History & Honours

National AFL Masters – Life Members

SA AFL Masters – Life Members

National AFL Masters Hall of Fame Inductees

National AFL Masters Legends Hall of Fame

2012 Bill McDonald – East

At the 2012 National Carnival held in Townsville, the National body announced a new recognition award for services to the AFL Masters competition, “Legends Hall of Fame”.

SA is proud to acknowledge that Bill MacDonald was one of the deserving recipients of this prestigious award.

Many of the current SA AFL Masters players would not be aware of what Bill has done and achieved in his career before and during AFL Masters. So I thought it an opportune time to acknowledge some of Bills achievements in football and administration.

Bill played SANFL with Central Districts. He has the dubious honour of being the first Centrals player to be reported. While playing with Centrals he also helped out coaching juniors in the area, he once told a 10 yr. old Elizabeth kid that he was too small and light to play football and should try soccer. That kid was John Platten who won both the Brownlow and Margery medals, played in 4 night and 4 day premierships with Hawthorn, 5 times All Australian.

• Foundation member of the committee that formed SA Superules in 1983.
• Vice President (2 years)
• SA President (7 years )
• Exec. Member ( 18 years)
• Fundraiser and social director ( 11 years)
• Has attended 28 out of 30 National Carnivals and has played in 21 of those carnivals.
• Has played approx. 400 + games of Superules.
• Represented SA in the inaugural state game vs. Victoria at Nhill ( Victoria)
• 2 times selected as All Australian at a National Carnival.
• Awarded Life Membership SA Superules (1986).
• Awarded Life Membership AFL Masters Australia (1996)
• Inducted into AFL Masters Hall Of Fame (1997)
• Elevated to AFL Masters Legend ( 2012)
• Named Capt / Coach of SA Superules team of the Millennium (2001).
• Selected in the SA Masters Ratpack 2004.
• Awarded 3 Ken Green Memorial trophies for outstanding service to SA Masters, 1988, 1989 & 2008.
• Awarded Presidents trophy 2000.
• Awarded most valuable contributor to the National Carnival (x3)
• Member of the committee that organised the 25 & 30 year reunion functions.
• Member of the committee for the National Carnivals held in Adelaide.
• 12 years on the selection panel for Hall of Fame members.
• Awarded AFL International Year of the Volunteer Award.
• 2013 will see Bill attend his 3rd Bali 9’s competition in Bali

Honour Roll

Presidents Trophy Winners

Bill McDonald – Most Valuable Contributor to a National Carnival

This award is presented to the person(s) who makes the most valuable contribution to the AFL Masters Australian Football – SA Division Inc. contingent at the National Carnival in that year. A special committee, elected by the AFL Masters Australian Football – SA Division Inc. Committee from those participating in the carnival touring party, is responsible for making the selection and presentation. Presentation of the perpetual shield (to be held for 12 months) and a replica trophy (to be retained by the winner) will be made to the recipient at the final official gathering of the carnival touring party during the carnival week.

Recipient List

Ken Green Memorial Award

An annual award presented by the Executive to a person, committee, group, club etc. in recognition of MOST OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTION TO AFL MASTERS AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL – SA DIVISION INC. Ken Green was an active and vital foundation member of SA Superules from its beginning in 1982. He was committed to team organisation, social aspects, fundraising etc. for the EAST CLUB in its formative years and his efforts reflect in the strength and attributes of that Club today. He successfully participated in the S.A. Superules State team in National Carnivals contested in ‘83, ’85 and ‘86. When he passed away suddenly in 1987, Murray Kolberg donated a shield to be presented in his memory. The presentation is made at the Annual General Meeting and the recipient will hold the perpetual shield for twelve months and retain a replica trophy as a memento. NOMINATIONS for the Ken Green Memorial Award, from any club or Executive Member, must be forwarded, in writing, with resume, to the Secretary of AFL Masters Australian Football – SA Division Inc. by the first meeting after the National Carnival. The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE will make the final selection from nominations received. Nomination forms are available from club delegates or executive members.

Recipient List

Ratpak

The Ratpak came to life in the 2000 Carnival held in Hobart.
The four of us were always together eating and drinking (Hugh Barker, Jim Potts, Ken Follett and Barrie Nicolle) much to the disgust of the coach Mark Doyle, but that was the only side SA took to that year’s carnival (seniors). One night we were having fun when Mark came looking for us we were stuck in the corner of the pub, he called us “you’re just a RAT PACK” from then on we became the Ratpak and I got my son to design us a logo, which got people talking so we decided to continue the practice and inducted more rats.

The ideals of the Ratpak is for the inductees to put AFL MAFSA Superules before themselves, to raise money where possible help out other AFL MAFSA footballers or their families (e.g. if someone is injured away and needs a flight back quickly or if sickness in family we may be able to assist financially). We have started slowly and are building stronger each year. The Ratpak wishes to be part of AFL MAFSA folk law, also to have lots of fun …

2020

AFL Masters SA Player of the Carnival