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 Josh
Donohue from the
Norwood Football
Club has been named
the Round Seven
Coca-Cola Star Search
Award nominee.
Playing in just
his 10th League
game, Josh kicked
a match winning
6 goals and was
voted best on ground
in the Redlegs 22
point win over the
Port Adelaide Magpies
on Friday night
at Coopers Stadium.
Playing across
half-forward in
front of a 7,652
strong crowd at
the League’s
Rivalry Round clash,
Josh accumulated
16 possessions including
9 kicks, 6 handballs,
4 marks and kicked
6 goals without
a miss.
Making his League
debut back in Round
8 last year against
the Port Adelaide
Magpies at Alberton
Oval, Donohue played
a total of 5 League
matches in season
2007. Based on current
form, he looks set
to surpass this
in season 2008.
Promoted through
the junior ranks
at Norwood, Josh
is a small goal
kicking forward
at just 175cms,
but is renowned
for taking a big
grab for his size.
Donohue is Norwood’s
first Coca-Cola
Star Search nominee
this season.
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.
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