Life Members

Life Members

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Marek Mamont

2000

Michael Mandalis

Michael Mandalis


A 2019 Hall of Fame inductee, Michael Mandalis excelled in a junior career at South Yarra and Hakoah, making a total of 16 appearances for Victoria at junior representative level. At South Melbourne Hellas, he starred in a glittering career, winning five championships and the Golden Boot at the age of nineteen. He made four appearances for Victoria at senior level, most notably against Torpedo Moscow of Russia and Chelsea of England. Following his Hall of Fame induction in 2019, Mandalis was honoured with Life Membership in 2020.

Vic Manson

1972

Theo Marmaras

Theo Marmaras


1967

Herbie Mathers

A life member of the defunct Goulburn North East FA, Mathers became a life member of Football Victoria in 2015.

Neil McDermid

1987

Mel McGovern

1992

David McIntosh

1994

Frank McIver

Frank McIver


1967

A McLeod

1930

Janette Melvin

Janette Melvin

A life member with the Victorian Women's Soccer Association, Jacqui Gardiner was awarded life membership after amalgamation with and by the Victorian Soccer Federation in 2001.

Albert Merrills

1982. Albert Merrills passed away in 2011.

Frank Micic

Frank Micic


A 2021 Hall of Fame inductee, Frank Micic was an all-time great with Footscray JUST where it is estimated he played over 400 matches between 1959 and 1977. Universally admired by opponents and teammates alike, Frank played a record 55 times for Victoria against quality European clubs such as Everton, AS Roma and Manchester United. A representative career spanning fifteen years, Frank featured as captain for six of them and remains the only player to have won the football media-awarded Bill Fleming Medal on three occasions. Following his Hall of Fame induction in 2021, Micic was honoured with Life Membership in 2022.

Barry Moore

Barry Moore


1979

Hugh Murney

Hugh Murney


2000

J Murphy

1992

Bill Mustafa

2000

Everett Nelson

A Life Member with Western Victoria Soccer Association from 1996, Everett Nelson became a Life Member of Football Victoria in 2010.

Deborah Nichols

Deborah Nichols

2014

P J O'Connor

1973

Jane Oakley

Jane Oakley

2012

John Oliphant

John Oliphant


1969

J Oliver

1977

Jeff Olver

Jeff Olver


2015

Jim Ouliaris

Jim Ouliaris


Jim Ouliaris has been involved in refereeing for more than 30 years and is a former FIFA Assistant Referee. He was named Victorian Referee of the Year in 2005 and 2007 as well as being a member of the Football Australia and Football Victoria (FV) Referees Technical Committees, FV Referee Standing Committee and is an Asian Football Confederation and FA Assessor and Instructor. Ouliaris was honoured with life membership by Football Victoria in 2013.

Jock Parker

Jock Parker


1966

Jim Paul

Jim Paul


1966

W Paul

1933

David Phillips

1993

John Pick

1967

Ian Platt

1975

Ronald Priest

Ron Priest


1995

John Punshon

John Punshon


As a photographer, John Punshon covered the game for three decades, his work featuring in iconic media publications, Soccer Action, ABSW and Goal! Weekly. John’s tireless efforts over a quarter of a century in researching the recorded history of Victorian football are freely available on Australia’s longest running sports website, OzFootball. Football Victoria’s official Men’s and Women’s records owe a huge debt of gratitude to John’s passion and dedication, the product of literally thousands of hours of meticulous research and composition. Punshon was honoured with Life Membership in 2022.