GFUL Hall of Fame

The GFUL Hall of Fame was initiated and implemented by the GFUL Board of Management in 2005.

The objective, as detailed in the GFUL " Hall of Fame Charter", is to recognise and reward members who have given outstanding service and had significant impact on umpiring, and have been absolute in excellence with their overall contributions to the GFUL.


The inaugural inductees who qulified under the strict selection criteria outlined in the "Hall of Fame Charter" and were subsequently selected for initial inclusion in the GFUL Hall of Fame were as follows:

2005 Inductees

Leigh Mensch

On-Field Record
8 Senior Grand Finals
Administrative Record
14 Years Administration, 1960-1973
(13 as President, 1 as Vice President)

Eric Wills

On-Field Record
5 Senior Grand Finals,
(548 Appointments,1960-1984)
Administrative Record
34 Years Administration, 1969-2003 
Social Secretary, 1969-1974
Vice President, 1976
Appointments Board, 1977-1998
Goal Umpires Advisor, 1991
League Statistician, 1987-2003
Appointments Co-ordinator, 1999-2003

S.J. (Jack)  Henry

On-Field Record
12 Senior Grand Finals,
(493 Appointments, 1968-1985)
Administrative Record
13 Years Administration
Appointments Board, 1986-1998
Assistant Advisor, 1987
 
Kevin McMaster

On-Field Record
(444 Appointments, 1961-2004)
Administrative Record
21 Years Administration
Appointments Board, 1972-1996
 (2004-onwards, still serving as Appointments Co-ordinator and League Statistician)



2006 Inductees

Everett Foster

On Field Record
2 Senior Grand Finals
238 Appointments
Administrative Record
28 Years Administration, 1960-1987
Assistant Secretary, 1960
General Secretary for 13 Years, 1961-1973
Vice President, 1974
Appointments Board for 11 Years, 1975-1987, (5 as Chairman)
Coach/Advisor, 1976

Harry Stapleton

On-Field Record
10 Senior Grand Finals
612 GFUL Appointments plus a further 274 YMCA Junior Appointments
Administrative Record
10 Years
President, 1980,1981
Vice President for 6 Years, 1965-1969, and again in 1976
Coach for 2 Years, 1974 and 1975
Social Secretary, 1954

 2007 Inductee

Gary Kerr

On-Field Recod
8 Senior Grand Finals
517 GFUL Appointments
Administrative Record
11 Years
Vice President for 5 years, 1981,1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985
President for 2 years, 1986 and 1987
Training Supervisor for 4 years, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997