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Portarlington Demons Football Netball Club Inc.

Newsletter 9– September 2018

Dates to Remember

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING & ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Sunday 21st October 2018 commencing at 10.00AM. Clubrooms, Boat Road Portarlington

Rod Smith Viva Club Legend Congratulations to Rod Smith who was recognised for his outstanding achievement to the club and the community across five decades by finishing runner-up in the Viva Club Legend Awards out of 20 applicants across the region. Smithy received $2000 for himself and the Club.

The Award acknowledges those people who provide outstanding service and leadership to their clubs and community across the Greater Geelong region and Smithy has given his all to the Demons and the Port community. This award is a fitting tribute to all that he is done and will continue to do.

To read Smithy’s profile please go to the Club Legend website https://clublegend.com.au/winners/

Junior Netball Premierships and Finals

Congratulations to the Under 13s 1 and Under 17s 2 netball teams on their grand final victories on 8 September.

The Under 13s 1 team had been outstanding all season and played out a thrilling grand final against Barwon Heads with a last second goal breaking a tie and sealing the premiership 22 to 21.

The Under 17s 2 triumph was more comfortable but no less exciting with a 31 to 17 victory against Ocean Grove capping off a dominant season. This was a great effort by a number of the girls who played in both sides.

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It was a successful season for junior netball with both Under 15s teams making the finals so there is a lot to look forward to for the 2019 season.

Junior Netball Best and Fairest The performances of the junior netball teams were reflected in the Bellarine Football Netball League Best and Fairest Awards. Congratulations to all our players who were invited - Ileana, Devon, Mim, Savannah, Jamison, Jakobi, Erin, Maddy and Jayde.

Jayde was awarded the Junior Coach Encouragement Award for her amazing work with our 11s and Under 13s2 side. Mim was awarded 13s1 League Best and Fairest for her outstanding season. Devon and Erin both won a Spirit of Sport Award for their amazing sportsmanship during the 17s games. Devon and Ileana were both awarded Joint 17s2 League Best and Fairest, an incredible achievement for both girls who play in our 13s1 side as well. Jamison was only a few votes short of winning 15s1 League Best and Fairest, finishing in 3rd place. Our 6 representative players - Mim, Ileana, Devon, Savannah, Jakobi and Maddy were also recognised on the night. The future is bright for these superstars, you’ve done the Portarlington Football Netball Club extremely proud.

Junior Football Grand Final and Premiership

On 25 August a big crowd of Red and Blue supporters came together in Lara to watch Under 13s Blue and Under 15s play in grand finals. The Under 13s Blue team put in a big effort against St Mary’s Dunstan and lead for all about the final three minutes of the game with the result being 42 to 37.

The Under 15s were in control of their grand final against Lara Gillett from the start kicking 10 of the game’s first 11 goals before winning by 25 points. Congratulations to Samuel Atchison for being awarded best on ground in the grand final victory.

Junior Football Best and Fairest and Coaches Award Nomination There were some outstanding performances in the junior football best and fairest awards announced in late August. Our players filled four of the top five positions in the Under 15s with Joshua De Losa, Jack Stoneham, Cooper Hayes and Lachlan Howes.

Ethan Burnett finished fourth in the league for Portarlington Blue with Lincoln Everett sixth for Portarlington Red in the Under 13s. Congratulations to all players for their efforts throughout the season.

Congratulations to co-coaches Scott McDonald and Stephen Illingworth on being shortlisted for AFL Barwon’s Junior Football Coach of the Year Award. A wonderful effort and we wish them all the best at the presentation ceremony on 3 October.

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Senior Football Best and Fairest and Presentation Night Awards

Congratulations to Luke Williams for winning the senior football best and fairest with Jordie Sabell as runner-up. Jordie was also rewarded with the most determined award at the Presentation Night.

Both made outstanding contributions in their first year as Demons and are committed to the club for next season. Luke Williams was also rewarded with a place in the Bellarine Football League Team of the Year.

Nick Daniele was awarded the most consistent with congratulations to Shane Wiffen for being recognised as the most improved player throughout the season while recruit Pasquale Saccuzo was acknowledged as the best team player. It was a good couple of weeks for Mark Davis who took out the Reserves Best and Fairest following his 200th game with the ever reliable Joel Trezise runner-up. Joel was also recognised as the best team player. Joshua Holroyd was named as the most consistent, John Olliff as the most determined and Andrew MacDougall the most improved.

Congratulations to all players on their awards.

The senior team finished the season with three wins (two more than in 2017) and finish ninth on the ladder with the highlight being the club’s first ever win against Geelong Amateur in June. Most of the playing list is signed for 2019 and the club is actively seeking elite talent to move further up the ladder next season.

Presentation Night 1 September

The Club’s presentation night was held on Saturday 1 September and it was a great opportunity to acknowledge the wonderful contributions of many people across netball, football and the whole club. Congratulations to the following people for their awards. Best Clubman – Rod Smith

Distinguished Service Award – Steve Maul Distinguished Service Medallion – Steve Bate, Gary Sevior, Shaun McPherson (Macca), Linda Shaw

Best Junior Club Person – James Harvey, Blaide Dowie

President’s Award – Sam English.

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Netball A Grade Best and Fairest - Sarah Perrott Runner Up Best and Fairest - Klara Wilkinson Senior Demon - Jakobi Hillier B Grade Best and Fairest - Lauren Wood Runner Up Best and Fairest - Jordy McIntyre Senior Demon - Olivia Hoskin C Grade Best and Fairest - Kristi Pell Runner Up Best and Fairest - Sarah Maul Senior Demon - Demi O’Connor D Grade Best and Fairest - Holly Wilson Runner Up Best and Fairest - Paula O’Connor Senior Demon - Brittany McNeill E Grade Best and Fairest - Ashlea Taberner Runner Up Best and Fairest - Denae Vagg Senior Demon - Stephanie Taberner

Bellarine Football Netball League Finals

The Club was please to host the junior football finals on Sunday 19 August and the Bellarine Football League semi-finals on Saturday 25 August and Sunday 26 August and would like to thank all of the volunteers and supporters who helped make those days a big success.

Past Players Day and History Project

The last round of the home and away season on Saturday 11 August was celebrated with a reunion of past players. This event celebrated the 1958 and 1978 premiership teams and we thank all of the players and their partners for attending. This year was their 60th and 40th anniversaries respectively.

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It was a great way to celebrate two successful teams from our rich and wonderful history and there were many great memories and anecdotes shared and thank you to Dave Gray, Steve Maul and Steve Bate for their efforts in organising such a wonderful and important event.

This great club is one of the oldest in the region and in 2024 will celebrate its 150th anniversary. A group has come together to document the amazing history of Portarlington and there will be events planned in the lead up to this important milestone. If you have anything you wish to contribute to this important long-term project please contact club secretary Geoff Fary on 0419 972 653 or by email to gwfary@gmail.com

Position Available

Senior or Reserve Team Manager Reports To: Senior Football Director Time Requirement: Varies considerably but includes duration of match days, some training sessions, meetings and other times as required. Induction Required: Training will be provided by the club and AFL Barwon as required. The ideal candidate will be across all AFL rules and guidelines, have good communication skills and be competent with the use of smart phones and computers.

Duties:

Input and print weekly team sheets using the online SportsTG database. Assist club registrar to ensure all senior players and officials are registered in accordance with AFL Vic

Country rules. Ensure coaches and officials follow club standards and procedures.

Assist club clearance secretary to ensure all senior player transfers are handled in accordance with AFL national player transfer regulations.

Assist senior football committee with recruitment and training of match day volunteers. Distribute and record details of playing jumpers and other apparel as required.

Attend official league meetings as required. Collect and collate Best & Fairest award votes. Match day duties as detailed below. Other duties as required.

Match day Duties: Home Games:

Inspect the ground and complete JLT match day ground checklist with opposition team manager and have it emailed to the club.

At the start of each quarter provide the interchange steward with the jumper numbers of our benched players.

Ensure both timekeepers have score cards and pens. Ensure club umpires are available if GFUL umpires have not been allocated. Ensure an umpire escort is appointed and aware of their duties. Ensure the following paperwork is left in the umpire change rooms before the game: 2 score cards for goal

umpires, hard copy player report pad, best and fairest vote card and envelope, umpires match report form and a video request form.

Provide umpires with two footballs as per rules. Double check your team sheet, ensure all officials and players are correct then give a signed copy to the

umpires.

Provide a timekeeper, a time clock and an IPad from AFL Barwon to be used for live scoring. Record our goal kickers throughout the game. Provide an interchange steward and ensure they have interchange sheets and a pen. Collect best players from coach immediately after the game. Enter all match details onto the SportsTG database before 6:00pm.

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Enter Echo Award votes for both teams on the SportsTG database. If there are any player reports for either team AFL Barwon football operation manager must be informed by

6:00pm, the visiting team must be provided with a copy and a copy of the report is to be included in the match day envelope.

Away games: Inspect the ground and complete JLT match day ground checklist with opposition team manager and have

it emailed to the club at pdfnc@hotmail.com Double check your team sheet, ensure all officials and players are correct then give a signed copy to the

umpires. At the start of each quarter provide the interchange steward with the jumper numbers of our benched

players.

Record our goal kickers during throughout the game. Ensure an umpire escort is appointed and aware of their duties. Provide a timekeeper and a time clock. Ensure club umpires are available if GFUL umpires have not been allocated. Collect best players from coach immediately after the game. If there are any player reports for either team ensure you receive a copy of the report from the home team

manager.

Ensure a team sheet with our goal kickers and best players is given to opposition team manager.

Enquiries: Football Director, Darren Ball – darrenball37@bigpond.com or 0413 600 344.

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NOTICE TO MEMBERS

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING & ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Sunday 21st October 2018 – commencing at 10.00AM

Clubrooms, Boat Rd Portarlington ThefollowingnoticeisgiventomembersinaccordancewithRule34oftheConstitutionandRulesofthePortarlingtonDemonsFootballandNetballClub(Inc.Assn.No.A0018895G).

SpecialGeneralMeetingASpecialGeneralMeetingwillcommenceat10.00AMonSunday21stOctober2018.InaccordancewithRule85,theCommitteewillproposeaspecialresolutionforalterationstotheConstitution&RulesoftheClub.Detailswillbecirculatedby30September.The2018AnnualGeneralMeetingwillimmediatelyfollowtheSpecialGeneralMeeting.

AnnualGeneralMeetingThe2018AGMofmemberswilltakeplaceonSunday21stOctoberimmediatelyfollowingtheSpecialGeneralMeeting.BusinesstobetransactedattheAGMwillbe:

i)AnnualReport;ii)FinanceDirector’sReportincludingAnnualFinancial

Accounts,BalanceSheetandStatements;iii)ElectionofOfficersandMembersoftheCommittee;v)Anybusinessofwhich21dayspriorwrittennoticehas

beengiventotheSecretary;andv)AnyurgentgeneralbusinessatthediscretionoftheChairman.

NominationsforelectionshouldbelodgedwithmeatPOBox204PORTARLINGTON3223bynolaterthan14thOctober.HowevermembersshouldalsonotethatinaccordancewithRule60anyeligiblemembermaynominateorbenominatedatanytimepriortotheAGM.Membershavinganyqueriesregardinganyoftheabovearewelcometocontactmeon0419972653orgwfary@gmail.com

GEOFF FARY

Secretary