2023 Carine Junior Football Club Volunteer of the Year Award

The Award
Named after two of our Club’s Life Members, the Barry Dedman/Phil Cousins Award is given to a Club volunteer who has made a significant contribution to the Club or an individual team over the past season.

The Carine Junior Football Club Volunteer of the Year Award is an ideal way to recognise those that go above and beyond to keep our Club moving forward.  Contributions made in 2023 and over previous seasons should be noted in the application and will be considered.

Past recipients
Paul Valentino, Girls Football Coordinator (2022)

Mel Parkinson & Craig Groth (2021)

Jan Cater, Merchandise/Team Managers’ Coordinator (2020)
Ann Lord, Communications Officer (2019)
Mike Harrison, Property Manager (2018)
Jeremy Jury, Inaugural Girls Football Coach (2017)
Belinda Greenhalgh, Auskick Coordinator (2016) 

Eligibility
Any current Carine Junior Football Club team official or contributor to the Club in a recognised capacity is eligible to be nominated for this Award.

Nominations
Nominations are now open and will close at 5.00pm on Sunday 10th September 2023 . Nominations are to be made via the form below and must be 300 words or less. Should further background be required the review panel will request this directly from the proposer. Nominations should include the full name of the proposer (including a contact number) and the nominee as well as the relevant team name.

Review Panel
A panel has been selected to review the applications and should they require any additional information on the candidate they will contact the proposer directly. Their decision will be ratified by the committee and will be final.

Award Presentation
The Award will be presented at the annual Youth Trophy Presentations on Sunday 17 September 2023 at the Carine Clubrooms.  All finalists will be invited to attend.


Nomination form - NOW CLOSED

Our 2022 winner, Paul Valentino, with Barry Dedman, Phil Cousins, Richard Birch and Brad Hearn.

Our 2020 winner, Jan Cater with Barry Dedman and Phil Cousins.

Our 2020 winner, Jan Cater with Barry Dedman and Phil Cousins.

2019 finalists - Jan Cater, Ann Lord, Mel Parkinson.

2019 finalists - Jan Cater, Ann Lord, Mel Parkinson.