NSW Touch Football is delighted to celebrate the announcement of our 2022/23 NSW Touch Awards finalists.
Thanks to the support of NSW Touch Affiliates and the members, over 100 incredible nominations were submitted, recognising the outstanding achievements and contributions of volunteers, Presidents, administrators, referee directors, social media footprint and affiliates over the past year. There was amazing engagement and one of the largest numbers of submissions in the history of the event.
The Finalists in the 9 Award Categories are:
| Rod Wise Medal | Affiliate |
| Rebecca Jackson | Newcastle |
| Jordan Parsonage | Northern Suburbs |
| Nicholas Altin | Griffith |
| Kendall Devine | Coffs Harbour |
| Paul Farah | Central Coast |
| Roderick Hetherington | Parramatta |
| Shelly Rush-Nichols | Maitland |
| Scott Henderson | St George |
| Tony Trad | Western Suburbs |
| Anthony Dudeck | Sydney Scorpions |
| Aileen May Medal | Affiliate |
| Steve Sopher | Wollongong |
| Rebecca Jackson | Newcastle |
| Graham Knights | Manly Warringah |
| Erin Perini | Mudgee |
| Natalie Little | Wallsend |
| Shelly Rush-Nichols | Maitland |
| Affiliate of the Year | Region |
| Tamworth | Northern Eagles |
| Coffs Harbour | Northern Eagles |
| Taree | Northern Eagles |
| Gunnedah | Northern Eagles |
| Newcastle | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Maitland | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Central Coast | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Wallsend | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Mudgee | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Northern Suburbs | Sydney Scorpions |
| Manly Warringah | Sydney Scorpions |
| Hills | Sydney Scorpions |
| Northern Beaches | Sydney Scorpions |
| Parramatta | Sydney Mets |
| Balmain | Sydney Mets |
| Western Suburbs | Sydney Mets |
| Lower Blue Mountains | Sydney Mets |
| Wollongong | Southern Rebels |
| Taren Point | Southern Rebels |
| Eastern Suburbs | Southern Rebels |
| Nowra Shoalhaven | Southern Rebels |
| Leeton | West South West Suns |
| Griffith | West South West Suns |
| Wagga Wagga | West South West Suns |
| Orange | West South West Suns |
| Administrator of the Year | Affiliate | Region |
| Bec Faddy | Camden Haven | Northern Eagles |
| Kendall Devine | Coffs Harbour | Northern Eagles |
| Rachel Dignam | Taree | Northern Eagles |
| Brad Izzard | Ballina | Northern Eagles |
| Grant Doherty | Newcastle | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Kellie-Jean Johnston | Wallsend | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Shelly Rush-Nichols | Maitland | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Nic Grose | Dubbo | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Lara Long | Manly Warringah | Sydney Scorpions |
| Paul Wines | Ryde Eastwood | Sydney Scorpions |
| Katrina McIlwraith | Hills | Sydney Scorpions |
| Aida Catalano | Northern Suburbs | Sydney Scorpions |
| Pam Hetherington | Parramatta | Sydney Mets |
| Ben Jones | Balmain | Sydney Mets |
| Kris Currie | Penrith | Sydney Mets |
| Simon Lyne | Lower Blue Mountains | Sydney Mets |
| Tim Robinson | Wollongong | Southern Rebels |
| Mette Kitiona | Bankstown | Southern Rebels |
| Belinda Holt | Nowra Shoalhaven | Southern Rebels |
| Corinne May | Taren Point | Southern Rebels |
| Sonia Clarke | Wagga Wagga | West South West Suns |
| Nicholas Altin | Griffith | West South West Suns |
| Rachel Rice | Parkes | West South West Suns |
| Tracee Livingstone | Orange | West South West Suns |
| Affiliate Referee Director of the Year | Affiliate |
| Phil Rainger | Taree |
| Gaby Georges | Parramatta |
| Brandon Sanderson | Manly Warringah |
| Ivan Cole | Maitland |
| Youth Volunteer of the Year | Affiliate |
| Finlay Paynter | Tenterfield |
| Samuel Gatt | Berkeley Vale |
| Ava Healey | Central Coast |
| Sophie Williams | Hills |
| Sailor Perrett | Manly Warringah |
| Sarah Kitiona | Bankstown |
| Social Media Account of the Year | Platform |
| Hills | |
| Maitland | |
| Wagga Wagga | |
| Taren Point |
NSW Touch Football is also pleased to announce the recipients of the prestigious Distinguished Long Service Awards for those that have given exceptional continuous service to touch football for over 25 years.
| Distinguished Long Service Awards | Affiliate |
| Pam Hetherington | Parramatta |
| Harold Miller | Wallsend |
| David Nugent | Tarcutta |
| Kylie Wilkinson | Bankstown |
| John Turnbull | Central Coast |
| John Frost | Nelson Bay |
| Mary Wachman | Eastern Suburbs |
| Christopher Dolahenty | Wagga Wagga |
| Blues Awards | Affiliate |
| Kaye Laumanu | Bankstown |
| Emma Rozairo | Bankstown |
| Michelle Moana | Berkeley Vale |
| Michael Praszczalek | Berkeley Vale |
| Sandy Praszczalek | Berkeley Vale |
| Liz Holt | Central Coast |
| David Roberts | Hornsby |
| Robert White | Hunter Western Hornets |
| Alison Eddie | Leeton |
| Lauren Brett | Leeton |
| Danial McSpadden | Lower Blue Mountains |
| Jeffery Gilewski | Maitland |
| Simone Rawlinson | Mudgee |
| Ed Stanmore | Parramatta |
| Christopher Hopper | Ryde Eastwood |
| Bill Calleja | Ryde Eastwood |
| David Kelly | Ryde Eastwood |
| Scott Henderson | St George |
| Jacqueline Tiberti | St George |
| Rachel Dignam | Taree |
| Matthew Wong | UNSW |
| Anna Keogh | Wagga Wagga |
| Phil Horwell | Wagga Wagga |
| Leah Cambourn | Wallsend |
| Belinda Caruso | Wallsend |
| Steve Chan | Western Suburbs |
| Tim Robinson | Wollongong |
The winner of the awards will be announced at the NSW Touch Awards Night on Saturday 5th August 2023 at Bankstown Sports Club.
Tickets to the event are now on sale here.
Click here if you wish to attend the State Conference on the same day.
Congratulations to all finalists and Distinguished Long Service Award recipients, and thank you for your continued contribution to touch football in New South Wales.
