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Vale Ian Hughes
Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family and loved ones of Ian Hughes
Ian's footballing journey with Euroa started in 1954, coming to the club as a teacher at the Gooram Primary School.
Making an immediate impact on the Waranga North-East League, he won Euroa's Senior Best & Fairest award, along with polling 10 votes in the League Best & Fairest.
He was to repeat the club Best and Fairest feat in 1956, also taking over the Coaching duties from an injured Les Reed.
1957 saw Ian play in his first of two Senior Premierships with Euroa, whilst winning the Euroa and Waranga North-East League Senior Best & Fairest award as Vice-Captain to Bob Bosustow.
In 1958 Ian took on the challenge of coaching Miepoll in the Kyabram District League, again winning the Senior Best & Fairest for the competition. At the completion of the KDL home and away fixtures he played for Euroa on a permit, kicking 2 goals and being named in the best players for Euroa's back-to-back 1958 Premiership.
Thornton Football Club were able to secure Ian's services for the 1959/60 seasons as Senior Coach, where he was able to achieve the remarkable feat of winning the Waranga North-East Senior Best & Fairest award in each of his 2 years at the helm, making it an incredible 4 League Best & Fairest awards in 4 years.
Ian returned to Euroa to Captain-Coach the club in 1961, also Captaining the Waranga North-East League representative team.
In 1962 Ian moved on to the Benalla Football Club, again tasting Grand Final glory, winning back-to-back flags in 62/63, kicking 6 goals in their victorious 1963 Senior Premiership
Described by club historian Cliff Halsall as a "champion forward being able to play the big man's game with the nimbleness and evasiveness of a rover".
In 2001 Ian was selected at Centre half Forward in Euroa's Greatest Ever Team.
May he Rest in Peace.
21 June 2024
Past Players Day 2024
This year our Past Players Day celebrations kicked off with a wonderful new tradition, inviting past champions of our club to toss the coin pre-match.
In the tradition’s inaugural year, father daughter duo of Billy and Katie Williams accepted the invitation to toss the coin before our Senior football and A-Grade netball games respectively.
Some of Billy's playing honours
2x Runner-Up Reserves Best & Fairest
1963/64 Senior Premiership player
1964/65 Senior Most Determined player
Katie's playing honours
263 netball games across A & B grade, spanning 15 seasons 1984-98
4 x A-Grade Best & Fairest winner
5 x B-Grade Best & Fairest winner
GVL Life Member
Half-time of the Senior game saw a terrific crowd descend on the clubrooms to hear a Question & Answer session with premiership player Kevin Hill, conducted by Matthew Mills.
Kevin's playing honours
1958 Premiership player
1963 Premiership player
1964 Premiership player
1965 Premiership player
Kevin spoke fondly of his playing days in the 50s and 60s playing in Premiership teams with the likes of champions Dick O'Bree and Ian Hughes, along with his immense pride in the 3rd generation of his family now representing the Magpies, his Grandchildren playing football and netball.
Kevin made specific mention of how happy he was to see Katie's sons out there playing for Euroa, the 4th generation of Williams family to do so, a wonderful tradition that all involved with the club should be proud of.
The day was a roaring success, many faces of days gone by returning to the Memorial Oval to share a story and a drink with old friends and teammates, with planning already underway to ensure 2025 Past Players Day is just as enjoyable.
A huge thank-you to all that attended, and to those that helped make the day the tremendous success that it was.
3 June 2024
Kevin Hill & Matthew Mills in a Question and Answer session
2024 GVL Interleague
A huge congratulations to all of our Magpies who represented the GVL today. Unfortunately our thirds boys lost but both senior teams won!
We would also like to give Kellie Davidson a big shout out for her best on court performance.
How are lucky are we have such talent at Euroa!
27 May 2024
