AFL Barkly Football star Andrew Baker has won the Northern Territory section of the 2010 Army Challenge Award.
This award caps off a great season for the Sporties Spitfires Captain after claiming his 4th Patrons Medal the Leagues Best and Fairest award last week jointly with Willowra Captain Dwayne Ross and making his debut earlier this year for the NT Thunder team.
The Army Challenge Award is a national award and is given to players that demonstrates qualities of Courage, Initiative and Teamwork during the game. All State and Territory winners fly to Melbourne and will take part in a training session with Army Challenge Award Ambassador and former North Melbourne Legend, Glenn Archer. A Luncheon and Tour of MCG and as well as the National Sports Museum will be some of the highlights. There will also be a kickoff to see who will be awarded the National Army Challenge Award winner.
The trip coincides with the AFL Preliminary Finals and Andrew is hoping to see his beloved Sydney Swans playing on the MCG. “It’s a huge and unexpected honour to win this award. Right at the moment I’m concentrating on the upcoming Grand Final with the Spitfires against the Hawks, once that is out the way I’m sure this award will sink in” Andrew commented.