Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2015 VICTORIAN SPORT AWARDS The 2015 Victorian Sport Awards were held on 9 March, 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and attracted a record audience. The night brought together over 400 of Victoria’s best athletes, coaches, officials and administrators to celebrate the year’s sporting achievements on and off the field. 2015 was a fantastic year for Victorian sport with the nominee field including World Champions, Olympians and Premiership winners across a wide variety of sports. Vicsport would like to thank the following partners for their support of the Victorian Sport Awards:  State Government of Victoria  VicHealth  BLK  Sportscover  La Trobe University  Three’s A Crowd  Sports Accounting Australia  MySportLive  Arthur J. Gallagher  Southern Cross Trophies Vicsport would also like to acknowledge the ongoing support of Her Excellency The Honourable Linda Dessau AM, Governor of Victoria, and The Honourable John Eren MP, Minister for Sport, who attended the event to present major awards. AWARD AWARD PRESENTED BY WINNER 2015 Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award Nicole Livingstone OAM 2015 Governor’s Award for the Victorian Sportsperson of the Year Governor of Victoria Dylan Alcott OAM – Tennis Michelle Payne – Horse Racing 2015 Victorian Female Athlete of the Year – Kitty McEwan Award State Government of Victoria Meg Lanning – Cricket 2015 Victorian Male Athlete of the Year – Frank Wilkes Award State Government of Victoria Andrew Bogut – Basketball 2015 Victorian Sports Administrator – Eunice Gill Award VicHealth Matthew Kennedy – Tennis Victoria 2015 Victorian Team of the Year BLK Victorian Fury – Netball 2015 Victorian Sport Media Award La Trobe University Four Corners – ABC TV 2015 Victorian Coach of the Year Sportscover Ange Postecoglou – Football 2015 Masters Sport Award Vicsport Glenn Busby – Tennis 2015 Sport Development Initiative Award – Full & Associate Member Southern Cross Trophies South Sudanese Australian Basketball Slam – Basketball Victoria 2015 Sport Development Initiative Awards – Local Government Member Arthur J. Gallagher Sponsorship Assistance Program – Maribyrnong City Council 2015 Victorian Official of the Year Three’s A Crowd Thomas Sweeney – Tennis 2015 Victorian Junior Team of the Year Sports Accounting Australia CVI Victorian Junior State Team – Calisthenics 2015 Victorian Junior Athlete of the Year My Sport Live Isis Holt – Athletics