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SEASON 2014 RECORD ROUND 1 SATURDAY 5 APRIL SUNDAY 6 APRIL VV VV VV VV VV PENINSULA FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE This week... Office Talk On behalf of PCN Sports Alliance Chairman Stuart Gilchrist, the this season so that these can be developed and Board of Directors, CEO Jeff Jones communicated to the wider football community and all at the Office, welcome to season 2014. via the Footy Record and Casey Cardinia Chronicle. It is the first time for many years that all three football Stuart and the crew at Carbonless Books will again and netball competitions will begin on the same provide our Leagues with the best and most up-to- weekend and the anticipation around the Peninsula, date news via the award-winning records. Nepean and Casey-Cardinia regions has never been The RPP Footy Show is back on air as are the live higher. That will reach fever pitch as sides take the game-day broadcasts on Saturday afternoons with field this weekend after a long, hot and at times our official broadcaster PCN Sports Alliance Media challenging pre-season, but we believe the wait will Match of the Round Filming, which can be watched be well worth it. online Monday Nights from 6pm via the Peninsula Of course your league Office will be at your service as www.peninsulafnl.com.au or Nepean www. usual this year and it is important that all on and off nepeanfnl.com.au league websites, so we are ready field personnel at every member club is aware that and set for another huge season. we are here to assist and we share your passion for Please log on to the either the Peninsula www. football and netball. peninsulafnl.com.au, Casey Cardinia www. In the area of football, it is pleasing to report that caseycardiniafnl.com.au , Nepean www.nepeanfnl. most clubs have registered enough players to field com.au website to keep abreast of all the news and sides in all grades. And even more pleasing is the events planned for 2014. cooperation between two Nepean League clubs, From here you can click through to access your Tyabb and Hastings, which have collaborated to field team’s home pages and links. During games football a combined Under 18 side thereby allowing a group and netball followers can log on to the league app of players who would otherwise not be playing the via mobile devices and follow score updates from all game to get out and have a kick. Well done to both venues. Facebook and Twitter are also favourites of clubs. many fans and those links can also be found on the Much interest will surround the replacement of Under website. 18s with Under 17 and Under 19 competitions in the Good luck to all sides in this weekend’s season Casey Cardinia League. It is a bold move and one that opening round where the Possibilities are Endless the PCN Sports Alliance supports for the betterment and may the competition be close and spirited with of football in that region. Again clubs have worked the best of sportsmanship on display for all to admire extremely hard and only Keysborough will not field and enjoy. sides in these grades this year. Let the 2014 season begin. On the netball front, the news is even better with Nepean League boasting three senor grades along with 17 & Under for the first time, and the Casey Cardinia League exploding to four senior grades (A, B, C and D) and also supporting two separate competitions in each of the 17 & Under, 15 & Under and 13 & Under grades. The office is keen for clubs across the three leagues to contribute story leads or event news to the office MPNFL http://twitter.com/MPNFL DISCLAIMER & COPYRIGHT STARTING TIMES All editorial material and photographs published in the record are subject FOOTBALL to copyright laws and may not be reproduced without written consent U18’s 10.20am from PCN Sports Alliance. PCN Sports Alliance and its printing agent hold Reserves: 12.10pm Seniors: 2.00pm no responsibility for any errors, omissions in material supplied by a third party or that is in breach of the Trade Practices Act 1974, Copyright Act 1968, Fair Trading Act 1985, or infringes the rights of any person. NETBALL C Grade: 11.00am Design and Printed by: Carbonless Books (03) 9775 1111 B Grade: 12.15pm A Grade: 1.30pm Photo’s supplied by Michael Kompa MPNFL 2/68 Station Street, Somerville. PO Box 468, Somerville 3912 Tel: 5977 8496 Fax: 5977 9418 Email: [email protected] www.peninsulafnl.com.au 3 4 www.peninsulafnl.com.au AFL Vic Country This season we also look forward to more clubs WorkSafe AFL Victoria Country taking advantage of the Country Football and Netball season welcome Program. Since 2005 a total of 374 projects have shared in funding of $16.7 million, with a combined It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the total project value of $49.1 million. 2014 season after one of the busiest summers in recent memory. WorkSafe AFL Victoria Country will be working with the Victorian Government to ensure the CFNP Over the past 18 months, WorkSafe AFL Victoria continues beyond 2015 and supports many more of Country has taken giant strides in implementing the the 700 eligible clubs that are yet to receive assistance recommendations of the 2011 Review into Country under the program. Football. The success of country football in Victoria wouldn’t This hard work continued during the off-season and be possible without the support of our sponsors and we are pleased to announce that 12 of the proposed community partners. In particular we must thank our 13 region commissions are now fully operational. naming rights sponsor WorkSafe who have agreed The commissions represent a significant push to give to extend their partnership with AFL Victoria for a local people a greater role in the strategic direction further six years to the end of 2009. and development of football in their region. Finally, I would like wish all players, coaches, umpires, To this point, Region General Managers are now volunteers, leagues and clubs all the very best for in place at all of the eight larger commissions, season 2014 and hope it’s an enjoyable one. redefining football administration in country Victoria and improving the ability of such bodies to effectively Brett Connell service their local football communities. Country Football Manager In February we also made the final appointments to WorkSafe AFL Victoria Country our team of regionally based development staff. The announcement of two football development managers in Gippsland completes our goal to provide greater development resources in country Victoria and takes the total number of staff in regional areas to 29. With more men and women on the ground in every corner of Victoria and able to lend support to leagues and clubs, we look forward to an exciting year in country football. Arguably the biggest highlight on the community football calendar in 2014 is the Country vs Metro Clash scheduled for Saturday July 12. Regional and rural Victoria’s best 22 players will be chosen after the WorkSafe Country Championships on May 24-25, and be pitted against the top players from Melbourne’s premier leagues. Thirty six leagues in total will compete in the 2014 WorkSafe County Championships, hoping to climb the rankings table and enhance their reputation. Every player who pulls on the boots in the Championships will be eligible to play for the Peter Knights-coached Victoria Country side in the historic encounter against our Metropolitan counterparts in July. The Metro side will be coached by Western Bulldogs champion, and former AFL assistant coach at three clubs, Brian Royal, with the team to selected from the six major Metropolitan competitions’ triple header on Saturday March 29 at Visy Park. A second Victorian Country senior side and an U19 outfit will also take part in the Metro Vs County Clash, taking on representative sides from the Victorian Amateur Football Association continuing their annual clashes. www.peninsulafnl.com.au 5 History Mornington Football Club plays its Mornington has also played in 124 finals games 1,700th Senior game since 1908. including 31 appearances in Grand Finals winning 11 Since the Peninsula Football Association was formed Premierships and being Runners up on 19 occasions. in 1908, the Mornington Football Club has played 1,699 games within the competitions that now During the 106 years, they have played 30 opponents make up the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football with only 4 clubs getting the better of them:- League. Chelsea 60 wins and 52 losses Of those 1,699 games, 1,575 of those games were Frankston YCW 32 wins and 20 losses during the Home & Away season that resulted in 905 wins, 651 losses &19 drawn games. Langwarrin 8 wins and 4 losses Somerville Baxter 2 wins and no losses The clubs that Mornington has played 100 times or more:- Club Games Wins Losses Drawn Hastings 201 107 92 2 Frankston 182 93 88 1 Seaford 137 75 58 4 Sorrento 137 71 65 1 Edi Asp 122 65 56 1 Chelsea 114 52 60 2 As for today’s opponents, Mt Eliza, it will be the 78th meeting of the two clubs and to date, Mornington has been victorious on 40 occasions while Mt Eliza has been victorious on 37 occasions. Mornington 1913 Thanks to Simon Fiedler, Mornington & League Historian for providing these statistics. 6 www.peninsulafnl.com.au Football Prime movers Michael Burke, Luke Van Raay, Aaron Paxton and champ Justin Peckett will play again with Preview the Bulls.