Sorrento Duncraig Junior Football Club Inc SDJFC 2011 Gold PO Box 133 Glengarry 6023 Sponsors 2011 Hawks Squawk No 2 www.sorrentoduncraigjfc.com.au Hello everyone, hopefully you the volunteers at all levels. achieving at the AFL level. have been enjoying your Remember the club is a not for Adam Cockie (West Coast season so far. profit organisation run by Eagles & Subiaco), Jack volunteers who take on extra Darling (West Coast Eagles) Since our last newsletter we work because they also have Mathew Priddis (West Coast have kicked off our Auskick children who play football. Eagles) and Daniel Rich season, including the 1st Please keep that in mind and (Brisbane Lions). Auskick night game, try and maintain a positive completed 2 weeks of grading outlook even if things aren’t Our main social event of the for our 13s teams, had the club exactly as you would like or year, this year a quiz night, is photo day, relocated our expect them to be. If you have coming up on 18th June. The canteen to operate from spare time and would be able response has been Seacrest Clubrooms and been to assist in the running of the overwhelming and we have a part of the completion and club or any positive had to move to a larger venue official opening of the suggestions on how we can (the largest City of Joondalup Seacrest pavilion. In between improve things we’d also be can make available to us) all that we’ve had the 6 great glad to hear from you. unfortunately we have sold out rounds of football for open and the larger venue and have a modified rule teams, so it’s Over the recent few weeks we waiting list. We appreciate the been a very busy time. have seen an ex Sorrento enthusiasm of our members ONEIL Duncraig player Jack Darling and apologise if you haven’t FINANCIAL Occasionally with all the receive the NAB AFL Rising been able to secure a table for PLANNING peripheral things happening star nomination for his round 6 this year’s event. Our Social we sometimes forget just how performance with West Coast organiser Lisa Ferguson has lucky we are to be a part of Eagles. It’s only a couple of been very busy organising the such a well managed club. I seasons ago that Jack was evening and securing some have witnessed a few incidents donning the SDJFC colours wonderful prizes, I’m sure it’s over the recent weeks where and representing the club at going to be great night. I have people have been unhappy the junior levels, right where also seen some of the team because perhaps things have our Auskickers practice their baskets have started coming in not run as smoothly as they skills today. I think this a and they look sensational expected. be it team great real life example for thanks to all teams for their allocation, waiting for a coffee players of all ages that it is support. from the canteen or arranging possible to strive for the a group photo for 380 highest levels. I also applaud Until the next time, continue Auskickers. I’d say we all Colin Rose our Auskick to enjoy your football! should be incredibly proud of Coordinator for his initiative, what we have as a club in our in naming our 4 Auskick Mark Lawler facilities, support from our competitions after past President sponsors and more importantly Sorrento Duncraig players Please support our SDJFC Club Sponsors whenever possible Hawks Squawk 2011 No 1 Page 2 of 15 OPEN RULES UPDATE The season is well underway and there have been a number of events the club membership as a whole may find interesting. Our eight teams are playing some great football, with some of our boys really acquitting themselves well at all levels of youth footy. The first event for the open rules teams was the annual friendly game against the Goldfields Football Academy. This game is played by our 13s as a pre-season fixture when the boys from the Goldfields Academy come to Perth on their annual trip. We clubbed together a combined side among the available 13s players. The team was coached by Tony Lenzarini, an experienced coach who has worked with the Subiaco 16s Development program. The game was played in good spirit followed by a sausage sizzle. Thanks to Peter Quinlan for organising the snags and for representing the club. The result was a convincing win to SDJFC so we hold the trophy for another year. Many of the games in the regular season have been hotly contested. I have very been impressed with the efforts of our coaches and the endeavour shown by many of our players at training and in games. In football we all understand that things can become very heated and passionate. That, to some extent, is the nature of the game. Unfortunately there have been some incidents that have marred the enjoyment of our parents and players. Can I please urge all members to remember the codes of conduct for coaches, managers, parents and players even when the opposition teams may seem to be ignoring them. At all times we must support our young umpires and remember the by-laws about talking to umpires, entering the playing arena and conducting ourselves as water carriers, runners etc. On a more positive note it is very pleasing to report that our club has been very well represented in the Subiaco Football Club 15s Development program. The program has been running since March with an initial intake of players. A second intake is being finalized currently and more details will follow in the next newsletter. We have large numbers in our 15s teams and this has been reflected in large number accessing the development system. Congratulations are due for the 15s tour committee for putting together what should be a memorable trip for the boys and parents travelling to Melbourne. This has been a first for our club and the team have done a fantastic job breaking new ground. This trip should be a feature of the clubs calendar for years to come! Let’s have a terrific season and enjoy watching our kids play the Great Game! Here’s hoping everyone is enjoying the new clubrooms at Seacrest. Scott Zehnder OPEN RULES COORDINATOR Please support our SDJFC Club Sponsors whenever possible Hawks Squawk 2011 No 1 Page 3 of 15 Open Rules Ladder After Round 6 Postion Wins No of Teams 17’s 1st 6 from 6 10 16’s Maroon 5th 3 from 6 8 15’s Hawks - Maroon Div 1st 6 from 6 6 15’s Dolphins – Blue Div 1st 5 from 6 6 14’s Hawks – Blue Div 6th 3 from 6 10 13’s Hawks – Gold Div 1st 3 from 4 7 13’s Lions – Blue Did 1st 4 from 4 8 13’s Dolphins - Blue Div 6th 1 from 4 8 From the latest Coaches and Managers Meeting Coaches and Managers were duly updated on the following items: RED CARD Procedures, YELLOW CARD Procedures, and Incident Procedures How old does an Orange Shirt Umpire Have to Be? – No age restriction, it is based on experience/performance. Normally will be over 14-15 however. E Point Allocation – The club was informed after the 1st week that all SDJFC sides received the maximum points – Well Done. If you require any more information on the above, please see your Team Manager. Registrars Report We are now almost half way through the season and it appears all is tracking nicely. Numbers are up from last year, 386 Auskick members, 229 Modified members and 210 Open members for a total of 825. To all our managers in Modifieds and Opens, we have been advised by the Subiaco District that our team sheets forwarded on a Sunday are of an excellent standard. Thank you to you all, but please keep up the tremendous work for the remainder of the season. Seacrest on a Saturday morning is something special, 386 Auskickers running around with parents watching, sausages sizzling and coffee brewing it just doesn’t get any better. As was mentioned in our first newsletter, please keep in mind registrations for next year and forward them in as early as possible. It is also requested that all members register on line. Finally from scores received and loaded it appears all our Open sides are in the hunt for finals action at this stage, so good luck to them (and all our other sides) for the remainder of the season Mairead and Paul HODGSON Please support our SDJFC Club Sponsors whenever possible Hawks Squawk 2011 No 1 Page 4 of 15 Congratulations to Our Super Stars! To Jack Darling’s former SDJFC star and Round 6 Nomination for the NAB AFL Rising Star. SDJFC will now benefit from a NAB Club Recognition Award. NAB has established the NAB Club Recognition Award to recognise the contribution that junior clubs (just like ours) have made in developing the young champions of the game, and comprises a package of practical and financial resources designed to assist us in developing even more future champions. Thank you and Well done Jack! To Zac Berglund & Tom Hooper (both from the 15s Dolphins) for making the Final 50 in the 15s State Schoolboys Football. Well done guys! To Joe Boys and Andrew Langsford who are two of our former SDJFC players who both made the State amateur under 23 side, and played in Adelaide recently. Both men now play for North Beach Amateurs, one of Perth’s most successful Amateur Football Clubs where many of our former junior plays now play.