David Fisher Memorial Award

The David Fisher Memorial Award was first awarded in 1970, it is for Leadership on and off the Field and is awarded for:

1. COURAGE
2. WILLINGNESS
3. FELLOWSHIP

In addition, the following points are to be considered:-

a, Attendance at training.
b, Games played during the season.
c, Best & Fairest ( Behaviour on and off the field).
d, Leadership (Both on and off the field).
e, Players eligible only,
f, Open to any player in the grade and colts.
g, Fellowship.

David Fisher

The late Dave Fisher was educated at Sydney Grammar School.

Upon leaving school David entered the accountancy profession.

Joined Mosman Rugby Club 1965 and played 10 first grade games and also
participated in second and third grade.

David was awarded Best & Fairest player in 1966.

David volunteered for National Service late in 1967 and after the initial six month period was accepted in to SAS Special Air Services after extending his service period to three years.

David was deployed to South Vietnam in December 1968 and was listed as Missing In Action Sept 1969 after a fall from a helicopter during a “hot” extraction.

David’s remains were located after 39 years and returned home to Australia in October 2008.

Award Recipients

Year	Club Parton
2011	Simon Meiklejohn
2010	Nicholas Breen
2009	Trent Matchett
2008	James Knight
2007	Mike Bigwood
2006	Sam Macdonald
2005	Sam Monaghan
2004	Steve Goodare
2003	Ben Alcock
2002	Steuart McIntyre
2001	Nick Dray
2000	Simon Barnett
1999	Paul McInerney
1998	Ben Pearson
1997	Ian Hannaford
1996	David Steer
1995	Colin Gilbert
1994	Alex Hughes
1993	Ken Gusse
1992	Peter Birch
1991	Tod Russel
1990	Russell Frazer
1989	Chris Theiring
1988	Sam Tyme
1987	Alan Sixsmith
1986	Paul Smyth
1985	Muray McLean
1984	Paul Zucconi
1983	Michael Munro
1982	Peter Quinn
1981	Mathew Carroll
1980	Lee Barrett
1979
1978	Michael Kennedy
1977
1976
1975	Dick Rendal
1974	Bob Boness
1973	John Buchanan
1972	David Ruthven
1971	Ian Charnaud
1970	Peter Handran Smith
1969
1968
1967
1966	David Fisher