History of club – Pittwater RSL FC

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The club was first formed in 1964 as part of the Pittwater RSL Youth Club. The driving force and founding members behind it were Alan Wilson and Terry O’Connell.

Kitchener Park
Up until the early 70’s, the clubs home ground was Mona Vale oval, the site where the library is now situated, and they eventually moved over to Kitchener Park when the area was cleared and a sporting field was created. In 1984 the clubhouse was built and the following plaque remains.

Pittwater RSL

The youth club had always been a sub-branch of the RSL and the football club maintains strong links to the RSL club. The RSL club’s history is available online via https://www.pittwaterrsl.com.au/our-story.

A short snippet….Pittwater RSL Club formed in 1958, and for the first few years our members met in a sports pavilion in the centre of Mona Vale – too small to receive a liquor licence, members picked up cases of beer from local hotels. Eventually, the local council dedicated a piece of land on Huxley Street to the RSL Sub-Branch and Club and we created our first permanent premises. A surplus army hut was purchased and transported to Mona Vale, where it was lowered onto brick piers built by volunteers. Decorated with army boots filled with geraniums, this early clubhouse played host to a number of social dances and ANZAC commemorations. There was a dance floor, a small kitchen, a single poker machine and a billiards table which had been donated by a member.

In 1960 the land was redeveloped by the council and our then-president, Bill MacKenzie, negotiated the purchase of a block of land on Mona Vale Road. It was a controversial decision being further out of the centre of Mona Vale, but the purchase went ahead with the help of a generous loan from Harbord Diggers Club. The land was cleared by volunteers, and thanks to a clever deal with Miller’s Brewery a clubhouse was erected. Memberships grew quickly and extensions to the club were frequent – by 1968 we had a new auditorium, dining room and gaming area.

Committee and Volunteers

The club has always been run by volunteers and we have a long history of the people who served us well. Within the clubhouse an honor roll collects our history.

Our committee over the years including life members.

	President	Secretary	Vice President	Treasurer	Registrar	Life Member
1964	Bill McKenzie	N. Orchard			no position
1965	Bill McKenzie	N. Orchard	Alan Wilson/R. Bridge	L. Griffiths	no position
1966	Bill McKenzie	N. Orchard	Alan Wilson	W. Robins	no position
1967	Alan Wilson (dec)	N.Bird	Terry O’Connell/S. Brownlie	W Walker	no position
1968	Alan Wilson (dec)	N.Bird	Terry O’Connell/C. Stephenson	W Walker	no position
1969	Alan Wilson (dec)	J. Lewis	Terry O’Connell/C. Stephenson		no position
1970	Alan Wilson (dec)	J. Scott	Terry O’Connell/C. Burns		no position	Alan Wilson (1970)
1971	R. Johnson	Val Bird	Terry O’Connell/J. Lewis		no position
1972	B. Trethewey	Brian Mahoney	J. Scott/ C. Burns
1973	Rob Forrest	Brian Mahoney	H. Kaufer/ B. Trethewey
1974	Rob Forrest	Brian Mahoney	H. Kaufer/ B. Trethewey			Terry O’Connell (1974)
1975	Brian Mahoney (dec)	Alan Macedo	C.Sly/G.Martin	W.Tretheway	Syd Russell
1976	Syd Russell (dec)	Brian Mahoney	George Martin/Bob Barnes	Jim Mobbs	Syd Russell
1977	Syd Russell (dec)	Pat Regan	Don Gale/George Martin	Laurie King	Jim Mobbs
1978	Syd Russell (dec)	Pat Regan/G Lunn	Don Gale/Garry O’Rourke	Laurie King	Jim Mobbs	Don Laing (1978)
1979	Jim Mobbs (dec)	G.Lunn	Don Gale/Ray Watkins	Patricia Regan	L.Zannis
1980	Ray Watkins	Rob Barnes	Don Gale/Bill Cayirylys	Carol Watkins	E.Brown
1981	Ray Watkins	Syd Russell (dec)	Brian Hanson/Bill Cayirylys	Carol Watkins	Jim Mobbs
1982	Ray Watkins	Syd Russell (dec)	Don Gale/Brian Hanson	E.Russell	Jim Mobbs	Don & Lorna Gale
1983	Ray Watkins	Syd Russell (dec)	Don Gale/Bill Cayirylys	Syd Russell (dec)	Lorna Gale (dec)	Ray Watkins (1983)
1984	Brian Hanson (dec)	Jack Condor	Don Gale/Bill Cayirylys	Syd Russell (dec)	Lorna Gale (dec)
1985	Brian Hanson (dec)	Jack Condor	Gary Reynolds/Barry McLean	J.Hale	Lorna Gale (dec)	Brian Hanson
1986	Jack Condor (dec)	W.Eikmeier	Rob Barnes/Garry O’Rourke	J.Hale	Lorna Gale (dec)
1987	Jack Condor (dec)	Lorna Gale (dec)	Bill Carylys/John Thomson	John Chaston	Cheryl Hanson	Jack Condor (1987)
1988	W.Eikmeier	Lorna Gale (dec)	Barry McLean/Mick Reale	John Chaston	Lyn Hale
1989	W.Eikmeier	Leslie Ware	Garry O’Rourke	John Chaston	Lyn Hale
1990	Lorna Gale (dec)	Pat Regan/Rob Barnes	Ray Watkins/ Hank Tuinman	Steve Gosling	Margeret Kaye	Bob Barnes/ Barry McClean
1991	Lorna Gale (dec)	Rob Barnes	Hank Tuinman	Steve Gosling	Margeret Kaye	Gary O’Rourke
1992	Hank Tuynman	J.MacKeggie	Peter Collins/Greg Carrol	Robert Anderson	Lorna Gale (dec)
1993	Hank Tuynman	Richard Paddle	Peter Collins/Greg Carrol	Colin Ritchie	Lorna Gale (dec)
1994	Peter Davies (dec)	Richard Paddle	Peter Collings/Greg Carrol/Hank Tuinman	Colin Ritchie	Lorna Gale (dec)
1995	Peter Davies (dec)	Richard Paddle	Peter Collings/Greg Carrol	Colin Ritchie	Lorna Gale (dec)
1996	Peter Davies (dec)	Richard Paddle	Peter Collings/Greg Carrol	Colin Ritchie	Lorna Gale (dec)
1997	Peter Collings	Richard Paddle	Greg Carrol/Peter Davies/Peter Symonds	Colin Ritchie	Lorna Gale (dec)
1998	Peter Collings	Sharon Stokes	Garry O’Rourke/ Neils Mathison	Colin Ritchie	Lorna Gale (dec)
1999	Peter Collings	Sharon Stokes	Henry Schydlo/Greg Carroll/Garry O’Rourke/Robin Cater/Neils Mathison	Colin Ritchie	Lorna Gale (dec)	Peter Symonds
2000	Henry Schydlo	Cathy Barber		Colin Ritchie	Annette Burgoyne	Mick Reale
2001	Henry Schydlo	Cathy Barber		Colin Ritchie	Annette Burgoyne	Peter Collings
2002	Peter Symonds	Cathy Barber	Lorna Gale (dec)	Colin Ritchie	Annette Burgoyne	Henry Schydlo/Les Macedo
2003	Peter Symonds	Cathy Barber	Lorna Gale (dec)	Colin Ritchie	Annette Burgoyne	Colin Ritchie
2004	Peter Symonds	Cathy Barber	Lorna Gale (dec)	Colin Ritchie	Annette Burgoyne
2005	Peter Symonds	Cathy Barber	Lorna Gale (dec)	Colin Ritchie	Annette Burgoyne	Jan Svenoy
2006	Peter Symonds	Cathy Barber	Lorna Gale (dec)	Colin Ritchie	Annette Burgoyne
2007	Trevor Frost	Kerrie Marr	Wayne Brine	Colin Ritchie	Annette Burgoyne	Annette Burgoyne
2008	Trevor Frost	Kerrie Marr	Wayne Brine	Colin Ritchie	Annette Burgoyne	Nick Bogunovic
2009	Michael Hennessy	Kerrie Marr	Vince Simonetti	Adrian Calleia	Annette Burgoyne	Wayne Brine & Martin Alfonso
2010	Michael Hennessy	Kerrie Marr	Adrian Curtis	Adrian Calleia	Annette Burgoyne	Dave Pugh & Michael Hennessy
2011	Annette Burgoyne	Kaye Wickett	Neil Burgoyne	Adrian Calleia	Annette Burgoyne
2012	Annette Burgoyne	Kaye Wickett	Neil Burgoyne	Louise De Vault	Therese Brennan	Neil Burgoyne
2013	Annette Burgoyne	Kaye Wickett	Neil Burgoyne	Richard Leifer	Therese Brennan	Michael Wilson
2014	Annette Burgoyne	Kaye Wickett	Neil Burgoyne	Richard Leifer	Michaela Backas
2015	Val Surjan	Mel Boykos	Paul Newman	Richard Leifer	Annette Burgoyne	Ben Adams
2016	Val Surjan	Steve Kiddle	Paul Newman	Richard Leifer	Annette Burgoyne
2017	Val Surjan	Steve Kiddle	Paul Newman	Richard Leifer	Annette Burgoyne
2018	Annette Burgoyne	Steve Kiddle	Dean mcCreath	Richard Leifer	Annette Burgoyne
2019	Annette Burgoyne	Steve Kiddle	Neil Burgoyne	Richard Leifer	Tracey Kol/Annette Burgoyne
2020	Annette Burgoyne	Steve Kiddle	Neil Burgoyne	Richard Leifer	Tracey Kol/Mel Boykos
2021	Ben Collock	Trudy Haygarth	Neil Webster	Mel Rouse	Belinda Adams
2022	Ben Collock	Trudy Haygarth	Neil Webster	Belinda Adams	Belinda Adams	Kim French
2023	Ben Collock	Trudy Haygarth	Neil Webster/Karen Parsons	Belinda Adams	Belinda Adams

400+ Games for the club

In 2022, 2 players were awarded for 1000+ games for the club. Peter Antic and Andrew Grunseit.

The following players appear on the honour role with the club.

M ALFONSO P ANTIC D JONES H KAYE G O’ROURKE D WILSON P RAYMEN B CRAWFORD T DAWE R BARNES
M KAYE N BOGUNOVIC R LOWE M WILSON P RUDGLEY D OLIVARI G SMEE P KOMOLL N CVETICANIN D PUGH
A CRAWFORD C MACEDO J SVENOY S GOSLING L MACEDO J THOMSON M SEKULICH P EMMANOILIDIS C SMITH J KUSTURIN A WEEKS N ROBERTSON R KUSTURN K ROBEERTSON A GRUNSEIT L MacMASTER R WATKINS P REGAN C SNELLING

Playing Shirt

Our original shirt featured quarters and can be seen in the clubhouse, this was used as inspiration for the commemoritive 2014 replicate shirts.