Newcastle Auskicker among country’s best
Lochie, a participant at the Newcastle NAB AFL Auskick Centre was recently selected as the Round 19 nominee for the 2014 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year Award.
He was selected by NAB and the AFL, ahead of thousands of other entries based on his outstanding attitude and approach to the game.
This year, 22 Auskickers who best reflect dedication, enthusiasm, teamwork and passion will travel to Melbourne to participate in a money-can’t-buy experience.
They will walk in the 2014 Toyota AFL Grand Final Parade; play on the MCG on Grand Final day and present medals to the 2014 premiership players.
In addition to this experience of a lifetime, Lochie is now in the running to win $5,000 in a NAB Reward Saver account, plus Geelong Captain and three-time premiership player Joel Selwood as his personal footy mentor in 2015.
Newcastle Auskick Centre Coordinator, Simon McCauley, said the competition was extremely popular amongst the kids last year and they were all eager to be nominated in 2014.
“This is such a fantastic initiative by NAB to recognise the youngest stars of the game. This Award looks beyond the best player on the ground; and instead emphasises the importance of being a good teammate and looking out for others,” Simon said.
NAB has been proudly Footifying Australia for over 10 years through NAB AFL Auskick, the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program and NAB Challenge.
In 2014, NAB will again Footify over 180,000 children and their parents as they head to one of 2,800 Auskick centres around the country to participate in NAB AFL Auskick.
For more information, visit nab.com.au/afl
Click here for more photos from Lochie’s big day, or visit the AFL Community YouTube channel to watch Lochie’s full interview on Channel 7.
