Rookies Rise to the Challenge As We Say Goodbye to the Greats
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Official Magazine of Queensland’s Former Origin Greats EDITION 30 | SUMMER 2018 A NEW DAWN Rookies rise to the challenge as we say goodbye to the greats Picture: Courtesy News Queensland MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN IT is easy sometimes to fall into the trap of Origin game held at North Sydney Oval. Academy. FOUNDING CHAIRMAN worrying about the end of an era, instead While our girls in Maroon narrowly lost The ARTIE Academy will go to new heights of being excited and optimistic about a on the night, it was a tremendous leap next year on the back of a new funding RSA Turner whole new era beginning. forward for the Women’s game to have agreement with the Federal Government. For the Former Origin Greats and Rugby such a high-quality game, broadcast live In July, then-Prime Minister Malcolm EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN League in Queensland, 2019 represents in prime-time, under the State of Origin Turnbull announced the new agreement at Gene Miles the start of exciting new eras brought banner for the first time. Suncorp Stadium. about through hard work, tough times and Our girls, under the coaching of Jason This allows us to spread our wings a DEPUTY CHAIRMEN valuable lessons learned along the way. Hetherington and Trevor Gillmeister, did little further back into the far north of On the football field, new eras have us all proud. Queensland – a particularly pleasing result Rod Morris already begun for Queensland. The rapid rise of Women’s Rugby League is because we had established ourselves John Ribot-de-Bresac While the 2018 series loss to the Blues just brilliant for the game, and that is why there in the early days of the program. was tough to swallow at the time, that we at the FOGS were so keen to support Unfortunately due to regional government DIRECTORS disappointment should not overshadow the Queensland girls as major sponsors divides we had to vacate Townsville and the terrific positives to come out of the this year. You can read all about it on Page North Queensland, so it is great to be back Wally Lewis, Gavin Allen, Chris Close, year. Some hard lessons were learned, 8 inside. there again. Andrew Gee, Trevor Gillmeister, but that is the only way that you get It is also the start of a new era for the Mal Meninga, Greg Oliphant, experience. I know those lessons will serve FOGS as an organisation as we head To all of the members of FOGS, our Don Jackson, Shane Webcke us well in the years to come. into 2019, with an increase in staff, new sponsors and supporters – old and There was another Queensland “loss” on sponsorship partners, the continued new – thank you all once again for the field this year that we can count as success of our Annual Charity Lunch being involved and for all of your hard a victory – the historic Women’s State of and the incredible results of our ARTIE work in making FOGS the success that our Founding Chairman Dick “Tosser” Turner wanted it to be. To you and all of your families and loved ones, our best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. CONTACT US FOGS LTD Gene Miles Locked Bag 3, Milton, QLD 4064 EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN PHONE (07) 3367 1432 FAX (07) 3367 8148 Wally, Geno and the other “Big Mal”: Then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces more Federal Government support for the FOGS’ ARTIE Academy at Suncorp Stadium. Picture: Courtesy News Queensland EMAIL [email protected] TWITTER www.twitter.com/QLD_FOGS FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/FOGSQueensland WEBSITE www.fogs.com.au Queenslander Magazine, the official magazine of the Former Origin Greats, is proudly printed by: SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING PHONE (07) 3367 1432 T 07 3356 0788 E [email protected] EMAIL A Unit 7/36 Windorah St, Stafford QLD 4053 [email protected] www.crystalmedia.com.au MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN IT is easy sometimes to fall into the trap of Origin game held at North Sydney Oval. Academy. FOUNDING CHAIRMAN worrying about the end of an era, instead While our girls in Maroon narrowly lost The ARTIE Academy will go to new heights of being excited and optimistic about a on the night, it was a tremendous leap next year on the back of a new funding RSA Turner whole new era beginning. forward for the Women’s game to have agreement with the Federal Government. For the Former Origin Greats and Rugby such a high-quality game, broadcast live In July, then-Prime Minister Malcolm EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN League in Queensland, 2019 represents in prime-time, under the State of Origin Turnbull announced the new agreement at Gene Miles the start of exciting new eras brought banner for the first time. Suncorp Stadium. about through hard work, tough times and Our girls, under the coaching of Jason This allows us to spread our wings a DEPUTY CHAIRMEN valuable lessons learned along the way. Hetherington and Trevor Gillmeister, did little further back into the far north of On the football field, new eras have us all proud. Queensland – a particularly pleasing result Rod Morris already begun for Queensland. The rapid rise of Women’s Rugby League is because we had established ourselves John Ribot-de-Bresac While the 2018 series loss to the Blues just brilliant for the game, and that is why there in the early days of the program. was tough to swallow at the time, that we at the FOGS were so keen to support Unfortunately due to regional government DIRECTORS disappointment should not overshadow the Queensland girls as major sponsors divides we had to vacate Townsville and the terrific positives to come out of the this year. You can read all about it on Page North Queensland, so it is great to be back Wally Lewis, Gavin Allen, Chris Close, year. Some hard lessons were learned, 8 inside. there again. Andrew Gee, Trevor Gillmeister, but that is the only way that you get It is also the start of a new era for the Mal Meninga, Greg Oliphant, experience. I know those lessons will serve FOGS as an organisation as we head To all of the members of FOGS, our Don Jackson, Shane Webcke us well in the years to come. into 2019, with an increase in staff, new sponsors and supporters – old and There was another Queensland “loss” on sponsorship partners, the continued new – thank you all once again for the field this year that we can count as success of our Annual Charity Lunch being involved and for all of your hard a victory – the historic Women’s State of and the incredible results of our ARTIE work in making FOGS the success that our Founding Chairman Dick “Tosser” Turner wanted it to be. To you and all of your families and loved ones, our best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. CONTACT US FOGS LTD Gene Miles Locked Bag 3, Milton, QLD 4064 EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN PHONE (07) 3367 1432 FAX (07) 3367 8148 Wally, Geno and the other “Big Mal”: Then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces more Federal Government support for the FOGS’ ARTIE Academy at Suncorp Stadium. Picture: Courtesy News Queensland EMAIL [email protected] TWITTER www.twitter.com/QLD_FOGS FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/FOGSQueensland WEBSITE www.fogs.com.au Queenslander Magazine, the official magazine of the Former Origin Greats, is proudly printed by: SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING PHONE (07) 3367 1432 T 07 3356 0788 E [email protected] EMAIL A Unit 7/36 Windorah St, Stafford QLD 4053 [email protected] www.crystalmedia.com.au BARTONS HYUNDAI IS KEEPING THE ARTIE ACADEMY ON THE ROAD MEMBERS of the Former Origin Greats have always been driven to succeed. Now, thanks to a new partnership with Bartons Hyundai, that drive will go even further. $500 BACK TO FOGS BARTONS For Every Vehicle Purchased THE incredible success of the FOGS’ ARTIE based coordinators on the ground right “Mark is a long-time supporter of rugby From Bartons Hyundai Academy has seen a greater demand for throughout southeast Queensland. league in Queensland, especially through the program’s coordinators to get to and “As a growing organisation, with so the Wynnum Manly Seagulls club. Wynnum & Capalaba from the participating schools. many students in our program enjoying “So it was a really natural fit for us to HYUNDAI Just mention this offer at time of purchase To help make that happen, Bartons – wonderful success and producing amazing work together with Bartons and Hyundai through Dealer Principal Mark Beitz – have results, we needed to get even more here, giving us the extra support we need donated six new Hyundai cars to keep the coordinators and more resources out to get out and reach as many students ARTIE Academy and the academic careers there to build on what we were doing. as we can and make a difference in their of young Indigenous Queenslanders on “Dealer Principal Mark Beitz and his lives.” the road. team at Bartons could not have been Rowen said the partnership was also a “This new partnership with Bartons is more generous and appreciative of the “unique” sponsorship arrangement, with Driving massive for FOGS,” said FOGS General work that the FOGS are doing. the FOGS standing to benefit even more Manager Marty Rowen. “To have six Bartons Hyundai cars thanks to the generosity of Bartons. “It assists us at such a huge level given coming into the FOGS ARTIE Academy fleet we have so many ARTIE Academy school- is quite unbelievable.