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2017

Presented 1 February 2018

Award

2017 Winner

Lifetime achievement award for contribution to sports journalism

Debbie Spillane AM

Best reporting of an issue in sport

Louise Milligan, Lisa McGregor, Trish Drum — After the Game (Four Corners, ABC)

Best coverage of sport by an individual – broadcast

Kelli Underwood (Fox Sports and ABC)

Best coverage of sport by an individual – print media

Konrad Marshall  (Good Weekend, Fairfax Media)

Best coverage of sport by an individual – digital media

Nathan Ryan — Beyond the Game: Inside the NRL World (Fox Sports)

Best coverage of a sporting event by a media organisation

Fox Sports — Horn v Pacquiao: World Title

Best coverage of sport for people with disability

Jim Callinan — Oz Day 10k Wheelchair Road Race (Sky News)

Best coverage of women in sport

Fox Footy  — AFL Women’s coverage (Fox Sports)

Best profiling of an athlete, team or coach – broadcast media

Adrian Brown — Outsiders (Whooshka Media)

Best profiling of an athlete, team or coach – print media

Grantlee Kieza — Prized Fighter: Jeff Horn (The Courier-Mail)

Best sports journalism from rural, regional or suburban media

Grant Edwards —  Multisport Mecca (Sunshine Coast Daily)

Best sports photography

Michael Dodge — Cyril Magic (Getty Images)

Best depiction of the value of sport to Australians in a community setting

Allyson Horn — Afghan AFL (ABC)

Best contribution to sport by an organisation through digital media

Seven Network — Summer of 7Tennis 2017

Best analysis of the business of sport

Jack Kerr — Sports Betting Industry Analysis (freelance)