Below is a reverse chronological listing of the “best clubman/club person” award winners, as well any Monash University Soccer Club life member inductions of that year (see also Life Members page).
Please note that the data for some seasons is incomplete, and the club strongly encourages anyone with any additional information to contact the club.
The ‘Eric Chan Best Clubman Award’ was awarded each year from 1979 to 2004. Club icon Tommy Rice tops the winners of this award having been recognised a record 4 times.
In 2005, in order to celebrate the joining of the mens and womens clubs, a new ‘Club Person of the Year’ award was created, named for long time club stalwart Tim Smurthwaite.
| Season | Tim Smurthwaite Club Person of the Year | Life Members Inducted |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TBA | TBA |
| 2022 | Chris Bounds | Steph Wood Morgan Kirk-Eaton |
| 2020/2021 (COVID-19 seasons) | Ned Rocke | - |
| 2019 | Amelia Pearson | Richard Huysmans |
| 2018 | Ken Kanagalingham | Jessica Gibson Ken Kanagalingham |
| 2017 | Andrew Patterson | - |
| 2016 | Andrew Patterson | - |
| 2015 | Rachel Yeo | Nick Mallios Andrew Patterson |
| 2014 | Ned Rocke | - |
| 2013 | Andrew Patterson | - |
| 2012 | Michael Pogrebnoy | Andrew Mariadason Jonathan Jhoomun |
| 2011 | Jessica Gibson | Peter Panagiotopoulos Phil Randall |
| 2010 | Konrad Steinmuller | - |
| 2009 | Konrad Steinmuller | Greg Costaras Alex De La Torre Tim Smurthwaite |
| 2008 | Richard Huysmans | - |
| 2007 | Simon Serebryanikov | - |
| 2006 | Simon Serebryanikov | - |
| 2005 | Mel Permezel Peter Panagiotopoulos | - |
| Season | Eric Chan Best Clubman Award | Life Members Inducted |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Andrew Patterson | |
| 2003 | Dennis Moody | |
| 2002 | (not awarded) | |
| 2001 | (not awarded) | |
| 2000 | Steven Holl | |
| 1999 | Alex De La Torre | |
| 1998 | Tim Smurthwaite | |
| 1997 | Roddy Croes | |
| 1996 | Mark Stafford | |
| 1995 | Zoran Sango | |
| 1994 | Ray Messner | |
| 1993 | Bob Frajsman | |
| 1992 | David Clark | |
| 1991 | Michael Whiteley | |
| 1990 | Tommy Rice | |
| 1989 | Michael Whiteley | |
| 1988 | Paul Taylor | |
| 1987 | Tommy Rice | |
| 1986 | Tim Smurthwaite | |
| 1985 | Mark Wootton | |
| 1984 | Seamus van der Westhuizen | |
| 1983 | Phil Hawkins | |
| 1982 | Clive Mullett | |
| 1981 | Tommy Rice | |
| 1980 | Stuart Southan | |
| 1979 | Tommy Rice (first year awarded) | |
| 1974 | Emmery Bihary Jim McDonald |
Sources
- Perpetual trophies