SA Footy

ROUND 14 COCA-COLA STAR SEARCH NOMINATION

Stuart Hill from Woodville-West Torrens Football Club has been named the Round 14 Coca-Cola Star Search nominee.

Hill put in an impressive performance at centre half forward against Port Adelaide Magpies on the weekend.

The 19 year old, recruited from Mintaro-Manoora Football Club, notched up six kicks, six handballs, four marks and three hit-outs during the match.



ABOUT THE COCA-COLA STAR SEARCH AWARD

The Coca-Cola Star Search Award recognises the talented youngsters making their mark in League ranks.

To be eligible for the award, nominees are required to meet the following criteria:

players must have played no more than eight State League games at the start of the 2009 season
players must be aged 21 or under at January 1, 2009
AFL rookies are eligible for the award unless promoted to the senior list of their AFL club
Players who are suspended by the tribunal during the 2009 season are ineligible to win the award
Following each round of the home and away season, each competing club nominates one eligible player from their team.
A review panel then selects one player as the Coca-Cola Star Search Award nominee.

The review panel consists of:

Darren Chandler (General Manager – State League Competition)
David Hutton (General Manager – Game Development)
Daniel Thomas (SANFL Football Services Manager)
Brenton Phillips (SANFL Talent Manager)

On the completion of the minor round, one of the 23 nominees will be chosen by the review panel as the 2008 Coca-Cola Star Search Award winner. The award carries a winner’s purse of $2000.

Well done hilly
I have watched this lad improve each week for the last couple of years.

Well done and keep doing it mate

I know he is not afraid to get the footy, as I saw during the Noarlunga match a few weeks ago charging into the converging pack. Well done on your selection and keep up the good work.

spell_check wrote:I know he is not afraid to get the footy, as I saw during the Noarlunga match a few weeks ago charging into the converging pack. Well done on your selection and keep up the good work.

He is not afraid to run into and out the other side of the pack, that is one of the main reasons for him holding his spot in the side IMO. Has really grabbed his opportunity and making a good go of it. Good stuff Hilly, must have been all the good advice he got when he was younger hey CD?????

he is finding the pace of the league now and should start to impose himself in games.....

well deserved accolade!

Columbo wrote:

spell_check wrote:I know he is not afraid to get the footy, as I saw during the Noarlunga match a few weeks ago charging into the converging pack. Well done on your selection and keep up the good work.

He is not afraid to run into and out the other side of the pack, that is one of the main reasons for him holding his spot in the side IMO. Has really grabbed his opportunity and making a good go of it. Good stuff Hilly, must have been all the good advice he got when he was younger hey CD?????

Played in the 17s and 19s

MightyEagles wrote:

Columbo wrote:

spell_check wrote:I know he is not afraid to get the footy, as I saw during the Noarlunga match a few weeks ago charging into the converging pack. Well done on your selection and keep up the good work.

He is not afraid to run into and out the other side of the pack, that is one of the main reasons for him holding his spot in the side IMO. Has really grabbed his opportunity and making a good go of it. Good stuff Hilly, must have been all the good advice he got when he was younger hey CD?????

Played in the 17s and 19s

Spotted by one Mickyj and Aerie playing one of his early seconds games (if not his first) at Elizabeth a couple of years back he impressed me on that day.

I'll take the credit micky although I had left Mintaro before young Stuart started footy.

Col D