UPCOMING EVENTS Club Night 5:30pm Friday 29 July The Redbacks are launching Friday Night Fish & Chips at Club Night this coming Friday. Join us for Ash’s Wheel, an Ashburton Meats Meat Tray Raffle and Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs on the big screen. Everyone welcome! Club Night – Jordan De Goey 5:30pm Sunday 31 July NEWSFLASH!! We are thrilled to welcome Jordan De Goey, Collingwood FC back to the Ashy Redbacks! Jordan will be presenting Player of the Month (June/July) Awards and Milestone Game Awards. We will also have some fun with Ash’s Wheel and an Ashburton Meats Meat Tray Raffle. Hamburgers, hot chips and a sausage sizzle will be on the menu. All welcome. Club Photos Sunday 31 July See website for schedule and instructions http://www.ashyredbacks.org.au/new-events/ U8 & U9 Derby Under Lights Friday 5 August Come and support our future footy stars in the making as they battle it out under lights on Friday 5 August. The first game starts at 4:30pm, followed by all other games at 6pm. Join us for Fish and Chips in the club rooms afterwards – the Tiges v Pies will be on TV. Rosie Batty Luncheon Saturday, August 13th 12:00pm 3:00pm 489 Glenferrie Rd Toorak MILESTONE GAMES 100 GAMES Joel Lagastes 50 GAMES U11 Red U12 Red U12 Green • Henry Lasscock • Edwin • James Davies • Charlie Adams O'Donnell • Nate Sheridan • Tom Blakie • Luca Kotis • Harry Bowen • Nicholas Francis • Henry Jones • Billy Macmillan • Patrick Jones • Alex • Josh Bell Karpathakis • Finn Haylock • Joey Tuszynski • Connor • Max Dal Pozzo Ferguson • Bradman • Mitch Horn Docherty • Eddie Dunlop • Will Richards • David Hickey Congratulations Joel Lagastes for achieving 100 great games at Ashy! James Davies celebrating 50 games last weekend Congratulations to Harry, Edwin, Patrick, Henry, Tom, Josh, Mitch, Connor, Finn, David, Will, Eddie and Jamal It was a giant banner last Sunday fit for a giant achievement of over 600 games at Ashy! Under 8 White Coach: Tim Schleiger Q1: Age group Under 8 White Q4: Goal Kickers Q2: Match Summary Not recorded at this level After a week off, our first home game in quite a while was Q5: Goal of the day played against a visiting Hawthorn Citizens team. Not even Jordan Katiforis kicked a ripper goal at the start of the last the unforgiving freezing cold conditions; with whipping winds quarter. reminiscent of the prevailing south east winds of Arctic park Q6: Play of the day in the 80s, could dampen the spirits of the mighty Under 8 Channeling his Dad (and U8 White Coach) Tim Schleiger in Whites. With Head Coach Tim struck down with an illness his SOCCER playing hey day, Ollie Schleiger nailed an and choosing wisely to stay away, Assistant Coach Glenn overhead bicycle kick! got the call up to get in the thick of the action on ground. The Q7: Mark of the Day boys responded well to his direction and positive feedback. Lachie Walker took an excellent mark straight from the very The boys fought hard to keep tabs on a quick opposition who first centre break. shared the ball well and proved to be a strong and cohesive Q8: Top team player unit. Our boys didn’t give up and were rewarded with some Joseph Dee has really improved and this game he was really great passages of play and goals. Their tackling, marking focused on following the play and as a result saw lots more and taps during ball ups were really great. Many of the boys of the ball. have shown fantastic improvement and their commitment Q9: Completed by and determination to get the ball in trying weather conditions Respondent skipped this question was impressive. Q3: Best players Walter Adams was a worthy medal recipient and clearly best on ground. He works tirelessly each week in both offence and defence and this week was no exception. He was in the action and saw lots of the ball. POPE PACKAGING Coach: Matt Pietsch Under 9 Red Q1: Age group The second quarter had Henry tapping the ball to advantage Under 9 Red of Taylor & Charlie, while Olli G was in and under at every Q2: Match Summary contest. Hugo and Ollie P were creating opportunities up forward but only 3 point made it to the score board. The boys look their best at the start of the day, but that was rd expected for the team photo. The team came alive in the 3 quarter with Swifty moved into When they arrive at Glenferrie oval the wide open spaces of the midfield, Ben Jones hard ball gets were great and Hugo the ground allowed for extra players to take the field, and the was driving the ball into the forwards. Bailey was lively team showed great sprit to begin. Kade found the ball easily around goals, but it was Tom Davies who got the job done in the mids with assistance from Thomas D & Tom V. Evan & with 2 goals and Tyson was rewarded for some desperation Jonesy defended gallantly, while at the other end Josh and with a goal also. Jackson tried hard but it was only Taylor who got a score of The last quarter was fought out hard by Jonesy & Kade in the board with a great goals. the back half, while Hugo and Taylor rack up possession through the midfield. In the end scoreboard got a little ugly Ollie Grogan’s loose ball get onto Evan McVeigh, quick but continual improvement from the team was fantastic. hands to Hugo Monkovitch for a driving kick into the goal square Q7: Mark of the Day Q3: Best players Hugo’s big grab in the 3rd quarter Hugo Monkovitch (Medal), Ben Jones (Chicken Dinner), Q8: Top team player Henry Sewell & Evan McVeigh (Money Box) Josh Charlie Ryan for a consistent 4 quarter effort McLoughlin, Taylor Carlisle & Ben Swift (Frogs) Kade Q9: Tackle King Eardley & Tom Davies (Bowling) Ben Jones dominated the tackle count and had double the Q4: Goal Kickers amount of next best player. Thomas Davies 2, Taylor Carlisle, Tyson Fernee Q10: Completed by Q5: Goal of the day Assistant Coach Tyson Fernne snap goal in 3rd Quarter Q6: Play of the day Friends Pharmacy Under 9 Coach: Simon Miller Black Q1: Age group Under 9 Black Jamon, Riley L, Cooper, Snowy, Ben A, James, Lachie, Ben M. Q2: Match Summary Q4: Goal Kickers U9 Black today ventured out to Glenferrie oval and took on Jamon 2, James 2, Snowy 2, Riley L 1, Charlie 1, Theodore Hawthorn Citizens. After a spirited Captains address from 1, Mitchell 1, Ben A, Kurt 1, Ben M 1. both Riley and Mitch, the team were pumped up and ready Q5: Goal of the day for the first bounce. The game started out as tight scrap in Ben A - received a slick handball then showed great the middle with both teams going in hard, then with composure by baulkiing around a defender and slotting a persistence and great intensity, the Redbacks were able to great goal. push the ball forward and provide good supply to our Q6: Play of the day forwards. As the game unfolded, so did our desire to win Jamon N - took a terrific mark in the forward line, then played every contest and play great team footy. Every player on and goaled truly. Theodore - solid performance in each contributed today and executed their roles perfectly - mids quarter and in a variety of positions. were strong, forwards were elusive and accurate, backs Q7: Mark of the Day were fortress like. With plenty of space at Glenferrie oval, the Lachie G - a great pack mark with eyes only on the ball. players had to run hard, and that they did, right up to the final Q8: Top team player siren. By far our best team game today, which was clearly Snowy E and Ben A - awarded medals today. Great game evident with having 10 different goal kickers - a superb from both these players. display of team work. Q9: Completed by Coach Q3: Best players Under 9 Teal Coach: Robert Jurac Q1: Age group Ashy Teal were ferocious at the contest all day & were • Under 9 Teal rewarded with a bag of goals against Balwyn Tigers. Q2: Match Summary Tackling and Marking were both a feature. Q3: Best players Roshan having the ball on a string in the 2nd quarter kicking HUGE TEAM EFFORT 3 goals. Q4: Goal Kickers Q7: Mark of the Day Roshan Gunstilake 3 Andre Maniatis 1 Patrick Hedley 1 I Finlay Sutherland may have missed another. Q8: Top team player Q5: Goal of the day Oscar Douez. Roshan Gunatilake. Q9: Completed by Q6: Play of the day • Coach Under 9 White Coach: Simon Goodwin Round 13, 24 July 2016 Ashy White v Kew Comets – Match he hadn't been as emotional or shed as many tears since report by Mark Branagan Under 9s In the biggest turnaround Taylor Swift's Melbourne concert late last year. The wintry since Pauline Hanson stormed back into power and Derryn bitterness was best exemplified by goal umpire, Steve 'Are Hinch went off the turps, loyal offsider Justin 'JR' Reid you all Done' Gough who looked so rugged up in a multi- returned to fill the under 9s senior coaching vacuum for layered outfit that he could have been auditioning as a round 13. With the battle for coaching roles displaying all the stuntman truck driver on Ice Road Truckers TV series or intrigue and deception of a Game of Thrones episode (just Deadliest Catch where half of the dialogue is bleeped out as without the naughty bits), JR's ascension to the senior expletives.