1995
A Section
President: Rob Stanley
Secretary: Stuart Stockdale
Treasurer: Ronnie Stanley
Firsts coach: Alan Johnson
Reserves coach: Tim Pontefract
3rds coach (North): Scott Cowley
TEAM LEADERS
Firsts captain: David Rogers
Firsts vice-captain: Steven Hopkins
Firsts deputy vice-captains: Julian Hodder & Matthew Seuling
Reserves captain: Adrian Banfield
Reserves vice-captain: not recorded
3rds captain: Jon Carnegie
3rds vice-captain: not recorded
And so, back to A Section.
We had a lot of success in the 90s (and our fair share of disappointments). But perhaps the real highlight of the decade was our return in 1995 to Trinity Grammar School’s playing fields in Bulleen as our long-term home ground. A welcome end to the nomadic existence of our first 40 years which had involved a ground change on average every three years.
A second year with no U19s, but a Thirds team was entered in the VAFA 3rds north section. It lasted for just the one year, before being re-formed in 2000.
Rod Heath topped the A Section goal kicking.
Stuart Stockdale was awarded the VAFA Certificate of Merit awarded to individuals going above and beyond the call of duty year after year.
And on the field? Down again! After nine games we were 8th with just 2 wins and 7 losses – just out of a relegation position on percentage. But, alas, we could only manage to win one more game for the season ending up on 3-15, and second bottom. The Reserves won one more game than the Firsts (4-14) but finished last. In their standalone year, the Thirds went from 7th (4-4-1) at the halfway mark to finish on 8-6-1, just missing the four on percentage.
Sadly, time to regroup in B Grade – again!
AWARD WINNERS 1995
Firsts best & fairest (E.J. Weatherson Trophy): Simon Dalrymple
Runner-up: Trevor Norman
Firsts coach’s award: not recorded
Firsts goalkicking: Rod Heath (24)
Reserves best & fairest: Tony Smith
Runner up: not recorded
Reserves coach’s award: Fraser Cameron
Thirds best & fairest: Lucas Welsh
Best first year player: not recorded
Best club person (Tony Lyons Trophy): Rob Stanley
Life member: Peter A. Birrell
Life member: Tony Dart
Life member: Terry Hense
Life member: Roberts Moore
Life member: Robert Stanley
Life member: Richard Wardrop
250 games: Stuart Stockdale
200 games (Life Membership): David Rogers
200 games (Life Membership): Dave O’Shaugnessy
150 games: Lex Taylor
100 games: John P Adgemis
100 games: David Balazsy
100 games: Adrian Banfield
100 games: Jon Carnegie
100 games: Scott Cowley
100 games: Grant Hudson
100 games: Tony Smith