Ashley (Ash) Nugent is the founder of Masala Football Club (Victorian Amateur Football Association). The club is recognised as one of Australia’s most diverse and has strong Indian representation in terms of players and administrators. Ash met several of the AFL India players at the 2008 International Cup and for the 2011 tournament served as Team Manager. Ash works as a Social Enterprise Development Manager for a Melbourne-based welfare organisation. He has made several trips to India and in his spare time is working on an Education-based project in Bihar.