Season 2014 Record Volunteer Round
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SEASON 2014 RECORD VOLUNTEER ROUND ROUND 18 SATURDAY 23 AUGUST VV VV VV VV VV PENINSULA FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE This week... Office Talk The home and away season wraps Round 18 will feature three rivalry clashes to round up this weekend and it seems like the season off. Two of the Casey Cardinia League big only a couple of weeks ago we guns in Pakenham and Beaconsfield will engage in were assisting clubs get their teams and houses in a pre-finals face off for the Highway Cup. In Nepean order as the season began. It is always the same and, League two venues will see a little extra on the line on behalf of the 2014 PCNSA board of directors, all with southern Peninsula rivals Rye and Sorrento clubs are to be congratulated for their efforts both on playing for the Jennings Cup and Dromana and Red and off the sporting field this year. Hill lining up with the Bluey Holmes Shield on the While finals are firmly on the minds of those teams line. Good luck to all sides. involved, it is appropriate to acknowledge and say Next week we start another huge finals series at well done to those that are moth-balling their boots venues across our three leagues. Please check our and jumpers after the final siren this weekend. While websites or Facebook page for all the details and it is always a little disappointing for the players and get along and support your club in the quest for officials in that boat, there is always next season to glory. Please inform members and supporters of look forward to and all should still celebrate their the schedule and the league’s expectations as far as successes of 2014. That said, those celebrations need behavior is concerned with the view to ensuring a to be held in a responsible and positive fashion in line showcase event in a family-friendly environment. with the league’s well-documented code of conduct. This weekend the Casey Cardinia League will say goodbye to the Keysborough Football Netball Club. Keysborough came across to the MPNFL with other former South West Gippsland League clubs in 1995 and has been a wonderful contributor over the last 20 years. On behalf of all involved in the PCNSA, especially here at the office, we wish the club good luck as it leaves to join a competition closer to its area. Another reminder that the annual vote count functions are looming fast and it is time to make sure club members are aware of this. These events are always a highlight of the year and an invitation is a great way to say thanks for the year. More information in regard to dates and times will be available shortly, along with official invitation lists to each club. This week is the second of our Volunteer Round celebrations and each home club is encouraged to acknowledge the efforts of the wonderful and often unsung people that keep their clubs going. As we said last week, a simple ‘thank you’ to those that many often take for granted is as good as any prize of gift. MPNFL http://twitter.com/MPNFL DISCLAIMER & COPYRIGHT STARTING TIMES All editorial material and photographs published in the record are subject FOOTBALL to copyright laws and may not be reproduced without written consent U18’s 10.20am from PCN Sports Alliance. PCN Sports Alliance and its printing agent hold Reserves: 12.10pm Seniors: 2.00pm no responsibility for any errors, omissions in material supplied by a third party or that is in breach of the Trade Practices Act 1974, Copyright Act 1968, Fair Trading Act 1985, or infringes the rights of any person. NETBALL C Grade: 11.00am Design and Printed by: Carbonless Books (03) 9775 1111 B Grade: 12.15pm A Grade: 1.30pm Photo’s supplied by Michael Kompa MPNFL 2/68 Station Street, Somerville. PO Box 468, Somerville 3912 Tel: 5977 8496 Fax: 5977 9418 Email: [email protected] www.peninsulafnl.com.au 3 Season Wrap THEMED ROUNDS Up Community football and netball leagues and clubs more than ever before now play a vital role in raising awareness of illness and addressing social issues and this year has been no different, with pink sports day Jeff Jones - CEO across the Mother’s Day weekend and once again As we enter the final round of the 2014 football netball putting major focus on breast cancer, we have seen season, today’s results in a number of matches will clubs raise awareness for bowel cancer, dedicated shape the final five positions but, whichever way you matches to the white ribbon campaign which is look at it, we are in for a ripper of a final round across Australia’s only national male led campaign to end all leagues. While there is a lot of focus on the final men’s violence against women. results and who will play finals football and netball we This year, recognition across rounds 17 & 18 has been have seen a number of changes and introductions to dedicated to the Volunteers, the aim is to highlight the 2014 season so we thought it was timely to reflect the efforts and recognise the role Volunteers play at back on the year that was! clubs and leagues and a chance for everyone to say INCREASED PARTICIPATION NUMBERS thank you. Season 2014 saw some sufficient changes to football COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS age groups across the CCFNL and the introduction of Across all leagues we had 9 teams play in the AFL new netball competitions and age groups also. The Victoria Country Championship matches at Rosebud CCFNL moved away from the traditional Seniors, and Geelong, all the players and team officials Reserves and Under 18’s group which have been in represented the leagues with great pride and passion. place since 1995, to a new format of Seniors, Reserves, The end result was that the Casey Cardinia and Under 19’s and Under 17’s, which gave an additional Nepean Football Netball Leagues won the Senior, 120 young men the opportunity to play football in a Under 18 and Netball country championships titles. Saturday competition. WOMEN OF THE YEAR The biggest increase to participation numbers for the 3rd year in a row was seen across the Casey At a gala function held in July Karen Allsep (Chelsea Cardinia and the Nepean Netball Leagues where a 17 Football Netball Club) was named the 2014 MPNFL & under grade was introduced into Nepean with 6 Women of the year. Since 1995 Karen has held many clubs entering teams for this season, Casey Cardinia positions with the Chelsea Junior and Senior Football introduced D Grade and a second 17 & under, 13 & Clubs and was the driving force behind the Chelsea under grades and then split them up into Red and Netball Club. White divisions which gave the opportunity for over KEYSBOROUGH 400 extra young girls the opportunity to play netball. After a long association with the Casey Cardinia EASTER WEEKEND FOOTBALL Football Netball League the Keysborough Football Easter football and netball has been a part of the Nepean Netball club has applied to join the Southern Football league for a number of years now and continues to League in 2015. While a leagues doesn’t want to lose grow with increased attendances from the holiday a team let alone an entire football netball club we are makers who visit the Mornington Peninsula region. This understanding all the reasons as to why the club has year for the first time Good Friday Football was played made the decision, so on behalf of everyone we wish within the Peninsula Football Netball League with 2013 Keysborough all the success and when the time comes grand finalists Bonbeach & Edithvale Aspendale going would welcome the club back to the CCFNL. to battle for the Good Friday honours, the day was WARRAGUL very well supported with attendances estimated to be With Keysborough making a move to the Southern around 3000. Football League it has left a gap in the league for ANZAC DAY MATCHES another club to make application to join the Casey Tooradin, Cranbourne, Somerville, Pearcedale, Cardinia Football Netball League and it is at this point Hastings and Frankston Bombers all played on ANZAC that we can advise that PCN Sports Alliance that DAY, all 3 venues conducted pre-game ceremonies the Warragul Football Netball Club have met and which involved members from all the local RSL clubs, discussed the club joining CCFNL in season 2015. fly-overs from war planes and the playing of the last At this stage our discussions have been very productive post and the Australian national anthem. and positive and like all things we need to undertake the correct protocols as set out by AFL Victoria Country to ensure that Warragul can join the league if they choose to do so. 4 www.peninsulafnl.com.au FINALS Each and every year the announcement of finals venues is always a topic of conversation and season 2014 has been no different as everyone has their own opinion about the likes and dislikes of grounds within the leagues. Decisions on venues in an ideal world would like to be done within the last couple of weeks of the season but there are a number of factors that need to be taken into consideration, time frames when applying for licenses, Local Council and Victoria Police consultation meetings, equipment hire, project plans and ground use applications across 4 different local government areas just to name a few. AGE GROUP REVIEW The review was conducted under AFL Victoria Country Rule 4.7 – AFL Victoria Country Reviews – Implementation and Appeals (AFL Victoria Country Handbook – 2014) VOLUNTEERS ROUND Statistical data from the three junior and three senior “A Sad Loss” leagues were assessed.