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Hey everyone just wanted to let you know that Australia Football Facebook page has won the best use of social media network award at the inaugural FFDU Awards i Sydney last Friday June 3rd at the Marriott Hotel. I am very proud to say that I am one of the 7 administrators across Australia that run this page and we beat the big boys 'Four Four Two and The Football Sack'.

The FFDU Fan Awards were held at the Sydney Harbour Marriott on Friday night with surprise special guest, Tim Cahill.
There were over 100 people at the Fan Awards, representing just a snapshot of the Australian football community. The company of SBS, Celtic Sydney Supporters Club, FourFourTwo, The Football Sack, Everton Supporters Club, Sydney FC Unofficial, Melbourne Heart Red & White Unite, Australian Football Facebook and more were gathered in Sydney for the awards. Lee Sutherland, who founded Footy Fans Down Under, introduced everyone to the night and immediately set the casual mood – reflecting the collection of fans in the room. The light humour continued throughout the night and really captured the character of fans and supporters of football.

Between the humour there was even some friendly – and at times cheeky – rival taunts. The night had a range of highlights including; what was an eternally long acceptance speech from Australian Football Weekly, the entire SBS crew accepting their award for TV Show of the Year, Santo Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever and David Zdrilic buying some time as he accepted Matt McKay’s award for Australian Based Football of the Year. Les Murray, Francis Leach and Melbourne Heart CEO, Scott Munn were all guest speakers and reflected on their involvement with the game and how football has the unique ability to unite people from any corner of the world.
The Celtic Sydney Supporters Club made sure their voices were heard and fittingly won the Supporters Club of the Year Award. They were presented by FourFourTwo with a special signed cover of the first issue of Australian FourFourTwo magazine from 2005.

But without a doubt the biggest highlight of the night was the surprise appearance of Socceroo, Tim Cahill, who travelled from his Coaching Clinics at Homebush to accept his award for Overseas Australian Footballer of the Year.
The formalities of the night ended after the special award of Supporter of the Year was presented to Steven Forbes from Melbourne Heart’s Red & White Unite.

You can check out the great photos from the night here on the FourFourTwo website.

The full list of winners are as follows:
Australian Supporters Club Website of the Year Sydney FC Unofficial
Overseas Supporters Club Website of the Year OzSpurs
Football Website of the Year Four Four Two
Football/Supporters Best Use of Social Media Australian Football Facebook
Blogger of the Year Les Murray
Football Podcast of the Year The Football Sack
Supporters Club Event of the Year Everton in Sydney Weekend
Football Print Publication of the Year Four Four Two
Football Writer of the Year Michael Lynch
Football Bar of the Year Australia Royal Exhibition Hotel – Sydney
Football TV Show of the Year Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever
Football Stadium of the Year Matchday Experience AAMI Park – Melbourne Heart
Football Radio Station/Show of the Year SEN – Francis Leach
Australian Based Footballer of the Year Matt McKay
Supporters Club of the Year Celtic Sydney Supporters Club Sponsored by Four Four Two
Overseas Australian Footballer of the Year Tim Cahill
Supporter of the Year Steven Forbes (Red & White Unite – Melbourne Heart) Sponsored by Ben Sherman

I would like to take this opportunity to say what a wonderful experience it was to be able to attend the awards evening and to meet so many passionate people that absolutely love the game. It was also fantastic to meet the other administgators from across Australia and the founder Brian Gibson.

Australian Football Facebook page has 30,145 people that follow 3rd behind the melbourne victory site (48,044) and SBS The world Game 47,029. The Hyundai A-League site only has 12,093 just to give you an indication of how successful we are. Why dont you join us to get up to date and accurate information about whats happening in Australian Football.

Please join us on http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/AussieFootball
we would love to have you onboard!

Thanks!

Well done Nat !!!!!

absolutely, well done

ps, i am a fan on FB!

Thank you El...the more the merrier.

ALl 7 adminsitrators dedicate their time to ensuring it is a fbook page that does provide uptodate information and engages the fans in football banter.

We have had some great feedback from key members of the football community such as:
- "30,000 Australian Football fans are testament to Australian Football's ability to identify a need and fill it."
- "The Australian Football page is fast proving itself the premier site for football news and discussion."
- "Australian Football are leading the way for the social engagement of football fans, and media and football federations alike are taking notice.”
- “Their expertise, passion, attention to detail, and drive to give fans both information and a voice to express their thoughts and opinions about it, has helped make the Australian Football fan page the number one page for football in Australia.”

And from the FFA itself and I spoke to Kyle Patterson new Media Manager on SUnday at the Socceroos v NZ game....."with your numbers and growth, you need to be a key part of our communication strategy with fans"

Pity key people in our own backyard dont feel the same way.

Thanks to all who support us and for thoese that dont go and have a look on facebook ....search for Australian Football
and you will find us there.

I have to say, I "liked" the page a couple of days ago and I am pleasently surprised by the rate at which you guys post. Has always been some sort of interesting topic, discussion, news coming through. Well done, very happy. A football page for football people.

UniSA wrote:I have to say, I "liked" the page a couple of days ago and I am pleasently surprised by the rate at which you guys post. Has always been some sort of interesting topic, discussion, news coming through. Well done, very happy. A football page for football people.

Our objective is to empower football fans through the provision of uptodate and accurate information of any news regarding Australian Football.....and I think we have that recipe right ;)

As they say .. if mainstream media wont bring the game to the people

we damn sure will...

Fantastic page... amazed at the updated posts and coverage of state leagues ... who needs papers!!!!!

Go get em Nat

An insight to what Australian Football Facebook page is all about...
An interview with the founder Brian Gibson I took while in Sydney last week.

http://www.youtube.com/user/FullOnFootb ... re=mhum#p/

Enjoy!