COUNTRY PREMIERS GATHER FOR ANNUAL AWARDS
The country came to the city on the weekend with the staging of the 2009 Annual VCFL Premiers Dinner on Saturday 17th October at the Hilton on the Park.
In a great night of celebrations, the WorkSafe Victorian Country Football League recognised premiership teams from all over the state, as well as acknowledging outstanding contributions from country volunteers, administrators, umpires, and in publishing.
Representatives from every premiership team joined league administrators, VCFL directors and staff, sponsors, and friends of the VCFL to celebrate another successful year of country football in Victoria.
Highlights of the night included the presentation of the 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award to Leonie Griffiths of the Balranald Football Netball Club for her outstanding achievements as administrator and driving force behind local community campaigns, and the Tatura Football Netball Club being awarded the VCFL Club of the Year.
Leonie Griffiths spoke with honesty and passion of the importance of football clubs in the life of small townships, and the way that the football club can galvinise a town around a community campaign, as Balranald FNC did with the Pink Footy Day campaign to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer support. Balranald FNC donated $28,000 to the Breast Cancer Network Australia and the local CanAssist support group.
The audience was entertained by Russell Robertson and comedian Adam Rozenbachs.
Other award winners included James Richardson from the Southern Umpires Association, named as Umpire of the Year, and Heyfield Football Netball Club amassing the most points in the Most Disciplined Club in the VCFL.
The WorkSafe VCFL congratulates Rod Ward, Lee Hartman, Wayne & Faye Burrows, and Trevor Arnel for being recognised in the Administrator of the Year category.
2009 VCFL PREMIERS DINNER- HONOUR ROLL
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Leonie Griffiths – Balranald FNC – Central Murray Football League
Finalists
Bryan Ryan – Bridgewater FC
Grant Jones – Woorinen FC
Rob Steel – Wedderburn FC
VCFL UMPIRE OF THE YEAR
James Richardson – Southern Umpires Association
ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR
Central Admin Hub
Rod Ward – Ballarat Football League
Lee Hartman – Football Geelong
Finalists
Stephen McQueen – Western Vic Football
Major League
Wayne & Faye Burrows – Murray Football League
Finalists
Michael Iredale – Sunraysia Football League
David Heard – Western Border Football League
Stephen Walter – Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
District League
Trevor Arnel – Heathcote & District Football League
Finalists
Chrissy Hawker – South West District Football League
Diane Ryan – Central Highlands Football League
Ken Barnes – Tallangatta Football Leagsue
VCFL RECORD OF THE YEAR
Major League
“MPNFL Record” – Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
Finalists
Official Record – Hampden Football League
Record – Geelong Football League
The Footballer – Wimmera Football League
Record – West Gippsland Latrobe Football League
District League
“HDFL Matchday” – Horsham District Football League
Finalists
Record – Lexton Plains Football League
The Elvee – Loddon Valley Football League
The Rocrd – Colac & District Football League
VCFL MOST DISCIPLINED AWARDS
Club
Heyfield Football Netball Club – North Gippsland Football League
League
Hampden Football Netball League
VICTOR SPORTS VCFL CLUB OF THE YEAR
Tatura Football Netball Club – Goulburn Valley Football League
Finalists
Kolora-Noorat FNC – Warrnambool & District Football League
Maffra FNC – West Gippsland Latrobe Football League
Horsham Demons FNC – Wimmera Football League
Upwey-Tecoma FNC – YVMDFL
Kinglake FNC - YVMDFL
Last Modified on 30/10/2009 13:18