division one - Victorian Amateur Football Association

20 YEARS AGO – 1992Collegians were the outright favourites andoutright leaders (by 2 games) in A Section andthey destroyed close rivals Ormond 21.15 to 9.6in A Section. Ten goals up at half time Collegiansmaintained the pressure on the Monds for theremainder of the match. Best – Hoyle, Galbraith(4), Irvine, Lake, Hinchen, Mount (Collegians)and Fraser, P McDonald, Barnes, Clark, Wood,Grace (Ormond).In B Section Old Mentonians and Uni Bluesplayed a thriller before Mentonians held on towin 10.15 to 10.13. Uni Blues had trailed all dayand every time they challenged, Mentonianshad the answers in an entertaining game. Best– Gardner, Farrow, Scott, Campbell, Barrett,Beynon (Mentonians) and Worsley, Stevenson,Wallis, Lennen (4), Furphy, Kanis (Blues).B Section senior coaches were – John Simpson(Banyule), Brian Ford (Monash Blues), MarkParker (Old Brighton), Paul O’Brien (OldMelburnians), Bert Calvert (Old Mentonians),Michael Mulvahill (Old Paradians), Alan Johnson(Old Trinity), Bruce Ferguson (Parkside), GeoffReilley (Whitefriars).30 YEARS AGO – 1982Therry defeated Elsternwick in a high scoringE Section game, 26.18 to 17.11. Therry wereclearly the better side all day and it was animpressive display. Best – Weir, Murcutt (6),White, Boden, Fisher (4), Jacobsen (Therry) andT Jones (7), Rosewarne (3), D Mahony (3), Bell,O’Donnell, Bean (Elsternwick).Peninsula Old Boys ‘kicked the sweep” in FSection with 31.14 to Clayton’s 17.16, a matchwhich kept the ‘goalies’ busy. Clayton actuallykicked 9.6 in the final quarter while Peninsulakicked 10.2. Best – P Bedford (11), Lambie,Graham, Hulls (4), Sampson (Peninsula) andBegent, Blair, Dawes, Hawley, Swann (5),Machlin (Clayton).THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER 201240 YEARS AGO – 1972Peter Hutchinson, wonderful warrior and atalented player for Powerhouse finally got tothe 300 game mark. Best and Fairest 7 timesand Victorian representative, “Hutchy” was avery strong performer at the after match aswell.Graham Warfe, Coburg Captain and regularVictorian rep (captain 1970) reached his 200 thgame.45 YEARS AGO – 1967The team to represent Victoria at the Carnivalin Launceston was G Ward, D Williams (CaulfieldGrammarians), C Parkes (Coburg), C Roach(Collegians), G Carter, F La Rose (Ivanhoe), JFisher (Kew), Rick Harley, I Wood (MHSOB), EMurphy, S Williams (Old Paradians), D Hughes,G McLean (Old Scotch), M Mulcahy (OldXaverians), G Crouch, R Patterson (Uni Blacks), JNance (De La Salle), L Smith (Geelong), R Payne(Old Melburnians), B Finlayson (Ormond), WSykes (Uni Blues), L Prosser (UHSOB) and JCrennan (St Bernards).60 YEARS AGO – 1952University Blues defeated Old Scotch 7.11to 5.5 in a key battle for fourth place on theladder. Geoff Tunbridge was best for the Bluesand was later to be one of the stars in thegreat Melbourne VFL premiership teams inthe 1950’s. Dave Hilliard starred for Old Scotchdespite their loss.Foundation member of the Club, Bill Lucas,played his 100 th game for St Kevins Old Boys.33