OUR HISTORY - YEAR BY YEAR
2010 - 2019
2018
Premier Section
President: Manny Nicolosi
Secretary: Stuart Cade
Treasurer: Frans Van Schilt/Chris Armatas
Firsts coach: Bernie Dinneen
Reserves coach: Heath Pohl
U19s coach (Section 3): Dean Peters
3rds coach (Section 2): Steve Woodward
Women’s coach (Premier Section): Liam Tobin
TEAM LEADERS
Firsts captains: Luke Pacconi & Harry Tinney
Firsts vice-captains: Cal Pohl & Anthony Scott
Reserves captain: Chris Riggs
Reserves vice-captain: Simon Murphy
U19s captain: Anthony Larkey
U19s vice-captain: Will Davey
U19s deputy vice-captain: Jason King
3rds captain: George Chadwick
3rds vice-captain: not recorded
Women’s captains: Grace Dillon & Jodie Murphy (they replaced Ruby Long who left because of her work).
Women’s vice-captain: Lucy Aitken
The year brought an influx of new young players. During the season the Firsts played 41 different players, with an average age of 23. Fifty different players took the field in the Reserves.
Amateur teams often struggle for numbers, but our Women’s team had the opposite problem – they had 47 registered players, but only 24 spots each week!
Jacob “Chilli” O’Neill topped the goal kicking in the U19s Section 3 with 37 goals. Anthony Scott was selected in the VAFA State team and was in the best players, and Imogen Barnett was selected in the Women’s state team.
2018 was Brendan Iezzi’s last year in the green and gold, although he pulled on the boots again in 2022 and played another 4 games.
Brendan was aptly described as “a silky smooth midfielder, an elite user of the ball by foot, hardness at the contest and the man you could always count on to turn a game on its head. His leadership was inspiring and his caring nature to make those around him better was infectious. Everyone walked taller when Brendan was on the field.”
Brendan started in the U19s in 2006 and in his remarkable 13-year career he:
• played 198 games (the 4 he played in 2021 took him to 202)
• captained the Firsts for a record 7 years from 2011-2017
• won the Firsts B&F (the E. J. Weatherson Trophy) five times (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017)
• won the VAFA Premier Section B&F (the Woodrow Medal) twice in 2011 & 2014 and was joint runner up in 2007
• won the VAFA Premier B Section B&F (the G.T. Moore Medal) twice in 2009 & 2013
• was selected in the VAFA state team 8 times
• was the VAFA Rising Star winner in 2007
• represented the Australian Amateur Football Association in Ireland 2009
After 9 rounds the Firsts were 5th with 4 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. The Reserves were 8th (2-7) the U19s 4th (5-4), the Thirds 2nd (7-2) and the Women’s 7th (2-5). At season’s end, the Firsts were destined to play finals football again, finishing 4th with 10 wins, 7 losses & 1 draw. The Reserves were 8th (5-13). The U19s were also finals bound finishing 3rd (12-5-1), as were the Thirds - 4th with 10-6. The Women’s team finished 6th at 5-9.
What would the finals bring? Not as much as we hoped, because after a convincing win over Old Brighton in the first semi-final, the Firsts were defeated by St Kevins by 63 points in the preliminary final.
FIRSTS FIRST SEMI-FINAL:
Old Trinity: 5.6 7.8 9.15 13.19.97
Old Brighton: 1.3 2.8 5.12 7.15.57
Goals: S. Nicolosi 2, E. Weatherson 2, H. Tinney 2, A. Larkey 1, A. Polidoros 1, J. Steinhart 1, N. Hunt 1, A. Scott 1, S. Joyce 1, L.Juric 1
Best : J. Walsh, H. Thompson, A. Scott, L. Whelan, J. Steinhart, J. Hunt
FIRSTS PRELIMINARY FINAL:
Old Trinity: 4.0 6.2 8.5 9.9.63
St Kevin’s: 8.4 11.5 16.9 19.12.126
Goals: S. Joyce 2, A. Polidoros 2, T. Mason 2, A. Larkey, E. Weatherson, A Kyriacopoulos
Best: B. Iezzi, J. Hunt, H. Thompson, S. Joyce, E. Weatherson, L. Whelan
Unfortunately, the U19s couldn’t kick straight, and went down to Marcellin in the first semi- final.
U19s FIRST SEMI-FINAL:
Marcellin: 1.0 5.3 8.5, 10.9.69
Old Trinity: 3.4 5.5 6.10 8.15.63
Goals: T. Mason 2, M. Curtis 2, J. O'Neill 1, J. King 1, C. Simondson 1
Best: C. Gerwing, J. Mannix, 0. Stella, A. Warren, M. Curtis, T. Wood
The Thirds heartbreakingly went down to their old nemesis, Fitzroy, in their first semi-final by a solitary point - kicked in the dying seconds of the final quarter. Trinity was left rueing some wasteful kicking for goal.
THIRDS FIRST SEMI-FINAL:
Fitzroy: 1.2 4.5 5.5 7.10.52
Old Trinity: 0.7 2.10 2.13 6.15.51
Goals: L. Randles 2, M. Scott 2, L. Brendish 1, D. Cowley 1
Best: F. Stewart, L. Randles, G. Chadwick, M. Scott, N. Pearce, M. Morarty
AWARD WINNERS 2018
Firsts best & fairest (E.J. Weatherson Trophy): Harry Tinney
Runner-up (George Dwyer Trophy): Anthony Scott
Firsts coach’s award (Trevor Norman Trophy): Ed Weatherson
Firsts goalkicking: Seb Nicolosi (41)
Reserves best & fairest: Michael Cooper
Runner-up: Lloyd Robertson
Reserves coach’s award (Michael Frost Trophy): Nick Adgemis
U19s best & fairest: Oliver Stella
Runner-up: Cooper Gerwing
U19s coach’s award: Thomas Paidoussis
U19s award for endeavour & commitment (John & Peter Quarterman Trophy): Will Davey
3rds best & fairest (Mike Cade Cup): Fergus Stewart
Runner-up: Danny Land
3rds coach’s Award: Nick Emery
Women’s best & fairest (Joan Martin Trophy): Imogen Barnett
Runner-up: Vanessa Murphy
Women’s coach’s award: Bridget O’Connell
Best men’s first year player (Speros Beasley Award): Anthony Larkey
Best club person (Tony Lyons Trophy): Luke Pacconi
150 games: Jack Hunt
150 games: Kris Spassopoulos
100 games: Michael Cooper
100 games: David Cowley
100 games: Alex Heuston
100 games: Luther Juric
100 games: Christos Manoussakis
100 games: Duncan Moore
100 games: Emerson Satur
100 games: Jake Walsh