Rabbitohs Awarded AIS Sports Performance of the Year
11th February 2015
Thousands of Australian sports fans have voted for the South Sydney Rabbitohs (Sport Performance of the Year) in the inaugural AIS Sport Performance Awards (ASPAs). The Rabbitohs were nominated as one of six outstanding individual and team performances that were voted on by the public, including; Daniel Ricciardo, Nick Kyrgios, Sally Pearson, The Diamonds and the Steelers. Speaking from the Melbourne Museum as part of a gala awards function, AIS Director Matt Favier said he was excited that all Australians could now have a say in recognising our best sport performances and personalities. “The ASPAs aim to recognise our leading athletes, teams and coaches. They reward performance but also reflect the important values that underpin Australian sport,” Favier said. “The public vote demonstrates that South Sydney winning the NRL premiership after a 43-year drought and being excluded from the competition in 2000 and 2001 is one of our great sporting stories. “Congratulations to all our winners tonight. It is very important that we publicly acknowledge the hard work and achievements of people involved in Australian performance sport.”