SLAM SKATE MAG NAMES JACK O’GRADY ‘AUSTRALIAN SKATER OF THE YEAR’
Sydney’s Jack “Squish” O’Grady has just received the honor of being named SLAM Skateboard Mag‘s “Australian Skater Of The Year.” The title was first awarded by SLAM to Adelaide’s Cale Nuske in 2004.
O’Grady has appeared in numerous edits throughout 2018, and SLAM has packaged a crazy 3-minute highlight reel to showcase this 19-year-old’s talents. Chances are you haven’t heard of this guy until just now, but it certainly won’t be the last time you see him.
Clips in the above highlight reel were filmed by Geoff Campbell, George Kousoulis, Brendan Gardoll, Chris Middlebrook, Matt Mullen, Dane Burman, Cody Riley, and Cameron Sparkes, and edited by Geoff Campbell.
Here’s a full list of past SLAM Australian Skater Of The Year recipients:
2004: Cale Nuske
2005: Shane Cross
2006: Jake Duncombe
2007: Chima Ferguson
2008: Lewis Marnell
2009: Andrew Brophy
2010: Dane Burman
2011: Shane O’Neill
2012: Nick Boserio
2013: Tommy Fynn
2014: Jack Fardell
2015: Gabriel Summers
2016: Jake Hayes
2017: Jackson Pilz
2018: Alex Lawton
2019: Jack O’Grady
