Honour Roll

The Gibby Rowan Memorial Award – Best Clubman

Named after Gibby Rowan, a founding member and embodiment of club spirit. Awarded annually to a member who exemplifies dedication, positivity, and service across the club.

Gibby arrived in Australia in 1967 to join the Latrobe Soccer Club which later amalgamated with another district club of long standing, the Bardon club which was based at Bowman Park.

Amalgamation was being pushed by the Federation in the attempt to form stronger clubs. Mr Bob Hogg, a local resident, was a driving force and in 1968 the club Bardon Latrobe Soccer Club was formed. The senior team, of which Gibby could be said to be a founding member, played their home games at the new Brisbane Football base at Perry Park and, for a few years, earned the reputation of being the best football playing team in the then top league. The team at the time boasted Coe, Gault, Rowan, Lamb, Sinclair, Carrigan and Jamieson – all playing for Queensland’s senior team against interstate and overseas opponents.

Football was still in a huge re-vitalisation mode and the mid-seventies two factors became the path to the future. One was the organised coaching of juniors and the other formation of a national league.

So ended Gibby’s association with the club but in those ten years he was never known to complain in fact he became what today’s trophy names him “The Perfect Clubman”.

• 2025 – Mark Warnock
• 2024 – Nick Coulter
• 2023 – Neil Wallington
• 2022 – Karen Dickson
• 2021 – Mark Keane
• 2020 – Samuel Irvine Casey
• 2019 – Ross Parker
• 2018 – Phil Cowlishaw
• 2017 – Ryan Taylor
• 2016 – Hugh Macintosh
• 2015 – Phil Thomas
• 2014 – Justin McArthur
• 2013 – Ben Price
• 2012 – Paul Holland
• 2011 – Doug Burley
• 2010 – Terri Collins
• 2009 – Bruce Powell
• 2008 – Burrill Family

Tom Connolly Senior Player of the Year

Named after long-serving treasurer and secretary Tom Connolly. Awarded to the most outstanding senior player each season for performance, leadership, and contribution.

• 2025 – Ted Barron
• 2024 – Andrew Gold
• 2023 – Austyn Boardman
• 2022 – Rich Sharp
• 2021 – Flynn Ovenden
• 2020 – Austyn Boardman
• 2019 – Mackenzie Stuart
• 2018 – Phil Jeffries
• 2017 – Ant Powell
• 2016 – Ben Elliot
• 2015 – Kyle Price
• 2014 – David Bounds
• 2013 – Sam Nicol
• 2012 – Stuart Sommerville
• 2011 – Mark Sandilands

Rob Wheeler – Spirit of Bardon Latrobe Award

Honours a member who goes above and beyond to build club culture, support all-ages/all-gender development, and ensure the club thrives for all. Donated by the Wheeler family.

Rob Wheeler first became a member of what was then called the Bardon Latrobe Junior Soccer club in 2005 as a parent whose family had recently moved into the area. Rob was disappointed that there was no senior team to play for, having played football into his twenties.

With each passing year as spectator and parent-coach, Rob’s own longing to play grew. A man of great loyalty, Rob would not entertain the idea of playing for a different club in seniors, while his sons played at Bardon Latrobe.

While Bardon Latrobe had historically boasted proud and highly successful senior teams, these days were long past. The club had opted to become a juniors-only club, reflected in the name of use at that time, Bardon Latrobe Junior Soccer Club.

Rob was determined that senior teams could and should live and breathe again at Bardon Latrobe so the club could be genuinely all-ages for whole-of-life football lovers, from 3-year-olds to 60-year-olds and beyond.

Rob joined the management committee and begun to advocate for the return of senior teams. Before long the first Bardon Latrobe senior team in many years was competing in a Football Brisbane league. Rob was the first player to sign up.

Over the next decade under Rob’s stewardship as a committee member, the club Vice President and later the Club President, the number of senior teams grew. As a player and a club leader, Rob worked with the new senior players to develop a culture of community that flows beyond the pitch. A culture that sees senior players contributing in meaningful ways such as coaching junior teams sees former players return to Bowman Park to cheer the teams on from the hill, and sees some players going above and beyond to build the best club culture in Brisbane.

Rob was the driving force behind the club name change to Bardon Latrobe Football Club (BLFC), reflecting the club’s new all-community values and direction, and the introduction of a professional club logo, the reintroduction of the red & black kit colours, and a strategy for future operations.

Rob Wheeler continues to play today although Rob has stepped down from formal leadership roles, believing in the importance of handing the baton on to the next group of player-leaders.

Rob passionately believes that senior players have significant leadership roles to play both formal and informal, in ensuring the club is run for the benefit of players, and that Bardon Latrobe FC continues to be a club for all ages and all-genders with the best club culture in Brisbane.

• 2025 – Tania Turner
• 2024 – Bob Scattini
• 2023 – Gerard Doyle
• 2022 – Seweryn Bialasiewicz
• 2021 – David Bounds
• 2020 – Steven Jones
• 2019 – Karen Dickson
• 2018 – Graeme Filippi

Clive France Cup

Awarded to a junior player who demonstrates exceptional skill, sportsmanship, and positivity—qualities embodied by Clive France, a beloved club supporter and father.

The Clive France Cup was generously donated by his family to honor the memory of Clive France, a devoted supporter of Bardon Latrobe FC and a proud father of two sons who played for the club.

Clive is fondly remembered as a true gentleman, known for his impeccable manners, kindness, and unwavering respect for others. While fiercely competitive, he exemplified the spirit of sportsmanship, always gracious in defeat and quick to acknowledge the efforts of his opponents. Clive embodied the essence of a team player, constantly offering positivity, encouragement, and selflessness on and off the field.

Each year, this cup will be awarded to the junior player who not only demonstrates exceptional technical skill on the field but also embodies the remarkable qualities that made Clive so beloved.

• 2025 – Magnus Wechsel
• 2024 – Matt Nisbett

Life Membership is awarded for outstanding service and commitment to Bardon Latrobe FC. These individuals have shaped our club’s legacy.

• 2024 – Samuel Irvine Casey
• 2016 – Justin McArthur
• 2015 – Lisa Duffy, Liz Caperon
• 2012 – Sean Armstrong
• 2011 – Rob Wheeler, Terry Collins
• 2007 – Norm Guy
• 2006 – Desley Mellor
• 2005 – Bruce Powell, Stuart Holland, Neil Lucas
• 2004 – Marg Lee, Doug Burley, Neil Boyd
• 1996 – Jane Wenham, Deb Beel, Gary Lee
• 1994 – Tom Connolly
• 1992 – Tom Brant
• 1991 – John Marsden
• 1989 – John Walden