The Truly Amazing Men's Camberwell Hockey Club Thirds - The Prequel
Flashback Friday
The Men’s thirds 1982,83,84 flags
The story of the Men’s thirds 2006-2019 has been written, but no one at Camberwell believes it is the end of the story. We are also reminded that the men’s thirds had a “threepeat” 1982-84 just as the men’s club was commencing it’s second “golden era” (the first being 12 SL1 flags in 22 years 1938-1959) with 5 SL1 5 flags in 9 years (only the even years of course!).
In 1982-4 the Men’s thirds (Pennant B) were a typical mix of ex state league players, solid club players and up and coming juniors.
The 3 grand final wins:
1982 CHC 5 def TEM 3
1983 CHC 3 def Powerhouse 1
1984 CHC 3 def Yarra Valley 2
Thanks must go to Colin Imer for preserving the records for this period. A much more detailed record; player reviews, lots of photos and stats of the 3 years is available.
Note: D. Wansbrough played in the 3rds flag in 1982 and then again in 2006. Apparently, he went missing for the 24 years in between!
| Name | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Imer Capt/Coach | x | x | x |
| Ian Barker | x | x | x |
| Brian (Scotty) Taylor | x | x | |
| Paul Gibney | x | ||
| Warwick Knight | x | x | |
| Ron Phillips | x | x | x |
| David Wansbrough | x | ||
| Graeme Thomas | x | ||
| Stewart Webster | x | x | x |
| Doug Rose | x | x | |
| Ross Hocking | x | x | x |
| Ian Stewart | x | x | x |
| Warwick Jones | x | x | |
| James Sadler | x | ||
| Tony Englert | x | ||
| Andrew Hancock | x | ||
| Vaughan Ellen | x | x | |
| Ron Yeates Manager | x | ||
| Bruce Phillips | x | ||
| David Swann | x | ||
| Brian Faulds | x | ||
| Ken Aranha Manager | x | ||
| Bruce Hocking | x |