ST MARY'S TIMELINE: 1969


1969 A Grade Runners-Up
Team Photo taken at Camberwell Football Ground before Grand Final
St Mary's v Box Hill Pioneers

Back:
Albert Vickery (President), Fred Martello, Gary Deverson, Mick Onley, Ron Wilson, Alan Giles, Alan Martello, Tom Walsh, John Martello, David Jones, Graeme Grace, Ray Leman (trainer)

Front: Don Malcolm (trainer), Bruce Burt, Neil Charity, Rob Paton, Colin Pettigrew, Geoff Trenerry, Neil Le Lievre, Doug Philipson (capt/coach - injured), Barry Townsend, Rob McKenna, Max Thomas, Ian Shankland (trainer), Neil Stagoll, Peter Leman (runner)

Season 1969

President:

Albert Vickery

Senior Coach

Doug Philipson

Senior Vice President

Club Captain

Doug Philipson

Secretary

Barry Townsend

Vice Captain

Treasurer

Geoff Trenerry

Best and Fairest

Alan Martello

Vice Presidents

Reserves Coach

Brian Thomas

Reserves Captain

Brian Thomas

Reserves Vice-Captain

Chairman of Selectors

A Grade Results: Runners Up

Round One

Emmanuel 19. 18 (132)

def by

St Mary's 22. 18 (150)

Round Two

St Mary's

v

Box Hill Pioneers

Round Three

St Mary's

v

Burwood

Round Four

Highfield

v

St Mary's

Round Five

St Mary's

v

Box Hill Methodists

Round Six

Ashburton

v

St Mary's

Round Seven

St Mary's

v

Canterbury

Round Eight

St Mary's

v

Dandenong

Round Nine

Camberwell Baptists

v

St Mary's

Round Ten

St Mary's 14. 15 (99)
Best: Townsend; Wilson; Walsh

def by

Emmanuel 16. 9 (105)

Round Eleven

Box Hill Pioneers

v

St Mary's

Round Twelve

Burwood

v

St Mary's

Round Thirteen

St Mary's

v

Highfield

Round Fourteen

Box Hill Methodists

v

St Mary's

Round Fifteen

St Mary's

v

Ashburton

Round Sixteen

Canterbury

v

St Mary's

Round Seventeen

Dandnong

v

St Mary's

Round Eighteen

St Mary's

v

Camberwell Baptists

Finals

     
2nd Semi Final St Mary's def Emmanuel

Grand Final

St Mary's

def by

Box Hill Pioneers

Team Manager

Trainer

Don Malcolm

Trainer

Ray Leman

Runner

Peter Leman

Boundary Umpire

Goal Umpire

A Reserves

U/17

Coach:

Brian Thomas

Coach

Jim McKenna

Captain:

Brian Thomas

Captain:

W. Armstrong

Vice Captain:

Vice Captain:

Team Manager

Team Manager

Runner

Trainer

Boundary Umpire

Best and Fairest

Trainer

Runner Up B&F

Best and Fairest:

Most Consistent

Runner Up B&F

Most Determined

Third Best and Fairest

Best Team Man

Most Consistent

Most Versatile

Most Determined

Most Improved

Most Improved

Best in Finals

Best First Year

Coaches Award

Competing Teams

Burwood
Elsternwick
Trinity
Highfield
Hampton
Ashburton
Brighton
Clayton

U/15

U/13

Coach

John Kitson

Coach

Jack Savage

Captain

Colin Bellinger

Captain

George Grigoriou

Vice Captain

Vice Captain

Team Managers

Team Managers

Runner

Runner

Trainer

Trainer

Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest

Runner Up B&F

Runner Up B&F

Most Consistent

Most Consistent

Most Determined

Most Determined

Best Team Man

Peter Leman

Best Team Man

Most Versatile

Most Versatile

Coaches Award

Coaches Award

Competing Teams

Burwood
Elsternwick
Hampton
Clayton
Highfield
Burwood
Elsternwick

Competing Teams

A Grade Trophy Winners

Best and Fairest
Alan Martello

Association Awards

A Grade
Best and Fairest

Alan Martello

Alan Martello was presented with the ESCFA A Grade Best and Fairest Medal on Grand Final Day by Association Secretary Bert Cooper (above)
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Photo Gallery

U15 coach John Kitson with a group of juniors which includes four future club captains and premiership players.

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ESPCFA TEAM
v SWGFL 16 June 1969

Backs:
M. Smith (Ashburton)
P. Farmer (Pioneers)
Ron Wilson (St Mary's)

Half Backs
B. Stewart (Emmanuel)
J. Hyde (Burwood)
P. Hoath (Pioneers)

Centre
D. Smillie (Pioneers)
J. Guiver (Canterbury)
Geoff Trenerry (St Mary's)

Half Forwards
S. Breen (Mont Albert)
R. Maygar (Pioneers)
G. Evans (Highfield)

Forwards
B. Waters (Canterbury)
G. Fluck (Burwood)
R. French (Dandenong) (vc)

Rucks
Alan Martello (St Mary's)
K. Pemberton (Trinity) (c)
J. Snooks (Pioneers)

19th Man
D. Growcott (Pioneers)
20th Man
J. Buchanan (Burwood)

Source
ESPCFA Football Record
Vol 17, No 11 19/6/69


From the Archive

Neil Stagoll has sent us an image of the 2nd Semi Final Football Record: Sat 30 August 1969, St Mary's Church of England v Emmanuel Church of England.

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The record lists the following senior players with their 1969 guernsey numbers:

1 - Bruce Burt
2 - Phil Alabaster
3 - Ron Wilson
5 - Geoff Trenerry (Capt)
6 - Rob Paton
7 - Keith Whiffen
8 - Gary Deverson
9 - David Jones
10 - Barry Townsend
12 - Alan Martello
14 - Norm Hanson
15 - Max Thomas
16 - Colin Pettigrew
17 - Rob McKenna
18 - Fred Martello
19 - Mick Dare
20 - Graham Grace
21 - Neil Charity
22 - Mick Onley
23 - Tom Walsh
24 - John Martello
25 - Neil Le Lievre
31 - Alan Giles
44 - Neil Stagoll
47 - Phil Tyler
- Geoff Peers

Neil Stagoll played for St Mary's from 1968-1970. He came to the club after four years retirement following a career mainly in the EDFL. He won the best first year player at St Mary's in 1968 (at age 30) and played in the 1969 Grand Final (his final A Grade game for St Mary's)

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