Awards and honours

Life Members

Life membership of MUHC is a rare honour. It took nearly 70 years for our first life member, Fin McNab, to be elected - and that was only after he'd already been made a life member of both Hockey Australia and Hockey Victoria, and awarded an O.B.E. for services to sport!

The exact criteria for eligibility for life membership has varied over the years, but is currently set as 'having rendered outstanding service for greater than ten years to the club'. Nominations should be sent to the Secretary, and are determined by a vote of the Committee.

• Finlay McNab (elected 1976; dec.)

• Andrew Tulloch

• Ian Hunt

• André Auret

• Bill Brazenor (dec.)

• Tim Mattingsbrooke (2002)

• William Guthrie (2005)

• Trina Dreher (2014)

• James Stewart (2022)

• Emily Rosse (2022)

• Paul Boltwood (2023)

• Andrew Paice (2023)

DistinguishED Service Awards

DSAs are awarded by the Melbourne University Sports Association, for outstanding service to a University of Melbourne sports club, and/or MUSA. Clubs submit nominations to the Blues Advisory Board for consideration (this is the same body that determines the award of Blues each year).

• James Stewart (awarded 2014)

President's Trophy

Awarded annually (chosen by the club's President) to the individual who has provided the most outstanding service to the club for that year ('volunteer of the year').

• 2023 - Rosie George

• 2022 - Alana Butler

• 2021 - Peter Bolling & Alana Butler

• 2020 - n/a

• 2019 - Rudy Tielen

• 2018 - Keeley O’Reilly

• 2017 - Annabelle Hargreaves

• 2016 - Sarah Dennis

• 2015 - Louise Lines & Davin Smith

• 2014 - Tina Thorburn

• 2013 - Emily Rosse

• 2012 - Davin Smith

• 2011 - Diana Dickson

• 2010 - James Stewart

• 2009 - James Stewart

• 2008 - Isobel Rogerson

• 2007 - Tim Mattingsbrooke

• 2006 - Garrick Rollason

• 2005 - Jane Fitzherbert

• 2004 - Chris Norton

• 2003 - Andrew Cronin

• 2002 - Han Quach

• 2001 - Claire Brazenor

• 2000 - Jemma Martin

• 1999 - Tim Mattingsbrooke

• 1998 - Bill Brazenor

• 1997 - Mark Woodruff

• 1996 - Antony Strong

• 1995 - Isobel Rogerson

• 1994 - Geoff Ward

• 1993 - Neil Boyd-Clark

• 1992 - Joanna Hale

• 1991 - Bill Brazenor

• 1990 - Stuart Westmore

• 1989 - Joanna Hale

• 1988 - Andre Auret

Club Champions

The Best & Fairest winners for our men's & women's 1sts, as voted by the players in those teams. The women's club champion is awarded the Jessie A. Ferguson Perpetual Trophy.

If you have any information on winners prior to 2011, please contact the club.

Miscellaneous awards

University of Melbourne 'Coach of the Year'

• 2015 - Davin Smith

University of Melbourne 'Club of the Year'

• 2015

• 2009

• 1993

Australian Representatives

The following players earned their first Australia selection whilst members of the club:

* Matches weren't played every year, so some players never had the chance to make their debut.

Several other players earned Australian selection after having previously been members of MUHC:

These records are incomplete (particularly since the 1950s). If you have any further information, please contact the club.