Nilma Darnum Would Like to Welcome Cora Lynn Today Issue 9 2009 NILMA DARNUM
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Nilma Darnum would like to welcome Cora Lynn today Issue 9 2009 NILMA DARNUM NILMA DARNUM FOOTBAL L &NETBALL B R A G S H E E T WELCOME TO OUR PAST PLAYERS TO THE LAST HOME & AWAY GAME 2009 SEASON PH: 5622 2550 - FAX: 56222560 - Brag Sheet Printed by Chris Humphrey Office National: Contact Matthew Bradshaw on 0418512462 or 03 56222329. Address:77 Victoria Street Warragul Address: Shady Creek Road Darnum 3822 Phone: 03) 56278250 Web site: www.darnumfc.asn.au E - mail: [email protected] PRESIDENT REPORT—ANDREW PATTERSON Today we welcome everyone to the tactics will play a big part in today’s success of the club. A premiership would Darnum Recreation Reserve for the match with Cora Lynn no doubt aiming no doubt be the ultimate reward. premiership reunion of the Nilma Darnum to keep any loss to a minimum. It might Football & Netball Club. Tonight will see come down to a battle of the backlines. Good luck to all teams today and we invite the celebration of the 1959 senior and Big scores will be impossible with all reunion guests as well as Cora Lynn players 1972 reserve grade football premierships the recent rain and the current state of and supporters into our social rooms for a and also all netball premierships since the ground. With today being our drink and the awards presentation 1962. I would like to take this opportunity second home game in a row I would be immediately following the senior game. We to welcome all of our past players and surprised if the ground held up with all apologise that the bar and clubrooms will supporters to the game against Cora Lynn the drainage problems we have have to close up around 6pm to enable today and hope to see you all at the encountered throughout winter. This is everyone to head to Warragul for our premier function at the Warragul the last match of the season on it so we premier function. Exhibition Hall this evening in what should will have about six months to get it right be a great night of reminiscing. The for next year. interest that this reunion of past and present players has created has been The reserves game today should be a enormous with a huge turnout expected close encounter with second against tonight as we celebrate the 50 year third on the ladder playing each other. CAR BATTERY & MOTOR anniversary of our last senior flag. The result is going to determine which Tonight’s function starts at 8pm with opponent and what day Nilma Darnum OIL tickets available at the door for $30 a will play their elimination final on next donated by Vic Parts person. Food will be served throughout week. Most experts would install Cora the evening with drinks available at bar Lynn as slight favourites today but with prices. Most of the current players and their injuries in the seniors it might even committee will be in attendance and look it up a little. Surprisingly the loser of forward to meeting all of the past affiliates the thirds match today will win the of the club. The dress code tonight is wooden spoon. It is quite ironic that lounge/formal attire. All reunion guests the top 3 teams in the seniors and are welcome to join us in the clubrooms at reserves are the bottom three sides in half time during the senior match for the under 18s. The fourths and fifths afternoon tea. should also be good games as Nilma Darnum and Cora Lynn are next to Welcome to all players, officials and each other on the ladder. There should supporters of the Cora Lynn Football & be some close contests in the netball Netball Club for the final home and away also with some evenly matched con- game of the season. It is a credit to your tests on paper. Just to illustrate how club the way that you have lifted your evenly matched the games are today professionalism in recent years after have a look at all the ladder positions coming into our competition from the across the 5 grades of football and 6 West Gippsland League. I remember grades of netball – Seniors Ladder watching a senior football match between 1v2, 2v3, 13v14, 11v12, 11v12, 5v6, Nilma Darnum and Cora Lynn a few years 1v10, 7v8, 8v10, 12v13, 7v12 back which ended up being a battle for The only one sided affair looks to be in N/Darnum 245.69 68 the wooden spoon. Your club has since B-grade netball with the rest of the turned it around and all your hard work contests looking likely to be a 50-50. Cora Lynn 190.79 60 was rewarded last year with a much deserved premiership. It is great for your Tomorrow we hold the vote count and Catani 181.83 56 club that your senior football sides are still family day at the clubrooms with the doing well and the improvement in the thirds beginning at 11am and a BBQ Nar Nar Goon 182.69 52 standard of your netball teams this lunch served around 12.30pm. season. I believe that the Nilma Darnum Everyone is welcome with many Warragul Ind 148.44 48 Football & Netball Club have followed a expected to kick on after the reunion similar path over the last 3 years and we tonight. Longwarry 115.14 40 are now in a position to give ourselves a We will need volunteers to help with the chance to win a much needed senior last clean up of the year tomorrow Bunyip 109.80 32 football premiership which is what the morning so that the rooms are tidy for club has strived for over a long period of tomorrow’s event. A reminder that time. tickets and money for the major raffle Poowong 83.69 28 must be returned on or before th The game today should be a cracker with presentation night on September 19 . Koo Wee Rup 64.34 28 the bombers and the cobras involved in a top of the table clash. Nilma Darnum has I would like to acknowledge the hard Lang Lang 85.81 24 top spot on the ladder all stitched up but work that has been put into the Nilma will be playing to keep their unbeaten run Darnum Football & Netball club this N/Neerim Sth 78.78 20 intact. Cora Lynn will be playing for year. Our committee and volunteers second spot on the ladder and a week off have done a fantastic job which has led Ellinbank 49.02 8 and double chance in the finals. If Cora to both on and off-field success this Lynn get beaten today and Catani thrash season. It is a credit to everyone Longwarry then the cobras could slip to involved with the club and your Buln Buln 48.64 8 third and hand the double chance to contribution and involvement is most Catani. With percentage important, appreciated. Hopefully the seeds have Nyora 39.36 4 been sown to ensure the ongoing SENIORS REPORT COACH - Brad Sinclair said clubs are bigger than any individual, ( sadly there are many that .Well we finally get to the much don't subscribe to that philosophy), anticipated Round 18 clash with Cora and if I don't coach here so be it, life Lynn. Top plays second and will be goes on. I have many options myself facing off again in two weeks time in and some of those are to completely the Second Semi Final at get out of coaching. I do some part Warragul. In fact all top 6 sides play time radio work covering AFL games each other today and will all be and that really appeals to me to get playing each other again in their first further into that, I also have a 16 final. I can't remember that ever yo daughter who is a very talented happening in any competition of netballer and has been representing SENIOR PLAYER her state, so just going and watching football over the years. I would like PROFILE to welcome all the past players who her play appeals to me also, then there NAME: Mal Michael are here today before attending is an option of getting into football tonight's Reunion, in particular the administration, we can all do whatever NICKNAME: Mal we like to do, and both this great Senior Premiership players of 1959 JUMPER NO: 15 football club and myself have time on and Reserve Premiers of 1972. I'm AFL CLUB: Brisbane Lions really looking forward to meeting our side to make the right and best decision for this football club and I am POSITION PLAYED: Full Forward / many of these people tonight. It's Centre half full forward incredible that this clubs last Senior sure that will be done in due course. So, I would like to take this FIRST CLUB PLAYED FOR: Ken- Premiership was in 1959 and I am of more Juniors AFC (GLD) the belief there are still 12 living opportunity to thank Andrew Patterson and his committee for the opportunity BEST MOMENT IN FOOTBALL: participants of that game. This is my 2003 AFL Premiership last report for the season and who to coach this club, Shane Price and Talgi for their incredible support over WORST MOMENT IN FOOTBALL: knows it could be very well my last 2004 Grand-Final report at all for this club. My the past 3 years, Carol Hughes, Adam Tyson, Debbie Tyson who have been PRE-GAME SUPERSTITION: Pasta reappointment has been held off the night before until the end of the season, if there great supporters over the journey, Joel Wishart for putting up with a cranky MOST ENJOYABLE COACH is to be a reappointment at all.