Sport Australia Media Awards
Year Journalists Story coverage
2005 Angus Fontaine ( Inside Cricket ) The Warrior Within ( Justin Langer )
2006 Broadcast Media - Ben Cheshire ( ABC Australian Story ) Print Media - Peter Lalor ( The Australian ) 'One Perfect Day ' ( Death of cyclist Amy Gillett ) 'Mongrel Streak '
2007 Broadcast Media - Wendy Page and Ian Harley ( ABC Australian Story ) Print Media - Anthony Sharwood Alpha Magazine 'Man of the Century ' ( Barry 'Nugget ' Rees ) 'Running for his life '
2008 Broadcast Media - ( ABC Australian Story ) Print - Media - Caroline Wilson ( The Age ) 'She 's not there ' ( Sally Robbins ) 'How football failed one of its own '
2009 Broadcast Media - Roger Carter ( ABC Australian Story ) Print Media - Jessica Halloran ( Fairfax Media ) 'When We Were Racers ' ( Sir Jack Brabham ) ' Jelena Dokic '
2010 Broadcast Media - John Taylor ( ABC ) Print Media - Amanda Hooton ( Good Weekend Magazine ) 'Boxing hopeful ' ( Dane Mulivai ) ' Mark Webber - Mark 1
2011 Broadcast Media - Mary Gearin ( ABC 7.30 Report ) Print Media - Robert Drane ( Inside Sport ) 'Mick and David ' ( Mick Malthouse and David Buttifant ) 'Bloodlines ' ( Adam Goodes )
2012 Broadcast Media - Denise Reardon ( Fox Sports ) Print Media - Paul Connolly ( The Global Mail ) Profiles : Julian Huxley The fastest man you 've never heard of ( Josh Ross )
2013 Broadcast Media - Caitlin Shea and Roger Carter ( ABC ) Print Media - Wayne Smith ( The Australian ) Know Thy Enemy That Sinking Feeling
2014 Broadcast Media -Ryan Smith , Denise Reardon , Frank Chidiac , Maria Cardomatis and Lisa Shaunessy ( Fox Sports ) and South Sydney Media ) Print Media - Jake Niall ( The Age ) Slammin Sam ( Sam Burgess ) Inside the world of Liam Jurrah
2015 Broadcast Media - Brad Smith , Mike Hirchfield and Mick Neill ( Fox Footy ) Print media - Robert Drane ( Inside Sport ) Dan Menzel - a long way home The blame game ( Ahmed Saad )
2016 Broadcast Media - Winsome Denyer , Tim Wilson and Marc Smith ( ABC Australian Story ) Print Media - Will Swanton ( The Australian ) 'True Grit - David Pocock ' ' Jarryd Hayne '
2017 Broadcast Media - Adrian Brown ( Whooshka Media ) Print Media - Grantlee Kieza ( The Courier-Mail ) Digital Media - Nathan Ryan ( Fox Sports ) , Outsiders Prized Fighter - Jeff Horn 'Beyond the Game : Inside the NRL World '
2018 Broadcast Media - Andy Maher ( 1116 SEN ) Print Media - Will Swanton ( The Australian ) Jarrod Lyle interview 'Is this bloke a thug ' ( Robert Whittaker )
2019 Broadcast Media - Josh Cable , Marcus Cobbledick ( Good Thing Productions ) Print Media - Samantha Lane ( The Sydney Morning Herald & The Age ) Collingwood : From the Inside Out , Adam Goodes
Best Sport Profile
The Sport Australia Media Awards were established in 2002 to recognise excellence in Australian sports journalism and broadcasting. The awards focus on analytical and insightful reporting and the presentation of sport and sporting issues. The awards are the only dedicated sports media awards in Australia. The Walkley Awards do have several sports categories. The most prestigious award is the Lifetime Achievement Award that recognises exceptional service to sports journalism over an extended period of time. This award is determined by the Sport Australia Board.