The talent factory: Keebra Park’s greatest athletes over five decades

Keebra Park legend Greg Lenton once dubbed it the ‘poor little school at the back of Southport.’ Today it is recognised as one of Australia’s finest sporting institutions. We name the 141 greatest athletes of the past five decades to emerge from Keebra Park.

Keebra Park's Athletes of the Year 1973-2025

To Keebra Park’s first supercoach Greg Lenton, it was simply the “poor little school at the back of Southport.”

The walls of Keebra Park are today rightfully recognised as a breeding ground of champions, from rugby league and touch football to the hockey fields, waves and diving pools of Australia.

Over the past 52 years the Southport-based school has awarded only a select few its prestigious Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year award.

These are those special few, plus the athletes who were never lucky enough to receive it.

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2023: Sarina Masaga

2022: Ebony Raftstrand-Smith; Imogen Hei; Lavinia Kitai

2021: Hailey-Jay Ormond-Maunsell

2020: Klese Haas; Jahream Bula

2019: Reece Walsh; Laika Clarke

2018: Alofiana Khan-Pereira; Chante Temara

2016: Moeaki Fotuaika; Connelly Lemuelu; Jaxson Paulo

2015: AJ Brimson; Jesse Arthars; Tyrone Roberts-Davies

2014: Briton Nikora, Zahara Temara; JJ Collins (Felise)

2013: Te Maire Martin; Lamar Liolevave

2012: Delouise Hoeter

2011: Kurtis Rowe

2009: Agnatius Passi; Ben Murdoch-Masila

2008: Corey Norman; Isaac Liu; Leivaha Pulu; Blake Leary; Neccrom Areaiiti; Dean Parata

2006: Robert Lui; Bodene Thompson

2003: Rangi Chase

1998: Jamahl Lolesi

1993: Scott Zahra

1988: Robert Tocco

1987: Brett Horsnell

Past Keebra student-athletes who graduated at other schools include Richard Kingi, Daejarn Asi, Tim Smith and Lausii Taliauli.

Originally published as The talent factory: Keebra Park’s greatest athletes over five decades