Annual Report 2016
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ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Page 2 ..........................................................................Our People Page 3 ..................................................................... Strategic Plan Page 4 ...............................................................President’s Report Page 6 .......................................................................CEO’s Report Page 8 ..................................................President and CEO History Page 9 ......................................................................Team Listings Page 10 ...............................................Football Operations Report Page 12 .................................................Club Development Report Page 14 ....................................................................Media Report Page 15 ................................................................Umpire’s Report Page 16 ................................................................. Tribunal Report Page 17 ...........................................Division One Team of the Year Page 18 ..................................................Division One Competition Page 21 ........................................... Division Two Team of the Year Page 22 .................................................. Division Two Competition Page 25 .........................................Division Three Team of the Year Page 25 ............................................... Division Three Competition Page 28 .........................................................Western Region Map Page 30 .................................................... Representative Football Page 32 .................................................................Junior Premiers Page 40 ................................................................... Girls Premiers Page 41 ................................................ Junior Premiership History Page 43 ...................................... League Best and Fairest Winners Page 44 ....................................................Best and Fairest History Page 48 ..................................................................League Awards Page 49 .......................................................... WRFL Life Members Page 50 ............................................................... Financial Report WRFL ANNUAL REPORT 2016 1 OUR PEOPLE WRFL EXECUTIVE BOARD INDEPENDENT HEARING COMMITTEE President: Bruce Mildenhall (Leave of absence since May, 2016) Chairman: Mark McDonald Deputy Chairman: Ian Hamm Meredith Angwin (Acting president since May, 2016) Committee: Nick Papadopoulos Vice President: Paul Robinson Treasurer: Dominic Drenen STAFF Directors: Scott Chapman Barry Lovell Terry McGarity Chief Executive Officer: Bob Tregear Gina Smith Ross Williamson Sandra Wilson General Manager Football Operations: David Newton WRFL JUNIORS BOARD Football Operations & Club Development Manager: Tim Shellcot Chairman: Keith Brown Deputy Chairman: Paul Robinson Media & Communications Manager: Kristen Alebakis Members: Graeme Clark Colin Clohesy Ivo Havard Customer Service & Events Coordinator: Julia Prokhorova Paul Madden Tony Schibeci Peter Young Administration Officer: Kristy Vidovic WRFL UMPIRES’ APPOINTMENT BOARD KEY CONSULTANTS Director of Umpiring: Mark Westgarth Board Secretary: Rene Van Kuyk Kim Peak, Rob Peak & Assoc. (Accounting Services) Boundary Coach: Josh Mather Goal Coach: Graeme Hodgart Peter Harley, Marketing/Sponsorship Consultant Junior Field Coach: Bruce Pain Female Liaison/ Kevin Hillier, Howdy Partners Media (Broadcast Consultant) Administrative Support: Maree Wilke Andrew Muscat, League Historian/Statistician Grant Plozza, G.P. Business Solutions (Auditors) INDEPENDENT TRIBUNAL Chairman: Dale Sayner WRFL UMPIRES ASSOCIATION Deputy Chairmen: Michael McNamara Adrian Noble Jim Simmonds President: Henry McFerran Administrator: Terry O’Donnell Secretary: Brian Wilson APPEALS BOARD Tribunal Members: Rod Evans Darren Mayne Frank Plata Chairman: Graeme Bloom Paul Smallwood Committee: John Raciti Carolyn Wood 2016 WRFL Staff: Tim Shellcot, Peter Harley, Kristy Vidovic, Bob Tregear, Julia Prokhorova, Kristen Alebakis and David Newton. 2 WRFL ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Western Region Football League Strategic Plan 2015-2018 Our Vision: Our Mission: We Value: For community football to make a meaningful Through Football, we will enhance the social, physical • The contributions of volunteers contribution to a stronger, healthier, inclusive and and emotional development of our community. • Respect for diversity resilient population in Melbourne’s West. • Teamwork and partnerships • Integrity and sportsmanship • Commitment and leadership Our Operating Environment: · An Association of Associations – WRFL is a not-for-profit, incorporated association constituted · Lower levels of participation in sports in general, including Football. to provide administration services and support for its member clubs. · Increasing competition for sponsorship dollars. · A diverse range of Councils providing playing and associated facilities. · Increasing pressure on volunteers, exacerbated by regulatory compliance · Rapidly expanding population in the west and an ageing population in areas supporting some requirements and perceived difficulty in attracting commitment from new volunteers. older clubs. · Strong competition for participants from other sports particularly soccer. · High proportion of people born overseas with a wide range of background sport cultures and interests. · Several clubs struggling financially. · Significant pockets of relatively high unemployment, low education levels and lower incomes. · Improving but uneven competition balance Objective 1: Objective 2: Objective 3: Objective 4: Objective 5: Club & League Viability Community Leadership & Club, Facility & Venue Commercial/Social Football Participation Culture Development Enterprise & Embracing / Structure, Balance & Technology Growth To support and enhance the To encourage and support To ensure that facility planning and To ensure that the WRFL meets To increase the number and governance of the league and community engagement and development arrangements meet appropriate benchmarks of diversity of individuals involved member clubs to ensure financial relationship initiatives that add the needs of existing and planned management and service delivery; and in playing, administering and Aims and program viability. social value and support inclusive new member clubs and the league. supports the information technology supporting Australian Football. environments. needs and capacity of member clubs. · Continually research our · Regional cooperation with · Plan and facilitate development · As part of the West & North · Increase participation numbers marketplace to develop a sound football industry, government of new and existing football West Regions Future Directions across all WRFL football understanding of club operating and community organisations at facilities across the western Project, undertake market segments. environments and challenges in all levels. region of Melbourne to comply research aimed to thoroughly · Develop / attract five (5) order to inform planning at club · Develop mutually beneficial with agreed and documented understand the western region additional clubs to senior and league levels. partnerships with the AFL minimum standards. market environment and lead competition, in order to · Facilitate and deliver focussed clubs aligned to promotional · Develop a regional umpire to optimum service to member achieve the ideal number of training/education programs zones in the western region of training venue at Williams clubs and the Game as a whole. ten (10) teams in each senior and resources for club officials. Melbourne. Landing. · Develop and promote WRFL competition Division. · Establish a “Club Mentoring” · Establish and maintain · In cooperation with local brand awareness throughout the · Establish a Club District program. partnerships with community Councils and AFL Victoria, western metropolitan region. structure aligning clubs with · Propose and actively investigate organisations having potential facilitate establishment of new · Ensure that club personnel Auskick Centres and schools. the prospect of introducing an to assist in achieving WRFL football clubs as opportunities have the capacity to maximise · Achieve formal alignment and entry charge for senior home & strategic objectives. present, particularly in new the benefits of information close cooperation between all away games. · Foster/optimise relationships population growth areas. technology. WRFL clubs and at least one · Moderate the level of payments between league/club personnel · Lobby for access to the best · Ensure that WRFL technology Auskick centre. to players. and local government possible facilities across the systems keep pace with industry · Ensure that all WRFL clubs · Achieve a responsible and Councillors and staff. western region for conduct of developments. engage cooperatively with sustainable net assets position · Offer scholarship/award programs both Senior and Junior finals · Implement a fully functional, on- schools in their designated Strategies for the Western Region Football to the wider community. events. line live-scores facility for both “Districts” as defined in the League Inc without increasing · Increase female participation Senior and Junior competitions. Western & North-West Regions administration charges to clubs. in football competition and off- Future Directions Strategy.