The Rex Fabian Trophy for the best Tasmanian referee and other jottings

Photos (Top to Bottom): Liam Monagle wins the 1983 Rothmans Gold Medal and is shown with previous winners (L-R) Danny Spendiff, Brian Davidson, Larry Nunn, John Kirkpatrick (inaugural winner in 1971) and Brian McKay; Juvenutus-Pioneeer, coached by Ken Morton, won the State Premiership in 1985; Juventus, coached by Peter Brine (third from right at back) in 1983; Top referee Brian Clarkson in action, with John Charlton (nearest camera, in red shirt); Juventus, the State reserve champion, at KGV, with president Ernie Schiro (back row, extreme right) and coach Ahmed Abdaltam; Juventus reserves prior to second-leg State premiership match at George Town; Juventus stars Bruce Pears and Sergio Pace; Caledonians' star Tommy Wright; The Caledonians side of the early 1980s (back row, L-R) Siggins, Goldsmith, Robins, Atkins, Schwaiger, Pillans, Martin, Banagan (front row, L-R) McKay, Wright, Murtagh, Di Venuto, Joseph, Parker

Kim Barker has won the ‘referee-of-the-year’ award for nine consecutive years.

Does this award have a name?

The best referee in Tasmania used to be presented with the Rex Fabian Trophy.

Does anyone know what happened to that trophy?

The winners from 1978 to 1985 were:

1978 Jack Johnston

1979 Jack Johnston

1980 Norm Johnson

1981 Keith Credland

1982 Duncan Fairley

1983 Alan Anderson

1984 Dave De Cani

1985 Brian Clarkson

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Here are some Pepsi Youth League line-ups from 27 July 1985 (some over-age players were permitted).

Some of these players went on to make a name for themselves in senior football and even interstate and overseas.

Juventus: Maccallini, Brianese, Longo, Nicholls, Di Martino, Leon, Schiro, Fabrizio, Lanci, Bromfield, Mastracola, Stanford, Morton, Mangione

Caledonians: Greenwood, Law, Crowley, Barrell, Neale, Cayzer, Grainger, Hen, Burrows, Jefferies, Hart, Shepherd

Olympia: Kalimnios, Fiotakis, Vagianos, Nikitaris, Venetsanakis, C Tsiakis, Burrows, Tsangaris, Strates, Patiniotis, Paplos, Natsis, Karipidis, Hsiridis

White Eagles: T Steenhuis, Arnold, McKenzie, Garrigan, Rosinski, Ketchell, Witek, P Pless, Templeman, Lasczak, Crowther, Drinkwater, O’Hea

Here are the senior squads of the same weekend (28 July 1985):

Juventus: Craven, Pears, Perri, Cochrane, Whisson, De Felice, Clarkson, Fabrizio, Pace, Kannegiesser, Broadhouse, Nicholls, Morton

Caledonians: Di Venuto, Robins, Driessen, Martin, Wright, Joseph, Goldsmith, Brown, Murtagh, Schwaiger, Parker, Barrell, Grainger, Greenwood

White Eagles: Johnston, Krysica, Burton, Kerr, Forshaw, M Leszczynski, Young, Stoddart, R Leszczynski, A Leszczynski, Crowther, Morrison, P Pless

Olympia: Burden, Kaproulias, Hey, Vafakos, Padas, Gorniak, Paplos, Munro, Forster, Sherman, Xanthopoulos

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The State Premiership second-leg match between Juventus-Pioneeer and George Town United was played at KGV Park on 11 October (note: October) 1985 and resulted in a 1-1 draw.

The squads were:

Juventus-Pioneer: Craven, Pears, Perri, Cochrane, Di Martino, De Felice, Clarkson, Fabrizio, Pace, Kannegiesser, Broadhouse, Leon, Whisson, Morton, Mastracola

George Town United: Carstens, Pennicott, Davidson, Monagle, Gimpl, Callaghan, Coogan, Sawdon, Scheibl, Hughes, G Farrell, M Farrell, Gaetani, Forsyth, Lewendon

The first leg in George Town ended in a goalless draw, so Juventus were the Tasmanian champions.

The Reserve State Premiership between Devonport City and Juventus was played in George Town on 29 September 1985 and the southerners won 3-0.

The squads were:

Devonport City: J Udovicic, N Batt, R Smith, N Palmer, D Cole, R Koch, C Buchanan, K Rigby, M Meldrum, L Smith, M Di Pietro, D Timms, J Alexiou

Juventus-Pioneeer: T Maccallini, Brianese, Mastracola, Longo, Leon, D Schiro, R Schiro, Lapolla, Lanci, Bromfield, S Maccallini, Ghedini, Stanford, Gasparin