Two Greek Australians awarded at National Para Football Championships 2024

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After fifteen matches over four days at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the 2024 National Para Football Championships came to an exciting conclusion.

Football NSW has claimed its sixteenth successive title at the tournament, following a physical showdown against Football West.

Individual awards were presented following the final whistle with Football NSW lifting the National Para Football Championships trophy for the eighteenth time in the competition’s history.

Fast starting Victoria claim bronze medal

Football VIC has secured the Bronze Medal at the 2024 National Para Football Championships with a commanding 5-1 victory over Northern NSW Football.

The Victorians hit the ground running, scoring three goals in the opening eight minutes, courtesy of CommBank Pararoo duo Christian Bitsikas and Jeremy Boyce. Northern NSW never dropped their heads, looking for opportunities on the counterattack and turning away the Victorian offence on numerous occasions.

The early onslaught proved too big of a mountain to climb for the young Northern NSW squad competing in their debut tournament as Football VIC maintained their lead for the remainder of the match, securing third place.

Player of the match Christian Bitsikas said the Bronze Medal was a reward for their hard work and dedication leading up to the tournament.

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CommBank Pararoos Head Coach Kai Lammert with Bronze Medal player of the match Christian Bitsikas (Football VIC).

“It’s a great feeling to win the Bronze Medal and to prove what we can do,” Bitsikas said.

“Northern NSW is a new team with new players, so it was a good test for us. It was a relief to get the first goal early in the match, and we managed to keep the momentum from there.

“Overall, I’m very proud of our team. I think we can take a lot of positives from the win today and the tournament as a whole. I’m very proud of my teammates— we all worked very hard this year, so to come away with a medal is very good.”

National Para Football Championships 2024 Award Winners

  • FT1 of the Tournament: Rafferty Bacon (Football West)
  • FT2 of the Tournament: Connor Bunce (Football West)
  • FT3 of the Tournament: Daniel Campbell (Football NSW)
  • Golden Glove: Christian Tsangas (Football VIC)
  • Golden Boot: Giacomo Izzo (Football West)
  • Young player of the Tournament: Giacomo Izzo (Football West)
  • Female player of the Tournament: Katelyn Smith (Northern NSW Football)
  • Bronze Medal player of the match: Christian Bitsikas (Football VIC)
  • George Tonna Medal (Gold Medal player of the match): Will McGrath (Football NSW)

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