h SPIRIT OF SPORT the official newsletter of the sport Hall of fame VOL 27 DEC 2009

the official newsletter of the sport australia Hall of fame • VOL 27 dec 2009 •

In this issue page

Chairman’s Message 02

Captains’ Forum 04

Inductees 10

Scholarship Update 13

Snippets 15

Honours / Milestone Birthdays 16

SAHOF Legends and Members 2009 An exciting year for sahof

2009 has been an incredibly busy, but Nelson, Bill Roycroft and Ken Rosewall. successful, year for the Sport Australia The evening was an outstanding success and Hall of Fame. We enjoyed a terrific was a perfect way to celebrate SAHOF’s celebration of our 25th Anniversary at wonderful history, while honouring Australia’s our Induction and Awards Dinner and current sporting champions. 2009 SAHOF Inductees have embarked on a number of new and very exciting partnerships. Alongside our Induction and Awards Dinner, SAHOF proudly announced our new major Our 25th Anniversary Induction and Awards sponsor Etihad Airways, and new partnerships Dinner, held in October at Crown Palladium, with the Australian Sports Commission and was a fabulous event that honoured some of DrinkWise Australia. Australia’s greatest athletes. Photographers fought to snap a shot of our enormously In November this year SAHOF, in partnership talented group of Inductees; Shane Warne, Liz with the Australian Sports Commission, Ellis, Simon Fairweather, Michael Doohan, launched The Captain’s Forum bringing Kevin Sheedy, Luc Longley, Peter together the captains and leaders of Montgomery, and . These Australia’s major sporting teams to identify, The Hon. Kate Ellis MP, John Bertrand & Ken Rosewall sporting superstars shared the red carpet with discuss and develop achievable solutions to our 2009 Legend Ken Rosewall, and some of major issues facing today’s society. SAHOF is Australia’s up and coming champions, Don proud to be involved with initiatives that are Award finalists Steve Hooker, Dani Samuels actively trying to drive social change and and Jessica Schipper. create a stronger, healthier, nation.

As part our 25th Anniversary celebrations the Hall invited all of our Living Legends to attend the Dinner and during the evening we paid a special tribute to those who were able to attend, including Sir , Evonne Cawley (Goolagong), Margaret Court, Bart Cummings, Herb Elliott, Shane Gould, John Steven Hooker accepting the ‘Don’ Award Major sponsor Landy, Heather McKay, Marjorie Jackson

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membership to 494 – certainly the best interviews with industry stakeholders and Australian sporting team of all time! facilitated the forum. The research showed that For the first time, World and Olympic Champion some of the more prominent challenges facing Pole Vaulter Steve Hooker took out the Australian sport today include violence and prestigious Don Award for the second abuse, sportsmanship, alcohol, social consecutive year, whilst six champions of the integration and equality, and use of illicit drugs. future were awarded with Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarships. As peers, the participants in the all day forum in Canberra were unified in their decision to Board update – Earlier this year Karen develop a national response to the issue of Moras-Stephenson stepped down from the ‘Health and Participation’. We now look forward Board after serving over 10 years including on to working with these fine Australians in assisting the Selection Committee. Mike McKay was to address this massive issue in our country. appointed to replace Karen and at the October Chairman’s Message AGM Mike, and Lindsay Thank you to our partners, Australian Sports 2009 has been a year of significant development Gaze were reappointed for a further three Commission, DrinkWise Australia our Media at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. In August years. We also welcomed Executive Directors Partner, News Limited for telling our story we announced a three year major sponsorship Matt Miller, CEO of the ASC replacing Brent throughout 2009, and to our many supporters, deal with a young and exciting global brand: Espeland and James Tomkins, AOC replacing including McGuire Marketing Communications, Etihad Airways. In six years, Etihad has Nick Green. The AGM also adopted a special DNA Artworks, Fuji Xerox, Tatts Group, Foster’s become the fastest growing airline in the resolution to increase the Board by two, Group, Crown , WhiteRhino, CW history of commercial aviation….their to fourteen providing the opportunity to Stirling and Lander & Rogers. mantra…”to be the best airline in the world’. attract specific expertise as well as more This is an ideal fit with the Sport Australia Hall gender balance. Thank you to our Board Members, Selection of Fame. We look forward to working with CEO Committee, Advisory Board Members, James Hogan and his fantastic team to make SAHOF Member Susie O’Neill, and now Scholarship Committee, particularly Sue this major sponsorship a tremendous success. DrinkWise Ambassador, assisted in launching Stanley and the office team of Bob Lay and the new DrinkWise campaign “Kids and Alcohol Maxine Corcoran for their continued In October we celebrated the 25th Anniversary Don’t Mix”. DrinkWise Australia is now a partner commitment and enthusiasm. I look forward to of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, at what of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame and we look an exciting year in the Sport Australia Hall of some have said was the best ever annual forward to working with them throughout 2010. Fame in 2010, which will include a full Induction and Awards Dinner at Crown in compliment of state functions, and wish you all Melbourne. Over 900 guests enjoyed We ended the year on a high at the inaugural a very happy and prosperous festive season. celebrating the best in Australian sport along Captains’ Forum. A concept first developed by with ten of our legends and 80 of our Members Board Member , a SAHOF initiative in attendance. Tennis champ Ken (Muscles) in partnership with the Australian Sports Rosewall and Edwin Flack became our 29th Commission, we brought together 24 Captains and 30th Legends; whilst champions Mick and leaders of Australian sport to discuss the Doohan, Liz Ellis, Simon Fairweather, George most important challenges facing Australian John Bertrand AM Gregan, Luc Longley, Peter Montgomery, Kevin Sport and the broader community. Booz and Sheedy and Shane Warne brought our Company conducted over 60 in-depth Chairman Sport Australia Hall of Fame

25th Anniversary Induction and Awards Dinner Snapshots

SAHOF Members The Hon. Kate Ellis MP Various guests enjoying the night

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Sponsor’s Message Etihad Airways is proud to be a leading sponsor of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. The three year deal, signed in 2009, provides both organisations with an ideal platform to promote our common goals of teamwork and dedication to excellence.

Etihad Airways is committed to supporting the next generation of Australian sportsmen and women and we believe our investment will bring benefits to sport across the country.

Our collaboration with the Sport Australia Hall Of Fame is the latest in a global sponsorship portfolio at Etihad that includes the Ferrari Formula 1 team, English Premier league team Manchester City Football Club, the All Ireland Hurling Championships, the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and of course the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne.

Etihad Airways has enjoyed a very busy year in 2009 launching several new routes including daily services between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne. James Hogan, CEO Etihad Airways In line with this growth, Etihad’s high standards of service and comfort on the ground and in the air continued to evolve and were recognised with a number of high profile, global awards including being named the World’s Leading Airline at the 2009 World Travel Awards.On behalf of Etihad Airways I wish you all a very happy and safe holiday season and we look forward to working with the management of the Sport Australia Hall Of Fame and the wider sporting community to ensure our partnership is a success throughout 2010.

Jack Brabham AO OBE and James Hogan

James Hogan CEO Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways Promotions Team assist in the raffle draw

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Captains’ Forum

John Eales AM, The Hon. Kate Ellis MP, Libby Trickett OAM and John Bertrand AM

“The Captain’s Forum will bring Australia’s An initiative of sporting leaders together to discuss the big the Sport Australia issues facing Australian sport,” said the Federal Minister for Sport Kate Ellis. “The Hall of Fame in Forum will show the power that sport has to make a positive difference on the challenges partnership with confronting sport and Australian society as the Australian a whole.” Sports Commission. Rugby Legend John Eales AM, the original architect of the Captains’ Forum is excited about this milestone event in Australian sport, The inaugural Captains’ Forum was launched “The Captains’ Forum provides the opportunity on November 5, 2009. The Captains’ Forum for Australian captains to speak with one voice is a unique concept that builds on Australia’s to drive cultural change from within, “ said Mr. reputation as a global pioneer in sport. Eales. “We hope that the Captains’ Forum The key objective of this event is to becomes an annual event, bringing together develop national responses by Australia’s captains to reflect on the year past and plan sporting leaders to some of the most for the year ahead.” The Federal Minister for Sport The Hon. Kate Ellis MP significant challenges facing sport and the broader community.

“This is the first time Australia’s leading athletes from a wide cross section of Australian sports and Olympic disciplines have come together to debate and discuss as peers, issues facing Australian sport and the community at large,” said Sport Australia Hall of Fame Chairman and Yachting great John Eales AM John Bertrand AM.

“From the Forum, the captains and leaders will determine a theme to take to Australians through sport in 2010, to address the issue they feel is most important to the community today.”

John Bertrand AM, Libby Trickett OAM Libby Trickett OAM and The Hon. Kate Ellis MP

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Captains’ Forum

that some of the more prominent challenges Norris, Olympian Champions Leaders of Australian facing Australian sport today include violence Libby Trickett, Patrick Murphy and Grant sport commit to and abuse, sportsmanship, alcohol, social Hackett, Walker Nathan Deakes, Paralympics integration and equality, and use of illicit drugs.” Swimmer Matthew Cowdrey, from Basketball developing a national Kristi Harrower and Jason Smith, Whilst each of these issues are challenges Hockeyroos Captain Madonna Blyth, Australian response to the for Australian sport and the broader Netball Captain Sharelle McMahon, V8 community, the Captains’ Forum participants Supercars Champion Mark Skaife, Rugby issue of Health and have committed today to develop a national Unions’ Nathan Sharp and Cheryl Soon, Participation at response to the issue of Health and Participation.” Wheelchair Basketball’s Tina McKenzie, Water Polo Captain James Stanton, from Tennis the inaugural “The Captains’ Forum represented many Davis Cup Captain John Fitzgerald, Surf different sports; however a strong unified Lifesaving Captain Shannon Eckstein, from Captains’ Forum. theme emerged that there is a real need to Cricket, Australian Women’s Captain Jodie communicate the benefits of participation Fields, Rowing Captains’ Kim Crowe and David On November 19 2009 over 20 captains in sport,” said AFL Geelong Premiership Crawshay and from Soccer, Matilda’s Captain and leaders of Australian sport convened Captain Tom Harley. “Participation however Thea Slatyer. at Parliament House in Canberra to discuss is even more than playing; there are great social and develop a national response to benefits in being involved in sport, whether The sporting leaders who attended the emerging challenges impacting sport and that’s as a player, administrator or a inaugural Captains’ Forum have committed to the broader community. score keeper.” work together to develop a plan of attack on how they can use their collective influence The 2009 Captains’ Forum brought together “Sport is something that everyone can be and experience to encourage more 24 of Australia’s leading champions involved in,” said Sharelle McMahon, Australian Australian’s to get involved and enjoy the representing 19 different sports. netball captain. “Participating in sport develops many benefits of sport. “As chairman of the Sport Australia Hall of self esteem and self respect. There is great Fame, I am delighted that our organization has value and a myriad of benefits to the community.” been able to bring together for the first time, champions of so many sports,” said Yachting The Minister for Sport Kate Ellis said she looks Great John Bertrand AM. “These talented forward to working with the Captains’ Forum to athletes have given their time to participate in encourage all Australians to get active and this initiative to work together to have a lead a healthy lifestyle. “The challenge of rising positive impact in the Australian community.” obesity rates and falling participation in grassroots sport can be tackled with a united The forum is the culmination of an extensive effort from all of us.” six month research program undertaken by Management Consultancy Booz & Company. “Boosting participation in grassroots sport The program included over 60 in depth brings immense national health benefits, but it The captains and leaders of Australian Sport interviews with industry stakeholders including also creates the future elite sporting athletes, politicians, sports administrators, champions that we are so proud of.” media and corporate executives to gain multiple perspectives, insights and experiences. Sporting champions who participated in this “The process undertaken by Booz & Co and historic day in Australian sport included AFL the Captains’ Forum team to bring this Geelong Premiership Captain Tom Harley, from concept to fruition has been rigorous,” said Rugby League Bulldogs player Andrew Ryan Sport Australia Hall of Fame and Wallabies and Canberra Raiders Captain Alan Tongue, great John Eales AM. “Our research showed Women’s Rugby League Captain Tahnee

David Gallop, Liz Deegan, John Bertrand AM Tom Harley, Grant Hackett OAM, Sharelle McMahon, Nathan Deakes, Tom Harley and John Fitzgerald OAM and Sir Rod Eddington John Eales AM and Mark Skaife OAM

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Crawford Report - Review into Sport

Summary of Commission as appropriate on a - Our young people —understanding their case-by-case basis. options and encouraging new forms of sports Recommendations • National sporting organisations boards and and physical activity engagement managements should place engagement of - Indigenous communities —ensuring Compiled by Booz & Company recreational participation as a key priority and resources reach the grassroots and that this focus should be backed by sustainable programs are built Chapter 1.1: Defining Our National government policy at all levels. - The time-poor —innovation around less Sports Vision (Focus: Funding) • All national sporting organisations that are structured activities • The Australian Government, advised by the highly dependent on public funding should - The disadvantaged —tackling affordability Australian Sports Commission and in have rolling five year national plans that set and access issues consultation with state and territory the target - People with disabilities —facilitating access governments, should develop a costed and inclusion national sports policy framework and submit Chapter 1.5: Putting Sport And Physical - Migrant communities —welcoming and the framework to the Council of Australian Activity Back Into Education (Focus: Health providing appropriate access Governments for endorsement. & Participation) - Homophobia and sexuality discrimination in • The Australian Government and state and sport —new opportunities for inclusion Chapter 1.2: Reforming The Australian territory governments should make sport in • The Australian Sports Commission, in Sports Commission To Lead The Sports schools an ongoing priority and should agree consultation with Australian Government, state System (Focus: National Governance) that physical education be a standalone key and territory and local governments and • Recognising the complex nature of the learning area in the national curriculum. agencies and appropriate experts, should Australian sports system, a single point of • Improving infrastructure and Greater develop strategies as a matter of priority in focus is required to provide leadership. That community access should be provided to the nine key areas identified by the Panel. In point of focus should be the Australian Sports tertiary education and other institutional each category, the Panel has made specific Commission. sporting facilities. comment on the key issues to be addressed • Consistent with the Australian Sports and these should provide the context in which Commission’s leadership role, it should not be Chapter 1.6: Building Community Sport strategies and recommendations are designed involved in service delivery. The Australian With People And Places (Focus: Volunteering and communicated across the sporting Institute of Sport should be separated from & Mentoring) system. In some instances, this would involve the Australian Sports Commission • The Australian Government should develop the setting of targets, the undertaking of new • The Australian Sports Commission should and fund a national volunteer program for research and analysis, and significant be responsible for developing the overarching sporting and physical activity organisations community consultation. strategy framework in light of Australian that aims to attract and retain volunteers to • The Australian Government should choose Government policy, proposing and measuring sport through education, accreditation and several geographic areas across Australia national outcomes, contributing to policy recognition and in particular takes account of where many or most of the nine issues exist proposals, solving problems, allocating the potential offered by the growing number of and contribute to significant social Australian Government money to elite and older Australians to become volunteers. disadvantage, and design projects which place community organisations and strengthening • The Australian Government should establish sport, recreation and volunteering at the and evaluating the national sporting and fund a national scheme that encourages centre of plans to improve community organisations. And very importantly, it should past high-performance scholarship holders outcomes. This would involve collaboration be building collaboration across the sports (Australian Institute of Sport and state and with the state, territory and local governments system. territory institutes and academies of sport) to and agencies responsible for indicators of volunteer within community sport disadvantage in partnership with national Chapter 1.3: Merging Our Institutes Of Sport organisations as coaches, managers, sporting organisations, non-government (Focus: National Governance) administrators and mentors. organisations and communities. • The Australian Institute of Sport should be • The Australian Government, in consultation removed from the Australian Sports with the state and territory governments, Chapter 1.8: Sustaining The Funding Base Commission and amalgamated with state and should develop a strategic national facilities For Sport (Focus: Funding) territory institutes and academies of sport, initiative for the funding and development of • The Australian Government should maintain into a single Australian Institutes of Sport Australia’s community sport and recreation sport funding at current levels and should (AIsS), funded by the Australian Government, facilities over the next decade. consider supplementing this funding on the and with the existing combined funding levels. basis of the agreed targets for high Chapter 1.7: Ensuring Australia’s Sports performance and participation outlined in the Chapter 1.4: Building The Capacity Of Our System Is Open To All (Focus: Participation national sports policy framework. National Sporting Organisations & Social Integration) (Focus: National Governance & Participation) • The nine areas identified by the Panel are: • National sporting organisations should have - Women—taking leadership roles in sport primary responsibility for development of and recognising presence their own high-performance programs with - Our ageing population —supporting relevant assistance from the Australian Sports sport and recreation and ensuring appropriate infrastructure

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Message from DrinkWise Chair, The Hon. Trish Worth

DrinkWise Australia is delighted to have entered into a three year partnership with The Sport Australia Hall of Fame to promote safer drinking cultures, and in so doing, help support young Australians to reach their full potential in life.

We are concerned that over the past five decades, the average age of initiation to alcohol in Australia has dropped from 19 to 15.5 years and studies show that the early onset of drinking is more likely to result in risky adult drinking behaviours in later life. Research also shows that more than a quarter (26.3%) of 14–19-year-olds put themselves at risk of alcohol-related harm in the short term at least once a month.

We recognise that elite sport stars represent Susie O’Neill OAM important role models for teens and that parents often seek advice from sporting coaches or senior players in relation to critical parts it needs for learning, memory, their children. planning, emotional stability and thinking during a period of intense development from So we look forward to working with The Sport age 12 or 13 until the early twenties. Australia Hall of Fame’s newly appointed DrinkWise Ambassadors to encourage young At our launch Professor Ian Hickie, Executive people and their parents to re-think their Director at the Brain and Mind Research attitudes and behaviours in relation to Institute at the University of , said that alcohol consumption. the new research leaves no doubt that delaying a teen’s initiation to alcohol is the right approach. Susie O’Neill’s supporting Together we hope to play a significant role in John Bertrand AM and Trish Worth influencing a cultural shift in the way comment that “delaying teenage alcohol Australians drink, so that the next generation consumption is a no brainer” was widely of drinkers will view intoxication as unhealthy quoted in the national media. and socially unacceptable. Importantly, the alliance between DrinkWise Our alliance was brought to life earlier this and The Sport Australia Hall of Fame brings a year, with the launch of our new campaign range of valuable opportunities to extend the – KIDS AND ALCOHOL DON’T MIX. reach of our important messages to Australian parents and local communities including Sport Australia Hall of Fame DrinkWise community-based sporting clubs. Ambassador and mother of two, Susie O’Neill OAM, launched the national campaign We’re thrilled with the results of Susie’s involvement so far, and look forward to designed to help Australian parents delay the Trish Worth, Susie O’Neill OAM and Graeme Willersdorf age at which their teens first drink alcohol. our future journey with Sport Australia Hall of Fame. The campaign is based on growing scientific evidence that alcohol has the potential to disrupt the critical development of the teenage brain, so that teenagers who drink alcohol too early risk not reaching their full potential as an adult. The Hon. Trish Worth Scientists now know that through a process Chair DrinkWise Australia called ‘frontalisation’ the brain forms all the

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Legends

The classification of Legend Edwin Flack – Athletics 2.11.9. Immediately after winning the 800 metres he boarded a bus for the four hour in The Sport Australia Hall of Edwin Flack was Australia’s first Olympian and trip to Marathon to line up in the Games’ most gruelling event. Despite never having Fame is bestowed on those our first Olympic gold medallist, winning both the 800 metres and 1500 metres at the run beyond 10 miles (16k) previously, he led Members who have inaugural modern Olympics in Athens in 1896. the marathon field for much of the way, He was also surely our most versatile Olympian, collapsing with exhaustion with just 6km of distinguished themselves at competing not only on the track, but in both the 42k event to go. singles and doubles in tennis and in the marathon. the very highest level in sport, Despite being little more than a social player Flack was not in Athens as part of an official he also entered the tennis, both in the singles and in doing so, have been Australian team (in those pre-Federation days, and (in partnership with an English friend George Robertson) the doubles. He lost this an inspiration for all there was no Australian flag and in any case at the inaugural games you entered as an only singles match but thanks to a small field Australians. This year we individual, not as part of a national team) so he and the unexpected withdrawal of a rival, his ran in the dark blue vest used by both his old only doubles match became a semi-final. honoured two great School, Melbourne Grammar, and his Though he lost it was subsequently decreed home-town athletic club, the Melburnian Hare that, as a semi-finalist, he qualified for a Australian sportsmen, who and Hounds. bronze medal. have joined our unique gallery In 1895 he had left Melbourne to study Edwin Flack returned to Australia in 1898 to of champions as the 29th accountancy in London. Bolstered by his join the family accountancy firm Flack and record at home and by success running with Flack and never again scaled the heights of and 30th Legends of athletic clubs in London, he decided the athletic success. Nevertheless he furthered following year at age 21 to take a month’s the Olympic cause as a member of the Australian Sport. leave and enter for the Athens Olympics. Australian Olympic Committee and as part of the first Australian delegation to attend an International Olympic Committee congress. SAHOF Legends He defeated the American Arthur Blake in the 1500 (in 4 minutes 33.2 second, on a track And he began a tradition of Olympic Sir Donald Bradman (d) - Cricket that was described as both rough and tight) participation which Australia has proudly - Swimming and two days later won the 880 metres in followed since. Sir Hubert Opperman (d) - Cycling Betty Cuthbert - Athletics A. “Jock” Sturrock (d) - Yachting Evonne (Goolagong) Cawley – Tennis Edgar “Dunc” Gray (d) - Cycling E.J. “Ted” Whitten (d) - Australian football Shirley (Strickland) De La Hunty (d) - Athletics Arthur “Scobie” Breasley (d) - Horse Racing Reg Gasnier - Rugby League Marjorie Jackson-Nelson - Athletics Shane Gould - Swimming “Vic” Patrick (d) - Boxing Bill Roycroft - Equestrian Herb Elliott - Athletics Walter Lindrum (d) - Billiards Margaret Court - Tennis Murray Rose - Swimming Heather McKay - Squash Peter Thomson - Golf Rod Laver - Tennis Sir Jack Brabham – Motor Racing Keith Miller (d) – Cricket John Landy - Athletics Ron Barassi – Australian Football Greg Norman - Golf Bart Cummings - Horse Racing Edwin Flack (d) - Athletics Kenneth Rosewall - Tennis

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Legends

Ken Rosewall AM MBE – Tennis barred from traditional tennis championships until these became Open events in 1968. Ken Rosewall AM MBE won 18 Grand Slam During those years he played great tennis on tennis titles – eight singles, nine doubles and the professional circuit, winning three one mixed. He won the Australian singles title professional singles titles, with victories over four times, the French twice and the US twice greats like Rod Laver and Pancho Gonzales. -- and was four times runner up at Wimbledon. In doubles he won the Australian title three When the Open era began he was 33 and should, times and the Wimbledon, US, and French by normal yardsticks, have been approaching titles each twice. He won 17 of 19 Davis Cup the twilight of his career. Instead he went on to singles matches he played for Australia. win another 50 titles, including the French, US and Australian titles. Who knows what he What is most remarkable about this record might have won had he been able to compete is Rosewall’s durability. He won his first in these events during his twenties, the years Grand Slam, the Australian, in 1953 and his when most tennis players are at their peak. last in 1972. He played his first Wimbledon final in 1954, aged 19, and his last in 1974 Ken Rosewall had the nickname “Muscles” – aged 39. He helped Australia win back the an ironic reference to his relatively slight (by Davis Cup in 1973, 20 years after his first the standards of top-line tennis) stature. Davis Cup appearance. But any loss of service power was more than offset by the accuracy and placement His record might have been even more of his shots, particularly his backhand. impressive had he not spent his best years His consummate skills and quiet, understated barred from playing in Grand Slam tournaments, manner made him enormously popular courtesy of the wrangle between the amateur throughout his long career. He deserves to and professional bodies. Having turned rank among the true tennis greats. professional in 1956, at age 21, Rosewall was

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Inductees George Gregan OAM on six bodies of the International Olympic traineeships. For all the Premiership trophies Committee and has maintained continued he has held aloft as a player and coach, it is commitment to Australian Water Polo since this legacy that may give him greatest George Gregan is the most capped Wallaby in 1982 as Treasurer, Vic President and Patron. satisfaction. He has left an indelible mark on rugby history. He represented Australia 139 the game. times -- 59 as captain. Gregan made his first appearance for the Wallabies in 1994 in a match against Italy in Brisbane. Later that year he made a famous try-saving tackles on All-Black Jeff Wilson that helped Australia to an epic victory. He took part in four World Cup campaigns (including the 1999 winners and the side which came heartbreakingly close in 2003) and 12 Tri-Nations series. He was a founding member of the ACT Brumbies in the Super 12 (now Super 14) series with whom he won five Premierships. Simon Fairweather OAM Archery

Simon Fairweather burst into the media spotlight when he won Australia its first ever archery gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Over the previous decade Lucien (Luc) Longley he had won silver and two gold medals at Basketball World titles, becoming Australia’s first World Luc Longley was the first Australian to be Archery Champion, and went on to represent selected to play in the elite NBA competition Australia at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 when he was drafted by the Minnesota Olympics. Simon has won 14 Australian Timberwolves in 1991. Luc gained fame as national titles and competed at five Olympic a member of the world famous Chicago Games. In 2001 he was made a life member Bulls team, playing alongside the mighty of Archery Australia, and is currently Michael Jordan. He played 567 NBA games, Australia’s national archery coach. and was part of the line-up which took out three consecutive NBA Championships in 1996-7-8. Luc represented Australia in three Olympic Games (1988, ’92 and 2000), with two of those sides (’88 and 2000) finishing fourth, the highest placing Australia has achieved. He truly is Australia’s greatest international basketballer.

Peter Montgomery AM Kevin Sheedy AM Olympics/Water Polo Australian Football Peter Montgomery has had a role as player or Kevin Sheedy played 251 games with official at every Olympic Games since 1972. Richmond and was a member of three He represented Australia at water polo 441 Premiership sides. He coached Essendon in times (167 as captain) and competed in four 635 games over 27 years taking them into the Olympics and four world championships. Since finals 19 times and winning four Premierships. his retirement from competition in 1984 Peter He has an impressive record in Australian Montgomery has served the Australian and football as a player and coach, but despite his International Olympic movement ceaselessly. epic achievements in these roles, his most He served 20 years on the Australian Olympic profound influence however, may be the Committee, was a member of the Sydney innovations he championed – expanding the 2000 bid team, Deputy Chef de Mission at interchange bench, developing football in four Olympics and inaugural President of the indigenous communities and introducing World Olympians Association. He has served 10 Inductees Major sponsor

Inductees Shane Warne Michael Doohan AM Cricket Motor Cycling

Shane Warne is the most prolific wicket-taker Michael Doohan dominated 500 cc motorcycle in Australian Test cricket history. He is arguably racing in the when he won 54 Grand the greatest spin bowler of all time, setting Prix events. Doohan made his debut on the records continuously throughout his international 500cc circuit in 1989, and soon remarkable career. When he retired from after achieved the first of his 95 podium international competition in 2007 he had taken finishes. From 1994, when he claimed the first 708 Test wickets (at an average of 25.41) and of his five consecutive 400cc World a further 293 wickets in one day internationals. Championships, Doohan dominated the sport In his 145 Tests he also took 125 catches and like few others. Such was his dominance of finished with a batting average of 17.32. In the sport that he set records for the most 2000 Warne was named one of the 5 greatest Grand Prix wins in a season (12) and the most cricketers of the 20th century, alongside the Grand Prix Points won in a season (340). legendary Sir Donald Bradman. Doohan’s pure riding skills, combined with his ability to perfect the geometry of a racing motorcycle, gave him an enormous advantage over his competitors.

Elizabeth Ellis AM Netball

Liz Ellis’ playing career included four World Championship victories, two Commonwealth Games gold medals and two years as Australian captain. She came back from a knee reconstruction, aged 33, to be a key part of Australia’s World Championship win in 2007. In domestic competition she was Most Valued Player in 1996, 1998, 2002 and 2006 and led the Sydney Swifts to four premierships. Ellis was a member of the Australian Team for 15 years, becoming the most capped player in Australian netball history. She is also to be congratulated for her significant role in developing a new generation of talent through the Liz Ellis Netball Clinics which she founded in 1997.

Snapshots of the Inductees at the 25th Anniversary Induction and Awards Dinner

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Don Award

Don Bradman’s legendary Finalists Jessica Schipper - Swimming inspiration to Australia as Steve Hooker - Athletics Jessica defended her world championship title when she won the 200m butterfly at the Rome the ultimate example of Steve Hooker showed extraordinary courage, in August setting a world- record mark of as well as a large measure of self-belief, to win 2.03.4. In winning Jessica became the first sportsmanship makes him the the world pole-vault championship in Berlin in women to break the 2min 4sec barrier and August 2009. Hooker, the reigning Olympic ideal patron of an award to stamped her name on the all - time list of champion, was suffering from a torn adductor greats. Schipper’s victory made her one of the athlete, who has, through and a neural problem in his upper thigh 12 only three Australians to win a gold medal at days before competition. He defied the advice the Rome World Championships, and the only his or her example in sport, of team doctors and insisted on jumping. one to win in an Olympic event. Schipper Realising he would be unable to sustain a long showed huge determination and courage in most inspired the nation. program, Hooker took a calculated risk and Rome following disappointment at the Beijing declined to jump until the bar was already at Olympics where she suffered a swimsuit split ‘The Don’ Award is recognises 5.85 meters, when all but three jumpers had before the race, then was beaten by two already been eliminated. Hooker beat the pain the ideal that virtues of Chinese swimmers who were being advised barrier to claim a remarkable gold with a jump by her former coach. integrity, modesty and of 5.90m. Nobody had ever previously entered a major pole-vault competition at such a courage are compatible with height, and gone on to win. Bart Cummings AM - Horse Racing pride, ambition and Bart extended his Melbourne Cup record to 12 Dani Samuels - Athletics when Viewed narrowly won the 2008 competitiveness. It is indeed Melbourne Cup at Flemington in November, At age twenty-one, Dani became the youngest 2008. Although the horse had always shown the greatest honour that world champion in history when she won gold promise, until Cup Day the spring season had in the Women’s Discus at the World not gone well for Viewed. He was scratched at can be bestowed upon an Championships in Berlin. After her first two the barrier in the Yalumba Stakes, he finished throws of the final, Dani was in ninth place, in athlete during their 10th in the Caulfield Cup, and he was danger of missing the cut. With two amazing interfered with on Derby Day, finishing at the throws Samuels moved up to be placed competitive career. tail of the field. Despite these setbacks, only second ahead of the final throw. Dani threw an three days later, the King of Cups produced incredible 65.44m, a massive 2.49m ahead of another piece of racing magic causing the her previous personal best, to win gold and whole Flemington crowd to erupt. Only nine become Australia’s first ever female world title trainers have one more than two cups: best holder in a field event. Dani dedicated her behind Bart have been Lee Freeman and victory to her late father, who died five years Etienne de Masters, with five apiece. That ago in a training accident, and admitted she 12th victory simply confirms Cummings again had entered into the competition determined as a Legend of Australian Sport. to “do it for Dad.”

Jelena Dokic - Tennis Mark Webber - FI Grand Prix In contesting her second major in five years Mark became only the third Australian to win in the former No. 4 and Wimbledon semi finalist FI when he surged to victory at the classic notched up consecutive wins to reach the Nurburgring circuit in Germany in July 2009. quarter finals of this year’s Australian Open. Webber joins motor-racing legends Sir Jack The last time Dokic had won a match at the Brabram and Alan Jones as the only Congratulations to Australian Open was in 1999, 10 years earlier. Australians on the F1 list of winners. It took A series of physical and emotional problems Steve Hooker, our him 130 starts but he did the job in emphatic 2009 Don Award had prevented her from playing on the circuit style against the best drivers in the world. for much of the last five years and Jelena winner. Steve’s Mark’s victory represented an inspiring made a huge effort to get back into shape and performance this comeback after a potentially career-ending to reconnect with the Australian public. In year makes him injury late last year at the Targa Classic in progressing through to the quarter finals the only person Tasmania when his leg was crushed in a Jelena defeated seeded opponents including who has ever won horrific accident. What made his success even Russian Anna Chakvetadze and Dane Caroline this prestigious more inspiring was the amount criticism he Wozniacki. In reaching the last 8 Dokic award twice. had endured as a non- winner. He had been on captured the hearts of the Australian fans. the podium four times before, for three second placings and a third.

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Scholarships 2010

Blake Lucas Athletics - Pole Vault Ryan Gregson Athletics Holly Aitken Triathlon Mentor - Derek Clayton Athletics Mentor - Nick Farr-Jones Rugby Union Mentor - Karla Gilbert Surf Lifesaving

For 19 year old pole vaulter Blake Lucas, Ryan has enjoyed an impressive 2009, setting A member of the Victorian Institute of Sport 2009 has been a big year. In March he broke new personal best times in the 800m, 1500m, triathlon program, Holly has been competing the Under 18 & Under 20 Victorian records in mile, 3000m and 5000m events and being since she was 11. Holly became the Australian jumping 5.55m (previously held by Steve named Athletics International’s Emerging Youth Olympics Champion (U/19) early in Hooker) and then went on to take his first Athlete of the Year. At the Sydney Track Classic 2009 (youngest member of the Australian National Open title jumping 5.45m, the in February Ryan lowered his personal best to triathlon team) and followed this up with a 2nd youngest ever winner. Blake, who moved to 3:37.24 over 1500m before bettering his in the National Championship Race ITU Junior Victoria in 2008 to be coached by Mark times in both the 3000m and 5000m in a very event in Hobart (U/19), a 2nd in the Oceania Stewart and is studying nuclear medicine at successful March, his 7:57.45 over 3000m in Championship Gold Coast ITU Junior (U/19), RMIT, also competed in the World University Christchurch a new Australian junior record. and a 7th in the Triathlon World Championship, Games in July, finishing 9th, achieved a B In July Ryan travelled to Belgrade, Serbia, for Gold Coast ITU Junior (U/19). Holly was also qualifier for the World Championships held in the World University Games, crossing the line the Canberra Challenge National Series Race Berlin and was the World Junior leader in the in 3:43.10 to just miss out on a podium finish. Winner, ITU Junior (U/19), finished 2nd in the pole vault in 2009. Later that month he recorded his fastest ever 2XU Super Sprint Race Weekend ITU Junior time over one mile, clocking 3:55.05 to finish (U/19), and 2nd in the Airlie Beach, Triathlon, eighth in London. As a result of his stellar Open Age. season Ryan was selected to represent Australia in the 1500m at the World Athletic Championships in Berlin in August.

Nathan Johnstone Snowboarding Matthew Goble Kayaking Mentor - Steven Bradbury Speed Skating Mentor - Michael McKay Rowing Michael Hepburn Cycling Nathan Johnstone ended the 2008/09 season Mentor - Rugby Union ranked number two on the World Cup In 2009 sprint Kayaker Matthew made his standings, a remarkable effort for a young debut in the Senior National Team, competing Michael competed in the 2009 Australian halfpipe rider who has contested just nine in the K1 and K2 200m. In World Cup 3 in Youth Olympic Festival winning gold for events on the circuit. The Perisher Blue Szeged, Hungary he claimed 2nd place in the Australia in the Teams Pursuit. Just two weeks 19-year-old collected two silver medals and K1 200m just behind the 2007 world later at the National Track Cycling another top ten result from the six events he champion Jonas Ems, and a fifth place in the Championships in Adelaide he won 3 gold and contested. The first of the two medals came in 200m K2 with Jessie Philips. Following the a silver as well as breaking the Junior World the Torino 2006 pipe in Bardonecchia, while Senior Tour he joined the Under 23 Team Record in the 3000m Individual Pursuit. the second was also a big occasion, at the competing in two international regattas in In August Michael went on to compete at the World Cup final in Valmalenco. Nathan has Germany and Poland winning two gold medals UCI Junior World Cycling Championships where spent the last year following the world cup in the K1 500m and a 3rd gold in K2 500 with he won gold in the 3000m Individual Pursuit tour training and competing in the hope of Queenslander Mitch Thompson. In 2009 beating his own World Record twice that day making the team for the 2010 Winter Olympics Matthew was also 1st in both the K1 200m (in qualifying rounds and in the Gold medal in Vancouver Canada. Nathan who is a and K2 200m at the Senior Australian National final). Michael also placed 2nd in the 4000m member of the OWI Scholarship program was Championships in Perth. Teams Pursuit and 4th in the Omnium event. named the 2009 Junior Athlete of the Year at After returning from the Junior World the Ski & Snowboard Australia Awards. Championships he raced with the Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team at the Tour of the Murray River, a National Road Series event, where he won 2 stages.

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2009 Sport Australia Hall Of Fame Greatest Moments In Australian Sport Finalists

Throughout our nation’s OAM - 1500m Gold 2009 Great Moments in Atlanta Olympics 1996 history there have been many Australian Sport outstanding sporting When Kieren Perkins OAM won the 1500 metres freestyle gold medal at the Atlanta Games in ’s outstanding 400m moments that collectively 1996, he became the only Australian since gold medal performance at the 2000 Dawn Fraser to successfully defend an individual Sydney Olympic Games. contribute a significant thread Olympic championship. In Atlanta, Perkins just managed to squeeze into the final as slowest Makybe Diva’s third successive to the Australian sporting qualifier and was under enormous pressure to Melbourne Cup victory in repeat his Gold Medal winning performance November 2005. tapestry. The public, through a from Barcelona four years before. The way national News Limited Kieren blitzed the field and stormed to victory ’s brilliant last ball is now history and proof of his incredible century against England in the 2003 strength, determination and athleticism. competition, voted on their January test at the SCG. most memorable sporting Kieren Perkins’ 1500m freestyle moment from a selection of Gold Medal, against the odds at the six. This years’ winning 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. moment, endorsed by The Don Bradman’s world record innings of 334 at Headingley, Leeds in Sport Australia Hall of Fame July, 1930. Selection panel, was Kieren ‘Rocket’ Rod Laver’s two in a row Perkins’ outstanding 1500m Grand Slam at Forrest Hills, Florida in September, 1969. gold medal winning swim at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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Alisa joins the Magpies Board Hockey Congratulations Junior Athlete of the Year

Olympic Gold medalist and SAHOF Member Congratulations to Australian Mens Hockey 2008 scholarship recipient, cyclist Jack Bobridge, Alisa Camplin has joined the Collingwood team -the Kookaburras and coach Rick has been named as the joint winner of the 2009 Football Club Board. Charlesworth (SAHOF Member) on clinching AIS Junior Athlete of the Year Award. Jack has Alisa, who is also on the 2009 Hockey had tremendous success this year becoming the Board of the Champions Trophy the first Australia to win the under-23 time trial ASC and the Olympic title by beating at the UCI Road World Championships in Winter Institute of Germany 5-3 in front Mendrisio, Switzerland. Jack has also won two Australia and works of a packed State silver medals, in the individual pursuit and for IBM, will bring Netball Hockey team pursuit, at the UCI Track Cycling World sporting, business Centre (SNHC) in Championships and has managed to claim and corporate early December, stage wins in the Tour of Japan and the success to the club. making them Thuringen Tour in Germany. In the cycling champions for world Jack is regarded as one of Australia’s the second year in best young talents and will ride for the a row. professional team Garmin Slipstream in 2010

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Victorian of the Year Laver’s Latest Ace Champion’s Retirement

In July, AFL champion Tennis legend, Rod Laver Swimming great Michael Ron Barassi AM, was MBE, was earlier this year Wenden AM MBE named Victorian of the honoured by the announced his retirement Year. Barassi received the International Tennis Hall of from the Australian award for being the most Fame as he was made a Olympic Committee earlier chivalrous Victorian of the life trustee of the Hall. The this year. Former St Kilda year after he bravely award was given to mark president Andrew defended a woman who the 40th anniversary of Rod Laver’s 1969 Plympton was elected to was being attacked in St Kilda. Grand Slam, and celebrated the last time a the board at the AOC’s man won all four majors in the same year. annual general meeting. Hayley to Highlight Health Cawley is Lifting Spirits A Miniature Rose Former swimming star, Hayley Lewis OAM, is about to embark on a new and exciting job Former world tennis Former world boxing as the host of the next series of The Biggest champion, Evonne Cawley champion Loser. The show will follow the journey of AO MBE, has been MBE, will have a 3.6m overweight couples in their quest to lose generously donating her statue commissioned in weight and will focus on encouraging healthy time to help with the his honour. To finance the eating and recovery of the bushfire project 15 miniature exercise as a ravaged Whittlesea region. statues have been created, way to ensure a Evonne has lifted the spirits of bushfire five of which have already healthy lifestyle. survivors by holding tennis clinics, signing been snapped up by autographs and having photos taken with boxing fans. The statue represents Rose in tennis fans. his favourite boxing pose and will be given a Bertrand Sails Ahead home in his birthplace of Warragul. Shehadie Honoured SAHOF Chairman, John Thomson honoured in Bronze Bertrand AM, will be kept Earlier this year the busy this December with Wallabies honoured former Victoria Golf Club has his role as Patron of the Australian Test Captain, honoured its most famous Sailing World Cup, and of Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC member by unveiling a the Sandringham Yacht OBE, by playing in the bronze statue of golfing Club, who was named as inaugural Nick Shehadie legend Peter Thomson AO the host of the first of Cup at Sydney Stadium. CBE. Thomson, a five-time seven legs in the Cup. John has also been The match was the first time the Barbarians British Open winner, played named as an Ambassador for the 2011 World played against Australia in Australia. with the Victoria Golf Club from 16 years of Sailing Championships, to be held in Perth. age until he turned professional in 1949 and is Herb’s Global Challenge a Life Member of the Club. A Walk to Show Support Olympic Champion, Herb Laneway honour Kevin Sheedy AM and Cathy Freeman OAM Elliott AC MBE, has been have shown their support for Aboriginal culture busy in his role as Motor-racing legend, Sir by taking part in The Long Walk. The walk Chairman of the Global Jack Brabham AO OBE, celebrates the success of Aboriginal music Corporate Challenge. The has had a Melbourne and art and was part of the Dreamtime at the GCC program encourages laneway named in his ‘G’ event. all workplaces to be active honour. The lane is and healthy by taking part in the challenges of located next to Monaco increasing their daily steps to eventually clock House on Ridgway Melbourne Award Winner enough steps to walk around the world. Place, near the top end SAHOF member Max of Little Collins Street. Kirwan OAM recently West Sydney bound! Sir Jack won his first received a Melbourne Grand Prix in Monaco in Award for his Contribution One of our newest inductees, AFL coaching 1959. Sir Jack was also to Profile through his legend, Kevin Sheedy, has been appointed in Melbourne recently to involvement with the as head coach of the new Western Sydney celebrate with his Moomba Masters AFL team. The role is a three-year grandson Matthew, who was named the Rising International Water appointment and includes the team’s first Star for 2010 by the Confederation of Ski Championships. year in the AFL in 2012. Australian Motor Sport.

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Diary Dates

Member State Lunches: The Board and Staff would like to thank our Members, sponsors dates and venues TBC 2010 Induction and Awards Dinner: and supporters for their wonderful support throughout 2009. Wednesday 20 October, 2010 We would also like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, SAHOF Closed: prosperous New Year and a safe holiday period. 24 December 2009 – 8 January 2010 AGM the official newsletter of the sport australia Hall of fame

SAHOF Board At the AGM the following members were re-elected to the Board – Michael McKay

Chairman John Bertrand AM OAM, Robert de Castella MBE and Lindsay Gaze OAM, for a further three-year term. The meeting also accepted the change in the Constitution to increase the Board Ron Barassi AM from 12 to 14 Directors.

Robert de Castella MBE Queen’s Birthday Day Honours John Eales AM

Lindsay Gaze OAM Member of the Order of Australia (AM): Lesley Bowrey, NSW, Tennis

Geoffrey Henke AO Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM): Margaret Caldow BEM, VIC, Netball

Michael McKay OAM 2009 Milestone Birthdays Michael Sparks Matt Miller 40 David Nilsson James Tomkins OAM 50 Supporters Vicki Wilson OAM OAM Wayne Gardner AM Ambassador Graeme Willersdorf Gary Honey OAM General Manager Robert Lay Edwina Kennedy OAM Wally Lewis AM Operations Manager Brett Wing Maxine Corcoran 60 Denis Goulding Selection Committee Dennis Lillee Rod Macqueen AM MBE Chairman Robert de Castella John Nicholson Major Sponsor John Bertrand AM Judith Trim Michael Wendon AM MBE Raelene Boyle AM MBE 70 Alan Davidson AM MBE Tom Anderson Major sponsor Harry Gordon CMG AM John Anderson OAM OAM Partners Roy Masters Reg Gasnier AM Bruce McAvaney OAM John Raper OBE Murray Rose AM Michael McKay OAM Pam Ryan AM MBE Alan Whelpton AM Ken Warby MBE

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