The attached list was compiled for the website in the absence of a permanent Under 19s honour board on display in the clubrooms. The Under 19s B&F medal is named in honour of another club legend Rob Pearce, who coached Under 19s in 1992-93 and serving as secretary in 1999, and president 2000-04, 2010-11, 2019-20-21.
*Special thanks to Russell Knight and Don Blackwood in helping compile this list.
Ivanhoe Under 19s best and fairest winners
2019 no team
2018 (Section 4) Fonda Kyriakos
2016-17 no team
2015 (VAFA Colts grand finalists) 4 players tied – Cameron Simpson, Pat Lagreca, Max Post, Darcy Byrne Connell.
2014 (premiers, North) Max Post
2013 (finalists, North) Charlie Robinson
2012 (finalists, North) Will Cuthbert
2011 (North) Justin Harty
2010 (North 2 finalists) Conor Mitchell
2009 (North 2 finalists) Reece Cotter & Bill Jackson
2008 (North 2 finalists) Ben Plowman
2002-07 no team
2001 (played in (2) Red as Ivanhoe Assumption) C.Meighan
2000 no team
1999 no team
1998 Michael Sloan (played as Warringal in U19 Red section finals, teams were grouped geographically 1993-96)
1997 no team
1996 (played as Warringal in U19 White section grand final) not in annual report
1994-95 no team
1993 (JS2 Central) Leighton Pearce & Michael O’Shea
1992 (JS2 Central finalists) Leighton Pearce & Stuart Northey
1988-1991 no team
1987 (JS3 premiership) Mark Donohoe
1986 (JS3 finalists) Chris Tucker
1984-85 no team
1983 (JS1) Phil Russell
1982 (JS2 premiership) Ted Flynn
1981 (JS2 finalists) Trevor Presser
1980 (JS1) Simon Knorr
1979 (JS1) Tony Balcombe
1978 (JS1) Tony Cosma
1977 (JS1 grand finalists) Neville Warry
1976 (JS1 finalists) Tony Course
1975 (JS1 finalists) Tony Course
1974 (JS2 grand finalists) Randal Glennon
1973 (JS1) not known
1972 (JS1) not known
1971 (JS1) Neil Dean
1970 (JS1) Greg Borchers
1969 (JS1) Danny Malone
1968 (JS1 finalists) Jeff Brown
1967 (JS1 grand finalists) Peter Coulter
1966 (JS1 grand finalists) Ralph Bourke
1965 (U19 section) Peter Phillips
1964 (U19 section) Dennis Le Gassick
1963 (U19 section) Harvey Dike
1962 (U19 Section grand finalists) not known
1961 (U19 Section finalists) not known
1960 not known
1959 not known
1958 (U19 section) Vin Ford
1957 (U19 Section grand finalists) Geoff Vaughan
1956 (U19 Section finalists) Barry Sproule
1955 (U19 Section premiership) Noel Ryan
1954 (U19 Section finalists) Bill Mason
1953 (U19 Section premiership) not known
1952 (VJFA finalists) not known
1951 (VJFA) not known
1950 (VJFA grand finalists) not known
1949 (VJFA premiership) not known
1948 (VJFA grand finalists) not known
1947 (VJFA grand finalists) not known
1946 (VJFA grand finalists) not known
*Every effort has been made to try and identify all B&F winners, but they weren’t always recorded in annual reports. Some annual reports, especially from the post-war years, are no longer available. If you know the names of missing players from the list, please email me at pskeggs@optusnet.com.au
