OUR HISTORY - YEAR BY YEAR
2020 - 2029
2021
Premier Section
President: Neil Bowman
Secretary: Chris Amiconi
Treasurer: Chris Armatas
Firsts coach: Bernie Dineen, then James Francis
Reserves coach: Terry Mason
U19s coach (Division 1): Dean Peters
U19s coach (Division 4): Clint Wright
3rds coach (Division 1): Tom Beasley
Under 23's coach: Chris Amiconi
Women’s Seniors coach (Premier): Stephen Maus
Women’s Reserves coach (Premier) Reserve): Damien Harrison
TEAM LEADERS
Firsts captains: Cal Pohl & Gabe Hamilton
Firsts vice-captains: Ben Howell & Ed Weatherson
Reserves captains: Chris Riggs & Michael Cooper
Reserves vice-captain: not recorded
U23s captain: Matt Kendall
U23s vice-captain: Chris Walker
U19s (Division 1) captains: Jack Cooper & Lewis Davidson
U19s (Division 1) vice-captains: Lachlan Mulcahy & Tim Rasdell
U19s (Division 1) deputy vice-captain: Sam Pilkington
U19s (Division 4) captain: Ryan Sanders
U19s (Division 4) vice-captains: Ethan Westerman & Toby Cook
U19s (Division 4) deputy vice-captains: Tom Mullins & Lachlan McLean
3rds captains: Ed Beasley & Nick Pearce
3rds vice-captains: Nick Emery & Tim Hall
Women’s Seniors captain: Sally Peers
Women’s Seniors vice-captain: Claudia Lacey
Women’s Reserves captain: Tilly Dillon
Women’s Reserves vice-captain: not recorded
We entered 2021 with a lot to chew on. After the false start in 2020, the Under 23s finally got out on the park for their inaugural season, and we added a second U19s team in Division 4. Eight teams, 281 players registered (255 played at least one game), 102 players in their first year. Average age 23, average total games 36.
However, sadly Covid intervened again, and another lockdown saw the season abandoned after only 11 games.
When the season was abandoned, the Firsts were languishing at the bottom of the ladder on 1 win and 10 losses, with relegation looming large. However, relegation and promotion between Premier and Premier B was suspended for a year, meaning that we would play in Premier in 2022 for the ninth consecutive year.
The eleven rounds that were played delivered only lean pickings across the board for Old Trinity. The Reserves were 9th with 1-10, the Women’s Firsts & Reserves were both 7th with 2-8, the U19s Div 1 & D4 sides, and the U23s were all 5th, respectively on 5-6, 5-5-1 and 5-6. The 3rds were 4th with 5-6. They would likely have played finals but for the Covid lockdown.
A coaching change midway through the season saw James Francis take over the coaching reins from Bernie Dineen.
AWARD WINNERS 2021
Firsts best & fairest (E.J. Weatherson Trophy): Christos Manoussakis
Runner-up (George Dwyer Trophy): Alex Emery
Firsts coach’s award (Trevor Norman Trophy): not recorded
Firsts goalkicking: not recorded
Reserves best & fairest: Felix Curtis
Runner-up: Louis Randles
Reserves coach’s award (Michael Frost Trophy): not recorded
U19s best & fairest: Tim Rasdell & Paul Lindsay
Runner-up: Sam Heaton
U19s Reserves best & fairest: Jordan Bateman
Runner-up: Lachlan Wong
U19s coach’s award: not recorded
U19s award for endeavour & commitment (John & Peter Quarterman Trophy): not recorded
U19s leading goal kicker: not recorded
U23s best & fairest: Spencer Barendregt
Runner-up: Zac Bortolussi
3rds best & fairest (Mike Cade Cup): Tom Paidoussis
Runner-up: Tom Shiels
3rds coach’s award (Steve Woodward Trophy): not recorded
Women’s Firsts best & fairest (Joan Martin Trophy): Bella Aikman
Runner-up: Sally Peers
Women’s Firsts coach’s award: not recorded
Women’s Reserves best & fairest: Kenzie Bell
Runner-up: Bella Anderson
Women’s Reserves coach’s award: not recorded
Men’s best first year player (Speros Beasley Award): Sam Mason
Women’s best first year player: Beth Cooper
Best Club person (Tony Lyons Trophy): not recorded
Stuart Stockdale Award: Manny Nicolosi and Linda Weatherson
200 games (Life Membership): Brendan Iezzi
100 games: Sam Joyce
100 games: Riley McDonald
100 games: Ted Mitchell