Annual General Meeting 2016
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Annual General Meeting 2016 1 Annual General Meeting – 27th March, 2017 FRANKSTON FOOTBALL CLUB INC 49th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MONDAY 27th MARCH 2016 7.00 pm FRANKSTON FOOTBALL CLUB ‘JOHN DAVIS ROOM’ A G E N D A 1. To confirm the minutes of last Annual General Meeting held on 28th January, 2016 2. To receive the transactions of the Club during the preceding financial year. 3. To receive and consider the Annual Report of the Club in accordance with Section 30 (3) of the Associations Act. 4. Nomination of Life Members. 5. To consider and if deemed appropriate bring forward approved General Business. 6. To elect ordinary members of the General Committee. 7. Members of General Committee to convene privately & determine best process going forward of electing Office Bearers. 2 Annual General Meeting – 27th March, 2017 “FRANKSTON DOLPHINS” FRANKSTON FOOTBALL CLUB INC Joined Victorian Football Association in 1966 Finalists: Seasons 1967 – 1975 – 1976 – 1978 – 1981 – 1984 1986 – 1987 – 1989 – 1993 – 1994 – 1995 – 1996 1997 – 1998 – 1999 – 2001 - 2005 - 2006 - 2008 Club Champions: Seasons 1976 – 1996 – 1997 Premiers: Thirds - Season 1970 Reserves - Season 1976 Seniors - Season 1978 Reserves - Season 1989 Thirds - Season 1991 Reserves - Season 1992 Reserves - Season 1997 Colts (MPNFL) - Season 2005 FRANKSTON FOOTBALL CLUB INC – LIFE MEMBERS MEN * E Kerr G Proudfoot S Webster R Lewis G.Davey * EJ McComb R Davies J Hunter G Isaacs J.Wignall * G Cahill * E McComb C Edwards B Wiley D.Cree * A Vanslow * A Farr A Bell R Mace J.Burstall * R Downie * C Pavlou P Boyd *L Farrow P.Barr * C Parnell * S Bushby P Geddes J Davis J.Barry D Proudfoot P Lewis B Jones *R Pakenham * H Rogerson P Watson M Duthie P.Hey J Trevaskis * T Williams * K Prendergast M.O’Neil *W Prendergast A Wickes * AF Doherty J.Kennedy *J Griffith * R Sullivan * M Heagney W. Jones * J Benson * M Gamble * R Furness D.Clarke * F Graham B Mace * A Graham D.Armstrong B James I Shepherd * S Beck *G. Charman *M Horsburgh *J McDonald J Stapleton J. Harrop * B Gloury A Lloyd * H McComb * T. Byrnes *A Burns *B Cameron A Clark P.Davey WOMEN * F. Gregory * R.McKenzie * F. Benson * R. Wood *G. Rogerson * D.Nicolson * K. Stone * M.Heagney * S. Benson A.Graham *S. Prendergast * L. Higgins 3 Annual General Meeting – 27th March, 2017 COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT PRESIDENT Joe Russo/ Peter Van Breda VICE PRESIDENT Peter Van Breda/ Peter Barr/ John Georgiou DIRECTORS PeterVan Breda Joe Russo John Davis Warwick Jones Peter Barr Shane Reynolds John Georgiou Ashley Roberts Shane Boland James Crowder GENERAL MANAGER Brett Angwin TREASURER Peter Barr RETIRING COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT Vacancies x 3 Retiring 4 Annual General Meeting – 27th March, 2017 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OPERATIONS MANAGER Christina Bremert GAMING ROOM MANAGER Kerrie Dalton BAR & FUNCTIONS Lisbeth Harbinson PROPERTY STEWARD Peter Maguire 5 Annual General Meeting – 27th March, 2017 GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT As the newly appointed General Manager of the Frankston Football Club I am excited by the challenge to help the club win back their license into the VFL competition for the 2018 season. The real challenge ahead is to ensure that the emotion around the club losing its VFL license is not lost and that the Peninsula communities and businesses turn that emotion into memberships and sponsorships. This is one of the key criteria that AFL Victoria is looking for and without a substantial improvement in member numbers and new sponsors we will put at risk the chance of regaining our license in 2018 and beyond. The board and I are working hard to ensure we tick off the AFL Victoria criteria to enable us to play in the VFL again but with very limited resources in terms of staffing we really do need to mobilise an army of volunteers to help us get the message out there to help us “Bring Back the Dolphins. I look forward to helping set up a really good structure for the club to build a solid foundation into the future and, with a new and progressive board, we are looking forward to the 30th of June 2017 when we will present to the board of AFL Victoria to win back our VFL license. If we are successful then I am confident we can provide the talented players within the South East region and Gippsland region a wonderful club and pathway into the elite VFL competition and to ensure that we give those players the very best opportunity to be exposed to the AFL scouts and to also become the best players that they can be. Although it is nerve wracking to have a deadline, the positive is that we have been given another chance to get things right, so I feel excited by the challenge and re-energised to help keep this great club alive and to preserve its great history and traditions well into the future. Please join me in helping to Bring Back the Dolphins in 2018 and beyond. Regards and best wishes, GARY BUCKENARA General Manager Frankston Football Club 6 Annual General Meeting – 27th March, 2017 TEAM OFFICIALS SENIOR TEAM Senior Coach Development Coach Sen Fwds Coach Patrick Hill Brent Clinnick Ryan Power Dev Fwds Coach Sen Ass Coach Sen Ass Coach Kris Thompson Andrew Sharp Adrian Connolly Asst Coach Asst Coach Asst Coach Timekeeper Dean Jones Greg Scott Justin Barnes Michael Robinson Strength/Conditioning Asst Strength/Conditioning Ben Griffin Trent Pirihi Senior Team Manager Dev Team Manager Graeme Robinson Phil Raso Sen Runners Dev Runner Ben Griffin/Paul Stocker Trent Pirihi TRAINING STAFF Caroline Hyman Kate Cremer Kellie Barnhoorn Ashlee Otto Georgia Green Matthew Walker CLUB DOCTOR CLUB PHYSIOTHERAPISTS Dr. Sachin Khullar Back In Motion & Dr. Leesa Hueginin Michael Chamberlain 7 Annual General Meeting – 27th March, 2017 A WORD FROM THE SENIOR COACH... What a year it has been! Some highs… our epic win against Richmond in Round 3 at home and then, what was to be only our second win for the season, against Coburg in Round 5 – again at home. The remainder of the season saw us lose the rest of our matches some by a large margin and some by a mere few points. But through all this one thing never changed – the never say die attitude of our wonderful players and coaches. Not once did they play like they were defeated, they always came out and played to win. Coach Paddy Hill was given a standing ovation at the Club’s Presentation Night when he made one of the best speeches ever to come out of Frankston Football Club…. September 29th, 2016 “Last night we were privileged to witness one of the most amazing heartfelt emotional Presentation Nights at the Club. Those that were there were left in no doubt that our Coaches and players are passionate and dedicated to this wonderful Club. They do not want to coach anywhere else, they do not want to play anywhere else - they are Frankston Football Club! Every speech last night was from the heart - there was laughter and there was tears. But none was more inspiring than that of our Coach Patrick Hill. You can read it below but I wish we had recorded it so you could witness the absolute emotion from this amazing man. Do not think for a moment that the fight is over.....” Frankston Football Club Best and Fairest - Senior Coach Address "What a week in football". As senior coach, I feel it's my obligation to say a few things on behalf of our club. In the last month we've seen all and sundry picking at the carcass of the downtrodden. Just this week, we've had the highest authority in the game try to rip the rug from beneath our feet in the dark of the night and with the safety of GF week as their disguise. What they fail to understand, and have underestimated in this instance is the very fabric of Peninsula Football and what our club means to its inhabitants. The richness in football culture south of Mordialloc is not rivalled anywhere else in the world and is the lifeblood of our community. From Coleman, to Matthews, to Brereton.... Loewe, Harvey, Burke,.... Gerard Healy, and many, many more, this region has produced the finest players and coaches the game has seen. And the FFC's contribution to the great game cannot be undersold. No VFL club has produced more AFL draftees in the last 20 years than our club. What they also fail to understand is what it is our purpose really is. Producing elite footballer is only one step in the journey. But what we pride ourselves on is producing elite people, and it's work in this area, social and behavioural development that gives me the most satisfaction and fulfilment. They say you can't change the world but you can change your part. My opportunity as senior coach at FFC is help mold 68 young men into outstanding citizens with a hope that one at they will each do the same thing for another group of young men. And if we keep doing this, hopefully we end up with a society that cares, treats people with dignity and respect and shows empathy to people from all walks of life. While we made some improvements on field this year, small steps if you will, we took giant steps in our community engagement, our understanding of our social responsibility and our ability to show resilience in the hardest of times. 8 Annual General Meeting – 27th March, 2017 I am so, so proud of our playing group.