The John Russo Trophy is the VFUA’s highest honour, awarded to umpires who demonstrate great commitment to the Association while also achieving on-field excellence.
If a nomination for this award is received throughout the year, a vote is conducted at the AGM by attending members. A majority vote will see the nominee awarded the John Russo Trophy.
|
Year |
Recipient |
|
1997 |
Russell Davidson |
|
1998 |
David Flegg |
|
1999 |
Anthony Black |
|
2000 |
No award |
|
2001 |
Chris Snell |
|
2002 |
No award |
|
2003 |
Daniel Wilson |
|
2004 |
Rob Findlay |
|
2005 |
Jason Armstrong |
|
2005 |
Adam Wojcik |
|
2006 |
David Flegg |
|
2007 |
No award |
|
2008 |
Stephen Gloag |
|
2009 |
No award |
|
2010 |
Richard Mills |
|
2011 |
Tristan Burgess |
|
2012 |
Daniel Butcher |
|
2013 |
Michael Curtis |
|
2014 |
Steve Piperno |
|
2015 |
Daniel Butcher |
|
2016 |
No award |
|
2017 |
Michael Curtis |
|
2018 |
Andrew Talbot |
|
2019 |
No award |
|
2020 |
No award |
|
2021 |
Melissa Sambrooks |
|
2022 |
Matthew Mahoney |
|
2023 |
No award |
|
2024 |
Jack Stammers |
| 2025 | No award |
