1982
E Section
President: Norm Latchford
Secretary: Andrew Birrell
Treasurer: Stuart Stockdale
Firsts coach: Ted Haberman
Reserves coach: Mark Walters
TEAM LEADERS
Firsts captain: David Birrell
Firsts vice-captain: Craig Robison
Reserves captain: Mark Walters
Reserves vice-captain: not recorded
Craig Robison was selected for the VAFA CDE state team.
It had taken Old Trinity 20 years to climb from E Section to A Section, but only five to plummet back down there! Could we stop the rot? The Club had never been down to F Section.
Things were looking grim at the halfway mark - after 8 rounds the Firsts were eighth with 2 wins and 6 losses. Winning 3 of the last 4 games, including a thumping win over sixth placed Elsternwick by 89 points in the last game (with Andy Maizels kicking 10 and Dave O’Shaughnessy 9), saw us finish 7th (6 – 12), and safe from relegation. The Reserves finished sixth on 7 – 10.
AWARD WINNERS 1982
Firsts best & fairest (E.J. Weatherson Trophy): Dave O’Shaughnessy
Runner-up: Craig Robison
Firsts coach’s award: not recorded
Reserves best & fairest: Wayne Spaulding
Runner-up: Stuart Stockdale
Reserves coach’s award: not recorded
Best first year player: not recorded
Best club person: Stuart Stockdale
200 games (Life Membership): Stuart Stockdale
100 games: Peter Cumming