NAB Club Recognition Award

The NAB Club Recognition Award is presented to each of the junior football clubs responsible for the development of the AFL players nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star Award. The NAB Club Recognition Award acknowledges that a player's development is largely attributed to the dedication and commitment of volunteers and staff of local football clubs.

Award

The award package provides financial and practical resources to the clubs to assist the development of future champions. Subject to eligibility rules*, the NAB Club Recognition Award is be awarded to the 23 junior clubs of the nominees.

NAB provides the following to the eligible nominated clubs:

  • $1,000 in a NAB Community Fee Saver Account
  • 1 x Red Mesh Sherrin Carry Bag
  • 1 x Black Mesh Sherrin Carry Bag
  • 10 x NAB Sipper Bottles
  • 1 x NAB Coaches Boards
  • 1 x Air Compressor
  • 2 x Full Size Red Sherrins
  • 2 x Full Size Yellow Sherrins (Poly Coated)
  • 2 x Size 3 Red Sherrins
  • 2 x Size 3 Yellow Sherrins (Poly Coated)
  • 1 x AFL Skills of the Game Book
  • 1 x AFL Laws of the Game DVD
  • Club Recognition Vinyl Banner

NAB Rising Star Club Recognition Award eligibility rules

  1. The NAB Club Recognition Award ("Award") is awarded by National Australia Bank ("NAB").
  2. Subject to these rules, and in NAB's discretion, it is intended that an Award will be made in respect of each AFL player nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star (as judged by the AFL), if it is the first time they have been nominated for the award. Each of these players will be a "Qualifying Player".
  3. A football club is eligible to receive an Award where it:
    1. in the reasonable opinion of NAB (in consultation with the AFL), has a "Genuine Relationship" with a Qualifying Player;
    2. is not a "State league" (ie, VFL, SANFL, WAFL, etc) club;
    3. is not a team of or associated with any particular school; and
    4. has not received an Award from NAB in the same AFL season.
  4. Without limiting NAB's discretion, a club will generally be considered to have a Genuine Relationship with a Qualifying Player if:
    1. the Qualifying Player has been a registered player with the club for at least three years and the club can provide documentary substantiation of such registration; or
    2. the Qualifying Player has been a registered player with the club for less than three years but has not been a registered player with any other club during the previous three years.