Thirty teachers vying for AFL School Ambassador Awards

Thirty finalists across six categories have been announced ahead of the AFL School Ambassador Awards night to be held at Domain Stadium on August 10.

AFL School Ambassadors are dedicated teachers and school staff who actively promote Australian Rules at their school.

Finalists were selected from a pool of more than 100 nominations, with a winner from each category to be crowned at the annual awards night.

The categories include:
Most Outstanding Primary School AFL School Ambassador Award
Most Outstanding Secondary School AFL School Ambassador Award
Outstanding First Year AFL School Ambassador Award
Outstanding Indigenous AFL School Program Award
Outstanding Female AFL School Program Award
Outstanding Multicultural AFL School Program Award.

The primary and secondary school winners come away with a trip for two to Melbourne to watch an AFL final.

This year Simon Nimmo from Yule Brook College, Taziana Leunig from Melville SHS IEC and Thomas Moscarda from Wanneroo Secondary College will look to go back-to-back in the Most Outstanding Indigenous Program, Multicultural Program and Most Outstanding Secondary AFL School Ambassador award respectively.

2017 AFL School Ambassador Finalists

2017 Most Outstanding First Year AFL School Ambassador

Rebecca Goodacre: Rossmoyne Primary School
Catherine Della-Bona: O’Connor PS
Travis Vandermeer: South Lake Primary School
Tasha Longman: Creaney Primary School
Trent Pottinger: Lynwood SHS

2017 Most Outstanding Female Program

Simon Nimmo: Yule Brook College
Ken Dillon: Irene McCormack Catholic College
Aleisha Cotton: Caralee Community School
Wendy Martin: Mater Dei College
Jessica Wheeler: Mater Dei College

2017 Most Outstanding Multicultural Program

Loiuse Armstrong: Beaconsfield
Taziana Leunig: Melville SHS IEC
May Huang: North lake Senior Campus
Paul Batskos: Eddystone Primary School
Melanie Robinson: St Norbert’s College

2017 Most Outstanding Indigenous Program

Alec Gibson: Challis PS
Simon Nimmo: Yule Brook College
Terry Pass: Gwynne Park Primary School
Neil Arnold: Balga Senior High School

2017 Most Outstanding Primary AFL School Ambassador

Nuria Ushoroff: Australian Islamic College Kewdale
Kris Fenn: Alkimos PS
Christiaan Moir: Ashfield Primary School
George Naumovski: North Perth Primary School
Amanda Croxall: Brighton Catholic Primary School

2017 Outstanding Secondary AFL School Ambassador of the Year

Oliver Beath: All Saints’ College
Brett Nelson: Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon
Chris Tan: Churchlands SHS
Thomas Moscarda: Wanneroo Secondary College
Ryan Henley: Emmanuel Catholic College
Karen Partridge: Thornlie SHS