Sports Performer of the year 2009 – Craig Alexander
 Craig Alexander says he is "just too old and too stupid to roll over and give in" but that doggedness earned the Sydney triathlete stunning back-to-back world ironman titles. Alexander, 36, won the gruelling Hawaiian Ironman – a 3.8 kilometre swim, a 180km bike ride and 42.2km run – on the lava fields of Kona in October, replicating his feat of a year earlier.
Team Performance of the Year 2009, Australian Socceroos
 Ricky Ponting's cricketers might be clinging to their status as the biggest brand name in Australian domestic sport, but the Socceroos are catching up fast. By the time this list is compiled next year, they might well have outpaced Ponting and co.
Coach Performance of the Year 2009, Bart Cummings
 Bart Cummings’s 12th Melbourne Cup victory with Viewed last year was itself enough to ensure a man officially and anecdotally acknowledged as a legend of Australian sport deserved strong consideration as Australia’s pre-eminent coach.
Young Performer of the Year 2009, Lauren Mitchell
 The 18-year-old West Australian hinted at a stellar 2009 when she won a gold medal last December on the balance beam at a World Cup final in Madrid, and confirmed her world-class status with a string of top-notch results this year.
Performer of the Year with a Disability – Kurt Fearnley
 Australia's revered wheelchair racer does not know how or when to stop. Having finished a tumultuous Beijing Paralympics with victory in the marathon, Fearnley could have been excused for having something of a break this year but he's continued winning marathons all over the world.
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