1991
B Section
President: Rob Stanley
Secretary: Peter Taylor
Treasurer: Rob Turner
Firsts coach: Alan Johnson
Reserves coach: Chris Glass
U19s coach (Section 2 North): Leigh Coleman
TEAM LEADERS
Firsts captain: Alan Johnson
Firsts vice-captain: Andrew Allibon
Firsts deputy vice-captain: David O’Shaughnessy
Reserves captain: Ian Wallace
Reserves vice-captain: not recorded
U19s captain: Nick Simms
U19s vice-captain: Straun Beamish
After three years at St James Park, we moved to Timber Ridge Reserve in Doncaster.
Andrew Allibon won the VAFA B Section Best and Fairest Award and was selected in the All Australian Amateur team.
At last, B Section finals football beckoned. After nine rounds the Firsts were in 1st position with 8 wins. The Reserves were 4th with 5 wins and the U19s sat in 5th position with 6 wins and 3 losses. The Firsts kept up the good work, finishing the season in 2nd spot with 14 wins. The Reserves slipped to 5th 9-9, however the U19s finished strongly to end up 2nd (13-5).
A win to the Firsts in the second semi-final would bring promotion to A Section. But heartbreakingly we went down to St Bernards by five points.
FIRSTS SECOND SEMI-FINAL:
St Bernards: 1.1 6.8 6.10 9.17.71
Old Trinity: 2.5 4.5 8.11 9.12.66
Goals: O'Shaughnessy 3, Heath 2, Parkes, A, Philips, Rogers, Taylor
Best: Rogers, Dunn, Parkes, Allibon, Heath, O'Shaughnessy
We needed to win the preliminary final to earn promotion. But Old Xavs were too good on the day, and dreams of a return to A Section were put on ice for another long year.
FIRSTS PRELIMINARY FINAL:
Old Xaverians: 4.8 6.10 9.16 15.20.110
Old Trinity: 2.1 7.4 12.7 13.11.89
Goals: Borghesi 3, O'Shaughnessy 3, Norman 2, Anderson, Balazsy, Johnson, Oldfield, Sammut
Best: Nick Beardsley, Adam Anderson, David Balazsy, Andrew Parkes, Craig Robison, Ed Borghesi
The U19s emulated the Firsts in losing their second semi-final.
U19s SECOND SEMI-FINAL:
Albanvale: 4.6 9.11 12.11 17.14.116
Old Trinity: 3.0 5.1 8.3 12.5.77
Goals: Lloyd 5, Wiliams 2, Curry, Gibson, Howe, Sims, Sutherland
Best: Brimble, Roberts, Denby, Adams, Beamish, Gibson
However, unlike the Firsts, the U19s bounced back in the preliminary final.
U19s PRELIMINARY FINAL:
Old Trinity: 3.2 10.6 14.7 15.11.101
Therry: 2.3 2.5 7.13 8.16.64
Goals: Makris 7, Hyndman 3, Gibson 2, Lloyd, Sutherland, Adams
Best: Adams, Makris, Brimble, Sims, Hyndman, Roberts
But it was to no avail, when Albanvale won the grand final by a thumping 22 goals. In hindsight perhaps not a total surprise, given Albanvale had gone through the year undefeated, with a percentage of 300.56!
U19s GRAND FINAL:
Albanvale: 4.0 19.4 23.10 31.16.202
Old Trinity: 2.6 3.7 6.14 9.15.69
Goals: Gibson 2, Lloyd 2, Makris 2, Sutherland 2, Adam
Best: Adam, Sutherland, Beamish, Hyndman, Roberts, Howe
AWARD WINNERS 1991
Firsts best & fairest (E.J. Weatherson Trophy): Andrew Allibon
Runner-up: Lex Taylor
Third: Andrew Parkes & Richard Beardsley
Firsts coach’s award: Dave Rodgers
Top goalkicker: Roger Boxtell
Firsts most improved player: David Balazsy
Reserves best & fairest: Tim Phillips
Runner-up: Ashley Turner
Third: Tony Smith
Reserves coach’s award: Cameron Orwin
Reserves most improved player: Tim Farrell
Reserves top goalkicker: Grant Hudson
U19s best & fairest: Marshall Adam
Runner-up: David Denby
Third: David Sutherland
U19s coach’s award: Tim Roberts
U19s top goalkicker: Symon Lloyd
Best first year player: Rod Heath
Best player from school: Damien Makris & Grant Hyndman
Club service Award: Neville Mills, Geoff Allibon
Best club person (Tony Lyons Trophy): Mrs Ronnie Stanley
Life member: Paul Bunting
150 games: Andrew Allibon
100 games: Tim Phillips
100 games: Nick Sammut
100 games: Lex Taylor