WDFNL football: 2025 Esam Medallist Manny Sandow

Merrivale's Manny Sandow speaks after winning the 2025 Warrnambool and District league Esam Medal, awarded to senior football's best and fairest.

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00:00Congratulations Manny, Eastern medal winner. How does it feel?

00:03Yeah, no, it's good. I think it's more just credit to the team and the teammates around me.

00:08But I was lucky enough to be the one that got the votes.

00:11And yeah, you probably didn't expect it with such a good team this year.

00:14Nah, I think a lot of our mids have had a fantastic season.

00:16So I just thought we'd just steal the votes off each other.

00:19And I'm sure now that the focus is winning on the weekend and getting through to another grand final.

00:23Yeah, so that's always a focus. These are good rewards, but it's not a focus.

00:26It's all about trying to get that ultimate goal.

00:28And you've been loyal to this club for a long time. What does Maryvale mean to you?

00:32It means a lot. Just the family and just the people around it.

00:36They've been with me until I was about 22, so I had a quick crack at the end.

00:39And came back 27, 28, something like that. Not great at maths.

00:43And then, yeah, it's just been huge. It's a great group of folks.

00:47Sounds good. Well, good luck for the weekend.

00:48Cheers, thanks, mate.