David Sloane was a founding member of our Association and took great pride in developing junior referees. This award is presented to the earlir career referee who shows the greatest promise of being able to continue his/her refereeing at higher level appointments.
| YEAR | NAME | YEAR | NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kate Thomson | 2014 | Brock Saxby |
| 2002 | Nick Meyer | 2015 | Matt Leidberg |
| 2003 | Shaun Smith | 2016 | Cerys Cousins-O’Grady |
| 2004 | Simon Rudd | 2017 | Andrew Lawler |
| 2005 | Cameron O’Riorden | 2018 | Jordan Butler |
| 2006 | Simon Rudd | 2019 | Peter Scholes |
| 2007 | James Ardern | 2020 | Jordan Bissaker |
| 2008 | Matthew McGuire | 2021 | Lola-Rose Cooper-Girard |
| 2009 | Zac McGowan | 2022 | Lachlan Ireland |
| 2010 | John Wood | 2023 | Samuel Davis |
| 2011 | Will Finley | 2024 | Nate Engelbrecht |
| 2012 | Jack Waining | ||
| 2013 | Steven Curtis | ||