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Western Suburbs District Rugby League Club 2013 Annual Report Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Limited ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 2013 Year Ended 31 October 2013 ContentsChairman’s Report 3 General Manager’s Report 6 Harold Matthews 2013 Statistics and Match Results 9 SG Ball 2013 Statistics and Match Results 11 Ron Massey Statistics and Match Results 13 Life Members 15 Financial Members 16 Minutes of 2012 Annual General Meeting 19 Annual Financial Report 31 October 2013 24 Directors’ Report 25 Auditor’s Independence Declaration 28 Independent Auditor’s Report 29 Directors’ Declaration 31 Statement of Profit or Loss and other Comprehensive Income 32 Statement of Financial Position 33 Statement of Changes in Equity 34 Statement of Cash Flows 35 Notes to the Financial Statements 36 Chairman’s Report 2013. Welcome to all our members for this year’s annual report. The 2013 season was one of the most challenging in the club's history. The strength and resolve of a club is most tested through hard times after the results of 2012 and our team and staff should be congratulated on how they have handled themselves this past year. Led by head coach Leo Epifania, the teams' ability to focus on the field and reach the grand final qualifier was an outstanding effort. Leo was ably assisted by a strong group of support staff headed by Steve Reeves as General Manager of the football club, with these 2 individuals driving our success it shows what great results were achieved. In Coordination with this was the Wests Magpies core group of football assistants and support staff with, Dave and Valerie McEwen who did on outstanding job as usual with training and game days. In addition our normal crew with Bluey Schafer ,Jeff Aplitt , Horrie Jowsey, John Harbon, Charlie Tuxford, Kevin Montgomery and Leos trusted on field assistant Con Spanos. And not forgetting our able Physiotherapists Tim Fulcher and Daniel Wainwright, thank you, and also to the head of Prime Physio Greg Williams, many thanks for looking after our team. Also thanks go to Ody Missiakos our Doctor for the past 2 seasons, his professionalism goes without saying; his treatment of Tom Morrison with that nasty broken leg at Cabramatta was something I will never forget. Our congratulations must also go to our mighty Western Suburbs Magpies team, a group that was foisted together and who were so close to that elusive prize that they just could not reach. A big thankyou to that group of men who achieved so much this past year and restored the pride and backbone in the black and whites as a team to be reckoned with. I know that I have had many of the other teams coaches let me know that it was Wests they feared most. There is also congratulations to 4 of our players, who were selected in the Ron Massey representative team that played Fiji, our great forwards Dean Rysko, Sonny Bristow and Tom Morrison and with our flying fullback Sam Aiga. Not only a rep selection for Dean Rysko but a deserved winner of the Ron Massey Cup player of the year, well done. The Wests Magpies junior rep teams of Harold Mathews and S G Ball teams fell just short for another season. These two competitions are the toughest of any junior league anywhere and players must adjust from junior level to this competitive grade. Not an easy task and I am proud to have watched these fine young men play in the black and white Wests jumpers. 3 Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Limited Congratulations to all the elite Wests Magpies Junior players in representing the Magpies with your on field efforts and your conduct on and off the field. I would like to make mention of our Junior NSW rep player of the year Ray Stone who not only a Wests Magpies Harold Mathews player but represented in the NSW U/16 team in the State of Origin series. Watching Ray throughout the season and in that game at ANZ shows what stuff this young man is made of and to have him being a Magpie makes it all special. I am sure he is destined to make the big time, keep an eye out for him in the future. I would like to acknowledge the junior rep Coaches, and coaching staff in preparing the boys in preseason and through the competition proper. The time and effort you have put in is outstanding, I am sure that most are backing up again this year and we wish you every success, thank you. As part of our Wests Magpies junior program with Wests Tigers a big thanks go to Ben Rogers and Warren MacDonald of Wests Tigers for their overall involvement with our junior rep squads. Both Ben and Warren put in many hours with juniors and my thanks to both for their continued support and assistance for the Magpies. It is so important that we have them there to ensure a pathway for our juniors through to the Wests Tigers. We also cannot leave out the Western Suburbs Junior league that run the entire junior league that produces our rep players, thanks to Julie Luke and the staff who assist with all home games of the rep teams. This past year our major function was the Heritage night which provided a great celebration of the famous 1963 grand Final between Wests and Saints and was the highlight of the year. The night provided the many Wests supporters with a once in a lifetime show, with our favourites of Arthur Summons and Norm Provan as guests of Honour. My thanks go to Rick Wayde and Leo Epifania for their hours of work putting the Heritage function together and also to our Club, Wests Ashfield who hosted the event, a fantastic setup within the club and with great food and service to match. This year the Board was able to bring together a group with strong business experience. Collectively we managed to perform to budget expectations in a range of key revenue metrics. A team effort in putting together several functions that provided additional revenue plus a close scrutiny on managing the football club has led to our best result on the books for quite a long time. We could not have done this without the assistance of Wests Ashfield who again have provided the Major sponsorship for our team, not only that but their expertise in finance and administration has helped us throughout this past season. I would like to thank Simon Cook, Chris Schubert and all the many staff at Wests Ashfield. Memberships exceeded for 2012 and home-game attendance was up significantly for the year, as were our merchandise sales. Thank you to our loyal supporters. Given all the challenges faced, in regards to our past season this is an outstanding result. To all our associated sponsors, many thanks from the Wests Board and Wests team, we are proud of our association with you and look forward to our continuing association. www.westsmagpies.net 4 Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Limited • Quality Control Paint and Panel • Macarthur Automotive • CSM International • PRIME Physiotherapy • Alsco Linen Services • Fruit Lovers Maket • Victor Sports So what of the future? Early last year, we set out to turn this Club around by laying out a new strategy for growth together with a commitment to doing what needed to be done to bring that strategy to life. At a board and senior management level, we are putting in place plans to ensure that we continue with the success of 2013 on and off the field and that we have the resources to be competitive with other clubs. We can’t fix everything overnight but we can get there in time if we remain focused and committed. When a club is under a lot of pressure to change and focus on winning, it is often easier to see the imperfections rather than the progress being made. Without wanting to gloss over the gaps, I do want to highlight the winning outcomes we achieved this past year. The return of the great Wests Magpies culture. Success on the field. A great relationship with Wests Tigers. Solid financial performance within budget. As a result, the changes this club is making are enormous. I know that some of the decisions we’ve made have been very tough on our membership and fan base but we needed to change to be competitive. There is much work to be done, but we have the team in place to get there. I am confident that bigger and better things lie ahead for our club. Regards, Mick Liubinskas Chairman www.westsmagpies.net 5 General Managers Report 2013 On behalf of the Management, Staff and Players of Wests Magpies, I would like to sincerely thank the Board of Directors of both Wests Ashfield Leagues Club and Wests Magpies Rugby League Football Club for their unwavering support. Their friendship and guidance throughout the year was greatly appreciated. I also acknowledge the commitment of Mr Simon Cook, CEO Wests Ashfield and his staff for providing outstanding facilities and service of the highest standard. Wests Magpies RLFC enjoyed a stellar year reaching the grand final qualifier which was played against eventual 2013 Grand Final winners, Wentworthville. The match was played on 22 September 2013 at Win Jubilee Kogarah Oval. Several of our players took injuries into the game which had a negative impact on the team’s performance towards the end of the second half. Simply put, the injury toll prevented us from having a fit interchange bench; however the boys battled hard before going down 32 to 24.
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