A year on, Hockley is tipping another goalie to win the league’s highest individual honour.

Hockley, who won the award in Portland’s historic Hampden league debut, believes fellow newcomer Hamilton Kangaroos could provide the latest winner.

She believes Kangaroos captain, goal shooter Kelsey Lewis, is a big chance to claim the award at tomorrow’s count in Warrnambool.

Lewis won her club’s best and fairest after a standout season in the goal ring, scoring 587 goals at an average of 32.6 a match during the home-and-away season. Her total was second only to Koroit shooter Carley Thomas, who finished with 618 goals at an average of 38.6. Lewis played each of her side’s 18 matches as they won 13, while Thomas played 16 out of 18 as the Saints won 17 and drew one.

Lewis’ contributions stood out in an even Kangaroos line-up, scoring 72 per cent of her team’s goals.

Hockley said North Warrnambool Eagles goal attack Annie Blackburn and South Warrnambool shooter Nell Mitchell should also poll well.

She ruled herself out of claiming consecutive awards, saying her debut season had been better.

“I didn’t think I would win it last year,” she said.

“I probably didn’t put in as much training as last year.”

Hockley might not agree, but she looms as the Tigers’ best hope.

Camperdown coach Tracey Baker is backing teammate Jaymie Finch to lead her side’s polling. Baker, who won the second of her league medals in 2012, said Finch, a sweet-shooting goalie, had an impressive year.

She said the Magpies’ lack of wins might hurt her chances but she pointed to Hockley’s victory last year in a side that,  like the Magpies this year, missed finals.

Baker said minor premier Koroit had plenty of good players but because they were rotated so much through different positions it might deny them a winner.

Port Fairy coach Emma Cust said her teammate, defender Sarah Moroney, was well placed to go one step better than last year when she was runner-up.

Cust said Moroney, who played goal keeper in 2013, was the Seagulls’ best at goal defence in 2014.

“I would have thought she has had a better year than last year,” Cust said.

Moroney played all 18 matches and also won the club’s best and fairest.

Cust said North Warr-nambool Eagles midcourter Sophie Barr was a leading contender for the award after a strong season in which she also played at goal attack with success.

The Eagles, who lost just two matches for the regular season, have an even line-up, with midcourter Maddie Smedts expected to poll well.

South Warrnambool coach Leah Kermeen is a strong chance, while her Terang Mortlake counterpart Aimee Arundell could be the Bloods’ biggest vote-getter.