87TH ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020

2020EASTERN SUBURBS DISTRICT FOOTBALL CLUB ANNUAL REPORT NOTICE OF MEETING

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the eighty-seventh Annual General Meeting of the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Inc., A.B.N. 62 765 352 will be held in the Club Auditorium of the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, Main Avenue, Coorparoo on Wednesday 20th January 2021, commencing at 7pm. AGENDA

1. Apologies

2. th January 2020

3. Business arising from the minutes

4. Correspondence

5. Annual Report for adoption

a. Chairman & CEO

b. Independent Audit Report and Financial Statements

6.

7. Notices of Motion

8. General Business

9. 2021 Annual General Meeting JUNIOR DIVISION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that Annual General Meeting of the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Inc. – Junior Division, A.B.N. 33 900 286 710 will be held at the WJ Scott Park, Harold Street, Holland Park on Wednesday 14th December 2020, commencing at 7pm.

2 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC CONTENTS

Notice of Meeting ...... 2

Our Club ...... 4

2020 Coaching & Support Staff ...... 5

2020 Sponsors ...... 6

Our Life Members ...... 7

2020 Ordinary Members ...... 8

...... 9

Easts Tigers Juniors Report ...... 11

2020 Club Award Winners ...... 12

2020 Competition Results ...... 13

2020 Holcim Cup (Womens) Results ...... 14

Club Records ...... 15

Financials ...... 22

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 3 OUR CLUB OUR MISSION, OFFICER BEARERS AND COMMITTEES

MISSION TO ENGAGE, PROMOTE, DEVELOP, INNOVATE AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR GAME.

2020 OFFICE BEARERS

PATRON VACANT HON. JOE KELLY EXECUTIVE OFFICER BRIAN TORPY PRESIDENT KEITH PHILLIPS 2020 EXECUTIVE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CHAIR KEITH PHILLIPS CHAIR KEITH PHILLIPS DARRYL BOGAN DARRYL BOGAN JAMES CHEESEMAN RAY GRIESHABER GREG CONROY MICHAEL HENDY RAY GRIESHABER DES MORRIS HELEN HENDY EXECUTIVE OFFICER BRIAN TORPY MICHAEL HENDY GREG MACDONALD DES MORRIS OLIVIA ROBERTS PETER TALBOT EXECUTIVE OFFICER BRIAN TORPY

4 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC 2020 COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF

INTRUST SUPER CUP BHP PREMIERSHIP HEAD COACH CRAIG HODGES HEAD COACH DUANE REHUA ASSISTANT COACH NATHAN CROSS ASSISTANT COACH LAURENT GARNIER MANAGER KEVIN RYAN MANAGER EMMA TAYLOR HEAD S & C ANTONY GUILFOYLE HEAD TRAINER LAUREN DAVIES S & C + REHAB. TRAINER TRAVIS RAHUA HEAD TRAINER MATTHEW WILLIAMSON TRAINER MARSHALL DORE SPORTS TRAINER HEAD OF FOOTBALL TERRY MATTERSON HEAD COACH BEN KING WELLBEING MANAGER LUKE HARLEN

ASSISTANT COACH FARREN MAHONEY ASSISTANT COACH MICHAEL ROBERTS MANAGER ANDREW ROSS CLUB DOCTOR DR MATTHEW HISLOP MANAGER GREG HINES HEAD TRAINER / S & C S & C LACHLAN TRENERRY THERAPIST MOVEMENT IMPROVEMENT SPORTS TRAINER LEE MUNT

HEAD COACH ISAAC KAUUFMAN ASSISTANT COACH STEVE THORPE

MANAGER LUKE HARLEN

HEAD TRAINER GREG MACDONALD S & C LAUGHLIN HOGG

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 5 2020 SPONSORS

6 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC OUR MEMBERS LIFE MEMBERS

AMES M. C MASON L. W. ANDERSEN G. P. 1 MCCARTNEY 1 ATKIN 1 MCGRATH P. D. AUSTIN G. 1 MCINNES D. 1 BAKER 1 MCINNES H. BATCH M. 1 MILNE N. BAUMAN B. MORRIS 1 BAYNHAM G. 1 MULLINS M. 1 BEAL G. 1 MURPHY 1 BENNETT G. NEAVE A. BESGROVE B. 1 NEAVE S. 1 BLAIR A. K. O'BRIEN BOGAN D. W. 1 PARNWELL BRAUN R. PAYNE G. 1 BRIMELOW V. 1 PEARSE R. R. 1 CHADWICK H. T. PHILLIPS D. 1 CONOMOS N. PHILLIPS K. CONROY G. 1 POYNTON R. 1 CONROY L. 1 REYNOLDS W. 1 CONROY R. 1 ROBERTSON W. CONROY V. ROGERS K. E. COOPER K. R. 1 ROSE R. 1 CORNISH G. ROSS A. 1 CRIPPS E. RYAN K. CROSBY B. 1 RYRIE 1 CRUTCHFIELD L. T. 1 SHEPPARD H. C. 1 DEHAYR D. T. 1 SHEPPARD 1 DRYSDALE T. A 1 SMART B. 1 DUELL A. SMART E. F. 1 GARVIE A. SMITH GRAYDON D. 1 SPARKS 1 GREEN C. T. SULLY S. F. GRIESHABER R. TANZER C. HENDY H. THEODOROS S. HENDY M. TORPY B. T. 1 HOPP F. 1 TROYAHN D. 1 ISAACS R. R. 1 VERRENKAMP L. E. 1 1 WADSWORTH G. D. 1 KAHLER C. 1 WALSH C. 1 KELLS I. D. 1 WARD R. L. LANG 1 WELCH A. G. 1 LAWRENCE A. 1 WEST N. 1 LOTH WHEATLEY N. MACDONALD G. 1 WRIGHT N. MAHONEY R. 1 YOUNG N. G. 1 MASON A.

1 Denotes Deceased

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 7 OUR MEMBERS 2020 ORDINARY MEMBERS

ALBION LEIGH GODWIN CLARE PRATT DAMIEN ANDREWS PRESTON GODWIN PAUL PROFKE ROD ANDREWS SHANE GREEN REID ANTHONY LUKE GREEN ROBERTS MARC BATTEN MICHAEL GREEN ROBERTS SOPHIE BECKETT GYETVAY NATALIE ROBERTS OLIVIA BECKETT STEVE HAWKEN MARK ROUSSOS GEORGE BESGROVE MICHAEL HAWKEN BROOKE RYAN KEV BESGROVE MICHAEL HENRY SELMA SAHLQVIST TYRON BIERTON GLEN HERBERT CHRISTEL BOGAN KEL HICKEY CRAIG SCOTT MATTHEW BOGAN HINES GREG SMITH PAUL BRAY KARINA HODGE GORDON SOMERVILLE SHANE BRAY KIM ILLINGSWORTH MARTYN SONDERGELD GEOFF BROWNHILL ANTHONY ILLINGSWORTH NYREE SPEEDY TROY BRUCE TYRON IRWIN SPIEGEL LEANNE BUCHANAN HAYDEN STRONG SIMON BUKOSKI GARY KAY SCOTT SUA ROBERT BULLOW STEPHEN KEKI SUMNER MELISSA CLARK SIMON KENDALL FRASER SUMNER RICKY CLARKE ROBERT KERR WARREN TAIBI LEANNE CLIVE MICHELLE LANGFORD ADRIAN TAKA ALEXANDER CHEESEMAN LEE DALLAS TALBOT PETER COURAGE DAVID LEE PIP TAYLOR KATHLEEN COURAGE LOGAN COL TAYLOR SCOTT CROSSLAND BRADLEY MAHONEY EMILY THOMPSON KERRY CUMMING BENEDICT MAHONEY FARREN TORANTORE AURELIO CURTI MURRAY MANGELAKIS ANGLEO TUITE DARREN DEMPSEY MARY MARMENT DESLYN TUQIRI LOTE DENNIS SIMON MARTIN ANGUS TWIDALE ADRIAN DENTON MAUGHAN ADAM VASEO DENTON SARAH MCLEOD MICHAEL VASEO SIMON DEVENNY PAULA MOORE PAUL WALKER LACHLAN DITCHMEN MICHAEL MORLEY STEVE DRINNAN MUNNS WATSON HEIDI EDWARDS BRONSON MURPHY ANDREW WHITTON EDWARDS NESZAOR WOLFGANG WHITTON TROY ERIKSEN NICHOLSON WILSON RENITA EVANS DENNIS NIEUWENHUYZEN PAUL WIREMU MOEWAKA FAITALA SINAVE O'NEILL LUKE WOCKNER RYAN FINN CONOR O'TOOLE TIM WOOD DANIEL FRAZER AMANDA PAPALI YOUNG ANGELA FRAZER CLINT POESE MAUKUOHELA YOUNG GLENDON FUTCHER MATT POLOAI EDWARD YOUNG MATT GIRDLESTONE SHANE PORTA GIOVANI GLASGOW SPENCER PRATT

8 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2020 REPORT

Dear Members, and 2022 seasons. Terry coached over 140 games for Castleford Tigers in the UK Superleague and has held INTRUST SUPER CUP (ISC) The 2020 season was the season that never was. Cowboys and the .

Again, the Club was unlucky once again, with Terry The Club was looking forward to a strong season with accepting an assistant coaching role with the the appointment of former and Gold Broncos and he made his way to Red Hill. Coast Titans Assistant Coach Craig Hodges, as the Club’s Head Coach for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. However, the Club was fortunate in we had previously appointed former Souths-Logan Magpies and Wynnum In addition to Craig, we appointed former Brisbane Manly Seagulls coach Jon Buchanan as the Club’s Head Broncos and Athletic Performance Manager Anthony Guilfoyle to the coaching staff, which representative side from 2017-2019. certainly added to a very professional and experienced team. Jon was offered and accepted the role of Intrust Super Cup Head Coach for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The squad had a great pre-season and commenced the Like the Intrust Super Cup competition, the Hastings Deering Colts season ended after Round 1 with all Major Unfortunately that’s where the season ended, with the Competitions being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. to cancel all Major Competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like the Intrust Super Cup competition, the season ended after Round 1 with all Major competed in either the Brisbane Rugby Competitions being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. competition since forming in 1933, including the World War II years 1939-1945. As a result the Club released all players to enable them to register and play local league football. A number of the Unfortunately our season ended after Round 1 with all squad members elected to play for our ‘Feeder Clubs’, Major Competitions being cancelled due to the COVID-19 the Carina Tigers and the Bulimba Bulldogs, whilst other pandemic. decided not to play. However, the squad re-assembled later in the year to Unfortunately, Craig Hodges resigned from his position to take up an Assistant Coach role with the New Zealand competition.

Warriors. This was disappointing as the Club was very Unfortunately the squad did not progress through to the excited to see where Craig would take the squad. We also lost Anthony Guilfoyle who was recruited by playing against older, more experienced sides. the St George Illawarra Dragons. Exciting fullback Keisha-Leigh Coolwell claimed the Following Craig’s resignation the Club appointed Terry best back for the Tigers after the 20-year-old registered Matterson to the position of Head Coach for the 2021 an impressive season in gold and black.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 9 PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2020 REPORT

Claiming the best forward was 19-year-old lock The establishment of the clubs will provide an forward Jessikah Reeves who despite her young age opportunity for young boys and girls to play rugby had a phenomenal season in the forward pack. Reeves league in these new areas and with it become life-long outstanding 2020 campaign saw the exciting youngster fans of the game, and particularly the Tigers. rewarded with a Brisbane Broncos NRLW contract. NRL LICENCE BID Head Coach Duane Rehua announced at the presentation that this season would be his last as Head Planning is well underway for the Club to submit a bid Coach after leading the team for four years. Duane’s for the proposed second Brisbane NRL team, should contribution to the team over the past four seasons the ARL Commission call for applications in the not too cannot be understated. distant future.

Duane was responsible for laying the foundation of The team would be based here at Totally Workwear the women’s game at the Club and we thank him for his Stadium, and play the majority of efforts and wish him the best moving forward. games at Suncorp Stadium. JUNIOR ACADEMIES APPRECIATION Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the decision was made I would like to take this opportunity to thank the to cancel the Academies for the 2020 season, however Management Committee, players, coaches, support the Academies will re-commence in preparation of the staff and our volunteers who put in such a committed 2021 season. effort to make the Tigers such a great club. AFFILIATIONS I would also like to thank our partners and sponsors The Club was again pleased to sponsor the Keebra Park State High Rugby league program in 2020. Keebra which allows the Tigers to compete in ’s best Park is recognised as one of Australia’s leading rugby rugby league competition outside of the NRL. league schools and has produced a number of NRL Special thanks to Easts Leagues Board Chair Mr stars. Stephen Bullow, General Manager Jan Broodryk and the Leagues Club staff for their continued support. played their home games here at Langlands Park Finally, I would like to thank you, our during the year. members and fans for your ongoing EXPANSION IN LOGAN CITY support. The Club will establish two new junior clubs in the emerging townships of Flagstone and Yarrabilba. Yours in league, Flagstone is expected to have a population of 120,000 people by 2041, whilst Yarrabilba is expected to have a population of 50,000 people.

The junior clubs will be known as Flagstone Tigers and KEITH PHILLIPS BRIAN TORPY Yarrabilba Tigers and we expect they will commence playing in the younger age groups (U6’s to U12’s) in 2021. EASTERN SUBURBS D.R.L.F.C. EASTERN SUBURBS D.R.L.F.C.

10 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC JUNIOR DIVISION 2020 REPORT

2020, what a year? Congratulations to our major perpetual trophy winners, Madison Becket who took out the Mark Fyfe Memorial Trophy - Under 18 Player Most Likely to Succeed in Senior Football, and Keith Phillips who was awarded the Len Conroy Memorial Trophy - Club Person of the Year. Even with our interrupted and shortened season we still Andrew Neave was presented with his Life Membership managed to register 375 players from Under 6 to Under pin. He also won Coach of the Year and was joint winner 18, including Under 12 and Under 14 all Girls teams. 25 with Lote Tuqiri as International Team of the Year. Well teams from the Junior Division at WJ Scott Park took the done to all of the other award winners. Our sponsors play a huge part within our Club and we thank them for their continued support, even in The League Tag program continued in the Under 6 Tilermade, Bronze - Lion Heart International. Our Club Under 7 for a number of weeks when they were taught Sponsors - Yatala Pies, Stones Corner Eyeware, APAK the fundamentals of tackling through the “Tackle Ready” Wholesalers and All Hydraulics & Estimating - Plumbing program which was delivered by the NRL Development Estimators. Easts Leagues Club and the Senior Club team. continue to support us, for which we are very grateful. We had 9 International teams in 2020. The U14 Girls Councillor Krista Adams, State MP Joe Kelly and Federal and Under 15 Division 2 Boys both secured Minor MP Terri Butler also continued their support, and we Premierships this season as well as bring home the wish to thank them also. silverware as Premiers as did the Under 15 Division 1 To the Committee, Coaches, Mangers and Volunteers, thank you for your tireless efforts, without you we could but were unfortunately eliminated. Our Under 18 Nev not have succeeded this year. Great job!! Parents and Blair team played in the Grand Final but were defeated. players, thank you, without your support Easts Tigers Due to COVID there were no Gala Days or Representative would not be the strong Club we have become. Thank duties this season. However at the Mal Meninga and you. Colts trials held on the 31st of October, 13 of our Juniors (some only 16) made the Mal Meninga squad and 13 I would like to welcome the new members to our Juniors also made the Colts squad. Committee and look forward to working with you in 2021. We hosted 1 weekend of the Junior Finals series this With registrations already open for 2021 we welcome year. I was complemented on the day by a representative back returning players and look forward to meeting new ones. Congratulations and thank you to our Under 18 the COVID Safe event. I would like to thank all the volunteers who helped make these days a success. are more than welcome to join our Under 20 Community team in 2021. Presentation Day this year was a little different also as we could not offer the usual rides and activities. It If you are leaving us, we wish you much was planned as an outdoor event but at the 11th hour success in your future playing careers. had to move inside due to quite a large thunder storm PETER TALBOT that swept through. Fortunately we had staggered the presentation times and it went off without a hitch. EASTS TIGERS JUNIOR DIVISION

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 11 2020 CLUB AWARD

2020 Winner

2020 Holcim Cup (Womens) - Best Forward

12 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC 2020 COMPETITION

Intrust Super Cup (ISC) Results

44-4 (Win) Season Cancelled (Due to COVID-19 pandemic)

BHP PREMIERSHIP !WOMENS" Results

6-16 (Loss) Season Cancelled (Due to COVID-19 pandemic)

HASTINGS DEERING COLTS !U20S" Results

22-14 (Win) Season Cancelled (Due to COVID-19 pandemic)

AUSWIDE BANK MAL MENINGA CUP !U18S" Results

52-18 (Win) Season Cancelled (Due to COVID-19 pandemic)

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 13

2020 HOLCIM CUP RESULTS

Rd

8 – 4 Win

0 – 12 Loss

16 – 4 Loss

28 – 8 Loss

3 18 – 0 Loss

3 12 – 0 Loss

4 0 – 0 Loss

4 10 – 20 Loss

5 20 – 0 Loss

5 20 – 0 Loss

14 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC CLUB RECORDS PREMIERSHIPS

1982, 1989

1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2018

1947, 1950, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1991

1946, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997

1947, 1949, 1951, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2013

1940, 1949, 1960, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014

1946, 1949, 1965, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999

1992, 2009, 2010, 2013

1968

1973, 1974

2009

1972, 1975, 1976

1974

1992

2005

1978

1977, 1980

1981, 1983

2011

47 50727778832020 ANNUAL REPORT9 |1 15 CLUB RECORDS

1933-1955

1956 - 1959, 1963 - 1964

1960 - 1962, 1965

1960 - 1976

1977 - 1986

1987 - 1989

1990 - 1991, 1993 - 1994

1992

1995 - 2002

2003 - 2009

2010 - Present

1933 - 1935, 1938

1936

1937

1939 - 1940

1941

1941, 1945

1944

1946

1947

1948

1949 - 1951

1952 - 1957

1958 - 1965

1965

1966 - 1973

1974 - 2004

2005

2006

2007 - 2016

2016 - Present

16 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC CLUB RECORDS

1933

1934

1946, 1948

1947, 1949, 1952 - 1953, 1958 - 1960

1950 - 1951, 1962 - 1964

1954

1954 - 1955

1956 - 1958

1961

1965 - 1966

1967

1968 - 1969

1970 - 1973, 1975

1974

1975 - 1979, 1988 - 1989

1980

1981 - 1984, 1990 - 1993

1985 - 1986

1987

1994

1995 - 1998

1999-2001

2002 - 2007

2008 - 2009

2009 - 2010

2011 - 2012

2013 - 2015

2016 - 2019

2020

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 17 CLUB RECORDS

102 1948 104 1991 170 1957 108 1992 183 1959 147 1993 120 1971 193 1994 164 1974 142 1997 224 1974 121 1998 200 1974 MCPHERSON 120 2001 110 1975 COTTER 140 2002 121 1977 SIPPLE 200 2003 145 1977 LIDDELL 163 2004 111 1979 ALLEN 123 2005 115 1981 LOCKYER 129 2007 120 1983 125 2008 107 1983 KAUFMAN 158 2011

111 1986 STEPHENSEN 106 2011

187 1986 NEUMANN 183 2014 106 1986 THORPE 106 2014 121 1989 148 2015 182 1990 127 2017

18 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC CLUB RECORDS

1948 1973 - 1975, 1978

1967 1975

1968 1977 - 1978

1980, 1981 1983

1980 1983

1982 1985, 1986

1982

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 19 CLUB RECORDS

1947-1949 1988

1948-1949 1989

1949 1989

1953 1990

1955,1957 1990

1965-1966 1990

1967 1991

1968 1991

1971-1976, 1978-1979 1992

1972-1973 1995

1972-1973, 1976, 1979 1997

1972 1997, 2001

1973 2000

1974-1978 2000

1975-1976 2000

1976-1977 2002

1977 2003

1978-1979,1983 2005

1979 2006

1979 2006

1980 2013

1980 2013

1980 2014

1981 2014

1982-1984 2015

1983 2015

1983 2016

1983 2017-2018

1984 2017

1988, 1991 2018

1988 2018

1988-1989 2019

20 | EASTERN SUBURBS DRFLC INC CLUB RECORDS

226 871

200 648

200 553

193 512

187 502

88 406

70 250

68 239

60 238

59 179

EASTS TIGERS PLAYERS WHO HAVE WON THE COMPETITIONS BEST AND FAIREST PLAYER.

Centre

Second-Row

Front-Row

Courier Mail Medal

Courier Mail Medal

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | 21 LANGLANDS PARK, MAIN AVENUE, RITA & HAROLD STREETS COORPAROO QLD 4151 PO BOX 14 PO BOX 1160 HOLLAND PARK, QLD 4121 COORPAROO DC, QLD 4151