John Russo Trophy

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
Lachlan Rayner

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