The club makes a number of awards to individuals and teams during both the Summer and Winter seasons.
These awards are voted on by either team members or coaches and given to individuals within teams and include MVP, Best Male and Female and Best Team Player awards.
Mens A
Best Player Darren Jones
Best Team Player Rob Page
Most Improved Bart Smyth
Mens B
Best Player Geoff Lin
Best Team Player Alex Joseph
Most Improved Felix Jaffe
Mens C
Best Player Trevor Cooper
Best Team Player Russell Barlow
Most Improved Domenic Gullifa
Womens
Best Player Sarah O’Dwyer
Best Team Player Belinda Gibson
Most Improved Ceri Synott
Mixed A
Best Male Darren Jones
Best Female Christine Lai
Best Team Player Paul Harrold
Most Improved Sarah Swift
Mixed B
Best Male Dougal Currie
Best Female Sam Doove
Best Team Player Alex Joseph
Most Improved Martin Schubert
Mixed C
Best Male Charlie Pontecorvo
Best Female Jenny McInerny
Best Team Player Trent McInerny
Most Improved Emily Newcombe
Mixed D
Best Male Brad Harvey
Best Female Ceri Synott
Best Team Player Inke Jones
Most Improved Caroline Gunn
Mixed E
Best Male BJ Rawnsley
Best Female Belinda Rawnsley
Best Team Player Darren Peters
Most Improved Lisa Dodds
Mixed F
Best Male Christian Riebeling
Best Female Marnie Round
Best Team Player Scott Pelvin
Most Improved Sarah Hardy
Mixed A (Gummy Bears)
Best Male - Jeffrey Dutschke
Best Female - Inke Jones
Mixed B (Jelly Babies)
Best Male - Mark Jones
Best Female - Tahlia Christie and Sharon Lowe
Mixed C (Black Cats)
Best Male - Ryan Causby
Best Female - Laura Teakle
Mixed D (Chicos)
Best Male - Adrian Loschiavo
Best Female - Belinda Rawnsley
Mixed E (Red Frogs)
Best Male - Simon Derrick-Yuile
Best Female - Ainslie Roberts
Men's A
Latchman Singh
Women's A
Amanda Brimson
Men's B
Brett Northey
Women's B
Tiffany Schultz
A special congratulations also to INKE JONES and BELINDA RAWNSLEY who also
took out the overall Best Female Player for their divsions at Waite. Well done!
Congratulations to all AUTC players for another fantastic summer of touch football!
A special mention goes to award winners for each of the 9 mixed, men's and women's teams entered at Waite and City Touch.
Mixed A (Little Mermaids)
Best Male TRENT DIXON
Best Female BRITTNY ROBERTS
Best Team Player BRITTNY ROBERTS
Mixed A (Hong Kong Phooeys)
Best Male JEFFREY DUTSCHKE
Best Female SHARON LOWE
Best Team Player LOUISA SANCHEZ
Mixed B/C (Yogi Bears)
Best Male ASHLEY JOHNSON
Best Female RUTH VOGELSANG
Best Team Player BELINDA GIBSON
Mixed D/E (Smurfs)
Best Male MARTIN SCHUBERT
Best Female AINSLIE DERRICK ROBERTS
Best Team Player BRADLEY CLARE
Mixed F/G (Scooby Doos)
Best Male DARREN PETERS
Best Female GILL McGREGOR
Best Team Player JACQUI SHEPHERD
Mixed F/G (Wiley Coyotes)
Best Male BRENTON HOWE
Best Female CORRINE PHOENIX
Best Team Player DAVID BAZZACCO
Women's (PowerPuff Girls)
Most Valuable Player TAHLIA CHRISTIE
Most Improved SARAH HARDY
Men’s A (Captain Caveman)
Most Valuable Player NINH DUONG
Most Improved OWEN TEAKLE
Men’s B (The Jetsons)
Most Valuable Player RYAN CAUSBY
Most Improved NICHOLAS DAWSON
WELL DONE also to Brenton Howe for winning the Best Male Trophy for Waite for his division!
Club Award Winners for Summer 2008/2009 for the Waite (Mixed) and City Touch (men's and women's) comps are listed below. Well done!
Mixed A/B Fossils
Best Female REBECCA KNIGHTS
Best Male MARTY GREEN
Mixed A/B Magpies
Best Female KATE BERGIN
Best Male LATCHMAN SINGH
Mixed A/B Orcas
Best Female RUTH VOGELSANG
Best Male DARREN JONES
Mixed A/B Skunks
Best Female JESSICA RYAN
Best Male NINH DUONG
Mixed C/D Dalmatians
Best Female LARA SCRIMGEOUR
Best Male ALEX CASSEGRAIN and DANIEL CAIRE
Mixed E/F Pandas
Best Female RHONDA REES
Best Male DALE JACKAMAN
Mixed E/F Pelicans
Best Female CHANTAL HADCHITI
Best Male RICHARD WHITE
Mixed G/H Zebras
Best Male MATT JACQUES
Best Female JENNA CRAGGS
Men's A Friesians
Most Valuable Player CHRIS SAINSBURY
Most Improved BRENTON HOWE
Men's A Lemurs
Most Valuable Player MARK WOOD
Most Improved NICK DAWSON
Women's A Angelfish
Most Valuable Player MOLLIE BARKER
Most Improved SARAH HARDY
Women's B Wagtails
Most Valuable Player KAREN SMITH
Most Improved BETH McKENZIE
Congratulations also to DARREN JONES and CHANTAL HADCHITI for winning the Best Player Awards for the Waite Competition for their respective divisions.
Congratulations to everyone for yet another great summer of touch! This season AUTC entered 6 mixed teams at Waite and two men's and one women's team at City Touch.
Team awards were given to players from each of the nine teams for their skills and dedication. For the men's and women's team this was a peer vote, and for the mixed teams the vote took into account both the match votes collected at Waite each week and peer nominations. Well done to the players listed below!
Mixed A/B Trolls
Best Male - Chris Sainsbury
Best Female - Sharon Lowe
Mixed A/B Pixies
Best Male - Ryan Causby
Best Female - Justine Partoon
Mixed C/D Goblins
Best Male - Brendon King
Best Female - Tiffany Schultz
Mixed C/D Leprechauns
Best Male - Brent McMahon
Best Female - Ainslie Derrick Roberts
Mixed E/F Elves
Best Male -Gilby Jepson
Best Female - Belinda Melhuish
Mixed G/H Harpies
Best Male - Tom Lee
Best Female - Steffanie Tiggemann
Men's A - Minotaurs
Most Valuable - Darren Jones
Most Improved - Chris Sainsbury
Men's B - Centaurs
Most Valuable - Adam Potter
Most Improved - Brant Ellis
Women's - Mermaids
Most Valuable - Mollie Barker
Most Improved - Patricia Mullaney
A special mention also to CHRIS SAINSBURY for winning the prize for Waite Mixed A/B Best Male - congratulations!
AUTC Beta - Mixed C/D
Best male: Shane Marshall
Best female: Lauren Bynder
AUTC Gamma - Mixed C/D
Best Male: Todd Newmarch
Best female: Ainslie Derrick Roberts
AUTC Delta - Mixed E/F
Best Male: Dale Jackman
Best female: Corrine Phoenix
AUTC Epsilon - Mixed G/H
Best male: Jimmy Ha
Best female: Laura Eadie
Men’s A grade
Most improved: Ricki Irons
Most Valuable: Chris Sainsbury
Men’s B grade
Most improved: Thomas Litchfield
Most valuable: Stephen Spurling
AUTC ANTS - Mixed A/B
Best Male ASHLEY JOHNSON
Best Female JO WAUGH
AUTC BEETLES - Mixed C/D
Best Male GARTH CALDER
Best Female JEMMA NAUMANN
AUTC CATERPILLARS - Mixed E/F
Best Male MATT VARVOUNIS
Best Female CLAIRE THOMAS
AUTC DRAGONFLIES - Mixed G/H
Best Male DANIEL McCABE
Best Female JODI AUGUST
Men's A
Most Valuable Player CHRISTIAN O'DWYER
Most Improved JUSTINE HIGGINSON
Men's B
Most Valuable Player TOM LITCHFIELD
Most Improved DAVID SLATER
Mens A
Best Player Jeremy Smith
Best Team Player Chris Stewart
Most Improved Cameron Milne
Mens B
Best Player Rob Page
Best Team Player Dougal Currie
Most Improved Jeffrey Dutschke
Mens C
Best Player Bart Smyth
Best Team Player Felix Jaffe
Most Improved Chad Harris
Womens
Best Player Laura Teakle
Best Team Player Ceri Synot
Most Improved Sarah Swift
Thurs A
Best Male Mark Jones
Best Female Sarah O'Dwyer
Best Team Player Chris Bucknell
Most Improved Brooke Parsons
Thurs B
Best Male Charlie Pontecorvo
Best Female Jo Mansell
Best Team Player Belinda Gibson
Most Improved Laura Teakle
Thurs C
Best Male Bart Smyth
Best Female Belinda Rawnsley
Best Team Player (NB: 2 medals) Brenton Rawnsley & Jacqui Shepard
Most Improved Lachlan Bannear
Thurs D
Best Male Chris Vinall
Best Female Tiffany Schultz
Best Team Player Emily Newcombe
Most Improved Julia Bailey
Sun A
Best Male Marty Green
Best Female Christine Lai
Best Team Player Alex Joseph
Most Improved Kathryn Van Diemen
Sun B
Best Male Gavin Watson
Best Female Jenny McInerney
Best Team Player Philippa Davey
Most Improved Jillian Lee
Mens A
Most Valuable Player Darren Jones
Most Improved Latchman Singh
Mens B
Most Valuable Player Gavin Watson
Most Improved Felix Barbalet
Womens A
Most Valuable Player Sharon Lowe
Most Valuable Player Jo Mitchell
Most Improved Shelley Laslett
Womens B
Most Valuable Player Ceridwen Synnot
Most Improved Tahlia Christie
Mixed A
Best Male Paul Harrold
Best Female Sharon Lowe
Best Team Player Tahlia Christie
Mixed B
Best Male Alec Norman
Best Female Ceridwen Synnot
Best Team Player Latchman Singh
Mixed C
Best Male Michael Goedecke
Best Female Belinda Gibson
Best Team Player Belinda Gibson
Mixed D
Best Male Paul Smith
Best Female Belinda Rawnsley
Best Team Player Jacqui Shepherd
Mixed E
Best Male Chris Vinall
Best Female Ainslie Roberts
Best Team Player Steven Finney
Mixed A1 (AUTC Hot Chocolates - A Grade)
Best Male DARREN JONES
Best Female BRITTNY ROBERTS
Best Team Player INKE JONES
Mixed A2 (AUTC Chocoholics - A Grade)
Best Male NINH DUONG
Best Female SHARON LOWE
Best Team Player LOUISA SANCHEZ
Mixed C (Chocolate Puddings - D/E Grade)
Best Male OWEN TEAKLE
Best Female KRISTI MULVIHILL
Best Team Player KATE BERGIN
Mixed D (Choc Chip Cookies - F Grade)
Best Male ASHLEY JOHNSON
Best Female BELINDA RAWNSLEY
Best Team Player MARTIN SCHUBERT
Mixed E (Chocolate Cupcakes - G Grade)
Best Male ANTHONY WU
Best Female ADELE CAON
Best Team Player AINSLIE ROBERTS
Men's A
Most Valuable Player CHRIS SAINSBURY
Most Improved STEELE TALLON
Men's B
Most Valuable Player STEVEN DUTSCHKE
Most Improved STEPHEN SPURLING
Women's A
Most Valuable Player TAHLIA CHRISTIE
Most Improved CATRIONA MURPHY
Women's B
Most Valuable Player JOANNE WAUGH
Most Improved SALLY COX
AUTC Mixed A/B Cheetahs
Best Male NINH DUONG
Best Female SHARON LOWE
Best Team Player DARREN JONES
AUTC Mixed A/B Cougars
Best Male CHRIS SAINSBURY
Best Female BRITTNY ROBERTS
Best Team Player JEFFREY DUTSCHKE
AUTC Mixed E/F Ocelots
Best Male SIMON DERRICK ROBERTS
Best Female AINSLIE DERRICK ROBERTS
Best Team Player JACQUI SHEPHERD
AUTC Mixed E/F Lynx
Best Male DAVID BAZZACCO
Best Female CORRINE PHOENIX
Best Team Player RENEE STOR
AUTC Mixed G/H Panthers
Best Male DAVID HOUSE
Best Female PATRICIA MULLANEY
Best Team Player NICK COLEBATCH
AUTC Mixed I Wildcats
Best Male TOB OWENS
Best Female KATHERINE PILLMAN
Best Team Player BRENDON KING
AUTC Men’s A Lions
Most Valuable Player DARREN JONES
Most Improved OWEN TEAKLE
AUTC Men’s B Tigers
Most Valuable Player BRENDAN HENNESSY
Most Improved STEPHEN SPURLING
AUTC Women’s A Jaguars
Most Valuable Player CHRISTINE LAI
Most Improved JOANNE WAUGH
AUTC Women’s B Pumas
Most Valuable Player AINSLIE DERRICK ROBERTS
Most Improved CORRINE PHOENIX
AUTC Mixed A/B Hatchbacks
Best Male DARREN JONES
Best Female MADELAINE McGINTY
Best Team Player CATRIONA MURPHY
AUTC Mixed A/B Sedans
Best Male CODY MORRIS
Best Female LARA SCRIMGEOUR
Best Team Player MARIANA REGO
AUTC Mixed C Wagons
Best Male NICK COLEBATCH
Best Female BELINDA GIBSON
Best Team Player STEPHEN SPURLING
AUTC Mixed D SUVs
Best Male MATT JACQUES
Best Female AINSLIE DERRICK ROBERTS
Best Team Player ANTHONY WINTER
AUTC Mixed D Trucks
Best Male CHRISTIAN RIEBELING
Best Female RENEE STOR
Best Team Player GEOFF KENNEDY
AUTC Mixed E/F Mopeds
Best Male ADAM POTTER
Best Female EMMA GORDON
Best Team Player NEVILLE WADIA
AUTC Men’s A AWDs
Most Valuable Player DARREN JONES
Most Improved CODY MORRIS
AUTC Men’s B 4WDs
Most Valuable Player BRENDAN HENNESSY
Most Improved ADAM POTTER & NEVILLE WADIA
AUTC Women’s A Convertibles
Most Valuable Player MOLLIE BARKER
Most Improved CORRINE PHOENIX
AUTC Women’s B F1s
Most Valuable Player BROOKE PARSONS
Most Improved ADELAIDE PNG
AUTC a la Mode (Mixed A Grade)
Best Male - DARREN JONES
Best Female - CATRIONA MURPHY
Best Team Player - NINH DUONG
AUTC Bain Marie (Mixed A Grade)
Best Male - RYAN CAUSBY
Best Female - MARIANA REGO
Best Team Player - AARON ROBERTSON
AUTC Canape (Mixed C Grade)
Best Male - SHANE MARSHALL
Best Female - JEMMA NAUMANN
Best Team Player - CHANTEL FIELD
AUTC Degustation (Mixed D Grade)
Best Male - GARTH CALDER
Best Female - TESS LEAHY
Best Team Player - OLIVIA BASHEER
AUTC Entree (Mixed G/H Grade)
Best Male - GEORGE HINTON
Best Female - CLAIRE THOMAS
Best Team Player - KATHERINE KITTO
Men's A
MVP - CHRIS SAINSBURY
Most Improved - RICKI IRONS
Men's B
MVP - JASON MORTON
Most Improved - CHARLES GREEN
Women's A
MVP - JO WAUGH
Most Improved - KATHLEEN WRIGHT
Women's B
MVP - TESS LEAHY
Most Improved - JEMMA NAUMANN
This award recognises the contributions of an AUTC Club Member who has contributed to the successful function of the club. It may be awarded to committee members who go beyond the effort expected of a committee member. The on-field award is given to someone who exhibits a positive on-field attitude and is always willing to help out other club members and teams.
2011 - Matt Jacques
2010 - Mark Jones
2009 - Stephen Spurling
2008 - Belinda Gibson
2007 - Ben O'Donnell
2006 - Felix Barbalet (off-field)/ Caroline Gunn (on-field)
2005 - Jeffrey Dutschke
2003 - Sandii Brimble
2002 - Duncan Holds
2011 - Shane Marshall
2010 - Paul Smith
2009 - Mark Jones
2008 - Chris Sainsbury
2007 - Mark Jones
2004 - Cody Morris
2003 - Matt Gray
2002 - Paul (Gonzo) Harrold
2000 - Darren Jones
2010 - AUTC Delta (Mixed C)
2009 - AUTC Hatchbacks (Men's A)
2008 - AUTC Lions (Men's A)
2007 - Creme Brulee (Men's A)
2005 - Emperors (Men's A)
2003 - Combovers (Men's A)
2002 - Trolls (div. 3)
2000 - Kneejerk (Mxd div. 3)
Most Promising Male and Female Award
"The Garry Williamson Award" and "The Jo Mitchell Award" respectively.
The winner of these awards should:
Continuing Excellence Male and Female award
The male award is known as the Darren Jones Medal
The winner of these awards should
Best Club Person
The winner of this award should
(these criteria were established and ratified at a committee meeting 02/11/2008)
This award has been instituted to recognise members who have been playing for several years and who have shown continual improvement and performance at a high level. An award is given for both females and males.
In 2008, the award for males was named in honour of Darren Jones, who has been actively involved in the club for over 10 years and has represented the sport at all levels, including playing for Australia in 2007. The award will henceforth be known as the Darren Jones Continuing Excellence Award.
2010 - Melanie Johnson, Chris Sainsbury
2009 - Madelaine McGinty, Darren Jones
2008 - Tahlia Christie, Ninh Duong
2007 - Sharon Lowe, Darren Jones
2006 - Inke Jones, Latchman Singh
In recognition of enthusiasm, good sportmanship or any other positive performance or contribution not covered by other awards.
2011 - Charles Green
2007 - Tob Owens, Cameron Christie
2010 - AUTC Echo (Mixed G/H)
2009 - SUVs (Mixed D)
2007 - Sticky Date Puddings (Men's B)
2005 - Royals (Womens B)
2003 - Blue Rinse Set (Mixed F)
2002 - Hobbits (Mxd div. 6)
2000 - Dextrous (Mxd div. 6)
This award is given to the male and female players who are thought to show the most ability. The award criteria are now set to only cater for players who are new to the sport (one or two seasons experience) and not just new to the club. The Most Promising Female award is named after Joanne Mitchell, a legend of the sport in South Australia, while the Most Promising Male award is named after Gary Williamson, a life member of the club, who made significant contributions to the club as a coach.
2011 - Garth Calder, Tess Leahy
2010 - Ricki Irons, Cassie Smith
2009 - Nick Purdam, Adelaide Png
2008 - Alex Cassegrain, Siobhan Giles
2007 - Owen Teakle, Catriona Murphy
2006 - Steven Dutschke, Justine Marechal/Brittny Roberts
2005 - Ben O'Donnell, Joanne Waugh
2004 - Jeffrey Dutscke, Sarah Swift
2003 - Cameron Milne, Laura Teakle
2002 - Ingo Ernst, Line Skovmark
2000 - Greg Somers, Simone Woodward