Trainee Profiles

Abbie Langley - Nagle Catholic College

Wednesday, 5 September 2007
Abbie applied for the position because she thought it would suit her personality and her lifestyle, which as it turns out is exactly right
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Abbie Langley - Nagle Catholic College

Wednesday, 5 September 2007
Abbie applied for the position because she thought it would suit her personality and her lifestyle, which as it turns out is exactly right
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Matthew O'Brien - The Smith Family

Thursday, 12 July 2007
Matthew O'Brien is a trainee with the Smith Family in the Northern Territory
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Anthony Burgers - Jim Kidd Sports Store

Monday, 25 June 2007
A keen soccer player, Anthony Burgers has impressed in the first four months of his AFL SportsReady traineeship.
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Dylan WcWhinney, AFL SportsReady Trainee at 2 Primary Schools

Tuesday, 5 June 2007
Dylan works at Sacred Heart on Monday’s and Tuesday’s while he works the rest of the week at St. Mary’s as they are a larger school.
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Samantha Stengert - Glenelg Golf Club

Monday, 21 May 2007
Following her passion for keeping country sport alive, Samantha Stengert has begun her career in sport and recreation via an AFL SportsReady traineeship.


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Trainee Profile - Brenton Shaughnessy

Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Brenton was successful in landing an AFL SportsReady traineeship at the Melbourne Football Club whose offices are at the MCG.
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Trainee Profile - Kara Richards

Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Kara’s netball career is off to a flying start and, thanks to her traineeship through AFL SportsReady, so is her working life.

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Trainee Profile - David Campbell

Wednesday, 4 April 2007
David Campbell first found out about AFL SportsReady Traineeships in year 12 at Woodville High School. Thinking it would be a great opportunity to have some employment and continue to learning after completing school, he applied for a traineeship.
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Matthew Jones, trainee at Nicholson Media Group

Wednesday, 28 March 2007
AFL SportsReady trainee, Matthew Jones has already accomplished so many wonderful things that most people his age could only dream of.
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Trainee of the Week - Paul Kenelley

Wednesday, 30 August 2006
Paul Kenelley is completing an AFL SportsReady Traineeship at Guthrie Street Primary School.
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Trainee Profile: Bradley Davies

Friday, 18 August 2006
Bradley is a trainee at Whiteman Park (Wildlife Sanctuary) in Western Australia
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Rikki Busch - Sports Administration/School Trainee

Thursday, 6 July 2006
Rikki is completing his traineeship at his old school thanks to AFL SportsReady.
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Hospitality Trainee - Cerisse Bodie

Thursday, 25 May 2006
Cerisse Bodie wanted to get some hands on experience in the hospitality industry before she went to University full time...


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Trainee Profile - Matthew Stoikos

Thursday, 6 October 2005
Matthew Stoikos wasn’t sure on what he wanted to do when completing year 12. The AFL SportsReady traineeship gave him the perfect opportunity to gain a wealth of experience in an area that he was interested in as well as gaining a nationally recognised qualification.
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Trainee Profile - Ashley Thornton

Monday, 3 October 2005
After completing Year 12 last year at Australind Senior High School in and playing Colts football for Peel Thunder in W.A, Ashley Thornton scored an AFL SportsReady Traineeship at Aquinas College in Perth.


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Trainee Profile - Emma Terris

Tuesday, 13 September 2005
Upon completing University, Emma Terris was keen to gain some experience in the field of youth work - focusing on recreational activities. Thanks to an AFL SportsReady Traineeship with Whitelion, Emma is now getting that experience and is extremely happy with the organization.
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Traineeship gives John a new lease on life

Thursday, 7 July 2005
Thanks to the efforts of AFL SportsReady, Deaf Children Australia and host employer AMP, John Casey has a new lease on life.

John who is 43, is totally deaf and had been out of the workforce for almost 3 years before gaining employment in May as an AMP Customer Service Officer.
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Profile - Harrison Lee-Schell

Tuesday, 14 June 2005
Harrison Lee-Schell wasn’t ready to hit the books again straight after year 12.
Which is why an AFL SportsReady traineeship was a perfect way of incorporating full time work with part time study.
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photo Profile - Ryan Larkin

Saturday, 9 April 2005
Being a lover of all sports, Ryan Larkin completed Year 12 at Diamond Valley College last year hoping to gain employment at a sporting organisation. Ryan was fortunate to land an AFL SportsReady traineeship at Melbourne Football Club.
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photo Profile - Liam Brooks

Saturday, 2 April 2005
When Liam Brooks decided in high school his career lay in teaching PE, he applied for an AFL SportsReady traineeship to help him gain experience within a high school.
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