NEWS UPDATE Edition 03, 21 June 2019 Marist merchandise Marist Year 7s available every hit Melbourne weekend Watching AFL games at the MCG, chatting to Channel 7 Merchandise can be purchased on commentators and former players, and going head to Sunday mornings throughout the season head with a Yr 7 team from Melbourne were some of the at the club. It will be available next to highlights of this year’s Marist Yr 7 Father-Son Trip. Thirty the BBQ area on the John Lucas Oval five players and thirty three Dads descended on between 9am and 11am. Melbourne in the June long weekend to take in all things football in the footy capital. Shorts and socks will be on sale as well as various sizes in training tops. As soon as the lucky group arrived they were taken on a Limited sizes are available in the black tour of Ikon Park – home of the Carlton Blues. This was hoodies and adult sizes in the longline followed by Friday night footy at Marvel Stadium where jackets. the kids had a chat with the on ground Channel 7 commentators Bruce McAvaney, Cameron Ling and Jimmy Bartell. The Roos got up which put a smile on a couple of our group’s supporters. The following day the boys pulled on their Marist footy jumpers to play a great game against the Hampton Rovers on a traditional Melbourne Footy Park complete with centre square mud pit. The boys didn’t get over the line but went down in traditional Marist fighting passion. Thanks to the Rovers for hosting and hopefully it’s the start of an annual traditional game. Continued on next page Continued from page 1 The group was then treated to a day out at the MCG where they watched the Fremantle Dockers beat Collingwood on the final kick – gotta love giving it to the Collingwood supporters at their home ground! Sunday saw the weather change along with the quality of football. Most of the group only lasted till half time at the Carlton–Essendon game with what can only be described as a lesson to the boys on how not to play. A tour of the MCG was the last stop on Monday before some tired boys and fathers headed home. A big thank you goes to Jeremy Malaxos, Andrew Howes and Matt Mazzuchelli for organising such a fantastic trip. Left: Yr 7 players mixing it with Jimmy Bartell Marist Girls enjoying an exciting season All three Marist Girls’ teams have well and truly settled into the 2019 season with some fantastic displays of team work, skill and athleticism in their matches over the past four weeks. It is an exciting time for the girls at Marist, with numbers at a record high. We currently have full sides in our Youth girls and Yr 7/8 team, and our Yr 5/6 team is also almost full. In total there are approximately 65 girls playing for Marist in Congratulations to Michala Scally from the Marist Yr 7/8 the all-girls Northern Conference competition team for playing 50 games for the club. this year. Recently, our Marist girls’ teams were thrilled to have four West Coast Eagles players attend our Monday We look forward to hosting more regular girls’ evening training session at Br. Terrence Gleeson games down at Marist on Friday evenings Oval. throughout the rest of the season. Be sure to come down to the ground and cheer the girls Andrew Gaff, Jack Darling, Luke Shuey and Jamie on. They would love your support. Cripps chatted to the players, participated in the training drills, signed autographs and posed for many For updates on when the girls are playing at photos with the girls (and parents!). Many thanks to home, please check the Marist Facebook page. the West Coast Eagles for a memorable experience. MARISTMARIST FOOTBALLFOOTBALL CLUBCLUB NEWSNEWS UPDATEUPDATE Juniors relish the wet conditions The wet start to the second phase of the season was a nice change for players who got a true winter experience - with rain and mud to add to the excitement of playing footy! We encourage all parents to keep an eye on the weather forecast and if it is looking wet, to bring a change of warm clothes and a towel for their players after the game. With flu and colds knocking kids out of school, it is best to be protective of them to give them every chance of staying fit and well as we start the winter sports season. Be aware that the team photos are underway and your team will be called up to the clubrooms for their annual pic! Please ensure your players have their uniforms and are Coach Dwayne and Benji looking their best for the team shot! Marist coaches give I hope you are enjoying the season so far and the players are loving the experience. feedback If anyone has any queries or concerns on Great to see the passion the coaches are putting junior football or about the modified rules; into the kids week in and week out. As the wet please email David Bornmann – Marist FC weather hits, it’s important to remind ourselves Junior VP on [email protected] how important the ‘one percenters’ are – body behind the ball, smothers, hunting in numbers and keeping the ball moving forward. We tend to see a lot of soccering during wet weather but the club encourages players to continue to pick the ball up and kick which will help with the continued development of these skills. Auskick coaches had a feedback session recently. We will be conducting the same session with the junior and youth coaches in the coming weeks to share what has worked, what hasn’t and also how the club can better support coaches. This will help strengthen the club’s support in the future and all coaches are encouraged to attend. Invites will be out shortly. Reminder – don’t forget to log on to coachafl.com and do your courses to ensure you get your Coaching Development Points (CDP)! Yr 4 Marist Marist and Yr 4 North Beach Gold There are two football clinics being held over the July school holidays.There is one for 7-16 year olds and a 2-day girls only clinic. Where: Br Terry Gleeson Oval, Newman College When: 9am-12pm 11th, 12th July Cost: $120 ($100 before June 30) The coaching team is lead by former AFL and WAFL Talent Scout Rod Willett. To register - [email protected] www.kicks4kidz.com.au MARIST FOOTBALL CLUB NEWS UPDATE MaristFC AFL Tipping Leaderboard after Round 13 1st: CRIPPSEE (Ty P) 76 2nd: SOFE (Sofia T) 75 3rd: DAVIDVR (David V) 74 4rd: JACKLEWIS123 (Jack L) 73 5th: TONY LOCANTRO (Tony L) 72 Auskick’s Gala night a hit with players Marist Youth looking and parents strong as the season progresses The annual Friday night fixture was a success. The weather was the best in recent memory and Two games have now been completed since the the players responded to the occasion with some break. The winter weather has hit with many awesome marks and super goals. It was great to games played in the rain and wind putting our see so many mums watching and no doubt the skills to the test. Auskickers let them all have a sleep in on Sunday! A quick wrap from the last two rounds sees the senior team with one strong win as is the case for Over the last two weeks the team from ‘Kardz most of the Youth teams, but talk of the town is for Sports’ have been busy taking plenty of the Yr 7 Blues with two wins in a row! This team photos for the footy team cards. It is great to has struggled to win a game each year so have them down with a portion of the their sales fantastic work to the boys and their coaches. coming back to the club. Unfortunately another wet weekend scheduled – While the weather might be getting colder, the let’s not let this dampen the Marist winning spirit! footy at Auskick is only just getting warmed up, so come down and support the future of the Marist Football club! MARIST FOOTBALL CLUB NEWS UPDATE A word from the Respecting Umpires I would like to take this opportunity to follow up President on recent events reminding us all to respect umpires, in particular the young boys and girls just starting out. Parents need to always set the standard for respect in any social environment and junior football is no different. We all need to consider if the way we are behaving and speaking to anyone is providing the right role modelling for our children. Respect for umpires goes beyond their role as officials of the game; they are all human beings who deserve respect. I trust Marist will continue to set the standard for a positive game day environment with umpire respect a key part of this. Matt Mazzuchelli President - Marist FC [email protected] Sponsors/Life Members/Past Players night We held our annual Life Members, Past Players and Sponsors Night on the 24th of May and our 18s side took on Scarborough in wintery Free drinks for umpires conditions. While the result didn’t go our way, the night was a great success with many getting To further show respect to our umpires and the the chance to catch up with old friends and team role they play each week, the club will now mates.