Congratulations to the recipients of the 2009 NSWAFUA awards, announced at the End of Season ball held on Saturday 10 October:
| The Golden Whistle Field Umpire of the Year |
Damian Anderson |
| The Peter Hampshire Award (Silver Whistle) Boundary Umpire of the Year |
Michael Saunders |
| The Mike Heinrichs Award (The Golden Flags) Goal Umpire of the Year |
Andrew Scovell |
| The Mark Rendell Shield Best First Year Umpire |
Alex Manfred |
| The A.W. St Clair Award Best All Rounder |
Alison Stevens |
| The President’s Award | Angus Heritage |
| The John Swensen Trophy – Field Most Improved Field Umpire |
Andrew Rutherford |
| The John Swensen Trophy – Boundary Most Improved Boundary Umpire |
David Harding |
| The John Swensen Trophy – Goal Most Improved Goal Umpire |
John Curran |
| The Spirit of Umpiring Award Outstanding Commitment to Umpiring |
Carl Fletcher |
| AFL Award Most Promising Umpire |
Robert Taylor |
| Umpires’ Umpire | Angus Heritage |
| Trainers Award | Michael Saunders |