Matamata Swifts’ Senior Prizegiving for the 2024 season was held at the clubrooms on Friday September 27. We gathered in good numbers to celebrate the season just completed and recognise the people that made our year.
A special congratulations to the Scott Electrical Swifts Ladies, who completed an unbeaten, league and cup double winning campaign, along with the PlaceMakers Swifts U13s who performed superbly during the club’s return to WaiBOP Y-League competition.
Award Winners
Life Member
- Chris Bedford.
Club Awards
- Club Person: Danny Ellis.
- Most Outstanding Club Member: Finn Challis.
- Personality: Laura Fisher.
- Sportsmanship: Katelyn Roberts.
- Veteran Player: Ronan Costello.
- Best Goalkeeper: Ryan Foord.
- Leading Senior Goal Scorer: Hayley Coetzer.
Comag Matamata Swifts
- Player of the Year: Ryan Foord.
- Players’ Player of the Year: Ryan Foord.
- Most Consistent All-Round Player: Anton Ganas.
- Young Player: Joel Harris.
- Leading Goal Scorer: Pete Shannon & Anton Ganas.
Scott Electrical Swifts Ladies
- Player of the Year: Hayley Coetzer & Stacey McFarlane.
- Players’ Player of the Year: Christie Ashley.
- Best Trainer: Annemieke Verstraten.
- Most Improved Player: Charlotte Salisbury.
- Leading Goal Scorer: Hayley Coetzer.
Swifts Men’s Reserves
- Player of the Year: Mike Terpstra & Keith Penrose.
- Players’ Player of the Year: Olly Lambert.
- Team Man: Danny Ellis.
- Most Improved: John Watson.
- Leading Goal Scorer: George Oake.
Fez Kebab All Stars
- Player of the Year: Hunter Logie.
- Players’ Player of the Year: Josh Farrelly.
- Most Improved: Haydn Logie.
- Leading Goal Scorer: Finn Challis.
PlaceMakers U13s
- Player of the Year: Ryan Amodeo.
- Players’ Player of the Year: Jake Dawson.
- Outstanding Progress: Jayden Chandler.
- Leading Goal Scorer: Ryan Amodeo.
That’s it for senior prizegiving for another year. Thank you to all our players, coaches, volunteers and administrators for your work during 2024. Come On You Swifts!