Page 16 - AFL Queensland 2015 Year in Review

The NAB AFL Auskick program continued to grow throughout Queensland and the No hern Rivers with 27,988 children pa icipating in over 900 centres.
Nationally 182,927 children pa icipated, an increase of 2.5 per cent on 2014. The female representation in Auskick
also showed strong growth in Queensland, with 8,606 girls registering in 2015. This represents 30 per cent of our overall NAB AFL Auskick pa icipation.
QUEENSLAND NAB AFL AUSKICK AMBASSADOR
Dayne Zorko returned for his second year as Queensland’s NAB AFL Auskick Ambassador.
DAYNE’S HIGHLIGHTS:
G Auskick super clinic in Toowoomba to launch NAB AFL Auskick for 2015
G Toured the Capricornia region - delivering two Auskick super clinics to a total of 300 pa icipants
in Rockhampton and Gladstone
G Coached the Brisbane Auskick superstar team who competed against the Gold Coast Auskick superstar team (Coached by Jaeger O’Meara) at half time of QClash10
G Starred at the state NAB AFL Auskick volunteer thank you function at Sky Zone
In 2015, we took a di erent approach to the volunteer thank you function, shouting volunteers and their families to a family fun night at SkyZone Trampoline Park. More than 180 volunteers, AFL and NAB sta and their families joined us to celebrate another fantastic year of Auskick.
NAB AFL AUSKICK THANK YOU FUNCTION
The evening was also an oppo unity for AFL Queensland to acknowledge the awesome work they do by presenting the regional NAB AFL Auskick Volunteer of the Year awards and announcing the 2015 Queensland state winner.
Jon Breeden from Kedron Lions JAFC was selected as Queensland’s 2015 NAB AFL Auskick Volunteer of the Year. John, along with six other state winners, was given a money- can’t-buy experience in Melbourne during the 2015 AFL Finals series.
NAB
NAB continued its fantastic suppo of the Auskick program in 2015; actively engaging in local programs and regularly providing both financial and volunteer suppo across a number of key projects to enhance the experience for our Auskick families.
BRISBANE LIONS ALL GIRLS NAB AFL AUSKICK SUPER CLINIC
2015 saw the Brisbane Lions and AFL Queensland host the first All Girls Auskick Super Clinic at the Gabba. A li le bit of rain couldn’t keep 80 super-keen NAB AFL Auskickers away, with girls traveling from as far as Darling Downs and the Sunshine Coast. It was a chance for the girls to fine tune their football skills under the guidance of the Lions’ players, and they even managed to teach the boys a thing or two along the way.
EMILY WASTLE
STATE AUSKICK COORDINATOR
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