OUR HISTORY - YEAR BY YEAR
2020 - 2029
2024
Premier B Section
President: Tony Mulcahy
Secretary: Daniel McNab
Treasurer: Paul Lindsay
Firsts coach: Donald McDonald
Reserves coach: Tom Beasley
U19s coach (Division 2): Clinton Wright
3rds coach (Premier 3rds): Josh Mannix
Women’s coach (Division 2): Dean Peters
TEAM LEADERS
Firsts captain: Hugh Beasley
Firsts vice-captain: Christos Manoussakis
Reserves captain: Nick Adgemis
Reserves vice-captains: Cooper Gerwing, Fraser Roberton & Henry Taylor
U19s captain: Ted Devlin
3rds captains: Charlie Emery & Chris Walker
3rds vice-captains: Ted Mitchell & Matt Kendall
Women’s captains: April Condon & Bella Eames
Women’s vice-captains: Kelsey Clark & Hannah Lee
Andy Cultera was elected a “Big V Champion” to recognise his achievements in the VAFA Victorian teams.
Things were looking much brighter in the first half of the 2024 season. After 9 rounds the Firsts were 2nd with 6 wins & 3 losses and the Reserves were 1st (8-1). The U19s were 9th (1-8), the Thirds were 6th (4-5) and the Womens were 6th at 5-4.
After 18 rounds the Firsts had slipped to third with 12-5-1, but were finals bound. The Reserves topped their section with 17-1, and the Thirds snuck into 4th on 10-6. The U19s finished 8th (5-13), and the Womens 7th (6-8).
In an absolutely nail-biting, low scoring, first semifinal, after almost kicking themselves out of it, the Firsts prevailed over Old Geelong by just two points.
FIRSTS FIRST SEMI-FINAL:
Old Trinity: 1.2 3.6 3.10 4.14.38
Old Geelong: 2.3 2.4 4.5 5.6.36
Goals: A. Emery 1, H. Beasley 1, M. Deayton 1, S. Mason 1
Best: E. Weatherson, H. Thompson, O. Scott, S. Mason, S. Barendregt, M. Deayton
But our hopes of a grand final berth and promotion to Premier were dashed by De La Salle in another close game in the preliminary final. Inaccurate kicking for goal certainly didn’t help. Nor did a controversial goal umpiring decision that went against us, and a goal that was awarded to De La despite being kicked after the siren.
FIRSTS PRELIMINARY FINAL:
De La Salle: 3.5 5.7 6.9 9.12.66
Old Trinity: 0.3 3.9 5.13 7.17.59
Goals: A. Emery 1, H. Beasley 1, D. Payman 1, S. Barendregt 1, H. McGlashan 1, O. Scott 1, H. Thompson 1
Best: H. Thompson, S. Mason, A. Emery, S. Phillips, J. Hindson, C. Manoussakis
The Thirds hopes of glory were also dashed in a tight, low scoring 1st semi-final, losing to Old Scotch by just 5 points.
THIRDS FIRST SEMI-FINAL:
Old Scotch: 2.3 3.7 3.9 6.11.47
Old Trinity: 1.3 3.3 4.5 6.6.42
Goals: H. Burke 3, N. Campbell 1, S. Pilkington 1, H. Bowman 1
Best: J. Cooper, C. Simondson, J. Spassopoulos, W. Tinney, H. Burke,
R. Cooper
So, it was all up to the Reserves. They made short work of De La Salle in the second semi-final.
RESERVES SECOND SEMI-FINAL:
Old Trinity: 4.5 7.8 7.13 10.15.75
De La Salle: 1.0 4.3 4.6 5.9.39
Goals: E. Chard 2, S. Barendregt 1, W. Macafee 1, K. Upsall 1, L. Milner 1, H. Taylor 1, N. Adgemis 1, Z. Bortolussi 1, L. Scobie 1
Best: F. Robertson, H. Taylor, S. Barendregt, C. Gerwing, C. Pohl, L. Chiaramonte
De La Salle are always feared in finals series, and they won their way back through the preliminary final into the grand final. But the Trinity boys would not be denied, winning by 16 points.
RESERVES GRAND FINAL:
Old Trinity: 0.7 4.9 5.11 8.14.62
De La Salle: 1.1 1.3 5.6 6.10.46
Goals: N. Adgemis 2, W. Macafee 1, T. de Graaff 1, M. Scott 1, E. Chard 1, L. Scobie 1, B. Smith 1
Best: N. Adgemis, W. Macafee, L. Chiaramonte, H. Taylor, F. Robertson, F. Hall
Remarkably this was only the fourth ever premiership for the Old Trinity Reserves team, and the first for 63 years! That was the third of the three-peat in 1967, 1968 & 1969!
AWARD WINNERS 2024
Firsts best & fairest (E.J. Weatherson Trophy): Alex Emery
Runner-up (George Dwyer Trophy): Hugo McGlashan
Firsts coach’s award (Trevor Norman Trophy): Lachie Jackson
Firsts leading goal kicker: Dom Payman
Firsts best finals player: Harry Thompson
Reserves best & fairest: Cooper Gerwing
Runner-up: Henry Taylor
Reserves coach’s award (Michael Frost Trophy): Luke Milner
Reserves leading goal kicker: Luke Scobie
Reserves best finals player: Fraser Robertson
U19s best & fairest: Zach Sparg & Samuel Russell
Runner-up: Ted Devlin & Lachlan Miritis
U19s coach’s award: Harry Tam
U19s award for endeavour & commitment (John & Peter Quarterman Trophy): Charlie Barrett-Smith
U19s leading goal kicker: Samuel Russell
3rds best & fairest (Mike Cade Cup): Jack Cooper
Runner-up: Charlie Simondson
3rds coach’s award (Steve Woodward Trophy): Jamison Scott
3rds leading goal kicker: Seb Nicolosi
Women’s best & fairest (Joan Martin Trophy): Natasha Borash
Runner-up: Hannah Lee
Women’s coach’s award: India Curtain
Women’s leading goal kicker: Hannah Lee & Bella Eames
Best first year player – men (Speros Beasley Award): Sam Barendregt
Best first year player - women: Lara Young
Best club person (Tony Lyons Trophy): Tom Beasley & Ed Weatherson
Life member: Charles Harkin
Life member: Bruce Wardrop
200 games (Life Membership): Chris Riggs
150 games: James Spassopoulos
100 games: Will Bowman
100 games: Cooper Gerwing
100 games: Charles Emery
100 games: Matthew Kendall
100 games: Myles Scott
100 games: Oliver Stella