
| 3rd Grade Bowling Award- Male | Julian Osbourne |
| 3rd Grade Batting Award – Female | Natalie Jonkers |
| 3rd Grade Bowling Award – Female | Hannah McPhail |
| 4th Grade Batting Award- Male | Axel Karlsson-Lacy |
| 4th Grade Bowling Award – Male | George Cumming |
| 5th Grade Batting Award – Male | Lukas Overhoff |
| 5th Grade Bowling Award – Male | Jordan Brewster |
| Green Shield Batting Award | Darcy Horstead |
| Green Shield Bowling Award | Tom Walker |
| PGs Batting Award | Joel Davies |
| PGs Grade Bowling Award | Bertie Foreman |
| Brewer Shield Batting Award | Keira Terrey |
| Brewer Shield Bowling Award | Matilda Brown |
