This award is given to the Senior Mens player who kicked the highest number of goals during the season.
Matty “Wingy” Vass remains a much-loved Kedron Lions legend whose talent, leadership and selfless spirit left an unforgettable mark on the club. A lifelong Redleg, premiership player and coach, prolific goal kicker and spectacular exponent of the speckie, Matty’s legacy continues through the Matty Vass Memorial Award.
Here is a bit about Matty Vass:
Matty Vass (Aka Wingy) was born 17.11.1973 and passed away 02.07.2010, aged 36.
1979-1992 Wingy played junior footy at Kedron.
1993 – he played in Cabooltures’ First grade side with four of his brothers.
1995-2001 and part of 2005, he played for Wilston Grange playing 132 games.
He won the leading goal kicker in 1995 with 106 goals and was also leading goal kicker in 1996 and 1998.
He captained a premiership in 1997 but unselfishly ruled himself unavailable before the Grand Final due to a nagging injury.
2003 & 2004 he returned to Caboolture as player and assistant coach.
2005 & 2006 he won premierships in Mackay Footy League with the Whitsunday Sea Eagles.
2007 he returned to Kedron in a player/coach role and lead Kedron to win the premiership coming from 4th position.
He continued to play as a player/coach in 2008 and then only as a player in 2009 and 2010.
He was an excellent and frequent exponent of the Speckie!
This award is given to the Reserves/Development player who kicked the highest number of goals during the season.
Ray is a Redlegger whose remarkable playing and coaching career has left a lasting legacy at our club. After starring with Sale Magpies, representing Queensland and captaining Kedron to a QAFL premiership in 1980, Ray went on to become a 100-game player and long-serving coach—an enduring contribution honoured through the Ray Stamp Reserves/Development Leading Goal Kicker Award.
1968: Ray debuted for Sale Magpies Football Club at the age of 17 as an onballer and went on to play 150 games with the club.
1972: Played with the Footscray Football Club in the VFL (now Western Bulldogs AFL). Left after 1 year as quoted ‘Felt like a fish out of water in the city.’
1973: Returned to Sale Magpies in the Latrobe Valley Football League
3 times Best & Fairest: 1973, 1974, 1975
3 times Premiership Player: 1971, 1973, 1975
5 times Latrobe Valley League Representative:
Sale Magpies Football Club Team of the Century and Team of the 70’s
1976: Captain | Coach in Victorian Country League
1977: Joined Kedron – centreman and onballer
1978: Runner up in the Grogan Medal (Competition B&F)
Kedron Football Club Best & Fairest
Queensland Representative
1979: Queensland Representative
1980: Captain of QAFL Premiership for Kedron Football Club
1981: Captain of QAFL Runners Up for Kedron Football Club
This award is given to the Senior Women’s player who kicked the highest number of goals during the season.
This award is given to the Div4/3 player who kicked the highest number of goals during the season.
