The nominees for the Junior Award were read out by Peter Clarke. They were:
Name
|
Club
|
Age
|
League
|
Rob Davis
|
Keilor
|
U10
|
EDFL
|
Andrew Dixon
|
Sydenham/Hillside
|
U10
|
EDFL
|
Grant Evans
|
Keilor
|
U12
|
EDFL
|
Dougal Morrison
|
Williamstown
|
U11
|
WRFL
|
Mark Roach
|
North Footscray
|
U11
|
WRFL
|
Rohan Vahland
|
Sydenham/Hillside
|
U12
|
EDFL
|
Mark Roach of North Footscray was a popular winner because:
• Mark understands that not all the time can every child make it to training and adjusts to it
• Any child can come to him for anything and sometimes it’s not always football
• He knows what is needed to develop young players into good sportsmen for the future
• He is always doing something different with his group
• Mark instilled a sense of pride for the club, his team and told them to have fun
• The players have become happy, confident kids and this reflects in other areas of their life
Last Modified on 05/09/2009 00:37