The 2021 Sport writer’s Awards were presented at the annual awards on Saturday 11 September on the Gold Coast – Living Temple Church (Tugun Baptist)
Winner for 2021 - as last year the panellists marked all 5 sport writers with a touch over 3 points between them all. This followed last year 2020, 2017 and 2014.
The sport writers are published each Wednesday in Christian Today.
2021 awards - each award photo – presenter is conference MC Russell Modlin
David Goodwin - Melbourne
Tony Dunkerley Sport Writer Award
This is the third occasion - 2015, 2019, 2021 - David Goodwin has been awarded top place by the Sport Panellists.
Jeremy Dover - Melbourne
Tronson sport award
2014, 2017, 2020 - Jeremy Dover was awarded the top place by the Sports Panellists.
Wes Tronson - Gold Coast
Analytical sport award
2014, 2017, 2018
– Wes Tronson was awarded the top place by the Sport Panellists.
Kelly Thompson - Melbourne
Joint Theology sport award
Kelly commenced as a sport writer in 2021 and the first woman sport writer for 4 years. We have done our best over these many years to have a woman sport writer.
Phil Hall - Melbourne
Joint Theology sport award
Phil Hall coordinates the sport writers and regularly sends a professional sketch to include with the article.
Sport Panellists
Peter Nelson - 29 years AIS Chaplain and dual Olympic Chaplain
Simon Farrerr - a sport enthusiast and retired senior Government
John Skinner - Rodeo National Judge
Tim Wilson - Canadian Pastor, former field hockey
Josh Robbie - South Africa - enjoys sport with opinion
Dr Mark Tronson - a 4 min video
Chairman – Well-Being Australia
Baptist Minister 45 years
- 1984 - Australian cricket team chaplain 17 years (Ret)
- 2001 - Life After Cricket (18 years Ret)
- 2009 - Olympic Ministry Medal – presented by Carl Lewis
- 2019 - The Gutenberg - (ARPA Christian Media premier award)
Gutenberg video - 2min 14sec
Married to Delma for 45 years with 4 children and 6 grand children