NSW Touch Football is delighted to celebrate the announcement of our 2023/24 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 |
Simon Lyne | Lower Blue Mountains |
Victor Baptista | Western Suburbs |
Nicholas Altin | Griffith |
Melinda Bonetti | Griffith |
Alan Hill | Balmain |
Craig Lowe | Manly Warringah |
Pam Hetherington | Parramatta |
Shelly Rush-Nichols | Maitland |
Aileen May Medal | Affiliate |
Craig Nipperess
| Grafton |
Steve Sopher
| Wollongong |
Graham Knights
| Manly Warringah |
Erin Perini
| Mudgee |
John Dalton
| Central Coast |
Shelly Rush-Nichols
| Maitland |
Glenn Fabian
| Penrith |
Tracey Elliott
| Carlingford |
Affiliate of the Year | Region |
Ballina
| Northern Eagles |
Gunnedah
| Northern Eagles |
Macksville
| Northern Eagles |
Taree
| Northern Eagles |
Berkeley Vale
| Hunter Western Hornets |
Dubbo
| Hunter Western Hornets |
Maitland
| Hunter Western Hornets |
Mudgee
| Hunter Western Hornets |
Hills
| Sydney Scorpions |
Manly Warringah
| Sydney Scorpions |
Northern Beaches
| Sydney Scorpions |
Northern Suburbs
| Sydney Scorpions |
Balmain
| Sydney Mets |
Lower Blue Mountains
| Sydney Mets |
Parramatta
| Sydney Mets |
Western Suburbs
| Sydney Mets |
Bankstown
| Southern Rebels |
Sapphire Coast
| Southern Rebels |
Taren Point
| Southern Rebels |
Wollongong
| Southern Rebels |
Leeton
| West South West Suns |
Orange
| West South West Suns |
Wagga Wagga
| West South West Suns |
Yass
| West South West Suns |
Administrator of the Year | Affiliate | Region |
Benjamin Robinson
| Ballina | Northern Eagles |
Rebecca Faddy
| Camden Haven | Northern Eagles |
Will Dowe
| Gunnedah | Northern Eagles |
Jenny Morgan
| Evans Head | Northern Eagles |
Grant Doherty
| Newcastle | Hunter Western Hornets |
Hayden Ryan-Hill
| Maitland | Hunter Western Hornets |
Nicole Steed
| Peninsula Juniors | Hunter Western Hornets |
Tracey Whillock
| Dubbo | Hunter Western Hornets |
Alana Barlow
| Carlingford | Sydney Scorpions |
Katrina McIlwraith
| Hills | Sydney Scorpions |
Carol Jones
| Hornsby | Sydney Scorpions |
Georgia Randall
| Northern Beaches | Sydney Scorpions |
Pam Hetherington
| Parramatta | Sydney Mets |
Emma Broadbent
| Balmain | Sydney Mets |
Sharon Armstrong
| South West Sydney | Sydney Mets |
Simon Lyne
| Lower Blue Mountains | Sydney Mets |
Tim Robinson
| Wollongong | Southern Rebels |
Mette Kitiona
| Bankstown | Southern Rebels |
Emma Bolton
| Sapphire Coast | Southern Rebels |
Emma Hayes
| Eastern Suburbs | Southern Rebels |
Cath Salmon
| Wagga Wagga | West South West Suns |
Kate Stevens
| Albury | West South West Suns |
Katie Francis
| Coolamon | West South West Suns |
Tracee Livingstone
| Orange | West South West Suns |
Affiliate Referee Director of the Year | Affiliate |
Victor Baptista
| Western Suburbs |
Lynda Scott
| Macksville |
Sam Piper
| Balmain |
Lucinda Wehrle
| Hills |
Youth Volunteer of the Year | Affiliate |
Indra Adnyana
| Manly Warringah |
Molly Thomson
| Bankstown |
Sophie Williams
| Hills |
Ella Keefe
| Northern Suburbs |
Social Media Account of the Year | Platform |
Northern Suburbs
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UNSW
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Balmain
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Sapphire Coast
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Central Coast
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Mudgee
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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 |
Brad Mitchell | Hills |
Rosemary Risso | Griffith |
Jane Wilson | Appin |
Dom Squadrito | Eastern Suburbs |
Sharyn Glachan | Doyalson |
Blues Awards | Affiliate |
Mel Quinn | Balmain |
Richard Stone | Balmain |
Jake Lill | Bankstown |
Brie Lambkin | Bankstown |
Daniel Gatt | Berkeley Vale |
Gary Webb | Berkeley Vale |
Bec Faddy | Camden Haven |
Mel Harrison | Carlingford |
Erin Farah | Central Coast |
Katie Francis | Coolamon |
Emma Bleasdale | Eastern Suburbs |
Mark Heiss | Eastern Suburbs |
Brendon Giason | Griffith |
Sophie Williams | Hills |
Daniel McKenzie | Leeton |
Simon Lyne | Lower Blue Mountains |
Tom Taylor | Maitland |
Beth Monk | Maitland |
Kerrie Doyle | Manly Warringah |
Emma Brady | Northern Suburbs |
Keaton DalSanto | Northern Suburbs |
Col Field | Parramatta |
Jenny Rogerson | Penrith |
Craig Gradwell | Singleton |
Yasmin Halliwell | Southern Rebels |
Belinda Thomson | Southern Rebels |
Sharon Armstrong | SWS Raptors |
Michelle Clarke | Taree |
Marc Lawrence | Wagga Wagga |
Stuart Heine | Wagga Wagga |
Spiro Tourni | Western Suburbs |
Matt Bowcock | Western Suburbs |
Joel Willoughby | Wollongong |
Graeme Corby | Wollongong |
The winner of the awards will be announced at the NSW Touch Awards Night on Saturday 19th August 2024 at Noble Dining Room, Sydney Cricket Ground.
Tickets to the event are now on sale here.
Click here if you wish to attend the Affiliate Summit 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.
