Nisbett Wins AFL Award
The Australian Football League has announced that West Coast Eagles Chief Executive Trevor Nisbett had been awarded the first annual Graeme Samuel Scholarship.
The scholarship was inaugurated in June 2003 to recognise Mr Samuel's 20-year contribution to the game as an AFL Commissioner and provides a $20,000 award for an administrator to undertake further study at an educational institution.
AFL Chief Executive Officer Andrew Demetriou said Mr Nisbett was chosen based around the selection critieria:
* the recipient to be specifically working in the business and administration discipline of football
* has at least five years work experience generally, including at least two in the Australian Football industry
* has an ambition to work long term in the football industry
* has demonstrated the capacity to be progressive with his/her current vocation and be able to demonstrate examples of initiative and innovation.
"Trevor is an extremely deserving winner of this scholarship, which will further his career development in the business and administration of football," Mr Demetriou said.
Nisbett has held the role of chief executive with West Coast since June 1999, following a three-month tenure as acting chief executive from March 1999.
This followed on from his position as football manager of the club from September 1989, in which he played a pivotal role in a successful Michael Malthouse-driven campaign that saw the club net premierships in both 1992 and 1994.
Prior to that, Nisbett had held key administration posts at West Australian Football League clubs Subiaco and East Perth in the 1980s.
Nisbett will receive $20,000 to fund a course of study from a list of postgraduate facilities endorsed by the AFL. The course undertaken will be at his discretion.
............
Great Eagles man, no doubt played a big part in our flags. He'd have to be amoung the top 10 (maybe 5) figures at the club at this point in time.
Not a jaw dropping story but what do you guys reckon - is Trev going to be a big player at AFL HQ in a few years time ?
He's quite young still (in top jobs terms) and a nod like this from the league is surely a good sign.
How would you feel about him (or Brian Cook for that matter) getting a key job at AFL level ?, also for any Freo people having a read (we know you like to watch), how would you feel about this ? is he a good West Aussie footy person who you'd rather have in there than some Victorian or is he Eagles scum you would hate to see moving into a position of power at league level.
The Australian Football League has announced that West Coast Eagles Chief Executive Trevor Nisbett had been awarded the first annual Graeme Samuel Scholarship.
The scholarship was inaugurated in June 2003 to recognise Mr Samuel's 20-year contribution to the game as an AFL Commissioner and provides a $20,000 award for an administrator to undertake further study at an educational institution.
AFL Chief Executive Officer Andrew Demetriou said Mr Nisbett was chosen based around the selection critieria:
* the recipient to be specifically working in the business and administration discipline of football
* has at least five years work experience generally, including at least two in the Australian Football industry
* has an ambition to work long term in the football industry
* has demonstrated the capacity to be progressive with his/her current vocation and be able to demonstrate examples of initiative and innovation.
"Trevor is an extremely deserving winner of this scholarship, which will further his career development in the business and administration of football," Mr Demetriou said.
Nisbett has held the role of chief executive with West Coast since June 1999, following a three-month tenure as acting chief executive from March 1999.
This followed on from his position as football manager of the club from September 1989, in which he played a pivotal role in a successful Michael Malthouse-driven campaign that saw the club net premierships in both 1992 and 1994.
Prior to that, Nisbett had held key administration posts at West Australian Football League clubs Subiaco and East Perth in the 1980s.
Nisbett will receive $20,000 to fund a course of study from a list of postgraduate facilities endorsed by the AFL. The course undertaken will be at his discretion.
............
Great Eagles man, no doubt played a big part in our flags. He'd have to be amoung the top 10 (maybe 5) figures at the club at this point in time.
Not a jaw dropping story but what do you guys reckon - is Trev going to be a big player at AFL HQ in a few years time ?
He's quite young still (in top jobs terms) and a nod like this from the league is surely a good sign.
How would you feel about him (or Brian Cook for that matter) getting a key job at AFL level ?, also for any Freo people having a read (we know you like to watch), how would you feel about this ? is he a good West Aussie footy person who you'd rather have in there than some Victorian or is he Eagles scum you would hate to see moving into a position of power at league level.
