The Word From Williamstown MARCH

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1 March 2010 Williamstown Football Club P.O Box 307 Williamstown 3016 Ph: (03) Fax: (03) E: Williamstown Senior List 2010 The Williamstown Football Club Coaching Staff have finalised our 2010 list. The 42 players comprise the following 20 players who have returned to the Seagulls. 2. Josh Young 3. Ben Davies 4. Ben Jolley 5. Cameron Lockwood 6. Matthew Little 7. David Stretton 9. Luke Cartelli 10. Brett Johnson (Capt) 25. Michael Tanner 28. Matthew Grossman 36. Matthew Cravino 38. Dane Rampe 42. Jordan Florance 46. Dylan Ayton 50. Richard Knight 51. Nick DiMartino 52. Dean Muir 56. Trent Lee 62. Jacob Graham 65. Nathan Uren The Williamstown Football Club have recruited 22 new players in Listed below are the players, their ages, clubs they have been recruited from and their 2010 jumper number. No. Player Name Recruited From : Age 8. Peter Faulks Casey Scorpions Phil Smith Box Hill Hawks Stephen McCallum Calder Cannons Jeremy Mugavin Collingwood (VFL) 20 W I L L I A M S T O W N F O O T B A L L C L U B ESTABLISHED 1864 PREMIERS The Word From Williamstown MARCH Peter Faulks Phil Smith Josh Griffiths Kwame McHarg 17. Nick Sing Gippsland Power Adam Marangon Old Melbournians Jack Purton-Smith Sandringham Dragons Michael Fogarty Western Jets Dion Lawson Western Jets Tom German Essendon Brian Fenton Bendigo Pioneers Jye Sandiford Bendigo Pioneers Jake Wilson Portland Hayden Armstrong Marist College (ACT) Jake De Sousa Coburg Josh Griffiths Northern Knights Lee Spiteri Altona Harley Lewis Geelong College Sam Mason Bendigo Bombers Ed Carr Gippsland Power Kwame McHarg Sandringham Dragons Johnno Hevern Glenorden 20 Jack Purton-Smith Jeremy Mugavin Tom German Stephen McCallum Nick Sing Ed Carr Brian Fenton 2010 Sponsors Williamstown Football Club would like to thank all their Sponsors for their continued support of the Club. We thank Joanne Royston from Hocking Stuart Williamstown for their support as our Major Sponsor and Michael McCormick from Westpac Bank for their support as our Community Partner. New Sponsors to the Club in 2010 include - Zaparas Lawyers - MACT Pty Ltd - West Suburban Taxis - The Office Williamstown - Almond Tree Frames - Peter Lausch - DCA Group - Australian Aluminium Windows - J & L Fencing

2 Coaches Corner with Peter German 1. From all reports the pre-season has been pretty tough and a step up from previous seasons. As the Senior Coach, how have you evaluated the pre-season period? The pre-season was designed to build up a solid fitness base plus just as importantly learn a new style of play. Luke Boyd has been outstanding in his role as Head Fitness Coach. The players have been required to commit more time to their physical preparation so hopefully we will see positive results with the squad new players to the club this season, how have you viewed the changes to the playing list? Being my 1st season I don t have any thoughts on the previous list. However the 22 new players have blended very well with the existing playing group. The most exciting aspect for the club is the majority of the new players are 18, 19 or 20 year olds. Williamstown Football Club now have the opportunity to build an exciting decade with many of these players. 3. A new coaching staff have been appointed this season. How have you assessed their contribution and support for you thus far and what qualities do they bring to Williamstown? Firstly to assemble Adam Potter, Ross Fisher and David Bourke as Senior Assistant Coaches is a great coup for the club. They all possess an outstanding commitment to their roles and all have experience and display high levels of enthusiasm. We have also gained some excellent new support coaches in Todd Clark and Cory La Forgia who will help form a strong coaching group with Darren Caddy and Shane Murphy who were involved last year. 4. What qualities and characteristics will supporters and members notice from a side coached by yourself? I m quite pleased to say I coach more defensively than I played, however we hopefully will play a far more structured style of play. Players will need to understand their roles and knowledge of our ball movement as predictability is vital to our cohesive style of play. Finding the balance between attack and defence will always be the key to our success. 5. In your coaching career over the last 16 years you have had a hands on role at AFL Clubs Hawthorn, West Coast Eagles, Fremantle and Melbourne. How have you viewed the Western Bulldogs and where do you believe they are as a club as they aim to break a 56 year premiership drought? It s been 12 years since I was at Hawthorn and football has changed dramatically in that period. In saying that all clubs are in different phases with their list and I would say that the Western Bulldogs and Rodney Eade have built this list over many years now. What I can say is that the players and staff are a professional outfit and are a driven group. 6. Coaching an aligned VFL club is an enormous challenge. How do you balance the development needs of the Western Bulldogs with the desire to contest finals consistently with a view to winning premierships at Williamstown? This is the toughest past of the job. The most important area for me is communication to both parties. If development is rapid with the Bulldog players then they will certainly help bring success to Williamstown but as I have already indicated to all parties concerned, the players who play their roles consistently well will get the good looks at selection. 7. You had great premiership success at Subiaco in the WAFL. What similarities do you see between Subiaco and Williamstown Football Clubs? They are both in very similar positions as both are financial and well administered plus both have over 100 years of tradition. The player group at Subiaco were an outstanding group who were loyal to the Club and totally driven to succeed. I m still finding out more each week about our player group but the similarities between the two clubs off the field is very uncanny. 8. As we head into the 2010 season, what are your expectations and hopes for the Williamstown Football Club? I think it is important not to burden everyone with expectations and false hopes. My first aim is to set a culture and commitment by the players that will hopefully lead to sustainable consistent performance. The team has been around the mark over the past 3 or 4 seasons but I m looking to find players who love the challenge of big games when we find those players then exciting times will return. Vale Kelly Brent The Williamstown Football Club was deeply saddened with the passing of our esteemed life member and long time trainer Kelly Brent. Kelly s funeral was held on Friday 26th February and was a great tribute to a special man in the history of the Williamstown Football Club. A magnificent turn up of former players, officials and supporters saw Kel sent off in grand style. Pall Bearers included former coaches Max Papley, Terry Wheeler, Barry Round and former players in Ian Rickman and Jeff Ind. Club stalwart and long time friend Max Everitt was also a pall bearer. Obituaries were delivered by club games record holder Troy West who spoke on behalf of all past players and current Board Member Bernadette O Sullivan who took over from Kel as Head Trainer when he retired. Both Troy s and Bernadette s moving tributes can be read on the Club s website Life Members Day 2010 Our Life Members Day will be held on Saturday 1st May when all Life Members and their guests are invited to attend this luncheon when we play Port Melbourne. Cost is $20 for Life Members and $30 for their Guests. For more information please contact Brendan Curry THE WORD FROM WILLIAMSTOWN MARCH 2010 Page 2

3 Practice Matches at Whitten Oval Williamstown will play 3 practice matches at the Whitten Oval in upcoming weeks - * Friday 19th March Vs Sandringham 4pm (Seniors) & 6pm (Reserves) * Friday 26th March Vs Box Hill 4pm (Seniors) & 6pm (Reserves) * Saturday 3rd April Vs Coburg 11am & 2pm Rex Dooley will also be in attendance to sell 2010 season tickets and the Western Bulldogs Cheer squad is going to sell food and drinks. Whitten Oval 417 Barkly St, Footscray West (Melways Map Ref: 41 K4) Limited parking available Presidents Luncheon The popular Williamstown President Luncheons will continue in President Trevor Monti will host the best value luncheon in town - $40.00 per head which includes a 2 course meal, complimentary beer and wine and a quality Guest Speaker. These luncheons also provide a wonderful opportunity to network. Outlined below are a list of dates of our Luncheons Round 3 Saturday 24th April Vs Sandringham Round 4 Saturday 1st May Vs Port Melbourne Lindsay Fox Round 5 Sunday 9th May Vs Werribee Round 7 Saturday 29th May Vs Box Hill Round 10 Saturday 19th June Vs Casey Scorpions (TV Game 11am start) Round 13 Saturday 17th July Vs Coburg Round 15 Saturday 31st July Vs Bendigo - Dyson Hore-Lacey Round 17 Sunday 15th August Vs Frankston Bookings Brendan Curry / Nicole Hopkinson Annual Golf Day Friday April 23rd Williamstown and Spotswood Football Clubs have again joined forces to run our Annual Corporate Golf Day at Kooringal Golf Club with Naming Rights Sponsor Westpac Bank A $10,000 prize for any golfer who can have a Hole in One on the fifth hole will be available to all participants. Cost for the day is $80.00 per head or $450 to sponsor a hole which includes green fees for 4 players. Gulls Corner Congratulations to our aligned partners Western Bulldogs on reaching the NAB cup finals, we hope you bring home the cup. Gulls memberships are now available and the numbers are starting to add up. It would be great to have some new members joining. If you introduce a new member to the gulls, you will be entitled to a free Presidents luncheon once that person has become a financial Gulls member. Our social events coming up soon are - May 9 th - Ladies Day - to thank all the mums who support our team, shout them to a day out. Lunch is from 11.30am for pre drink with a 12noon start. Theme for the day is Mothers Day at the Races. Tickets $30 per head - phone Nicole / Judi May 15 th is our Annual Ball to be held at Moonee Valley Racing Club. Tickets $95 per head all inclusive. Here's to the 2010 season VFL News AFL Hall of Fame Nomination The Board of the Williamstown Football Club have decided to nominate Club Legend Gerry The Monster Callahan to the Australian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. A detailed submission was sent to AFL Victoria which also included written endorsement from the Beaumaris and Cheltenham Football Clubs. State Game VFL Vs WAFL The VFL will play the WAFL in an interstate clash on Saturday 22nd May in Western Australia. VFL Grand Final This year s VFL Grand Final will still be played at Etihad Stadium but it has been brought forward a week and will be played on the Sunday afternoon after the AFL Preliminary Finals and a week before the AFL Grand Final. AFL Victoria believed that the experiment of playing on a Friday night before the AFL Grand Final had not been supported enough and as such will revert to the previous weekend. 23rd Player Rules AFL Victoria have ruled that a 23rd player can be played in all 18 home and away senior games in On 8 occasions we can select a player from our aligned TAC Cup Club Western Jets and on the other 10 games we can select a 1st year TAC Cup graduate who is in his first year at Williamstown in our Senior Side. This player can play a maximum of 2 games as the 23rd player. Cheers Judi Jeremiah Get Well Tony Boyd Everybody at the Williamstown Football Club extends our best wishes to Tony Boyd from A & B Interiors who has been a long time sponsor of the Football Club and his son Murray played at Williamstown for 4 seasons. Tony had a heart attack a few weeks ago but is now well and truly on the road to recovery All the Best!! Major Support Sponsors 2010 Supporters Bus Williamstown Football Club will again run a Supporters Bus for all away games during the 2010 season. The bus will depart from our Social Club, Seagulls Nest (1 Mason Street, Newport) and return there after the final siren. This is an economical and easy way to travel to Away games and support the Mighty Seagulls. A season pass can be purchased for $60.00 or a weekly ticket costs $7. If you wish to purchase a season pass please fill in the attached membership form or you can book a ticket during the season by contacting Rob Kendall on THE WORD FROM WILLIAMSTOWN MARCH 2010 Page 3

4 Logistics Manager Required The Williamstown Football Club are seeking interested people who can assist on either a Match Day or on a Training Night as Equipment / Logisitics Manager. This person would assist the existing property sta ff and a l so the C l u b administration and Coaching Staff. On a Match Day the Club is seeking an individual who could take responsibility for match day equipment eg. Distribution and collection of headsets which are used in coaches box and on bench and also assisting in collection of statistical data and equipment. On Training nights we are looking for people who can assist our existing property staff and help with locking up, serving player meals and general duties. Any interested individuals please contact Brendan Curry on the following numbers or - W: M: W: bcurry@westernjets.asn.au 2010 Social Events Date Day Event Venue 23-Apr Friday Annual Golf Day Kooringal Golf Club 15-June Saturday Mid-Season Ball Moonee Valley Racing Club - $95 per head 25-June Friday Annual Auction Night Yarraville Club 30-Sept Thursday Presentation Night Yarraville Club Brad Lloyd Returns to the Club 2003 Premiership Captain Brad Lloyd returned to the club for our Induction Night / Jumper Presentation which was held at the Royal Yacht Club in Williamstown on Monday 15th March as our guest speaker. Brad was thrilled to be asked to be guest speaker on this night and he followed in the footsteps of Paul Dooley, Josh Mahoney, Simon Lloyd, Jarrod Molloy and Tony Hannebery as previous guest speakers. This function is a night when our players, coaching and support staff and the first year Western Bulldog players gather and the night is organised and conducted by our Leadership Group. Mid Season Ball The 2010 Mid-Season Ball is being held on Saturday 15th May at the Moonee Valley Racing Club, McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds. The cost of the ticket is $95 and includes a 3 course meal and drinks. Tickets are limited to 250. If you wish to book tickets please contact Brendan Curry bcurry@westernjets.asn.au or Bernadette O Sullivan Bernadette.OSullivan@Wh.org.au. Western Jets Wrap Sudanese born Majak Daw has been the latest Western Jets player to enter the AFL system, after being picked up by North Melbourne with pick number 9 in the 2009 rookie draft. Born in Sudan, Majak and his family (8 brothers and sisters) sought refugee status in 2000 living in Eygpt for 3 years. They then sought to migrate to Australia in Majak played his first game of Australian Football in 2005 for Taylors Lakes FC U14. The family moved to Werribee in 2006 with Majak participating for the first time at the Western Jets in the Ted Whitten U16 legends program. It s a terrific achievement for Majak and we all wish him the best as he seeks a place on the main list at North Melbourne and hopefully an AFL debut. In other Jets news the pavilion at Crofts Reserve is close to completion. The new centre of excellence is now only weeks away from being a fully functional facility and the Western Jets would again like to thank the contribution from the Williamstown Football Club. WOK RITE IN NOODLE & SNACK BAR 7 FERGUSON STREET, WILLIAMSTOWN THE WORD FROM WILLIAMSTOWN MARCH 2010 Page 4

5 Williamstown Football Club Fixture Practice Match Schedule Day Date Opponent Venue Time No. Games Friday 19th March Sandringham Whitten Oval 4pm Seniors & 6pm Reserves 2 Friday 26th March Box Hill Whitten Oval 4pm Seniors & 6pm Reserves 2 Saturday 3rd April Coburg Whitten Oval 11am Reserves & 2pm Seniors 2 SENIORS FIXTURE 2010 Fixture RESERVES FIXTURE Day Date Time Opponent Venue 1 Saturday 10th April 1:10pm Collingwood Victoria Park (TV) 2 Saturday 17th April 2pm Gold Coast Broadbeach 3 Saturday 24th April 2pm Sandringham Burbank Oval 4 Saturday 1st May 2pm Pt Melbourne Burbank Oval 5 Sunday 9th May 2pm Werribee Burbank Oval 6 Saturday 15th May 2pm Coburg Coburg State Game Western Australia Vs Victoria 7 Saturday 29th May 2pm Box Hill Burbank Oval 8 Sunday 6th June 2pm Frankston Frankston Oval 9 Saturday 12th June 2pm Nth Ballarat Eureka Stadium 10 Saturday 19th June 1:10pm Casey Burbank Oval (TV) Split Round Bye 11 Sunday 4th July 2pm Sandringham Trevor Barker Oval 12 Sunday 11th July 12noon Geelong Skilled Stadium 13 Saturday 17th July 2pm Coburg Burbank Oval 14 Sunday 25th July 2pm Bullants NAB Oval 15 Saturday 31st July 2pm Bendigo Burbank Oval 16 Saturday 7th August 7pm Werribee Chirnside Park 17 Sunday 15th August 2pm Frankston Burbank Oval 18 Sunday 22nd August 2pm Box Hill Box Hill City Oval Day Date Time Opponent Venue 1 Saturday 10th April 10am Bullants Victoria Park 2 Sunday 18th April 11am Casey Casey Fields 3 Saturday 24th April 11am Sandringham Burbank Oval 4 Saturday 1st May 11am Pt Melbourne Burbank Oval 5 Sunday 9th May 11am Werribee Burbank Oval 6 Saturday 15th May 11am Coburg Coburg State Game Western Australia Vs Victoria 7 Saturday 29th May 11am Box Hill Burbank Oval 8 Sunday 6th June 11am Frankston Frankston Oval 9 Saturday 12th June 11am Nth Ballarat Eureka Stadium 10 Saturday 19th June 10:10am Casey Burbank Oval Split Round Bye 11 Sunday 4th July 11am Sandringham Trevor Barker Oval 12 Saturday 10th July 11am Pt Melbourne TEAC Oval 13 Saturday 17th July 11am Coburg Burbank Oval 14 Sunday 25th July 11am Bullants NAB Oval 15 Saturday 31st July 10am Pt Melbourne Burbank Oval 16 Saturday 7th August 3:50pm Werribee Chirnside Park 17 Sunday 15th August 11am Frankston Burbank Oval 18 Sunday 22nd August 11am Box Hill Box Hill City Oval WILLIAMSTOWN MAJOR SUPPORT SPONSORS