2008 Season - Prizegiving Trophies

The North Wellington Association Football Club (NWAFC) 2008 Prizegiving function was held at the Clubrooms, 50 Phillip St., Johnsonville, Wellington on Saturday 13th September (from 6.30pm)).
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 Keith Palmer (General Manager).
The function was introduced by Club President, David Wright. The awards were presented by life member (& former Club Captain) Grant Shields and an address was made by the Club Chairman, Warwick Smith.
Important club news on the upcoming AGM to be held on Wednesday 12th November, 7pm, Clubrooms - is listed below the trophy lists
The complete award list was as follows:

Club trophies

Club trophy Recipient
Peter Dunne Trophy - Team of the Season Women's Premier
Don & Dulcie Stone Trophy - Best Team Performance Men's Masters 3 Vindaloos
Jack Thomson Memorial Cup - Sports Person/Committee Member Michael Underhill
Val & Terry Adams Cup - Club Personality David Wright
Golden Boot Award (most league/cup goals scored for the club) Lauren Hartley (Women's Division 1 team) (25 goals)

Club Trophy - criteria for the awards are as follows:
Team of the Season - incorporates on-field (league and/or cup) and off-field (Clubroom and event support, service and/or community recognition for the Club) performance.
Best Team Performance - League placing & best league performance (Total points / Games played) and/or cup performance (Men's Premier - Chatham Cup; Women's Premier - Swanz Cup or local Kelly Cup); with consideration to other relevant factors (i.e. level of league & promotion/relegation from last season)
Sports Person/Committee Member - club member who has provided exceptional work for, or on behalf of, the Club Committee.
Club Personality - club member who has typified, promoted or represented the Club in a professional, businesslike, distinctive and/or sporting manner to a high degree.
Golden Boot - The highest goalscorer from all club teams participating in league and/or cup games (includes goals scored for one or more club teams).
A Committee decision is made with regard to the Team of the Season, Best Team Performance, Sports Person/Committee Member & Club Personality.

Individual trophies

Team Award Recipient
Mens Premier Capital 1 Richard Smith Memorial - Player of the Year Matt Dunne
Mens Premier Capital 1 Adsigns Trophy - Player's Player of the Year Matt Dunne
Mens Premier Capital 1 Most Dedicated Young Player of the Year Jeff Crosby
Mens Premier Capital 1 Brian Shields Memorial - Supporter(s) of the Year Mr Michael & Mrs Mary Harris
Mens Reserve Capital 3 Jacobson Trophy - Player of the Year Laszlo Hidvegi
Mens Reserve Capital 3 Bob Herd Memorial Cup - Most Improved Player of the Year Matt Carr
Mens Capital 4 Brian Dean Trophy - Most Valuable Player of the Year Paul Brooker
Mens Capital 4 John Barrett Trophy - Most Outstanding Player of the Year Steven Lynd
Mens Capital 4 Blair Wright Group Cup - Personality of the Year David Adams
Mens Capital 5* Wally Griffiths Trophy - Player of the Year Sor Keokataung
Mens Capital 5* Stewart Dick Trophy - Player's Player of the Year Martin Wilson
Mens Capital 8* Player of the Year Bruce Parrot
Mens Capital 8* Team Player of the Year Mohammed Sharrip
Mens Capital 9 Victory* Player's Player of the Year Owen Hallmark
Mens Capital 9 Victory* Team Player of the Year Leigh Clements
Mens Capital 12 Sinners* Don Stone Trophy* - Player of the Year Andrew Whitsed
Mens Capital 12 Sinners* Robert Adams Memorial Cup - Most Dedicated Player of the Year Gareth Elmey
Mens Capital 12 Sinners* Shane Ohlen (2005) Memorial Cup - Most Improved Player of the Year Richard Boyd
Mens Capital 14a Player of the Year Raymund Harris
Mens Capital 14a Team Player of the Year - certificate Ryan Cosford
Mens Capital 14b Player of the Year - trophy Brad Edmonds
Mens Capital 14b Team Player of the Year - certificate Paul Waters
Mens Masters 1 Player of the Year Paul Martin
Mens Masters 1 Player's Player of the Year Chris Lovatt
Mens Masters 2 Tom Meek Trophy* - Player of the Year Ludovic Mahu
Mens Masters 2 Team Player of the Year Phil Sale
Mens Masters 3A* Ray Hickling Cup* - Player of the Year Steve Taylor
Mens Masters 3A* Player's Player of the Year Chris Hayes
Mens Masters 3 Vindaloos* Player of the Year Mike Bell
Mens Masters 3 Vindaloos* Team Player of the Year Chris Baxter
Mens Masters 4* Certificate only - no trophy (no recipient, team not present)
Womens Premier Division 1 Boyland Trophy - Player of the Year Toni Fleming
Womens Premier Division 1 McLean Cup - Player's Player of the Year Sheryl Miller
Womens Premier Division 1 Dave Daniels Trophy - Most Improved Player of the Year Jo Lee
Womens Premier Division 1 Roz Wallace Cup - Most Dedicated Player of the Year Shona MacKay
Womens All Divisions Bobby Wallace (2007) Memorial Trophy* - Most goals scored Lauren Hartley (Women's Division 1 team) (25 goals)
Womens Division 1 Player of the Year Lauren Hartley
Womens Division 1 Player's Player of the Year Isobel Goggin
Womens Division 1 Jimmy Herd Trophy - Most Improved Player of the Year Jenny Fawcett
Womens Division 2* Player's Player of the Year Christa Lawlor
Womens Division 2* Gee ('G') Trophy - Player of the Year Anthea Hargreaves
Womens Division 2* Most Improved Player of the Year Hannah Dempster
Womens Division 3* Oaks Tavern Trophy - Player of the Year Jo Gribble
Womens Division 3* Player's Player of the Year Anne Reid
Womens Division 3* Margaret Hunt Trophy - Team Contribution Ellen Smith
'State of Origin' held 6/9/08 Club Social Event - Trophy winners ('Town' 0 'Country' 3) Country (captain - Leigh Clements, Mens Capital 9 Victory)


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

Obituary (April 2008) - Beverley Smith (nee Shugg), former player of the Womens Division 3 team. Recipient of the Jack Thomson Memorial Cup (for Sports Person / Committee Member) in 1979, when aged 19.
Beverley died of breast cancer in Auckland on 7 April 2008 - aged 47 years. The funeral in Auckland was attended by club members Therese Lloyd, Rebecca Roche & Lisa Chafe.

(The following words were spoken by Grant Shields, club life member, on behalf of the Womens Division 3 team
On 7th April this year, we lost one of our founding women’s club members to secondary breast cancer, at the age of 47.
Bev Smith (nee Shugg) was 14 years old when she, along with her sister Janice, friends Jacqui and Alice Dolan and their mum Rose, and former womens’ international, Maureen Jacobson were among the founding members of the first women’s team in this club, then known as Johnsonvilla. That was in 1975 and Bev’s association with the club was very strong, with her involvement in coaching several junior teams and being on the then Management Committee of the Junior Club as well as helping produce the senior club’s match programme for a couple of seasons.
Bev played in the first team for four seasons before moving to Mana Football Club where she was selected for the Wellington U18 rep squad.
In 2005 Bev had returned to Wellington and she got talked into playing for the Women’s 3rd team after an absence of almost 20 years and soon found out she still enjoyed it as much as the good old days. In one of her first games back however, she took a ball in the chest and when it was still giving her some pain after a couple of weeks, she decided to get it checked out. The resulting tests found that Bev had a lump in her breast that wouldn’t have been detected as soon as it was, if she hadn’t been hurt. At first she (and everyone else) thought it had been caught early enough to guarantee a full recovery. Sadly, this was not the case and, after a brave fight Bev passed away in Auckland, where she had moved back with husband David and kids Cameron and Michelle in 2007.
Tonight we acknowledge Bev’s contribution to the history of North Wellington and to say that she inspired us all with her spirit and determination.

A presentation was made by the Club Chairman, Warwick Smith, on the following issues:

2008 Club & Team achievements:
2008 Committee:

Annual General Meeting – Wednesday 12th November 2008, 7pm, Clubrooms – Items to be included on agenda:
Annual General Meeting - due to be held at the Clubrooms, 50 Phillip Street, Johnsonville on Wednesday 12th November 2008 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 2007 AGM) of a joint-club & Council proposal on relocation of clubroom facility (on Alex Moore Park). A new Committee for the 2009 season will also be elected. All club members urged to attend.

'State of Origin' presentation - Social club game was played on Saturday 6th September 2008 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 Leigh Clements (Mens Capital 9 Victory team) from 'Country' team.
'Town' 0 'Country' 3 (This was the 4th year of the event, Town won in 2005 and Country in 2006-07)

2008 - The Clubrooms were partially decorated for the function (again the Committee appreciated the work done by club member Gavin Underhill for his assistance). Tickets were $15 per person. Teams to win a bottle of bubbly (drawn from teams present) were Masters 1 & Masters 3 Vindaloos.
The dress theme for the function was teams to dress in their own 'team theme' (e.g. 'Phoenix', 'All Blacks') (2007 - 'Loud & Proud Shirts/Dress').
A Powerpoint presentation of the award winners was done (thanks to Phil & Jo Sale).
Attendance during the evening was 134 (143 in 2007) people.
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