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Service to the Association
Service to the Association
This trophy is awarded to the Association member who has been judged by their peers to have been the best worker and achiever for the Association during a given year. The areas on which the members are assessed include attendance at meetings, contribution, demeanor, special acts and achievements. The award commemorates Tom Downey's affiliation with the Balmain Referees Association which he joined in the early 1940's following an association with CYO football. Tom was well regarded as the Balmain Association delegate to the NSWRL Referees Association and for his dedication to duty.
After a lengthy illness over some years Tom Downey passed away in 1949. The members at the time instituted a trophy in Tom's honour, to be awarded to the member whose dedication to duty matched that in which had been displayed by their late colleague. The subsequent honour roll contains names that have made the Balmain Referees Association one of the finest District Referees Associations in the country.
1950
Ray O’Donnell
1951
Ray ‘Donnell
1952
Arthur Neville
1953
Arthur Neville
1954
Frank Walsh
1955
Cliff Brown
1956
Keith Parkinson
1957
Cliff Brown
1958
Frank Walsh
1959
Frank Walsh
1960
Peter Fitton
1961
Don Willis
1962
Colin McKinnon
1963
Frank Walsh
1964
Ron Freeman
1965
Max Tomsett
1966
Ray Menser
1967
Ron Freeman
1968
Austin Shiner
1969
Max Tomsett
1970
Gary Maher
1971
Ron Freeman
1972
Frank Walsh
1973
Neil McKinnon
1974
Max Tomsett
1975
Max Tomsett
1976
Max Tomsett
1977
Max Tomsett
1978
Max Tomsett
1979
Max Tomsett
1980
Don Dudgeon
1981
Robert “Bert” Hall
1982
Neil McMahon
1983
Brian Maher
1984
Neil McMahon
1985
John Kelly
1986
Neil McMahon
1987
Neil McMahon
1988
Graeme West
1989
Peter Bungate
1990
Neil McMahon
1991
Graeme West
1992
David Pickering
1993
Luke Bugden
1994
Luke Bugden
1995
Luke Bugden
1996
Michael O’Malley
1997
Luke Bugden
1998
Riley Brown
1999
Jeff Schaffer
2000
Scott Todd, Tim Robinson
2001
Tim Robinson
2002
Sam Gabrael
2003
Stephen Wilson
2004
Shaun Evans
2005
Shaun Evans
2006
Stephen Wilson
2007
Stephen Wilson
2008
John Harris
2009
Sam Gabrael
2010
Tony Beger
2011
Scott Todd
2012
Paul Parnaby
2013
Phillp McMahon
2014
Tony Beger
2015
Phillip McMahon
2016
Phillip McMahon
2017
Adam Baxter
2018
Phillp McMahon
2019
Jeremy Anderson
2020
Dean Tyler
2022
Tony Beger
2023
Liam Mills
2024
Liam Mills
2025
Hayden Gerrie
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