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Saturday 4 May 2013 Sunday 5 May 2013 s Age Time Opponent Ground Under 6 Blue 9:00 Cronulla Caringbah Endeavour 2 Under 6 Green 9:45 St Patricks Waratah Oval Under 7 Blue 9:00 Taren Point Titans Akuna Oval Under 8 B s (2) White 9:45 Menai Roosters Blue Akuna Oval Under 8 B s (1) Blue 9:45 Menai Roosters White Akuna Oval Under 9 A s 9:45 Yarrawarrah Tigers Yarrawarrah Oval Under 10 C s 10:30 Engadine Dragons Akuna Oval Under 11 B s 11:25 Engadine Dragons 2 Akuna Oval Under 13 A s 12:30 Cronulla - Caringbah Akuna Oval Age Time Opponent Ground Under 16 10:50 St Patricks Akuna Oval B Grade 1:30 St Josephs Akuna Oval Last Week Results Saturday 27 April 2013 Age Result Under 6 Blue Lost 20-16 to Yarrawarrah Under 6 Green Lost 36-4 to Como Jannali Under 7 Blue Lost 36-8 to Cronulla Caringbah Under 8 A s Lost 50-0 to De La Salle Under 8 B s Won 44-4 over Aquinas Colts Under 9 A s Lost 34-10 to De La Salle 2 Under 10 C s Won over Bye Under 11 B s Lost 44-22 to Aquinas Colts Under 13 B s Won 60-10 over Como Jannali Sunday 28 April 2013 Age Under 16 B Grade Result Won over Bye Lost 30-16 to St John Bosco
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Menai District Junior Rugby League Football Club PO Box 311, Menai. NSW. 2234 Akuna Oval, Menai Road, Menai 2013 Committee PRESIDENT Drew Blackman 0410 442 121 SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Mick Hooker 0418 866 718 SECRETARY Tony Cawsey 0411 314 830 ASSISTANT SECRETARY Neil McKinnon 0412 311 322 TREASURER Dean Coombe 0411 511 114 VICE PRESIDENT Jodie Hendley 0408 440 723 VICE PRESIDENT Emma Boyd 0403 933 635 VICE PRESIDENT Gary Renneberg 0410 481 283 VICE PRESIDENT Jason Edwards 0412 412 745 VICE PRESIDENT Shane Gleeson 0410 477 506 SPONSOR MANAGER Paul Thompson 0419 404 846 REGISTRAR Jodie Hendley 0408 440 723 JUNIOR LEAGUE DELEGATE Neil McKinnon 0412 311 322 JUNIOR LEAGUE DELEGATE Gary Renneberg 0410 481 283 JUNIOR LEAGUE DELEGATE Shane Gleeson 0410 477 506 SOCIAL SECRETARY Donna Curtius 0405 635 222 SOCIAL SECRETARY Julie Gaddes 0412 505 040 GROUND MANAGER Gary Renneberg 0410 481 283 GEAR STEWARD Julie Gaddes 0412 505 040 CLUB HOUSE MAINTENANCE Neil McKinnon 0412 311 322 Life Members Arthur Butcher* Greg Kendrick Wayne Taylor Bob Wild Ray Spicer Gary Phillips Garry Marks Glenn Jenkins Kevin Crapp Mick Hooker Matt Hancock
Menai Roosters Poker Night Friday 17 th May 2013 Menai Roosters Club House, Akuna Oval Kick Off: 7pm $40 per person Buy-in Unlimited buy-in for the 1 st hour only (@ $5 per buy-in after that) Run by a Professional Poker Dealer Drinks and BBQ Available Also watch Rabbitohs v Tigers on the Big Screen All welcome so bring your mates along for a fun night. Secure your seat by RSVP by 10 th May 2013 For Further Information Contact: Mick Hooker 0418 866 718 Bryan Ratcliffe 0414 331 709 *This is an over 18 s event This Weeks Home Game Roster All Managers to ensure that their times are covered. Age Start Time Finish Time Tasks # of People U7 Blue 8:00 9:00 Set Up 2 U8B (1) Blue 9:00 9:45 Canteen/BBQ 2 U10C 9:45 10:30 Canteen/BBQ 2 U11B 10:30 11:25 Canteen/BBQ 2 U13A 11:25 12:30 Canteen/BBQ 2 U11B/Committee End of Play Clean-up 2
Product of the Week Menai Roosters Hoodie Show your team colours Menai Roosters Logo on Left Chest Great for those cold winter days and training nights Unisex Various Sizes $30.00 If interested please see a committee member. Getting to Know you This week we get to know one of our Under 9 s Players Joshua Blackman Name: Joshua Blackman Nickname: JB or Test Match Who is in our family? Mum Alisha, Dad Drew, Sister Taylah and I have a dog and 2 cats Favourite Footy Position: 5/8 th Favourite Food: Bacon and Egg Roll NRL Club you support? St George Illawarra Dragons Favourite Rugby League Player? Brett Morris Favourite TV Show? Phineas & Ferb What do you want to be when you grow up? Policeman What other sports do you play? Oz Tag and Cricket If you were training your coach, what would you do to get some pay back? 15km road run
Important Messages All Coaches, Managers and Trainers are to be in Menai Roosters apparel on game day. If you do not have any Menai Roosters apparel come and see the committee to organise. All Coaches, Managers and Trainers need to complete the working children form ASAP and return to Drew Blackman Home Ground Setup occurs each time we are scheduled to have Home games at Akuna, the more people that can assist on these days makes it a lot easier for everyone. Wether it is setting up the field first thing or assisting when it is a change over from mini to mod, or packing up at the end of the day, don t be scared to get involved. Remember there is no I in team, but there is a U in volunteer. Coaches and Managers: Please make sure that you do not yell instructions from the sideline. Only positive praise is to be spoken from the sideline. All instructions to the players are to go through the trainers. If you don t abide by these rules you will be spoken to by the Ground Managers. Remember you are representing our club at all times. Coaches and Managers: Please ensure is you are the last team To finish training at Akuna Oval, that you lock the gear shed and turn the lights off. The gear she just needs the shutter pulled down the gates locked on the front. The lights switch is in a small silver box located on the grandstand side of the club house. While we are on the note of the gear shed, please keep it neat and tidy for all to use. Everything has a designated spot, down allow your players to bring tackle bag and hit pads back and throw them in, put them in the correct spot.
Under 6 Blues COACH: Ben Bruzgulis 0437 698 461 MANAGER: Candice Bruzgulis 0433 135 860 Lost to Yarrawarrah Tigers 20-16 Match Reports Another strong performance from all of our boys on Saturday. We were a few short due to injuries and school holiday leaving us with no reserves but all 8 boys really tried their best. We lead the entire game only to be beaten on the bell with a run away try from Yarrawarrah. The boys are really starting to get their groove with some of the younger boys making some great tackles. Blake had a fabulous game scoring 3 tries right up the middle and Archie scored for the second time this year, right under the posts. Jack showed some impressive confidence but narrowly missed a conversion after practising really hard and nailing a couple in warm up. Noah received the encouragement award this week for some big tackles and Blake picked up The Crunchie Award for his fabulous effort. We had a great crowd of supporters for our first home game, with all the families really getting behind the boys. Menai Roosters Versus Cronulla Caringbah Saturday 4 th May @ 9:00am Endeavour 2 Under 6 Greens COACH: Nathan Morante 0414 943 514 MANAGER: Emma Boyd 0403 933 635 Lost to Como Jannali 36-4 No Report Received Menai Roosters Versus St Patricks Saturday 5 th May @ 9:45am Waratah Oval
Under 7 Blues COACH: Scott Fraser 0413 739 239 MANAGER: Emma Mackenzie 0415 713 555 Lost to Cronulla-Caringbah 36-8 No Report Received Match Reports (continued) Menai Roosters Versus Taren Point Titans Saturday 5 th May @ 9:00am Akuna Oval Under 8B s (2) White COACH: Paul Doran 0414 355 878 MANAGER: Kristy Winchester 0409 911 887 Lost to De La Salle 50-0 We faced yet another tough match up for our boys as we played our last game in the As for this season. It was awesome to be back at Akuna and amongst lots of our Roosters club mates and on such a perfect day for footy. De La Salle are a fine team. They were organised, fast, hardly missed a tackle and their defensive line was on us quickly, every play. Hopefully the boys learned from that. Frankly I think the gains from seeing "how it's done" are outweighed by the loss of confidence we've seen in the boys over three weeks in a level for which we never asked to play. The plan is to try and reboot the team's spirit in the Bs. Special mention to Mitchell - some great tackles and Connor and Ryan - some good yards with the ball. Wish us luck as we start our appropriate comp with a lot of ground to catch up. Menai Roosters Versus Menai Roosters (1) Blue Saturday 5 th May @ 9:45am Akuna Oval
Under 8B s (1) Blue COACH: Neil McKinnon 0412 311 322 MANAGER: Stuart Redman 0438 522 015 Won 44-4 over Aquinas Match Reports (continued) We approached the first home game with so much excitement, and it showed. Following some hard defensive work at training, we took all that practice into the game and did all the little things right, keeping the colts to only 4 points. Our attack improved this week, steered by Cooper Litchfield at dummy half, who did not come off the field during the game. Multiple tries and a goal each for James Doyle, Luke Jenkins and Aiden O Brien-Smeile. Joel Gardener and Bailey Thompson also crossed the line for a great 4 pointer each. Big improvement was seen by Ethan Short, Cade Ottley and Cooper Mckinnon. Man of the Match was awarded to Bailey Thompson. Final score was 44-4 for a big win at home. Great work boys. Menai Roosters Versus Menai Roosters (2) White Saturday 5 th May @ 9:45am Akuna Oval Our Under 8B s Proudly Sponsored by
Under 9A s COACH: Darren Ratcliffe 0401 261 142 MANAGER: Drew Blackman 0410 442 121 Lost 34-10 to De La Salle 2 Tries: Riley 2 Goals: Josh 1/1, Harry 0/1 Match Reports (continued) Another tough week for the 9A s, however we did see great improvement from previous weeks. A few positional changes at training and set plays changed saw us look a bit more fluent with the ball. Down 6-12 at the break and playing some enterprising footy the Chooks looked like they could match it with De La. Our defence was scrappy during parts of the game which saw De La score some easy tries and run away with the game. Great games by Riley who got a double, Jordy who took us forward all day, Josh playing first receiver for the first time. Cooper was solid in defence chopping players down with ease. Thank you to Connor and Cameron who played up from the 8 s that allowed us to field a side. 3 Points went to Cooper, 2 Points to Riley and 1 Point each to Jordy and Josh. Menai Roosters Versus Yarrawarrah Tigers Saturday 5 th May @ 9:45am Yarrawarrah Oval Under 10C s COACH: Brett Love 0430 105 038 MANAGER: Craig Gavin 0414 489 746 Won over the bye Menai Roosters Versus Engadine Dragons Saturday 5 th May @ 10:30am Akuna Oval
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Under 11B s COACH: Gary Renneberg 0410 481 283 MANAGER: Leanne Thomas 0404 386 842 Lost 44-22 to Aquinas Colts Match Reports (continued) Under 11B's were fired up for their first home game against local rivals Aquinas Colts. They matched try for try in the first half but unfortunately hot weather dwindled our players and the final score was 44-22, better luck next week boys. Menai Roosters Versus Engadine Dragons 2 Saturday 5 th May @ 11:25am Akuna Oval
Match Reports (continued) Under 13A s COACH: Luke Egan 0468 869 677 COACH: Blake Hendley 0425 273 124 MANAGER: Susan Billington 0407 492 282 Won 60-10 over Como Jannali On Saturday the boys played Como for their first home game. We struggled to get a team due to School holidays and injuries and borrowed two players from the under 11 s. Luke Bray and James Renneberg were a great help and played very well, thanks boys for standing up. All the boys played Well considering most of them were out of position. We asked the boys to concentrate on defence and not worry about scoring points but we ended up putting 60 on Como! We let in a couple of soft tries in the second half but overall it was a great effort by all the boys. Congratulations to Lachlan for scoring his first try of the season, Cameron for scoring, Matt for kicking 10 from 10 conversions and Andre and Travis for scoring four tries each. Man of the Match - Jamie Menai Roosters Versus Cronulla-Caringbah Saturday 5 th May @ 12:30pm Akuna Oval Our Under 13 s Proudly Sponsored by
Under 16 s COACH: Mitchell Meier 0434 948 490 MANAGER: Cameron Jenkins 0405 574 615 Match Reports (continued) Won over the Bye Menai Roosters Versus St Patricks Sunday 6 th May @ 10:50am Akuna Oval B Grade COACH: Mitchell Ratcliffe 0421 985 968 COACH: Brian Ratcliffe 0414 331 709 MANAGER: Mick Hooker 0418 866 718 Lost 30-16 to St John Bosco Bulldogs. No Report Received Menai Roosters Versus St Josephs Sunday 6 th May @ 1:30pm Akuna Oval