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Manly-Warringah Rugby League Football Club Limited Annual Report 2013 Football Club Chairman’S Report MANLY-WARRINGAH RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2013 FOOTBALL CLUB CHAIRMAN’S REPORT It is with great pride that I present this Annual Report 2013 to Football Club Members. In 2013, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles have once more enjoyed a level of success that is the envy of other clubs in the NRL competition. While many of the so-called experts did not predict the Sea Eagles to make the finals, let alone the Grand Final, Geoff Toovey, his entire coaching staff, recruitment team and of course the players, proved them all wrong. I congratulate them all for an outstanding achievement in 2013. The strong winning culture that has been the hallmark of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles over many decades has been maintained and strengthened in 2013. Preserving and protecting this heritage is the central focus of the current Manly-Warringah Football Club Board. The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles has a proud tradition, with the local junior league being established in 1932. We have played at Brookvale Oval since the Club joined the competition in 1947, played in the same colours and with the same name. Although the Club has been a privatised entity for ten years, the Manly-Warringah Football Club and its members hold an important stake in the Club, that is, the preference share which governs where the team plays, its name, logo and colours. Under the current Board’s tenure this heritage and tradition has been fiercely protected on behalf of Football Club Members. And while there are times this puts us at odds with other powerful and vested interests and has earned us unfair media criticism, we make no apologies for standing up for these important things. It is vital to the future of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles that Brookvale Oval remains our home ground, however its inadequacies as a modern NRL ground, must be acknowledged. This is why members of the Board, led by our Co-Patron Kerry Sibraa AO, have been part of joint efforts to find innovative solutions and attract funding that will help further upgrade the stadium and its facilities. As members would be aware, earlier this year, both the former and current Federal Government each made a $10 million financial commitment to this upgrade. While a funding shortfall remains, the work continues, but I would like to express my gratitude to Kerry Sibraa for his perseverance and dedication to this cause. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation of the work of Sea Eagles General Manager David Perry, Commercial Director Greg Butterworth and their team. It’s a well-known fact that behind every great Club is a well-run and hard-working front office which runs the business, attracts sponsors and keep the revenues coming in. Thanks to the work of David and his team, the Club has made a profit in 2013 – the first time in many years. Given the difficult economic environment and ever increasing costs of running a professional sporting team, this is an enormous achievement. It is with sadness that we farewell three great players – Brent Kite, George Rose and Joe Galuvao. They have been outstanding representatives of our Club both on and off the field and on behalf of Football Club Members I wish them all the very best for their future careers. However on the more positive side, we welcomed some great new recruits, including Brenton Lawrence, Justin Horo and Peta Hiku. Even more significantly, two more local juniors, Clinton Gutherson and Jake Trbojevic made their NRL debuts with the Sea Eagles receiving player numbers 558 and 559 respectively. The Football Club is keenly aware of the importance of fostering a strong junior league in this area and will continue to work closely with their officials in 2014. MW Finally I would like to thank my fellow Board Members for their passion, hard work and support in standing up for this great Club and the important heritage we represent and protect. In particularFOOTBALL I would like to pay CLUB tribute to outgoing Company Secretary Philip Dean for his tireless and largely unacknowledged work for this Club over the last decade. Est. 1947 I wish all Football Club Members and their families a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. I look forward to Season 2014. Bob Reilly Football Club Chairman FOOTBALL CLUB DIRECTORS 2013 CO-PATRONS Hon Kerry Sibraa AO and Ken Arthurson AM Names Position Meetings called Meetings attended Bob REILLY Chairman 9 8 Philip DEAN Company Secretary – resigned 3/9/13 3* 3 Julie SIBRAA Company Secretary – appointed 23/9/13 4* 3 Peter BRYANT Director – resigned 1/4/13 1* 1 Bob STEVENSON Deputy Chairman 9 8 Chris JONES Director 9 8 Rory MUSCAT Director 9 9 Peter PETERS Director – resigned 14/10/13 4* 3 Darrell WILLIAMS Director – appointed 2/4/13 8* 7 Cliff LYONS Director – appointed 24/10/13 3* 2 *denotes number of meetings called during Director’s tenure MANLY-WARRINGAH RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2013 1 LIFE MEMBERS GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT J L Munro* elected 1951 T P Burke elected 1974 W P O’Connell elected 1992 C White* elected 1957 J K Collins* elected 1974 E W Whiley elected 1992 I would firstly like to thank those who have supported the Sea Eagles in the passionate way that I enjoy witnessing every week. D Stewart* elected 1958 F R Jones elected 1975 W J Poole elected 1993 G Ashton* elected 1959 F R Stanton elected 1977 P A Vautin elected 1993 The 2013 season was a season of over-achievement in the opinion of some media experts, with the NRL team finishing runners-up R E Hudson* elected 1960 R Fulton AM elected 1978 R Lenon elected 1994 in the Grand Final against the Roosters. It was only two years ago that this club was dismissed, being described as “destabilised R H Ryan* elected 1962 D O Joyce elected 1978 R J Bull* elected 1997 through reasonable change”. Well, we have proven that change can be a positive thing. This was demonstrated in 2012 with the E R Bull* elected 1962 M J Krilich elected 1982 G O Thoroughgood elected 1997 NRL team making the ‘Top Four’, and again this season, with our presence in the NRL Grand Final. G V Willoughby* elected 1964 T W Randall elected 1982 C P Lyons elected 1999 E A Langford* elected 1965 R H Higham* elected 1983 D Hasler elected 2000 In my privileged role as General Manager, I am very proud of these achievements and I would like to congratulate every player J W Cameron* elected 1966 G H Lenon elected 1983 G Toovey elected 2000 that wore the maroon and white in 2013. I would like to draw special attention to the Top 25 NRL squad on their amazing year. We K R Arthurson AM elected 1967 G C Eadie elected 1983 P J Peters elected 2003 also acknowledge all the junior representative teams development squads and their coaching staff. They are indeed our future, D I Rae* elected 1967 A S Thompson elected 1984 K W Sibraa AO elected 2005 and a prominent part of our football family. I congratulate Head Coach Geoff Toovey and his support staff. They have all gelled G M Houston elected 1968 W W Lloyd* elected 1985 P L Cummings elected 2006 tremendously - the players’ dedication to perform to the best of their ability is undeniable proof of this. W H Lloyd* elected 1969 J L Martin* elected 1985 O J Cunningham elected 2007 R O Hudson elected 1970 B R Seymour elected 1985 W Bulmer elected 2008 Behind the scenes within the business, our administration staff’s hard work is slowly being recognised for its quality and dedication. D J Daley* elected 1972 E J Noffz* elected 1987 S Menzies elected 2009 For the first time in a long time, the Sea Eagles have delivered an operating profit, which, in itself, is a significant achievement J I Peebles* elected 1972 A G Keighran* elected 1989 J King elected 2012 within our industry. All areas of the business have delivered some growth outcomes and having the players spend over 400 hours R W Batty* elected 1973 R P Mossop* elected 1991 A Watmough elected 2012 directly supporting our community makes a real difference. This has all been achieved during a very difficult economic period and J A Tenison* elected 1973 R J Ritchie elected 1991 challenging time for the game as a whole. * Deceased We thank all Sea Eagles Members, as well as our Corporate Partners, especially our major sponsor, Kaspersky Lab. Without all of you, we simply don’t exist. So please keep supporting us and helping us to grow: together we are a much stronger force. In fact, our new membership campaign is titled “Together we are Stronger”. I ask that we all unite to build a positive future for this great VALE WILLIAM “WILBUR” LLOYD club. Next season will bring with it some minor changes and, no doubt, some new challenges, but with the right genuine support, we are 1934 - 2011 sure to see even more success for the Sea Eagles. Football Club Life Member, player number 101, William Lloyd played his junior football with Have an enjoyable off-season and keep safe. We look forward to seeing you in 2014. Collaroy Surf Club and Narrabeen Junior Rugby League Club before making his New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership debut for the Sea Eagles in 1955. He played in the 1959 Grand Final against St George.
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