Mills Wins Close Tom Baker Medal Race
Picture: Celebrating Arcadia Timelords Callum Mills. Courtesy @Bermi Images.
Callum Mills has won his first Tom Baker medal after edging out reigning Baker and Lockhart medalist Jack Macrae in a two horse race. Mills polled in 12 matches to finish on 45 votes, just ahead of Macrae on 42 votes. Macrae led by two votes after round 15, but Mills best on ground performance against YRA in round 16 saw him take a three point lead. Both players polled in the final two rounds, however Mills 3 votes in the final round proved to be the difference in the end. Stephen Coniglio finished back in third place with 28 votes.
Mills said that he was “shocked to win” as he expected the Timelords captain Macrae to win his second medal “in a cakewalk.” However, Macrae said that Mills was a “well deserved winner” and demonstrated “the quality of talent” coming through in Arcadia. “Whilst missing finals is a great disappointment, the emergence of the likes of the two Callums (Mills and Wilkie), Jordan (Dawson), Sean (Darcy) and Tom (Green) amongst others means the future of the club is looking very strong.”
In other awards, Nick Martin was awarded best first contract player, whilst Jeremey Finlayson was named as the most improved player for 2022. Peter Wright was a popular winner of the best clubman award after fitting in seamlessly and playing every game in his first season at the Timelords.
Tom Baker Medal Top 10
1. Callum Mills (45 votes)
2. Jack Macrae (42)
3. Stephen Cognilio (28)
4. Darcy Parish (24)
5. Jordan Dawson (22)
6. Sean Darcy (21)
7. Tom Green (17)
8. Ed Langdon (11)
9. Caleb Daniel (8)
10. Callum Wilkie (8)