End of season events were back at Dunmore Park, with all three celebrations (miniroos, juniors and seniors) taking place at our home ground. We were so happy to be able to highlight the successes we’ve had throughout the year, and to thank our volunteers for the contributions that they have made.
Life Members
The Club announced three new life members to Toowong FC to mark our Centenary – Pete Muir, Brendon Boss and Marcus Middendorp. All three served as executive committee members for multiple years, and were instrumental in modernising the Club throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Some of Pete, Bossy and Middie’s key achievements during this time include:
- Significant infrastructure improvements (second field, spectator facilities and multiple major clubhouse and changeroom development projects)
- Governance and systems transformation, leading to our four-star National Club Development Program rating
- Development of our girls’/women’s programs at the Club so that we’re now leaders in both spaces
- Embedding a positive club culture that has made Toowong FC a club of choice for so many.
Junior Player Awards
| U12 Div 4 Player Of The Year | Hayden Evans |
| U12 Div 4 Coach’s Award | Louie Johannessen |
| U12 Div 7 Player Of The Year | Theo Pearn |
| U12 Div 7 Coach’s Award | Ryan Tran |
| U12 Girls Div 3 Player Of The Year | Saffron Meredith |
| U12 Girls Div 3 Coach’s Award | Harriet Gray |
| U13 Div 4 Player Of The Year | Jackson Greene |
| U13 Div 4 Coach’s Award | Jamie Homer |
| U13 Girls Div 1 Player Of The Year | Aryel Bisseling |
| U13 Girls Div 1 Coach’s Award | Amali Whish-Wilson |
| U15 Div 4 Player Of The Year | Austin Croll |
| U15 Div 4 Coach’s Award | Yianni Diakoelias |
| U15 Girls Div 2 Player Of The Year | Lauren Bailey |
| U15 Girls Div 2 Coach’s Award | Zahra Showiheen |
Senior Player Awards
Competitive Team of the Year – Men’s City 4 (finished minor premiers with 15 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, GF runners up)
Golden Gloves – Greg Maciejewski (Men’s City 4) and Bella Lemond (Capital Reserves Women)
Golden Boot – Neil Smith (Men’s City 4) and Penny Channon (Capital Women)
| MC6 Player of the Year 2021 | Fredrik Ohlin |
| MC6 Coach’s Award 2021 | Naqibullah Danesh |
| MC4 Player of the Year 2021 | Andy Hamblin |
| MC4 Coach’s Award 2021 | Santiago Clausse |
| MC1 Player of the Year 2021 | Cody Williamson |
| MC1 Coach’s Award 2021 | Woody Lloyd-Core |
| WC4 Tomcat of the Year 2021 | Katie Smith |
| WC4 Coach’s Award 2021 | Yuki Mortimer |
| WC2 Tomcat of the Year 2021 | Eliza Marcelo |
| WC2 Coach’s Award 2021 | Bec Bailey |
| BPL Coach’s Award 2021 | Ben Stanley |
| BPL Player of the Year 2021 | Jonathon Alderton |
| BPL (Res) Coach’s Award 2021 | Joel Ingram |
| BPL (Res) Player of the Year 2021 | Matt Morris |
| Capital Player of the Year 2021 | Grace McManus |
| Capital Coach’s Award 2021 | Grace McManus |
| Capital (Res) Player of the Year 2021 | Ashlyn Smith |
| Capital (Res) Coach’s Award 2021 | Amy Anderson & Olivia Raffaele |
| O35 Div 1 Player of the Year 2021 | Shaun McDevitt |
| O35 Div 1 Coach’s Award 2021 | Adam Bonney |
| O35 Div 2 Player of the Year 2021 | Matt Soome |
| O35 Div 2 Coach’s Award 2021 | Dave Moran |
| O35 Div 5 Player of the Year 2021 | Rick Evans |
| O35 Div 5 Coach’s Award 2021 | John Larkin |
| O45 Player of the Year 2021 | Glen Challenor |
| O45 Coach’s Award 2021 | Evan Tsonis |
Volunteer Awards
Clubperson of the Year (Phoenix Shield) – Andrew Newman
Andrew has been an amazing contributor to the Club as a coach for a few years (taking the U10 White in 2021), and lent his time and energy to co-ordinating the miniroos girls this year, managing three different age groups and multiple teams, as well as stepping up and filling in when other coaches weren’t available. Andrew’s enthusiasm, patience and dedication are admirable, and we are very proud to have him as Clubperson of the Year for 2021.
Club Community Team of the Year (Muir Shield) – Women’s City 2
With three committee members (Becky Ashelford, Courtney Green and Helen Gibson), the Women’s City 2 team have been at the heart of just about everything at Toowong FC in 2021. Aside from contributing around the Club with weekly tasks, the WC2 were also instrumental with pre-season setup, Centenary celebrations, and Summer 6s organisation. They have also consistently had the highest turnout for working bees, and are always displaying the community club spirit of Toowong FC proudly, both on and off the field.
Coach of the Year – Leo Aliakbari (U15 Boys)
Leo is the consummate Toowong FC coach – positive, passionate, and focused on building his players into well-rounded and resilient community members. Leo’s positivity and support for his players is outstanding, and he is an absolute treasure for our Club.