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Round 18 Nominee - 2012 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year

Monday, August 06, 2012

This week's nominee is Joven May from the ACT

Joven May is the NAB AFL Auskicker of the Week!

Nominee Details

Nominee Name: Joven May
Nominee Auskick Centre: Gungahlin Jets
State: ACT

Application Details

Age: 7
Favourite Team: Geelong Cats
Favourite Player: Corey Enright

Why should Joven be the 2012 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year?

Joven describes himself as a "footy freak".

His enthusiasm and love for the game flows through to everything he does - from playing in the yard, watching AFL matches, playing footy card games (where he records statistics including 'dream team' points, writes match reports and creates footy records for his games) to staying for an extra 45 minutes after Auskick to practice goal kicking with his dad.

At Auskick he always includes others by giving off handballs and he's very supportive and encouraging to his teammates.

Recently he had the day off school to travel from Canberra to Melbourne to attend a three-hour Geelong Junior members clinic.

That's "footy full on!"

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Steve - 07-08-12 00:12

A few observations of this footy freak from his proud parents...

Joven's life is like the Geelong motto "Footy Full On!" He was born 1 minute before a Geelong/St Kilda match - 1 Aug 2004. He chose Corey Enright as his favourite player when he was 2 and half (at the beginning of 2007) and became the lucky charm for Boris' career! His daily life is immersed in footy and the language of - in preschool he said he had to move during storytime as quote: "I was sitting on such a tight angle I couldn't see the book!" After the 2007 Premiership he was toilet training and yelled out "finally I've done it after 44 years!" When he started Auskick he claimed he was drafted to the Gungahlin Jets under the father-son rule (his Dad has played over 200 games for the club). On the morning of his first Under 8's match he said "I'm so excited it feels like my birthday." He is crazy about footy tipping (trying to win a Whopper!), Dream Team, playing footy cards, watching the Cats and playing Auskick. His teacher banned him from writing about footy for a few weeks because that is all he ever writes about in his journal. Last year he said "how lucky am I? I have only been alive for 7 years and I've already seen Geelong win 3 Premierships!" He is so excited about being the weekly Auskick winner for Round 18 (we got in trouble for not nominating him last year!)

Michael - 09-08-12 18:12

Well done Joven! Good to the see the stats bureau featuring so strongly in the AusKick. Have fun and make sure your dad or his mate Haywood do not try to steal the limelight.

Graham Butterfield - 10-08-12 10:48

Joven has been a Cats member since he was born and his obsession with footy is amazing.He continually plays "balloon" footy in the house while providing hilarious commentary which he also provides while playing footy matches with his footy cards.
Whilst obsessed with footy Joven is still a very bright pupil at school.
Not a bad combination brains and sporting ability

Phil & Georgina May - 11-08-12 16:05

Congratulations Joven.....well done! You deserve this nomination. We know how much you love your footy. From your Saturday game with your team mates to your made up games with your footy cards you are so keen on the game and wanting to improve your skills. A dream come true and we are so proud of our footy freak!

Ness & Luke Tulenew - 13-08-12 22:05

Well done J!!! Your Aunty Ness & Uncle Loot are very proud of you! Congratulations, you deserve this nomination! Your amazing memory to be able list the players, numbers, team songs and stats was evident from an early age and puts everyone else to shame!!

Oscar Kable - 16-08-12 20:33

Well done Joven and it's such alot of fun playing with you and the Jets on Saturdays. The grand final will be amazing.

Fee - 22-08-12 17:21

Congratulations Joven! You are truly deserving of your Auskicker nomination. It is fantastic to see that your boundless passion for the game has been rewarded. I can't imagine there would be too many people who would appreciate & enjoy the grand final experience as much as you will! I'll be very proud to watch you showcase your skills and enthusiasm on the big day!

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