Footy Mums are one of a kind The Eagles Mums are easy to find They cheer the loudest, they are the proudest They get us to our games on time!

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1 Issue 5 11 May 2012 Dates to Note Sunday - 13 May Mothers Day Wednesday - 23 May Visit by players from Carlton Football Club Sunday - 3 June OPSM discount offer expires Sunday - 10 June Queens Birthday (no footy) Friday - 15 June Trivia Night 7 pm at WFC Clubrooms Sunday - 8 July School Holidays (no footy) Sunday - 26 August Junior Presentation Day at Funfields Footy Mums are one of a kind The Eagles Mums are easy to find They cheer the loudest, they are the proudest They get us to our games on time! Making sure I ve packed my bag Jumper, shorts, socks - Mum, you're starting to nag After the game, it s always the same You played the best my Mum will exclaim I m starving Mum, can I get something to eat? Now there s chips and drink spilt on the backseat It s what being a footy Mum is all about And we ll do it again next week, without a doubt! In this Issue Page Presidents Report 2 Auskick Report 3 Round 4 Match Reports 3-5 Round 5 Fixtures 6 Footy News 7-9 Photos from U/9 games 10 Trivia Night details 11 Mothers Day Raffle Winners 12 OPSM discount offer 13 Who Are We??? 14 Merchandise List 14 Carlton F.C. promotion / player visit 15 Coach/Manager/Committee list 16 Sponsors Directories Eagles Theme Song 19 The Whittlesea Junior Football Club are well represented by a number of good and dedicated ladies on our Junior Committee and 6 out of our 10 junior teams have a Mum carrying out the managers job. They are all a credit to our club and contribute greatly to making this place operate efficiently. So all you blokes out there I m sure you don t need me to remind you to acknowledge on Mothers Day, the contribution your good ladies make to your family. To all our players - make sure you tell Mum how much you appreciate and love her on this special day. Mums are the ones who get you organised and up and running for a game and provide you with nice clean footy gear. They are all proud of you - so you show them how proud you are of them on Mothers Day.

2 Page 2 PRESIDENTS REPORT Grading games are behind us as we now get into Season I was fortunate to attend Auskick on April 28 th and was amazed by the numbers of little legs running around out there (it was also great to see the many junior players helping out) Brad, Mick and the other handsome Auskick assistants do an excellent job, giving these kids a solid foundation of footy skills to move onto Under 9 s and beyond. This really got me thinking about where to from here for the Eagles with such numbers coming through, how do we accommodate them and grow and develop into a successful Club of the future? The Committee has decided to look at a 5 year plus plan for this, expansion of grounds and facilities and what options are available to be pro-active as a Club any input would be very welcome and I invite anyone interested to our next committee meeting Infrastructure Spending - Exciting news that we have approved an electronic scoreboard design and supplier, many years of hard work by past committees and the generous support of our Sponsors have allowed us to be in the financial position to do this, mindful that we have not increased registration costs for the past 3 seasons. It will allow for more promotion of our sponsors on Senior & Junior Game Days and an income stream through rental to The Show Society, Country Music Festival and other community events (proposals and romantic gestures by arrangement!). Delivery and installation will be approx eight to ten weeks away so watch the scoreboard space. Trivia Nite -Tickets are on sale and sales have been brisk, so make some phone calls now and get your table sorted our Social Crew are specialists in having a good time, some great entertainment planned and David Schwartz will be there too. Canteen- Great work by the awesome peep s that have assisted Leanne in the canteen in the past weeks. This is a great way to contribute to development of a new canteen and covered viewing area without having to put your hand in your pocket. As a thank you to one of our most hard-working Mums (with the most offspring!) we are giving Leanne Sunday off, so will need the coffee makers to help me make this happen (understand fixture needs to be finalised so we know where games are, any assistance would be great) We will also be selling flowers on Sunday close to the canteen, thanks to the Bateman family for their generous support. U16 s & U17 s These teams have been playing some great footy, I encourage you all to get down to the Club and check out an afternoon game, they really appreciate the home crowd behind them. Happy Mothers Day to all the footy Mums. Megan Beattie - President

3 Page 3 AUSKICK - ROUND 3 REPORT Great to see we had nearly everyone back again this week & the weather was perfect for it once again. All the kids seem to be having a ball - the fresh coffee sure seems to be a hit with the spectators. Thanks again to all our helpers old & new, you do a fantastic job. Next week we have our Mother s day round so please Mums, don t ask for a sleep in or to be pampered with breaky in bed & all that guff, come down & enjoy a fresh coffee & a nice hot egg & bacon roll straight off the grill! Also, there will be free scones for all the Mums for Mothers Day. So come on down & bring the family. All siblings are welcome to join in, so jump in & get amongst the action, you ll love it Best Players: Under 10 & 11 players for their screamers on the bag with Aaron Goal Kickers: Coffee Machine and the Egg & Bacon Rolls MATCH REPORTS - ROUND 4 UNDER 9 Blue Whittlesea v Mernda Blue Another tough match, it was great to see the majority of our players staying in their positions. We are noticing improvement of playing as a team and helping our team mates out. It is important that all players come to training on Fridays at 5.00pm. Congratulations to Callum & Jackson McPartlane on their first game. Go Eagles!!! UNDER 9 Gold Whittlesea v West Preston Blue Congrats to Will Brennan on his first game for the club. We played against a Very Good West Preston team on Sunday. To the boys credit there was not one player who gave in throughout the entire game. Let`s all get down to Keon Park this week and have a whole lot of fun (make it a special one for Mum) Go Eagles. UNDER 10 Whittlesea def. by Mernda Whittlesea Physiotherapy 77 Church Street, Whittlesea Disappointing loss this week one that really got away. We were really evenly matched in size & skill but unfortunately it wasn t to be. We have a lot to learn in the tactical side of our game but rest assured it will happen. We are starting to listen in well & we are training better than ever, so with that basis, all we need now is to put our plans into action & we will be unstoppable. Keep your chins up boys we re not far away. Phone Best Players: Braydon Smith, Riley Kennedy, Matt Cochrane, Will Knipe, Zac Wright, Conner Miller Goal Kickers: Braydon Smith, Kieran McMahon

4 MATCH REPORTS - ROUND 4 Page 4 UNDER 11 (Gold) Whittlesea def. by Yarrambat Good game played by all the boys, we are improving a lot which is a good thing. We have all the parents behind us. We just need to listen and we will get a win. Thanks to Jesse, Keidan and Pat from the Blue team for coming along and playing for us. UNDER 11 (Blue) Whittlesea def. Mill Park Last week we had a great game and we asked the team to work on some keys areas to continue improvement. This week they came out and showed how well they listen, putting in a fantastic team effort. Playing with 17 due to a late withdrawal, the boys were tough at the ball, moved it around well with hand and foot, and were excellent both defensively and in attack. Again we still have a couple of skills to improve on to show that we can continue to get better. The effort was even more rewarding due to the fact that every player put in to get this win. UNDER 12 Whittlesea def. by South Morang Well it probably was from a coaches point of view the best 4 quarter effort for the year. Playing the top side is always hard but I thought our pressure we put on them was fantastic. Our clearance work was good, our backline worked well together and our 3 goals came from all of us chipping in to get the ball forward. Great effort, lets keep it up for next weeks game against Mill Park. Best Players: Kyle Smith, Liam McMahon, Stevie Alabakis, Nick Russell, Kaleb Burns, Brodie Noble Goal Kickers: Tristen Rodrigues (2), Nick Russell UNDER 13 Whittlesea def. by Wallan TEAM SPONSOR NEEDED A great way to promote your business Please contact Sue Russell or Leanne Bland to discuss listing your business here. - cr.plum@bigpond.net.au Tough day at the office - Wallan was too big, too strong. We tried hard, tackled well made some good plays. Lachie was good again when he went forward. Paul, Bailey L and Joel did some good things down back. Nathan, Rhys and Jezza ran hard trying to make space. The usual suspects - Blake and Brandyn tackled their hearts out. Alex and Kayne tried hard but were always under siege. Now the real stuff starts. Let s lift our intensity and make our aim a place in the finals Best Players: Blake Watson, Brandyn Burgess, Bailey Caldow, Nathan Murray, Paul Rudd, Joel Naylor Goal Kickers: Joel Naylor, Lachlan Osborne

5 MATCH REPORTS - ROUND 4 Page 5 UNDER 14 Whittlesea def. Montmorency We struggled for the first 3 quarters being only in front by 3 points at the start of the last quarter. This really shows that we can t get ahead of ourselves. We need to respect every team we play and we need to do the basics better than any other team. Best Players: Presti, (Captain) Raz, Matty C, Tiza, Clancy, Connor, Fitzy, Northy Goal Kickers: Bateman 2, Clancy 2, Razz 1, Presti 4, Scooter 1, Matt C 3, UNDER 16 Whittlesea def. by Diamond Creek Losing is gut wrenching knowing that we were all over them in the first half. We worked very hard winning most clearances, our tackle count and our shepherds increased by tenfold. We can mix it with the best easy - our back line week by week is becoming stronger taming the monkeys. Our forward line needs to learn to create more space for the presenters. To say we got no positives out of the loss couldn t be further from the truth. We cleared more than half of the ball ups through the centre We had plenty of runs that created the ball to move from backline to forward line in a short space of time. Believe me we are going to be a big threat in this grade once we all become one. It s just a simple game of who wants to win more - the improvement from 6 weeks ago to now is enormous and it will only get better The harder we work the luckier we will get we are both very proud of all of you to get to where we are now, but don t get complacent. There is more work to be done... Goal Kickers: Nathan Taylor 4, Joel Clarke 1, Josh Walker 1 UNDER 17 Whittlesea def. by South Morang JC s Pizza Proud Sponsors of the Whittlesea Junior Football Club Under 17 Team in 2012 Even though we lost by ten goals we didn t give up. We need to fix up a few bad skill errors that let us down. This week let s have a crack! Goal Kickers: THANK YOU TO OUR 2012 SPONSORS

6 Page 6 ROUND 5 FIXTURES - Sunday 13 MAY 2012 TEAM OPPONENT START TIME BE AT GROUND LOCATION & Melway Map Ref Under 9 Blue Epping 8.45 am 8.00 am Whittlesea Showgrounds Under 9 Gold Keon Park 8.45 am 8.00 am J.C.Donath Reserve, Harmer Street, Reservoir - MAP 18 J1 Under 10 Epping am 9.15 am Whittlesea Showgrounds Under 11 Gold Epping White am am Whittlesea Showgrounds Under 11 Blue West Preston am am J.E. Moore Park (Top Oval) Gilbert Road, Reservoir - MAP 185 E5 Under 12 West Preston 1.00 pm pm Whittlesea Showgrounds Under 13 Greensborough am am Under 14 West Preston 1.00 pm pm Under 16 South Morang 3.00 pm 2.00 pm Anthony Beale Reserve St Helena Road, St. Helena - MAP 11 D11 J.E. Moore Park (Top Oval) Gilbert Road, Reservoir - MAP 185 E5 The Lakes Reserve (Main Oval) The Lakes Blvd, South Morang - MAP 183 B6 Under 17 Eltham 3.00 pm 2.00 pm Whittlesea Showgrounds Check with your Team Managers as these fixtures may well be subject to change between now and match day Remember to wear the correct shorts on match day. Home Games - Blue Shorts Away Games - White Shorts Thanks to our short sponsors in 2012

7 Page 7 The Ladies of Whittlesea (hard at work!) Doing a good job Andrea keeping the boys dressing gown warm for them! A Letter of Thanks from Leanne Thanks to all the ladies who helped in the canteen last Sunday. Vicky, Laura and Belinda started off the morning with Laura turning her hand at the coffee machine and trying to knock Queen Barrista Pauline off her perch. Becky, Christine, and Priscilla (who came after her match ) thank you. Joey and Jazz had long stints again, and Sarah and Caitlyn jumped in when the going got hectic. Chris Russell got into the chip making again and still reigns as the chip king, Pauline went from coffee machine to chip machine in an honourable attempt to also possess the King of the chips crown. Tania, Kelli and Caroline stepped up to the plate later in the day and all were fabulous. Kirsty and Shanae came in after their game again also. Thanks to Sue and Helen who are there most of the day also, and Megan always helps out for the busy periods. The response of volunteers is building momentum and we are really thrilled with the amount of help from parents. Hopefully it's a fun time in the canteen for people and it's a great way to get to know other people as well as help your local Footy Club. If I have missed anyone I'm really sorry, there was a great number of helpers. Also a big thanks to those people who have helped out in previous weeks and a special mention to Romina for the scones a couple weeks ago. Cheers Everyone - Leanne Bland Whittlesea at the M.C.G. Boys from the Under 10 s & 11 s were lucky enough to take partake in the Little League match at the M.C.G. last Saturday, when the Mighty Hawks took on and beat the Saints :) All the boys enjoyed the experience of playing for the St Kilda footy club in front of some 42,000 people at the home of footy. Something they should remember for a long time. Many thanks to Robyn Knipe for the photos of the boys in action.

8 Page 8 Club Mascot Report Bit of a wet day last Saturday for Max Russell & Kane Johnson who got to escort the Seniors out for their game against Montmorency. Judging from the photos it didn t dampen their enthusiasm! Next boys on the roster for Saturday the 12th of May are Liam Newport & Oscar Sinel, when the Seniors take on West Preston-Lakeside. Under 10 s Coach Brad explaining the game plan during the U/10 s last round match against Mernda. It was the close game of the round for Whittlesea teams, with the boys going down by the barest of margins. See the match report for details. (Thanks to Robyn Knipe for this photo)

9 New Groups for Remainder of Season Page 9 Following the four rounds of grading games, the NFL have released the draw and re-structured divisions for the remainder of the season for Under 10 s and above. Following are the Divisions that have been listed on the NFL website as of the 11th of May. They may well be subject to change so keep in touch with your Team Manager. Under 10 - Green Group Mill Park Epping South Morang Gold Whittlesea Yarrambat Montmorency White Under 11 - Silver Group Wallan Juniors Epping White Yarrambat Brown Whittlesea Gold Laurimar West Preston Juniors Under 11 - Blue Group South Morang Blue West Preston Whittlesea Blue Montmorency Mill Park Greensborough Under 12 - Red Group Diamond Creek Epping Mernda Wallan South Morang Gold Yarrambat Gold Whittlesea West Preston Under 13 - Red Group Research Mill Park Greensborough Eltham Montmorency Whittlesea Under 14 - Red Group Panton Hill Research West Lalor Epping West Preston Whittlesea Montmorency South Morang Maroon Under 16 - Red Group Northcote Montmorency White South Morang Whittlesea Research Greensborough Wallan Diamond Creek Under 17 - Blue Group South Morang Montmorency Whittlesea West Preston Eltham Research Well done to Matt Coen, Jack Taylor and Joel Brennan on being selected in the NFL Under 14 Blue Squad to play in the Metro Championships on May 28.

10 Page 10 Under 9 Gold v West Preston Blue Under 9 Blue v Mernda Blue (courtesy of Vicki Johnson)

11 Page 11 The Social Committee are looking for any ideas you may have to assist in this area. Members of the committee and their contact details are; Lisa Caldow Fiona Hollis Donna Talbot

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13 Page 13 Great Offer from OPSM for Whittlesea Football Club Members OPSM who are the sponsors of our Junior Coaches in 2012, have made available some Family & Friend vouchers that will enable some healthy discounts from within their network of stores as listed in the flyer below. Offers are valid until 3 June Get a copy of the voucher by printing it off or if you can t print from the newsletter then a copy can be ed to you - requests to newsletter@whittleseafc.com.au

14 Page 14 Who Are We??? Answer in next issue of the Raptor They both follow the Mighty Hawks and made their debut for the Eagles in 2008 (which was coincidentally the year the Mighty Hawks won the flag) Have both notched up over 50 games for the Eagles and I hear that Cyril Rioli is looking over his shoulder, as these 2 play a similar style of game to him and are regarded by Cyril as a double threat to his place in the Hawks lineup! Last Weeks Answer - Connor McLean Thanks to everyone who has sent in photos. Contributions can be ed to newsletter@whittleseafc.com.au MERCHANDISE The Merchandise Container is open for business on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm. Container is NOT open for business on Match Days Price List Club Beanie $10 Shorts (basketball) $20 Club Cap $10 Shorts (NFL) $22 Club Stubby Holder $7 Shorts (parachute) $20 Hoodies (Eagle back) $35 Socks (NFL) $11 Leggings $50 Training Singlet $20 Kids Polos $30 Adult Polos $35 Old style socks $5.00 Old style training singlets (some large sizes) $15 An order was placed on 16 April for kit bags, polo tops & training singlets - we will notify you when these items are back in stock. If you have paid your registration in full and have not yet collected your Eagles jacket, please collect it from the Merchandise Container.

15 Page 15 Whittlesea Junior Football Club has been nominated to participate in the Carlton Football Club Jumpers 4 Juniors program This initiative was established as a means of providing support to Junior Football Clubs through the provision of an exclusive signed lithogram jumper to be used as our club pleases whether through an auction, charity function, fundraiser or on display Please go to and follow the instructions provided. 1. Complete the simple 1 minute online Personal Registration form. Registrations are open to everyone associated with our Junior Football Club (i.e. players, parents, coaches, support staff, supporters, etc.) 2. Once our club has completed at least 30 unique Personal Registration forms, an exclusive signed lithogram jumper will be posted to the club. 3. All participants who complete the Personal Registration form will be eligible to win a range of Carlton Football Club prizes. Prizes include: * 1 x Clinic at Visy Park for your Junior Football Club with a CFC Assistant Coach * 3 x Inner Sanctum Passes (2 x tickets and change room passes to a selected home game) * 2 x Chris Judd signed Telechoice Official Match Balls * 2 x Carlton Football Club Packs (CFC Jumper, Scarf and Hat) * 2 x Carlton Football Club Signed Jumpers Visit by Carlton Football Club Players Players from the Carlton Football Club will be visiting the club for 1 hour from 5:30-6:30pm on Wednesday the 23rd May. More details as to which/how many players will be advised as soon as we know.

16 Page 16 JUNIOR COACHES/MANAGERS FOR SEASON 2012 TEAM COACH MANAGER TRAINING DAYS/TIMES Under 9 s Dave Heenan Andrea Draper Friday Gold pm to 6 pm Under 9 s Michael Mann Alicia Mann Friday Blue pm to 6 pm Under 10 s Brad Ferguson Robyn Knipe Wednesday 5pm to 6 pm Under 11 s Aaron Newport Shane Polanske Tuesday Blue pm to 6 pm Under 11 s Mitch McAuley Peter Tsibidis Tuesday Gold pm to 6 pm Under 12 s Glen Lehner Adrienne McMahon Wednesday & Friday 5 pm 6.30 pm Under 13 s Dave Whyte Tracey Goss Tuesday & Thursday 5.45 pm to 7.15 pm Under 14 s Luke Russell Daniel Prestopino Wednesday & Friday 5 pm 6.30 pm Under 16 s Mario Zappa Michael Somerville Tuesday & Thursday 4.45 pm to 6 pm Under 17 s Mark Allen Jenni Allen Tuesday & Thursday 4.45 pm to 6 pm JUNIOR COMMITTEE FOR SEASON 2012 President Megan Beattie beattieboys@oz .com.au Vice President Ian Little ian.r.little@oracle.com Secretary Sam Scott samantha.scott@ivanhoe.com.au Treasurer Bill North bill@rahan.com.au Football & Grounds Manager Chris Russell cr.plum@bigpond.net.au Coaching Co-ordinator Mick Leslie michael.leslie@police.vic.gov.au Team Manager Co-ordinator Tracey Goss tracey.goss@bigpond.com For other appointments & general committee members see website

17 Page 17 THANK YOU TO OUR 2012 GAME DAY SPONSORS Fresco Pizza Hooked & Cooked Seafood Health Kick Café Whittlesea Chicken Barn Chooks on Church Wilson Bakehouse Bookacino Adam & B's Pizza Whittlesea Deli Café Whittlesea Bakehouse Whittlesea DVD NewseXpress Whittlesea Starfish Seafood Elisa's Family Bistro Whittlesea Country Club Challenge Paintball & Laser Skirmish Whittlesea Football Club 28 Church St WHITTLESEA 3 Church St WHITTLESEA 59 Church St WHITTLESEA Shop 2/75 Church St WHITTLESEA Shop 2/56 Church St WHITTLESEA Shop 3/56 Church St WHITTLESEA 61 Church St WHITTLESEA Shop 1/56 Church St WHITTLESEA 1 Church St WHITTLESEA 34 Church St WHITTLESEA 40 Church St WHITTLESEA 57 Church St WHITTLESEA 26 Church St WHITTLESEA 20 Laurel St WHITTLESEA 180 Humevale Rd WHITTLESEA 315 South Mountain Rd WALLAN EAST Canteen Showgrounds WHITTLESEA PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS FOR SEASON 2012 GET THE RAPTOR NEWSLETTER ON LINE NEWSLETTER ED TO OVER 200 FAMILIES EACH WEEK NEWSLETTER ALSO AVAILABLE ON WFC WEBSITE ANY NEWS OR ITEMS YOU WANT INCLUDED - CONTACT COLIN NEWPORT ON or or THANK YOU TO OUR 2012 SPONSORS

18 Page 18 WHITTLESEA JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB Sponsors Directory Rahan Constructions BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING & EARTHMOVING Heenan s Building Services 72 Black Flat Road, Whittlesea h-b-s@bigpond.com MLB Building - Building Extensions & Renovations mlbbuildingvic.com.au JBT Contracting Services Pty Ltd (Civil Contracting) jbt2@bigpond.com Hi Tech Field Services ENTERTAINMENT Funfields 2365 Plenty Rd, Whittlesea Champions Supa IGA 1-22 Church St, Whittlesea FOOD & BEVERAGE Beraldo Coffee Kinross Farm Major sponsors of Whittlesea Auskick 2110 Whittlesea-Yea Rd, Kinglake West JC s Pizza Proud sponsors of the Under 17 s in 2012 JC s Pizza Sponsor of Under 17 s HARDWARE Whittlesea Timber 33 Laurel St, Whittlesea (fax) sales@whittleseatimber.com.au LABELS MOTOR SPORTS K & G Labels 15 Millenium Park, Whittlesea sales@kglabels.com.au Parr Motor Sports parrmotorsports@yahoo.com.au NEWSAGENCY OPTOMETRIST NewsXpress Whittlesea OPSM Church St, Whittlesea Shop 3, 66 Church St, Whittlesea PHYSIOTHERAPY Whittlesea Physiotherapy 77 Church St Whittlesea REAL ESTATE Mason White McDougall Church St, Whittlesea SPORTS NAB/AFL Auskick

19 Page 19 Theme Song Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da We, Are, The Blue & Gold We Are The Old, Dark, Blue & Gold We re, The Team, That Never Lets You Down We re The Only Team From Whittlesea Town With All The Champions They Like To Send Us We'll Keep Our Ends Up And They'll Know That They've Been Playing Against The Famous Blue & Gold