NSW Paralympic 7-A-Side take out 2010 National Paralympic Championships

The NSW team took on the old enemy of QLD in the final to come away with a 2-Nil victory in a very hard fought match. 
The match lived up to the usual state versus state rivalry. 
NSW were very patient in their play and scored the opener in the 15th minute of the first half through some excellent work by Jamie Laybutt.  With 10 mins to go in the match Jack Williams scored the second for NSW and seal the win and their 6th National Championship in 7 years.
The players had a very busy schedule and played a total of 7 games in just 4 days.  They scored a total of 19 goals and conceded 0.
Chris Pyne (Captain) received the George Tonna Medal for man of the match during the finals.
Sam Larkings (Vice Captain) received the golden gloves award for the best goal keeper.
One of the outstanding players in the final was 14 year old James Turner who lives in Diamond Beach.  James is one of the up and coming players for NSW who have a brilliant future in front of him.  Other stand out players were also 14 year old Connor Marsh from Penrith and 15 year old Jack Williams from Valentine.
Full results are as follows:
Results – Day 1 – 11 June 2010
NSW     4          def       QLD     0
VIC       3          def       SA        1
NSW     2          def       VIC       0
QLD     2          def       SA        0
Results – Day 2 – 12 June 2010
NSW     4          def       SA        0
QLD     1          def       VIC       0
NSW     1          def       QLD     0
VIC       6          def       SA        2
Results – Day 3 – 13 June 2010
NSW     3          def       VIC       0
QLD     8          def       SA        0
QLD     9          def       VIC       1
NSW     3          def       SA        0
Bronze Medal Match – Victoria 8 def South Australia 1
Gold Medal Match – New South Wales 2 def Queensland 0
George Tonna Medal (Man of the Match – Gold Medal Match) – Chris Pyne
New South Wales Best and Fairest – Sam Larkings
Queensland Best and Fairest – Beau Menzies
South Australia Best and Fairest – Thomas Goodman
Victoria Best and Fairest – Ben Roche
Best & Fairest Overall – Thomas Goodman (South Australia)
Golden Boot Award – Ben Roche (Victoria)
Golden Gloves Award – Sam Larkings (NSW)
NSW Paralympic 7-A-Side Football Team
Ian Menzies (Head Coach), Roy Williams (Team Manager), Daniel Berry, Chris Pyne (Captain), Sam Larkings (Vice Captain), Ben Atkins, Jack Williams, Bill Gurney (Assistant Coach), Edward Davidson (Physio), David Campbell, Kyle Schaberg, Ben Sutton, Brett Fairhall, Jamie Laybutt, James Turner, Brett Sharrock, Connor Marsh