The South Perth Junior Football Club received $1000 worth of Sherrin Footballs from NAB after former SPJFC player and now Collingwood star Sharrod Wellingham scored a super goal in the 2011 AFL NAB Cup.
South Perth Stingrays Team Manager Darryl Sinclair and 17s Coach Grant Edmunds used the opportunity to pay tribute to dedicated players at the club and in particular those who have reached significant milestones.
“As a way of thanking the players who returned to South Perth to play their final year of footy and for players reaching milestones during the season it was decided that this was a wonderful way to say thank you for continuing to play football,” Sinclair said.
“Young men these days have many choices and can go and play other sports or simply stay at home on a Sunday.”
Edmunds said to play 150 games showed great commitment to the club over many years of junior football.
“You need a bit of luck with not being injured but it means these boys have rarely missed a game,” he said.
“The players were really appreciative of NAB Mobile Banker Damon Fowler coming out and presenting them with footballs and Stingrays Captain Matt Rodan said it was great that NAB provided this type of recognition to junior clubs.”
South Perth was one of 14 junior clubs in Australia to receive footballs through the NAB Cup initiative.
Other South Perth players not pictured who were presented with footballs included Chris Butcher, 100 games, and Paddy Hughes, 150 games.
