Best Depiction of the value of Sport to Australians in a Community Setting

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Goes to Grantlee Kieza at The Courier Mail.

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Would like to welcome Grantlee to join us
on the stage to accept his award, and say

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a few words.

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Thank you very much, this is absolutely unexpected
and I am just so thrilled. Thanks very so

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much to the Commission for putting this function
on. I have got to say that everybody in the

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sports writing industry and sports media industry
is very, very grateful for this. Thank you

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very much

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I would especially like to thank Noby Clay
and Ray Dennis up on Palm Island for giving

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me a good story to write and they’re proof
that even if you have nothing in life, you

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can have a dream and work towards it. I would
also like to thank all my friends at Q Weekend,

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especially my great buddy Mike Coleman who’s
been such a help and a great friend to me

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over many years and is a regular winner at
these awards.

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Thank you very much.

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