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Certificate of Merit

The Certificate of Merit Awards are handed out at the VAFA Season Launch each year to club and association volunteers who go above and beyond the call of duty year after year. 

YEARFIRST NAMESURNAMECLUB/ORG
2024PeterByeTherry Penola
2024LawrenceTuttonOld Ivanhoe Grammarians
2024BernardAngelUniversity Blues
2024DuncanPalmerOld Carey
2023TrevorLudemanBrunswick Football Club
2023TimShearerOld Scotch
2023JohnHandsOld Carey
2023FabioMayaPrahran FC
2023DeanLovigHampton Rovers
2023ChrisSwinburneSt John’s
2022WarwickWatsonCaulfield Grammarians
2022RussellBarnesOrmond AFC
2022RichardCallananSt Kevin’s OB
2022GeorgeWakimPreston Bullants
2022GaryRosewarneElsternwick AFC
2022GaryNashHampton Rovers
2022DavidVealOld Ivanhoe Grammarians
2021GerryWestmoreUniversity Blues
2021MickO’LearyTherry Penola
2021RichardSimonOrmond AFC
2021JohnPilkingtonVAFA Tribunal, Old Scotch
2021ScottWilliamsCaulfield Grammarians
2020Kylieda FonteMHSOB
2020PhilSkeggsIvanhoe AFC
2020StephenManningOrmond AFC
2020JohnRobinsonVAFA
2020ScottWilliamsCaulfield Grammarians
2020TerrySymonsParkdale Vultures
2020JohnPilkingtonVAFA Tribunal
2019SteveAndersonHampton Rovers
2019TimArnoldSt Kevin’s OB
2019JohnBoorneNational Bank, VAFA Tribunal
2019DamienClearyOrmond AFC
2019RichardPicklesKew FC
2019JoanEddyFitzroy FC
2019JamesRobinsonOld Scotch
2019MarkGibsonVAFAUA
2018JasonCaveHampton Rovers
2018PeterHannanSt Kevin’s Old Boys
2018GregHolmanOrmond
2018BrettJensenOld Ivanhoe
2018AndrewReadRichmond Central
2018PhilCoghlanPeninsula OB
2017SteveAaronsOrmond
2017AnthonyBortolottoMarcellin
2017JamesGrayMonash Blues
2017AngusHamiltonWest Brunswick
2017TerryLandriganOld Xaverians, Old Melburnians
2017RussellLucasPrahran Assumption
2017AfrimOdzaBox Hill North
2017ShaunPayzePeninsula OB
2017DomenicPerroneBrunswick NOBSPC
2017PhilVawdreySt Bedes Mentone Tigers
2017CameronVossHampton Rovers
2017GerardBiddlestoneTherry Penola
2016BruceGarnerOakleigh
2016SamIngramOld Mentonians
2016JohnKanisUniversity Blues, Caulfield Grammarians
2016PeterKeoghUniversity Blacks, VAFAUA
2016JamesMaloneyMonash Blues
2016TonyMcInerneyUniversity Blues
2016FrancisRomanoSouth Melbourne Districts
2016IanWheelerSt Bernard’s
2016RayWoodOrmond
2015SidCatlinBeaumaris
2015Dr AndrewMcCormackEmmaus St Leos
2015KenPetruccoINRFM
2015BarryLynchKew FC
2015PeterHeveyNOBS/St Pats
2015Dr ColinMelvilleOld Scotch
2015SimonHuntOld Xaverians
2015FrankStringerOrmond
2015NeilWallmeyerPrahran
2015AndrewSimpsonSt Kevin’s Old Boys
2014PeterKostakosChadstone
2014RodneyNancarrowCollegians
2014BrianCullenKew FC
2014NickPappasManningham
2014MichaelWoodOld Brighton
2014KenSpeersOld Mentonians
2014GregFisherOrmond
2014NickPavlouPower House
2014JohnCarmodyUniversity Blues, Old Xaverians
2013PeterKaganAJAX
2013HarryHarrisouBulleen Templestowe
2013MatthewScholtenCaulfield Gr.
2013WayneDyerCollegians
2013JohnBoltDe La Salle
2013WarrenFallMHSOB
2013SofTsialtasNorth Brunswick
2013AlanNaylorOrmond
2013RodneyMoranTherry Penola
2013DeneMcLeodWilliamstown
2012MartinKelliherDe La Salle
2012PhilO’DonohueEmmaus St Leos
2012RobertPearceOld Ivanhoe
2012GeoffMcCrackenOld Scotch
2012IvanBoardOld Westbourne
2012KevinMathiesonPrahran
2012TimCorriganSt. Kevins
2012RobertGoodeSwinburne
2011MarkFeldyAJAX
2011PaulAdamsNorth Brunswick
2011CraigRichardsonPower House
2011RegJonesSouth Melbourne Districts
2011JohnRaffleSt. Bernards
2011TonyCrottyTherry Penola
2010DennisKellyAquinas
2010BarryAlexanderOakleigh
2010MichaelDavisOld Geelong
2010KevinSegotaVAFAUA
2009JeffreyJankieAJAX
2009AlanMitchellOld Camberwell
2009PeterMurphyOld Mentonians
2009AnthonyDamenVAFAUA
2009TonyRobbinsVAFAUA
2008DinoDimarcoNorth Brunswick
2008NormWalshOakleigh
2008PeterGilmartinOld Paradians
2008JohnPilkingtonOld Scotch
2008JohnHughesSt Bernards
2008PeterMacdonaldSt Kevins, Tribunal
2007LorettaCroweDe La Salle
2007ColinGreenMHSOB
2007MaxEvansOld Carey
2007ValEvansOld Carey
2007CraigThompsonUniversity Blacks
2007RodPenalunaYarra Valley OB
2006BarryHickeyOld Carey, VAFA
2006TonyNaumoffHampton Rovers
2006JohnBradleyKew
2006RussellEngalanderOld Ivanhoe
2006SharonEricksenOld Mentonians
2006RickWesternOld Scotch
2006SteveMcCarthyVAFAUA
2005PatMcConvilleDe La Salle OC
2005MelissaEvansFitzroy Reds
2005IanCaveHampton Rovers
2005AlanRedmanOld Ivanhoe
2005StephenKingOld Ivanhoe
2005GerryMcNameePrahran AFC
2005PeterCorboySt Bedes Mentone Tigers
2005GeorgeVoyageVAFA, Caulfield Grammarians
2004PeterDoneganDe La Salle OC
2004BrunoContiNorth Old Boys
2004MichaelGretton-WatsonOld Geelong
2004LawrenceTuttonOld Ivanhoe
2004MichaelRushOld Xaverians
2004GregDunkelyPrahran
2004GregKellySt Bedes Mentone Tigers
2004JohnSelkirkWhitefriars OC
2003MaxGrimmerHampton Rovers
2003DavidMimsOld Geelong
2003StephenGrayOld Mentonians
2003JohnBowen SnrOld Xaverians AFC
2003DaleCollinsSt. Bedes Mentone Tigers
2003DonMartinSt. Kevins OB
2003PaulBainUHS-VU
2002LaurieAghanAquinas OC
2002RonNicholsonBeaumaris AFC
2002HowardBishopOld Carey AFC
2002LeighCarlsonOld Trinity AFC
2002JohnGraceOrmond AFC
2002AllanAngusPeninsula OB
2002PaulGrimaPrahran AFC
2002PaulMattonTherry Penola AFC
2001LouBelliAquinas OC
2001TerryRussellDe La Salle OC
2001DonBlackwoodIvanhoe Assumption AFC
2001IanJobKew FC
2001ChrisKelly JnrMazenod OC
2001ShaneBishopOld Essendon Gr.
2001StephenMasonPower House AFC
2001FrankKeanSt. Bedes Mentone Tigers AFC
2001ChrisByeTherry Penola AFC
2001KevinRatcliffeTherry Penola AFC
2001DavidWallaceUHSOB
2000MikeMcArthur-AllenSt. Kevins, Ormond
2000DavidHughesOld Scotch, Tribunal
2000RobertHillBulleen-Templestowe
2000PaulMahonyElsternwick
2000GayleFoxNorth Brunswick
2000DaleFraserOld Geelong
2000PeterRhodenOld Xaverians
2000Br. BillHoustonTherry Penola
2000SimonCostelloUniversity Blacks
2000MichaelRobinUniversity Blues
2000MichaelTroupVAFA
2000WayneHintonVAFAUA
1999JohnRyanAquinas
1999PeterWolfeHampton Rovers
1999RegMilesIvanhoe
1999DavidJonesOld Carey
1999TomBrainPrahran
1999JohnAllanSt. Kevins
1999SteveBrownSt. Kevins
1999BrianMooreSt. Leos Emmaus
1999YvonneSalterUniversity Blues
1999StephenFyffeWest Brunswick
1998MichaelMurrayAssumption OC, Old Paradians
1998PeterRyanFIDA
1998DonScarlettHampton Rovers
1998KenHamiltonIvanhoe
1998DeniseKellyMazenod OC
1998MurrayMitchellOld Melburnians
1998DavidHollandOld Mentonains
1998CraigRobisonOld Trinity
1998HaydnParkYarra Valley OB
1997GuyRodgriguesOld Paradians
1997MaurieConsidineOld Paradians
1997RobertRalphOld Xaverians
1997RobertHawkinsSt. Kevins
1997TonyFellowsThomastown
1997MartenBedfordVAFA/Old Scotch
1997PhilRowellVAFAUA
1997GeoffRiddVAFAUA, Parkside
1997RonLippoldVAFAUA, Power House
1996TomJohnstonParkside, Old Xaverians
1996BillAttardBanyule
1996Chris Snr.KellyMazenod
1996JackClancyMelbourne University
1996RobinMartinMHSOB
1996RolandStephensOld Mentonians
1996BarbaraDoranSt. Bernards
1996StevenCarrollUniversity Blues
1995StuartStockdaleOld Trinity, Executive
1995RichardMorleyBulleen United
1995PaulEatonParkside
1995MikeMurrayUmpires
1994AlanSalterCoburg, Ivanhoe
1994DonGilliesBanyule
1994NeilPivettaOld Paradians
1994RobertFullerOld Scotch
1994TonyBoyceUHSOB
1994BobGirdwoodUniversity Blues
1993TimGallopMHSOB
1993IanEnglandOld Carey
1993MattSzylitOrmond
1993AlbyBolgerParkside
1993PatEganTherry
1993MoiraMcNamaraUniversity Blues
1993TedMcNamaraUniversity Blues
1992JohnSimpsonBanyule, Ivanhoe
1992ClaudeUllinCaulfield Grammarians
1992AlanRamsayElsternwick
1992AndySmithMelbourne University
1992BryanGibbsOld Scotch
1992AlanFlavelUHSOB
1992BrianGoodmanUmpires
1991AdrianHjorthCommonwealth Bank
1991AdrianFisherDe La Salle OC
1991PeterFoxNorth Brunswick
1991TimJacksonOld Geelong
1991KevinClarkeParkside
1991MichaelPerrettSt. Bernards
1991JohnBiddlestoneTherry
1990KenEvans-SmithOrmond, Marcellin
1990SueAndersonHampton Rovers, VAFA
1990RayFordBulleen-Templestowe
1990TonyOrchardMHSOB
1990AndrewMullettOld Brighton
1990GarryNortonOld Mentonians
1990GeoffReilleyOrmond
1990ByronHillState Bank
1989NoelStokesKew, Interstate
1989GrahamDawsonABC
1989HarryBerkenfeldsANZ Bank
1989GeorgeTealeCollegians
1989GordonMcGregorHampton Rovers
1989RogerPaulOld Haileybury
1989JohnWoodOld Melburnians
1989DennisWheelahanOld Paradians
1989RossMedwinThomastown
1989BruceIveyWest Brunswick
1988BarryFinkAJAX
1988DonSimpsonBrunswick
1988GregMilesBulleen-Templestowe
1988ColinGloverDe La Salle
1988ColinEricksenOld Mentonians
1988PeterHoganSt. Bernards
1988StephenRobertsState Bank
1988RegTaylorTherry
1987AlexJohnsonMHSOB, University Blacks
1987GeorgeMcTaggartMHSOB, Executive
1987KeithSharkieOld Paradians, Executive
1987LaurieTaylorBalaclava
1987GrahamHolmesElsternwick
1987HarryThomasIvanhoe
1987LeonFlegeltaubMHSOB
1987ShaneMaguireNorth Old Boys
1987PeterLemonOld Geelong
1987AndyHarrisOld Ivanhoe
1986JimFidgeGeelong, Executive
1986JohnMilesIvanhoe, Executive
1986PeterNathanSt. Bernards, Executive
1986CliffBastowWest Brunswick, Registration Secretary
1986KenBlayKew
1986HarryLeighNorth Old Boys
1986DavidUrquhartOld Mentonians
1986BruceBourneOrmond
1986VivianFrancisState Bank
1986WalJohnsonUHSOB
1986DonHillierUmpires
1986GraemeSimpsonUmpires
1986RalphBridgesUmpires
1986PeterSelleckUniversity
1985BarryMarkoffAJAX
1985JohnPowerBanyule
1985JonAveryCaulfield Grammarians
1985BruceFergusonCollegians
1985E.V..McCannCollegians
1985RonBungeyOld Mentonians
1985JohnTudorOld Paradians
1985LeighMcGregorOld Scotch
1985BrianLugarOld Xaverians
1985EdBurdekinOrmond
1985JimByrneParkside
1985RexDoranSt. Bernards
1984JackWilsonOrmond, Umpires
1984FrankLuscombeParkside, Bulleen-Templestowe
1984KeithFrearsonMonash Blues
1984TonyFinkOld Carey
1984PeterHutchinsonPowerhouse
1984JackWhiteSt. Kilda CBOC
1984ColinGibsonTherry
1984BobDunstanUmpires
1984John (Peter)O’DonohueUniversity Blacks
1983BillPhillipsClayton
1983LexHibbinsCollegians
1983JohnFisherInterstate
1983TimNaughtonMarcellin
1983GraemeTempletonOld Brighton
1983BillKellyThomastown
1982FredColdreyHampton Rovers, Executive
1982BasilClearyCommonwealth Bank
1982BarryLyonsDe La Salle OC
1982BarryMcQueenOld Haileybury
1982MichaelDurackOld Mentonians
1982StanKennyOld Paradians
1982GeoffreyHarrisOrmond
1982JackMaxwellParkside
1982FrankNorthcottTribunal
1982Herald-Sun TV P/L(HSV7)
1981GregTootellCaulfield Grammarians
1981AlanMcFarlaneCoburg
1981BobColdreyHampton Rovers
1981IdaMarconIvanhoe
1981BobJewsonNorth Brunswick
1981ColinJohnsonTAFL
1981Dr. BrianCostelloUniversity Blacks
1980NormanNugentAssumption OC, Country Colleges
1980SidWhitfieldAlphington
1980TonyO’CallaghanDe La Salle
1980DavidLeighGeelong
1980ClydeFoulshamOrmond
1980TedWollardState Bank
1979DonMcQueenCommonwealth Bank, Old Haileybury
1979BobCaveHampton Rovers
1979AlanDwyerOld Xaverians
1979PeterPowerSt. Kevins OB
1979FrankHeneganUniversity Blues
1979PeterWebberWest Brunswick
1978PeterHarrisAlphington
1978JohnWilsonCaulfield Grammarians
1978JohnDugdaleCoburg
1978Arthur (Nuggett)StephensOld Geelong
1978GusMitchellSt. Bernards
1978BillMasonUmpires
1977BruceDe LacyHampton Rovers, Tribunal
1977JohnBrustmanAJAX
1977JockSellersElsternwick
1977NormanJamesHampton Rovers
1977Elizer (Pop)ShapirMHSOB
1977FrankMountOld Paradians
1977JackStockOrmond
1976KevinMcKayUmpires, Umpires’ Advisor
1976JohnBlackwoodIvanhoe
1976DouglasEllisMonash University
1976IanJohnsonTribunal
1976ErnestCropleyUniversity
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