A YOUNG football superstar from Carrum had a special moment on the biggest stage of all last weekend.
10-year-old Mabel Pearce is learning her footy craft at Auskick Carrum. Her hard work this year paid off when she was named a nominee for the 2022 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year award.
The 21 nominees for the award have been a fixture during the AFL’s Grand Final weekend. The young superstars in the making took part in the Grand Final parade on Friday and were given the opportunity to present premiership medals to the winning players at the game on Saturday at the MCG.
Geelong won the 2022 AFL Grand Final in emphatic fashion. The Cats thumped Sydney at the MCG on Saturday to claim the prize. Pearce presented Geelong forward Brad Close with his first ever AFL premiership medallion.
Close impressed on Saturday, booting two goals and gathering 18 possessions.
NAB has sponsored the Auskick program since 2006.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 28 September 2022
