Sport Australia Media Awards

The Sport Australia Media Awards were established in 2002 to recognise excellence in Australian sports journalism and broadcasting. The awards focus on analytical and insightful reporting and the presentation of sport and sporting issues. The awards are the only dedicated sports media awards in Australia. The Walkley Awards do have several sports categories.[1]

The most prestigious award is the Lifetime Achievement Award that recognises exceptional service to sports journalism over an extended period of time. This award is determined by the Sport Australia Board.[1]

Lifetime Achievement Award

Year Journalist
2002Harry Gordon[2]
2003Norman May[3]
2004Johnny Warren
2005Alan Trengove
2006Ian Heads
2007Mike Gibson
2008Bruce McAvaney
2009Les Murray[4]
2010Caroline Wilson[4]
2011Roy Masters[4]
2012Peter Wilkins[4]
2013Ron Reed
2014Ken Sutcliffe[5]
2015Mike Coward[6]
2016Rebecca Wilson[7]
2017Debbie Spillane
2018Dennis Cometti[8]
2019Karen Tighe[9]
2020Jim Maxwell
2021Mike Sheahan

Best Reporting of an Issue in Australian Sport

Year Journalists Comments
2002Kate McClymont and Anne Davies (Sydney Morning Herald)Bulldogs salary cap scandal
2003Kyle Patterson (SBS)Soccer's Crawford Reform Process.
2004Michael Davis (The Australian)His Fragile Brilliance (James Hird)
2005Neil Jameson (Inside Sport)‘Professional Foul’
2006Nick McCallum (Fox Footy)'Blowing the whistle'
2007Robert Drane and Ian Kennins (Inside Sport)Goodbye Grassroots
2008Gerard Ryle and Jacquelin Magnay (Sydney Morning Herald)Firepower
2009Mike Hurst (Daily Telegraph)Caster Semenya
2010Adrian Proszenko, Brad Walter, Greg Prichard and others (Fairfax Media)Thunderstruck
2011Greg Prichard and Chris Barrett (Sydney Morning Herald)Want a Bet?
2012Daniel Lane (Fairfax Media)'For 30 years, they had a monster in their midst'
2013Andrew Holden (The Age)Essendon FC drug scandal
2014Michael Warner, Mark Robinson and Chip Le Grand (Herald Sun and The Australian)Essendon drugs scandal
2015Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Sam Clark and Max Murch (ABC Four Corners)‘Making a killing’
2016Nick Tabakoff (Daily Telegraph)Gotcha: The Parramatta Eels Salary Cap Scandal
2017Louise Milligan, Lisa McGregor and Trish Drum (ABC Four Corners)‘After the Game’,
2018Leo Schlink (Herald Sun)'The big fix'
2019Shark Island ProductionsThe Final Quarter
2020Jessica Halloran and Julian Linden, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph'On Thin Ice: Katia's Story'
2021Selina Steele, Michael Cain, Julian Linden
Adrian Arciuli, Anna Henderson, Abdullah Alikhil
Tackling abuse in football, The Daily Telegraph
The Taliban Takeover, SBS

Best Coverage of a Sporting Event

Year Journalists Coverage title
20051197 RPH AdelaideSouth Australian National Football League (SANFL).
2006SBS
2007Nine NetworkAmazing Adelaide
2008SBSCycling
2009Inside Sport
2010Broadcast Media - Nine Network
Print Media - Sydney Morning Herald
State of Origin 2010
Sport coverage
2011Broadcast Media - SBS
Print Media - (The Sunday Telegraph)
Cycling
Sport coverage
2012Broadcast Media - Fox Sports
Print Media - The Sunday Age
2011-12 KFC T20 Big Bash League
Winners, sinners, grinners
2013Broadcast Media - Fox Sports
Digital Media - Toby Forage SBS
Rugby
2013 Tour de France
2014Sporting Event - Network Ten
Digital Media - Fox Sports and News Corporation)
Big Bash Cricket
Network Sport — ‘Taking the world game to every Australian’
2015Sporting Event - The Age
Digital Media - cricket.com.au
2014 AFL grand final
2015 Ashes test series
2016Sporting Event - Network Ten
Digital Media - Seven Network
2015-16 Big Bash League
Olympics on 7
2017Sporting Event - Fox Sports
Digital Media - Seven Network
Horn v Pacquiao – World Title’
‘Summer of 7Tennis 2017’
2018Sporting Event - Seven Network2018 Commonwealth Games
2019The Age & The Sydney Morning Herald2019 Ashes series
2020Sporting Event - Fox Sports AustraliaBoxing Day Test
2021Sporting Event - Seven NetworkTokyo 2020 Olympics

Best Individual Sport Coverage

Year Journalists
2006Robert Drane (Inside Sport)
2007Michael Dodge (Herald Sun)
2008Will Swanton (Fairfax Media)
2009Gerard Whateley (ABC)
2010Broadcast Media - Gerard Whateley (ABC)
Print Media - Mike Colman (The Courier-Mail)
2011Broadcast Media - Michael Tomalaris (SBS)
Print Media -David Sygall (The Sun-Herald)
2012Broadcast Media - Gerard Whateley (ABC) and (Fox Sports)
Print Media - Richard Hinds (Sydney Morning Herald)
2013Television - Gerard Whateley (Fox Footy and ABC)
Print Media - Caroline Wilson (The Age)
Radio - Gerard Whateley (ABC
2014Television - Gerard Whateley (ABC) and Fox Footy)
Radio - Gerard Whateley (Grandstand AFL)
Print Media - Will Swanton (The Australian)
2015Broadcast Media - Gerard Whateley (ABC and Fox Footy)
Print media - Will Swanton (The Australian)
Digital Media - David Weiner (Fox Sports)
2016Broadcast Media - Bruce McAvaney (Seven Network)
Print Media - Will Swanton (The Australian)
Digital Media - Jack Kerr (freelancer)
2017Broadcast Media - Kelli Underwood (Fox Sports and ABC)
Print Media - Konrad Marshall (Good Weekend Magazine)
2018Broadcast Media - Lucy Zelic (Special Broadcasting Service)
Print Media - Andrew Webster (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Digital - Michael Chammas (NRL.com)
2019Broadcast Media - Gerard Whateley (SEN Radio and Fox Footy)
Print Media - Konrad Marshall (Good Weekend)
Digital - Mary Konstantopoulos (Ladies Who League)
2020Audio - Quentin Hull, ABC Radio
Written -Peter Badel, The Courier-Mail
Video - Joint winners: Zac Bailey, NRL.com and Kelli Underwood, ABC and Fox Sports Australia
2021Audio - Neroli Meadows, Ordineroli Speaking
Written - Phil Lutton, The Sydney Morning Herald
Video - David Culbert, Seven Network

Best Sport Profile

Year Journalists Story coverage
2005Angus Fontaine (Inside Cricket)The Warrior Within’ (Justin Langer)
2006Broadcast Media - Ben Cheshire (ABC Australian Story)
Print Media - Peter Lalor (The Australian)
'One Perfect Day' (Death of cyclist Amy Gillett)
'Mongrel Streak'
2007Broadcast Media - Wendy Page and Ian Harley (ABC Australian Story)
Print Media - Anthony Sharwood Alpha Magazine
'Man of the Century' (Barry 'Nugget' Rees)
'Running for his life'
2008Broadcast Media - (ABC Australian Story)
Print - Media - Caroline Wilson (The Age)
'She's not there' (Sally Robbins)
'How football failed one of its own'
2009Broadcast Media - Roger Carter (ABC Australian Story)
Print Media - Jessica Halloran (Fairfax Media)
'When We Were Racers' (Sir Jack Brabham)
'Jelena Dokic'
2010Broadcast Media - John Taylor (ABC)
Print Media - Amanda Hooton (Good Weekend Magazine)
'Boxing hopeful' (Dane Mulivai)
'Mark Webber – Mark 1’
2011Broadcast Media - Mary Gearin(ABC 7.30 Report)
Print Media - Robert Drane (Inside Sport)
'Mick and David' (Mick Malthouse and David Buttifant)
'Bloodlines' (Adam Goodes)
2012Broadcast Media - Denise Reardon (Fox Sports)
Print Media - Paul Connolly (The Global Mail)
Profiles: Julian Huxley
‘The fastest man you've never heard of’ (Josh Ross)
2013Broadcast Media - Caitlin Shea and Roger Carter (ABC)
Print Media - Wayne Smith (The Australian)
Know Thy Enemy
That Sinking Feeling
2014Broadcast Media -Ryan Smith, Denise Reardon, Frank Chidiac, Maria Cardomatis
and Lisa Shaunessy
(Fox Sports) and South Sydney Media)
Print Media - Jake Niall (The Age)
‘Slammin’ Sam’ (Sam Burgess)

‘Inside the world of Liam Jurrah
2015Broadcast Media - Brad Smith, Mike Hirchfield and Mick Neill (Fox Footy)
Print media - Robert Drane (Inside Sport)
Dan Menzel – a long way home’
‘The blame game’ (Ahmed Saad)
2016Broadcast Media - Winsome Denyer, Tim Wilson and Marc Smith(ABC Australian Story)
Print Media - Will Swanton (The Australian)
'True Grit – David Pocock'
'Jarryd Hayne'
2017Broadcast Media - Adrian Brown (Whooshka Media)
Print Media - Grantlee Kieza (The Courier-Mail)
Digital Media - Nathan Ryan (Fox Sports), ‘
‘Outsiders’
‘Prized Fighter - Jeff Horn
'Beyond the Game: Inside the NRL World'
2018Broadcast Media - Andy Maher (1116 SEN)
Print Media - Will Swanton (The Australian)
Jarrod Lyle interview
'Is this bloke a thug' (Robert Whittaker)
2019Broadcast Media - Josh Cable, Marcus Cobbledick (Good Thing Productions)
Print Media - Samantha Lane (The Sydney Morning Herald & The Age)
‘Collingwood: From the Inside Out’,
Adam Goodes
2020Broadcast - Adrian Brown, Richard Ostroff, Whooshka Media and Cricket Australia
Iain Payten, The Sydney Morning Herald
‘The Test – A New Era for Australia’s Team’
‘Judging Jane Saville
2021Broadcast Media - Australian Story ABC TV
Written Media - Konrad Marshall, Good Weekend
Luc Longley: One Giant Leap
Patty Mills: All the right moves

Best Coverage of Sport for People with a Disability

Year Journalists Story Title
2010Dwayne Grant (Gold Coast Publications)‘Never Say Never’
2011Leanne West (Network Ten)‘David and Michelle’
2012Stathi Paxinos (Fairfax Media)London Paralympic Games
2013Mike Dalton (Nine Network)Special Olympics Junior Games
2014Emma Greenwood (Gold Coast Bulletin)‘He who dares lives’
2015Amanda Shalala (ABC Radio Grandstand)‘Grandstand para-sport profiles’
2016Seven Network'Rio 2016 Paralympic Games'
2017Jim Callinan (Sky News Australia)Oz Day 10K Wheelchair Road Race'
2018Matt Carmichael (Seven Network)2018 Winter Paralympics and 2018 Commonwealth Games
2019Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2018 Invictus Games
2020Matt Carmichael (Seven Network)Paralympic Presence
2021Tom Decent (Sydney Morning Herald / The Age)The power of the Paralympics,

Best Sports Journalism from Rural or Regional media

Year Journalists Story title
2002Brett Kohlhagen (Border Mail)
2003Gerard Walsh (Warwick Daily News)Polocrosse World Cup Coverage
2004Daniel DeNardi (The Liverpool Champion)‘No Place to Call Home’
2005Kim Sporton (Bayside Weekly)Exploration of VFL football team, the Sandringham Zebras
2006Luke Turgeon (Gold Coast Bulletin)'Body of work'
2007Aaron Kearney ABC Radio'Bringing the World Game to Newcastle'
2008Richard Schmeiszl Sentinel-Times Newspaper'Football Crisis'
2009Samantha Derrick WIN News Wollongong'Never Too Old: Seniors in Sport'
2010Andrew Piva (Cairns Post)
Tim Doutré (Star News Group)
‘All about the game for life’
‘Are player payments killing the game?’
2011Allison Jess (ABC Goulburn Murray)'Coby's Back'
2012Newcastle Herald Sports Department‘Trouble in Tinkler Town’
2013Michael Warren (Mackay Telegraph)Barba Inc
2014Robert Dillon (Newcastle Herald)‘Bye, bye boganarie’
2015Matthew McInerney (APN Fraser Coast Chronicle)‘Body of work’
2016Robert Dillon (Newcastle Herald)'Dreams and Knightmares'
2017Grant Edwards (Sunshine Coast Daily)‘Multisport Mecca’
2018Mackenzie Colahan (Central and North Burnett Times)Decline of rugby league in outback Queensland'
2019Stuart WalmsleyRUGBY.com.au
2020Kieran Pender, Mike Bowers, Freelance and Guardian Australia"From the ashes of catastrophe: how 'aqua therapy' is helping a town through 2020'
2021Donna Page (Newcastle Herald)Newcastle cricket's turf war

Best Depiction of Inclusive Sport

From 2009 to 2017 called Best Coverage of Women in Sport.

Year Journalists Coverage title
2009Merryn Sherwood (Canberra Times)'Canberra United - Making a Difference for Women's Sport'
(Special commendation)
2010Raelee Tuckerman (Bendigo Advertiser)
2011Luke Waters (SBS)‘A Belt that Fits’
2012Canberra Times‘A capital season for women in Canberra’
2013Warren Partland (The Advertiser)Raising Netball's Status
2014Matt Weiss, Denise Reardon and Kelli Underwood (Fox Sports)‘Breaking Ground’
2015SBSThe 2015 women's FIFA World Cup
2016Network Ten2015-16 Women's Big Bash League
2017Fox FootyAFL Women's coverage
2018Australian Broadcasting CorporationThe Outer Sanctum Podcast
2019Media Stockade‘Power Meri’
2020Amanda Shalala, ABC'In Her Words'
2021Peter DicksonThe Ripple Effect, Dickson Films

Best Sports Photography

Year Photographer Image Title
2002Bruce Long (The Courier-Mail)‘Grabba’
2003Kristi Miller (The Sunday Telegraph)The Gus and Joey saga
2004Ray Kennedy (The Age)
Vincent Long (Inside Sport)
Doubles’ photo of US doubles pair, Mike and Bob Bryan
'Park Life'
2005Nicole Garmston (Herald Sun)‘Bird Strike’
2006Warren Clark (Inside Sport)'The Fight'
2007Michael Dodge Herald Sun)
Alex Coppel Sunday Herald Sun
Dream Catchers
Tiwi Magpies
2008Michael Dodge Herald Sun)Football Life
2009Quinn Rooney (Getty Images)Water Relief
2010Craig Golding (Getty Images)2010 World Masters Games
2011Mark Dadswell (Getty Images)PNG Cricket
2012Scott Barbour Getty ImagesRugby League 2012
2013Rohan Thomson (Canberra Times)Canberra Cavalry
2014Cameron Spencer (Getty Images)‘Rain Dance’
2015Brett Costello (Daily Telegraph)‘Shark Splash’
2016Cameron Spencer (Getty Images)Say Cheese
2017Michael Dodge (Getty Images)‘Cyril Magic’
2018Ryan Pierse (Getty Images)'‘Cop it on the Chin’
2019Michael Willson‘The Kick’ AFL Photo of Tayla Harris
2020Scott Barbour, Australian Associated Press'The Melbourne Cup'
2021Jay TownEye on the ball, Tennis Australia

Best Analysis of the Business of Sport

Year Journalists/Media Story Title
2013John Stensholt (Australian Financial Review)Cricket Broadcast Rights
2014Ramy Haidar (Inside Sport)‘The Cyberscrimmage’
2015Simon King (The Australian's Deal Magazine)‘Charting a bold course’
2016Jeff Centenera (Inside Sport)'The 0.1 percenters'
2017Jack Kerr (Freelance)‘Sports Betting Industry Analysis’
2018John Stensholt and Max Mason (Australian Financial Review)'Cricket Broadcast Rights'
2019Tracey HolmesThe Ticket, ABC

Best Contribution to Sport via Digital Media

Year Media
2018PlayersVoice (Interviews with leading Australian athletes)
2019Herald Sun ‘Sacked' - Mick Malthouse talks about his sacking from Collingwood Football Club

Innovation in Sports Media

Year Media
2020Fox Sports Audio, Virtual Crowd and Flying Fox Camera, Fox Sports Australia
2021Optus Sport, Social Media Innovation, UEFA EURO 2020

Discontinued Awards

Best Depiction of the Value of Sport to Australians in a Community Setting

Up until 2009 named Community Sports Award

Year Journalists Story Title
2002David Pearson and Brian Webb of 104.1FM, Darwin
2003Nick McCallum (Nine Network Today Show)'Manangatang Horse story'
2004Mark Howard (Seven Network)'Footy From the Hearts'
2005Brad McEwan (Network Ten)‘Local Hero’ series
2006Nick McCallum (Fox Footy Channel)Footy Fanatics
2007Travis Cranley (Inside Sport)'Disabling sports'
2008Paul Kennedy'Drug Game'
2009Travis Cranley (Inside Sport)'Kiddie Wars'
2010Mary Gearin – (ABC 7.30 Report)‘Majak Daw’
2011Grantlee Kieza (The Courier-Mail)‘Million Dollar Noby’
2012Luke Waters (SBS)‘Race Game’
2013Will Swanton (The Australian)'Life saver'
2014McGuire Media (Foxtel)‘The Recruit — Indigenous Carnival episode’
2015Dan Goldberg, Adam Kay and Anthony De Sylva (Mint Pictures and ABC)‘Pitch battle’
2016Tim Sheridan and Matt Weiss (Fox Footy)'From Little Things'
2017Allyson Horn (ABC)‘Afghan AFL’
Year Journalists Comments
2002Robert Drane (Inside Sport)Indigenous sport
2003Janelle Miles (Australian Associated Press)Athletes blood worth bottling
2004Jesse Fink (Inside Sport)‘Silent Witness’
2005Jacquelin Magnay (Good Weekend Magazine)Wired World of Sports"
2006Andrea Ulbrick and Sally Regan (Film Australia)'Nerves of Steel'

Youth Sport Media Award

Year Journalists
2002Amanda Smith of ABC Radio National
2003Steve Grove and Tony Thomas ( (Daily Telegraph)
2004Shaun Hollis (The Messenger)

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