After round 14 Parker was on 15 votes, Mathew Goodwin was on 16, Carl Semmler, Marble Range, was on 15 and Andrew Jericho, Lincoln South, was on 13.

In round 15 Marble Range played Waybacks and the guessing game tempo increased. Who would get the votes out of the two Ranger players, Parker or Semmler? Would it go to Goodwin, or could Andrew Jericho get three votes to tie with Goodwin? Jericho’s game against Bostons was a top effort but he received only the one vote.

When the Ranger and Wayback game was called neither Goodwin, Semmler or Parker received a one or two vote. With the last vote of the medal count to be called, you could sense the Demon and Ranger tables mentally willing their player to get the three votes.

When Parker’s name appeared on the screen the Rangers celebrated and Parker was declared the Mail Medal winner for 2008.

The best under 21 player was a tie between Derrick Wanganeen from Mallee Park and Steven Hammond of Wayback, both with 19 votes.

Ainsley Betts from Mallee Park won the Kev Ayliffe Best Team Man award, finishing on 22 votes.

It was almost Tasman and Mallee Park players battling from there on with Tasman’s Robert Gill equall first in the Earl Family Reserves Medal with Mallee Park’s Anthony Roderick, both with 16 votes.

Runners-up in the reserves, and winners of the Ted Sims Trophy were Scott Jarvis from Lincoln South and Leith Miller from Mallee Park, both on nine votes.

Mallee Park’s Phillip Dudley kicked 68 goals to win the goal kicking award and Tasman’s David Stoeckel managed 49 to be the reserves leading goal kicker.

League leading goal kickers for each club were: Marble Range: Carl Semmler, 23; Wayback: Murray Kelsh, 42; Boston: Malcolm Miller, 28; Tasman: Johan Wagner, 26; and Lincoln South: Dylan Dunn, 19.

Reserves leading goal kickers for each club were: Marble Range: Ryan Webb, 19; Mallee Park: Jack Johncock, 24; Wayback: Kym Turvey, 10; Boston: Darren Bryant, 13; and Lincoln South: Scott Jarvis, 9.