It was awesome winning the award, especially when you consider the other people who were nominated, which included Alex Holness, Adam Shearer and Beryl Hope - all who contributed a massive amount to the club every year.
As I said on the night, a lot of credit goes to Alex, for helping with so much of the media stuff, winery tour, and surveys. Similarly, a lot of credit goes to the committee, who were open to our ideas and always offered support and encouragement about what we were doing.
It was a really fun year. Looking back, I remember being apprehensive about joining the committee, but once I joined I really enjoyed it, and perhaps because it was my first year I had lots of energy and enthusiasm about being on the committee, which may have contributed winning the award.
But I really feel comfortable in that type of a role - admin and comms - and it brought back a lot of memories from my time in SEABL and at BA, and how much I enjoy that side of sport.
Being on the committee and taking on that comms role also helped me to get the position with the AFL Masters National Board. This may be the gateway towards me working inside the AFL, which is the dream, and I was able to make a couple of small contacts with AFL personnel at the National Carnival.
However, I've already told people that I'm unlikely to seek reappointment to the committee next year. I need to focus on my PhD and the AFL Masters National role, because that's where the future lies, or at least I hope it will.
I still plan on playing for the Hornets, and will do as much as possible around the club, but I need to balance the commitments with so much happening next year. I will definitely miss it, because doing comms for a team is easy compared to doing comms for a league. Most people who you are doing comms for in a team environment are generally supportive, while most people who you are doing comms for in a league environment are generally cynical and critical in the way the league operates.
Nevertheless, the Hornets committee has been amazing. I've made some good friends there and gotten to know people better. I think I'd like to be on another committee like it again one day, although I also know that it may never be matched in terms of the chemistry and culture of the people involved.
Here I am with the other major award winners on the night:
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