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1 AJAX FC JUNIORS In this week s Round 15 & Week 1 of Finals Weekly Wrap edition we cover: Highlight of the Round. Rounds Highest goalkickers. Milestones. Round 15 results and match reports from U12 Jackettes & U14 s to U16 s games played on Sunday 5 August U11, U12, U13 & U17 s Finals results and match reports from games played on Sunday 5 August Final s information for U13 Comets, U16 s & U17 s. AJAX Football Club 40 th year anniversary luncheon. Pictures from the 40 th year anniversary luncheon. Q & A with the Founding Member of the AJFC. Which coach is grilled this week? AJFC Club Presentation Night SAVE THE DATE. Social Function for AJAX Juniors in Grades 4, 5 & 6. Seniors Wrap Round 14. Highlight of the Round The only highlight of the round saw the U17 s win their Elimination Final by 22 points. Rounds Highest Goal-Kickers This week the honours were shared by 6 players who each booted 3 goals. Tom Shalev (u14 Jets) Brandon Krongold (u15 Jets) Ben De Winter (u16) Ben Schwartz (u16) Jack Stock (u16) Michael Rechtman (u17)

2 Milestones In the final home and away match played for the 2012 season, the following boys registered personal milestones. David Bookman (U15) - 50 games. Ryan Rothschild (U15) games Well done boys. Round 15 Home & Away Winner Of the 10 matches played on Sunday (being 6 home & away matches and 4 finals matches), only 1 team sung the AJAX song after their match following their victory. The team was the U17 s who won their Elimination Final. Round 15 Results & Match Reports U12 Jackettes: St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 7.4 (46) def Ajax 6.4 (40) Goals: L Davies 2, Silver 2, Fanarof, T Szwarcberg Best: Bagle-Zevin, L Davies, Fanarof, M Roth, Silver, T Szwarcberg Coach s Match report: It was a great finish to the season by the Jackettes on Sunday the 5 th of August. With only a few girls missing and coach Braham enjoying himself at the snow the girls displayed a tremendous amounts of effort and determination. Pumping the girls up prior to the match they wanted their final game to be a victory, however were just as gallant in their defeat. They should be so proud of themselves to display the talent that they have and walk away from not only the game but also the season with pride. The girls continued to fight throughout the afternoon however time ran away from them. With Maddy trying to save time by having a shot at goal after the siren, made the score line closer to show how the contest was throughout the game. With season one under their belts the girls should be excited and ready to take on a new season with new challenges. It has truly been a highlight watching how much the girls have developed their skills and become great female footballers. Great season Jackettes, you should all be very proud of yourselves, as I m sure your family and friends that have supported you are. We will see you next season!! GO JACKETTES!!

3 U12 Jackettes (continued) Team Manager s report: This was the final game of the season for the Jackettes and it was played at home. 18 Jackettes ran out onto the oval as Ieva & Cassie were still away, Cara Davies was at Mt Buller for the Jewish Day schools snow sports competition and Allegra was a late withdrawal due to illness. The Jackettes were led out onto the oval by the Captains of the day, Lexie, Charlie & Morgan. Unfortunately Coach Braham was unavailable as he was also up at Mt Buller, so coaching the team was our Assistant Coach, Danielle. The Jackettes won the toss and kicked with the wind and after a few minutes of play had the 1 st major on the board with a goal to Lily. From the centre square ball up the Jackettes had their running game going and after some good teamwork saw Romy kick the Jackettes 2 nd goal. The team were moving the ball, looking for teammates in better positions and kicking long to take advantage of the wind. Lily kicked her 2 nd for the quarter and then Bianca got her name on the scoreboard with her 1 st for the day. The end of the 1 st quarter saw the Jackettes lead by 1 goal, scores were to Coach Danielle praised the girls for their 1 st quarter efforts and mentioned to them that as they were kicking into the wind we would need to work hard at the ball, move the ball forward with handballs and to keep the kicks low. Lots of good teamwork took place in the quarter and although the Jackettes were unable to score, they restricted the opposition to 2 goals. At the ½ time break the girls went into the huddle 6 points down, scores Jackettes to Whilst enjoying the Vitamin C refreshments provided by the Davies family the girls listened very closely to the instructions given by the coaching staff, Danielle, Sonney & Hillel. Their instructions were to use the wind to their advantage, kick long, run to a better position and play on at every possible opportunity. The girls were playing good attacking football and a good passage of play in the forward pocket saw Cheryl win the hard ball, then fire off a handball to Tania who was in a better position and she kicked truly for a big 6 pointer. In the opposite forward pocket Bianca trapped the ball, danced around an opponent, steadied and kicked her 2 nd for the match. Later in the quarter Maddy took a mark right next to the behind post. Being on a very difficult angle she lined up the goals with a banana kick and went very close to putting it through, unfortunately it went through for a minor score. The Jackettes defence put lots of pressure on the opposition during the quarter and prevented the opposition from scoring any majors. At ¾ time the Jackettes were up by 1 goal, to We were in for an exciting last quarter and at the previous breaks it was only a goal difference, Jackettes up in the 1 st quarter, down at ½ time and up at ¾ time. The last quarter saw both teams play great football, the Jackettes linking up with lots of good passages of play. The opposition kicked a major then quickly followed this up with a point so were 7 points up with 2 minutes to go. The Jackettes never say die attitude and commitment saw them pump the ball long into the forward line. They attacked the goal and managed to score a point so were 6 points down. It was set for a nail biting finish but time ran out with the Jackettes going down by 1 goal. Final scores Jackettes to St Bedes/Mentone Tigers

4 U12 Jackettes (continued) Season s Statistics The Jackettes had a very successful inaugural season. They played 7 matches for 3 wins/4 losses (2 of the losses were 2 & 6 points respectively). In the 7 matches they scored a total of 48 goals 46 behinds (334 points) and allowed the opposition to score 28 goals 35 behinds (203 points). 16 Jackettes scored goals in the 7 matches played. The season s goal-kickers were: Bianca 8 goals in total Tania 7 Jessica 6 Lily 6 Cara 5 Romy 3 Allegra 2 Timnah 2 Zoe 2 Charlie 1 Eliza 1 Ieva 1 Lexie 1 Maddy 1 Morgan 1 Tali 1 Girls, everyone associated with the team were very proud of your achievements this year. We all hope you enjoyed the season, and being the inaugural Jackettes team you are now part of the history of the AJFC. To all the parents, grandparents and supporters, thank you for the wonderful support throughout the year. It was a pleasure having all of you associated with the team. Bring on season 2013!!!. U14 Comets: East Sandringham (154) def Ajax 0. 0 (0) Goals: Nil Best: Beville, Gordon, Kenley, Menahem, Moshinsky, Muscatel Match report: None reported. U14 Jets: Beaumaris 11.7 (73) def Ajax 9.6 (60) Goals: Shalev 3, Carp, J.Cohen, Davis, Debinski, Krakauer, Sandler Best: Debinski, Katz, Krakauer, Sandler, Shalev, Wise Match report: None reported.

5 U15 Comets: South Melbourne (81) def Ajax 4.10 (34) Goals: Lipton 2, Aarons, Teleshevsky Best: Blecher, Faiman, Kagan, Korman, Janover-Rocha, Mastellone Match report: None reported. U15 Jets: Murrumbeena Maroon 5.10 (40) def Ajax 5.7 (37) Goals: Krongold 3, New 2 Best: Davis, Gaddie, Kalmus, Mihalovich, Shatter, Wolf Match report: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CLOSE. You guys did not deserve to lose today. Probably the most committed and even display across the board this season. When Jason was working out the best 6 players we had it down to 12 contenders. Kronos and New up forward were always a threat. The backline of Jordan, Max. Phil and Julza again held tight only letting through 5 goals. Shatter was a powerhouse all day and Kalmus, Nochum, Mordy, Rafi and Kiffer pumped the ball through the midfield consistently. You again displayed the spirit and determination that we love to see. Congratulations on what has been a very enjoyable season that cannot be measured by wins and loses. See you all at presentation night. U16: Dingley (130) def Ajax 13.2 (80) Goals: De Winter 3, Schwartz 3, Stock 3, Menahem, Schnider, Weeden, Zeldin Best: De Winter, Herszberg, Schwartz, Stock, Weeden, Wise Match report: Was another tough day for the jackas and not ideal as preparation for finals this week. Again there were 7-8 key outs and we relied on the support from a few U14s to fill the side. Despite a very strong start from Ajax, the 2nd and 3rd term saw the ladder leaders, Dingley, pull away to huge lead. To their credit, ajax won the last quarter with a really gutsy effort. That, together with the inclusion of a number of players will give the boys a lot of confidence going into finals next week.

6 U11, U12, U13 & U17 s Finals Results & Match Reports 1 st Semi Final U11 Stars: South Melb Red 5.5 (35) def Ajax 3.10 (28) Goals: Pacanowski, Wise, Zalcman Best: Chrapot, Grunfeld, Krowitz, Machlin, Micmacher, Pacanowski Match report: Captains for the game, Grunfeld & Rosenwax. Congratulation s to Reuben Grunfeld & Adrian Rosenwax for their 50 th game. (officially last week) Big game in tough conditions with a strong wind. Stars played the 1 & 2 nd quarters with strength & big effort. With the score at half time only a point the difference Stars were in it looking for a win. 3 rd quarter did not go our way, but we still had a fighting chance. Last quarter we had the wind with many scoring opportunities but could not get the goals needed to come home with a win. Well done to all the players. Stars 2012 season will be remembered for years to come for the 10 consecutive winning streak during the home & away matches 1 st Semi Final U12 Jets: Beaumaris 4.10 (34) def Ajax 2.2 (14) Goals: Jenshel,Tusia Best: Efron, Gold, Hymans, Jenshel, Moshinsky, Webb Match report: None reported. 2 nd Semi Final U13 Comets: St Kilda City 3.6 (24) def Ajax 2.9 (21) Goals: Liberman, Rosham Best: J. Bassat, M. Bassat, Beaconsfield, Berlinski, Goldfinger, Syber Match report: We played a great match today in very windy conditions. Our running, tackling and attack on the footy in the first half was fantastic. We dropped off a little in the third quarter but kept the opposition to one behind. We stepped it up again the last quarter and drew out to an 8 point lead. We did everything to win and it was only a huge goal after the siren that beat us. The boys should keep their heads up high as they played a terrific game. Our focus now is to win next week, use our second chance and grab a spot in the Grand Final.

7 Elimination Final U17 s: Ajax (84) def St Bedes/Mentone Tigers Blue 9.8 (62) Goals: Rechtman 3, Rotenberg 2, Saltzman 2, Berkovitz, Paltiel, Thurin, Yarrow. Best: Jones, Kedar, Rotenberg, Shapiro, Slade, Thurin Match report: Finals have arrived and the U17 Jackas confronted a tough opponent and galeforce winds to grind out a comfortable win. After wasting opportunities in the 1 st quarter with the wind, with only 4 majors of 12 scoring shots, the Jackas held on to a 2-goal lead at the long break. The premiership quarter saw the boys pile on 6 goals taking advantage of some undisciplined play by their opponents. The 8-goal three-quarter time lead proved sufficient as they held on to register a good win. The U17 Jackas will have to maintain their best form to progress beyond the 1 st Semi Final in a demanding 4-week Division 1 finals series. Final s information for U13 Comets, U16 s and U17 s This Sunday the U13 Comets, U16 s and U17 s will once again participate in finals action. Details of the matches, locations & times are: TEAM OPPONENT GROUND TIME U13 Comets Cheltenham Boss James Reserve 3.00 pm (Preliminary Final) U16 (Semi Final 1) U17 St Pauls/Bentleigh Demons Le Page Park, Oval pm Beaumaris (Sharks) Highett Reserve, Oval pm (Semi- Final 1) The AJFC encourages all supporters to visit the grounds to watch and support the Jackas in action. We wish them all the very best in Week 2 of the finals. Good luck to all teams and players.

8 AJAX Football Club 40 th year anniversary luncheon On Sunday 5 August 2012, the AJAX Junior Football Club (AJFC) recognized an important milestone of the club when a luncheon was held to celebrate the 40 th year anniversary of the club. In his opening address, Daniel Antman, AJAX Junior Football Club President, welcomed the invited guests who included: Mr Andrew Bassat, CEO and Co-Founder of SEEK (unfortunately a late apology, but greatly thanked by Daniel for their generous support of the luncheon); Mr David Southwick MP, State Member for Caulfield; Mayor Jamie Hymans, Glen Eira City Council; Mr Graeme Le Bransky (Founding member of the AJFC); Mr Ian Fayman, President, AJAX Amateur Football Club (Seniors); Mr Bernie Sheehy & Mr Gary Blieden (AJAX Amateur Football Club (Senior Coach & Captain); Executive and Committee Members from the Junior & Senior Football Clubs; Mr David Cannizzo & Mr Adam Sparrow (South Metro Junior Football League). Representatives from the club s major sponsors, Teska Carson, ANZ Bank, Brighton Toyota & Pratt Foundation. Representatives from SEEK, sponsor of the luncheon. Daniel gave an insight into the formation of how the club was formed and it s numerous achievements since the club s inception 40 years ago. Notable speakers at the luncheon included Mr Graeme Le Bransky, Mr Ian Fayman, Mr David Southwick MP, Mayor Jamie Hymans and Mr David Cannizzo. Daniel s closing address acknowledged the support and assistance provided by the Committees of the Junior and Senior clubs, and also the valuable contributions by the major sponsors, Teska Carson, ANZ Bank, Brighton Toyota & Pratt Foundation.

9 Pictures from the 40 th year anniversary luncheon L-R Back: David Southwick MP, State Member for Caulfield, Mark Davis, Paul Shnider, Michael Ludski (Director, Teska Carson) & Antony Cook Klooger, Mayor Jamie Hymans (Glen Eira City Council). L-R: Front: Jeff Wise, Daniel Antman, Demi Baernthaler (ANZ Bank, Branch Manager Elsternwick), Mark Bomber Mitchell. Daniel Antman, President, AJAX Junior Football Club

10 Ian Fayman, President, AJAX Amateur Football Club (Seniors) Graeme Le Bransky Founder of the AJFC addressing the invited guests

11 Antony Cook Klooger & Michael Ludski (Director, Teska Carson). Former President Mark Davis, Current President Daniel Antman & Past President Paul Shnider

12 AJFC Committee Members Rod Nirens & Harry Jacobs Some of the invited guests listening to AJFC President, Daniel Antman

13 Q & A s with the founding member of the AJFC Graeme Le Bransky 1. Welcome Graeme to the AJAX Football Club Luncheon celebrating the 40 th year anniversary of the club. Can you tell me a bit about you? I played the 1 st ever AJAX Senior match played and played over 80 games with the club. As it was the 1 st ever Jewish team it comprised of many players from various backgrounds. One important player (Ian Symon) was unable to play as he was required to play VFL football with the St Kilda Football club. I also played State Football and swam for AJAX in the Brisbane Carnival. 2. As the founding member of the AJFC, how did you first become involved in the club? I formed the club with David Burstin. We brought along friends who were living next door or living down the street, or over the back fences. In 1971 David suggested we become part of the AJAX umbrella and the rest is history. 3. You are a club stalwart of this great club. What are some of the roles you have performed over the years? I was part of the inaugural committee and also head coach for 8 years. I taught the kids how to plan a rugged sport combined with good sportsmanship. I placed importance of them having fun. 4. You coached many Junior age groups over the years. Tell me about them? In my 1 st year I coached all the 4 junior sides. I remember coaching 1 side, then as soon as that match finished I raced off to coach the 2 nd side etc. 5. And some of the memorable moments from your coaching career are? We won numerous premierships. One of the memorable experience of coaching was my U15 s who NEVER lost a match in 2 ½ seasons playing in the Spartan league. I coached many kids who at the start of their careers were uncordinated but developed into top quality footballers. An example was Gavin Sekler who won the league s best and fairest award. (editors comments: In 1977 Ruckman Gavin Sekler won the competition best & fairest in the Under 15 s by a margin of over 10 votes). 6. You have been awarded life membership of the AJFC. How did it feel to be recognized as a life member? The award presentation night was held at the National Theatre in St Kilda and when they announced me as a recipient of life membership I was overcome, I couldn t speak. I managed to say a few words that were greeted with outstanding applause. (editors comments: The 2012 AJFC award presentation night will be held at the same place, The National Theatre, Cnr Barkly & Carlisle Streets, St Kilda on Sunday 9 September 2012 from 5.00pm to 7.00pm).

14 7. The club has seen a growth in numbers and teams each year. What do you think are the reasons behind this? A lot more kids through their friends want to be part of playing football for a Jewish club. It is the cornerstone of our Jewish heritage. They all play kick-to kick together so they all go down to training and train with their friends, then play football together in a team environment. 8. At the end of the season the Graeme Le Bransky Trophy is awarded to the Club Champion. At any sporting club this is a prestigious award. For all the junior players at the club what advice do you offer them to achieve being named as a Club Champion? 1. Listen to their coach. 2. Practice your skills. 3. Develop a can do attitude instead of a I hope I can do attitude. 4. Think as well as acting instinctly. (editors comments: Very sound advice from Graeme. The award honours him being a founding member of our club, a coach of many age groups for many years and a great club stalwart). 9. You must be proud to see your son Anthony following your footsteps by coaching a junior team (u15 Comets). What changes have you noticed from the years when you coached to the present days of coaching? Anthony applies technical strategies because of the intellectual development of the kids. In my coaching days this was not appropriate. 10. Finally, I believe you recently coached the Caulfield Grammar s lawn bowls team to victory in the Bowls Victoria School Pennant. Which sport was harder to coach, football or lawn bowls? My school s lawn bowls club squad has won the State Titles 8 times in the last 10 years. Coaching football teams is probably harder to coach because there are more players in the one activity that may need adjustment. In football there are a diversity of skills, whereas, in lawn bowls there are less players and principally just one set of skills. Thank you for your time in answering the questions. You are a great icon and stalwart of this great club. Enjoy the luncheon.

15 Graeme Le Bransky Founder of the AJFC & club stalwart

16 Q & A s with your coach with your This week s lucky coach selected to be grilled and to share their answers with the AJAX JFC community is Ash Shenker. 1. What team do you co coach? U11 Stars (co-coach with Jordy Rubinstein). (Jordy was grilled last week and his Q & A s can be read in the round 14 wrap) 2. Do you have a nickname? Shenks. 3. How long have you been coaching with AJAX? This is my 1 st year. 4. In the Home & Away season your U11 Stars won 11 games, lost 2, drew 1, won 10 consecutive matches and finished the home and away season in 3 rd position of the ladder. Based on these results your team must be doing the right things each week. What do you do to keep them up and running and focused each week? 1. At the start of the year we did lots of tackling work at training, this is now paying dividends. 2. The boys enjoy a bit of freedom. We play them in different positions, give them a range of roles to perform and this allows them to become flexible out on the field. 5. What has been your most memorable coaching moment(s)? Our night match win against Mordialloc-Braeside. In the last quarter we were in front, they were in front, we snatched back the lead, and then they did. With 2 minutes to go we were down by 4 points before Adrian Rosenwax took a mark and kicked the goal, Jackas up by 2 points. The ball was in Mordi- Braeside s forward line when the siren rang, victory by 2 points. 6. I hear you have played a bit of footy with AJAX. Tell me a bit about your career? Started my Junior career in the U9 s and played right through to the U17 s, playing over 100 games. Was vice captain for 4 odd years in the junior teams. I also was fortunate to play in 2 premiership teams (U14 s & U16 s).

17 7. And the best moment(s) you experienced whilst playing were? 1. Being part of the U14 team when we won the flag. Half way through the season with only 6 matches remaining I broke my wrist. I had to have a plaster cast fitted and the Doctor said I ll be out of action for 8 weeks. I was shattered as it appeared I wouldn t be available to participate in the finals. On the Thursday night before the grand final I had the cast removed and convinced the coach to select me in the team. I was selected and played the last 5 minutes of the match in the winning team. 2. Whilst playing from U9 s to U15 s I had only managed to kick 4 odd goals. In one of the U16 s match against St Bede s I played an awesome match kicking 8 goals. We won that match by 200+ points. 8. I heard a whisper you won some awards throughout your involvement with Ajax. What were they? 1. In my last year of Junior football in 2010, I together with my parents (Debbie & Jeff) was awarded the Eddie Malinek Memorial Trophy recognizing Outstanding Commitment to the club. 2. Last year playing in the U19 s for the AJAX senior club I was awarded the coaches award. (editors comments: This award is Dedicated to the memory of Eddie Malinek who tragically passed away in Eddie played over 100 games as a junior and later came back as an assistant coach for U9-U13 teams). 9. Your favorite saying to your team is? Focus & Attitude, that s what makes a good side. 10. Which AFL Team do you support? The Mighty Blues. 11. In 10 words or less finish this sentence. If I was the coach of the Mighty Blues I would. Get rid of Gibbsy. (editors comments: That s a bit harsh Ash, wanting to get rid of our 2006 No 1 draft pick).

18 12. Outside of football you are the Sports Editor for the AJN. As the Publicity Officer for the AJFC, I prepare lots of articles for the club ranging from the team I manage (the inaugural girl s team, the Jackettes) to other achievements that have occurred throughout the season. As only a few of my articles have been published, isn t it you (as the sports editor) who makes the decision as to whether they are published? I have a say in the process. As a lot of articles come in I work very closely with one of our Journalist s deciding on what to or what not to publish. The hardest decision is to prioritize all the articles. I would love to publish every article but unfortunately I cannot. (editors comments: Come on Ash, just ensure all the AJFC articles are published. Maybe Cook will have to spell this out in your contract next year, no AJFC articles published = no coaching remuneration!!). 13. For the articles that are published, they NEVER make the front page. Why? There are more important Jewish events and news taking place!! Thank you for your time in answering these grilling questions.

19 U11 STARS Co-Coach Ash Shenker

20 AJFC Club Presentation Night AJAX Junior Football Club Presentation Night Sunday Sept. 9 th, 2012 We are delighted to invite you to the 2012 AJAX Junior Football Club Presentation Night to be held on Sunday Sept. 9 th. As always, a great opportunity to celebrate the season and recognise the kids. DATE: Sunday Sept. 9 th, 2012 VENUE: National Theatre, Cnr Carlisle & Barkly Streets St Kilda. TIME: 5:00 7:00pm Please be on time for a 5pm start. This is an important event for the kids so please make every effort to attend. Lock away this date in your diary and we will see you there.

21 Social function for AJAX Juniors in Grades 4, 5 & 6 Are you in Grade 4, 5 or 6 and would LOVE to attend a Winter Dance Party..you answered yes & yes. A Winter Dance Party Function specifically for students in Grades 4, 5 & 6 will be held on Sunday August 19, 2012 from 5.00pm to 8.00pm at the Caulfield Park Bowling Club in Balaclava Road, Caulfield North. $10.00 are to be purchased prior to the event as NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. All money raised will be donated to Maccabi. For further information and where to purchase tickets, see the following flyer. AJAX FC JUNIORS

22 Seniors Wrap Round 14 AJAX FC NEWSLETTER ROUND 14 V UNIVERSITY BLACKS DARK DAY AS BLACKS SMASH JACKAS THE AJAX Football Club was far from impressive in its 127- point defeat at the hands of ladder-leaders University Blacks, with the side going down (178) to 8.3 (51) at Melbourne University Oval on the weekend. The Jackas were totally overrun in the one-sided affair, with David Fayman providing the only shining light with a four-goal performance. The visitors were able to match it with the premiershipfavourites early on, with Geoff Measey and Evgeni Routman keeping the Jackas in touch, before the home side kicked the last three goals of the term to lead by 21 points at the first break. AJAX came out with great intensity in the second quarter, getting on top in the midfield and matching the Blacks two majors with two goals to Fayman and one to Jake Lew. But it then went horribly wrong for the Jackas, as the hosts piled on six goals to end the first half with a 55-point advantage. It went from bad to worse after the long break, the Blacks kicking another four unanswered goals before the Jackas could finally find the big sticks. Eventually, Measey and Fayman were able to bring an end to the 10-goal run, but the Blacks then managed to slot another four goals to one before the final break. The Jackas last quarter capped off a terrible day at the office, kicking just one behind to the the home team s five to teskacarson go down in one of their worst performances for the year. The Reserves suffered the same fate as the seniors, losing (122) to 3.3 (21). ANZ Bank

23 Seniors AJAX Uni Blacks G o a l s : D. F a y m a n 4, G. M e a s e y 2, E. R o u t m a n, J. L e w B e s t : D. F a y m a n, R. W i n o g r a d, J. L e w, M. K a y e, W. S t e i b n e r g, J. T e n d l e r AJAX FC thank Future Business Systems for providing match day stats. Reserves AJAX Uni Blacks Goals: Jarryd _ Ludski, A.Wollan, R.White Best: Jarryd Ludksi, J.Gottleib, A.Wytwornik, N.Rischin, R.White, M.Shafar AJAX FC thanks Martin Halphen and Andrew Kalinski of The Fruit Box for supplying fruit to our players on game day! Next week: Seniors & Reserves V Werribee at Gary Smorgon Oval, Albert Park at 2pm and 11.40am ANZ Bank

24 OFFICIAL ANNOUCEMENT AJAX SENIORS COMES HOME Forty years of AJAX junior Australian Rules football will be celebrated at Princes Park on Saturday, 1 September 2012,at a Community Day to be staged by the AJAX football club. The day will feature an Auskick clinic, and a junior grid match during the break between the main games- the AJAX seniors and reserves teams playing their final games of the 2012 season against Beaumaris. It will mark the first time the AJAX senior sides will have played senior home games in the heart of Glen Eira, at the same home ground of the junior teams. The AJAX Junior Football Club was founded in 1972 and in the 40 years since, thousands of Jewish boys and many girls have worn the AJAX jumper and represented their community while playing Australia's national sport-aussie Rules Footy.. AJAX Football Club thanks the Council of Glen Eira for granting permission for the senior club to play the matches at Princes Park on 1/9. The Councillors felt the local community deserved to see the Jewish community's football senior teams play their footy at the same home ground as the AJAX juniors, within the Municipality of Glen Eira- in which the largest % of Jewish residents live. This will be a true community day and will allow the senior teams to promote and showcase themselves and to encourage junior players to continue their football with AJAX. The pathway between the two levels of footy must remain seamless and continuous. The Community Day football will also allow members of the local Jewish community who do not drive on Shabbat, or find Albert Park too far,but are still passionate about their footy, and who rarely get the opportunity to support their Jewish footy club, to walk to Princes Park and enjoy a game of high-level amateur VAFA football. The AJAX Football Club looks forward to showcasing its senior players in front of a large crowd at one of the best suburban football venues in Melbourne. The Auskick clinic is planned to be held on the main oval at Princess Park in the morning. Full details will be disclosed in coming weeks.the reserves game will start at 11.20am, with the senior match at 2pm.There will also be a grid match between 2 junior teams during the interval of the main senior games. Admission is free.all are welcome. WHAT: The AJAX Football Club Community Day AJAX V Beaumaris in B Grade of VAFA. Last game of the season. WHEN: Saturday, 1 September 2012 WHERE: Princes Park, Dover Street, South Caulfield For further information, please contact AJAX Football

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27 Hope you enjoyed reading this Bumper edition of the wrap. Until next week s edition..bye.