Print this pageSANFL News
20 May 2008
SOUTH ADELAIDE’S SAM ELLIOTT WINS ROUND 8 COCA-COLA STAR SEARCH AWARD NOMINATION
Sam Elliott from the South Adelaide Football Club has been named the Round 8 Coca-Cola Star Search Award nominee.
Playing his 12th League match, 20 year old Elliott was named high in South Adelaide’s best players in difficult conditions against Glenelg last Saturday at Hickinbotham Oval.
Described as a skilful player that’s good in traffic, Sam gathered 16 possessions including 8 kicks, 8 handballs, 3 marks and laid a game high 10 tackles, while playing across the Panthers’ forward line and having a run “on the ball”.
Recruited from the Strathalbyn Football Club, Elliott progressed through the Panthers’ Under 17’s, Under 19’s, Reserves and was a member of the State Under 18 team in 2005, before making his League debut in round 10 last year.
After playing every league game this season and touted as long term Panther, Sam Elliott is South Adelaide’s third Coca-Cola Star Search Award nominee already this season, following James Turner in Round 2 and James Boyd in Round 6.
To be eligible for the Award, nominees are required to meet the following criteria:
· players must have played no more than 8 State League games at the start of the 2008 season
· players must be aged 21 or under at January 1, 2008
· 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 2008 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:
Glen Rosser (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.
The Coca-Cola Star Search Award Winner will be presented the Award at the Magarey Medal Presentation Dinner.
For further information please contact:
Mick Abbott
Communications Manager
South Australian National Football League
Phone: 8440 6903
South Australian National Football League
Phone: 8440 6903
Mobile 0410 544 358