North Football Club Newsletter October 15, 2019 Work’s moving quickly on the Hill Things are really taking shape with our redevelopment on the Rydges Hotel Wing part of the ground. The structure of the new kiosk, cool room, wet area and bar serving area is well advanced along with the new AFL-compliant coaches and media box. It’s all scheduled to be finished by the end of November. When it’s finished The Hill will be the best place in Tasmania to watch the footy.

Work’s well underway on the Hill

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‘Cunna’s’ coming home!

Gun midfielder Troy Cunliffe, pictured below with Senior Coach Richard Robinson, is coming home to North Hobart after signing a two-year deal.

Troy is 27 and gives us another valuable, mature, strong-bodied midfielder.

A favourite son of North Hobart, Troy started his junior career with Sam Darley at North, and they went through all the junior ranks to senior footy together.

Troy is North Hobart Senior player number 894 since 1945 and made his senior debut in round 1 2010 against Hobart at the TCA.

Troy says he excited about coming home and playing with his mate Sam Darley again.

“I can’t wait to play at North Hobart with Sam Darley again and help the club continue to improve.

“These are exciting times at North Hobart with a quickly developing young group and I can’t wait to be part of it”. Troy has starred for Lindisfarne in the SFL winning back to back SFL William Leitch medals for the competition’s best and fairest in 2016 and 17.

He had a year at Clarence in 2018 before returning to Lindisfarne to play a big role in them winning the flag this year.

We’re thrilled to have Cunna come home and can’t wait for next year.

Ben Van Kraanen appointed as Development League Coach

We’re also delighted to announce that Ben Van Kraanen is on board as our Development League coach for at least the next two years. Ben is a Level 2 accredited coach and has had extensive experience in coaching both juniors and men. He has a strong teaching and nurturing approach and will ensure that our young talent is developed into good senior footballers.

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Last year Ben coached the Lindisfarne Reserves to the flag and this year into the Grand Final. He also has been an assistant coach with the seniors for the past two years in which they won back to back flags. And Ben, like Troy Cunliffe, is another North Hobart boy who has come home, after playing a lot of footy with us. Ben is North Hobart senior player number 856, in 2006. Ben will also bring an assistant coach Anthony Bosworth with him, who, like Ben, has had extensive coaching experience. Ben and Anthony will play an enormously important role at the club and continue the great work that Jim Ransom and Ray ‘Boris’ Becker have done. Jim will be part of the coaching team for our inaugural Tasmanian Under 18 girls Devils team and recently was in Melbourne doing his level 3 coaching course. ‘Boris’ will be taking a break from coaching and we expect to see him cheering on the Dees with a cold one or two in the new wet area. Many thanks and well done to Jim and Boris and best wishes for the future.

New Development League Coach Ben Van Kraanen and Senior Coach Richard ‘Bear’ Robinson

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Simon Harris to coach North Hobart’s Under 18s The North and the North Hobart Junior Football Club are delighted to announce that Simon Harris will coach the North Hobart Under 18s for at least the next two years. Simon coached the North Hobart under 16s to the grand final this year and has extensive experience coaching at junior and senior level. A Level 1 coach, Simon is keen to do his Level 2 course soon and having him on board provides continuity for the boys who played in this year’s Under 16s team. “I am really looking forward to the opportunity to continue with the transition of this group moving forward into Under 18’s football”, he said. “Coaching is based on communication and knowing your players, understanding an individual, and being approachable and positive to establish great working relationships. “I can’t wait to get started.” Simon will be joined by his assistant Cameron Brown who is a vice-principal at Sacred Heart College. Simon’s coaching experience

• North Hobart under 16.5 Coach 2019 • North Hobart U14s Coach 2018 • North Hobart U13’s Assistant Coach 2017 • Chairman of selectors / coach, DOSA Football Club 2016 • Football Director / Premiership Coach, DOSA Football Club 2015,2014 • Senior Coach, Sorell Football Club 2013 • Reserves Coach / Senior Assistant Coach, Sorell Football Club 2012,2011 • Senior Assistant Coach, DOSA Football Coach 2010,2009,2008 • Reserves Coach, DOSA Football Club 2007,2006

Huge thanks and well done to Ricky McCulloch for the great job he did coaching the Under 18s this season with Jacob Howard it’s very much appreciated.

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Many thanks and well done to Greg Our women’s team coach Greg Grubb resigned recently after four years in the role. During that time, Greg put an enormous amount of hard work, passion and commitment into the role taking the team to the Grand Final in 2018. He has been a pioneer of women’s footy at North Hobart and the club is enormously grateful for the role he’s played and his great contribution. We wish him every success in the future. The position of Head Coach of our Women’s team has been advertised and applications close on October 25. All the award winners from our Awards Night Friday 4 October Our end of season awards evening was a great success with over 130 people jammed into our social rooms for the big night. Huge thanks and well done to Shelley Collins for organising the evening, Aaron Vince for doing the brilliant audio-visual presentations, Jacqui Collins for being our MC and Shelley’s daughter Phebe for helping out too. Sam Darley capped off a stellar year by winning the George Miller Medal for Senior Best and Fairest polling an extraordinary 171 votes. Last year’s winner Nathan McCulloch had another terrific year finishing runner-up on 92 votes with Jayden Charlton third on 81. Our Development League Keith Bradshaw Medal was won by Hamish Barron finishing ahead of runner-up Chris Ransom. Both these boys also played some good senior footy during the year. Our Ladies Team Rosemary Richardson Medal was won by Krystle Gibbs who had a magnificent season that also saw her play representative footy and our runner up was Nikki Shelverton, who won last year’s best and fairest.

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Best and fairests and runners-up for 2019

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All the trophy winners for 2019

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AW ‘Mickey’ Budd Seniors Rising Star Award

The club has named the Senior’s Rising Star Award in honour of Arthur ‘Mickey’ Budd a young North Hobart footballer who, only a matter of days after playing his first senior game against Cananore as an 18-year-old in 1939, tragically died of pneumonia. It’s a very poignant story and shows the great family connections that North Hobart has over many generations. Arthur lived with his parents Harry and Doris at 93 Letitia street North Hobart. Arthur’s father was the boot-studder at North Hobart for 40 years. Arthur is a relative of senior player Sam Caswell and the award was presented to this year’s winner, Angus Norton, by Sam’s grandfather John Budd who is Arthur ‘Mickey’ Budd’s father’s cousin. Sadly, these days of course Arthur would have been cured with a simple course of antibiotics. Arthur’s photo and the plaque that goes with it have been kindly donated to the club by John Budd and will hang on the wall in our social rooms.

John Budd, Sam Caswell’s grandfather, presented the AW ‘Mickey’ Budd seniors Rising Star Award to Angus Norton.

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Arthur ‘Mickey’ Budd

The photo and plaque will hang in our social rooms.

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Big thanks to our partners and sponsors

Harvey Norman (Major Partner)

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Harcourts Signature Back in Motion Physiotherapy

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Tasmanian Bakeries Hobart City Council

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The Waggon and Horses Hotel Chemist Warehouse

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