Dandenong FC Rebuild
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FAREWELL FROM THE DESK... WAYNE HOLDSWORTH, SFL CEO This is my last editorial and I would like to take So the time has come for me to tackle my next • Took over the competition management of this opportunity to thank everyone that has challenge – farewell. SDNA - 2009 contributed to the League during my past 6 • Aggregating with MSJFL/SDNA/SFL on Achievements in past 5 years footy seasons as CEO of the SFL. sponsorship, suppliers and umpires - 2009 I have listed below some of our collective • Presided over the very First Senior football • Facilitated more training courses for club achievements and we all should be proud of Club in Australia to achieve AFL Gold Level personnel than ever before. 2008/2009 them. Quality Club status – Cheltenham FC - 2008 • Introduced an SFL Coaches Association May I acknowledge Maree Heverin, Kingsley • A net 45% increase in playing - 2009 Ellis, Dave Cannizzo and Matt Duck. They have participants.2007 -2012 • Facilitated several footy clinics at Secondary all made me look good over the years and are • An increase of 14% in number of clubs. 27 Colleges. - 2009 certainly the reason we are where we are now. to 30 now • Negotiated an interleague fixture for They are outstanding football administrators • Assisted Sandown Cobras to get from 7 2009/2010 - 2009 and above all wonderful people. I will miss you players in 2008 to over 100 now. • Improved numbers and profile of umpires. all very much. • Assisted Dandenong FC rebuild. • Average age of umpires is 27 previously 29 I would like to recognize David Andrew – “DA” • Assisted Moorabbin Kangaroos rebuild. • First female umpire to do first div grand final who back in 2006 commenced the journey • Successful in applying for a $50,000 grant anywhere in Australia – Kelly Williamson of this league’s redevelopment, he was a from AFL Victoria - 2008 2011 brilliant mind and helped ensure that the • 6 SFL coaches completed level 2 coaches • Managed a finals venue directly. – 2009 - league survived. May I also acknowledge Mark accreditation funded by SFL – 2007 - 2012 Heatherton Seymour the current Board Chairman who has • Sponsored the VSSSA Secondary School • Introduced the final 5 - 2009 been Chairman for the past 3 footy seasons footy competition. - 2008 • Introduced the SFL Gift - 2009 not a more knowledgeable, calm and influential • Made trading profit for 5 years running. • Introduced new clubs – Southern Dragons man will we meet in football circles, he has 2007 - 2012 – 2009, Endeavour Hills 2011, Hallam 2012, been an enormous guide and mentor for me. • Changed the way Finals are managed to Bentleigh 2012, hopefully Carrum Patterson Without Steve Barnes this league may well ensure a share to all clubs. -2008/2009 Lakes 2013 have ‘folded” in 2006 however with his tenacity • Rebated clubs from Alcohol levy. – • Became Incorporated - 2009 and single mindedness Barnesy “rallied the 2008/2009 • Altered Rules and Regs to reflect today’s troops” and ensured not just that this league • Started a Colts competition!! – 2008 standards. - 2009 survived but it then thrived – he is the reason • The most clubs of any league in Australia to • Set up the Board portfolio system.- 2009 we have a league today. attain Silver level Quality Club status - 2009 • Started a thirds competition – 2009 Director of umpiring Scott Van Noordennen • Quality League Management Framework – • Thirds competition now at 16 teams - 2012 and President of the SFLUA Peter Martin have assessment of SFL 94%. – 2009 100% -2011 • Grew the Colts comp from 4 to 11 teams made our 31st club successful and have been • Took over the competition management of • First league to fund defibrillators to all SFL a delight to work with. the MSJFL .- 2009 venues in 2012. SOUTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 MORDIALLOC EAST MALVERN LYNDALE 2nd Floor, Junior Development Building v CHELTENHAM v MURRUMBEENA v MOORABBIN Moorabbin Reserve, Linton Street 11 ROUND PO Box 1018, Moorabbin VIC 3189 ST KILDA CITY BLACK ROCK ENDEAVOUR HILLS P: 9553 5644 v DINGLEY v BENTLEIGH v MOUNT WAVERLEY F: 9553 5655 HEATHERTON OAKLEIGH DISTRICT HALLAM Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Holdsworth v CLAYTON v SOUTH YARRA v ASHWOOD Football Operations: Matt Duck HIGHETT SPRINGVALE DISTRICTS CAULFIELD Tribunal Venue: SFL Headquarters Linton Street, Moorabbin v CHELSEA HEIGHTS v HAMPTON v DANDENONG (Melways Ref 77 F6) EAST BRIGHTON SOUTHERN DRAGONS SANDOWN Football Record: [email protected] v ST PAULS v SKYE v DOVETON EAGLES OFFICIAL PUBLISHER OF THE SOUTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD “SOUTHERN FOOTY” www.sfl.com.au 1 MATCH OF THE ROUND BROADCAST Division One: Sunday July 1 Proudly brought to you by: Leader Newspapers, Sandown Function Centre, EAST BRIGHTON 88.3 Southern FM VS ST PAUL’S Hurlingham Park Nepean Highway, East Brighton Melway Ref: 67 J10 On Air: 2pm – 5pm Game start time: 2.10pm Home club from all grounds phone 88.3FM on 9583 0533 with 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and full time scores. KooGA SUNDAY RADIO SHOW PLAYER OF THE ROUND 88.3 SOUTHERN FM - 11AM Dan Kiellerup – Oakleigh District LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM PARK BRIGHTON 11am Sunday Dan Kiellerup displays great versatility in his game playing halfback, half forward and in the Guests: midfield. An SFL interleague representative Rod Johnson – back in 2010, Dan was the game saver last week in the game against Murrumbeena. former Chairman Victoria Racing Club Dan is this week’s KooGa Player of The Round. Barry Michael - Dan wins a Kooga pack which can be World Super Featherweight Champion collected from the SFL office during business hours. and SFL identities Congratulations Dan THE BEES ARE BUZZING KooGa official supplier to the SFL Listen to 88.3 Southern FM every Sunday “for all your on field and off field apparel” 2 SOUTHERN FOOTY 2012 MEDIA PAGE A TRUE CLUBMAN at 16 YEARS YOUNG Reserves and Colts Team in the His family and the Hallam Football Southern Football League this Club are extremely proud of his MATT NEVE CELEBRATES season of 2012. devotion to the game of AFL 200 GAMES WITH THE Throughout pre season training Football he loves and his club HALLAM FOOTBALL CLUB Matt committed himself and trained and congratulate him on this Matt commenced his footy career extremely hard and for his efforts achievement at such a young age. at the age of 5yrs joining the Hallam instead of playing colts, his age Football Club Auskick centre. group, he was promoted to the At the age of 6 1/2years he entered Senior’s Team being the youngest into junior competitions in under 9’s player of the group. at the Hallam Football Club starting Matt has been a dedicated and out at the smallest player of the committed ambassador for group. grass roots football and has now Matt spent three years in under 9’s commenced his journey into senior and on his last year won B&F for the football. club, since then he has gone on to He prides himself on being a team play u10s, u11s, u12s, u13s, u14s, player and contributes his success u15s and u16s for the club. in football to his team mates, Throughout these years he has coaches, family and club members. been fortunate to being nominated Matt is also part of the AFL Academy captain of several of his teams – Hallam Senior College where he and win several best & fairest and attends as a Year 11 student. other awards for his efforts and Matt has now become part of the commitment. Senior squad which is an enormous The most highlighted awards being achievement looking towards his 2010 Under 15’s and 2011 Under dreams of being drafted into the 16’s Club Best & Fairest and 2011 AFL. League 3rd Best & Fairest. Fanatical Richmond support I am For the first time in its history Hallam sure Matt would love to play for his Football Club have fielded a Seniors, beloved “Tigers”. Foundation 49 CUP East Brighton often require specialist treatment Community footy at its best – get and F49 attempts to assist along and support the East Brighton VS ST.Pauls awareness so men can tackle these Football Club and the Cabrini Sunday Foundation 49 CUP problem areas with confidence and Institute – for further information Sunday July 1st 2012 the knowledge that they are part about the foundation please visit This Sunday sees the 4th clash of a greater community and that the Southern Football League between these 2 Southern Football assistance is there. Where better to website:www.sfl.com.au League Heavyweights at Hurlingham promote this worthy cause than at Park in the Foundation 49 Cup. suburban football, a predominantly Foundation 49 is a not for profit male domain. It seeks to educate organization that aims to raise the benefits of early diagnosis. awareness for men’s health issues. Whilst there can be a lot of negative It wants to promote more awareness press on AFL and suburban football of the problems easily associated East Brighton Football Club, in with men who traditionally do not conjunction with the support of seek medical assistance when they St.Pauls Football Club seek to attract should. Areas such as depression, some positive press by working with substance abuse, prostate cancer and promoting Foundation 49. www.sfl.com.au 3 Division 1: FROM THE BOUNDARY BEN POLLARD Barely a week has gone to script in seven-goal-straight final term. Luke you can be assured they won’t let Division One this season, but almost Bartholomew continued a brilliant complacency slip into these games. everything you expected to happen season in front of goal with three in Round 10 happened... majors, while Chris Morgan put in ST KILDA CITY VS DINGLEY another huge performance.