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AFL Schools' Member of the Year

Recognise outstanding teachers in 2024

Nominations for the 2024 AFL Schools’ Member of the Year awards open at the start of Term 2, 2024.

The awards recognise teachers who have gone above and beyond to promote Australian Rules Football and run outstanding AFL programs in their schools between Term 3, 2023 and Term 2, 2024.

 

To nominate an outstanding AFL Schools’ Member check here at the start of Term 2, 2024.

Nominations by school staff, community football groups and WAFC employees can be sent in for outstanding achievements and programs run from August 2023 to July 2024. Nominees must be registered AFL Schools’ Members.

The AFL Schools’ Member of the Year Awards are broken into two categories:

1. AFL Male Teacher of the Year

2. AFL Female Teacher of the Year

(Previously Most Outstanding Primary School AFL Schools' Member Award & Most Outstanding Secondary School AFL Schools' Member Award)

 

The Selection Process:

The selection process for both AFL Schools’ Member of the Year awards is as follows:

All AFL Schools’ Member of the Year nominations for each category will be provided to a WAFC Panel, comprising Education Team members, who will select finalists for each category (max 5 per category).

The State Judging Panel will review the Finalists and select the winners.

Photo: 2023 AFL Female Teacher of the Year winner - Nuria Ushoroff 

Previous Winners:

 

AFL Male Teacher of the Year

AFL Female Teacher of the Year

2023 Ben Hangan: Ashdale Secondary College Nuria Ushoroff: Australian Islamin College- Kewdale

 

Most Outstanding Primary School

AFL Schools' Member Award

Most Outstanding Secondary School

AFL School’s Member Award

2022

Royce Puccinelli: Woodvale Primary School

Shaun Clifford: Darling Range Sports College

2021

Kylie Collins: Ellenbrook Primary School

Hayley Clarke: Karratha Senior High School

2020

Awards not run due to COVID-19

2019

William Hammond: Amaroo Primary School

Brett Nelson: Edmund Rice College

2018

Nuria Ushoroff: Australian Islamic College (Kewdale)

Thomas Moscarda: Wanneroo Secondary College

2017

Christiaan Moir: Ashfield Primary School

Thomas Moscarda: Wanneroo Secondary College

2016

Jack Green: Tuart Rise Primary School

Thomas Moscarda: Wanneroo Secondary College

2015

Narelle Scott: Tuart Rise Primary School

Austin Ward: Cecil Andrews Senior High School

2014

Brigit Wall: North Mandurah Primary School

Adrian Correia: CBC Fremantle

2013

Darius Schwarz: Lockridge Primary School

Chris Tan: Churchlands Senior High School

2012

Peter Harty: West Morley Primary School

Paul Galloway: Pinjarra Senior High School

2011

Marion Burt: Samson Primary School

Justin Burt: Wanneroo Senior High School

2010

Anthony Middleton: Nollamara Primary School

Justin Burt: Wanneroo Senior High School

2009

Gary Gough: South Coogee Primary School

Justin Burt: Wanneroo Senior High School

2008

Nicole Hughes: Beeliar Primary School

Stephen Thomson: Comet Bay College

2007

Rod Graham: Hillman Primary School

Jonathan Grullis: Lake Joondalup Baptist College