Ask around the club about V Hanlon and you’ll hear a mix of hard numbers and even harder-to-measure influence. 147 appearances tells you V Hanlon was trusted — and kept repaying that trust with clean decisions and a fierce second effort. V Hanlon was part of a flag-winning group — a year when everything clicked and the club’s belief turned into proof. The premiership years — 2001 — mark some of the club’s standout eras. Later, coaching in 2001 and 2004, V Hanlon translated experience into direction and kept people connected to the plan, even when results wobbled. Stories about V Hanlon often include the little things: checking on a teammate, helping a junior, or being the first to sweep the sheds after everyone else has left. What stands out in conversations is V Hanlon’s feel for moments — knowing when to lift the tempo, when to calm things down, and when to put the head over the ball. Taken together — games played, roles held, and the seasons shared — V Hanlon represents what an honour roll is meant to capture: contribution that lasts beyond the final siren. Plenty can be read in the statistics, but the respect attached to V Hanlon comes from how they carried responsibility in ordinary weeks. Every club has turning points; V Hanlon was involved in enough of them to be remembered long after the seasons rolled on. Every club has turning points; V Hanlon was involved in enough of them to be remembered long after the seasons rolled on. To this day, V Hanlon is cited as an example of what it means to represent Northcote Park properly.