Belrose Rugby League Football club Annual Report 2013 BELROSE RUGBY LEAGUE 2013 ANNUAL REPORT belroseeagles.com 1 Belrose Rugby League Football club Annual Report 2013 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Well what a difference a year makes after a somewhat disappointing 2012 this year has been one of positives on and off the field. The Club’s decision to explore options outside of the local A Grade competition and enter the NSWRL run Sydney Shield competition has been an outstanding success. At the time of going to press the team had secured the Minor Premiership and are now only a game away from a possi- ble Grand Final appearance. On field success aside the boys have enjoyed the wider variety of teams this competition provides although not sure that they are totally happy about playing for an extra month !! Locally, we have also enjoyed great success with 4 teams making it through to the Grand Finals being Under 8s, 12s, 15s and A-Grade. Ultimately 3 teams have enjoyed premiership glory. The Under 8’s coached by Paul Clyne, Under 15s by first year coach Luke Grant and A Grade under the reins of captain coach Scott Handley all enjoyed and celebrated wins. Congratulations to these teams and everyone who contributed to their success. Unfortunately Tim Fitzgerald’s under 12 side were defeated by a very strong Harbord outfit, these boys can hold their heads high for a great season. I believe that a season should not only be measured by the number of Grand Final victories and we have enjoyed a number of success stories off the field this year thanks to hard work by many people. Loyal and generous sponsors. Sean Wilson and Brad Martin have worked hard to be able to hopefully provide greater exposure and recognition for all our sponsors. Record numbers of players in the annual touch football competition Player registrations slightly higher than last season Repairs completed and the scoreboard is now working AV system set up in the Clubhouse Great club supporter base Sydney Shield on and off the field. In general we have had a lot of fun this year. The Dinner Dance was the highlight at a new ven- ue at the Manly Pacific where a great night was had by all. We are very fortunate to have a core group of volunteers; actually they are workers, who have again got us through the year. Every- thing from set up, canteen, raffles, registration, coaches, managers and trainers I can’t name you all but a very big thank you on behalf of the Club we simply would not survive without you. Personally I would like to thank everyone for their support this year especially my fellow Board members but particularly my family who are so understanding and supportive on the demands of my time. SCOTT COLLINS 3 4 Belrose Rugby League Football club Annual Report 2013 BELROSE RLFC Ltd Patron Geoff Toovey Life Members Bill Bradley, Norm Grace*, Graham Lawler, Rick Kramer, George Bailey*, Bill Beers, Bob Goodhand, Lloyd Whitehead, Bob Greenwood*, Keith Anderson, Barry Bowtell*, Ray Keys, John Faulks, John Willard, Alan Dwyer, John Borger, Brian Wildash, Bob Fava, Jim Moggach*, Eric Gal- loway, John Woodroff, Richard Marden, Barry Johnson, Jim Badger, Rosemary Fava, Marea John- son, Charles Carter, Terry Harrod, Paul Hegarty, Kevin Pryor, Michael Smith, Ross Smith, Geoff Al- der, Craig Badger, Susan Alder *Deceased Board of Directors President Scott Collins Secretary Treasurer Eric Galloway Barry Johnson* Directors Sean Wilson Mark Abrahams Virginia Wills Brad Martin Sub-Committees Gear Steward Registrar Magazine Sue Alder John Borger Barry Johnson* Web site Grounds Coaching Coordinator Virginia Wills Mark Abrahams Gary Pickworth Sponsorship Social Brad Martin Vicki Collins *With a lot of help from my friends 5 Belrose Rugby League Football club Annual Report 2013 ACHIEVEMENTS 300 game players Craig Badger, Keiran Dempsey, Shane Parsons, Jason Fava, Phil Blinkhorne, Robert Fava, Dorian Smith, Luke Alder, Lachlan McLeod, Brandon Scott, Andrew Needham, Andrew Rickard, Ben Pick- ering 200 game players Eric Waterworth, Kevin Pryor, Phil Alder, Steve Batty, Phil Johnson, Warwick Badger, Steve Bow- tell, Paul Carlson, David Robertson, Brett Daley, Steve Borger, Anthony Lind, Geoff Toovey, Daryn Trowbridge, Andrew Williams, Tim Galloway, Jamie Wildash, Scott Wildash, Shane Wildash, Paul Clyne, Steve Harrod, Paul Whitfield, Craig Bowtell, Scott Doyle, Grant Jones, Mark Fava, Chad Ea- dy, Heath Dennis, Dean Griffith, Darren Michael, Jason Siladi, Brad Verrills, Chris Corbett, Ben Bax- ter, Darren Daley, Scott Murphy, Jason Whitfield, Scott Sinclair, Matt Baxter, Adam Parkinson, War- rick Smith, Matt Alder, Ryan Carter, James Cable, Chris Brooks, Marcus Middleton, Chris Need- ham, Liam Alder, Ben Pickering, Scott Cable,Tom Needham, Nathan Garnham, Richie Plummer, Luke Grant, Dylan Eldershaw, Paul Garnham, Tom Betts, Luke Betts, Jack Cosh A grade 1967, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2009 A Grade North Sydney 2003, 2013 A reserve grade 1966, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2013 Under 21 1961, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995 Under 19 1982, 1990, 1993 Under 17 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989 Under 16 1969, 1980, 1987, 2000, 2011 Under 15 1970, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986, 2013 Under 14 1969, 1977, 1983, 1993 Under 13 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 2003 Under 12 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2003 Under 11 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1995 Under 10 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 2003 Under 9 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001 Under 8 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1990 Under 7 1978, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 2010 Association Awards Club Champions – Col Mills Memorial trophy est 1979 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003 Senior Grade Champions - L&V Engineering Trophy est 1972 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 Best club – Pop Hall Memorial Trophy 1986, 1992, 2001, 2003, 2004 6 Belrose Rugby League Football club Annual Report 2013 HONOUR ROLL MILESTONES 300 games Ben Pickering SS/A Grade 200 games Jack Cosh A Grade 100 games Sean Wilkes Under 11 Jack Begaud, Liam Fitzgerald Under12 Aidan Begaud Under 13 Jack Keys Under 14 Josh Brand, Joel Martin Under 15 Peter Kemp Under 17 Josh Martin Under 19 Phil Domjen A Grade Liam Jones A Grade Mathew Nugent A Grade Vangelis Dimas-Herd A grade Manly Warringah SG Ball Mitchell Britton , Beau Abrahams (Under 19), Charles Buttrose (Under 19) PERPETUAL AWARDS Scott Wildash trophy Tom Needham President’s trophy Dave Paterson Norm Pounder Senior Grade Coach of the year James Mortimer Barry Bowtell Junior Grade Coach of the year Luke Grant Glen Henderson Clubman award Junior Grade Manager of the Year John Reisp Stirrer’s paddle Tom Nugent Rolling Pin Andrea Patterson 7 Belrose Rugby League Football club Annual Report 2013 SECRETARY’S REPORT 2013 is the year that Belrose has turned the corner and are again on the way up. The days when we win plenty of premierships are about to return. After a very difficult season in 2012 things seemed to go pretty well in 2013 This year with three premierships and the Sydney Shield result to come the Club has had its best year in premierships since 2003.. What is even more important nearly all our teams are showing great improvement with better things to come. The final results for all our teams in 2013 were: Sydney Shield Minor Premiership A Grade Premiers U19 Grade Finalist U17Grade Semi Finalist U15 Grade Premiers U14 Grade 5th U13 Grade Grand Finalist U12/1/M Grand Finalist U12/2W Grade Finalist U11/1M Grade Semi Finalist U11/2 Grade 3rd div Finalist U10/1 M Grade Finalist U10/2 W Grade 3rd Div. Semi Finalist U9/2 W Grade Preliminary Finalist U8/2W Premiers U7 m Uncompetitive U7 W Uncompetitive U 6 Uncompetitive This Annual Report has all team reports from all grades and is an indication of the effort Coaches & Managers put in to ensure our players are all recognized for their efforts If we continue to get enthusiastic Coaches & Managers we will see our teams grow. I think there is no better fun on an early Saturday morning watching all the new parents and grandparents see the new under six players take the field for the first time in Red & Gold. The excitement is often more eclectic than an NRL game. This year was no exception and the num- bers grew in under 7 & U8’s with the under eights playing their first season of competitive foot- ball to take out a premiership. Coach Paul Clyne had previously won a number of premier- (Continued on page 9) 8 SECRETARY’S REPORT (Continued from page 8) ships playing in the centers for 10 years alongside one of Belrose most successful players Da- vid Ronson ( David’s Sea Eagles Premiership winning jumper is on display in the Clubhouse) I am sure Paul’s first success as a Coach is right up there with his success as a player. The numbers grew in under 9 and this age group improved remarkably. Under 10 were again good in numbers while the under11 showed steady improvement. The under 12/1 made the grand final and will surely be looking forward to moving from Mod football to inter- national under 13. This years under 13 had great numbers and look like a team that will continue to get bet- ter while U14’s had a complete restructure and have the enthusiasm to take them through. Of course the last of the Saturday Teams Under 15’s produced the results of the year by beating Manly Cove in Mayor Semi Final and the Grand final.