WALLAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB NEWSLETTER

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1 WALLAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB NEWSLETTER Issue 5 16/04/2016 President: Nadine Christall Vice President: Adam Birch Website: office@wallanjfc.com.au EST 1985 Round 2 Sunday April 17 th Home Team Away Team Competition Match Time Venue Wallan Epping Under 18 Girls 13:00 Wallan Recreational Reserve (Main Oval) Wallan Yarrambat Under 17 15:00 Wallan Recreational Reserve (Main Oval) Hurstbridge Wallan Under 16 Red 13:00 Ben Frilay Oval (Main Oval) Wallan Greensborough Under 16 Girls 13:00 Wallan Recreational Reserve (Back Oval) Whittlesea Wallan Under 15 Red 13:00 Whittlesea Showgrounds (Main Oval) Wallan West Preston Lakeside Under 14 Red 11:00 Wallan Recreational Reserve (Back Oval) Greensborough Wallan Under 14 Girls 13:00 Anthony Beale Reserve Wallan Montmorency Under 13 Green 11:30 Wallan Recreational Reserve (Main Oval) Wallan Whittlesea Under 12 Red 10:00 Wallan Recreational Reserve (Main Oval) Wallan Northcote Blue Under 11 Red 10:00 W.A. Smith Reserve (Main Oval) Greensborough Wallan Under 10 Red 10:00 Anthony Beale Reserve Wallan Black Mernda Under 9 Red 08:30 Wallan Recreational Reserve (Main Oval) Wallan White Whittlesea Gold Under 9 Red 08:30 Wallan Recreational Reserve (Main Oval) All home team wear Black Shorts Away teams, Girls teams only Black shorts, all other teams White short Have a great day and remember Respect Matters NFL Junior Fixture The link to the fixture is Please note the fixture is subject to change, venues, times and the team you are playing, particularly in the first 4 grading rounds. Although there is now four games up the team to be played, venue and time may change.

2 Team Officials Unfortunately some teams are struggling in this area. Please remember the Team Manager is a volunteer and need assistance from every family not just the same families each week. Each week parent helpers are required to fill compulsory positions prior to teams taking the ground. Please volunteer your assistance to your child s team. These jobs include: -Medic/Trainer (must be First Aid qualified, have current First Aid and CPR certificates and be registered with the NFL) -Water Carriers -Time Keeper -Umpire Escorts -Boundary Umpire -Goal Umpire Please refer to the Parents and Player handbook for details of each role or ask your Team Manager. Remember: The team cannot take the ground without these compulsory positions being filled. These roles can be shared amongst every parent/guardian each week. So show your support for your team, players and club and take a turn at filling roles during the season. Congratulations to all the people who helped out last week is so many different ways, your support is greatly appreciated. Medics and Trainers Your CPR needs to done annually. CPR/First Aid Training Wallan Community Centre Saturday 23rd April 9am call Louise if you would like to attend a WJFC subsidised course. Training conducted under auspices of Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO The Clubs encourages as many people as possible to complete First Aid training, you never know when you will need these skills. Team Officials A reminder to all Team Managers and Medics/Trainers must be registered as a team official before officiating in any game. The link to register is It is an NFL requirement that all Team Managers, Coaches and Trainer/Medics are registered. Can all Medics/Trainers please provide the club a copy of their current First Aid certificate. Pre-game Strapping A reminder to all players and parents, the club does not provide tape for strapping prior to a game. Anyone who needs strapping prior to a game must provide their own tape. Please be aware the team medic may not have time to strap prior to the game.

3 Training Bibs Repairs and Additional Bibs needed Not all the teams have training bibs at the moment as we need someone who can assist with some sewing to repair the damaged bibs and possible make some more new bibs. If you are able to assist please see Helen on Sunday or at training on Thursday or Friday night. Wallan & District Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank Sponsorship Wallan Junior Football Club was very fortunate to receive a grant over three years from the Wallan & District Community Branch of the Bendigo Bank of $6,000 each year. With the support and in return our support of the Bendigo Bank the bank will continue to assist the club to grow and develop Early Bird 2016 Membership Fees For membership for 2016 season are Family membership $300 Single membership $175 All fees must be paid in full by April 30 th 2016, if not membership increase to Family membership $350 Single membership $200 Unless you have contact the club and entered into a payment plan and made regular payments. NFL Levy $25 per player compulsory for all players Jumper Deposits The price of the jumper deposit per player is $50. All jumpers must be returned after the last game or on Presentation day, if jumpers aren t returned on or before Presentation day you will forfeit your jumper deposit. DIRECT DEPOSIT INFORMATION Account Name: Wallan Junior Football Club BSB: Acc No.: Reference: type in your Surname and team age eg: Smith13 Please ensure you the details to hmahoney@activ8.net.au or text MANY THANKS Registration Fees and apparel purchasing can be made on Wednesday and Friday night with cash or cheque purchases. You can also go into the Wallan Branch of the Bendigo Bank and pay your fees. fees

4 Strapping Course Congratulations to all the people who gave up their time to come to the Strapping course on Tuesday night. We had a fantastic representation across the club from Under 9s to 17s. A big thank you to Raelene, the information and your teaching skills were fantastic and guidance was excellent. Bogan Bingo Strictly No Children to attend. Please see Nadine for tickets, at training or on game day. Donations of Dressing Gowns needed If you have some dress gowns that are no longer needed but in good condition, preferable a dark colour and from Size Small to Large or X Large, the club would be most grateful if you could donate them for our teams. The smiles on the Under 9s in particular faces were priceless. Please or text photos to or hmahoney@activ8.net.au or place the photo on the team app yourself. Team and group photos are much preferred Under 9 Exhibition Match Under 9 White will play Under 9 Black in an exhibition match at half time in the Wallan Senior game on Saturday April 30 th Wallan V Woodend-Hesket. The match will take place at approximately will take place on approximately 2.45pm. Please come along support the Under 9s and the Seniors.

5 Home Teams When playing at home all teams need to assist with running the day. The first team of the day, please assist with setting up the ground, goal post pads, stretcher, ice, apparel, canteen and BBQ. Each team playing at home is asked to have volunteers to assist in the canteen before and after their game. The last team of the day, please assist with putting the goal post pads away, sweeping out the home and away rooms and picking up any rubbish Please put your hand and help out, many hands make light work and help us all get home at the end of a long day. Under 13s at Kinglake We need your assistance Everyday people volunteer to help our club and with everyone s help it improves our club. Behind the scenes we need assistance. We are currently looking for people to assist with the following things, - Writing the Newsletter each week - Assisting with the duties of the Treasurer - To assist with the purchasing and picking up of canteen supplies each week or fortnight. - Other odd jobs Please speak to Nadine Christall or Helen Mahoney if you are able to assist. Round 1 Results UNDER 9 s Wallan White Vs Mernda Lead by our captain Cooper York. Our want for the ball was fantastic and the team play was awesome for the first game of the season. But it's a long season for us guys so keep training hard, and concentrate on improving your skills. Thanks to the parent helpers. Brendan Wallan Black Vs South Morang What a great game with all 16 putting in and trying their best. Captain for the day Zeik did an awesome job in getting the team up and going and winning the toss. A very enjoyable game with lots of positives coming out of it. A big thank you to all the helpers and all the parents that make this happen. Daniel UNDER 10 s Wallan Vs West Ivanhoe We got off to a slow start, but as the game went on so did the confidence in each other to play as a team. Led from the front by this week s captain Cooper Herbert, we applied pressure, tackling was fierce and the ball movement was fantastic to watch. Awesome effort by all players. Thanks to the parent helpers. Sam UNDER 11 s- Div2 Wallan lost to Eltham It was a tough game for the team, The ball spending a lot of time in the defensive end of the field, Our defensive pressure was really pleasing, Especially Bailey Grindlay s efforts with his tackling and attack on the footy, The ruck work from both Owen Fowler and Kobi Edmonds was outstanding, All our midfielders including Toni Gussenhoven worked hard all game which again was really pleasing, We now look forward to next week and making some adjustments and improving our structure. Thanks to the parent helpers. Leigh

6 UNDER 12 s- Div2 Wallan def Northcote Gold An excellent effort today by all the boys to celebrate Brads 50 games for the club. Plenty of run, good marking and kicking, all things we have been working on preseason were on show for four quarters today in perfect conditions. Let's get to training so we can keep improving. Many thanks to all the parents and helpers. Steve UNDER 13 s- Div3 Wallan def Kinglake Goals: B. West 2, Z. Baker, J. Bellinger, J. Hegarty. Best: J. Hegarty, B. Fowler, N. Campbell, A. Totino, J. Mazzuchelli, Z. Baker. Always good to start the year of with a win, I think the boys were really eager to get back on the field and forgot about some basics that are needed in the football. But I think with time it will come back and we will consistently improve. Thank you to all parent helpers. Cameron UNDER 14 s- Div2 Wallan lost to Laurimar Goals: M. Bowden, J. Langborne, N. Howard, J. Rendina Best: J. Sullivan, J. Crosbie, B. Gilchrist, C. Ryan, N. Howard, J. Langborne Positive first game with the bare 18 players. Played some good football in patches but need to be a bit more consistent. Must get to training as there are plenty of things to improve on. Thanks to the parent helpers. Gavin UNDER 14 s Girls Wallan lost to West Preston Goals: J. Vilinskis Best: T. Jackson, A. Wiseman, F. Harris, J. Vilinskis, J. Ivers, J. Newman Good effort today girls, the scoreboard didn t reflect your effort. For a team that has so much to learn you never gave up Be proud of your efforts in your first game of footy. Congrats to Jess for her first goal, hopefully more to come. Let s train hard this week to work towards our first win! Thanks to the parent helpers. Cadence UNDER 15 s- Div2 Wallan lost to Greensborough Goals: B. Byrne, K. Broomfield Best: A. Love, I. Mahinay, B. Alder, M. Hegarty, C. Voss, C. Skinner The boys had a crack for 3 quarters tackling with an intensity we need to see all the time. The talk and teamwork were good in patches resulting in some great movement of the football. If we can improve our goal kicking and stay in the contest for longer we will improve all the time. Thanks to the parent helpers. Jaimie- A/Coach UNDER 16 s- GIRLS Wallan lost to Laurimar Goals: B. O'Toole, B. Tolson Best: H. Imbriano, S. Gillard, B. Tolson, L. Neilson Today's result was disappointing, we know we can play a lot better than shown today we need to be more accountable of the opposition and play man on man football. To your credit you fought it right out to the end kicking 2 goals in the final quarter. A big congratulations to Brylee Tolson kicking her 1st goal and a fantastic effort by Harmony Imbriano our newly appointed captain playing her heart out in defense for the entire 4 quarters. Thanks to all parent helpers. Dean UNDER 16 s- Div2 Wallan def Eltham Goals: J. Costa 4, K. Christall 4, V. Swanepoel 3, B. Galea 2, J. Keep 2, M. Newton 2, R. Johnson 2, J. Cumberland, J. Politini Best: J. Keep, B. Galea, K. Christall, J. Costa, V. Swanepoel Top effort today to all the boys. Great effort for a win to kick off our season on a positive note. Let s all get to training. Well done. Thanks to the parent helpers. Paul UNDER 17 s Wallan drew Epping Goals: C. Grindlay 4, T. Knight 2, C. Hamilton 2, B. Stewart, C. Hendriks Best: C. Grindlay, J. Castle, C. Hamilton, L. Birch, J. Gatt, L. Inness A good start to the season against front runners Epping. We played two solid quarters and drew. Imagine 4 solid quarters! Let s get to training and work hard for a great season ahead! Well done. Thanks to the parent helpers. Jamie Round 1, High flying Under 16 action, Vian Swanepoel and Jackson Gregory

7 Boots and All Wallan Junior Football club has multiple pairs fo preloved football boots in good to excellent condition, if your childs needs some new football boots please check them out. If you have football boots that no longer fit and are in good or better condition please bring them into the club so we can pass them onto others. Congratulation to all of our Young Leaders In 2016 we are very fortunate to have number of young men and women giving up their time to support our club. Cameron Nickson, Bill Direen and Jack Ferguson played all their junior years with the club finishing playing in Under17s in This year they have gone on to play with the Senior Club but also taken on the roles of coach, assistant coach and runner for the Under 13s. A wonderful example of positive behavior and role models. We are also very fortunate to have Cadence Ashley coaching the Under 14 Girls. Cadence previously played with the club until she was no longer able to play in a boys team. Cadence is a fantastic example for the under 14 Girls with the team thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to play girls football. We are also very fortunate to have Jessica Kringle. Jessica has taken on the role of Under 15 team manager. This is a very big responsibility for a young person to take on, it requires a significant amount of time and ability to co ordinate the team both on and off the field and behind the scenes. Well done to all of you!! Jewellery Rule for 2016 Any player found wearing jewellery during a match will: a) Have a free kick awarded against their team. b) Be issued with a yellow card and sent from the ground for 15 minutes, without being reported. c) A player will be reported if they return to the field and the jewellery has not been removed. Working with Children Check AFL Victoria recommends that all clubs with players Under18, as a minimum requirement have the following people Have the following people obtain a Working with Children Check, Executive Committee members, Coaches of a team, Team Managers, Medics and other members of the club who are involved in regular contact with children that are not directly supervised by a person who has completed a Working with Children Check. The NFL has adopted this policy. Can everyone who fits the above criteria please complete a Working with Children Check a forward a copy Kirrily Gilchrist or give a copy to your Team Manager to be place in the match day sheet to be returned to the club. Proof of Age All new players to the club from Under 9s to Under 17s must provide proof of age, in the form of a Birth Certificate or Passport. Please bring a copy and give it to Helen or Nadine or bring the original and we will take a photo and attach it to your Sporting Pulse record. You can also a copy to hmahoney@activ8.net.au NFL 2016 Fixture Dates 10/4/16 Round 1 5/6/16 Round 9 31/7/16 Semi Final 17/4/16 Round 2 12/6/16 Bye Queens Birthday(No Football) 7/8/16 Preliminary Final 24/4/16 Round 3 19/6/16 Round 10 14/8/16 Grand Final 1/5/16 Round 4 26/6/16 Round 11 8/5/16 Round 5 3/7/16 Bye School Holiday (No Football) 15/5/16 Round 6 10/7/16 Round 12 22/5/16 Round 7 17/7/16 Round 13 29/5/16 Round 8 24/7/16 Round 14

8 Round 1 Action The Under 11 s listening very carefully to their coach Some of our young leaders with their Under 13 team Under 9 White, we are a team! Under 12s, we are working together to achieve. Under 14 Girls, we never gave up and we had fun

9 Medical Conditions Any player that has a medical condition please advise your child s Coach, Team Manger and Medics. If your child has an Anaphylaxis Action Plan or Asthma management plan or any other medical condition management plan please provide a copy to your child s Team Manager and Medic this week. Contact Numbers and Emergency Contacts Can all families please check with their child s team manager and coach that they have the correct contact numbers for incase you are not at training or at the ground on game day and you need to be contacted. If you are not present you must speak to your child s coach and team manager and inform them you won t be present, when you will return and who is caring for your child in your absence and that the coach and team manager have your contact number. Team Photos Please put these dates in your diary, Booked for Tuesday July 12 th, Wednesday July 13 th and Friday July 15 th Exact details to follow closer to the time. Jumper Sponsors A big thank you to our jumper sponsors who support our teams. Rattlers Family Bistro 21 Station Street Wallan (03) Avanti Gates & Garage Doors avantiremotes@bigpond.com M: Active Scales Scales & Weighing Equipment - Craigieburn, VIC 2/27 Gasoline Way, Craigieburn, or activesc@bigpond.net.au JUNIOR GROUND LOCATIONS

10 Team Ground Address Bundoora Park Bundoora Park Oval Snake Gully Drive, Bundoora Diamond Creek Coventry Oval Elizabeth St, Diamond Creek Marngrook Oval Main St, Diamond Creek Eltham Central Park Panther Place, Eltham Susan Street Reserve Susan St, Eltham Epping Epping Recreational Reserve Corner of High St and Park St, Epping Greensborough Anthony Beale Reserve St Helena Rd, Greensborough Hurstbridge Ben Frilay Oval Greysharps Rd, Hurstbridge Keon Park J.C. Donath Reserve Harmer St, Reservoir Kinglake Kinglake Memorial Oval Corner of Kinglake-Whittlesea Rd and Extons Rd Lalor Lalor Reserve Sydney Cres, Lalor Lalor Stars W.A. Smith Reserve Darebin Drive, Lalor Laurimar Laurimar Reserve Painted Hills Rd, Doreen Mernda Mernda Recreation Reserve Schotters Rd, Mernda Mill Park Redleap Reserve Redleap Ave, Mill Park Montmorency Montmorency Park Oval No.2 Para Rd, Montmorency Northcote McDonnell Park Cnr Wilmoth St and Clifton St, Northcote North Heidelberg Shelley Reserve Shelley St, Heidelberg Heights Panton Hill Cracknell Reserve Bishops Rd, Panton Hill Research Research Park Main Rd, Research Reservoir Crispe Park Gloucester St, Reservoir South Morang The Lakes Reserve The Lakes Blvd, South Morang Thomastown Main Street Reserve Main St, Thomastown Wallan Greenhill Reserve Cnr Duke St and Northern Highway, Wallan West Ivanhoe Seddon Reserve Green St, Ivanhoe West Lalor Huskisson Avenue Reserve Huskisson Ave, Lalor West Preston Preston Nissan Oval at J.E. Moore P Gilbert Rd, Reservoir Whittlesea Whittlesea Showgrounds Yea Rd, Whittlesea Yarrambat Yarrambat War Memorial Park Ironbark Rd, Yarrambat Please note some clubs have more than one home ground, please confirm which ground

11 and the address of the venue your child is playing at. Examples of some of the clubs that have two home ground include, Diamond Creek, Eltham, Mill Park and Mernda Wallan Junior Football Club Price List Single Membership $175 Family Membership $300 Jumper Deposit $50 NFL Shorts $25 NFL Socks $15 *Player s Registering for the first time, Two pairs of Shorts (White & Black) and One pair of NFL Socks $50.00 Bags $ Caps $ Beanies $ Hoodies, Adult $ Child $ Jackets $ Polo Shirts $ Registration Fees and apparel purchasing can be made on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday night and on Sunday at the ground for with cash or cheque purchases. We will have

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13 THE WALLAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Bendigo Bank Wallan & District Community Bank 51 High Street, Wallan THE WALLAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB IS PROUDLY SPONSORED On Game Day BY Bakers Delight Whittlesea 47 Church Street, Whittlesea