A NEW ERA: 1960 - 1969

1960

State Representatives:

Seniors: David Brentzell and Allan Drever (Manager) Under 21: John McManus, Kevin Olson, Ross Tapping, Don Gower and Ken

Doudle Under 16: Bruce Baulderstone and Dean Pennell

Best & Fairest Trophy Winners 1960:

District Grade: John McManus A1 Grade: John Rockwell B Grade: Don Butler Junior Grade: Dennis Meredith Best Club Member: Jeff Tapping

1961 John McManus was the winner of the Amateur Sports Award for Hockey in 1961. This award was for the best Under 21 athletes in the various amateur sports.

John McManus – Amateur Sports Award (Hockey) 1961

During 1961 the Club made its first financial investment, a sum of $400. In the same year plastic balls were used for the first time in competition matches.

State Representatives:

Seniors: Murray Oswald Under 21: John McManus, Dean Thredgold and Allan Drever (Manager-Coach)

Best & Fairest Trophy Winners 1961:

District Grade: John McManus A1 Grade: Tom McManus B Grade: Barry Cavanagh Junior Grade: John Douglas Best Club Member: Graham Bennett

1962 In 1972 the Club had its second Advertiser Trophy winner for the Best and Fairest player in District Grade when John McManus (right) won this prestigious award.

State Representatives:

Seniors: John Giblin Under 21: Bruce Baulderstone, John McManus, Dennis Meredith and Allan Drever

(Manager-Coach) Best & Fairest Trophy Winners 1962: District Grade: Colin Doudle A1 Grade: Bill Gardner B Grade: Robin Blades Junior Grade: Ian Bourne Best Club Member: Barry Jarrett

1962 DISTRICT GRADE TEAM

Back (L-R): Alan Drever (Coach), Dean Thredgold, Ken Doudle, Bob Rice, Colin Doudle, Bob Northeast, Tom McManus, John Searles (President)

Front (L-): Dennis Meredith, Jeff Tapping, Ross Tapping, John McManus, Ian Pentecost Absent: Don Chaplin

1963 In 1963 the Club formed a women’s team for the first time. It played in E3 Grade in the SAWHA and won a premiership in its first season. This team was upgraded over the next four years, winning the premiership in each of the grades to which they were elevated, the last being in B2 Grade in 1967. The first edition of The Magpie was published in April of this year and was issued fortnightly in its early production. The first Editor was John Searles. Later it was published monthly and continued until the early 1980’s. It was a valuable source of information to members and a credit to those members who were involved with its production and distribution.

‘EDITORIAL: “The Magpie” – April 1963

‘Confidence is faith in things unseen, built upon experience of the past knowledge of current events.’ To increase the Club spirit this newspaper has been launched to provide information of the past, what is happening at the moment in management and on the field, and the forward thinking of the Club in its various spheres. The morale of players rests on this confidence, faith in themselves and their Club. We are sure all members will benefit in some way by this paper. Most important – this is your paper – make full use of it.’

State Representatives:

Seniors: John Giblin and John McManus Under 21: Bruce Baulderstone and Allan Drever (Manager-Coach)

Best & Fairest Trophy Winners 1963:

District Grade: Tom McManus A1 Grade: Barry Cavanagh B1 Grade: Grant Jewell C1 Grade: Wally McDonald Under 16 Grade: Brian Douglas Best Club Member: Allan Drever Best Team: Under 16 Grade

1964 In 1964 the Club became an incorporated body and adopted new Rules and Constitution, primarily through the actions of Club Secretary, Dennis Meredith. Two members of the Club, Arthur Weir and Don Germein, were elected as Life Members of the John Hart Oval Committee, the peak group that managed the three tenants of the John Hart Oval (Port Adelaide Hockey Club, Port Adelaide Soccer Club and Port Adelaide District Netball Association). Don Germein was elected a Life Member and also was elected to the Management Committee of the South Australian Hockey Association. Dennis Meredith was the winner of the Amateur Sports Club Memorial Trophy for Hockey this year. This trophy was awarded each year to the most outstanding player in South Australia under the age of 21 in a number of different sports.

Dennis Meredith (3rd from left) – Amateur Sports Award 1964

L-R: John Hammann (Athletics), Neil Page (Baseball), Dennis Meredith (Hockey), Barry Vandepeer (Lacrosse), Mr. J.C. Irwin (Lord Mayor of Adelaide), Noel Tonkin (Rowing), Gerd Fleig (Lifesaving), Bob Ritchie (Rugby) and Michael Hegarty (Swimming)

The Club fielded seven teams and continued its success on the field with premierships in C1 and Under 16 Grades and Women’s C2 grade. The men’s District Grade team reached the semi-finals for the first time in the Club’s history.

1964 PREMIERS – MEN’S C1 GRADE

Back (L-R): Grant Jewell, Max Weir, Ian Scharnberg, Colin Doudle, Karl Grumwald, Eric Reinke Front (L-R): Dennis Meredith (Secretary), Phillip Baxter, John Butler, Roy Fanton, Ross Tapping, Graham

Filsell, Ferg Scharnberg (President)

1964 PREMIERS – WOMEN’S C2 GRADE

Back (L-R): Rosemary Searle, Pat Gillespie, Pam McMillan, Chris Gill, Maryanne Mader, Wendy Germein Front (L-R): Marilyn Clausen (Captain), Joylene Wertley, Dianne Pearce, Jan Spencer, Valerie Cook Absent: Ross Tapping (Coach)

1964 PREMIERS – BOY’S U16 GRADE

Back (L-R): Ian Bourne, Trevor Cosh, Barry Jarrett, Bill Drewett, Gavin Spackman, (Not known)

Front (L-): (Not known), (Not known), Tom Meredith, Phillip Applecamp, Kym Scharnberg

State Representatives:

Seniors: John Giblin and John McManus Under 21: Bruce Baulderstone (Captain), Ron Giblin, Lloyd Mathews, Dennis

Meredith, Russell Parkes and Allan Drever (Manager-Coach) Under 16: Ray Bourne, Tom Meredith and Gavin Spackman

Best & Fairest Trophy Winners 1964:

District Grade: Lloyd Mathews A1 Grade: Bill Gardner B1 Grade: Ian Bourne C1 Grade: Roy Fanton C2 Grade: Richard Baulderstone Under 16 Grade: Peter Cibich Best Club Member: Ken Darling Best Team: C1 Grade

1965 In 1965 Bruce Baulderstone was the winner of the Amateur Sports Club Memorial Trophy for Hockey.

Bruce Baulderstone – Amateur Sports Award 1965

This year also saw the start of Dennis Meredith’s illustrious umpiring career when he was awarded his ‘A’ Grade Umpires Badge. It is interesting to note that in the Minutes of the Management Committee held on 23 February that ‘permission was granted for the consumption of beer, as well as soft drinks, after working bees at the Clubrooms’.

State Representatives:

Seniors: Dennis Meredith Under 21: Bruce Baulderstone (Captain), Dennis Carlsson, Ron Giblin, Harold

Martin, Dennis Meredith, Max Weir (Manager) and Allan Drever (Coach)

Under 16: Tom Meredith, Philip Appelkamp and John Howard

Best & Fairest Trophy Winners 1965:

District Grade: John McManus A2 Grade: Ray Bourne B2 Grade: George Redan C2 Grade: Robert Brammy D2 Grade: Bruce Johnson Under 16 Grade: Kym Scharnberg Best Club Member: Dennis Meredith Best Team: District Grade

1966 In 1966 the Club maintained its playing numbers and continued to field seven teams, including one women’s team. The B2 Grade men and B3 Grade women won premierships.

State Representatives:

Seniors: Dennis Meredith Under 21: Ian Bourne, Gavin Spackman, Max Weir (Manager) and Allan Drever

(Coach)

Best & Fairest Trophy Winners:

District Grade: Dennis Meredith Most Advertiser Trophy Votes: Bruce Baulderstone A2 Grade: Brian Condon B2 Grade: Brian Moritz D1 Grade: Dennis Stevens Under 16 Grade: Peter Cibich Under 14 Grade: Trevor Cibich Best Club Member: Lloyd Mathews Best Team: B2 Grade

1966 PREMIERS – MEN’S B2 GRADE

Back (L-R): Ken Darling, Kevin Thompson, Trevor Cosh, Tom Meredith, Peter Martin Front (L-R): David Baxter, Brian Moritz, Ken Doudle (Vice-Captain), Bob Rice (Captain), David Brentzell,

Brian Millar

1966 PREMIERS – WOMEN’S B3 GRADE

Back (L-R): Dianne Pearce, Maryanne Mader, Chris Gill, Pam McMillan, Rosemary Searles, Joylene Wertley, Fiona Harvey

Front (L-R): Jan Spencer, Marilyn Clausen (Captain), Valerie Cook, Ann Robertson Absent: Ross Tapping (Coach)

1967 1967 will go down as one of the most memorable in the Club’s history. The main highlights were the first A1 Grade Premiership (coached by Bruce Baulderstone), the first Pakistan Cup and the Club’s first Australian team representatives, Dennis Meredith (World Tour and London Pre-Olympic Tournament) and John Giblin (New Zealand Tour).

Australian players Dennis Meredith (above) and John Giblin (right) in action for South Australia in National Championships 1971

The Club fielded seven men’s teams and two women’s teams, winning premierships in men’s A1, B2, D1 and Under 14 Grades and the women’s B2 Grade. Don Germein became Treasurer of the South Australian Hockey Association, a position he occupied for four years. The Club had investments of $1,000. Keith Cosh was elected a Life Member. John Giblin and Dennis Meredith were selected in the State Senior team,

Australian/State Representatives:

Australia: John Giblin and Dennis Meredith Seniors: John Giblin and Dennis Meredith

Best & Fairest Trophy Winners:

District Grade: Ron Giblin Most Advertiser Trophy Votes: Ron Giblin A2 Grade: Terry Victory B2 Grade: Dennis Stevens D1 Grade: Brian Glaister U16 Grade: Bruce Johnson Under 14 Grade (Black): Trevor Cibich Under 14 Grade (White): Donald Cormack Best Club Member: Bruce Baulderstone Best Team: District Grade

1967 PREMIERS – MEN’S FIRST A1 GRADE PREMIERSHIP

Back (L-R): Bob Mathews (Manager), John Giblin, Peter Germein, John Blacketer, Lloyd Mathews, Dennis Carlsson

Front (L-R): Harold (Rocky) Martin, Dennis Meredith, Bruce Baulderstone (Captain-Coach), John McManus, Ron Giblin, Tom McManus

1967 PREMIERS – MEN’S B2 GRADE

Back (L-R): John Whitehorn, Trevor Cosh, Bob Brammy (Vice-Captain), Kym Scharnberg, Greg Walker Front (L-R): Keith Cosh (Manager), Rick French, Brian Moritz, Brian Millar, Keith Thompson, Chris Thomson Absent: Dean Thredgold (Captain)

PREMIERS 1967 – MEN’S D1 GRADE

Back (L-R): David Jamieson, John Whitehorn, Greg Walker, Brian Glaister Front (L-R): Kevin Thompson, Piet Crosby, Ray Molden (Vice-Captain), Maxwell Weir (Captain), Kevin

Woods, Neil Pentecost

1967 PREMIERS – BOY’S U14 GRADE

Back (L-R): Ian Thomson, Chris Hnatiuk, Chris Bennetts Front (L-R): Graham Bennett (Coach), Gary Victory, Trevor Cibich (Captain), Brian Heyer (Vice-Captain),

Graeme Germein, Barry Cibich Absent: Ian Chalmers, Steven Harvey, Colin Stevens and Terry Turner

1967 PREMIERS – WOMEN’S B2 GRADE

Back (L-R): Dianne Pearce, Jan Spencer, Wendy Germein, Maryanne Rostrow, Jan Buss, Helen Parks, Jan Stewart, Margaret Ferguson, Sue Pammenter

Front (L-R): Valerie Cook, Joylene Wertley, Marilyn Clausen (Captain), Kathy Murray, Julie Komerek

Absent: Ross Tapping (Coach)

1968 In 1968 the Men’s A1 team was successful in winning consecutive premierships. In addition, the men’s B2 and C2 teams won premierships. Allan Drever donated a perpetual trophy for the Best Club Team for competition between all teams in the Club. The winning team was judged by a points system comprising:

Win – nil goals against: Team scores 10 points Win – goals against: Team scores 5 points Draw : Team scores 3 points Working Bee: Each team representative scores 1 point State Players: Team scores 6 points, with a stipulation that if a player is

regularly in two different teams, 3 points to each team.

This trophy is still being awarded to the most successful team each year. A proposal was sent to the Port Adelaide Council seeking approval for the construction of new Clubrooms. The Club Investment Account had a credit balance of $3,200.

1968 PREMIERS – MEN’S A1 GRADE

Back (L-R): John Giblin, Bruce Johnson, Ron Giblin, John Blacketer, Lloyd Mathews, Harold (Rocky) Martin

Front (L-R): Peter Germein, Dennis Meredith, Bruce Baulderstone (Captain-Coach), John McManus, Tom McManus, Keith Cosh (Manager)

LADIES CHEER SQUAD – 1968 MEN’S DISTRICT GRADE FINAL

L-R: Joan McManus, Irmgard Carlsson, Helen McManus, Kaye Blacketer, Olga Meredith, Marg Baulderstone, Mrs. Jean Baulderstone. (Note: These are all their married names – at time of photograph all but Mrs. Baulderstone were courting District Grade players who they subsequently married)

Australian/State Representatives:

Australia: John Giblin Seniors: John Giblin, Ron Giblin and Dennis Meredith Under 21: Peter Germein and Bruce Baulderstone (Coach) Under 16: Trevor Cibich, Peter Eva and John McGrath

Best & Fairest Trophy Winners:

District Grade: Tom McManus Most Advertiser Trophy Votes: Peter Germein A2 Grade: Ian Bourne B2 Grade: Neil Pentecost C2 Grade: Brian Glaister D1 Grade: Peter Cibich Under16 Grade: Peter Eva Under 14 Grade (Black): Ian Chalmers Under 14 Grade (White): Wayne Grandison Best Club Member: Tom McManus Best Team: Under 16 Grade

1969 In 1969 the Club was successful in obtaining two premierships in men’s A2 and D1 Grades. The club had its highest ever representation in the State Senior team with 6 representatives. The Management and Members expressed regret and sorrow over the death of Roth (Rocky) Martin, a Club Life Member, a former State player, captain and coach and an Australian Selector. Only one women’s team was nominated this year and it proved to be their last season, with some players leaving the sport and others transferring to other Clubs.

Australian/State Representatives:

Australia: John Giblin Seniors: John Blacketer, Peter Germein, John Giblin, Ron Giblin, John McManus

and Dennis Meredith Under 21: Bill Drewett, Gavin Spackman and Bruce Baulderstone (Coach)

Best & Fairest Trophy Winners:

District Grade: Dennis Meredith Most Advertiser Trophy Votes: Ron Giblin A2 Grade: Terry Victory A3 Grade: Neil Pentecost D1 Grade: Kevin Woods Under 16 Grade: Gary Victory Under 14 Grade (Black): Barry Cibich Under 14 Grade (White): Peter Collins Best Club Member: Don Butler Best Team: Under 14 Black