IVANHOE AMATEUR FOOTBALL CLUB

‘Since 1910’

10 April

LIFE MEMBERS LUNCHEON – APRIL 21

IVANHOE AMATEUR FOOTBALL CLUB

Invites you to join with them to celebrate a

Life Members’ Luncheon

On Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 12.00 noon in our clubrooms

Apologies for such short notice. We would love you to be a part of this day as we welcome

 

 

 

 

Luke Blackwood  –  Leighton Pearce  –  Daniel Adams  –  Ben Fleming

to life membership of our football club

All have been wonderful servants of this club for many years

The cost is $25.00 per person.  For full Black & Whites Members the lunch is free of cost.  Please if you would respond to lrprint@i.net.au or message Rob on 0438 378 348 by Monday 16^th April 2018.

28 March

VALE GEOFF HICKOX, PLUCKY PREMIERSHIP PLAYER

By Don Blackwood and Phil Skeggs

Ivanhoe Amateurs mourns another great clubman of yesteryear, Geoff Hickox, who died on March 18. Born in 1934, Geoff was a member of Ivanhoe’s 1953 Under 19 premiership team, the 1954 B grade premiership and 1956 A grade premiership.

Geoff was a popular member of the club with a lively sense of humour and a classy small forward who always made his presence felt. Former teammate Ian Anderson said Geoff, who was 20^th man in the 1956 premiership side, was a brilliant mark. “He didn’t take a lot of them, but by jeez he could take a speccie and he was only little,” Ian said. Ian recalled one game at Warringal Park in Heidelberg when Geoff got accidently knocked over by burly centre-half back Lloyd Williams. “He was 19^th man and someone got injured and Hickox ran on to the ground and he got in Lloyd’s way. He got absolutely flattened, broke ribs, punctured his lung, and he went off coughing up blood and straight to hospital. But he recovered very well and was back on deck in a couple of days … he had to look after himself of course.” He said his old mate was also a bit of a wag and there are some memorable tales from club footy trips.

With Geoff’s passing, it’s believed there are fewer than eight or 10 players remaining from the immortal ’56 team – the club’s only A grade premiership. Geoff was also a regular member of the Ivanhoe Cricket Club and was a capable wicketkeeper in the first eleven for many years. He dropped into both clubs over the years for reunions or just to pay a visit. Ivanhoe Park was very much his home in earlier years.

Both the IAFC and ICC mourn Geoff’s passing and we pass on our sincerest condolences to his wife Barbara, sons Craig, Scott and Matthew, and grandsons Toby and Lachlan.

His funeral will be held at Tobin Bros, Seasons of Life Chapel, 331 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood at 10am on Wednesday, March 28.

20 March

VALE SCOTT ‘WALLY’ PARKINSON

It is with sadness that we share the news of past player Scott ‘Wally’ Parkinson’s passing. Wally was a member of the U19s team that won the Premiership in 1987 (circled in picture below), also coming second in that year’s B&F. ‘Wally’ came to the club the previous year from Macleod, and also played finals that year. A tough but accomplished half back flanker, ‘Wally’ played 2 seasons of Senior football at Ivanhoe before heading to Heidelberg in the then DVFL.

Scott ‘Wally’ Parkinson’s funeral (service and wake) will be held at Heidelberg FC, Warringal Park, Beverly Rd, Heidelberg at 1pm this Friday.

7 March

2018 PLAYER MEMBERSHIPS

Please see the attached letter from the committee outlining the player subscription fees for 2018. In great news, they have remained the same as 2017. Payment forms will be available at the club for those wishing to pay by credit card, or simply transfer via direct debit (details in the attached letter). For more information please read the letter by clicking here.

5 March

UPDATED COMMITTEE LIST

Apologies from the website administrator for the delay, but we have finally updated the 2018 Committee list. We have had a great increase in the number of people who will help run the club this season. A big welcome to all the new committee members, and a welcome back to those continuing. We owe you all a big thank you and we can’t wait to get the season underway. To check out just who our committee is for 2018, simply click here.

16 November

COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED

Following Monday’s AGM the club is seeking past players, players’ family members, players or supporters to join the committee for 2018. There are major positions that need to be filled and this is vital for our ongoing success and survival. Please either consider taking on a role yourself or asking someone you know to take on a role. For more information please read the letter from the current committee by clicking here.

7 November

HISTORIC PIC A TIME CAPSULE

By Phil Skeggs

They say a picture can tell a thousand words, but I’ll keep this briefer.

This historic Ivanhoe team photo surfaced from David Martin’s family album a couple of days ago. David, a long-serving treasurer of Ivanhoe Junior Football Club and life member, had a grandfather who played for Ivanhoe nearly 100 years ago. There was no caption or date on the snap, but the player lying in the left foreground is David’s grandfather Cecil Martin. Several of the players from the 1921 premiership team photo are instantly recognisable.

Ivanhoe had a gun forward and captain in the 1921 HDFA premiership season, and local press reports always referred to him as “Jimmy” Martin. There was no one else of that surname playing at Ivanhoe during the era and he wouldn’t be the first to cop a nickname different to his christian name. I’m convinced this photo was taken on May 21, 1921, in front of the original clubrooms at Ivanhoe Park.

A report published in the Heidelberg News on May 28, 1921, told how the start of the grand final rematch between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg at Ivanhoe Park had been delayed by half an hour because team photos were taken before the game. Ivanhoe had lost the 1920 Heidelberg District Football Association grand final to Heidelberg and the rematch on May 21, 1921, was a much-anticipated local derby.

The report states: ‘‘Ever since Ivanhoe entered the HDFA great interest has been shown when the above teams met, and although there was a big difference in the scores on Saturday last, the game was not lacking in interest from start to finish. What seems to (be) becoming a regular thing happened again on Saturday – that is, a late start. First of all Ivanhoe had a photo taken of the team, and then Heidelberg, and by the time that was finished it was 3.30 before the game started, which resulted in the match finishing in poor light.”

For what it’s worth, the Hoes flogged the Bergs, 11.13 (79) to 12 behinds! Martin top-scored with five goals and was among the best players.

Martin was top goalkicker for Ivanhoe over three seasons in 1921-22-23. He topped the goalkicking with 65 goals in 1921, including a record 13-goal haul against Templestowe on May 14, 1921. He handed over the captaincy to a new coach early in the 1922 season but remained a model of consistency, clocking up 50 consecutive games and 154 goals at centre-forward by July 29, 1922.

The News noted that Martin was presented with a gold-mounted pipe “as a small token of appreciation from club officials for his valuable service. ‘Jimmy’ in a neat little speech thanked the club for the present, and stated that he hoped to take his place in another 50 games with the same success”.

David Martin says his grandfather was persuaded to quit footy after the 1923 season because “grandma was sick of the smell of liniment” on him after games.  Which was a pity because the club went to the finals the next year with the Collier brothers on-board and even got to play on the MCG.

What makes this photo so special is that it’s also a virtual time capsule as an informal club portrait. It’s not just the players in their kit, or the two players Laurie Murphy and Len Ludbrooke who went to Collingwood standing next to teammate John Benson with his trademark beanie on, it’s all those supporters including women and children as well as trainers and officials.

And it’s the first time we’ve ever had a glimpse of what the original modest wooden pavilion looked like. This pic will take pride of place in the Ivanhoe Pic Trove on the club’s website. To see other historic photos, click here.

 

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