Courage, Initiative and Teamwork. These are the Army’s core values and what defines a great sports icon.

To celebrate these qualities, the Army is sponsoring the 2008 AFL Army Award. The award recognises the player, as voted by the public, who best represented these skills in a single section of play during the home and away season. This year’s winner was announced on the 15th of September at the All Australian Awards and was Brett Deledio of Richmond. The Army congratulates Brett on his achievement.