2023 SANFL Community Volunteers Awards Night

By ZAC MILBANK

Dedicated administrators, coaches, umpires and ambassadors have been congratulated for their unwavering commitment at the 2023 SANFL Community Volunteers Awards night at Adelaide Oval.

The prestigious annual event was held in the Magarey Room at Adelaide Oval, with attendees entertained by special guest, Olympic Gold Medallist Kyle Chalmers, who was interviewed by MC Tim Ginever.

Great Flinders Football League’s Mark Habner won the coveted 2023 Community Football Administrator of the Year award, successfully completing three years as the League’s Secretary.

Instrumental in compiling the competition’s fixtures each year, Habner has also been particularly proactive in his promotion of the GFFL on various social media channels.

Working collaboratively with SANFL’s Eyre Peninsula Coordinator and neighbouring League officials, Habner has also built a string understanding of the PlayHQ registration platform.

Long-serving trio Malcolm Martin (Southern FL), Les Promnitz (Spencer Gulf FL) and Neil Webber (Mid South East FL) received richly-deserved Merit Awards while George Gregory and Kevin Tannebring were recognised with AFL Merit Awards.

Kathryn Lee (AFLW Community Ambassador of the Year) and Marni Farrugia (AFL Young Community Volunteer of the Year) were fittingly feted for their national recognition.

The City of Unley and Sturt Football Club secured the 2023 Community Football Facility of the Year Award for the outstanding upgrade of Unley Oval.

The spectacular redevelopment was undertaken across multiple stages, delivering state-of-the-art training facilities, an exceptional match day experience, versatile function room, and modern administration offices.

Both the City of Unley and Sturt Football Club also have also set their sights on future projects to further improve the historic oval precinct.

Mark Habner
Great Flinders Football League

Malcolm Martin
Southern Football League

Les Promnitz
Spencer Gulf Football League

Neil Webber
Mid South East Football League

George Gregory
Trinity College

Kevin Tannebring
SA Community Football

Marni Farrugia
Fitzroy Football Club

Kathryn Lee
Lockleys Football Club

Shane Snell
River Murray Football League

Metropolitan
Jarrod Warnest – Central District
James McCarthy – Glenelg
James Johannsen – North Adelaide
David May – Norwood
Scott Trenorden – South Adelaide
Zac Mills – Sturt
James Daley – West Adelaide
Corey Selfe – Woodville-West Torrens

Country
Mark Leslie – Central District
Stephen Day – Glenelg
Murray Scholz – North Adelaide
Jono Koutsikas – South Adelaide
Adam Curran – Sturt
Kieran Jaensch – West Adelaide
Aaron Smith – Woodville-West Torrens

James Daley
West Adelaide

Metropolitan
Jessica Edwards – Central District
Courtney Jones – Glenelg
Brianna Arthur – North Adelaide
Ange Gouvielos – Norwood
Sara Husi – South Adelaide
Sarah Anderson – Sturt
Astrid Mark – West Adelaide
Lezelle Williams – Woodville-West Torrens

Country
Donna Riggs – Central District
Amanda Bowman – North Adelaide
Alex Mason – Norwood
Katrina Munzberg – South Adelaide
Kimberly Rathjen – West Adelaide
Kristy Lewis – Woodville-West Torrens

Kristy Lewis
Woodville-West Torrens

Metropolitan
Cam Murdoch – Central District
Toby Priest – Glenelg
Cam Griffiths – North Adelaide
Christian McCormack – Norwood
Matthew Browne – South Adelaide
Jamie Beccaris – Sturt
Leigh O’Malley – West Adelaide
Dalton Tucker – Woodville-West Torrens

Country
Abbey Underwood- Central District
Fiona Young – Glenelg
Daniel Sims – North Adelaide
Kieran Andrasic-Patterson – Norwood
Renee Gilbert – South Adelaide
Catherine Ausserlechner – Sturt
Adrian Gregory – West Adelaide
Hayden Schutz – Woodville-West Torrens

Catherine Ausserlechner
Sturt Country

Karen Underwood
Central District Country

Simone Anderson
Woodville-West Torrens Country

Amanda Millar
Central District Metro

Jessica Ireland
Glenelg Metro

Sam Phillips
North Adelaide Metro

Carolyn Allen
Norwood Metro

Chris Lyas
West Adelaide Metro

Matthew Ween
Woodville-West Torrens Metro

Carolyn Allen
Norwood Metro

Chris Caruana
Central District Metro

Samantha Jeffery
Glenelg Metro

Katy Javor
North Adelaide Metro

Jenny Bonnett
Norwood Metro

Ele Fasan
Woodville-West Torrens Metro

Samantha Jeffery
Glenelg Metro

Andrew Crosby
Adelaide Football League

Craig Bascombe
Port Lincoln Football League

Reece Barrett
South Eastern Football Umpires League

Nathan Rowe
Yorke Peninsula Football League

Kayla Tsorotiotis
Riverland Football League

Roger Head
River Murray Football League

Alex Ker
Combined Southern Football League Umpires

Alex Ker
Combined Southern Football League Umpires

Susan Larter
South Eastern Football Umpires League

Greg Lowe
Adelaide Plains Football League

Steven Clark
Spencer Gulf Football League

Michael Blewit
Port Lincoln Football League

Mark Pfitzner
Barossa Light and Gawler Football League

Susan Larter
South Eastern Football Umpires League

Metropolitan
Wendy Russo – Central District
Tammy Scott- Glenelg
Leah Grantham – North Adelaide
Ash Bridge – West Adelaide

Country
Katelyn Rosenzweig – Central District
Fiona Young – Glenelg
Jodie Reid – North Adelaide
Helen Maidment – South Adelaide
Hannah Dreckow – Sturt
Megan Petersen – West Adelaide
Katie Liebelt – Woodville-West Torrens

Jodie Reid
North Adelaide Country

Metropolitan
Luke Drewett – Central District
Craig Ryan – Glenelg
Gubby Glenn – North Adelaide
Phil Doyle – Norwood
Baden Guillou – Sturt
Geoff Ryles – West Adelaide
Mark Kretschmer – Woodville-West Torrens

Country
Bradley Toy – Central District
Clint Gallio – Glenelg
Matt Promnitz – North Adelaide
Reece Francis – Norwood
Robert Bollenhagen – South Adelaide
Dale Eichner – Sturt
Fraser Sampson – West Adelaide
Gregg Clarke – Woodville-West Torrens

Robert Bollenhagen
South Adelaide Country

Ashlea Freer
Central District Metro

Ben Haren
Glenelg Metro

Elle Griffiths
North Adelaide Metro

Matthew Gunston
Norwood Metro

Scott Willis
Sturt Country

Craig Rooney
West Adelaide Metro

Karen Moffatt
Woodville-West Torrens Metro

Elle Griffiths
North Adelaide Metro

Howard Branson
West Adelaide