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Beno’s Banter From the Office ANOTHER season dawns Just on that point, the MPNFL is seeking ideas for a this weekend with the start of name for the new CCL record. Any ideas can be sent hostilities in the Casey Car- to this office via the contact us details on our website dinia Football and Netball www.mpnfl.vcfl.com.au. League, after a cameo per- Among the highlights in this year’s record will be a formance from Cranbourne weekly article from the Casey Scorpions (replacing the and Devon Meadows in wet Frankston Dolphins insertion), full reviews of the Dan- conditions last weekend. denong Stingrays’ progress in the TAC Cup and articles Anticipation and excitement is high and the Board of from Casey’s AFL team Melbourne. South East Juniors Directors, again led by chairman Tony Vagg, along with (DDJFL) have also been invited to contribute to the re- us all at the League office welcomes MPNFL football cord, while the Southern Umpires will now go under and netball back for season 2011. the banner of the Casey Cardinia Umpires. This weekend will see all three competitions kick off in The ever-popular Local Historians stories and locally full with huge expectation and all the nerves that ac- based articles from clubs will feature, while all photos company the first hitout for premiership points. in the Casey Cardinia Record will be sourced from lo- There has been some big progress in the MPNFL over cal games and clubs. the off season, led by a brand new netball competition Clubs in the league have trained hard and long over in Peninsula League. Nine of the 10 clubs will field net- summer and the big question is who will knock league ball sides (only Mornington is not involved) and that is powerhouse Narre Warren off their lofty perch? a fantastic result for our competition. In fact when fully We are very keen for clubs across the three leagues to under way, there will be more netball sides competing contribute story leads or event news to the office this in the three MPNFL leagues than football sides! season so that these can be developed and communi- The MPNFL is fully committed to football and netball cated to the wider football community via the Record. in the Casey Cardinia region and, as such, has initiated Young Guns and Netball Stars will continue to be high- some new innovations to assist enhance, grow and pro- lighted. mote the sports across the district. Good luck to all combatants in this weekend’s round of This year will see the Casey Cardinia League increase MPNFL sport and may the best teams win – but not by its individuality by having its own football record, sep- much – and with good sportsmanship – and woman- arated from the Nepean-Peninsula record for the first ship – on both sides. time since the former South West Gippsland Football League clubs joined the MPNFL in 1995. It is an ac- knowledgement of the strength that the CCL has built and now projects across the West Gippsland area. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20434583322&ref=ts http://twitter.com/MPNFL DISCLAIMER & COPYRIGHT STARTING TIMES ADMISSIONS All editorial material and photographs are prepared by the MPNFL Media Relations Office, published in the MPNFL Colts: 8.30am Adults $9.00 Football Record are subject to copyright laws and may Under 18’s: 10.15am Concession* $5.00 not be reproduced without the permission of the MPNFL. 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Factory 1/12 Govan St, Seaford 3198 2/68 Station Street, Somerville Tel: 9786 0786 • Fax: 9786 6700 PO Box 468, Somerville 3912 Email: [email protected] Tel: 5977 8496 Fax: 5977 9418 www.printscene.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.mpnfl.vcfl.com.au Since 1908 MPNFL 3 4 MPNFL Since 1908 Article Written by Paul Amy – Leader Newspapers Family donates organs of teen killed in road smash The Brennan family remains shattered at Mitchell’s death. They said he was a loving and popular boy who put his family first, especially since his father John, died of a brain injury in 2005. “He should have been starting year 12 this year, his life was only just beginning and has been cut short and left us devastated beyond words,” was how Melanie put it in an email to the Leader. And the circumstances of the accident nag at them. Why had he braked 15m before hitting the tree? Had another car pulled out of a side street? How had he been injured so badly when the passenger side of the ute took the impact? And how could a collision in- volving such a small tree, a mop top, create so much damage? But she said it was a comforting thought that in death, he saved the lives of four people. Family Tragedy His heart, lungs, right and left kidney, pancreas and MITCHELL Brennan was being a good brother. liver were donated. On December 2 last year he dropped off his nephew A young girl received his liver and kidney and a young Harrison at his sister Melanie’s house in Narre Warren father took his heart. South and stayed around to help with her baby, four- Sonja Brennan said her son gave people the ultimate week-old Oliver, who was delivered by caesarean. Christmas present. An hour later, the 18-year-old, who’d had his licence The Brennan family is continuing to promote organ do- for 44 days, got in his ute and headed for home. He nation and create community awareness. never made it to Cranbourne. On Sunday, April 3 at Keysborough Football Club, Not far from Melanie’s house his vehicle left the road Mitchell’s sister Chloe and her Keysy team-mates and struck a tree. There had been a quick-descending played Gembrook for the inaugural DonateLife Shield. thunderstorm and the road was wet, but investigators Mitchell played for Keysborough’s Under 18s and sup- are unsure exactly what happened. ported the women’s side for which Chloe his sister is Shortly after the accident police visited Melanie Plant team manager this year. to make a road-toll call. “The knock at the door still He went to training, helped in the canteen on game haunts me,” she said. days and socialised with many of the girls. Later that day, at The Alfred hospital, doctors told the About 80 per cent of the Keysborough players have Brennan family Mitchell had suffered brain damage already signed up as organ donors. Members of the and his injuries weren’t “sustainable for life”. Then DonateLife team were at the Shield match to answer medical staff raised the idea of organ donation. Given questions about organ donation and provided registra- that Mitchell always wanted to be an ambulance of- tion forms. ficer, they agreed. • To find out more about organ and tissue donation go “We asked for an hour to get our heads around it, but to donatelife.gov.au in our hearts it was something we wanted to do,” his sister Hayley, said. CASEY CARDINIA FOOTBALL NETBALL SHOW Saturday mornings 8.00am - 9.00am 8.00 am Netball 8.20 am Football with Dane Roy & Mark Gullick 97.7 Since 1908 MPNFL 5 Plan ahead, on and off the field If you’re going to have a few drinks, plan ahead and arrange a ride with a designated driver – someone who’s not drinking or who’s responsibly sticking to light. Good sports don’t let their mates drink and drive. Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League Inc. A RoadSafe Victoria initiativeRoadsafe supported P byartner VicRoads sand VCFL Plan ahead, on and off the field If you’re going to have a few drinks, plan ahead and arrange a ride with a designated driver – someone who’s not drinking or who’s responsibly sticking to light. Good sports don’t let their mates drink and drive. A RoadSafe Victoria initiative supported by VicRoads and VCFL Plan ahead, on and off the field If you’re going to have a few drinks, plan ahead and arrange a ride with a designated driver – someone who’s not drinking or who’s responsibly sticking to light. Good sports don’t let their mates drink and drive. A RoadSafe Victoria initiative supported by VicRoads and VCFL 6 MPNFL Since 1908 VCFL Message We have no doubt that all the young players in the The Interleague Experience: 2011 V/line Cup will return home with football memo- V/Line Cup ries and valuable experiences that they can both cher- ish and pass onto their team mates and clubs. At the time of writing, we are in the thick of the V/ Line Cup Under 15 Carnival at various venues in and For many footballers, the experience of interleague around Melbourne including, for the first time, 5 games football may rank as the highest achievement in their played regionally on Saturday and Sunday to kick off playing memories.