SCHOOL AMBASSADORS
AFL Schools’ Member of the Year
Recognising 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.
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 |
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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 |
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