Who was Australia's sportsperson of 2010?

Thanks, I've never heard of him.

Skateboarder. Was turned pro at the beginning of last year, in his first year on the pro circuit, he released two video parts, won the DC Street League, the sports biggest competition series. Won Battle at the Berrics. Placed within the Tampa Pro and Maloof Money Cup and was voted Slam Skateboard Magazines Skateboarder of the Year.

Who's he?

This list is a bit of a joke, Shane O'Neill accomplished so much more in sport than any of these athletes in 2010.

bags not Ricky Ponting.

I have the highest regard for Timmy Cahill, but surely the Football nominee should have been either: a) Sasa Ognenovksi, who won the coveted 2010 AFC Player of the Year award; or b) Kate Gill, won the 2010 AFC Women’s Player of the Year award and was a member of the Australian Women's National Football Team that won the 2010 Asian Cup? Source: http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-awards-2010/827-2010-awards/31536-double-delight-for-australia

Timmy Cahill scored again with his head overnight. Legend.

Just because someone fails to win at something doesn't make them a choker. Also, you do realise that you yourself are an armchair expert, so attacking others for being 'arm chair idiots' is quite hypocritical.

The selection of Dane Swan is purely to satisfy the needs of many Roar readers who somehow turn ever article into an AFL dominated discussion even in the off-season. It is embarassing that Swan even made the list- he won a premiership- so did 21 other guys. Webber did extremely well for someone who recieved little support from his team but again couldn't possible be the best performer for 2010. Has to be either Steff Gilmore or Steve Hooker- they have achieved everything in their sport- only time will tell if they leave an indelible legacy on the Australian scene.

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Hear hear!!!

And don't forget Dwyer was again named FIH Player of the Year, for a record 4th time!

We're not trying to identify the best in the world. Just the best Australian. So if I win the national gum boot throwing competition, that places me above Mark Webber, Tim Cahill, Sam Stosur, etc, simply because thay haven't won anything???

Shows you how far Australian sport has declined on the international scene when people are nominating yet another choker in Webber as sportsperson of the year. But hey, he punched above his weight and went down fighting against the odds. Never stand in between an Australian sports fan/writer and a cliché. Lets nominate Greg Norman and Liesel Jones while we're at it. But good to see you've nominated Stosur for her brilliant choking effort in the final of the French Open. Beat the best two players of their generation on the way to the final and lose to some no-name you hammered only a few weeks before-hand in straight sets. True Aussie style. Steve Hooker is such an amazing and brilliant athlete its mind boggling he doesn't get more recognition. BUt the arm chair idiots know everything about AFL and NRL boozed up idiots. It was a feel good story to see Geoff Huegill comeback the way he did but it was that impressive as a sporting spectacle. As a human interest story it was great but as a pure sports thing it was no big deal. Unless Huegill can do sub 51 for the 100 fly its not that a big a deal. Phelps did sub 51 for the Pan Pacs this year. Steve Hooker, Stephanie Gilmour, Neill Robertson, Tim Cahill and David Pocock. No one else deserves to be on that list.

Have a look at the teams that Swan and Ablett were playing in. Judd was playing in a rubbish team and still dragged 'em up. For Ablett to be the equivalent top player, he needs to drag Gold Coast to the final 8. Anything less and he is DEFINATELY not as good as Judd. It's as simple as that, plain and simple!

I have to add that I would have voted for Mark Webber over Gilmore if he actually had of won the F1 drivers championship. But for all the good work he did to put himself into contention for the title, to me he kind of choked towards the end of the season when the pressure was applied and I can't vote for a person who performed like that over someone who succeeds in similar situations. (Bright, Hooker, Robertson, Gilmoure) For me Gilmore takes it as it is a sustained performance over the year as opposed to a one off world champoinship event.

Credit to the Roar for such an even balance of male/female athletes and recognising people like Von Bertouch, Gilmore and Robertson from what's considered "minor sports". Better than a lot of other media outlets.

Stephanie Gilmour by a country mile. At only 22 and already with 4 professional world titles to her name, she’s batting at 100% so to speak. I can see how it would be easy gloss over those achievements and not fully appreciate the effort that goes into winning surfing title. So I’d like to provide a bit of background. Women’s surfing is in a huge growth phase right now in terms of performance levels and depth. Every year there are two or three, much heralded “Next big things” qualifying for the championship tour from various countries like Brazil, France, USA, South Africa and here in Oz. These young surfers are adding to the strength of the women’s tour. And the level of surfing is rising with them. Last year Gilmour only just scraped through a closely fought title race with 3 surfers still in contention for the title coming into the last event. And it was widely expected that she would have her work cut out for here this year. Well, like a true Aussie champion she came out of the blocks hard. Lifted her game and absolutely demolished the competition this year winning 4 of the 7 events. Raising the bar again for womans surfing and keeping herself on step ahead of the pack. She also won the Laureus World Action Sports Person of the Year award this year.

Webber for being the 3rd best of the worlds 3 Billion drivers.

Mark Webber for me as well. But a great year for women's sport, Gilmore, Lassila, Bright & the Matildas.