NRL Community Rugby League Club Of The Year /

As part of the NRL Community Awards presented by Westpac, the NRL Community Rugby League Club of the Year award will be presented to a Rugby League Club that has enhanced participation and enjoyment of Rugby League within their club.

The club is recognised as an integral part of their community going above and beyond to make a positive impact in their community through Rugby League.

Voting will commence later in 2024.

Prize Package:

• The winning prize package includes a $5,000 cash prize
• 2024 NRL Grand Final VIP experience +1
• Promotion of their community work across NRL platforms
• Award presentation in the local community
• $500 of Westpac footballs
• The nominator of the winning nomination also scores themselves a $500 cash prize.

Eligibility

Nominations are open to all affiliated clubs across Australia. The club must meet all the requirements for affiliation with their respective Leagues.

The club must enforce the following policies:

• Code of Conduct
• Risk Management
• Child Protection  

Criteria

The Community Rugby League Club nominees must demonstrate NRL's beliefs that we are Inclusive, Positive, United and Disciplined. The award criteria focuses primarily on the club’s contribution for the 2024 season, demonstrated through your responses to the following questions.

You can provide your answers to the nomination questions via a written or video response. For the written responses, a minimum of 150 words and a maximum of 300 words for each nomination criteria question is required. The more detail and thought put into the nomination, the more chance of being in the running.

1. Describe, and demonstrate with examples, how your club provides support to your local community and has become an integral part in your local community.
2. Describe and demonstrate the impact of any innovative initiatives your club has undertaken in areas including but not limited to; introducing new players to the sport and retaining members/volunteers and the support of your members and volunteers.
3. Please provide examples of how your club has demonstrated the NRL’s belief of we are: Inclusive, Positive, United, and Disciplined.
4. Outline any unique challenges or obstacles that the club has overcome to ensure the health, wellbeing and connection of its members/volunteers.

If you have any questions about the awards, contact communityawards@nrl.com.au