St Albans Sports Club. The Scoop September 2013

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1 CEO Talk Hi and welcome to September! Whilst it is coming to the end of the football season for the club, we are excited to see the cricket club starting to come together for training and the recruitment of junior players for the new season. We look forward to seeing all cricket club members enjoying our wonderful facilities over the coming months. I would like to formally welcome 2 new chefs into our kitchen. Tajender Bindra (Lucky) is our new Head Chef and Le Tinh Pham (Kevin) is the new Chef de Partie. Lucky & Kevin have many years of experience having worked in the hospitality industry for a combined 17 years. They bring a variety of knowledge on cuisine to our Sports Club. I hope you will join me in making them feel welcome. There will be some exciting new menu items coming soon, so look out for advertising within the club shortly. Unfortunately we see John Costea leave us as our previous Chef De Partie. John has worked at the Sports Club for over 2 1/2 years and we thank him for his commitment and hard work over this time. John is excited to be embarking on a new position at another restaurant and we wish John all the best with this new challenge. We look forward to seeing John at the club in the future when he pays us a visit. Congratulations to Chantelle Law who has finally had her baby. A picture and details are on page 2. Apparently Chantelle had her bub in 2 1/2 hours and then went home shortly after like it was no big deal!! Some woman are just amazing. We wish Chantelle and her family all the best with this new edition! One of our Director s Harry Schulz recently celebrated his 65th birthday. We have a few pictures on page 2 from Harry s party which was held in the Club s bistro, a great place to hold your next function! The Club has purchased a 120inch screen projector to use for special events. We will be hosting the AFL Grand on Saturday 28th September and hope to see as many members and supporters at the Club to join us on this day. Finger food will be offered throughout the day. As l mentioned above, it is the end of the football season and l would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the teams for making it to the finals. Thanks to Ian Denny for all his hard work and dedication as senior coach. Ian is stepping down as coach for next year and we hope to see Ian at the club in some capacity in the future. On a good note, Vern Ryan has (reluctantly) agreed to stay on as the Football Club President. Vern works tirelessly for the football club and will be making sure to receive further support from the committee next year so we can be even more successful on and off the field. Thanks again Vern! Cheers, John French Club News New Chefs in the house! We would like to take this opportunity to welcome onboard Tajender Bindra (Lucky) as our new Head Chef and Le Tinh Pham (Kevin) as our new Chef de Partie. Lucky has come from a background in hospitality having spent 7 years in a front of house role and 6 years working in the kitchen. He has worked and studied in Switzerland, India and England and has come from Kooyong where he was acting Head Chef for 3.5years. Lucky is excited to be joining the Sports Club team and hopes to be able to bring more exciting dishes to our tables for everyone to enjoy. Head Chef, Lucky & Chef De Partie, Kevin Kevin is originally from Vietnam and came to Australia in Kevin recently moved from Adelaide where he spent 4 years at Scoozi Café working as a Chef De Partie and 2nd Chef. Kevin decided to move to Melbourne for a change of scenery and is very excited to be involved with a Club who is developing and growing within the community. We look forward to seeing some wonderful menu items in the near future from this new team. September 2013

2 Congratulations Chantelle, Brenton & Summer Maci Kathleen Webster Born 14th August 4.26am 3070 grams A big congratulations goes out to Harry Schulz who celebrated his 65th birthday recently. Well done on achieving this milestone! September 2013

3 Trading Hours The is open 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. The club is open during public holidays, however opening times may vary. Please check the noticeboard in the Club for any changes. Current Trading Hours Monday Tuesday 9am till 12am 9am till 12am Wednesday 9am till 12am Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 9am till 12am 9am till 1am 9am till 1am 9am till 12am Website The website is still in production and we are hoping to have this up and running soon. There will be lots of information about the sports club, football updates, Bistro menu s and more. Stay tuned for more information soon. HAPPY DAYS GANG Just to remind our members and patrons that we do not allow any external food or drink, such as pizza, roast chicken or fast food into the Sports Club. This is against health regulations and the club s food safety policy. Whilst not purchased onsite we cannot control the cooking methods, which can lead to food poisoning. Any patron seen with external food or drink will be asked to take the items outside to be consumed. If you have any questions or comments regarding this, please speak to the venue manager. We thank you for your understanding. Back row: Billy Hemus, Andy Morrison, Chris Langley, Denis McGuigan Front row: Noel Henderson, Warwick Rush, John Reynolds, Peter Buttigieg, Craig Chamberlain, Steve Jubber, Bobby Matthewman, David McNicol The would like to thank the Happy Days Gang for their continued support of the Sports Club. They are a great group of guys and the Club acknowledges and appreciates their good humour and often irrelevant jokes! All have been loyal members for over 10 years and have seen the club through many changes. Whilst they have been through a few name changes themselves (The Orphans & The Rejects to name a few) they are currently known as the Happy Days Gang. Thanks again boys!!!! September 2013

4 WATCH THE AFL GRAND FINAL LIVE ON OUR NEW BIG SCREEN PROJECTOR!!! Not going to the game? Why not come along and enjoy the Grand game on our huge big screen projector. See all the bumps & hear all the grunts in high definition. The Bistro will be offering finger food throughout the day which can be ordered at the bar. The Bistro menu will also be available at the usual times of 12-2pm & pm on the day. We hope to see you there!! FREE BINGO Every Tuesday in the Club Rooms 11am-1pm Lots of prizes to be won! Meat tray & vouchers $$$ Jackpots $3 per ticket for the Jackpot game. All other tickets are FREE CUB PROMOTION CUB are supporting Carlton Draught for the AFL s with a promotion for beer jugs. Simply purchase your jug for $25 (this comes filled with Carlton Draught Beer) and it s yours to keep. You can then refill the jug for $20 each fill on the day. Sunday Night 7.30pm start $21 to enter $5 discount on meals for participants 13 th August - $250 jackpot donated by the Sports Club POKER Bistro WE HAVE A NEW KIDS MENU STARTING FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST. KIDS CAN ENJOY SOME NEW FOOD ITEMS WITH THE ADDITION OF A FREE KIDS ACTIVITY BAG. LOOK OUT FOR OUR NEW EXCITING SPECIALS MENU COMING OUT THIS MONTH. WHILST IN KEEPING WITH THE TRADTIONAL MENU ITEMS WE CURRENTLY SERVE, WE WILL BE DISHING UP NEW FLAVOURS & RECEIPES FOR MEMBERS AND PATRONS TO TRY. SPECIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE WEEKLY AND WILL BE ADVERTISED AT YOUR TABLE IN- STEAD OF ON OUR BOARD NEAR THE BISTRO WINDOW. IF THERE ARE ANY MENU ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE INTRODUCED, PLEASE SPEAK TO OUR CHEFS & WE MAY BE ABLE TO ADD THIS AS A SPECIAL IN THE FUTURE. September 2013

5 Football News Presidents Report Hi to all St Albans Supporters, A brief look at our season so far, we still have 2 games pending as both the U18 & Reserves teams have made it to the Preliminary s which will be played this Saturday 7th September. I wish both teams all the best with these games. Our Junior teams had a good year. Our U10 s team built up a great squad. They started the season with only 7 players and ended the season with 23. Great work not only by Michael & Nick Brown (Auskick) but also all the parents. Thanks to Nick Brown for all his hard work with the Auskick kids, we look forward to even more recruits next year. Our U13 team made it to the Grand for the first time with Charles Grech & Shaun Pearce doing a fantastic job coaching. These boys have been beaten on the scoreboard for years, so they deserved their chance to play finals footy this year. They came runners up but we are proud of them nonetheless. Well done boys! Our Youth Girl s team played in the Grand and came Runner s Up also. I know they will be disappointed with this result, but well done to the girls for getting this far. Thanks to Irene Floros who started the season as our Junior Coordinator. Irene worked tirelessly for the Junior teams, but unfortunately had to leave during the year for personal reasons. Irene was replaced by Nick Schneider who did a wonderful job as her replacement and we thank both Irene and Nick for giving us their time and commitment for this busy role. The U15 team had a tough year playing out of their age group. This should be rectified with the balance of even teams next year. Thanks to Paul Mifsud for trying his best to give these boys a game of footy under these trying circumstances. Our U16 team also made it to the finals but was unable to capitalise on this moment. They were runner s up, but l believe they all had a great year with much stability in the team. This was due to the hard work created by Damien and his assistant Perky. Great work boys, let s make it one better next year! Our Senior team lost in their Elimination final against Altona. Yes this was a disappointing result, but Ian, Rob & Marcus have put together a very good squad with their recruiting, and the U18 players who came up to help the team when they needed players also stepped up and played well. In saying that we should have performed better in the final game because on paper we looked like a very good team. So no excuses will be made. The In s and Outs for the year hurt the club in crucial times, but when you can t put together a full squad each week for the season it takes it s toll. Our coaches did the best they could with what they had and that s all we can ask of them. For the U18 players who did step up and play senior footy this year, we are proud of the way you conducted yourself on and off the field and hope you enjoyed your footy. The top rewards will be coming sooner rather than later if you keep up this good work. As you may be aware, Ian Denny is stepping down as Senior coach. The last 4 seasons under Ian has made this football club a much better one. His guidance to all footballer s from the U10 s to Seniors and the Woman s teams was invaluable. His input into all aspects of the club was taken on board, not just by myself but by all supporter s, players and sponsors too. Ian gives more of himself than he receives and we thank you again Ian for all your hard work, commitment and support! Maybe all is not lost when things settle down, Ian could still have a role at the Club. Thanks everyone for your support this year. Sadly for some of you l will still be President next year but l hope we can go one step further in making this club better than ever. Cheers Vern Ryan September 2013

6 Football News COACHES WANTED 2014 SEASON The St Albans Football Club is currently seeking coaches for the 2014 season. Positions available are: Seniors Reserves U18 U16 U14 U12 U10 Applications close on October 1st 2013 If you are interested in applying, please send an to Vern Ryan Football Season may be over, but that doesn t mean you can t be ready for next year by following us on Facebook! Search for St Albans Football Club and press like to join. Results for August Coaches Report Hi supporters & sponsors of St Albans, On Sunday we ventured out to Avalon oval in Werribee to take on Altona in the elimination final; having beaten twice during the home & away season we were very confident that we could complete the hatrick; in perfect conditions the game started with Altona gaining an early breakthrough kicking the first 3 goals of the game before we steadied to get one back. It was a typical finals type game where the ball carrier was under extreme pressure from the their opponent and this was going to be the difference between the teams as to who would be able to absorb that pressure. The second quarter started similar with both teams scoring a goal before we had one disallowed; this appeared to rattle our guys a bit and Altona put on some late goals to take a 5 goal lead into half time. The third quarter was very even as both sides scored although we seemed to have to work harder for ours as they constantly hit their forwards lace out. The last quarter started with us still 5 goals down but with some hope if we could get on the board early but it was Altona who scored first and our players seemed to fall away after that; as it turned out Altona ran away with an emphatic victory and all accolades must go to them. We had enough of the ball but failed to hit targets on a constant basis where they hit every target on the day. Our reserve & under 18 team are still in finals contention so please continue to support them over the coming weeks. I would like to thank you all for your continued support of the club; without you clubs are not successful as it takes a lot of cash to run one these days. This will be my last newsletter for this season & beyond as I have stepped down as coach. I wish you, your businesses & the club all the success in the future and look forward to catch up with you at some stage. Regards Ian Denny U18s RESERVES SENIORS 16 St Albans Altona St Albans Altona St Albans Altona St Albans Albion St Albans Deer Park St Albans Albion St Albans Nth Foots St Albans Albion St Albans Nth Foots Elim. St Albans Deer Park Elim. St Albans Sunshine Elim. St Albans Altona Semi St Albans Albion Semi St Albans Deer Park Semi NA For more information regarding Fixtures, Results and the latest Ladder visit September 2013

7 Football Presentation Night This year s Senior Presentation Night will be held on Friday 27 th September Lakeside Receptions in Taylors Lakes. Starting time is 7pm. This is a compulsory event for all senior players. Tickets are $80pp, which includes a 3 course meal with beer, wine & soft drinks & entertainment. Spirits at bar prices. Places are limited, so get in quick to book your spot. Call Gus Jimenez on Members Deals Le Mans Toyota Deer Park proudly offer all Members and Supporters, our VALUE ADDED PACKAGE!!! On any NEW or DEMO vehicle ordered before September 30th, you have the choice of any accessory to the value of $1,000 included ABSOLUTELY FREE! For example, a Full Protection Package for your New Vehicle or a Tow Bar, it's entirely your choice. To qualify, you must produce this Newsletter or your St. Albans Sports Club Membership Card when you are placing your order. September 2013

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9 Cricket News CRICKET AGM The Cricket AGM is on Tuesday 10th 8pm at the Sports Club. All members are invited to attend. Any questions please speak to Ian Mackenzie on Don t forget you can get all the up-to-date game, event and results information from our Facebook page. Simply search for St Albans Cricket Club and LIKE our page to join. SENIOR CRICKET Pre- season training continues at Brimbank College in the school hall at 6.30pm. The last training session will be there on Wednesday 4th Sept. Training will then re-commence at Kings Park Reserve on Tuesday 10th 6pm. For further information, please contact Andrew Pizaro (Coach) on or Ian MacKenzie September 2013

10 September 2013 Golf News It was a bad day for those 15 brave Hookers & Slicers that took on the blistering winds and tuff greens out at Point Lonsdale. Winner of the day with a brilliant score of 37 stableford points was Bill Vella well done Bill glad you knock off Danny Wild which came in with 32 stableford points. Malta would like to thank Andrew Millo for yet again winning another ball marker for him, this is starting to get really boring now might need to step up the competition with someone with a little bit more skills then young Millo. Nick Gia and Mitch both went to Malta with his ball marker! the toilet together. Mitch was walking towards the sink to wash his hands when he sees Nick using the Sun Screen as hand wash, to no surprise Nick says to Mitch this stuff feels like sun screen not hand wash. Mitch replied put your glasses Nick Gia and his sun cream evidence back on and read the bottle you clown. Nick tried to convince Mitch not to say anything so while Nick cleans himself up what does Mitch do? Yes you guess it, tells everyone. Great laugh on Nicks behalf. We have a new Naga next month - Michael Kwiecinski. He will have to wear the pink shirt as well as use a pink golf ball. He nearly got away with the pink shirt until he opened his mouth and told Danny that he thinks he scored his card wrong and tried to bargain with Danny not to go to the Pro shop and double check. After checking his card he was correct. He did win the Naga on count back.this will be a pleasure to watch Mick play in pink. He is telling everyone now that pinks suits him! Next game is at Heathcote on 22/09/2013 tee off at 8.30am playing Stroke & Matchplay September 2013

11 Fishing News CHARTER BOAT 1/2 DAY TRIP A call out for anyone interested in attending a half day fishing trip on the Mornington Peninsula. The Saints Angling Club The Saints Angling Club have many great events Saturday 19th October 2013 Departs 7am Returns 12pm $65pp (includes tea, coffee, sausage sizzle & soft drinks) BYO Alcohol (cans only) Meet at the Mornington Pier (in front of the Rocks Restaurant) Melways Ref 104 D9 The Angling Club are looking for more participants. Please contact Dean if you are interested or need further information. Dean There will a 3 day fishing trip taking place on September 13, 14 & 15. This will be to Lake Bullen Merri in Hampden. Food will be supplied at a cost and you can BYO alcohol also. Anyone interested in attending can speak to Dean on September 2013