Father Of The Year – Do You Have What It Takes? DadsClub.com.au
Posted by Dave on August 4, 2010
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The Father of the Year Awards are now on…
….This got the dads , at DadsClub.com.au, thinking about what does it take for a dad to become father of the year???
1. Bread winner
2. Teacher
3. Driver
4. Referee – and that’s off field!
5. Tolerance to withstand overbearing static, particularly when watching news / sport
6. Tolerance to lower frequency of beers with mates
7. Amazing tolerance to withstand reduced sex: On the assumption you’re married
8. Bag carrier / porter on all holidays
9. Toy finder / ball fetcher – until kids reach 5
10. Master of most trades: Bike repairer, DIY household needs, mechanic, IT etc…
Tell us more???
Updates and nominations (hurry last days) can be made at
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This Father’s Day, Philips is showcasing the contribution that Australia’s sporting elite make to their families both on and off the field with the ‘Philips Sports Dad of the Year’ Award. As the leading brand for Male Shaving and Grooming products, popular Father’s Day gifts, Philips is proud to recognise sporting father’s making positive impressions in the community. In its inaugural year, the ‘Philips Sports Dad of the Year’ will highlight twelve elite athletes, giving insights into how they juggle fatherhood and sporting commitments.
The nominated Sports Dad’s will be profiled on a dedicated website http://www.sportsdads.com.au which will include family Q&A’s, as well as never before seen family photos. Voters for the award will have the added opportunity to take pride in their own (or their father’s) physical appearance this Father’s Day by going into the draw to win the Philips Father’s Day Grooming Packs, including the Speed XL Electric Shaver, 7-in-1 Grooming Kit, 180 degree Hair Clippers and the global phenomenon Philips Bodygroom – all in one grooming solution allowing you to shave everywhere.
Leading into the grand finals of NRL and AFL, the following Sports Dad’s have been nominated for the inaugural award; one of NRL’s great ambassadors Steve Price; driving force behind the Bulldogs Brett Kimmorley; stunning comeback to NRL John Skandalis; one of the Roosters leading men Sam Perrett; out of retirement Brisbane Broncos Tonie Carroll and one of the most recognizable faces in NRL and attacking weapon for St George Illawarra Wendell Sailor. Recently having played his 300th game of AFL is Sydney Swans Michael O’Loughlin who has been nominated along with fellow AFL stars Essendon’s Matthew Lloyd and Western Bulldogs Adam Cooney.
Tennis and Football are ramping up their sporting seasons and in the running for Sports Dad of the Year is Aussie Tennis star Peter Luczak and and one of the most respected figures in Australian Soccer Captain of Sydney FC Steve Corica, who is joined by fellow Socceroo and lightening quick striker Archie Thompson.
Every person that votes for their favourite Sports Dad will enter the competition to win one of four $5000 Philips Ultimate Father’s Day Grooming Packs and the winning Philips Sports Dad of the Year 2009 will win $5000 from Philips to donate to their chari
Winner of the 2009 Philips Sports Dad of the Year
AFTER three weeks, Australian’s have voted for their favourite sports dad in the Philips Sports Dad of the Year competition, with Wests Tigers rugby league star John Skandalis beating 11 other athletes to the crowned the inaugural winner.
The competition highlighted 12 elite athletes, who gave insights into how they juggled fatherhood and elite sporting commitments.
Skandalis narrowly won the title from fellow NRL star Brett Kimmorley and tennis ace Peter Luczak.
“It’s a big honour to win the title and looking at the athletes profiled on the website, they are all great fathers,” Skandalis said.
“You want to be a role model for your kids, whether you are playing sport at the top level or not, so to win this award is really special to me.
“I’d like to thank everyone who voted for me and my team mates at the Tigers for their support … I think Benji Marshall had a link to his Facebook page and he’s got about a million friends so that was worth a few votes!”
Skandalis has two daughters, Sophia and Olivia, and is married to Jodie.
He donated his $5000 winners cheque to the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
John Skandalis has made a successful comeback to the NRL this season after a stint in the English Super League with Huddersfield. Skando, as he is widely known, is one of the game’s great clubman. He started his career with boyhood team the Western Suburbs Magpies, before surviving the cut when the club merged with Balmain in the 2000 season. Skandalis played in the Tigers historic 2005 premiership winning team, the first joint venture team to claim a rugby league premiership. A hulking front-row forward, Skandalis has played more than 280 first grade games in Australia and England. Skando says his best moment so far was traveling around Europe with his family while he was playing rugby league in England, and also taking his girls to the beach in the summer.
Do you think they realise what you do and how famous you are?
Now that Olivia is at school, she has found out more about me. At first she couldn’t understand how her friends knew me and why they wanted me to sign their pencil cases. Now she’s starting to understand. She asks me not to do anything embarrassing on TV because the boys in her class will be watching!! Sophia doesn’t quite understand just yet as she’s only 4 years old. – John Skandalis
Can it be hard being out in public with the kids, and having other children come up for autographs etc? Do they get jealous?
No, the girls don’t get jealous but they do wonder why its ok for me to use a permanent marker to “write” on other people’s clothes but its not ok for them to do the same thing.
– John Skandalis
Favourite family holiday?
We generally head up to Sawtell (Coffs Harbour) each year at the end of the footy season to get away and to simply chill out, spending time together with the kids, on the beach and in the pool. We’ve been doing this every year ever since I met my Jodi (my wife). – John Skandalis
What makes him such a great father?
John has always been very “hands-on” with the girls. He doesn’t mind changing nappies, burping babies, putting them to sleep, bathing them or dressing them. He doesn’t wait to be asked to do something, he just gets in there and does it and the girls love that about him. He gets the kids out in the yard to do the gardening with him (which they love). Nothing is a hassle for John when it comes to the kids. He adores spending time with his children and he ensure that we all spend quality time together as a family. He’s always interested in the girls lives, their activities etc. He teaches them about healthy eating and exercise. But most importantly he has loads of fun with them. Recently, John and I took on two foster kids – two boys aged 11 and 13. John took his role as their foster parent very seriously. He was wonderful with the boys and he went out of his way to ensure the boys experienced fun things they had never done before. He taught them about respecting themselves and each other and he talked to them about being good students at school. He treated the boys just as beautifully as he treats his own daugthers. – Jodi Skandalis
Any Fathers Day requests?
The older I get the more hair I have growing all over my body so something that can get rid of that…I know Philips have a bodygrooming product, so that would be great! – John Skandalis