2019 ANNUAL REPORT Annual Report 2019 | 1 2 | Annual Report 2019 CONTENTS MFA PEOPLE 4 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 6 2019 AGM AGENDA 8 MINUTES OF 2018 AGM 9 GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT 14 2019 PARTICIPATION SUMMARY 16 COMPETITION MANAGER’S REPORT 18 FOOTBALL MANAGER’S REPORT 20 MARKETING SNAPSHOT 22 EVENTS SNAPSHOT 24 MACARTHUR RAMS MEN’S REPORT 26 MACARTHUR RAMS WOMEN’S REPORT 28 MACARTHUR REFEREES REPORT 30 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 32 AWARD RECIPIENTS 46 HONOUR ROLL 48 DATA REPORTS 54 PARTNER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 58 Annual Report 2019 | 3 MFA PEOPLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN FINANCIAL CONTROLLER LCC DIRECTOR ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR DARCY LOUND ROB MILNE JENNY MAZURAN COLIN CAMPBELL ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR JOHN GALE PETER KOVACSICS RAHUL LACHMAN MICHAEL WINTER STAFF GENERAL MANAGER COMPETITION MANAGER FOOTBALL MANAGER OFFICE MANAGER ADMINISTRATION OFFICER SALV CARMUSCIANO STEVE CARROLL NORM BOARDMAN MICHELLE FULCHER BRAYDAN PIDGEON 4 | Annual Report 2019 LOCAL COMPETITION COMMITTEE LCC DIRECTOR COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMITTEE MEMBER JENNY MAZURAN ANDREW BENNETT COLIN CAMPBELL PETER ELLINGTON COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMITTEE MEMBER KERRIE GALE LORNA GRAHAM RALPH MARTIN GREG WYER JUDICIARY COMMITTEE LIFE MEMBERS Chairperson PETER ELLINGTON 1988 ROSS ANDREWS Deputy Chair GREG WYER 1990 COL SMITH Committee Member GAIL HOHBERG Committee Member MICHAEL TRIPODI 1990 TERRY ARDOUIN Committee Member JOHN GALE 1993 PHIL PEARSON† Committee Member PHIL MCKNEIGHT 1993 DAVID AHERN Committee Member TRAVIS MADDICK 2000 JOHN MUNDT APPEALS COMMITTEE 2002 KERRIE GALE (BROWN) Chairperson KERRIE GALE 2003 JOHN GALE Committee Member PAUL ELLIS 2003 ROB LAWS Committee Member MICHAEL MCKNIGHT 2005 ALAN DUDLEY SPECIAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE 2006 STEVE GOODWIN 2007 RALPH MARTIN Chairperson ROD DUNCOMBE Deputy Chair IAIN KELLY 2011 JENNY MAZURAN Committee Member PAUL ELLIS 2014 GLENN ARMSTRONG Committee Member LAUREN DONOVAN 2016 RICHARD WHICKER Committee Member JOHN BROWNLEE Committee Member NOEL BALDOCK 2017 GREG WYER Annual Report 2019 | 5 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT THE 2019 SEASON FOR THE MACARTHUR Congratulations on a great season to all three teams. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN Off the field it has been an extremely busy year but AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL AND one where The Board, Staff and Member Clubs have REWARDING ONE ON AND OFF THE FIELD. worked in collaboration to make important changes to strengthen the MFA moving forward. Among these was On the field, with just under 11,000 registered players, Constitutional reform and I would once again like to there were great and competitive games every thank and acknowledge the appointed working group weekend. We had three huge weekends of big Grand led by Salv and Rahul for all their time and effort on Finals as well as a very successful City vs Country this as you all did a tremendous job. To have it passed dual on the long weekend in June. I would also like to unanimously was a great result and I thank you all for congratulate and note some great achievements by your input along the way. A full Competition review was some of our teams this season. The MFA have newly undertaken for the first time by a professional external crowned Champions of Champions with the Narellan company initiated by Salv and the Board. In consultation Rangers Under 17 Division 1 boys team winning the with Life Members, Clubs and Members all provided us ultimate prize. On the representative front, we had our important feedback and direction for the upcoming 2020 Macarthur Association Youth League under 14 team season and beyond. With a big overhaul especially with and the Camden Tigers under 14 NPL2 youth league Men’s and Women’s M-League and the introduction of team win their respective Football NSW Grand Finals. an under 21’s M League ‘Colts’ competition as well. 6 | Annual Report 2019 also like to thank Campbelltown Council, Wollondilly Council and our State and Federal Members for all their continued support. The MFA is also looking forward to supporting the region’s new A-League team next season: Macarthur FC, the Bulls. This will transform the game in the Macarthur area and will create many opportunities for our players, giving young footballers the complete pathway from MiniRoos to Professional Football in Macarthur. It also gives us our own local team to support and enables us to stay local to watch A-League games in Campbelltown. We hope to see Bulls with a W-League team soon, as the girls’ game is going to erupt in Macarthur. I would like to thank all our Club Presidents and their Committees and Volunteers for all your time and effort in running your clubs. Our Players, Coaches, Managers, Families and Supporters for being part of the MFA. We also thank our great sponsors; Wests League Club, McDonalds, Marsdens Law Group, Guzman Y Gomez, Deploy and Stanno. I would also like to thank my fellow Board Directors and our LCC, JC, GPC and SPC Members for all your time and effort to the MFA. Thank you to our dedicated staff Michelle, Steve, Norm and Braydan, led by our General Manager Salv Carmusciano, who have initiated and implemented good policy and change to move us forward. Once again, on behalf of myself and the MFA Board of Directors, thank you all for being part of the MFA. It has been rewarding and enjoyable working with you all in 2019. I would also like to thank our MFA media team. John, Jill and Amy who were out at grounds again each weekend covering the MiniRoos and junior games which continue to get great support on social media. In addition, we covered M-League and Women’s M-League games this season, which we will continue to build on. A big thanks to our Macarthur Referees who once again have done a great job and provided excellent coverage of games throughout the season. There were some notable individual award winners as well with one of our Referees, Chloe Gray, being awarded the FFA’s National Female Referee of the Year award, which is a Yours in Sport, fantastic achievement. We also received two Football DARCY LOUND NSW awards with Tamara Robbins from Ingleburn MFA Chairman Eagles receiving the prestigious Fair Play Award and Paul Ellis receiving a State Award for his contributions and service with the Camden Falcons. We congratulate Chloe, Tamara and Paul on their awards. A big win for the MFA this year was securing Cunningham Park at Gregory Hills and we are looking forward to a New club, Gregory Hills FC, joining us for the 2020 season. We also thank Mayor Theresa Fideli and Camden Council for their support with this. I would Annual Report 2019 | 7 2019 AGM AGENDA Macarthur Football Association Inc (MFA) held at Wests League Club Campbelltown, Gardenia Room on Wednesday, 13 November 2019 at 7:30pm AGENDA 1. Confirm the minutes of the 2018 Annual General Meeting and 2019 Special General Meeting 2. Receive the 2019 Annual Report 3. Elect the following Director Positions: a) Chairperson (two-year term) b) Financial Controller (two-year term) c) Director – Competition Management Committee (one-year term) d) Two (2) x Association Directors (two-year term) 4. Elect the Following Committee Positions: a) Up to a maximum of eight (8) Competition Management Committee Positions b) Up to a maximum of seven (7) Appeals Committee Positions 5. Receive the Association’s financial statements for the previous financial year 6. Receive the Auditor’s Report 7. Appointment of the Association Auditor 8. Appointment of Patrons (if any) 9. Appreciation Awards – Club Members 10. Club Championship Awards 11. Recommendations for Life Membership (if any), which requires approval by 75% or more of the members 8 | Annual Report 2019 MINUTES OF 2018 AGM Minutes of Meeting Macarthur Football Association Inc. Annual General Meeting Wests League Club Wednesday, 14 November 2018 1. OPENING Oitmann (COL). Call to Order Carried. The Chairman (Darcy Lound) opened the meeting at Business Arising 7.28 p.m. and welcomed all Life Members, Directors, LCC Members, clubs and sponsors, new General Nil. Manager, Salv Carmusciano and staff. 4. RECEIVE DIRECTORS’ AND Attendance GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORTS As per Attendance Register. MOTION: The Directors’ and General Manager’s Reports be received and adopted as printed 2. APOLOGIES in the 2018 Annual Report. Glenn Armstrong (Life Member), John Mundt (Life Moved Greg Wyer (Life Member), seconded Kim Member), Norm Boardman (MFA), Margret Bell (CAM), Clark (RUS). Carried. Noel Baldock (COB), Gary Phillips (GSC), Gail Hohberg (MTA), George Johnson (PIC) NAR – Suggested Directors’ reports are circulated Darcy Lound thanked the following: before the AGM. • Steve Carroll, Acting General Manager and Michelle 5. RECEIVE FINANCIAL AND AUDITORS REPORTS Fulcher who both took on extra workload the past Year ended 30 June 2018. year. MOTION: The Financial and Auditors Reports be • Former Club Presidents; Russell King from TAH, Greg received and adopted as printed in the Brown from ESC, Nathan Hawthorne from OPR. 2018 Annual Report. • Committee members and volunteers. Moved Kerrie Gale (Life Member), seconded Russell • Colin Campbell, Kim Clark and Lorna Graham for King (TAH). their assistance during 2018. Carried. Salv Carmusciano acknowledged and thanked MFA and the club community for taking the game where 6. GENERAL BUSINESS RELATED TO it is today. The game is in a good position. Salv is FINANCIAL AND AUDITORS REPORTS excited to work with the local clubs. Salv’s immediate NAR – Coaching expenses $77,469. Wages and agenda is to meet club members and he’s looking coaches expenses $316,307. Daryl acknowledged forward to working with the clubs. Norm Boardman’s wage. The addition to SAP is an 3. CONFIRM MINUTES OF 2017 AGM extra $14,000. Increase in ADP and coaching clinics.