IAN 'INKY' MILLETT MEMORIAL MERIT AWARD
The Criteria for this award is as follows:
2003 | CANBERRA |
Bill Osborn (Townsville) - Dedicated service to Queensland Masters Hockey since 1981 as a player and selector. Outstanding support to Townsville Hockey Association and the Parks Club as a player and administrator over his playing career. Barry Mott (Sunshine Coast) - Outstanding service over his playing career to club, district, Queensland and Australian hockey as a player coach and selector in both grade and masters hockey. |
2004 | LAUNCESTON | Ross Ibell (Toowoomba) - For services to men's veterans hockey, particularly as a state selector, state and Australian player. |
2005 | WOLLONGONG | Warren Flower (Sunshine Coast) - For services to masters hockey, particularly in administration at club, state, national and international levels. |
2006 | PERTH | Geoff Hollis (Gold Coast) - For services to men's veterans hockey, particularly in umpiring at state, national and international level. |
2007 | GOLD COAST | Barry Sheppard (Murwillumbah) - For services to hockey in general (overall), in particular coaching and administration at club and state levels. |
2008 | DARWIN | No award given |
2009 | FOOTSCRAY / AlLTON (VIC) |
Alec Linning (Townsville) - For services to hockey in general, in particular as a player and in administration at club, state and national levels. |
2010 | BUNBURY / BUSSELTON |
No award given |
2011 |
CANBERRA |
Steve Billingham (Gold Coast) - Services to Queensland Masters Hockey as committee secretary, and as player, team manager and to hockey in general.​ Gil Voysey (Brisbane) - Services to Queensland Masters Hockey as a player, organiser, committee member and chairman, as well as hockey generally at club and city level. |
2012 | HOBART |
Ross McLellan (Mackay & Gold Coast) - Services to Masters Hockey in Queensland as player, coach, selector, organiser, dinner MC and ethereal entertainer. Greg Morgan (Sunshine Coast) - Services to Masters Hockey at club, city, state, national and international levels particularly to Queensland Masters Hockey as player, and as coach of many successful over 40's teams. |
2013 | SYDNEY | No Award Given |
2014 | PERTH | No Award Given |
2015 | CAIRNS | Bob Rowley (Sunshine Coast) Service to Queensland Masters as a coach and player at state level, as a player at club level (and yes) as an umpire at club level at masters hockey. |
2016 | ADELAIDE | Paul Hardie (Ipswich) - Services to Qld Masters Hockey as Honorary Secretary, Team Manager and Medical Officer and for services to Hockey at all levels and in many capacities |
2017 | HOBART |
Phil McLeod (Ipswich) - Services to QLD Masters Hockey as Treasurer, Uniform Coordinator, Selector, Team Manager, player, Sharkies designated driver & Ipswich Hockey. |
2018 | LISMORE / BALLINA |
Ian "Ike" Warren (Maryborough) - Service to QLD Masters since 1991 as a player (and prolific goal scorer), Coach & Assistant Coach missing only 1 year. He represented Australian Masters teams as a player 7 times from 1998 to 2007 and has been part of the coaching staff with the Australian Over 35's for many years. He has been the Queensland Over 35's Assistant Coach since 2012. He has been both an Australian & QLD selector and our current Chairman of Selectors for a long time. At club & regional level he has dedicated 56 years to hockey both as a player and supporter of hockey. He is known to many of our current "younger" generation as as a man of few words...the Hockey Whisperer. |
2019 | BUNBURY / BUSSELTON | No Award Given |
2020 | COVID-19 | No Award Given |
2021 | COVID-19 | No Award Given |
2022 | Gold Coast | Ray Langler as a player and adminstrator for Hockey Queensland Masters for 15 years. Ray has been instrumental in running teh Over 60s Carnival for a decade and has seen it grow from strength to strength. |
2023 | Perth | Gary Smith |