Just hours after leading his Sullivan Cup side to a comprehensive 36-4 victory in the Group Nine Sullivan Cup grand final against Southcity, the Coota Bulldogs captain was named winner of this year’s Weissel Medal for Best and Fairest in the under 16s competition.

And Forsyth didn’t just win the prestigious medal, he literally romped away with it in what can only be described as one of the most dominant

individual seasons of any player in any grade.

Forsyth finished with a massive 35 votes, 16 more than runner-up Ben Mackay from Wagga Kangaroos, while Junee’s Tom Lidden was third on 18.

Taking the field for 14 games this year, Forsyth polled votes in 13, nine of which were best-

on-ground efforts (3 points), while he collected two votes in the other four.

In a remarkable streak early in the year, Forsyth, who is linked with NRL club the West Tigers,

produced six consecutive man-of-the-match

performances from round two to give him the maximum 18 points at that stage of the season.

Representative commitments kept Forsyth out of the round eight clash against Temora, however he added another two votes the following week against Brothers.

When voting went behind closed doors after round 10 Forsyth enjoyed a nine-point buffer over his nearest rival and went on to increase his lead over the back half of the year with a further 15 votes.

Not only was he a key playmaker for the Bulldogs on the road to grand final glory, Forsyth proved to be a points scoring machine, finishing the season with 24 tries and 59 goals for a

personally tally of 214 points.

Meanwhile Cootamundra Bulldogs first grade captain-coach Grant Boyd has been named on a short-list of players in contention for the coveted first grade Weissel Medal which will be presented at Wagga’s Capitol Nightclub this Friday night.

As well as the medal presentations in first and reserve grade and the Weissel Cup, the much-anticipated Group Nine Team of the Century will be announced.