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

AFL Schools' Member of the Year

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

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