During 2003 the Club celebrated its 40th Anniversary and to mark this milestone two significant honorariums were announced

The first being the unveiling of a portrait of the six original people who initiated the Club in the early 1960s.

Back Row  (L to R)Luigi Mitolo, Pierono Centofanti, Donato Ciccocioppo Front Row (L to R)Serafino Tirimacco, Giusepe Natale, Giuliano Centofanti

These six people were each awarded a special ‘Gold Founders Card’ as recognition of their involvement in the Club

The second being the naming of the Club’s ‘Best Player’ award

In the past the Club had not named the yearly award, accordingly and on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary it was decided that the award should be named after a player who had made an exemplary contribution to the Club

The award was named ‘The Basil Scarsella Medal’

The Basil Scarsella Medal is awarded to the Best Player of the Senior Team at the yearly Presentation Evening function held at the end of each playing season

The Club is very honoured, and proud, that Basil consented to the use of his his name for the medal

With over 30 years of playing and administrative service to the sport, Basil is a ‘Player Life Member’ of the Club and also a ‘Life Member’ of both Soccer Australia and the South Australian Soccer Federation

He made a significant contribution to the Club’s administration for many years before serving the sport with great distinction at all other levels of its executive management