After an exciting 2012 AFLG Season, the Hamburg Dockers finished the year in third spot on the ladder and missed out on the Grand Final only on percentage.
The last game of the season was won in a thrilling last quarter, defeating the Munich Kangaroos on their home-ground - leaving the Dockers as the only team to do so in 2012.
Munich ended up grabbing second spot on the ladder,beating the Rheinland Lions in the Grand Final to become 2012 AFLG Premiers.
However, the Dockers’ comeback in the last quarter against a dominant Munich side in the last game of thehome-and-away season highlighted how much talent and courage this team has to offer, leaving all club members and supporters in good spirits for a new and fresh start heading into the 2013 AFLG season.
As new players arrived at the club already and new fans started showing their support over the last few weeks, the Hamburg Dockers are positive a bright future lays ahead of us.
Awards Night 2012
On 28 September, the Hamburg Dockers hosted their awards night at the Glöe Restaurant, St. Pauli.
Before going into the club’s votes, the best & fairest votes of the AFLG committee for the 2012 were called out, which included 11 different Dockers players collecting votes, led by Jon Hunt (7), Casey Woodward (8) and Oliver Kelsey (11).
For the Dockers intra-club best & fairest competition in 2012, it turned out to be a close one, with 22 players in total collecting votes. In the end, the 2012 Hamburg Dockers best & fairest award was won by Jon Hunt on 29 votes, with Casey Woodward second on 17.
The 2012 Guts & Determination was won by Oliver Kelsey on 29 votes, followed by Jeffry Lashi (23) and Marcus Drexel (12).
As the night progressed, there were more awards to come: For the coach, it came down to facing two tough decisions when having to pick the best first-year player as well as the most improved player.
In the end, it was Jeffry Lashi who deservedly took home the best first-year award, and Robert Banas the most improved.
The final two awards of the night included best clubman and the newly introduced Hamburg Dockers Community Award, recognizing committed actions and endeavour for the club throughout the year. The award for the 2012 Best Clubman, being awarded in respect of extraordinary efforts towards the development of the club, was presented to Martin Krey, with the Community Award going to Anne-Karen Hepke and Thomas Girnth.
About the Club:
> Hamburg Dockers Australian Football Club
> established 2003
> member of the Australian Football League Germany (AFLG) since 2004
> registered as a non-profit organization
> official Partner Club of the Fremantle Dockers Football Club
> active members: 45
> President: Sebastian Loch - Vice President: Sebastian Bruns - Treasurer: Martin Krey
Visit http://www.hamburg-dockers.de/ for more information.
