TalentEd 2011 Participants
Anthony Nicholls
Brad Lewis
Bradley Lewis is an ambitious 15 year old, hailing from Mataranka. Passionate about sport, Brad actively plays netball, soccer and volleyball, however his aspirations is to become a top level AFL umpire! Brad is well on his way to achieving this goal, after starting boundary umpiring in Katherine just two years ago and already progressing to the NTFL in Darwin, under the ‘green shirt’ program. His dedication has been rewarded with significant aachievements, including:
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Member of the 2010 and 2011 AFLNT Junior Umpiring Academy
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NTFL Umpires Association 2010/11 Advanced Cadet Award – awarded to 2nd year umpires
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Umpiring the U18’s NT AFL Grand Final in 2009/2010 season
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Awarded the “Tony Schell NTAFLUA Encouragement Award” for 2009/2010 season
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Representing NT as an umpire at the Australian School Sports U15’s Championships in Perth in August 2010 & was awarded a Grand Final position in recognition of consistent efforts and discipline
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AFLNT Premier League debut boundary umpire November 2010 & being the youngest NT boundary umpire to achieve this at just 15 years of age
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Level 1 Umpire Accreditation
Brad was selected to participate in the TalentEd 2011 program, which will assist him to develop and work to improve fitness, game knowledge and consistency with the goals of achieving Level Two Umpire Accreditation, gaining NTFL Grand Final appointments and ultimately NEAFL roles and beyond!
TalentEd is about developing champions in sport, but equally in life and community. Brad is currently studying Year 10 at Katherine High School and is a Tier One member of the school’s Sports Academy. In his downtime he enjoys fishing and motorbike riding and movies like most young people!
Starwin Management commends Brad on his commitment to the community, throughout the NTFL season (including appointments throughout the final series) he umpired in Darwin each weekend, travelling over 10, 000 kms to make his mark on the Territory. Well done Brad, keep aiming for the stars! [Photo by Amanda Monk]
Brad East
Is a young man (16 years) who started his basketball career at age 5, awarded his first representative guernsey for Mulgrave Coastal in the Queensland State Championships in under 12s, before moving to Darwin. He joinged Tracy Village Jets where he has stayed ever since; currently playing in the U18s Division 1 and Men’s A Grade sides. His highlight is scoring 19 points in a League Men’s game.
Since 2009 Brad has been a Tier One member of the National Intensive Training Program (NITP) – a national elite basketball program. At the NITP fitness testing, Brad has exceeded the national high-performance benchmark in cardio-vascular endurance (Beep Tests) four times in a row, scoring a remarkable – 14.4, 14.9, 14.3, and 14.1.
A member of the U18s Nationals NT Team in 2011 and the U16s in 2009. he will also represents the NT in the School Sport U18 side, alongside his older brother (who currently plays basketball in the United States) in Canberra in August.
Brad is completing year 12 at O’Loughlin Catholic College in Darwin, studying; Maths Methods, English Studies, Biology, Physical Education, Integrated Learning Religion and is a member of the leadership team at the school.
His motto is “work hard”, although it’s simple, Brad believes it says it all. He counts his role models in basketball as his captain; Michael Maclean, ex-NBL player Timmy duggas and his brother Dan East. What he admires is their respect on and off court, tenacity and work ethic and ability to read the game. His aim for basketball is to continue to play top division men’s basketball until he heads to Melbourne for university where I hope to make my way to the Australian Basketball Association level as a player or coach.
Brad furthers his dreams as a referee. At aged nine he started (youngest in the league by at least 4 years), and is currently the youngest referee at league level. Additionally he was also the youngest and only junior referee at the last two Arafura Games in 2009 and 2011. Referee roles at National Tournaments, since 13, starting at the Pacific School Games where he achieved a higher ranking than any other NT referee to ever attend the tournament, he went on to be a top level referee at the Australian Club Championships at just 14 years and three years later received his first gold medal match at the Australian School Championships in Darwin 2010. Brad’s next aim is to receive a semi-final (high ranking) at the Australian Club Championships here in Darwin in September this year.
Named ‘Referee of the Year’ in 2009, Brad is now in training to become a referee coach, having already worked as a supervisor and coordinator. When Brad reaches 18 he hopes to take the next step up in ranking, as he currently sits as the highest ranking junior referee in the NT and is well respected in his role. His referee role models are Sally Kearns from Canberra and Jess Lloyd from Albury for their ability to understand and control a game of basketball better than anyone I have ever seen.
Hopefully one day Brad will be gracing the National Basketball League courts as a professional referee and possibly even further to the Olympics, not only as a referee, but as a referee coach. He is a young man that aspires to the highest level and is willing to work hard to make it all the way!
Cameron Johnson-Pfieffer
Cameron Parnham
Denby Hubbard
Jack Henning
- Most Promising Junior, Southern Districts Football Club, 2011
James Woodhouse
Jayden Shaw
Jesse Bettison
Rebekah Morrison
Rebekah is a 16 year old on a mission with the ambition to play for Australia in women’s soccer. To date, Rebekah has achieved recognition at state level for Track and Field and Soccer. Rebekah has a admirable sporting record so far with achievements including:
- Selection School Sport N.T Under 19’s women’s soccer, Adelaide 2011
- Selection Football Federation NT Under 15’s, Coffs Harbour July 2011.
- Katherine High School Sports Academy, 2011
- School Sport N.T Under 19’s women’s soccer, Melbourne 2010
- Pacific School Games (track and field), Canberra 2008
Working towards her goals involves Rebekah training six days a week with her own training program as well as a training program for the Sports Academy and School Sport soccer. Rebekah works at Katherine South Primary School Outside school hours care and vacation care where she runs a sports program two days per week with the children. This includes fitness training and ball skills. Rebekah likes to pass on the skills she has learnt to the younger children as well as teaching the children about sportsmanship and fair play.
Rebekah attends Katherine High School and is studying for her Certificate 111 in Children’s Services and Certificate 11 in Rural Operations. Rebekah is a
member of Katherine Athletics Club and competes each Friday night and Katherine Football Association where she plays in the Under 18 mixed competition. Rebekah hopes to one day pass on her knowledge to remote and rural children to help them achieve success on the sporting field.
NT News article: Bek Morrison_NT News
**Rebekah is currently fundraising with other Katherine members of the FFNT team for Coffs Harbour and the School Sport Under 19’s for Adelaide. Want to assist? Contact Starwin Management to find out how.
Sam Lambert
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Stephen Woodhouse
Stuart Reed
Tristan Kapitula
Born in bred in Darwin, Tristan is a 15 year old who has a passion for sport. He plays cricket and rugby but his favourite is AFL. Currently at 178.5cm and 65 kilos (and growing), Tristan has been working with a personal trainer to improve his strength and conditioning, with the ultimate aim to be drafted into the AFL and become a professional footballer. Making the NT Thunder U16s squad for the National Championships is a step in the right direction. He is currently working towards a career pathway as a Physical Education teacher.
Starting his football experience in U10s and U12s with his local Demons side, he then moved to U13s with the Palmerston Magpies, where he currently consistently features in their U18s side, playing up in the NTFL Div 1 on occasion. In the 2011/12 season Tristan hopes to make his League debut. Tristan’s key achievements include:
- 2011: NT Thunder U16s National AFL Championships squad
- 2010: NT School Boys AFL team – Perth Championships, Preliminary final player for Palmerston U16s
- 2009: NT School Boys AFL team – Gold Coast Championships
- 2008: NT School Boys AFL team – Melbourne Championships
