Club Person of the Year Award

The Vikings' Club Person of the Year is the most distinguished award handed out at the Club’s annual Senior Presentation Ceremony. When the award was instigated the blurb for it read: “In appreciation of a job well done. The Vikings’ most prestigious award. Determined by the President and awarded for outstanding commitment throughout the season to he or she who has been deemed to be the Club Person of the Year”.

Originally this honour was named the President’s Award the name proposed by Lance Kedward and taken from a corresponding award that was presented by his former Sydney sub districts team Smithfield RUFC and so named as the winner was selected by the incumbent Club President. In 2007 the then Viking’s President, Chris Trutwein, changed the name to the David McCormack President’s Award in response to Dave’s untimely death that year.

The David McCormack President’s Award is the only Viking award that can be won by a player or non player from either sex. Every Viking member, every year, is eligible to win this presentation judged by their deeds enacted throughout that season. We have had some celebrated Vikings take out this award over the years. It might be your turn this coming season.

Past winners list:

PRESIDENT’S AWARD

1996 - David MacPherson and Rodger Kendall

1997 – David McCormack

1998 – Pat Cox and Jamie Robins

1999 – Steve Taylor

2000 – Darren Hill

2001 – Darren Hill

2002 – Mick Aldridge

2003 – Mick Wilson

2004 – Chris Trutwein

2005 – Simon Hammond (Shrek)

2006 – Alan and Annemaree Tonkin

DAVID McCORMACK PRESIDENT’S AWARD

2007 – David McCormack/Justin Joyce

2008 – Alan Tonkin

2009 – Rob Mavin

2010 – Rob Mavin

2011 – Teale Bryan

2012 – Fiona McCormack

2013 – Tony and Leonie Hetherington

2014 – Craig Smith

2015 – Jen Taylor

2016 – Gil Hopley

2017 – Paul Zeman

2018 – Dale Randall

2019 – Michael Aldridge

2020 – Not Awarded (COVID).

2021 – Michael Aldridge

2022 – Heath Simpson

2023 – Nicole Retallack