2012 Country Champs

Southern

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Motor Accident Commission

2012 SA Country Championships

Forewords:           David Shipway

                                Chairman – SA Community Football Board

We welcome all 6 zones to Berri this weekend for the annual SA Country Championships and wish all players, coaches, officials and support staff a very successful and enjoyable carnival.

Motor Accident Commission are again the naming rights sponsor for the Championships. The support that Glen Rosser and I receive from MAC, Ben Tuffnell (General Manager – Corporate Affairs) and Jehad Ali (Corporate Communications Manager) and staff to expand this partnership is very much appreciated. As part of this partnership all players and officials from the Eastern, Southern and Murray South East Zones attended a safe driving education seminar last night and playing apparel and footballs will incorporate the MAC logo and drive safe message.

We also welcome a new support partners this year in T&R Pastoral and BHP Billiton and wish to thank and acknowledge Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, Fit Health, Direct Farm Inputs, Arhens, West End, Berri Resort Hotel and the Berri Council, for their continuing support..

Players in this year’s Championships will have the opportunity to be selected in the State Country Team to represent SA in the Australian Country Championships to be played in Wagga Wagga from July 19^th to 22^nd.

I wish to acknowledge the efforts of our Regional Directors in preparing their Zone Teams for this years Championships along with Wendy Kruger, the Riverland Football League, Umpires and Berri Football Club to ensure an enjoyable and successful weekend.

I would like to thank all the members of the Community Football Board for their significant contribution and acknowledge our administration team of Glen Rosser, David Bradley, Kym Ireland and Jessica Wainwright.

We trust all in attendance at the Berri MAC 2012 SA Country Championships will enjoy the competitive football played, catch up with many old friends and enjoy the best on offer of country football and country people.

2012 MAC SACFC - Berri Oval June 30-July1

Southern defeated Murray South East to win the 2012 SA Country Football Championships on Sunday July 1 - a day of very competitive football in all three games.

Scores; 10-6 (66) to 8-12 (60)

Southern Districts

Goal Kickers: T Harman - 2, S Munn, J Kellock, S Baulderstone, M Warmington, M Hodge, T Johnson, M Burdett, S Standfield - 1.                                                            

Best Players: T Johnson, T Tedmanson, S Munn, J Kellock, J Vick, J Viviar.

Murray South East

Goal Kickers: M Altmann – 3, J McConnell - 2,  R O'Grady, L O'Neil, D Dempsey  – 1.
Best Players: M Altmann, T Saunders, B Quast, R O'Grady, S Berkfield, J Paprotny

Final Standings

1. Southern Districts
2. Murray South East
3. Central
4. Northern
5. Eastern
6. Eyre Peninsula

Player of the Championships

Tyson Wait, Murray South East

Leading Goal Kicker

Tyler Harman              Southern Districts          8 Goals

U21 Player of the Championships 

Tom Johnson, Southern Districts

Umpire of the Championships

Mark Wilksch, Eastern

Coach of the Championships

Steve Hill, Southern Districts

The 2012 Team of the Championships was announced afterwards at presentations held at the Berri Resort Hotel.

Forward                    Luke Ellery                      Matthew Altmann              Jarrod Kellock

                                      Northern                      Murray South East                        Southern Districts        

Half Forward           Reece Francis                  Tom Johnson                      Brodie Murohy

                                      Eyre Peninsula                       Southern Districts                        Central                                   

Centre                       Marcus Burdett                      Simon Munn                         Scott Wendelborn        

                                       Southern Districts                      Southern Districts                          Central                                   

Half Back                 Tyson Wait                 Zac Hier                        Nick Schmidt 

                                      Murray South East      Central                  Eastern

Back                           Tom Dernham                    Travis Tedmanson                  Joel Kay

                                       Southern Districts                  Southern Districts           Murray South East

Ruck                           Adam Davey                  Matthew Hodge                    Tyler Saunders

                                   Murray South East                Southern Districts                       Murray South East

Interchange             Sam Baulderstone       Marc Purcell               Shaun Maxfield

                                             Southern Districts             Northern               Southern Districts                        

                                                     Simon Berkefeld          George Pedler               Steven Braun

                                                     Murray South East           Eyre Peninsula       Eastern

                                                     Tom Schiller

                                                    Eastern

2012 sides included:

CENTRAL

  EASTERN

    EYRE PENINSULA

      MURRAY SOUTH EAST

        NORTHERN

          SOUTHERN DISTRICTS

The Past Winners are -

1994- Eyre Peninsula                                    1995 - Southern Districts

1996 - Southern Districts                              1997 - Eyre Peninsula

1999 - Eyre Peninsula                                   2001 - Mid North

2003 - Southern Districts                              2004 - Southern Districts

2005 - Southern Districts                              2006 - Central

2007 - Southern Districts                              2008 - Murray Mallee Barrier Barossa  

2009 - Southern Districts                              2010 - Southern Districts

2011 - Eyre Peninsula