Old Carey FC Established in 1954
The Club History
| Our club Historian Duncan “Beersy” Palmer regularly republishes our Club History document. The updates continue the Club History story first published by Nic Vasilopoulos.
The Club History can be downloaded from the following link. The Club History is a live document and updates ensure all important historical information is accounted for, accurate and shared amongst the Panther community. It is a remarkable story that spans over half a century, compressed nicely into a series of easily readable pages. Thank you to the many who have contributed to the Club History, including Nic Vasilopoulos (original author), Chris Thomas, Chris Battle, Arnold Wilcox David Jones, Simon Jones, Duncan Palmer, Ian England, Alan Fotheringham, John Hands, Val Evans, Paul Newton & Sam Hassett. We welcome further contributions by past members, players, coaches and supporters. Further to our own history – the ‘school’ having passed through its Centenary has recently launched Carey Collections – this link takes you to all the content that has Old Carey GFC tagged in it. See also Electric Honour Board |
Big V Representation
| Richard | Elliott | 1969 | Senior Men | TAFL |
| Richard | Wilcox | 1971 | Senior Men | TAFL |
| Mike | Birrell | 1972 | Senior Men | SAAFL |
| Mike | Birrell | 1973 | Senior Men | SAAFL |
| Geoff | Freeman | 1973 | Senior Men | SAAFL |
| Michael | Yeo* | 1975 | Senior Men | TAFL |
| Michael | Cooke | 1977 | Senior Men | SAAFL |
| Andrew | McHarg | 1983 | VAFA C-D | TAS FL |
| Ross | Clements (VC) | 1985 | VAFA U19 | VFA U19 |
| Michael | Newnham | 1988 | VAFA C-D | SAAFL (A3-A6) |
| Andrew | Bryan | 1992 | VAFA C-D | SAAFL (A3-A6) |
| Cam | Matthews | 1995 | VAFA C-D | SAAFL (A3-A6) |
| Nick | Vas | 1995 | VAFA C-D | SAAFL (A3-A6) |
| Matt | Angus | 1995 | VAFA U19 | VFA U19 |
| Cam | Matthews | 1997 | VAFA C-D | NSW AFL |
| Nick | Vas | 1997 | VAFA C-D | NSW AFL |
| Andrew | Kent | 2001 | VAFA C-D | WAAFL |
| Tom | Evans | 2004 | VAFA C-D | Sth FL |
| Al | Parton | 2004 | VAFA C-D | Sth FL |
| Travis | Bull | 2004 | VAFA C-D | Sth FL |
| Peter | Tiras | 2005 | VAFA U19 | VAFA U19 |
| Al | McQueen-Parton (VC) | 2006 | VAFA C-D | Sth FL |
| James | Courtot | 2009 | VAFA U19 | VCFL U19 |
| Luke | Crozier | 2009 | VAFA U19 | VCFL U19 |
| Jarrod | Reid | 2009 | VAFA U21 | QAFL U21 |
| Grant | Baldwin | 2010 | Senior Men | AFL Sydney |
| Cameron | Howat | 2010 | Senior Men | AFL Sydney |
| Lachlan | McQueen-Miscamble | 2010 | Senior Men | AFL Sydney |
| Carl | Peterson | 2011 | Senior Men | VCFL |
| Julian | Rowe | 2011 | Senior Men | VCFL |
| Morgan | Evans | 2011 | VAFA U19 | VCFL U19 |
| Cameron | Jones | 2011 | VAFA U23 | SAAFL U23 |
| 2012 | Senior Men | Eastern FL | ||
| James | Rimington | 2012 | Senior Men | Eastern FL |
| James | Rimington | 2012 | Senior Men | AFL Sydney |
| Ben | Smithwick | 2012 | Senior Men | AFL Sydney |
| Simon | Harris | 2012 | VAFA U19 | VCFL U19 |
| Steve | Harris | 2012 | VAFA U23 | WAAFL U23 |
| Bas | Simpson | 2012 | VAFA U23 | WAAFL U23 |
| Cameron | Howat | 2013 | Senior Men | AFL Vic Country |
| Lachlan | McQueen Miscamble | 2013 | Senior Men | AFL Vic Country |
| James | Gaff | 2013 | VAFA U19 | VCFL U19 |
| Jordan | Ceppi | 2013 | VAFA U23 | SAAFL U23 |
| Joel | Rice | 2014 | Senior Men | Eastern FL |
| Tom | Roach | 2014 | Senior Men | Eastern FL |
| Andrew | Sloane | 2014 | VAFA U19 | VCFL U19 |
| Cameron | Howat | 2014 | Senior Men | AFL QLD |
| Lachlan | McQueen Miscamble | 2014 | Senior Men | AFL QLD |
| Joel | Rice | 2014 | Senior Men | AFL QLD |
| Tom | Roach | 2014 | Senior Men | AFL QLD |
| 2015? | ||||
| 2016? | ||||
| Sam | Crocker | 2017 | Senior Men | AFLVIC Country |
| Sam | Cust | 2017 | Senior Men | AFLVIC Country |
| Jaime | Head | 2018 | Senior Women | SAAFL (Women’s) |
| Charlie | Thompson | 2018 | VAFA U19 | AFLVIC Country |
| Tom | Jepson | 2018 | VAFA U19 | AFLVIC Country |
| Matt | King | 2018 | VAFA U19 | AFLVIC Country |
| Oscar | White | 2019 | VAFA U19 | AFLVIC Country |
| Matt | King | 2019 | VAFA U19 | AFLVIC Country |
| Bailey | Wraith | 2019 | VAFA U19 | AFLVIC Country |
| Cooper | Leon | 2019 | VAFA U19 | AFLVIC Country |
| Sam | Crocker | 2019 | Senior Men | AFLVIC Country |
| 2020-2023 | NO REP FOOTY | |||
| Charlie | Connell Tobin | 2024 | VAFA U19 | VAFA U19 |
| Sam | Nehme | 2024 | VAFA U19 | VAFA U19 |
| Isaac | Ellwood | 2024 | VAFA U19 | VAFA U19 |
| Will | Hart | 2026 | VAFA U19 | |
| *Awarded Big V Legend Status | ||||
Premierships
| 1961 – E Grade |
| 1970 – C Grade Reserves |
| 1986 – G Grade |
| 1997 – E Grade Reserves (East) |
| 1998 – E Grade |
| 2006 – Division 1 |
| 2010 – Premier B Grade |
| 2011 – Club XVIII (North) |
| 2015 – Under 19 Section 3 |
| 2018 – Under 19 Section 2 |
| 2023 – Under 19 Division 2 |
| 2024 – Premier C Mens |
| 2025 – Thirds Division 2 Men |
| 2026 – Under 19 Div 1 North |
| 2026 – Premier B Reserves |
400 Gamers
| K Shrives – 410 |
300 Gamers
| I England – 325 | Tony Fink – 310 | C. Angus
-305* |
200 Gamers
| R Morgan – 272 | |
| J Elliott – 250 | |
| R Sims – 244 | |
| M Cohen – 234 | |
| A Stewart-Holmes – 211 | |
| C Campbell – 202 | |
| T Wood – 202 | |
| N Everett – 200 | |
| J McQuie – 200+ |
150 Gamers
| T Green |
| C Shaw |
| P Hogan |
| R Elliott |
| B Edwards |
| Mike Andrews |
| P D’Ambrosio |
| C Elliot |
| E Dick |
| D Constable |
| M Curry – 177 |
| P Graham – 177 |
| C Mason |
| A Drever |
| D Faelis |
| C Battle |
| G Trumbull |
| J Joslin |
| N England |
| C Jones |
| L Fotheringham |
| A Gates |
| L McQueen |
| T Angus |
| M Baker |
| T Wood |
| B Smithwick – 179 |
| J Raftopoulos – 180 |
| N Vass – 182 |
| P Bennett |
| Brett Andrews – 187 |
| P Drake – 193 |
| J Hands – 195 |
| M Petty |
| S Macrae |
| A Cope |
| S Jones |
| R Hearn |
| C Hughes |
| P Nance |
| T Evans |
| B de Leijer |
| C Howat |
| H Hill |
| T Newton |
| N Valentine |
Life Members
| Albert Andrews | David Jones | Richard Hearn | Chris Angus | Brett Andrews | Alan Fotheringham |
| Irene Andrews | Joan Bennett | Simon Jones | Nic Everett | Darren Elsner | Ben Smithwick |
| Gerard Cramer | Ian England | Bruce Edwards | Graeme Campbell | Nick England | Rhett Mitchelhill |
| Allison Dick | Tony Fink | Mike Andrews | Rob Everett | Andrew Gates | Geoff Trumbull |
| Frank Elliott | Richard Elliott | Eric Dick | Chris Vasilopoulos | Luke McKinnon | Geoff Yam |
| Charles Gramlick | Rodger Morgan | David Constable | Lorraine Campbell | Jack Joslin | Nick Andrews |
| Mitch Hughes | Rod Sims | Peter D’Ambrosio | Duncan Palmer | L Fotheringham | Jarrod Reid |
| Andrew McHarg | John Elliott | Craig Elliott | Chris Battle | Paul Newton | Michael Tarrant |
| A. John Thomas | James McQuie | Phil Bennett | Michael Cooke | Cam Howat | Harry Hill |
| Robert Jones | Kel Shrives | Frank Jones | Cam Matthews | Brett de Leijer | Peter Schiller |
| Chris Thomas | John Hands | Matthew Cohen | Tim Wood | Tom Evans | Tim Newton |
| Lorna Thomas | Miles Petty | Sue Everett | Dino Faelis | Sam Hassett | Nick Valentine |
| Arnold Wilcox | Scott Macrae | Peter Nance | Paul Graham | Matt Pallozzi | |
| Keith Dick | Ian Ustick | Andrew Drever | Cameron Mason | Zac Lisle | |
| Arthur Sandell | Andrew Cope | Pauline Matthews | Matthew Curry | Cameron Jones | |
| Joan Gramlick | Tim Green | Ken Matthews | Wesley Mudge | James Courtot | |
| Howard Bishop | Chris Shaw | John Raft | Andrew Kent | Matthew Baker | |
| Val Evans | Peter Hogan | Cam Campbell | Alistair Stewart-Holmes | Steve Fremantle | |
| Max Evans | Chris Hughes | Nick Vasilopoulos | Richard Oppy | Lachlan McQueen-Miscamble | |
| Barry Hickey | Ross Elliott | Peter Drake | Tim Angus | Lochlann Hall |
VAFA Best & Fairests
| Year | Name | Medal | Votes |
| 2023 | James Horsey | Div 2 U19s | |
| 2012 | Cameron Howat | Premier (Woodrow) | 21 |
| 2006 | Stephen Collins | Division 1 | 23 |
| 2004 | Allister Parton | Division 2 | |
| 1997 | Nicolas Vasilopoulos | E Section (East) | 22 |
| 1980 | W. B. Blair | D Section | 21 |
| 1972 | Michael W. Birrell | B Section | |
| 1971 | Michael W. Birrell | B Section | 23 |
The Club History
| We are thrilled to announce that after almost ten months of hard work and archive digging, our club Historian Duncan “Beersy” Palmer has republished our updated Club History. The Club History continues the story first published by Nic Vasilopoulos almost a decade ago.
The Club History will be available in the Carey School archives and also can be downloaded from the following link. The Club History will be a live document and updates will be made more frequently than in the past to ensure all important historical information is accounted for, accurate and shared amongst the Panther community. It is a remarkable story that spans over half a century, compressed nicely into fifty easily readable pages. It is equally special to reflect on what has been a great decade for the Old Carey Grammarians Football Club led tirelessly by past President Paul Newton and past Secretary Alan Fotheringham and the many committees. Thank you to the many who have contributed to the Club History, being by Nic Vasilopoulos, Chris Thomas, Chris Battle, Arnold Wilcox David Jones, Simon Jones, Duncan Palmer, Ian England, Alan Fotheringham, John Hands, Val Evans and Paul Newton. We welcome further contributions by past members, players, coaches and supporters. |
