Saturday Night saw the Referee Awards Night take place, which was an event that recognized the services, dedication and success of match officials in the 2018 footballing season.

The event took place at the New Lynn RSA and was organized by Committee members, Dave Brooke, Cameron Dickson-Hards, Riley Greenbury, Tom Day and Stephanie Brown.

“The 2018 Auckland Football Federation Referee Awards Dinner was an opportunity for those within the referee group to be recognized for their efforts and commitment to be the best they can be on and off the field in striving for excellence” Brooke said.

“Recognition awards were presented for achievement, service, dedication and success and covered junior referees all the way up to the elite within AFF referees.”

AFF CEO Steven Upfold said the event was a great opportunity to congratulate a number of people for their wonderful contribution on and off the field of play in 2018.

“There are countless examples of referees and officials who have been acknowledged in years gone by at this event who have subsequently gone on to perform at national and international level,” Upfold said.

“It was refreshing to see the next group of officials coming through that pathway acknowledged on Saturday for their outstanding work this year and I challenge them to keep working on developing their talent, just as those before them have, for the ultimate benefit of not only themselves but our game in a wider sense.”

For all the photos taken at the event, click here

Awards List:

Special Achievement Award
Recognizing International Achievements
Referee Women's U-20 World Cup France 2018
Anna-Marie Keighley

Special Presentation
Services to Refereeing
Paul Smith

Junior Referees Cup
Outstanding Service to Referees of Youth Football
Riley Greenbury

Ian Hiscox Trophy
Merit Award (Service to Referees)
Anthony Daniels

RDO Cup
Support to the AFF Referee Development Officer (selected by the RDO)
Joint winners:
Cameron Dickson-Hards and Riley Greenbury

Alexandria Wendy Maclennan Memorial Trophy
Most Promising New Referee
Dirrenesh Thirukumar

Forrest Cup
Best First Year Referee
Sam Clement

Highway Electrical Trophy
Most Professional Referee of Youth Football
Doug Futter

The Neil Haines Cup
Best Youth Referee
Connor McKenzie

Page Cup
Most Improved Local Senior Referee
Mark Barlow

Lynn Fox Trophy
Most Improved Assistant Referee
Thomas Day

Ken Wallace Cup
Most Improved Senior Referee
Eric Yu

Schipper Family Trust Cup
Best Non-New Zealand Metal Badge Holder
Connor McKenzie

Solarix Networks Ltd Trophy
Best New Zealand Metal Badge Holder
Steven Black

Lynn and Neil Fox Cup
Best Assistant Referee
Riley Greenbury

Rugg Rosebowl
Professionalism in Refereeing
Thomas Day

Andrew “Pop” Menzies Trophy
Administrator of the Year
Paul Smith

Brian Precious Memorial Trophy
Referees’ Assistant Referee of the Year
Reza Al Rabea

Graham West Trophy
Referees’ Referee of the Year
Joint Winners:
Cameron Dickson-Hards and Anna-Marie Keighley

President’s Tray
Outstanding Service (selected by the Chairman)
Doug Futter

Article added: Wednesday 19 September 2018