2007 Season - Prizegiving Trophies

The North Wellington Association Football Club (NWAFC) 2007 Prizegiving function was held at the Clubrooms, 50 Phillip St., Johnsonville, Wellington on Saturday 8th September (from 7pm).
The Club Patron, Hon. Peter Dunne MP, attended the function and presented the main club trophies.
Also in attendance representing the local organising body Capital Football was Steve Stevens.
The function was conducted by Club President, David Wright & Club Captain, Phil Sale.
The complete award list was as follows:

Club trophies

Club trophy Recipient
Peter Dunne Trophy - Team of the Season Mens Capital 6
Don & Dulcie Stone Trophy - Best Team Performance Mens Masters 4 Vindaloos
Val & Terry Adams Cup - Club Personality David Wright (Club President & Mens Capital 4)
Jack Thomson Memorial Cup - Sports Person/Committee Member Phil Sale (Club Captain & Mens Masters 2)
Golden Boot Award (most league/cup goals scored for the club) Gavin Rowe (Mens Masters 4 Vindaloos) (28 goals)

Individual trophies

Team Award Recipient
Mens Premier Capital 1 Richard Smith Memorial - Player of the Year Philip Barton
Mens Premier Capital 1 Adsigns Trophy - Player's Player of the Year Philip Barton
Mens Premier Capital 1 Most Dedicated Young Player of the Year Tom Worthington
Mens Premier Capital 1 Brian Shields Memorial - Supporter(s) of the Year Gary Bell
Mens Reserve Capital 3 Jacobson Trophy - Player of the Year Matt Dunne
Mens Reserve Capital 3 Bob Herd Memorial Cup - Most Improved Player of the Year Hamish Allan
Mens Capital 4 Brian Dean Trophy - Most Valuable Player of the Year Rob Wightman
Mens Capital 4 John Barrett Trophy - Most Outstanding Player of the Year Paul Brooker
Mens Capital 4 Blair Wright Group Cup - Personality of the Year Steven Lynd
Mens Capital 6 Wally Griffiths Trophy - Player of the Year Les Mihalovics
Mens Capital 6 Stewart Dick Trophy - Player's Player of the Year Pat Cassidy
Mens Capital 9 Saints* Player's Player of the Year Hamish Bibby
Mens Capital 9 Sinners Don Stone Trophy* - Player of the Year Gareth Elmey
Mens Capital 9 Sinners Robert Adams Memorial Cup - Most Dedicated Player of the Year Blair Kingsbury
Mens Capital 9 Sinners Shane Ohlen (2005) Memorial Cup - Most Improved Player of the Year Daniel Bull
Mens Capital 12 Player of the Year Daniel Binet
Mens Masters 1 Player of the Year Chris Lovatt
Mens Masters 1 Player's Player of the Year Matthew Denyer
Mens Masters 2* Tom Meek Trophy* - Player of the Year Kris Prince
Mens Masters 2* Team Player of the Year Bill Mullis
Mens Masters 4A Ray Hickling Cup* - Player of the Year Lloyd Warren
Mens Masters 4B Vindaloos Player of the Year Gavin Rowe
Womens Premier Division 1 Boyland Trophy - Player of the Year Shona MacKay
Womens Premier Division 1 McLean Cup - Player's Player of the Year Eleanor Goddard
Womens Premier Division 1 Dave Daniels Trophy - Most Improved Player of the Year Sheryl Miller
Womens Premier Division 1 Bernie O'Connell Trophy - Team Contribution (not presented 2006 or 2007)
Womens Premier Division 1 Roz Wallace Cup - Most Dedicated Player of the Year Jess Jamieson
Womens All Divisions Bobby Wallace Memorial (2007) Trophy* - Most goals scored Jhana Millers (Division 3) (14 goals)
Womens Division 3 Gee ('G') Trophy - Player of the Year Jhana Millers
Womens Division 3 Player's Player of the Year Karen Bould
Womens Division 3 Jimmy Herd Trophy - Most Improved Player of the Year Danielle Greenfield
Womens Division 4 Oaks Tavern Trophy - Player of the Year Janetta van Maren
Womens Division 4 Player's Player of the Year Wendy Jackson
Womens Division 4 Margaret Hunt Trophy - Team Contribution Linda Riddell
'State of Origin' held 1/9/07 Club Social Event - Trophy winners ('Town' 3 'Country' 5) Country (captain - Robert Purcell, Mens Masters 1)


*Notes:
The following club events were also mentioned during the presentation ceremony:

Obituary (January 2007) - Robert "Bobby" Thoms Kirk Wallace, former coach of the Women's Premier team (1983-88 & 2000-02). Died of a stroke aged 69 years. Funeral attended on 1st February by club members at the Wainuiomata RSA.
(Bobby was a former coach of the Women's Premier team for 9 years (this is the longest tenure for a coach of the Club's Premier team, Men or Women, since North Wellington AFC was founded in 1972)).
A message about Bobby and his time with the Club was read out by his daughter Roz Wallace (former player & coach of the Women's Premier team), supported by long-serving players Lisa Chafe & Shona MacKay.
The Bobby Wallace Trophy was presented by Roz Wallace as the re-named Bobby Wallace Memorial Trophy. (This trophy has been awarded since 2003 to the top goal-scorer for all Women's teams.)

Individual & Team achievements in 2007: Acknowledgements: Annual General Meeting - due to be held at the Clubrooms, 50 Phillip Street, Johnsonville on Wednesday 21st November 2007 from 7.00pm. Financial accounts, season reports from the Club President and Premier team coaches and Club General Business will be on the agenda. An update on discussions held (since 2006 AGM) of a joint-club & Council proposal on relocation of clubroom facility (on Alex Moore Park). A new Committee for the 2008 season will also be elected. All club members urged to attend.

'State of Origin' presentation - Social club game was played on Saturday 1st September 2007 at Alex Moore Park with the shield donated by the event founder (ex-club member Craig Hopkins, Mens Premier team coach - 2005 season) presented to the winning captain Robert Purcell (Men's Masters 1 team) from 'Country' team.
'Town' 3 'Country' 5 (This was the 3rd year of the event, Town won in 2005 and Country in 2006-07)

The Clubrooms weren't decorated for the function (in previous years the Committee appreciated the work done by Gavin Underhill (NZ Ballet)). Tickets were $15 per person. $25 bar tab won by Masters 4 Vindaloos team.
The dress theme for the function was 'Loud & Proud Shirts/Dress'. Spot prizes to best dressed man & woman.
Attendance during the evening was 143 (110 in 2006) people. (This was our highest turn-out for several years!)
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Last updated: 9th September 2007