Honour Boards

Joe Murphy came to Greensborough from Fitzroy in 1954 as Captain-Coach and won the first of 2

DVFL Best & Fairest awards in that year.

From 1955-1958, he was Captain-Coach of the LaTrobe Football Club in the NWFU in Tasmania. He represented Tasmania in the State Carnivals and won the All Australian selection. Returning to Greensborough in 1959 to set up his legal business, he was Captain-Coach of the 1960 and 1961 premiership sides, and won his second DVFL Best and Fairest award in 1961. Many observers regard Joe Murphy as the best player ever to play DVFL football. Following various positions on the Greensborough committee, Joe was Club President from 1966-1968 and was the instigator of Junior Football in the area.

Everybody connected with the DVFL was saddened by the passing of Joe at a comparatively young age on June 7, 1985 from a terminal illness. In 1986, as a tribute to the vision of Joe Murphy, the Greensborough Junior Football Club created a perpetual award known as the Joe Murphy Trophy. It is awarded annually to the junior footballer that the committee considers the most outstanding for that year. A shield is displayed in the clubrooms, and the awarded player is presented with a trophy on Presentation day.

The trophy reads “Awarded to the player who embraces & represents the Club’s values and the spirit of Club founder Joe Murphy”

Ray Dickson Award

The Ray Dickson Award was started in season 2018 in respect to one of the founders of our great club. Ray was a very passionate coach who dedicated his time to helping develop all of his players to be better players and better people. Ray coached to give every player the opportunity to play at the highest level that they could and gave positive feedback to all. He taught his players about respecting the community and the people that helped our club grow.

This is awarded annually to the Junior Football Coach that the executive considers the most outstanding for that year. A shield is displayed in the Clubrooms and the awarded Coach is presented with a trophy on Presentation day.

Stephen Hatfield was a long standing club member and a dedicated club volunteer during the 1990's. In speaking with previous members of the club, they mentioned the variety of contributions and hands on roles he performed around the club as a parent volunteer, and described him in the highest terms of his grassroots involvement.

Stephen was the Team Trainer for the 1996 GJFC U15 Premiership team, for which the flag and team photo hang proudly in the clubrooms.

Tragically just a year later in August 1997, Stephen was killed in a light plane crash in the Northern Territory. The Cessna with 5 people onboard was on a chartered sightseeing flight from Darwin to Katherine. However due to pilot miscalculation, the plane ran out of fuel and crashed just 6km short of Katherine airport, killing all onboard.

Stephen left behind a wife and children, including son Steve who I have kept in touch with in recent years (Real estate agent). In his memory, the GJFC created the Stephen Hatfield Memorial Trophy, and since 1997 this has been awarded to the U17 Boys B&F player. The 2022 B&F winner will also be inscribed on this trophy and help to maintain Stephen's legacy.