2022 Life Members Ben Nisbet, Elle Panton and Jayden Pitts.
Three of Deniliquin Rams loyal servants for more than a decade were awarded life memberships by the club to show their appreciation.
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The life memberships were awarded to the trio on Friday night at the senior presentation night.
Ben Nisbet, Jayden Pitts and Elle Panton all celebrated their 200 games milestones throughout the season.
Jayden became a third generation of the Pitts family to receive the honour.
He pulled on the Rams jersey for the first time as a junior in 2005 and made his senior debut as an under-17 player in 2009.
Ben is a second generation life member joining his grandfather Brian Gibbs on the prestigious list.
He donned the blue and gold for the first time in 2010 as an under-17 player and made his reserves debut in the same year.
Elle played her first game for Rams in 2006 and ended up playing 96 junior games.
She made her senior debut in 2008 and captained the B-grade side to a premiership in 2016.
Ricky Gittens was awarded senior best and fairest for the third time and Jack Tyndall was named Ram of the Year.
The life members were one of a series of special awards presented the others were as follows:
Senior Club Person of the Year - Faye Park and Clint Free; Cyril Pitts Award - Rebecca Biggs; Ram of the Year - Jack Tyndall; and Rookie of the Year - Annie Harvey and Cable Fitzpatrick.
Rookie of the Year Annie Harvey and Cable Fitzpatrick.
Football Awards:
Seniors: Best and Fairest - Ricky Gittens, R/U - John Anstee; Leading Goalkicker - Todd Gallagher; Most Consistent - Matt MacDonald; Best Team Man - Liam Pitts; Encouragement Award - Ryan MacDonald; Coaches Award - Tom McCallum.
Reserves: Best and Fairest - Logan Ives, R/U - Aiden Free; Leading Goalkicker - Ben Nisbet; Most Consistent - Tom Nevinson; Best Team Man - Luke White; Encouragement Award - Lachlan Marshall; Coaches Award - James Bradford.
Netball Awards:
A-grade: Best and Fairest - Amelia Seignior, R/U - Annie Harvey and Rhiannon Maxwell; Leading Goal Shooter - Rhiannon Maxwell; Coaches Award - Annie Harvey; Players Player - Rachel Bull.
B-grade: Best and Fairest - Macie Free, R/U - Steph Birk and Hannah Ford; Coaches Award - Hannah Ford; Players Player - Keeley Coates.
C-grade: Best and Fairest - Eloise Maher, R/U - Steph Maher; Coaches Award - Jerah Henderson; Players Player - Eloise Maher.
C-reserve: Best and Fairest - Georgie Perrignon, R/U - Demi Blake; Coaches Award - Krissy Nieuwenhuizen; Most Improved - Abbey Hodgson.
A-grade award Winners - Rachel Bull (Players Player), Rhiannan Maxwell (R/U Best and Fairest) and Annie Harvey (R/U Best and Fairest and Coaches Award).
Reserves award winners - James Bradford (Coaches Award), Logan Ives (Best and Fairest), Aidan Free (R/U Best and Fairest), Luke White (Best Team Man) and Ben Nisbet (Goalkicker).
B-grade award winners - Macie Free (Best and Fairest), Steph Birck (R/U), Hannah Ford (R/U and Coaches Award) and Kelley Coates (Players Player).
C-grade award winner Eloise Maher (Best and Fairest and Players Player).
C-reserve award winners - Krissy Nieuwenhuizen (Coaches award) & Georgie Perrignon (Best and Fairest).
Ram of the year- Jack Tyndall.
Cyril Pitts Award recipient Rebecca Biggs with Wayne Pitts.
Senior Club Person of the Year Faye Park and Clint Free.
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