The Bear Essentials MIDDLE OF THE SEASON! The Basin Auskick at the G T H E B A S I N F O O T B A L L C L U B - J U N I O R N E W S L E T T E R

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1 T H E B A S I N F O O T B A L L C L U B - J U N I O R N E W S L E T T E R The Bear Essentials Issue 4 June 2014 MIDDLE OF THE SEASON! The 2014 junior footy season is now well past the halfway mark with only 4 rounds of the home and away season to go. Results to date for The Basin juniors have been very encouraging across the majority of our teams. After ten rounds, the Under 11s are in second spot, the Under 12s are in fifth spot, the Under 13s are in third spot, the Under 14s are in fourth spot and the Under 15s are in fifth spot of their respective ladders. The 17s have been battling hard and whilst giving it a crack, have yet to register their 2nd win hopefully it is not too far away! Overall though, out of our six competitive teams, five are looking like giving finals a shake. The non-competing teams have also been doing very well, and whilst they don t officially score, the word is that they have all been very competitive. Overall, all teams including the 9 s, 10 s & Auskick are playing and training well and having a great time enjoying their footy which is what it is all about! I would like to take this opportunity to remind all parents and supporters of the need to show positive support on match days to our teams, opposition and umpires alike. To this end, there have been a couple of situations occur this season which have required some form of follow up. This is disappointing, particularly as the Club won the EFL award last season for the best conducted club. That aside, the general feedback from other clubs and the League regarding the conduct of our club has been very positive and reflects well on all members. Lets keep this going!! Finally, after a start to the season that was impacted upon by injuries to a number of key players, our senior club has had a couple of solid wins and now sit only one game outside of the top The Basin Auskick at the G five. Hopefully the form and momentum will keep going for the next 8 rounds and the word is that none of the top teams want to meet The Basin in the finals! The Reserves are sitting in sixth place (only outside the top five on percentage) and the Colts in 8th place. For the Seniors and Reserves it is looking very promising as they move into their 2nd half of the season! The Basin is unique in that the seniors and juniors are one club. This is reflected in the great attendances by supporters for both home and away senior games. All juniors and parents are encouraged to attend and support our seniors. It is great entertainment watching a fantastic standard of local footy and afterwards, you can help the team sing the song! Go Bears! Ian Bell Junior President On Saturday 26th April a group of players from The Basin Auskick clinic had the fantastic opportunity and experience of having a kick on the MCG at the Sydney versus Melbourne Game. They all played a great game and had a ton of fun. The Basin Junior Football Club EFL Best Conducted Junior Club for 2013!

2 THE BASIN FOOT BALL CLUB Clubrooms: Batterham Park, Miller Road, The Basin Go Bears!! The Basin Auskick 2014 We are on the Web! Go to club sites and find The Basin We will be putting as much information as we can on the website so check it out! REGO FEE$ Please see Lara at the Club on Friday nights to pay your fees DO YOU KNOW OUR CLUB SONG? Beat em all, Beat em all The long and the short and the tall. We ll beat all the top teams and bottom teams too! We re on our way up and we ll beat you too. So we re saying good-bye to them all. That s right! And back to their homes they will crawl. That s right! They ll get no promotion this side of The Basin. So cheer us and we ll beat em all! DID WE WIN, YES WE DID HOW D WE DO IT? EASY!! The Basin Auskick has had a great first half of the year. It is amazing to watch how the kids have improved over the weeks. The weather has been very kind to us so far and the preschool and prep children this year have provided us with endless entertainment. We have also had a record (well, since I started.) number of girls attend, which is fantastic to see. A highlight this year for a number of Auskickers was playing at half time at the MCG during the Sydney versus Melbourne game. All of the kids (and parents) had a great time, with big smiles all round when coming from the ground. In the next couple of weeks all of the children will have the opportunity to meet an AFL player from Hawthorn. We are heading on a road trip to team up with the Boronia Auskick and are looking forward to a great day with our neighbors and hopefully meet a couple of big stars! All the best for the rest of the Auskick season Michelle Clemow and John Weir. Contacts for Auskick are John Weir (Coach ) and Michelle Clemow (Co-ordinator or auskick@thebasin.com.au). The Basin Auskick at the MCG with a proud coach looking on!

3 Milestone Games For the key milestone games 50 and 100 games our club organizes a trophy as acknowledgement. The EFL also acknowledges 100 games with a medallion which the club presents after the game has been played. Your team manager can tell you if you are likely to play a milestone game this year. Parents may like to organize a banner to run through. You will also be mentioned in this newsletter! The following players will be playing their milestone games for the Bears over the coming weeks: 100 Games Damon Nicolson & Harry Blackburn 50 Games Koby Wellman, Jesse Cormack-Brown, Cameron Philpotts, Jayden Smit, Charley Ancans, Kobe Ferguson, Luke Flynn, Harry Healey, Lachlan Saunders-Emerson, Adam Philpotts, Jordon Hansen, Jamieson Stanford, Corey Hardinge, Tyson Marshall-Flynn, Bradley Mayfield, Reece Walsham, Troy Griffen, Lachlan Burrows, Jacob Taylor, Jared Milton, Joel Cox, Daniel Crosbie Congratulations to you all! Nick Wright 50 Games Lachlan Bell 100 games

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5 Our Trainers! One key role that all teams cannot do without is our trainers. This dedicated group are there every week to help our kids with all of the bumps and knocks that are part of junior footy. A huge thanks to all of our trainers for the great job that they do particularly as we have seen a number of players requiring their able assistance this season. If you are thinking about being a trainer (even for next season) please contact our Trainer Co-ordinator Maree West on Interleague Congratulations Congratulations to Lachie Kruger who has been selected as a part of the EFL Under 14 Division 2 Interleague team. Lachie played in two games over the Queens Birthday weekend and kicked 4 goals! He is playing in the Grand Final at 12pm this Saturday at Shepley Oval, Dandenong. If any of The Basin juniors are able to get along, it would be very much appreciated and you will get the chance to support one the club s up and coming champion players. The EFL Under 14s will be playing against South Metro.

6 The Latest from the Coaches Under 9s Green - Keith Wilson The Under 9 Green team has come a long way since the start of the season. It's gone so quick and there's a lot of future stars for the club coming through!! We have four games to go, so let's keep the skills up and kick lots of goals to finish off the season!! Thanks to everyone that helps out each week. I've had a great time and met some wonderful people and look forward to being involved next year. Go Bears!! - Cheers Keith Under 9s Red Brad Redden Five games have been played since the previous newsletter 12D including Green: against Jamey two Under Beggs very good sides in Lysterfield and Vermont. In these games, we had our fair The season is going well with the share of the ball for at least 2 quarters, boys having 5 wins and only 1 game and looked good on occasions with our out of the top 5. The final two games are kicks certainly and handballs winnable so going to anything our team is possible. mates. Our marking has also improved which is pleasing as we have been working on that a fair bit at training. We are The boys footy continues to improve both individually and as a team. past the halfway mark of the season now We with are only looking four games forward left. to We the want challenge keep improving of the coming every weeks. week, including Impor- to tantly, playing four everyone good quarters is enjoying of footy their so footy! we are ready to step up to the Under 10s next year. Keep training well and practice at home 12B and Red: school. Adam Most Chal- of all, Under man play fair and enjoy your footy and keep In u p the t last h e few g o weeks o d w since o r k the b o last y s. newsletter, Also, a quick we thank have you noticed to all the a parents magnificent who chip improvement in at training and in on the game teams day intensity, each week. team Go Bears! play and - Cheers confidence. Brad The boys are proving they can beat the Under best 10s teams John Smith in the competition. The boys are playing very well as a team and are all very competitive. We now have a full team list and luckily, so do a lot of other teams. This means that we can have extra players on the ground so all the boys are getting plenty of game time. Most of the teams are evenly matched, which makes for close and exciting games Cheers John Under 11s Jamey Beggs Hi all, after starting the season off so well with six straight wins, the boys have had an interesting last four weeks. In Round Seven we came up against Ferntree Gully in the top of the table clash. Both sides went into the game undefeated but unfortunately for us, we weren t able to pull off a win. This didn t stop us from putting in a fantastic performance. We were tough and hard at the contest all day and had the majority of the possessions, however we just weren t able to get the score on the board. I thought Heath and Kobe were brilliant all day. In round eight we came up against Montrose, a side we easily defeated by 85 points in Round One. It was a cold and wet day and again the boys didn t get the desired result and were handed our second loss for the year. Unfortunately, we just weren't switched on and prepared to put our head over the footy. Following these two losses, we had two weeks off with the public holiday and a bye. This meant 21 days before our next game and it was fair to say we had some things to work on to get tougher at the ball! So with the help of the bags at training and drills incorporating plenty of physical pressure, we faced the task of taking on Lilydale in a must win game! With this, we put in our best performance of the year with 23 contributors on the day. We won the hard ball and used our pace and skill on the outside to run out winners by 53 points. Lachy S, Tyson and Josh H all played their best games for the year. I was super proud off all the boys for the way they bounced back! We now sit second on the ladder with four games to go. Go Bears!! Cheers Jamey Under 12s Brent Thompson The Under 12 s have continued their good run of form winning 7 games from ten and have a strong grip on 5th position on the ladder. Of our wins, the team has found themselves behind at half time 3 times and have been able to turn the contest around in their favour. This is a real credit to the hard work the team has put in on the training track throughout the year. Every week, the confidence in each player is growing and we are seeing some real improvement from players like Max Lavender, Jayden Smit, Troy Griffin, James Oswald, Cameron Philpotts, Darcy Walters and Jesse Thompson. There is a real belief amongst the group now that they are competitive and when they play the four quarters, they are as good as anyone. Our next opponent is seventh placed Boronia Brown and with four games to go in our season, we have given ourselves a great opportunity to earn a spot in the finals for the first time. Go Bears! Kind Regards Brent Under 13s Matt Young The boys trained hard through pre-season and the early part of the season and were rewarded with a really strong start with some very convincing wins. We have just mixed up our sessions in the last few weeks with some good fun focused sessions and a strength and conditioning session at Knox Athletic track with former Basin great Brad Skerke. With training being adjusted We are now 5 and 6 and with three games slightly to remaining have the boys we can up and make about it to for the business finals with end winning of the season, those games. our intensity Lets has Beat dropped em off All on Boys. game Well day especially Done!! in the last three GO weeks BEARS! with the boys having defeats to a determined Lysterfield and Knox. With Lysterfield, we were outplayed on the day and this has given the boys something to think about for the rest of the season. We currently sit 3rd on the ladder with 8 wins and 2 losses. We have some big challenges ahead and are really looking forward to playing our best footy when it matters most. I am sure the boys will bounce back with the determination required to play their best footy. Thanks again to all of our wonderful helpers who get the boys out there on game day much appreciated. Regards Matt Young. Under 14s Jono Pitman - In Round 7, the boys came up against North Ringwood and with North being a top 3 team, we knew we had a big game on our hands. Luckily, the boys had come to play and we walked away with the 4 points and a 48 point win. There were some great individual performances from Jake Robinson with 5 goals and Jackson Maes having another fantastic game. In Round 8 we played Mitcham who were sitting on top of the ladder. I knew it would be a great challenge for our boys, although unfortunately, we went down by 4 goals.

7 The Latest from the Coaches Under 14s Jono Pitman (cont ) - The boys tried hard all day with Kevin playing a great game down back and Nathan Robinson having another fantastic game. In Round 9, we came up against North Ringwood once again. The boys went into the game with confidence, however it worked against us with the boys going down by 55 points. Not a good day out for the Bears. In Round 10 we played Scoresby and with a finals spot up for grabs, the boys really turned up to play. We walked off the ground with the 4 points, with Jimmy killing it off the half back line, big Chris having his best game for the year and Max Forbes playing a great role up forward. Also, a special mention to Jack Welldon for playing a great shut down role for us and setting up a great win. Go Bears Cheers Jono Under 15s Greg Granland When we last left off, the 15s were sitting 2nd on the ladder at 4-1. The boys were full of confidence after knocking off top team Waverley Blues. We let the boys soak up the win and yes, the danger was that their focus would not be as sharp for the next round. For Round 6, we were playing away to Glen Waverley Rovers. Unfortunately, the boys were a mile away with their intensity, going down by several goals to a team well below us on the ladder. At training, we worked on mindsets, work-rate, belief and intensity. Round 7 saw the team away again to Scoresby and yet again, we were off our Club Code of Conduct best football with too much being done by too few. Although outscoring Scoresby with some 8 or 9 shots on goal to zero in the last quarter, we had too much ground to make up eventually losing by 3 goals. Round 8 was at home against Montrose a big and strong side. Unfortunately, they got the jump and had 6 goals on the board before we really started firing. Yet again we played catch up footy getting to within 2 goals late in the game before injury took its toll and time ran out eventually losing by 4 goals. Whilst going down, everyone was very proud of the team s performance as we outscored Montrose in the final 3 quarters but unfortunately, couldn't sustain the intensity. We were now 4-4 and needing a win to gain confidence and belief again. Round 9 was against Heathmont who had dropped back from A Grade but sat on the bottom of the ladder. This was probably our most disappointing game of the year, going down by a kick. Once again, we let the opposition get the jump and we are working hard to address this at training. All in all, it is my opinion that the team has improved immensely from last season. The challenge is for the team to decide how we finish off this year. I truly believe we have a great bunch of lads and if we sneak into the Final 5 by seasons end, we can have a real crack at it. Thanks to all the helpers on game day and to the Junior Committee who are, in my opinion, leading this club with passion, pride and sacrifice. This is what makes The Basin Junior Footy Club the envy of all other junior clubs - Cheers Knobbo Under 17s David Baldwin The boys have had a challenging season, with only one win out of 10 rounds. This is largely as we are a bottom age side, and as we saw in the Round 10 game against Lilydale, the difference in body sizes can make a huge difference to the game. At the same time, I could not ask any more from our boys. They have gone into each game, week in week out, putting their bodies on the line for the team and their mates which has resulted in a number of them copping injuries. It is a credit to players like Justin Dare who whilst being cleaned up in three games doing his utmost to win the ball keeps bouncing back and having a crack. To the boys credit, they keep turning up to training and giving it their best. I have no doubt that they will all be much better footballers for the experience and hopefully, can crack it for another win by the end of the season. Finally, I would like to thank the guys who help out with the boys each week including Duck, Tracker, Debbers and David and all of the teams helpers Cheers David Code of Conduct All members and supporters are reminded of the need for positive behaviour at all times including when attending both junior and senior football matches and in speaking to club officials, coaches and committee members. The club Code of Conduct has been endorsed by the Committee to strengthen the club and to ensure that the attendance of training, social events and games is an enjoyable experience for all concerned. It is important to remember that junior and senior football is run by volunteers and that everyone involved should be treated with courtesy and respect at all times. It should be noted that abusive and inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated. The Code of Conduct is available on the Club Website and any queries can be directed to Junior President Ian Bell ( ).

8 Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 12s Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 9s and 10s. We will be trying to get shots of all teams over the course of the season!

9 Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 11s. We will be trying to get shots of all teams over the course of the season!

10 Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 13s. We will be trying to get shots of all teams over the course of the season!

11 Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 12s Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 14s and Under 13s. We will be trying to get shots of all teams over the course of the season!

12 Another grateful thanks... To the many members, parents and supporters who provide the photos for our newsletters including Sue Smith, Kim Swindell, Greg Best, Natasha Smith, Cheryl Smit, Michelle Clemow, Chantel Collings, Jo Crosbie, Tameesha Bryant and Lara Ferguson. They certainly bring the newsletters to life, and create a lot of interest for the players, family and friends alike. To Lucy Fiumara and her band of helpers who have been turning up each week to sell the clubs merchandise even though the roar has now become a trickle as the season has gone past the half way point. To Nealo Moody, Matt Wallace, Mark Edwards, Trevor Law, Leigh Ellis and John Ikin who get to the rooms before the sun comes up every Sunday morning to clean the ground and pavilion and set up for the junior games. For Nealo for spending most of his Queens Birthday weekend working at the club including installing an access door to the coaches box. To Brad and Michelle Edwards who spend time cleaning up the west wing after the Saturday afternoon senior home games. Brad Edwards doing his Basin good deed at the Saturday afternoon home games To John Weir and Michelle Clemow who have been looking after The Basin Auskick squad all year and with over 50 kids involved the future looks good for The Basin Juniors. To Robyn George and all of the ladies and girls who do such a great job running the Sunday canteen and to the parents who help out on Friday nights and for the set up and pack up on Sundays. In particular to Robyn who is invariably the last one there on a Friday and Sunday doing a final count and stock check a grateful thanks on behalf of the entire club. As well, to Robyn, Kerry, Eileen, Shannon and Lyn who have just started the job of cleaning out the kitchen including all of the cupboards and refrigerators. A massive task which has included finding a few relics from the 1980s! To Brent for working up the training rosters, particularly when access to the bottom ground was limited. With 9 teams to cater for particularly on Friday nights, this has been a challenging task which has been managed with Brent s usual patience and good humor. To the coaches, players and parents of the Under 11s, 12s and 13s who spent time training off site at the Salvation Army facility in particular on Friday evenings to take pressure off the top ground. This was putting the club first and was very much appreciated. To Michelle Edwards for organizing the annual team photos and dealing with the ensuing chaos on the Wednesday after the Queens Birthday as each team had to be organized and lined up for their shots. To Mel Lavender for doing a fantastic job looking after the bar on Friday nights and to Trevor Law who has been a great help when the rush is on, or when Mel has been unable to attend. To our trainers this dedicated group are there every week to help our kids with all of the bumps and knocks that are part of junior footy. A huge thanks to all of our trainers for the great job that they do. If you are thinking about being a trainer (even for next season) please contact our Trainer Co-ordinator Maree West on To Maree West for organizing the oranges for all of the teams each week! To the senior club for their ongoing support the junior club. This includes Mark Adams and Gary Rule who do the rounds of the local liquor outlets every week to get the best possible prices to ensure the bar is stocked each week, Cheryl Mackay who looks after the finances, John Ikin who looks after our facilities and the many senior players who have come down to help out with training. To all of the committee for the work done behind the scenes to make it all happen for our kids!

13 Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 12s Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 15s. We will be trying to get shots of all teams over the course of the season!

14 Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 12s Photo Gallery a few great shots of our Under 17s. We will be trying to get shots of all teams over the course of the season!

15 Photo Gallery a few more great shots of our Under 17s. We will be trying to get shots of all teams over the course of the season! News Snippets Ladies Day Luncheon The Basin Football Club will be holding its annual Ladies Day Luncheon to benefit Beyond Blue. This exciting event will be held on Saturday 28th of June at Batterham Reserve. Starting at 12pm and at a cost of $50 per head, the luncheon will be held inside the clubrooms during the seniors football match and include a sit down two course lunch, entertainment, and activities to pamper the ladies for the day. There will also be prizes and raffles. To add a bit of flair to the day, our football team will be dressed in white with the jumpers being auctioned at the end of the day!! We would love as many ladies as possible attending what should be a fantastic event so invite your mums, sisters, friends and family! Nanny Pat Beanies and Scarves with Winter now well and truly upon up, get hold of a genuine Nanny Pat beanie or scarf available at the bargain price of only $5 each. Major Project Raffle The major project raffle tickets are now due with the main prize being is a magnificent holiday from Boronia Travel. The raffle will be drawn at the Senior/Junior Party Night 12th July, Please return your tickets to your Team Manager by Friday 4th July. Funds raised will going towards a major project for the club a new scoreboard. The Basin versus Glen Waverley Hawks Family Day to be held on Saturday 26th July at Batterham Park. Activities will include a jumping castle, egg and spoon and a sack race and the opportunity to warm up with the seniors and to lead the senior team onto the ground. More details to follow. Final Home and Away Round the final Sunday home and away game will be played on the 20th July. As is tradition, all teams are invited back to the club from 5pm onwards for the presentation of awards. The canteen and the bar will be open so it will be a great night to celebrate what has been a great season for the club and to confirm which teams will be playing finals. Face book over the past two seasons, both EFL players and parents of players have been investigated in regard to allegations that offensive comments had been posted on Facebook. All players (including juniors), officials, parents and spectators are reminded that comments made through social media are public. People can at times interpret the right to express themselves online as implying a lack of consequences when inappropriate things are said. This is not the case and individuals are encouraged to exercise judgment and refrain from comments that can be interpreted as slurs, demeaning or inflammatory.

16 Sponsor News... As announced in our May newsletter, The Basin Junior Football Club is delighted to have established a relationship with two new major sponsors the Montrose Community Bank Branch (part of the Bendigo Community Bank ) and Barry Plant Real Estate, Boronia. Both sponsors are providing significant support to the club and it is hoped that the sponsorship arrangements will not only provide a valued and positive profile for these companies, but will also support our club - and importantly our junior players - to perform at their best. The Montrose Community Bank Branch have not only provided a base sponsorship but will also provide an incentive sponsorship to the club. This is when members of the club take advantage of the Bank s products including home loans, business loans and personal loans. Just advise the bank of your relationship with the club and the club will receive a financial benefit when these products are approved. All transactions are treated with absolute confidence with the club only being advised of the amount of sponsorship. The Montrose Community Bank Branch has branches in Montrose and Mt Evelyn and is looking to establish a branch at Kilsyth at Canterbury Gardens. Club members can pledge their support to establish this branch by completing a pledge form which can be obtained from either the Montrose or Mt Evelyn branch or by contacting the Branch Manager Mr David Watt on BH For Barry Plant Real Estate, Boronia a base sponsorship has also been provided to the club which is being utilised to support the team pie/pizza nights. These nights are already proving to be of enormous enjoyment for the players. As well, Barry Plant Real Estate Boronia will give the club $500 for any member who lists and sells their property through either Keith Wilson or Adam Percy. Further, if a Basin member refers someone to either Keith or Adam and the property sells, Barry Plant Real Estate Boronia will give $250 to the club and $250 to the referrer. Just contact Keith Wilson on to discuss. All members are encouraged to support these valued sponsors whenever you can. 5 minutes with. The Basin players who have started their footy with the Juniors and now feature with the Seniors Name: Trevor Mills Nickname: Millsy First year at The Basin: 1999 Under 9s Highlight year: Winning the Under 15s Grand Final in 2005 Best individual memory: Winning Best and Fairest in the same year as winning the Under 15 Grand Final. Best junior coach: Mark Hall was always around at his place for dinner! 1st game in the seniors: Was 16 (was an Under 16) and played the last few games for the seniors that season. Remember kicking a goal in my first game which was great. Senior highlight: Winning the senior club Best and Fairest in my second year. Also, getting the opportunity to Captain the seniors in a game against Silvan and kicking a goal in the same game that was memorable. Current goal: To win another flag. Advice to juniors: When you get the opportunity, take it with both hands and make the most of it. Favourite film: Stand By Me Favourite TV show: Pimp My Ride Who would you not share a room with: Jarryd Bell always farting! Tightest team mate: Max Kruger with Batty and Gafe tied for second! Funniest team mate: Todd Power cracks me up!

17 Our Committee 2014: President / Newsletter: Ian Bell Vice Presidents: Secretary: Assistant Secretary: Mark Kruger Trevor Law Sarah Wallace Lara Ferguson Registration Coordinator: Lara Ferguson Coaching Coordinator: Brent Thompson Trainer s Coordinator: Maree West Canteen Coordinator Robyn George Uniform / Merchandise Coordinator: Equipment / Property Coordinator: Oranges / Photographs Coordinator: Encouragement Awards Coordinator: Trophies Coordinator: Junior Bar Co-ordinator / Social Night: Lucy Fiumara Neale Moody Michelle Edwards Scott Burrows Mel Lavender Sponsorship Coordinator: Vanessa Walters Jumpers Coordinator: Sarah Wallace Racial Vilification Officer: Ian Bell The State of the Grounds... There has been a bit of discussion recently in regard to the use of the bottom ground for games and training. To provide some background, on the Anzac weekend the bottom ground received a number of adverse umpire reports in regard to its condition. This led to urgent discussions with the Council with urgent and ongoing works being undertaken to address the issues. This includes rolling the ground on a weekly basis, managing any holes, spraying etc. The discussions between club representatives and Council at that time determined that use should be reduced to allow the ground to recover. To this end, the seniors asked the juniors not train on the bottom ground and to not play games and for the seniors to make use of both the top and bottom ground for training. This is understandable, because if the bottom ground was to deteriorate to a point where it was unplayable, the seniors would have to move their home games. This would be devastating from a financial point of view. Both seniors and juniors would also not want to see this occur. At the same time, the club has been fortunate in that we have the top ground which has held up very well even with the increased usage. Through a combination of proactive management, very good weather and reduced usage, the condition of the ground noticeably improved. Following a discussion with the seniors at the start of June, it was established that the ground was as good as it was going to get. Further, whilst both club committees acknowledged those junior teams who were training off site, it was recognized that those arrangements would not last beyond the Queens Birthday. It was therefore agreed that the bottom ground could again be used for training on Friday nights for the younger age players (under 9s and 10s) and that if the bottom ground maintained its good state the Under 15s and 17s should be able to play matches on Sundays. At the same time, it was agreed that the management and use of the bottom ground was a day by day, week by week proposition and that if the weather was to deteriorate rapidly, and the ground was saturated, it would not be used for games for either the Under 15s or 17s. To this end, the use of the bottom ground will be evaluated by members of the junior and senior committee on Sunday mornings with a call being made accordingly. Please speak to either Ian Bell or Neil Moody if you have any queries about the grounds. Key dates to Remember... Ladies Luncheon & The Basin v Heathmont (home) Full Committee Meeting Junior Senior Party Night Saturday 28th June Monday 30th June Saturday 12 th July The Basin v Templestowe (home) Saturday 19th July Final Sunday Home & Away Vote Count Night The Basin/Hawks Family Day & The Basin v GW Hawks (home) Junior Finals commence Sunday 20th July Wed. 23rd July Saturday 26th July Sunday 27 th July The Basin v Wantirna Sth (home) Sat 16 th August Junior Grand Finals Presentation Day Senior Finals commence Sunday 17 th August Sunday 23rd August Sat 22nd & Sunday 23rd August

18 Sponsors the club appreciates and thanks our valued sponsors for their ongoing support. members are encouraged to support these sponsors whenever you can. Zagame s 112 Boronia Rd, Boronia Bayswater Roller City 37 Scoresby Road, Scoresby All The Chocolate Dragonfly Café 1317 Mountain Highway, The Basin Greenland s Wholesale Fruit & Vegetables 264 Liverpool Road, Kilsyth The Basin Fish & Chip Shop