Football Queensland South West invited Senior Clubs to the end of season gala presentation evening for the Toowoomba Football League senior competition on Friday night 25th August 2017.

This was held at the Glenvale room, Toowoomba Showgrounds and attracted 150 guests including invited guests, players, Coaches, Managers, supporters and Referees.

MC Snow Green kicked off an enjoyable evening with presentations for Minor Premiers , Golden Boot and Best & Fairest player awards in each division.

Awards for Referees were also presented on the night & this year we included Volunteer of the Year, Coach & Team of the Year Awards as well.

AWARDS
Minor Premiers –

U18 Female                    –   Highfields FC
U18 Male                        –   Warwick Wolves
Mens Championships  –   Chinchilla
Reserve Men                  –   USQ FC
Senior Women              –   Rockville
Premier Men                 –   Willowburn

Golden Boot Awards –

U18 Female                     –   Sarah Hall   – Highfields
U18 Male                         –   Ben Adams  – USQ FC
Mens Championships   –  James Collyer – Dalby
Reserve Men                   –  Alex Cook    – USQ FC
Senior Women               –   Mia Hoffman-Young  – Rockville
Premier Men                  –   Michael McCarthy  – West Wanderers

Best and Fairest Awards

U18 Female                    –   Sarah Hall   – Highfields
U18 Male                         –  Sam Brown  – Highfields
Mens Championships  –   Daniel Gilbert  – Roos Goondiwindi
Reserve Men                  –   Nathan Skinner  – West Wanderers
Senior Women              –   Mia Hoffman-Young  –  Rockville
Premier Men                 –   Alex Edwards  –   Gatton

TFL Awards 2017

Volunteer of the Year  – Colleen Duncan  – Sth Toowoomba Hawks
Coach of the Year          –  Nick Rundle  – Willowburn
Team of the Year           –  USQ FC  –  Reserve Men

Presentations of the Tom McVeigh Trophy – Rockville
Winstanley Shield – Willowburn

Referee Presentations

Rookie of the Year                    –  Nick Rundle
Assistant Referee of the Year –  Josh Eiser
Community Spirit Award       –  Zac Collins
Female Referees of the Year (Brian Tilbury Award) – Lucinda Robertson
Referee of the Year                  – Alex Hohn

Club Championship – Willowburn

FQSW Regional Development Officer David Nugent, attended a community activity “Megasports program at Laidley Soccer Club, collaborating with another community based non for profit organisation ALARA.

ALARA provides a broad range of innovative and responsive services for people with a disability and their families. They provide services in the Ipswich, Somerset and Lockyer regions of Queensland.

Another part of the services provided at ALARA

Play sport – with the local sports team, ALARA Jets Touch Football team, ALARA Darts Team or the ALARA Megasports program

It was a wonderful Saturday morning spent working with the Laidley soccer community and representatives from Qld church soccer ass, to give the kids a footballing experience they enjoyed.

We had 3 skills stations – (passing and controlling, shooting and juggling) plus a game at the end.

A big thank you to Sarah Willington – Women’s and Inclusive Development officer

Football Queensland Ltd for supplying the “Aldi Miniroos” inflatable shooting target marque. The Laidley soccer club and the volunteers from ALARA who supported the kids, so they could enjoy / experience football.

West Wanderers and Willowburn are out to make a winning start to the Toowoomba Football League Premier Men’s competition this weekend.