Sportswatch Summer 2011

Sportswatch
Summer 2011
Legends light up 2011
Sport Awards/Hall of Fame
Presentation
Over 850 people at the 2011 Queensland Sport Awards
Presentation on 21 November in Brisbane witnessed what
feedback suggests is one of the most memorable of the
17 annual Queensland sport “nights of the year” held
since the Awards’ inception back in 1995.
Not since the 1999 Awards Presentation when tennis
legend Rod Laver toplined nearly 50 of Queensland’s 100
Sporting Heroes of the 20th Century has the response to
the annual Awards been as great, according to QSport
CEO Peter Cummiskey, producer of Queensland sport’s
annual “big night out”.
Laver again was on hand at this year’s function in the Great
Hall of the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre,
home of the Awards since their inception.
He, along with fellow tennis great Roy Emerson and world
golfing legend Greg Norman, came from the USA for their
installation with the late George Moore and more modern
era champions in Allan Border, Mick Doohan, John Eales,
Catherine Freeman, Susie O’Neill, Kieren Perkins and The
Courier-Mail promotion’s Top Queensland Sporting Legend
in “The King” Wally Lewis.
The nine Legends on hand fitted perfectly with today’s
sporting stars in tennis’ The Courier-Mail Channel 7
Queensland Sport Star of the Year and Coca-Cola Channel
7 Queensland Junior Sport Star of the Year respectively in
Samantha Stosur and Ashleigh Barty and winners from the
likes of the Brisbane Roar and Queensland Reds and many
other Queensland sporting achievers of 2011.
Incorporating
the installation of the
1st X1 Legends in the
Inside
From the QSport Office
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Minister approves final round
of jobs plan
Page 6
1st XI Legends
Page 7
Queensland Sport Awards
Page 8
Cyber Bullying
Page 15
QSport Board meets Rod Laver
Page 16
2018 Commonwealth Games
Page 17
Rugby World Cup
Page 20
Legendary “Artie”
Page 21
Hall of Fame Inductees
Page 22
For further details, go to Pages 8-13, 16 and 21.
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From the
Office
The end of a year with a difference beckons as
the QSport Office, with a very successful Sport
Awards / Hall of Fame Presentation behind us,
heads towards Xmas and a short Festive Season
break before “running out again for Queensland
sport” in 2012.
What a year it has been, what with natural
disasters, followed by fightbacks and then sporting
success the like of which Queensland hasn’t seen
for some years, topped off by the awarding of the
2018 Commonwealth Games to the Gold Coast.
So, as some sports like footy codes prepare for
2012 and others like cricket approach the half
way mark of current seasons, it’s time to reflect
on what’s passed and preview a bit about what’s
ahead.
For QSport, the job of assisting member sporting
bodies enhance their development has gone on
during 2011 with one or two innovations that are
likely to be repeated in 2012.
Despite some disruption to planned activities early
in the year due to the impact of mainly floods
in South East Queensland, the QSport Office
righted itself quickly enough and then pushed
on with involvement in observing the impacts on
member bodies and their constituents and doing
what it could via meetings and discussions with
State and local government representatives about
restoration of facilities and activities.
The result now is that the great majority, thanks
largely to governments, are back on their feet
and those that aren’t are still “on the radars” of
reconstruction efforts.
As QSport patron Premier Anna Bligh said at the
time, Queenslanders are a resilient lot but there’s
no doubt that sport played a pivotal role in helping
restore some normality to those affected by the
various natural disasters of early 2012, both
directly and indirectly.
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The indirect stuff was provided by the likes of
sporting flagships like the Brisbane Roar and its
A-League Grand Final effort, the Queensland
Reds and their Super Rugby Final win and the
Queensland Firebirds’ Trans Tasman Championship,
not forgetting others who achieved the ultimate
success led, of course, by the Queensland State of
Origin team.
The teams gave us all a chance to “bounce back”
from the sobering, serious side of things associated
with local disaster relief, disasters elsewhere
around the Pacific Rim and as the year unfolded,
the economic mess that is the eurozone and its
effects on us down here below the Equator.
The teams, though, gave us people like Ange
Postecoglou and Ewen McKenzie, Rosalee Jencke
and Mal Meninga who steered their groups of
talented individuals calmly and effectively towards
ultimate achievements, much as our civic leaders
did during the earlier natural disasters.
In the end and with no disrespect to or diminution
of the significant impacts on disaster affected
individuals, it ended up being “great to be
a Queenslander”, particularly if you were at
November’s Awards / Hall of Fame Presentation to
see it all so appropriately recalled at sport’s “night
of the year”.
That night gave us new sporting heroes in tennis’
US Open winner Samantha Stosur and Wimbledon
Junior champion Ashleigh Barty, not forgetting
other finalists for the top individual athlete awards,
with World Female Athlete of the Year in Sally
Pearson deserving special mention.
QSport did a few other “good things” in 2011,
including hold its inaugural Members Networking
Luncheon in May (who said there’s no such thing
as a free lunch?) and take its annual Ministerial
Luncheon out of Brisbane for the first time ever to
the Gold Coast in a show of support for our biggest
regional city’s bid for the 2018 Commonwealth
Games (who says we don’t deliver the goods?).
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All in all, combined with other more standard
annual events like information sessions,
workshops, meetings and one on one advice to
our members, it was a solid performance by the
industry collective for sport.
And so to 2012 we turn, a year that will be
dominated early by the triennial political Grand
Final in a State election for the premiership of
Queensland and after that, the ramifications of
the result.
QSport will finalise its 2012 State Election Sport
Policy Platform on 14 December and convey same
to the current Government and Opposition parties
before Xmas.
It will then pursue those parties for responses to
the various tenets of the platform sooner rather
than later and in turn, pass same to member
bodies for their information and transmission
to their constituents, the 6,000 plus community
based clubs that do deliver, largely via volunteers,
organised physical activity and social inclusion for
an estimated one million plus Queenslanders per
annum.
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Notwithstanding debates about resourcing etc,
there are reasonable grounds for optimism and
even enhancement of public sector support for
sport in this State over the 2012-2015 period.
Time will tell but as a famous political identity once
said about a two horse race, “put your money on
self-interest, you know it’s going flat out” – or
words to the effect.
With that, it’s time to put the cue in the rack for
a week or two and spend some time with family
and friends, remembering that when it’s all boiled
down, they are the ones that in sporting circles,
we often spend less time with than we should.
Thanks to all who have assisted the QSport staff
in their endeavours in 2011. Have a safe and
enjoyable Festive Season break and we’ll see you
again in 2012.
PETER CUMMISKEY
Chief Executive Officer
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Minister approves final round
of Jobs Plan positions / reports
on “Ahead of the Game”
Minister for Sport Phil Reeves has announced
approval of the final round of funding for Jobs
Plan Coordinators to work with mainly clusters of
sporting clubs across the State.
Minister Reeves is expected to provide feedback
to QSport in coming weeks on feedback arising
from recent consultations across the State on his
“Ahead of the Game” discussion paper.
The Minister’s recent approval brings the total
number of funded positions up to 178 with
funding totalling $27.7 million to cover three years
of employment for coordinators.
The consultation paper has provided sport sector
participants at various levels and locations across
the State with the opportunity to express views on
issues and priorities for sport.
Under the Sport & Recreation Jobs Plan program,
funding of up to $52,000 p.a. is provided for
positions approved.
QSport member State sporting organisations (SSO)
attended a specific session for SSO’s and other
State level recreation bodies on 10 November in
Brisbane.
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Queensl and
sport
coordinated by
supported by
1st X1 Legends
The 1st XI Legends were installed in the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame on 21 November.
Nine of the eleven “Legends” attended the presentation in person.
From left to right: Roy Emerson (Tennis); Rod Laver (Tennis); John Eales (Rugby Union); Susan O’Neill (Swimming);
Kieren Perkins (Swimming); Catherine Freeman (Athletics); Greg Norman (Golf); Michael Doohan (Motorcycling);
Wally Lewis (Rugby League).
Absent: Allan Border (Cricket - overseas); late George Moore (Horse Racing).
The Courier-Mail Channel 7
Sport Star of the Year winner was
US Open Tennis star Samantha
Stosur. The trophy was presented
to her by Brian Burke, Executive
Sport Editor, News Queensland
and Channel 7’s Managing
Director Max Walters.
The Coca-Cola Channel 7 Junior
Sport Star of the Year went to
upcoming tennis star Ashleigh
Barty. Ross Morgan, Managing
Director Coca-Cola and Max
Walters
Managing
Director
Channel 7 presented the award.
Where would we be
without our
community
clubs
Every day of every year our
local not-for-profit community
clubs provide vital services and
facilities for members and the
greater community.
Without them, who would fund the work of
legacy and RSLs caring for our veterans
and their families? Without them our kids
could be without local sporting fields and
the chance to play for our towns, our
State orr our country. Our beaches might
not be p
patrolled and our artists may not
have plaaces to perform. Without them our
community would go without $668 Million
that’s re
einvested in local communities
each ye
ear and 26,900 jobs. How could
governm
ment fund the replacement of
bil
in clubs’ assets in Queensland?
$1.7 billion
clubsqld.com.au
clu
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Service to Sport Award Winners were presented with their trophy by Dr Jeannette Young, Chief Health
Officer, Queensland Health. The recipients were from left to right: David Keating, Ken McGuire, Rhonda Nix.
QSport Chairman Richard Griffiths
(right) presented Brisbane City
Council Lord Mayor Graham
Quirk (left); Bob O’Keeffe (2nd
left) General Manager, Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre
and Patrick Lonergan, General
Manager Rydges Hotel South
Bank with awards recognising
over 15 years support.
Golf’s Abby Driver (below)
received the Brisbane City Council
Queensland Sport Volunteer of the
Year Award from Brisbane Lord
Mayor Graham Quirk.
Ange Postecoglou (left) from Brisbane Roar received
the Queensland Sport Coach of the Year award from
Minister for Sport Phil Reeves. A tough one for the
judges this year, with a hot field of other contenders
including Ewen McKenzie (Rugby Union), Mal
Meninga (Rugby League), Roselee Jencke (Netball)
and Fabio Pavanello (Water Polo).
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Rod McCall (left), QRU Chairman accepted the
Administrator of the Year Award on behalf of
CEO Jim Carmichael from Don Seccombe, Clubs
Queensland President.
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Elsewerth Ephraums (left), Head of Executive
& Professional Banking at Bank of Queensland
presented Ewen McKenzie from the Queensland
Reds with the award for the bank sponsored Sport
Team of the Year. Other contenders were Brisbane
Roar, Queensland Firebirds, Queensland Maroons
Origin Team, the Brisbane Barracudas Womens
Water Polo Team and the Queensland Men’s Golf
Team.
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Up and coming yachties Lewis Brake (left)
and Josh Franklin (right), received the
Queensland Government Junior Sport
Team of the Year Award from Sharon
Mullins, Executive Director Government
Liaison & Projects, Department of
Education and Training.
Rachael Dodds was unable to accept
her award personally on the night, so
her coach Cherina Kelly (left) and mum
Denise Dodds (middle) did the honours
for her when she won the award for
the Queensland Athlete with a Disability.
John Keating, Managing Partner from PKF
presented the trophy to both women.
PKF and The Courier-Mail sponsored the
award again in 2011.
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Ange Postecoglou representing Brisbane Roar
Football Club accepted the award for the Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre Queensland Sport
Event of the Year for the A-League Grand Final. The
award was presented by Shaun Mitchell, Director of
Sales at BCEC.
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James Tucker from Tennis was officiating in Japan
when his name was read out as the winner of the
Queensland Government Sport Officiator of the Year
Award. Minister for Sport Phil Reeves presented the
trophy to Cheryl Jenkins from Tennis Queensland to
accept on James’ behalf.
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Wally Lewis (left) was voted the most popular Legend
by an online poll conducted by The Courier-Mail.
The winner of the competition was Rugby League
tragic Garry Dent, who presented “The King“ with
his trophy. (Above right) Premier Anna Bligh with
Golf Legend Greg Norman.
Band “Trio” captivated the audience with their
operatic renditions and later switched gear to keep
the dancers on the floor boogying till it was time to
call it a day (and night).
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Sports Important Contribution
to Combating Cyber Bullying
Harassment, humiliation and insults using
technology such as social networking sites, mobile
phones, websites and chat rooms, generally referred
to as cyber bullying, has received considerable
exposure as a threat to the safety and wellbeing of
society. The invasiveness of technology provides
virtually unlimited access to potential victims. As
our young people have grown up in a digital world
and ‘being connected’ is extremely important to
them, it is this group that are most exposed to the
negative use of technology .
An article in the Australian Sports Commission
produced ‘Sports Coach’ magazine written by
cyber safety expert Susan McLean, emphasises
that it is crucial for organisations to be aware of
all issues relating to the misuse of technology and
ensure that they send a very clear message to
their members and the local community that such
behaviour will not be tolerated. Club requirements
regarding technology use can be included in codes
of behaviour, member protection and associated
policies and duty statements.
An article in Melbourne’s Herald Sun on 23rd
September 2011 demonstrated that cyber bullying
is an issue for sport. It also highlighted the fact that
sport has an important role to play in combating
this problem.
Other important issues are: -
The article outlined the actions taken under
the Victorian Country Football League’s (VCFL)
landmark Cyber Safety Policy. It involved four
under 16 community AFL players being banned for
almost 40 games and a coach being deregistered
over threats and intimidation towards an
opposition player made on Facebook. Another
under 16 player was rubbed out for 8 games (4
suspended) for cyber bullying a junior umpire. In
another case a junior was sanctioned over vulgar
comments posted online about another player’s
mother.
The VCFL introduced the policy to its 44 leagues
this season. It came after incidents last year
where two players were deregistered for posting
inappropriate comments about a female league
employee and two other players were sanctioned
for posting inappropriate comments about an
umpire on Facebook.
The VCFL policy document consists of a Rationale
where the purpose behind the policy is outlined,
the leagues Underlying Principles that support
the purpose, the Policy Statement itself, the
Procedure to be followed in the event that officials
or members feel that they have been victims of
misuse of technology and the Penalties that can
be applied for any proven charges.
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• The reporting process for the misuse of
technology must be clear, concise and simple
• Clubs must undertake to treat complaints
promptly, seriously, sympathetically and
confidentially; and to investigate complaints
impartially
• Sporting organisations should provide its
members with advice on how to be safe online.
Taking a pro-active approach – rather than
acting after the event – is always preferable.
Ms McLean noted that Facebook had taken
sledging in sport to a new level. She praised
the initiative of the VCFL in introducing its cyber
bullying policy, but identified that as the only
football league in Australia to have such a policy
there is still a way to go with education, with a lot
more to do to make sure players are aware.
Cyber bullying is obviously not just a sport issue,
but as is so often the case, sporting organisations
can be a most positive influence by setting an
example in acceptable behaviour to the broader
community.
Written by
Rod Hughes - October 2011
National Manager – Sport, Recreation and
Hospitality
OAMPS Insurance Brokers Ltd
Email: rod.hughes@oamps.com.au
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QSport Board Members, along with the Minister for Sport Phil Reeves, were delighted to meet Rod Laver.
From left to right: John Brennan; John Mullins, Richard Griffiths; the Hon. Phil Reeves; Kate Eggar, Rod Laver,
Ken Rogers, Sue Nisbet, Rob Ferguson.
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Gold Coast set to shine with
2018 Commonwealth Games
THE Gold Coast has taken its place among the
great Australian Cities after winning the 2018
Commonwealth Games Bid in St Kitts & Nevis.
Premier Anna Bligh contends the Games could
generate up to $2 billion in economic benefit with
up to 30,000 full time-equivalent jobs created
between 2015 and 2020.
Over $500 million will now be invested on sport
and transport infrastructure as a direct result of the
successful bid.
“Congratulations to the Gold Coast, to Queensland
and Australia – we did it!” said Ms Bligh at the
announcement.
“Our united community welcomes these games.
“In 2018 we will be ready to host a unique
world- class and friendly event that builds on the
Commonwealth brand and enhances our city’s
reputation.
“This city will be transformed with new infrastructure
and a buzz that only a big international event like
this can bring.”
The Premier said the successful bid to host the games
would mean infrastructure upgrades including:
• Increasing the capacity of Metricon stadium from
25,000 to 40,000 seats
• New badminton and mountain bike facilities
• A world class squash complex
• Development of the Coomera Sports and Leisure
Centre.
• Upgrades to the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Gold
Coast Hockey Centre and the Gold Coast Aquatic
Centre.
“Ever since I picked up the phone to the President
of the Commonwealth Games Association Mr Sam
Coffa during the Beijing Olympics to suggest our
Games bid, I knew the Gold Coast was in with a
chance,” said the Premier.
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“Today we hit the bullseye – 2018 is the Gold
Coast’s time to shine!”
Ms Bligh paid tribute to Sri Lanka’s bid city
Hambantota.
“Make no mistake, this was a tough contest and all
Queenslanders should be thrilled with the result,”
she said.
“These games will bring superb tourism opportunities
for the Gold Coast and for Queensland.
“The Games will also act as a catalyst to fast track
infrastructure development.
“We will see new sporting facilities, improved
transport and a new Health and Knowledge
precinct adjacent to the $1.76 billion Gold Coast
University Hospital.
“We have made a promise to the Commonwealth
Games Federation and will deliver on this promise.”
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid
Chairman, Mark Stockwell said the whole Bid team
was overjoyed with the result.
“Thank you to everyone that contributed to the Bid
and this outstanding result, it was a collective effort
and one that Gold Coasters, Queenslanders and all
Australians should be very proud of,” Mr Stockwell
said.
“The Games will put the spotlight on the Gold
Coast, and whilst we don’t want to lose our ‘famous
for fun’ character, we do need to reinforce our
capabilities as a serious business community with
strengths across a number of diverse industries.
“A lot of very hard work went into the Bid but
it doesn’t stop there – we need to put the same
amount of energy and passion in to prepare and
deliver the very best event the Commonwealth has
ever known.”
“Congratulations Gold Coast – let the Games
preparations begin,” Mr Stockwell said.
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QSport
Office Closure
The QSport Office will be closed from
noon Friday 23 December, 2011 and will
reopen on Tuesday 3 January, 2012.
QSport wishes all its members, sponsors
and other supporters a very happy and
safe festive season and looks forward to
a successful 2012.
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2011 Rugby World Cup wrap
Of the $1.2 billion spent, NZ$555 million went into
stadiums, more than NZ$200 into local expenses,
NZ$150 million to organisers’ costs such as hosting
teams and officials, $150 million in fees to the IRB,
and the remainder into other infrastructure projects.
Tournament organisers finished with a deficit
of NZ$39 million after ticket sales - of which the
Government is covering NZ$26 million and the
New Zealand Rugby Union NZ$13 million.
In a NZ Herald poll, the majority - 57 per cent said yes: “It was a great event, and worth the
Government spending NZ$40 million.” Two-fifths
said it had not been worth spending NZ$40 million
on, and 3 per cent said it had been a waste of time.
In Australia, free to air coverage of the AustraliaNew Zealand semi-final and the New ZealandFrance final attracted capital city audiences of
1.79m and 1.22m respectively and were the
most watched programs in the history of pay TV,
with national audiences of 719,000 and 648,000
respectively.
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Social media and social networks have had a major
influence on the Rugby World Cup. On Facebook,
the RWC 2011 page was receiving on average
2,700 comments or likes per post. They gained
more than 25,000 new fans over the last 7 days and
gained almost 100,000 fans over the last month.
With 1,453,916 fans on 24 October, the RWC
2011 have a fantastic social space to hand over to
England for RWC 2015. On Twitter, the competition
final generated more than 150,000 tweets. Over
the whole tournament tweets mentioning all RWC
2011 hashtags, the word ‘Rugby’ or any of the
teams exceeded 4.1 million.
Dutch brewer Heineken has announced it is renewing
its sponsorship of the Rugby World Cup, to cover
the next tournament in England in 2015. The firm
has been backing rugby union, both the RWC and
European club trophy, the Heineken Cup, for 16
years and the Rugby World Cup in England will mark
Heineken’s 20-year involvement in the sport. This will
be Heineken’s fifth partnership with the event, having
been a backer in 1995, 2003, 2007, and 2011.
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Legendary “Artie” passes on
Queensland and Australian sport, the nationwide
indigenous community and many others across
the country are mourning the recent loss of rugby
league superstar Arthur Beetson.
The giant Queenslander from Roma, in more
ways than one, was the first indigenous person
to captain an Australian sporting team and stood
out from the pack, so to speak, from the year he
hit the Sydney Rugby League back in the 1960’s.
“Big Artie” captained and coached Queensland
State of Origin Rugby League teams, was a
Queensland and Australian Rugby League Hall
of Famer, and an Immortal of Australian Rugby
League, an honour he shared with “The King”,
Wally Lewis.
In 2009, he was inducted into the Queensland
Sport Hall of Fame and back in 1999, named as
one of the 100 Queensland Sporting Heroes of
the 20th Century, turning up with Rod Laver and
some near 50 other Heroes at the memorable
1999 Queensland Sport Awards Presentation.
The outpouring of recognition of Beetson the
footballer and the proud Queenslander has been
huge – just like “Big Artie”.
A special public celebration of Beetson’s life will
be held at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday, 18
December.
QSport extends sincere sympathies to his family
and friends.
Awards MC Pat Welsh (right) with Chris
“Buddha” Handy with Victoria Carthew,
kept the night running smoothly.
Rupert McCall gave an entertaining tribute
to each of the eleven legends.
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Queensl and
coordinated by
sport
supported by
Inductees
(as at end 2011)
LEGENDS
ATHLETICS
Catherine Freeman
CRICKET
Allan Border
GOLF
Greg Norman
HORSE RACING
George Moore
MOTORCYCLING
Michael Doohan
RUGBY LEAGUE
Wally Lewis
RUGBY UNION
John Eales
SWIMMING
Susan O’Neill
Kieren Perkins
TENNIS
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
ATHLETE
MEMBERS
AFL
Marcus Ashcroft
Jason Dunstall
Alastair Lynch
Michael Voss
ATHLETICS
Denise Boyd
Norma Croker
Hec Hogan
Michael Nugent
Glynis Nunn
Arthur Postle
Charles Porter
Geoffrey Trappett
BASEBALL
Dave Nilsson
SOFTBALL
Joyce Lester
GENERAL
MEMBERS
SQUASH
Michelle Martin
AFL
Leigh Matthews
LAWN BOWLS
Rob Parrella
SURFING
Wayne Bartholomew
ATHLETICS
Reg Brandis
CANOEING
Katrin Borchert
Grant Davies
Clint Robinson
Anna Wood
MOTOR RACING
Dick Johnson
SURF LIFE SAVING
Karla Gilbert
Trevor Hendy
Grant Kenny
Peter Lacey
BASKETBALL
Brian Kerle
CRICKET
Ron Archer
Bill Brown
Peter Burge
Greg Chappell
Eddie Gilbert
Wally Grout
Ian Healy
Ray Lindwall
Ken Mackay
Craig McDermott
Carl Rackemann
Don Tallon
Jeff Thomson
ROWING
Adair Ferguson
Gary Lynagh
SWIMMING
Duncan Armstrong
Brendan Burkett
Brad Cooper
Lisa Curry
Grant Hackett
Steve Holland
Glenn Housman
Hayley Lewis
Nancy Lyons
Samantha Riley
Giaan Rooney
Jon Sieben
Mark Stockwell
David Theile
Mark Tonelli
Tracey Wickham
FOOTBALL
Mark Shield
BASKETBALL
Sandy Brondello
Leroy Loggins
Alison Mosely
Larry Sengstock
BOXING
Elley Bennett
Hector Thompson
CYCLING
Kenrick Tucker
FOOTBALL
Frank Farina
GOLF
Ian Baker-Finch
Wayne Grady
Peter Senior
Norman von Nida
Karrie Webb
HOCKEY
Tracey Belbin
Debbie Bowman
Greg Browning
Renita Farrell
Pam Glossop
Mark Hager
Clover Maitland
Jenny Morris
Don McWatters
HORSE RACING
Mick Dittman
Darby McCarthy
Mel Schumacher
Neville Sellwood
ICE RACING
Steven Bradbury
NETBALL
Vicki Wilson
RUGBY LEAGUE
Cec Aynsley
Arthur Beetson
Kerry Boustead
Mick Crocker
Brian Davies
Denis Flannery
Peter Gallagher
Tom Gorman
Duncan Hall
Noel Kelly
Allan Langer
Bob Lindner
Mick Madsen
Mal Meninga
Gene Miles
Barry Muir
Kel O’Shea
Herb Steinohrt
Duncan Thompson
Shane Webcke
Kevin Walters
Steve Walters
RUGBY UNION
Des Connor
Roger Gould
Tim Horan
Tom Lawton
Jason Little
Mark Loane
Michael Lynagh
Bill McLean
Paul McLean
Tom Richards
Tony Shaw
Andrew Slack
TENNIS
Mal Anderson
Ken Fletcher
Pat Rafter
Wendy Turnbull
WATER POLO
Naomi Castle
Debbie Handley
TRIATHLON
Brad Beven
Jackie Gallagher
Loretta Harrop
YACHTING
John Anderson
Tom Anderson
John Cuneo
CRICKET
John Buchanan
GOLF
Charlie Earp
MEDIA
Frank O’Callaghan
NETBALL
Deirdre Hyland
RUGBY LEAGUE
Wayne Bennett
Ron McAuliffe
RUGBY UNION
Alan Jones
Bob Templeton
SWIMMING
John Carew
Laurie Lawrence
TENNIS
Ashley Cooper
OTHER
Clem Jones
John Morton
Ruby Robinson
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