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.
| YEAR | FIRST NAME | SURNAME | CLUB/ORG |
| 2024 | Peter | Bye | Therry Penola |
| 2024 | Lawrence | Tutton | Old Ivanhoe Grammarians |
| 2024 | Bernard | Angel | University Blues |
| 2024 | Duncan | Palmer | Old Carey |
| 2023 | Trevor | Ludeman | Brunswick Football Club |
| 2023 | Tim | Shearer | Old Scotch |
| 2023 | John | Hands | Old Carey |
| 2023 | Fabio | Maya | Prahran FC |
| 2023 | Dean | Lovig | Hampton Rovers |
| 2023 | Chris | Swinburne | St John’s |
| 2022 | Warwick | Watson | Caulfield Grammarians |
| 2022 | Russell | Barnes | Ormond AFC |
| 2022 | Richard | Callanan | St Kevin’s OB |
| 2022 | George | Wakim | Preston Bullants |
| 2022 | Gary | Rosewarne | Elsternwick AFC |
| 2022 | Gary | Nash | Hampton Rovers |
| 2022 | David | Veal | Old Ivanhoe Grammarians |
| 2021 | Gerry | Westmore | University Blues |
| 2021 | Mick | O’Leary | Therry Penola |
| 2021 | Richard | Simon | Ormond AFC |
| 2021 | John | Pilkington | VAFA Tribunal, Old Scotch |
| 2021 | Scott | Williams | Caulfield Grammarians |
| 2020 | Kylie | da Fonte | MHSOB |
| 2020 | Phil | Skeggs | Ivanhoe AFC |
| 2020 | Stephen | Manning | Ormond AFC |
| 2020 | John | Robinson | VAFA |
| 2020 | Scott | Williams | Caulfield Grammarians |
| 2020 | Terry | Symons | Parkdale Vultures |
| 2020 | John | Pilkington | VAFA Tribunal |
| 2019 | Steve | Anderson | Hampton Rovers |
| 2019 | Tim | Arnold | St Kevin’s OB |
| 2019 | John | Boorne | National Bank, VAFA Tribunal |
| 2019 | Damien | Cleary | Ormond AFC |
| 2019 | Richard | Pickles | Kew FC |
| 2019 | Joan | Eddy | Fitzroy FC |
| 2019 | James | Robinson | Old Scotch |
| 2019 | Mark | Gibson | VAFAUA |
| 2018 | Jason | Cave | Hampton Rovers |
| 2018 | Peter | Hannan | St Kevin’s Old Boys |
| 2018 | Greg | Holman | Ormond |
| 2018 | Brett | Jensen | Old Ivanhoe |
| 2018 | Andrew | Read | Richmond Central |
| 2018 | Phil | Coghlan | Peninsula OB |
| 2017 | Steve | Aarons | Ormond |
| 2017 | Anthony | Bortolotto | Marcellin |
| 2017 | James | Gray | Monash Blues |
| 2017 | Angus | Hamilton | West Brunswick |
| 2017 | Terry | Landrigan | Old Xaverians, Old Melburnians |
| 2017 | Russell | Lucas | Prahran Assumption |
| 2017 | Afrim | Odza | Box Hill North |
| 2017 | Shaun | Payze | Peninsula OB |
| 2017 | Domenic | Perrone | Brunswick NOBSPC |
| 2017 | Phil | Vawdrey | St Bedes Mentone Tigers |
| 2017 | Cameron | Voss | Hampton Rovers |
| 2017 | Gerard | Biddlestone | Therry Penola |
| 2016 | Bruce | Garner | Oakleigh |
| 2016 | Sam | Ingram | Old Mentonians |
| 2016 | John | Kanis | University Blues, Caulfield Grammarians |
| 2016 | Peter | Keogh | University Blacks, VAFAUA |
| 2016 | James | Maloney | Monash Blues |
| 2016 | Tony | McInerney | University Blues |
| 2016 | Francis | Romano | South Melbourne Districts |
| 2016 | Ian | Wheeler | St Bernard’s |
| 2016 | Ray | Wood | Ormond |
| 2015 | Sid | Catlin | Beaumaris |
| 2015 | Dr Andrew | McCormack | Emmaus St Leos |
| 2015 | Ken | Petrucco | INRFM |
| 2015 | Barry | Lynch | Kew FC |
| 2015 | Peter | Hevey | NOBS/St Pats |
| 2015 | Dr Colin | Melville | Old Scotch |
| 2015 | Simon | Hunt | Old Xaverians |
| 2015 | Frank | Stringer | Ormond |
| 2015 | Neil | Wallmeyer | Prahran |
| 2015 | Andrew | Simpson | St Kevin’s Old Boys |
| 2014 | Peter | Kostakos | Chadstone |
| 2014 | Rodney | Nancarrow | Collegians |
| 2014 | Brian | Cullen | Kew FC |
| 2014 | Nick | Pappas | Manningham |
| 2014 | Michael | Wood | Old Brighton |
| 2014 | Ken | Speers | Old Mentonians |
| 2014 | Greg | Fisher | Ormond |
| 2014 | Nick | Pavlou | Power House |
| 2014 | John | Carmody | University Blues, Old Xaverians |
| 2013 | Peter | Kagan | AJAX |
| 2013 | Harry | Harrisou | Bulleen Templestowe |
| 2013 | Matthew | Scholten | Caulfield Gr. |
| 2013 | Wayne | Dyer | Collegians |
| 2013 | John | Bolt | De La Salle |
| 2013 | Warren | Fall | MHSOB |
| 2013 | Sof | Tsialtas | North Brunswick |
| 2013 | Alan | Naylor | Ormond |
| 2013 | Rodney | Moran | Therry Penola |
| 2013 | Dene | McLeod | Williamstown |
| 2012 | Martin | Kelliher | De La Salle |
| 2012 | Phil | O’Donohue | Emmaus St Leos |
| 2012 | Robert | Pearce | Old Ivanhoe |
| 2012 | Geoff | McCracken | Old Scotch |
| 2012 | Ivan | Board | Old Westbourne |
| 2012 | Kevin | Mathieson | Prahran |
| 2012 | Tim | Corrigan | St. Kevins |
| 2012 | Robert | Goode | Swinburne |
| 2011 | Mark | Feldy | AJAX |
| 2011 | Paul | Adams | North Brunswick |
| 2011 | Craig | Richardson | Power House |
| 2011 | Reg | Jones | South Melbourne Districts |
| 2011 | John | Raffle | St. Bernards |
| 2011 | Tony | Crotty | Therry Penola |
| 2010 | Dennis | Kelly | Aquinas |
| 2010 | Barry | Alexander | Oakleigh |
| 2010 | Michael | Davis | Old Geelong |
| 2010 | Kevin | Segota | VAFAUA |
| 2009 | Jeffrey | Jankie | AJAX |
| 2009 | Alan | Mitchell | Old Camberwell |
| 2009 | Peter | Murphy | Old Mentonians |
| 2009 | Anthony | Damen | VAFAUA |
| 2009 | Tony | Robbins | VAFAUA |
| 2008 | Dino | Dimarco | North Brunswick |
| 2008 | Norm | Walsh | Oakleigh |
| 2008 | Peter | Gilmartin | Old Paradians |
| 2008 | John | Pilkington | Old Scotch |
| 2008 | John | Hughes | St Bernards |
| 2008 | Peter | Macdonald | St Kevins, Tribunal |
| 2007 | Loretta | Crowe | De La Salle |
| 2007 | Colin | Green | MHSOB |
| 2007 | Max | Evans | Old Carey |
| 2007 | Val | Evans | Old Carey |
| 2007 | Craig | Thompson | University Blacks |
| 2007 | Rod | Penaluna | Yarra Valley OB |
| 2006 | Barry | Hickey | Old Carey, VAFA |
| 2006 | Tony | Naumoff | Hampton Rovers |
| 2006 | John | Bradley | Kew |
| 2006 | Russell | Engalander | Old Ivanhoe |
| 2006 | Sharon | Ericksen | Old Mentonians |
| 2006 | Rick | Western | Old Scotch |
| 2006 | Steve | McCarthy | VAFAUA |
| 2005 | Pat | McConville | De La Salle OC |
| 2005 | Melissa | Evans | Fitzroy Reds |
| 2005 | Ian | Cave | Hampton Rovers |
| 2005 | Alan | Redman | Old Ivanhoe |
| 2005 | Stephen | King | Old Ivanhoe |
| 2005 | Gerry | McNamee | Prahran AFC |
| 2005 | Peter | Corboy | St Bedes Mentone Tigers |
| 2005 | George | Voyage | VAFA, Caulfield Grammarians |
| 2004 | Peter | Donegan | De La Salle OC |
| 2004 | Bruno | Conti | North Old Boys |
| 2004 | Michael | Gretton-Watson | Old Geelong |
| 2004 | Lawrence | Tutton | Old Ivanhoe |
| 2004 | Michael | Rush | Old Xaverians |
| 2004 | Greg | Dunkely | Prahran |
| 2004 | Greg | Kelly | St Bedes Mentone Tigers |
| 2004 | John | Selkirk | Whitefriars OC |
| 2003 | Max | Grimmer | Hampton Rovers |
| 2003 | David | Mims | Old Geelong |
| 2003 | Stephen | Gray | Old Mentonians |
| 2003 | John | Bowen Snr | Old Xaverians AFC |
| 2003 | Dale | Collins | St. Bedes Mentone Tigers |
| 2003 | Don | Martin | St. Kevins OB |
| 2003 | Paul | Bain | UHS-VU |
| 2002 | Laurie | Aghan | Aquinas OC |
| 2002 | Ron | Nicholson | Beaumaris AFC |
| 2002 | Howard | Bishop | Old Carey AFC |
| 2002 | Leigh | Carlson | Old Trinity AFC |
| 2002 | John | Grace | Ormond AFC |
| 2002 | Allan | Angus | Peninsula OB |
| 2002 | Paul | Grima | Prahran AFC |
| 2002 | Paul | Matton | Therry Penola AFC |
| 2001 | Lou | Belli | Aquinas OC |
| 2001 | Terry | Russell | De La Salle OC |
| 2001 | Don | Blackwood | Ivanhoe Assumption AFC |
| 2001 | Ian | Job | Kew FC |
| 2001 | Chris | Kelly Jnr | Mazenod OC |
| 2001 | Shane | Bishop | Old Essendon Gr. |
| 2001 | Stephen | Mason | Power House AFC |
| 2001 | Frank | Kean | St. Bedes Mentone Tigers AFC |
| 2001 | Chris | Bye | Therry Penola AFC |
| 2001 | Kevin | Ratcliffe | Therry Penola AFC |
| 2001 | David | Wallace | UHSOB |
| 2000 | Mike | McArthur-Allen | St. Kevins, Ormond |
| 2000 | David | Hughes | Old Scotch, Tribunal |
| 2000 | Robert | Hill | Bulleen-Templestowe |
| 2000 | Paul | Mahony | Elsternwick |
| 2000 | Gayle | Fox | North Brunswick |
| 2000 | Dale | Fraser | Old Geelong |
| 2000 | Peter | Rhoden | Old Xaverians |
| 2000 | Br. Bill | Houston | Therry Penola |
| 2000 | Simon | Costello | University Blacks |
| 2000 | Michael | Robin | University Blues |
| 2000 | Michael | Troup | VAFA |
| 2000 | Wayne | Hinton | VAFAUA |
| 1999 | John | Ryan | Aquinas |
| 1999 | Peter | Wolfe | Hampton Rovers |
| 1999 | Reg | Miles | Ivanhoe |
| 1999 | David | Jones | Old Carey |
| 1999 | Tom | Brain | Prahran |
| 1999 | John | Allan | St. Kevins |
| 1999 | Steve | Brown | St. Kevins |
| 1999 | Brian | Moore | St. Leos Emmaus |
| 1999 | Yvonne | Salter | University Blues |
| 1999 | Stephen | Fyffe | West Brunswick |
| 1998 | Michael | Murray | Assumption OC, Old Paradians |
| 1998 | Peter | Ryan | FIDA |
| 1998 | Don | Scarlett | Hampton Rovers |
| 1998 | Ken | Hamilton | Ivanhoe |
| 1998 | Denise | Kelly | Mazenod OC |
| 1998 | Murray | Mitchell | Old Melburnians |
| 1998 | David | Holland | Old Mentonains |
| 1998 | Craig | Robison | Old Trinity |
| 1998 | Haydn | Park | Yarra Valley OB |
| 1997 | Guy | Rodgrigues | Old Paradians |
| 1997 | Maurie | Considine | Old Paradians |
| 1997 | Robert | Ralph | Old Xaverians |
| 1997 | Robert | Hawkins | St. Kevins |
| 1997 | Tony | Fellows | Thomastown |
| 1997 | Marten | Bedford | VAFA/Old Scotch |
| 1997 | Phil | Rowell | VAFAUA |
| 1997 | Geoff | Ridd | VAFAUA, Parkside |
| 1997 | Ron | Lippold | VAFAUA, Power House |
| 1996 | Tom | Johnston | Parkside, Old Xaverians |
| 1996 | Bill | Attard | Banyule |
| 1996 | Chris Snr. | Kelly | Mazenod |
| 1996 | Jack | Clancy | Melbourne University |
| 1996 | Robin | Martin | MHSOB |
| 1996 | Roland | Stephens | Old Mentonians |
| 1996 | Barbara | Doran | St. Bernards |
| 1996 | Steven | Carroll | University Blues |
| 1995 | Stuart | Stockdale | Old Trinity, Executive |
| 1995 | Richard | Morley | Bulleen United |
| 1995 | Paul | Eaton | Parkside |
| 1995 | Mike | Murray | Umpires |
| 1994 | Alan | Salter | Coburg, Ivanhoe |
| 1994 | Don | Gillies | Banyule |
| 1994 | Neil | Pivetta | Old Paradians |
| 1994 | Robert | Fuller | Old Scotch |
| 1994 | Tony | Boyce | UHSOB |
| 1994 | Bob | Girdwood | University Blues |
| 1993 | Tim | Gallop | MHSOB |
| 1993 | Ian | England | Old Carey |
| 1993 | Matt | Szylit | Ormond |
| 1993 | Alby | Bolger | Parkside |
| 1993 | Pat | Egan | Therry |
| 1993 | Moira | McNamara | University Blues |
| 1993 | Ted | McNamara | University Blues |
| 1992 | John | Simpson | Banyule, Ivanhoe |
| 1992 | Claude | Ullin | Caulfield Grammarians |
| 1992 | Alan | Ramsay | Elsternwick |
| 1992 | Andy | Smith | Melbourne University |
| 1992 | Bryan | Gibbs | Old Scotch |
| 1992 | Alan | Flavel | UHSOB |
| 1992 | Brian | Goodman | Umpires |
| 1991 | Adrian | Hjorth | Commonwealth Bank |
| 1991 | Adrian | Fisher | De La Salle OC |
| 1991 | Peter | Fox | North Brunswick |
| 1991 | Tim | Jackson | Old Geelong |
| 1991 | Kevin | Clarke | Parkside |
| 1991 | Michael | Perrett | St. Bernards |
| 1991 | John | Biddlestone | Therry |
| 1990 | Ken | Evans-Smith | Ormond, Marcellin |
| 1990 | Sue | Anderson | Hampton Rovers, VAFA |
| 1990 | Ray | Ford | Bulleen-Templestowe |
| 1990 | Tony | Orchard | MHSOB |
| 1990 | Andrew | Mullett | Old Brighton |
| 1990 | Garry | Norton | Old Mentonians |
| 1990 | Geoff | Reilley | Ormond |
| 1990 | Byron | Hill | State Bank |
| 1989 | Noel | Stokes | Kew, Interstate |
| 1989 | Graham | Dawson | ABC |
| 1989 | Harry | Berkenfelds | ANZ Bank |
| 1989 | George | Teale | Collegians |
| 1989 | Gordon | McGregor | Hampton Rovers |
| 1989 | Roger | Paul | Old Haileybury |
| 1989 | John | Wood | Old Melburnians |
| 1989 | Dennis | Wheelahan | Old Paradians |
| 1989 | Ross | Medwin | Thomastown |
| 1989 | Bruce | Ivey | West Brunswick |
| 1988 | Barry | Fink | AJAX |
| 1988 | Don | Simpson | Brunswick |
| 1988 | Greg | Miles | Bulleen-Templestowe |
| 1988 | Colin | Glover | De La Salle |
| 1988 | Colin | Ericksen | Old Mentonians |
| 1988 | Peter | Hogan | St. Bernards |
| 1988 | Stephen | Roberts | State Bank |
| 1988 | Reg | Taylor | Therry |
| 1987 | Alex | Johnson | MHSOB, University Blacks |
| 1987 | George | McTaggart | MHSOB, Executive |
| 1987 | Keith | Sharkie | Old Paradians, Executive |
| 1987 | Laurie | Taylor | Balaclava |
| 1987 | Graham | Holmes | Elsternwick |
| 1987 | Harry | Thomas | Ivanhoe |
| 1987 | Leon | Flegeltaub | MHSOB |
| 1987 | Shane | Maguire | North Old Boys |
| 1987 | Peter | Lemon | Old Geelong |
| 1987 | Andy | Harris | Old Ivanhoe |
| 1986 | Jim | Fidge | Geelong, Executive |
| 1986 | John | Miles | Ivanhoe, Executive |
| 1986 | Peter | Nathan | St. Bernards, Executive |
| 1986 | Cliff | Bastow | West Brunswick, Registration Secretary |
| 1986 | Ken | Blay | Kew |
| 1986 | Harry | Leigh | North Old Boys |
| 1986 | David | Urquhart | Old Mentonians |
| 1986 | Bruce | Bourne | Ormond |
| 1986 | Vivian | Francis | State Bank |
| 1986 | Wal | Johnson | UHSOB |
| 1986 | Don | Hillier | Umpires |
| 1986 | Graeme | Simpson | Umpires |
| 1986 | Ralph | Bridges | Umpires |
| 1986 | Peter | Selleck | University |
| 1985 | Barry | Markoff | AJAX |
| 1985 | John | Power | Banyule |
| 1985 | Jon | Avery | Caulfield Grammarians |
| 1985 | Bruce | Ferguson | Collegians |
| 1985 | E.V.. | McCann | Collegians |
| 1985 | Ron | Bungey | Old Mentonians |
| 1985 | John | Tudor | Old Paradians |
| 1985 | Leigh | McGregor | Old Scotch |
| 1985 | Brian | Lugar | Old Xaverians |
| 1985 | Ed | Burdekin | Ormond |
| 1985 | Jim | Byrne | Parkside |
| 1985 | Rex | Doran | St. Bernards |
| 1984 | Jack | Wilson | Ormond, Umpires |
| 1984 | Frank | Luscombe | Parkside, Bulleen-Templestowe |
| 1984 | Keith | Frearson | Monash Blues |
| 1984 | Tony | Fink | Old Carey |
| 1984 | Peter | Hutchinson | Powerhouse |
| 1984 | Jack | White | St. Kilda CBOC |
| 1984 | Colin | Gibson | Therry |
| 1984 | Bob | Dunstan | Umpires |
| 1984 | John (Peter) | O’Donohue | University Blacks |
| 1983 | Bill | Phillips | Clayton |
| 1983 | Lex | Hibbins | Collegians |
| 1983 | John | Fisher | Interstate |
| 1983 | Tim | Naughton | Marcellin |
| 1983 | Graeme | Templeton | Old Brighton |
| 1983 | Bill | Kelly | Thomastown |
| 1982 | Fred | Coldrey | Hampton Rovers, Executive |
| 1982 | Basil | Cleary | Commonwealth Bank |
| 1982 | Barry | Lyons | De La Salle OC |
| 1982 | Barry | McQueen | Old Haileybury |
| 1982 | Michael | Durack | Old Mentonians |
| 1982 | Stan | Kenny | Old Paradians |
| 1982 | Geoffrey | Harris | Ormond |
| 1982 | Jack | Maxwell | Parkside |
| 1982 | Frank | Northcott | Tribunal |
| 1982 | Herald-Sun TV P/L | (HSV7) | |
| 1981 | Greg | Tootell | Caulfield Grammarians |
| 1981 | Alan | McFarlane | Coburg |
| 1981 | Bob | Coldrey | Hampton Rovers |
| 1981 | Ida | Marcon | Ivanhoe |
| 1981 | Bob | Jewson | North Brunswick |
| 1981 | Colin | Johnson | TAFL |
| 1981 | Dr. Brian | Costello | University Blacks |
| 1980 | Norman | Nugent | Assumption OC, Country Colleges |
| 1980 | Sid | Whitfield | Alphington |
| 1980 | Tony | O’Callaghan | De La Salle |
| 1980 | David | Leigh | Geelong |
| 1980 | Clyde | Foulsham | Ormond |
| 1980 | Ted | Wollard | State Bank |
| 1979 | Don | McQueen | Commonwealth Bank, Old Haileybury |
| 1979 | Bob | Cave | Hampton Rovers |
| 1979 | Alan | Dwyer | Old Xaverians |
| 1979 | Peter | Power | St. Kevins OB |
| 1979 | Frank | Henegan | University Blues |
| 1979 | Peter | Webber | West Brunswick |
| 1978 | Peter | Harris | Alphington |
| 1978 | John | Wilson | Caulfield Grammarians |
| 1978 | John | Dugdale | Coburg |
| 1978 | Arthur (Nuggett) | Stephens | Old Geelong |
| 1978 | Gus | Mitchell | St. Bernards |
| 1978 | Bill | Mason | Umpires |
| 1977 | Bruce | De Lacy | Hampton Rovers, Tribunal |
| 1977 | John | Brustman | AJAX |
| 1977 | Jock | Sellers | Elsternwick |
| 1977 | Norman | James | Hampton Rovers |
| 1977 | Elizer (Pop) | Shapir | MHSOB |
| 1977 | Frank | Mount | Old Paradians |
| 1977 | Jack | Stock | Ormond |
| 1976 | Kevin | McKay | Umpires, Umpires’ Advisor |
| 1976 | John | Blackwood | Ivanhoe |
| 1976 | Douglas | Ellis | Monash University |
| 1976 | Ian | Johnson | Tribunal |
| 1976 | Ernest | Cropley | University |
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