Big V Club
2011 BIG V CLUB LUNCH
The fifth annual Big V Club Lunch will be held on Friday 22 July 2011 at the RACV Club. Please diarise.
2010 BIG V LUNCH
A crowd of over two hundred at the Big V Lunch saw four more great servants of representative football join the pantheon of Big V champions.
They were:
- Ian Turnbull, MHSOB champ, All-Australian and ’62 Woodrow Medallist
- Norm Beattie, Coburg’s All-Australian and ’69, ’70 Woodrow winner
- Brett Connell, Ormond All-Australian
- Ian Galbraith, Uni Blacks’ pre-war champion, Big V captain and Best and Fairest in the ’36 Carnival.
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The Big V also provides a link to tradition between past and present representative teams.
All who have worn the most famous jumper in football (designed by the VAFA for its first interstate clash in 1925), and those who have served those teams as coaches and officials are automatically members of this exclusive club.
Each year at the Big V Lunch, the true greats are recognised, with a number of our most decorated representative players elevated to the status of “Champion” or in some cases, “Legend”.
At the 2009 function, there were five Champions added to the list:
Phil McLaughlin (Old Paradians): 9 Times Big V Rep between 1950 and 1955. Captain ’54-’55, All-Australian ‘54
Leigh Grant (Power House): 8 times Big V Rep between 1956 and 1959. Olympic Games ’56, Captain ‘59, All-Australian ‘58
Ken Jorgenson (Commonwealth Bank, Umpire): 6 Times Big V Rep between 1962 and 1965. Umpired 1973 Carnival.
Greg Wade (St Bernard’s): 7 Times Big V Rep between 1972 and 1980. Twice All-Australian.
Tony Fellows (Thomastown): 5 Times Big V Rep between 1984 and 1989.
In addition, there was one Legend added –
Simon Costello (University Blacks: 9 Times Big V Rep between 1975 and 1982. Captain ‘81, All-Australian ’79, Medical Officer ’90-’91.
The Honour Roll
BIG V LEGENDS |
BIG V CHAMPIONS |
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Bruce Bourne (Ormond) Paul Considine (North Old Boys) Simon Costello (University Blacks) John Fisher (Kew) Rob Fuller (Old Scotch) Geoff Hibbins (Collegians) Shane Murphy (De La Salle) Jock Nelson (MHSOB) Jim Peters (University Blacks) Manson Russel (Old Scotch) |
Rick Brockwell (Banyule) Rohan Brown (Old Melburnians) Ian Cordner (Old Melburnians) Tony Fellows (Thomastown) Leigh Grant (Power House) Peter Hutchinson (Power House) Ken Jorgenson (Commonwealth Bank and VAFAUA) Phil Kingston (Ormond) Phil McLaughlin (Old Paradians) Greg Wade (St Bernard’s) |
Spirit of the Big V
At the conclusion of each representative game, the Big V Club presents the Spirit of the Big V award to the VAFA player who best embodies the attitude and traditions that are the hallmarks of all successful Victorian representatives.
In 2009, these prized awards were presented to:
U19 v VCFL: Daniel Sargent (Old Brighton)
U21 v AFLQ: Evan Spargo (Old Ivanhoe)
U23 v WA: Scott Olliver (Old Brighton)
C-D4 v VCFL: Anthony Hickey (Emmaus St Leo’s)
Senior v VCFL: Paul Wintle (St Bede’s Mentone Tigers)
In 2010, the Big V Committee comprises: Anthony Amad, Rick Brockwell, Davina Connors-Calhaem, Ian Cordner, Simon Costello, Bernie Dunn, John Fisher, Peter Hutchinson, Neil Pivetta, Manson Russel and Rick Sykes.
