TODAY Neerim Neerim South Vs Longwarry 12th July 2014 Welcome Everyone
TONIGHT!
Cat-ur-day Night
7:30 Clubrooms ~ Be there Plenty of drinks, dancing and good times to be had.
From 7.30 with a few games to keep the night entertaining!
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Glenn Flowers
A warm welcome to The Longwarry footy and netball club today. At half time in the seniors today I would like to welcome all of ours and Longwarry’s life members, committee and workers for afternoon tea. I would also like to welcome everyone to stay back and have a drink after the game.
Last week against Poowong in atrocious conditions we weren't good enough to get over the line and a win against one of the top 3 sides on the way home is imperative to our chance of playing finals footy. The same can be said about the second's who really struggled for any cohesion last week and were totally outplayed by Poowong. The junior boys continue to impress with the U18's having great success so far.
We have to pick ourselves up and be positive and really challenge the Crows today. The netballers will also be desperate for wins today to keep any hope alive of contending in the finals series.
Our Cat Draw 2 weeks ago was a great success for the club and all who partaked in the evening. A big thank you goes out to the coordinator’s of this event in Bec Ladds, Nicole, Harry and Hummers who did a great job of bringing it all together and thanks also to Kim Fawcett who did a great job of selling the tickets in which only 4 were left over and Andy Smith who did the music on the night. Also good job to all who worked and contributed on the event and on the night. Congratulations to Toby Bayne and Tony Vagg the winners of the major $5,000 prize.
Next Cat I will talk more about the Junior structure going forward and developments in the West division.
GO CATS! Flowzie
SENIOR COACHES REPORT
SHANNAN TONER
Today we find ourselves back at home after a couple of poor losses at the hands of the Dusties and Poowong. The senior group will need to rally together over the final third of the season as a finals berth is still a possibility, and understand that commitment to training and to one another is the only way to produce a more consistent effort come game day and to enable us to compete against the top sides.
Congratulations to Lachy Volpe on playing his first senior game for the club against Poowong.
Todays game against top of the table Longwarry is sure to be a very tough encounter for us, one in which we are looking to redeem ourselves after being soundly beaten by them the first time around, and it’s a game that we will need to be at our very best in order to be competitive over the 4 quarters.
Best of luck to both teams and GO CATS!
SECONDS REPORT
MATT CUMMO
Gidday All
A very ordinary effort from the two's last week against Poowong, they wanted it more than us on the day - it was as simple as that.
Puts us right under the pump now to knock off Longwarry and Buln Buln to play finals this season. We were short of numbers last week. Thanks to the thirds boys for helping out, it was a tough day for two games considering the conditions.
I am sure today will be a much better effort from the boys.
Good luck to all sides today and let's have some big wins.
Go Cats! Hummers
CONGRATULATIONS
To Steven and Amy Heath on the birth of their baby boy Hudson! Another future player for our Club.
THIRDS REPORT
DARREN ‘RATS’ RATTEN
Hello everybody. It's been a good couple of weeks of late. With a few boys injured and away etc it's really good to see fourths players stepping up to play and the boys still playing well as a team. Continue the good work boys.
Also congratulations to Charlie Thoms and Ash Locket on playing in the interleague carnival on Wednesday.
Good luck everybody and… Go Cats!! RATS
Cat-ur-day Night 7:30 Clubrooms ~ Be there Come as anything “Cat” related. Plenty of drinks, dancing and good times to be had. From 7.30pm with a few games to keep the night entertaining!
FOURTHS REPORT MARK ‘Ned’ PINKERTON
No game against Poowong last week, so we should all be refreshed and ready to go today against Longwarry. A great test to see where we sit. The week before we played the Dusties and had a great win. Probably one of my best coaching efforts. PS: Much better effort from Aidy, limited himself to two hot dogs last game. GO CATS!
This is a photo of Cooper Clancy and Noah Glen from Neerim South Fourths who both played in the under 14 interleague carnival at Casey Fields this week. In a game played in gale force winds, the EDFL team were beaten by 7 points by South East Juniors Interleague team. A great experience for these young budding footballers. Well done boys!
FIFTHS REPORT JOHN ‘ROO’ LADDS After playing their best game of the season against Dusties a fortnight ago in which everyone contributed a great 'team' effort, it was left to the usual 4 or 5 who kept us in the game last week against Poowong. The seed was sown last Thursday when out of a possible 28 players only 14 trained, of the 14 that didn't train only 4notified me that they couldn't attend. If that wasn't infuriating enough, on the Saturday, one had to borrow footy gear and another wore the wrong socks. To top it off, once they realised that Poowong were playing their 4 overage players, a negative attitude reverberated through the group. I spoke strongly and honestly to the group at half time and in the rooms after the game and hopefully a different attitude will be noticed by onlookers this week. They have a great opportunity of playing finals this year, but if they approach the next 6 weeks with same attitude as last week, it will quickly diminish. On a brighter note, it was pleasing to see so many senior players watching the game against Dusties. And when they came into the rooms after the game and stood on the seats while we sang the club song, I can say sincerely that was one of the highlights of my life. I will remember that moment forever and I hope that some of the boys do as well. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart and if we make it to finals, I for one will be utterly rapt if you make the effort to come and support us. Good luck to one and all. Enjoy your sport. ~ ROO
FOOTY AWARDS
Vs Dusties Seniors Award Reserves Award 1st J. Deen Irwin Stockfeeds 1st L. Volpe King Arms Hotel 2nd D. Neerim District 2nd B. Lockett Foodworks Macfarlane Community Bank 3rd K. Wilson Mark’s Automotive 3rd J. Halligan Noojee Outpost
Thirds Award Fourths Award 1st NO GAME Cooper/Cumming 1st Bailey George Canteen Award 2nd NO GAME Nicho’s 2nd Bailey Ward Milkbar 3rd NO GAME Country Bean Café 3rd L. Whittaker Coffee Van
Fifths Award 1st Reece Clarke KFC 2nd Josh White McDonalds 3rd Jai Atkins Video
Vs Poowong Seniors Award Reserves Award 1st N. Bayne Irwin Stockfeeds 1st M. Cumming King Arms Hotel 2nd K. Wilson Neerim District 2nd S. Heath Foodworks Community Bank 3rd K. Saliba Mark’s Automotive 3rd J. Bell Noojee Outpost
Thirds Award Fourths Award 1st Dane Fawcett Cooper/Cumming 1st NO GAME Canteen Award 2nd J. Erickson Nicho’s 2nd NO GAME Milkbar 3rd J. Gibson Country Bean Café 3rd NO GAME Coffee Van
Fifths Award 1st Sam Ladds KFC 2nd Cooper Orwin McDonalds 3rd Zara Smith Video
OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
These are our current sponsors for 2014. Most of these sponsors have been long term investors in our club. We have also managed to secure quite a few new sponsors that have signed up for three years. This is a fantastic commitment to our club and it’s up to all of us to ensure they get value for their investment. Please support our sponsors and let them know you are part of the footy club and appreciate their support.
Major Sponsors Silver Sponsors
Irwins Stockfeeds AG Brown Sawmill Neerim District Community Bank® Faulk & Co (Lardner Cattle scales) Greater Gippsland Smallgoods Kings Arms Hotel Jim's Electrical Tarago Gardens Jindi Pig Gibsons Groundspread Outpost Restaurant Tony's Tyre Centre Tarago River Cheese Vin Rowe Farm Machinery Gary Blackwood
Bronze Sponsors Baw Baw Sports and Outdoor Alpine Trout Farm BC Plumbing Carpet Country Childs Hodson Cornwell Towers Denholm Fencing Damien Morley Darren Purcell Painting Gold Sponsors Drouin Laundromat Glen Flowers Car Sales Bramstedt Livestock Transport Neerim South Caravan Park Cumming Builders Neerim South Self Storage Warragul Toyota Neerim South Timber and Hardware D/Line Smash Repairs Springsure Native Nursery Nick's Bakehouse VC Traders Marks Automotive Warragul Gardens Caravan Park Tarago Accounting Services Warragul Stock Removers Warragul Mitsubishi YGP Grain and Hardware Neerim South Foodworks St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School
If you know of anyone that may be interested in coming on board as a sponsor grab a sponsorship pack from the bar, or contact David Johnson. (0418 281220)
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS
THE CAT DRAW–WHAT A GREAT NIGHT!
TEAM PHOTOS on 2nd AUGUST All grades (footy and netball) will have a team photo taken before each game.
PHOTOS from Buln Buln game
SNAP SHOTS FIFTHS Vs POOWONG
EVERYTHING NETBALL with DR DRAI
Welcome all from Longwarry to the Cattery this week. Hopefully our weather will be better than what we endured last week!
The girls will be looking to bring home the four points in all grades today, try to get up to the courts and support at some stage throughout the day.
Unfortunately our round vs Poowong was one of our toughest in all grades. My hope is that all the teams can learn something from playing against such quality opposition.
A huge thank you to all involved in the planning and delivery of our Cat Draw last weekend, in particular to Bec Ladds. What a fantastic night it was and so good to see so many different faces come along to support the club. A massive thanks to Rooster for all the bus runs he had to do, it is very much appreciated.
We’ve had more bad news on the injury front this week. Whilst playing nationals in Queensland, Meg Ferguson has suffered a major knee injury, which makes six for the season. Our thoughts and best wishes to you Meg for a speedy recovery.
Good luck to all football and netball teams today. Hope to see you all tonight in your ‘cat’ finery for our “Cat-ur-day” night function.
Drai
NETBALL AWARDS Vs Dusties GRADE AWARD AWARDED TO A Grade Outpost Nicole Stringer B Grade Ruby & Hope Sarah Fusinato C Grade Revillo Katie Nuttall D Grade Cinema Maddy Burns E Grade Milkbar Phoebe Graham F Grade NS Milkbar Lilli Taylor
Vs Poowong GRADE AWARD AWARDED TO A Grade Outpost Sam Charles B Grade Ruby & Hope Nicole Friar C Grade Revillo Carolyn Dent D Grade Cinema Emma Garrett E Grade Milkbar Jesse Darcy F Grade NS Milkbar Beth Sayburn CONGRATULATIONS 50 GAMES Phoebe Graham, Jessica Johnson and Nicole Stringer have all reached the milestone of 50 games for our
Club, well done girls.
NNSFNC SOCIAL CALENDAR 2014 Date Round Versus Home/Away Function July 12th 13 Longwarry Home Cat-urday Night July 19th 14 Buln Buln Away July 26th 15 Ellinbank Away Xmas in July Trivia Night August 2nd 16 Nilma Darnum Home Reunion TBC August 9th 17 Nyora Home Blue & White President’s Ball August 16th 18 Dusties Away
A LITTLE BIT OF AFL TRIVIA o The first Australian Rules match was between Scotch and Melbourne Grammar schools, held on August 7, 1858. o The Victorian Football Association was formed in 1877 - the original clubs were Hotham (North Melbourne), Melbourne, Geelong, Carlton, Albert Park (South Melbourne), St Kilda, Essendon and East Melbourne. o An English football team toured Australia in 1888 - they played 25 matches in which they won 14. o Ten players were reported following the infamous Carlton v South Melbourne "Bloodbath" Grand Final of 1945. o The first player to front the VFL Tribunal was St.Kilda's Bill Matthews in 1898 (in the second year of the VFL competition). He was found guilty (no charge was recorded) and received a severe reprimand. o There have been three Grand Final draws in the history of VFL/AFL - in 1948, 1977 and 2010. o AFL was played as a demonstration sport at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. o Lawrence 'Laurie' Morgan is the only person to play VFL/AFL football and win an Olympic Gold Medal. He played 34 games for Fitzroy in 1937-39. o Player Lardie Tulloch was captain of Collingwood in the 1902 and 1903 Grand Finals, and he also umpired the 1907 Grand Final between Carlton and South Melbourne. o The biggest attendance at the Grand Final was 121,696 in 1970 for the match between Carlton and Collingwood. o The 1944 VFL Grand Final was the last time where both teams were led by playing coaches ... Fred Hughson of Fitzroy and Jack Dyer of Richmond. o Only four teams competed in the war-time season of 1916. Fitzroy finished bottom of the ladder after the regular season, but all four teams played in the finals, with Fitzroy winning the premiership. Adjusting the ladder according to the finals rankings left Richmond as wooden spooners. o Hawthorn played in seven successive grand finals from 1983 to 1989. o Did you know that the VFL-AFL Grand Final has been played at five venues other than the MCG? In 1898, 1899 & 1944 (Junction Oval), 1900 (East Melbourne Cricket Ground), 1901 (Lake Oval, Albert Park), 1942, 1943 & 1945 (Princes Park), and 1991 (Waverley Park). o The 1923 Grand Final was postponed a week due to heavy rain and not played until Saturday, October 20th – the same day of the Caulfield Cup. This was the latest ever finish to a season.
AROUND THE CLUB NEWS
When shopping at Foodworks PHOTO OF LINE MARKERS Neerim South, present your (DUNNY CLEANERS!) membership card and the club will receive 5% Those wishing to purchase a photo of the Dunny Cleaners, MERCHANDISE see Roger Bannister for orders 0438 281558 Training Tops Kids $20 Adults $25 Hoodies (Blue) Kids $26 Adults $40 Light Weight Jacket $50 Beanies $15 Coats $80 “Special” White Hoodies $30 Any items/photos for the Cat welcome. Please email For purchases see mailto:Helen Jolley Helen Jolley
3rds / Longwarry J. Johnson Morrow Dibsdale 3rds / Buln Buln Stringer Charles Woolstencroft
PLAYER PROFILE
NAME: Darren Philip Ratten
NICKNAME: Rat, Ratto, Rat bag, Rattatat, Datsun, Spunk rat, Sexy rat, Greek god rat.
MARITAL STATUS: Girlfriend, Leah.
LAST CLUB YOU PLAYED FOR: Been at South my whole career with the exception of 6 games at Edithvale, Aspendale.
WHAT POSITION DO YOU PLAY: Anywhere.
BEST PLAYER YOU’VE PLAYED AGAINST: Owen Fitzpatrick.
AFL CLUB: St. Kilda.
FAV FOOD: BBQ shapes, corned beef, broccoli, kebabs after sporty.
FAV MOVIE: Dumb and dumber.
FAV DRINK: Beer and punch for special occasions.
LIKES: To dance real good.
DISLIKES: Dickheads.
4 PEOPLE YOU WOULD INVITE TO DINNER: Mila Kunis, Jennifer Anniston, Jennifer Hawkins and boof Ratten.
WHAT WOULD YOU COOK? I wouldn’t, they would hand feed me BBQ shapes.
INSPIRING SPORTS PERSON: Michael Jordan.
OTHER SPORTING INTERESTS: Snowboarding, billiards, Thurs night cards.
BEST HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Munich.
LIFE’S AMBITION: Make heaps of money somehow.
WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN YOU RETIRE: Eat, sleep, rave, repeat.
A CHAT WITH… Robbie Wilson
BORN: Neerim South Hospital
WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Neerim South
MARITAL STATUS: Partner Caroline, Kids Kody & Holly
WHAT’S YOUR OCCUPATION? Civil Construction
WHEN DID YOU BECOME INVOLVED IN THE CLUB? Started playing footy for Neerim South at the age of 9 and finished playing at the age of 43.
HOW MANY GAMES DID YOU PLAY? Played 306 senior games and well over 100 for the seconds and all my junior footy at Neerim South Footy Club.
WHAT DO YOU DO AROUND THE CLUB NOW? Have been involved in various areas over the years, including committee and selection committee and this year just a working bee helper.
HIGHLIGHTS? 1982 senior premiership and 1998 senior premiership, also my inter league representation on 7 or 8 occasions.
LOWS? Knee and shoulder injuries, couldn't play the game I loved for a while.
Have you seen many changes? Lots of changes over the years, the biggest being money deciding where we want to play football.
6 people you would invite to dinner? Caroline, Kody, Holly, Gary Ablett jnr, Clint Eastwood and the Beatles.
What would you cook? Roast pork.
Best holiday destination? Merimbula.
What will you do when you retire? When I retire I would like to see more of Australia.
JUNIOR NETBALL PROFILE
Name: Emma Hardy Age: 13 Occupation: Student Netball grade you play: E Position: Wing attack/defence. AFL Club: Western Bulldogs. Fav TV show: Big Bang Theory. Fav Food: Roast pork. Fav Song: Turn down for what. Fav Drink: Coke and raspberry (Dragons blood). Likes: Horse riding and netball. Dislikes: Cleaning my room and annoying people. 4 people you would invite to dinner: Leonardo DiCaprio, Iggy Azalia, Amber Marshall and Jasmine Dickson. What would you cook: Roast pork. Inspiring sports person: Amber Marshall Other sporting interest: Polocrosse, Soccer, Horse riding. Best holiday destination: Europe. Life’s Ambition: To own my own Equestrian Centre.
JUNIOR FOOTBALL PROFILE
Name: Justin Lockett Age: 13 Occupation: Loafer. What level of football do you play? Fourths. What position? Back flank, forward flank, wing. What number? 6. FOOTY STATS: 10 Matches, 2 goals so far this season. AFL Club: Western Bulldogs Fav TV show: Adventure time. Fav Food: Deep fried bacon. Fav Song: Big Red Car. Fav Drink: Coke. Likes: Food, being lazy, annoying my parents. Dislikes: Work/chores. 4 people you would invite to dinner: Gordos (dad), Scotty Cam, Kevin Durant and Marcus Bontempelli. What would you cook: Deep fried bacon. Inspiring sports person: Ryan Griffen. Other Sporting interests: Cricket, basketball. Best holiday destination: Tasmania. Life’s Ambition: To become a good bloke.
NNSFC DRAW ROUND 13 July 12th Longwarry (H)
ROUND 14 July 19th Buln Buln (A)
ROUND 15 July 26th Ellinbank (A)
ROUND 16 August 2nd Nilma Darnum (H)
ROUND 17 August 9th Nyora (H)
ROUND 18 August 16th Dusties (A)
Semi Final August 23rd
Semi Final August 24th
Preliminary Final August 30th
GRAND FINAL September 6th
NNS JUNIOR FOOTBALL/NETBALL CLUB XMAS IN JULY TRIVIA NIGHT
WHEN: 26th JULY @ 6PM PHOENIX ROOMS COST: $20 PER PERSON OR PUT TOGETHER A TABLE OF 10 FOR $180 INCLUDES: 2 COURSE MEAL DRINKS AT BAR PRICES
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL FOR CATERING PURPOSES CONTACT: Sarina 0428 281214 Or Violet 0488 031499 OR ORDER AND PAY FOR TICKETS THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER TRAINING
VALUABLES
Please do not bring unnecessary valuables to the football. If you DO need to bring something, be sure to give it to your team manager prior to the game to keep in the "Valuables bag". There has been a few things disappearing from the rooms and we’d hate for anything special/valuable to be lost.
CODE OF CONDUCT
With all the recent reports of players we want to ensure that our club upholds the highest standard of professionalism. We need to ensure our members are respectful to the umpires and fellow players. Please remember to play by the code of conduct under the EDFL rules. There can be severe penalties for breaching the code, this includes both playing and non-playing members.
This is an excerpt from the WorkSafe Victorian Country Football League CYBERSAFETY POLICY:-
Rationale The WorkSafe Victorian Country Football League (VCFL) has an obligation to maintain a safe physical and emotional environment for league officials, staff, registered players, umpires, coaches, club members, parents, spectators and sponsors. This responsibility is increasingly being linked to the use of the Internet and Information & Communication Technologies (ICT), and has seen the emergence of a number of related Cybersafety issues. The Internet and ICT devices/equipment bring great benefits to all users and to the effective operation of the WorkSafe VCFL, individual leagues and clubs. The WorkSafe VCFL places a high priority on the acceptable use of ICT devices/equipment which will benefit members however; it recognises that the presence in the sporting arena of these technologies can also facilitate anti-social, inappropriate, and even illegal behaviour and activities. The WorkSafe VCFL aims, therefore, to maximise the benefits of these technologies, while at the same time to minimise the dangers and manage the risks.
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