FEBRUARY 2013 VOL 1 ISSUE 1

CDHBU Past Players Newsletter

Welcome .

Welcome to the first issue of the CDHBU Past Players Newsletter.

This season the club has set up a Past Players Group in the effort to get more of our past players back to the club.

With three former clubs merged into one the Club has plenty of players that have played for either , , Hopefield-Buraja and CDHBU. With the help of Christ Scott (Coreen), Alan Norman (Daysdale), Greg Filliponi (Hopefield- Buraja) and Shane Norman (CDHBU) the club is holding their first Past Players function this season on 27th April .

Season 2013. Home Games for Season 2013. The CDHBU football department has made a big Saturday 6th April – Walla Walla – Round 1. effort to recruit players for season 2013 in the aim to be very competitive in the Hume League. Saturday 27th April – Billabong Crows – Round 4.

This has seen the team coached by Brad Talbot Saturday 11th May – Lockhart – Round 6. (pictured) recruit Sam Burdon (Wahgunyah) as assistant coach, Sean Curtis (Rutherglen), Jeremy Saturday 1st June – Brock-Burrum – Round 8. Stevenson (), Corey Smith (Cor/R’glen), Josh Lewis (Rennie) and Luke Bryon (Wahgunyah). Saturday 15th June – Henty – Round 10.

As well as resigning a vast majority of the 2012 Saturday 29th June – – Round 12. side including Andrew Ollington, Joel Rippingale, Michael Kruen and Matt Robinson. Saturday 27th July – Magpies – Round 16

The coaching staff for the season is Brad Talbot Saturday 10th August – – Round 18. remaining in charge of the seniors and Clint Renner the reserves. Saturday 24th August – – Round 20.

Peter Rippingale will remain in charge of developing the clubs promising thirds list and he will be assisted by club legend Rod "Whale" Lavis.

Darrell Bush will also assist Peter and the club is confident its future stars are in good hands.

Mark O'Donoghue will remain as the fourth grade coach as well as expanding his involvement in the club to encompass the chairman of selectors' role.

FEBRUARY 2013 VOL 1 ISSUE 1

Premierships. Past Players Day – 27th April. Seniors As a former player you are invited out to Coreen 2007 – CDHBU to celebrate our first Past Player Function with a 2006 – CDHBU day of watching our current side take on Billabong 1996 – Hopefield Buraja Crows. The club has four football sides with the 1995 – Hopefield Buraja Fourths starting at 9.50am, the Thirds at 11am, 1994 – Daysdale the Reserves at 12.30pm and the Seniors at 1991 – Coreen 2.10pm 1987 – Coreen 1982 – Hopefield Buraja On the day we will have memorabilia from 1980 – Coreen seasons past for all of the clubs along with an 1978 – Coreen official welcome to the past players at 1pm. 1975 – Coreen 1974 – Coreen The club will be running a bus back to at 1973 – Hopefield Buraja the end of the day for those that would like to use 1964 – Daysdale it. 1962 – Daysdale 1961 – Daysdale Social Functions. 1960 – Hopefield Buraja 1951 – Coreen Below are the clubs social functions for season 1950 – Hopefield Buraja 2013. So if you are free on any of these days you 1946 – Coreen are most welcome to come along. 1933 – Coreen 1930 – Coreen th Saturday 16 March – Season Launch 1929 – Coreen Coreen Club Rooms after Rennie Practice Match. 1926 – Coreen 1924 – Hopefield Buraja th Saturday 20 April – Black Tie Ball 1919 – Coreen At Corowa Civic Centre 1912 – Daysdale 1911 – Daysdale th Saturday 27 April – Past Players Day 1910 – Daysdale At Coreen Ground – Billabong Crows Game Reserves th Saturday 11 May – Sponsors/Ladies Day. 2005 – CDU At Coreen Ground – Lockhart Game 1994 – Coreen 1993 – Coreen th Saturday 29 June – Firecracker/Bonfire Night 1992 – Coreen At Coreen Ground – Culcairn Game 1991 – Coreen Casserole Dinner 1981 – Hopefield Buraja

th Sunday 28 July – Veteran’s v Youth Game Thirds At Coreen Ground 2003 – CDU 1988 – Hopefield Buraja th Saturday 17 August – Ipod Shuffle Night At Bundy’s Corowa Hotel Fourths 2007 – CDHBU Also each Thursday Night meals will be served at Training at Coreen for $8. Contacts.

Please check on the clubs website or the club’s Website. www.cdhbu.sportingpulse.net facebook page to confirm the dates closer to the event. Email. [email protected]