The Auckland Rugby League’ Annual Awards Dinner
was a great success 
with over 500 in attendance. The evening was well represented by all the Clubs in the Auckland area and some very important dignatories such as His Excellency Lt General The Right Honourable Jerry Mataparae, Sir Peter Leitch, MP Phil Goff and MP David Shearer.
The evening was hosted brilliantly by Mr Dale Husband keeping it interesting and filling the lounge with much laughter throughout. There was excitement for all the recipients and despair for the odd one or two, but overall rugby league was the real winner with talents being bought to the fore with the wonderful coverage of Maori Television and of course the Ministry of League heading back to the grassroots of our game.
Big congratulations to all the recipients and of course the winners on the evening.
Club Volunteer of the Year Award
Trudie Field- Manurewa
Administrator of the Year Award
Shirley Waipouri- Manukau
Konica Minolta Club of the Year Award
Manukau
Konica Minolta Roope Rooster
Otahuhu $500.00
Glenora $1250.00
Mt Albert $500.00
Howick $500.00
Winner and holder for the remainder of 2012 Season: Howick
Kiwi Shield – Combined Aggregate points for Premiers & Premier 1st.
Mt Albert
Lance Painter Rose Bowl Top Goal Kicker of the Year
Simon Ieremia – Marist
Masters of Rugby League Top Try Scorer of the Year
Honeti Tuha – Papakura
Women’s Player of the Year
Una Sili – Bay Roskill
John Percival Memorial Trophy for Referee of the Year
Aaron Kesha
Mandron Masonry Phelan Shield Player of the Year
Nominations were:
HibiscusCoast Buck Hall
MtWellington Dexter Sue
Pakuranga Eric Vaoga
Ponsonby Robert Ta’avao
Pukekohe Ben Kingi
Waiheke Shane Way
Waitemata Soisi Lauaki
Winner – Buck Hall – HibiscusCoast
SAS Sharman Cup Player of the Year
Nominations were:
East Coast Bays Billy Parker
Ellerslie Villi Li
Glenfield Metui Talilotu
MangereEast StedmanLefau
Manukau Peter Bell
NewLynn Kyle Neal
Otara Anthony Fuimaono
Papatoetoe Palu Tapaevalu
Richmond Junior Uale
Te Atatu John Moore
Winner – Stedman Lefau – Mangere East
Appliance Shed Fox Memorial Club Players of the Year
Winners are:
Bay Roskill Sione Niuvao Taka
Glenora Herman Retzlaff
Howick Leroy Fa’avesi
Manurewa JerichoTanuvasa
Marist Sialii Tufeao
Mt Albert Ralph Ah Van
Northcote Tane Hart
Otahuhu Freddie Turuwhenua
Papakura Honeti Tuha
Pt Chevalier Jonathon Karl
Kahawai Productions Rookie of the Year
Nominations:
Kruz Tupou Manurewa
Joshua Tafili Manurewa
Peter Olivetti Howick
Kouma Sampson Glenora
Esera Esera Glenora
Dillon Rota Mt Albert
Alamoti Finau Marist
Hani Toketa Fatai Bay Roskill
Raymond Fitala Otahuhu
Sam Cook Northcote
Kurt Robinson Northcote
Aiden Smith Northcote
Winner – Kouma Sampson – Glenora
Vulcan’s Awards
Rookie of the Year: Steve Waetford
Player of the Year Runner Up: Daniel Palavi
Player of the Year: Sam Lousi
Crown Lift Trucks Coach of the Year
Brendan Douglas: Glenora
George Rainey Medal Appliance Shed Fox Memorial Team of the Year
Prop: Suaia Matagi Mt Albert
Hooker : Darrin Kingi Papakura
2nd Row: Ralph Ah Van Mt Albert
Loose Forward: Issac Retzlaff Glenora
Half Back: Aaron Booth Glenora
Stand Off: Jason Tavita Howick
Centre: Sione Niuvao Taka Bay Roskill
Wing: Esera Esera Glenora
Full Back: Honeti Tuha Papakura
Appliance Shed Fox Memorial Lion Red Player of the Year
Ralph Ah Van – Mt Albert