CAPPS MEDAL 2026 RECAP
In an exciting count, East Torrens’ Harry Deliyannis has won the 2026 Capps medal with 34 votes, two ahead of Henley’s Wilson Lee, with Southern Districts’ Brett Hattersley third, on 30 votes. Deliyannis is only the third player from East Torrens to win the award, with his remarkable form from the mound and with the bat played a big part in the Redsox making this season’s finals.
Pre-game favourite Lee led through most of the count but was overtaken by Deliyannis in the final two rounds.
In the women’s count, Woodville’s Alice Brown marked herself us the unquestionable best player in division one, as she polled 33 votes to win from Adelaide’s Angela Mourtzios on 20, with Woodville’s Peyton Daniels third on 19 votes.
While Henley finished minor premiers, the men’s team of the year was dominated by South and Adelaide players, with the Hawks having four players: Gary Grosjean, Brett Hattersley, Jake Campbell and Jacob Morin; and Adelaide three: Ty Forney, Stefan Welch and Max Tracey.
The Rams did have two representatives, Jack Partington and Wilson Lee, who was also named as the team’s coach. West Torrens had two, Austin Gallagher and James McFarlane, while the Eagles’ scorer Enza Henty made the team.
Gawler Rangers’ coach Dylan Child, who also won the RBI trophy, was named as designated hitter, while umpire of the year Ian Reval, and Neil Poulton were named in the side.
In the women’s team of the year, the undefeated Woodville club filled most of the positions, with seven players: Alice Brown, Dakota Ding, Sarah McMahon, Amara Quinn, Indie O’Hazy-Zschorn, Jemila Dadd and Peyton Daniels, as well as the coach, Shane Brown, and scorer, Jo Owen.
Adelaide had three representatives: Isabella Hacker, Sophie Fuchs and Angela Mourtzios, while Glenelg (Erin Harris) and Southern Districts (Jess Maslin) had one each. The umpires were Paul Sowter and Sean Bourne.
RESULTS:
CAPPS MEDAL: Harry Deliyannis (ET) 34, Wilson Lee (H&G) 32, Brett Hattersley (South) 30, Ian Heck (Adelaide) 28, Sammy Steigert (Port) 28.
WOMEN’S D1 MEDAL: Alice. Brown (Woodville) 33, Angela Mourtzios (Adelaide) 20, Peyton Daniels (Woodville) 19.
OTHER GRADES MEDALS:
MEN: D2 – Todd Trebilcock (Port); D3 – Maxwell Tabart (Kensington); D4 – Hayden McGearey (Glenelg); D5 – Shane Jennings (South); D6 Blue – Nathan Walpole (Kensington); D6 Red – Jared Holland (Sturt). WOMEN: D2 – Regan Birrell (Sturt); D3 – Nicole Whinnett (H&G).
UMPIRES: Umpire of the season – Ian Reval; Development Award – Niamh McInerney.
TEAMS OF THE YEAR. MEN: – G. Grosjean (South); C – B. Hattersley (South); 1B – A. Gallagher (WT); 2B – T. Forney (Adelaide); 3B – S. Welch (Adelaide); SS – J. Campbell (South); LF – M. Tracey (Adelaide); CF – J. Partington (H&G); RF – J. McFarlane (WT); DH – D. Child (Gawler); RP – W. Lee (H&G); CP – J. Morin (South); COACH – W. Lee (H&G); SCORER – E. Henty (WT); UMPIRES – I. Reval, N. Poulton.
WOMEN: P – A. Brown (Woodville); C – I. Hacker (Adelaide); 1B – E. Harris (Glenelg); 2B – D. Ding (Woodville); 3B – S. McMahon (Woodville); SS – A. Quinn (Woodville); LF – S. Fuchs (Adelaide); CF – I. O’Hazy-Zschorn (Woodville); RF – J. Dadd (Woodville); DH – J. Maslin (South); RP – A. Mourtzios (Adelaide); CP – P. Daniels (Woodville); COACH – S. Brown (Woodville); SCORER – J. Owen (Woodville); UMPIRES – P. Sowter, S. Bourne.
By Robert Laidlaw