OUR HISTORY - YEAR BY YEAR

1960 - 1969

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1968

E Section

President: John Weatherson/Norm Latchford
Secretary: Roberts Moore
Treasurer: Peter Leaper 
Firsts coach: Ian Curtis
Reserves coach: Terry Hense

TEAM LEADERS
Firsts captain: Ian Curtis
Firsts vice-captain: not recorded 
Reserves captain: Terry Hense
Reserves vice-captain: not recorded

1968 was a season of extremes. The low point was the sudden death of the Club’s president, John Weatherson. As described above, John had been the soul of the Club since before its formation. John was in his third year as president, and it was fitting that he had overseen the Club’s first premiership in 1967 and witnessed it clearly outgrowing E Section. It was decided that the Firsts best & fairest trophy should be named after John as a perpetual trophy. 

Norm Latchford stepped into the breach by becoming president. The high point of the season was the Firsts decisive win over AMP in the second semi-final thus giving the Club its first appearance in a Firsts grand final and promotion from E Section to D Section for the first time. 

This performance was due in no small part to the coaching of Ian Curtis (who was also captain) and his assistant - Reserves captain coach Terry Hense. Ian had stepped in as Firsts coach when Jack McLeod was recalled to Hawthorn and Terry had succeeded Don Elmer. Both sides topped their ladders. The Firsts won seventeen games and lost only one. The Reserves were undefeated. 

It was something of a disappointment then, for the Firsts to be defeated in the grand final by four points by AMP who they had defeated two weeks earlier by 13 goals. However, the Reserves won their second successive premiership.

In the second semi-final the Firsts had an emphatic victory which won the Club promotion to D Section.
FIRSTS SECOND SEMI-FINAL:
Old Trinity      17-13-115
AMP Society     5-4-34
Goals: A. Kennedy 4, D. McMenaman 4, J. Cox 3, R. Dart 3, R. McClean 2, B. Kleinert
Best: A. Kennedy, D. Cox, J. Duke, R. Christie, Peter Cohen, R. Jones.
But two weeks later, disappointment awaited in the grand final.
FIRSTS GRAND FINAL:
AMP Society       4.1    6.3    7.6       8-11-59 
Old Trinity:          4.4    4.8    5.10     7-13-55
Goals: J. Cox 2, D. McMenaman 2, Peter Cohen, J. Williams, A. Kennedy
Best: I. Curtis, R. Christie, A. Kennedy, J. Willams, J. Duke, R. Jones 

The Reserves defeated Old Xaverians in their second-semi-final by 12 points. We were to meet them again in the Grand Final and were again victorious – the Reserves second consecutive premiership.
RESERVES SECOND SEMI-FINAL:
Old Trinity:              6.3    6.6    8.9    9.9.63
Old Xaverians:         0.0    2.6    3.6    7.9.51
Goals: R. Moore 3, D. Elmer 2, J. Charge, P. Quarterman, R. DeBoos, J. Major
Best: B. Lansdell, P. Leaper, G. Cheong, J. Dodd, J. Charge, M Henry
RESERVES GRAND FINAL:
Old Trinity:          12-13-85
Old Xaverians:        7-2-44.
Goals: B. Quick 4, G. Alford 3, R. Moore 2, P. Quarterman 2, J. Latchford
Best: C. Martin, B. Quick, P. Vine, J. Latchford, G. Alford, J. Charge

On the social side the camaraderie within the Club was strengthened by a number of infamous Curtis-Cox parties at 105 Alfred Crescent, North Fitzroy, whilst committee meetings were often concluded around Roberts Moore’s billiards table.

AWARD WINNERS 1968
Firsts best & fairest (E.J. Weatherson Trophy): Ian Curtis 
Firsts most consistent: Rodney Jones
Firsts goalkicking: Jamie Cox 
Reserves best & fairest: Jim Charge 
Reserves most consistent: Michael Henry 
Most improved player: Barry Lansdell
Best first year player: Bruce Kleinert
Most courageous & consistent (J.E. Cousens Trophy): Tony Dart
Elmer Family Trophy: Rod DeBoos
Athol Pike encouragement award: Peter Heath
Best club person: Roberts Moore
Life members: Warwick Smead & Graham Humphreys
100 games: Peter Leaper 
Jamie Cox was the E Section top goalkicker with 71 goals