Annual Report 2010 Manly-Warringah Rugby League Football Club Limited MANLY-WARRINGAH RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2010 2010 was a tough year for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, but the team continued its unbroken run of making every semi final series since 2005. In the “salary cap” era, this is a great achievement, and Des Hasler and his entire coaching and football department staff are to be congratulated on this consistently high performance. For the Football Club, 2010 was an important year of transition, as we focused our efforts on advocating the redevelopment of Brookvale Oval, on working closely with the Sea Eagles leadership to integrate our memberships, and on honouring our past by bringing former Sea Eagles players into regular contact with current fans and members. Let me briefly describe some work in each of these 3 areas. Redevelopment of Brookvale Oval as a modern football and community facility is absolutely vital for the future of the Sea Eagles. As a membership-run organisation, the Football Club is ideally placed to represent the views of thousands of fans to Warringah Council. We’ve worked hard to advocate a sensible, balanced plan for redevelopment that will support both the Sea Eagles and the needs of the community, and Football Club Patron Kerry Sibraa and Football Club director Philip Dean are doing tireless work in discussing our ideas with council and community members. We hope to see positive results in 2011. We are very pleased with the progress we’ve made working with Graham Lowe and the management team at the Sea Eagles on integrated membership. Most of you will have seen the “tick box” option on Sea Eagles 2011 membership forms to also join the Leagues and Football Clubs. This is a great step forward, and we hope to build on this for 2012 membership. I’d like to commend Graham and his team on the great work they’re doing. The Football Club Board continues to maintain, and where possible strengthen, our shareholding in the Sea Eagles. In 2010, the Football Club purchased 50,000 shares in the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Limited, injecting much-needed new capital into the Sea Eagles. While we will purchase additional shares from time to time, the Manly Warringah League Club is a more appropriate vehicle for membership-based purchases of equity in the Sea Eagles, and that organisation’s decision to purchase equity will reduce the need for us to do so in the future. We welcomed club legend Cliff Lyons to the Football Club board in 2010; Cliff represents a tangible link with former players, and proof of our commitment to honouring this great club’s proud history. We continued the “new” tradition of an “Old Boys” event prior to a Brookie home game; this was a great success and we will aim to expand this event in 2011. On behalf of the Board, I would like to wish all Football Club Members and their families a safe and Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a more successful 2011 supporting our beloved Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles! Bob Reilly Football Club Chairman 1 MANLY-WARRINGAH RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2010 2010 Sponsors Major Sponsor Jersey Back Sleeve Sponsor Jersey Back Shorts Platinum Sponsors Coca-Cola Amatil Australia Pty Ltd MT Plumbing Tongue Flash Skip Bins Gema Group Holdings National Transport Security & Services P&T Structural Landscaping Freshwater Building International Sports Clothing Australia Opal Coaches Paladin Risk Management Services Future Signage Jim Beam Global Australia Pty Ltd PC-Eftpos Pty Ltd Gadens Lawyers Sydney Pty Ltd Global Self Storage Brookvale United Resource Management Price Sense Pharmacy Pooles Hardware and Paint Good Day Electrical Service Manly-Warringah Rugby League Club Reilly & Sons Food Services Royale Limousines Harbord Growers Fruit Market Sanyo Oceania Pty Ltd Samjon Seafood Honey Body Salon Gold Sponsors Sunblest Cleaning Services Santarosa & Associates Ian Byrne Criminal Lawyer B S C Physical & Mental Performance Titan Management Sea La Vie Icon Event Catering Centrebet Pty Ltd Out & About Marketing & Media Pty Ltd SOS Print & Media Jacksons Awards National Rugby League Sportspower Orange James Smyth Estate Agents Thyssenkrupp Elevator Australia Corporate Partners M&G Travel Pty Ltd (Ambassador Holidays) Sydney Wide Fabrications Kyora Landscapes Silver Sponsors Bacino Di San Marco TDN Group Lido Russo Pty Ltd Delmege Commercial Pty Ltd Barren Holdings Beacon Hill Mechanics Thompson Health Care Pty Ltd Matt Asprey Plumbing The Manly Daily Beachwheels Automotive Travelodge Manly Warringah Manly Express Designa Accessories Boyded Industries Zed N Zed Jewellers Manly Windows Pty Ltd Tooheys Pty Ltd Stanford Brown Community Business Partners Master Billiards Manly Warringah Credit Union AMP Capital Investors Pty Ltd Brooke Withers Sport & Life Pty Ltd A Class Formwork Nourish Catering Chris Reilly & Sons Scaffolding Pty Ltd ATOS Framing Bronze Sponsors Ocean Blend Pivot Creative Bakker Towing Active APC Owen Tyres Compact Lamps Australia Balgowlah Floors Airroad Distribution Pty Ltd PakMen Packaging Commulynx Bars-N-Racks ASP Sportz Paper and Print Direct West East Home Loans Bendigo Bank Australian International Traders Pty Ltd Peninsula Kitchens and Bathrooms Dracakis Jewellers Benbry Burgers aussieBum Peninsula Personnel Recruitment Dee Why Skin Cancer & Cosmetic Clinic Boardman Peasley Pty Ltd Bartercard Sydney North Pharmacare Laboratories Pty Ltd Fairfax Media Bowen Glass Service Beiersdorf Australia Limited PLS Enterprises (NSW) Pty Ltd Foley’s Nursery Pty Ltd Brookvale Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd Black Heart Industries Pty Ltd Power Living Forest Coach Lines Brookvale Mini Crete Brookvale Hotel Retravision - Mona Vale Harbord Beach Hotel Brookvale Plumbing Cool-Serve Pty Ltd Rock Lily Natural Health Care Hardware and General Supplies Brycorp Investigations Edcon Steel Ron Bohm Roofing Pty Ltd Heath McLaren BSM Global Pty Ltd Egroup Facilities Management Pty Ltd Russo Dental Labs Infomedia Limited Business First Accounting Services Fluid Building Services Pty Ltd Sea Breeze Kitchens ING Australia Limited B & W Flooring Forsite Consrtuctions Sports Fundamentals Jewellery Club Camelot Amusements HD Constructions Pty Ltd The Steyne Hotel Madison Sport Pty Ltd Cheries Cakes and Pies International College of Management Streets Ice Cream Maincorp Construction Group Colour Contrast Painting and Decorat- Julie’s Embroidery Surry Office National McWilliams Wines Pty Ltd ing LSR Atobody Pty Ltd Taylor’s Doors and Frames Minuteman Press Definition Health Club Sea Eagles Manly Surfside Holiday Apartments Top Form Constructions Miramar Underwriting Agency Pty Ltd Dezigntime Bridges Pty Ltd Miramare Gardens Pty Ltd True Blue Collectables Monte Holdings (NSW) Pty Ltd DMK Forest Products Pty Ltd Mt Pritchard & District Community Club Victor Glass Service Pty Ltd Mrs Mac’s Pty Ltd Eastside Renovations Pty Ltd Warringah Timbers Pty Ltd Wise Guy Training Football Club Directors 2010 Meetings: Co-Patrons Name Position Called Attended Kerry Sibraa AO Bob Reilly Chairman 5 5 Ken Arthurson AM Philip Dean Company Secretary 5 4 Peter Bryant Director 5 5 Damian Smith Director 5 5 Bob Stevenson Director 5 5 Cliff Lyons (from 17/12/09) Director 4 3 Peter O’Dwyer (resigned 1/3/10) Director 3 2 2 MANLY-WARRINGAH RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2010 Coaching Report The 2010 season was one of frustration for the Sea Eagles players, fans and sponsors, knowing that at our best the side was capable of beating any opponent. Unfortunately from game one when Brett Stewart was injured against the Wests Tigers and sidelined for the season the best available side never took the field. Stewart’s loss on top of his five game appearance the season before has had an amazing effect on the club. His blinding speed and unpredictable play from fullback has been sorely missed. His replacements have done a good job but Stewart is a rare diamond in our game and hopefully the change of luck he needs in his life will kick in during the upcoming 2011 season. In addition to not having Stewart all season was magnified by the loss of David Williams prior to the competition starting. The Wolfman had worked hard in the pre season and to be sidelined before playing a premiership game was another blow the side had to endure. But rather than dwell on the loss of not having our two speed merchants all season there was a lot of success coming out of the maroon and white camp. The injuries and suspensions in 2010 allowed the club to blood several young players and Will Hopoate, Jamie Buhrer, Dean Whare, Trent Hodkinson and Michael Oldfield passed their initiation into the NRL with flying colours. All with the exception of Buhrer started the season with the Toyota Cup team and answered the call into the big time with great poise and skill. Whare’s debut match against the North Queensland Cowboys was a season highlight with three tries and a headline grabbing display.Hopoate and Oldfield are local juniors and their elevation into the top grade was smooth and successful. The young players are a real investment for the future and they will be joined by a strong crop coming through in 2011. The joint captaincy role for Jamie Lyon and Jason King was a tremendous success and the pair combined duties which come with leadership very professionally. Their form throughout the season was inspirational to their team mates. Making the semi finals is no longer good enough for the organization and nothing short of a top four spot will be good enough in 2011. I am quietly confident that can be achieved with the playing roster we have. While we haven’t been in the market place buying a lot of players we have managed to attract excellent young players looking for an opportunity to join in with our very strong group of proven players.