14/06/2026
Another Clean Sheet Never Give Up award winner for 2025-2026 season. Hunter District Under 15s Goalkeeper Max H***e!
Max was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) as a small child. In the early stages hes spent long periods in hospital while the docs figured the best way to move forward. To see how far he has come through his teens is a small miricle. He still lives with the condition now releying on regular paiful injections in his knees to keep him going. He even had a massive flare before his cup semi-final but played through the pain! The young man is a credit to himself and his family for the way he constantly dusts himself off to lead as normal life as possible!
Max also had to step up a lot more at home this year as his Dad was involved in a serious motorbike accident nearly losing his leg, Terrible for any teenager to go through...but water off a ducks back to a lad like Maxy!