GLEBEGLEBE GREYHOUNDS GREYHOUNDS JAFC JAFC 20182018 YEARBOOK YEARBOOK lawyerslawyers GLEBE GREYHOUNDS JAFC GLEBE GREYHOUNDS JAFC 2018 YEAR BOOK YEAR 2018 BOOK YEAR 2018 GG2018_cover.inddGG2018_cover.indd 1 1 13/10/18 5:3813/10/18 pm 5:38 pm Our Club GLEBE GREYHOUNDS JAFC 2018 YEARBOOK Song PRESIDENT Founded in 1980 the Glebe Greyhounds Junior DESIGNER: EDITOR: 2018 YEARBOOK: Simon Tracy Football Club gives children aged five to 17 the chance to play Australian Football. CATERING MANAGER KIRSTY BASS Guy Fitzroy Our philosophy, every player who wants a game JOE FERRARA CATERING COORDINATOR gets a game, means that the club prides itself on Peter Clark ensuring all players are treated equally and that our main priority is a fun, safe and family environment. Good old Greyhounds forever TREASURER Mike Cooney We value all players and keep a record, published Bev Walsh in our yearbook, of every game played and goal We know how to play the game REGISTRAR scored by every Glebe player ever. Julie-Anne Burnicle On field the Greyhounds have a proud history SECRETARY having won 24 Premierships over the last 35 years Belinda Davies and consistently played in finals in most ages. Side by side we stick together Many of our players have gone on to play at AUSKICK COORDINATOR higher levels including the AFL, AFL Reserves, Mike Schofield representative football, Sydney Football League, For the glory of the Greyhounds name FOOTBALL MANAGER (Junior/ while another went on to become one of the Youth) leading punters in American College Football. Brad Scutella The club is one of the largest in Sydney and plays FOOTBALL MANAGER (Youth in the famous black and white strip of Collingwood. Girls) Our home ground, Jubilee Oval on the shores Susie Mulveney of Blackwattle Bay, is one of the most beautiful EVENTS & MERCHANDISING football grounds in Sydney. Hear the barrackers shouting COORDINATOR Luke MacDougall The rules are modified for younger players to emphasise the skills of Australian football – this MARKETING & COMMS means fun, safe and fair games. Come on, show them how we fight MANAGER Lynn Clift All our coaches are fully trained and accredited with the Australian Football League. SPONSORSHIP All the premierships are easy Mike Cooney PUBLIC OFFICER & ALLIANCE COORDINATOR Jason Howard For the mighty black and white CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER Jen Richardson YEAR BOOK EDITOR & EXEC TEAM MEMBER Kirsty Bass www.glebejafc.org.au Your Founded in 1980 the Glebe Greyhounds Committee GLEBE JAFC 2018 YEARBOOK 3 GG2018_cover.indd 2 GG2018p003-5 INTRO.indd 3 13/10/18 13/10/185:39 pm 5:38 pm GLEBE GREYHOUNDS JAFC President’s report President’s report PRESIDENT SIMON TRACY 2018, where did you go? Seems like only last week we were As well as the formal occasions the club also had plenty of informal at jumper presentation and preseason training was starting and ones, like jumper presentation when it didn’t rain, Swans players visit Jubilee was a soft, emerald green carpet. Then all of a sudden we’re and the U17s final game for Glebe at Jubilee. That day in particular collecting money for coaches and jumpers are being returned and is very special, as we fare-welled some boys who have been playing Jubilee is a sand pit. Actually, Jubilee has been a sand pit for most of at Glebe since Auskick, and they played their last game for Glebe, on the year. At times during games it looked like a boot scoot had broken Jubilee in the black and white. Not only that but club captain Angus out on the far side of the ground so much dust was kicked up. MacDougall celebrated his 200th game with Glebe, earning him It has been an extraordinary year for the club. We continued to grow Player Life membership. Very special indeed. Congratulations to all our with a record 500+ players this year. This growth has come from Youth departing U17s, and especially Angus on this wonderful achievement. Girls teams, four of them this year, and retaining the large numbers Then we had nine Glebe teams make finals. An incredible result. that have been coming through from Auskick to Juniors. We had a Following Gala Days, one U9 and three U10 teams went through, plus record 67 players in U10s, the largest in any age group in Glebe’s our U11-2, U12-1, U15YG and 13-3 and 15-1 Alliance teams. A great history, and U8 and U9 had 60+ players as well. We have around 190 reward for a season of hard work by all involved in the teams. players in Auskick, making us one of the largest Auskick centres in From that we had two teams go onto Grand Finals, and I’m happy to Sydney. I sympathise with Jubilee. say both brought home the chocolates. Congratulations to the U11-2 This year our committee comprised 50% women, which in 2018 isn’t and the U12-1, Premiers for 2018. You’ll find both teams on the wrap a big deal, but it is a new record for Glebe and reflects our passionate around cover of the year book. community. I would also like to thank our amazing sponsors who support our club, But the most impressive stat that tell the real story of the club in in particular our Gold sponsors Eakin McCaffery Cox lawyers and 2018, you need look no further than the canteen. 10,000+ sausage Belle Property Glebe whose continued support helps the club is so and bacon and egg rolls sold. Seriously. Any wonder the committee many practical ways, and to our Silver sponsors Young Henrys, Harris spend so much time discussing sausage girth and the controversy Farm, The Coffee Roaster and Zimnprints whose continued support is surrounding Schnitzel Gate. greatly appreciated. Thank you all. Another new record for the Greyhounds, To the Greyhounds committee, Bev, Mike C, lost property. I recommend you and the Mike S, Jason, Susie, Guy, Peter, Belinda, family take the time to get a selfie at Jumper Jules, Luke, Brad, Lynn and Kirsty, thank Mountain. It really is impressive. To get there you. We get better every year thanks to your just turn left at Water Bottle Graveyard and commitment and passion and love for our keep on going, you can’t miss it. All jumpers club. and water bottles will be donated to charity. Thank you to all our volunteers for 2018, The Collendina Cobras made the return trip team managers, ground managers, runners, to Glebe for State of Origin II in July. It was a water carriers, goal and boundary umpires, great event with 80 people making the trip up medics, ERC, canteen and BBQ. Thank you the Hume Highway. On the Thursday night all so much. Your willingness to get involved both teams attended the Swans vs Geelong is what gets our kids on the park every week, game at the SCG and did a lap of honour to without you we have no club. raise awareness for our charity partner, Rivers To all those other people who volunteer but Gift, Australia’s largest non Government SIDS don’t have a regular game day role, thank charity. Then on Saturday we played two you. Your contribution may not be visible to games of footy, the U11s won their game everyone, but in doesn’t go unappreciated. but the U12s went down and the Cobras retained the trophy. Both games were played Finally, to our coaches, thank you. You in great spirit and the players did their clubs do a fantastic job looking after our kids proud. Between the two clubs over $4000 and helping them become not just better was raised for Rivers Gift, and fantastic footballers, but better people. There are any contribution to a great charity. We’ll be back number of examples from this year when you in Geelong next year for Origin III and that trophy is coming back to have gone beyond simply teaching kids kicking and hand balling and Glebe. As well the U9s ventured to Hobart to play a game against marking up, and embraced the role as something bigger and more the Sandy Bay Lions on Blundstone Arena, also in support of Rivers important. That shifts our club from being just about football to being Gift. By all reports (the ones we can print anyway) this was also a very about so much more, and our club values of COURAGE, RESPECT, successful trip and both players and parents did the club proud. COMMUNITY aren’t just words on a sign but they’re brought to life, so thank you all. The Greyhounds Beer Appreciation Night was back on a balmy April night with a wonderful selection of beers provided by club sponsor While I rabbit on about the major highlights of the year for the club, Young Henrys, as well as a live band complete with a lot of daggy each coach will have their own highlights that don’t get attention. dad dancing. I can’t get the images from my mind. Club sponsors They’ll be the kid who kicked their first goal or who came back from Eakin McCaffery Cox turned it on for us again with their networking injury or played in the face of personal tragedy. I encourage you to drinks in the board room, with Merrick Watts interviewing special guest read each coaches report and their players profiles, and there are Shane Mumford. The inaugural Presidents Lunch at Glebe Point Diner more than 500 of them, because the heart of our club is contained in welcomed past Greyhounds Presidents and Life Members together all those small but important stories.