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Sorrento F & N Club 2021 Newsletter #8 – May

David MacFarlan Recreation Reserve

P.O. Box 144 Sorrento 3943

SFC Secretary – Chris Pecora 0433 292 210

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Upcoming Events

• May 8th

o Round 5 vs Bonbeach at Sorrento

o Presidents Lunch – Guest Speaker Frank

Ponissi, General Manager-Football at

Melbourne Storm.

o Bogan Bingo at the SFNC Clubrooms (see

below)

• May 15th - Round 6 vs Dromana at Dromana

• May 22nd – Round 7 vs Frankston Bombers at

Sorrento

• July 10th - SFC Past Players Reunion

SOCIAL EVENT – THIS SATURDAY NIGHT –

ALL WELCOME

• Half game show. Half party. Thats Bogan

Bingo. One Bingo caller calls out the

numbers and his budding DJ play songs from

the 80’s and 90’s that rhyme with those

numbers. Throw in some jokes, tributes and

spontaneous air guitar competition and

you’ve got Bogan Bingo.

• Book your seat or table via

https://www.trybooking.com/BQQCP

Call for Help!!!!






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• Match Report - Round 4 vs Mt Eliza

Seniors

In a super game of footy vs Mt Eliza, the Sharks

unfortunately fell just on the wrong side of the

ledger, falling short by just 4 points.

After a tight first quarter, the Sharks played their

best football of the year so far to take a 4-goal

lead into the main break. Mitch Hallahan was

unstoppable, whilst Leigh Poholke was putting

on a masterclass at full forward, kicking the

Sharks first 4 goals.

However, the 3rd quarter saw Mt Eliza turn it on,

playing quick skillful footy which we had heard

they were capable of. Lachie Croad continued to

dominate the ruck as he has done for the last

few weeks, but the Mt Eliza midfield woke up to

it and started getting first hands on the footy.

Mt Eliza took a 2-point lead into the final break.

The final quarter was a tight desperate affair,

with the Sharks generally dominating the

quarter. With 2 mins to go, the Sharks held a 4-

point lead, but Mt Eliza were able to force the

forward where a strong mark and goal gave

them the lead in the dying seconds, the Sharks

going down by 4 points in the end.

Whilst disappoint to lose what we should really

have won against a quality opposition, there

were definitely some good signs for the Sharks.

Nick Corp had his giant mitts working all day,

whilst Micky Walker earnt his recall with a strong

Performance.

Final Scores:- Mt Eliza12.8-80 defeated Sorrento

11.10-76

Best Players: N. Corp, M. Hallahan, L. Croad, M.

Walker, L. Poholke

Goal Kickers: L. Poholke 6, M. Hallahan 2, M.

Poholke, J. Iezzi, N. Corp

Best on Ground – Nick Corp






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Reserves

The Reserves team apologizes to the Sorrento

supporters & sponsors for an uncompetitive

performance.

As the score suggests, we were totally outplayed

& outclassed by a fitter & keener Mt Eliza team.

We need recruits to help cover injuries & create

competition for positions in the team. If anyone

knows of someone who wants to play footy then

please contact us.

No goalkickers & no best players.

Final Score: - Mt Eliza 20.19-139 defeated

Sorrento 0.3-3

Best: -

Goal Kickers: -

Under 19s

Round 4 saw us travel up the freeway to take on

Mt Eliza. After been very, very successful over

the last 4-5 seasons on the Peninsula, this was

the biggest test we faced in many years.

Sadly, we went in somewhat undermanned, with

5-6 of our best 12 players out. By the end of the

game, we had been given a football lesson, going

down by 19 goals. Mt Eliza was harder at the

contest than us and were far superior in their

structural set up.

As a coach, all we ask of our players is effort and

commitment. If players give this then we can't

ask for more. There were times that we were

less than committed and even shirked the

contest, which was very disappointing …. but at

the same time, we know that this group is better

than that and will bounce back next week.

Having said that we had 3-4 players who really

battled hard all day. James Nevinson kept his

player to a solitary goal for the day. Eden

Matheson -Coles worked tirelessly in the ruck

and in the back half. Christian Bell and Mason

James fought hard all day and were one of the

few who matched Mt Eliza physically.

Whilst we suffered a big loss, there are lots we

can learn from a game like this and we can learn

as much from a loss as we can from a win. So

from here we train hard, listen and learn and

look forward to the rematch in 10 weeks’ time.

Final Scores: - Mt Eliza 19.16-130 defeated

Sorrento 2.2-14

Best Players: J. Nevinson, E. Matheson-Coles, C.

Bell, C. Stokes, M. James, J. Rulach

Goal Kickers: S. Hughes, M. Doherty

James Nevinson – Best on Ground






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Netball

Congratulations to 100 Gamer –

Emma Voight






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Look-alikes

Leigh Poholke and Stuart Dew






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Player Profile – James Brigden

Your passions or interests outside footy Sport and travel

You win $10 million, what’s the firth thing you would buy A smaller nose

If you could have any 4 people around for dinner, who would they be? David Caspar, Steve Caspar, Tom Caspar and Jon Caspar

(Jake Caspar COVID emergency)

Hidden Talent, or the most useless talent you have? Can detect the littlest amount of spice in any food

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time? Play Xbox

Where is the worst smelling place you’ve been? Jayden Tompkins’ bedroom

What, or who, are you a “closet” fan of, or who is your celebrity crush Taylor Swift Fearless album of 2008

What can’t you live without Popcorn

If you were to own a racehorse, what would you call it “Won by a nose”

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? Play for the dees

Game Day rituals (if any) I used to be overly superstitious, but the only thing now

is to wear red jocks

All time dream sporting event you’d love to attend or have already

attended

Melbourne winning the grand final (wishful thinking)

If you had to pick a teammate to kick a goal after the siren in a Grand Final

who would it be?

Leigh Poholke (pains me to say it but only as it would likely be

top of the goal square so high percentage shot)

Date of Birth 06/10/1995

Nickname Brigga/Possum/Jim/Big Nose/Spiros

Marital Status In a relationship

Occupation Marketing Technology Consultant

Previous Football Clubs Sorrento F.N.C

Where do you live? Mount Eliza, previously St. Andrews for 25 years

Favorite Local Restaurant Bowl’d

Favorite Pub Sorrento

Favorite Food Pasta (with a Gatorade and block of chocolate)

AFL Team Melbourne

All time favorite AFL player Luke Tapscott

Favorite Movie Eat Pray Love

Favorite TV Show Pretty Little Liars

Favourite holiday spot Greek Islands

Favorite Band/Musician Gang of Youths






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Presidents Lunch

Our next home match is

- May 8th - Round 5 vs Bonbeach

- Guest Speaker is Frank Ponissi, long term

General Manager-Football at Melbourne

Storm

Melbourne Storm’s long-time General

Manager – Football, Frank Ponissi, has

extended his contract until the end of the 2024 NRL season.

Ponissi has headed up Storm’s football department since his arrival at the club

at the end of the 2007 season. The extension of his contract will bring his Storm

career to 18 seasons.

Storm CEO Justin Rodski said the club was delighted to secure one of the

game’s best football leaders for at least another four seasons.

"Frank has been a pivotal figure at Storm since his arrival 14 years ago and has

presided over a football department which has experienced on-going success

despite all the challenges the game throws at them," he said. "We are very

fortunate to have a person of Frank’s calibre leading this important area of our

club. "He has been part of four grand final victories, three runners-up finishes

and finals appearances in each season since 2011.

His long-term partnership with coach Craig Bellamy is unmatched in recent NRL

history and between them they have driven a strong club culture that has been

a key factor in the club’s development on and off the field. Justin Rodski Storm CEO

IMPORTANT

Due to the high demand for bookings at our recent

Presidents Lunches and the COVID restrictions that

are still in place we are closing off all bookings at

3pm on each Wednesday prior to the game (that’s

Wednesday 5 May in this instance). No last minute

bookings can be taken. So please get in early to

secure your seat and avoid disappointment.

All Lunch bookings are via our single point of

contact - Des Dickeson

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: 0403 351 335

Cost: $90 per head - CASH only please






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Sponsor of the Week

Dexion

SFNC is delighted to have Dexion Dandenong on board as a Platinum Sponsor for season 2021.

Dexion Dandenong is an independently owned business servicing the local warehousing and

commercial office needs of customers throughout Melbourne and Victoria.

Dexion have all your pallet racking and shelving requirements covered. You’ll get the best advice on

quality storage solutions from our team of knowledgeable staff who are happy to answer your

questions in our well-stocked showroom, or chat over the phone or via email.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Marcus Derham on 0418 315 914 or

[email protected] for more information.






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2021 SFC Player List (revised)

1 Shannon Gladman 29 Matt Wilson

2 Luke Tapscott 30 Tom McPherson

3 Trevor Mattison 31 Tom Chisholm

4 Liam Frazer 32 Nat Diconza

5 Mitch Hallahan 33 Nick Marston

6 Zach Byrns 34 Heath Connolly

7 Leigh Poholke 35 Ethan King

8 Angus Callaghan 36 James Brigden

9 Alex Bird 37 Ben Feldhofer

10 Myles Poholke 38 James Hallahan

11 Will Johnson 39 Marcus Gardner

12 Will Tucker 40 Jye Lloyd

13 Daniel Grant 41 Myles Sicuro

14 Imo Jackson 42 Marcus Bate

15 Jake Steinhart 43 Lochie Croad

16 Luke Bakewell 44 Josh Iezzi

17 Retired (Geoff Morgan) 45 Troy Schwarze

18 Mick Walker 46 Mitch Dunn

19 Nathan Ryan 47 Anthony Ring

20 Kenny King 48 Chris Croad

21 Ben McCormack 49 Alex May

22 Jack Burford 50 Bomani Jackson

23 Nick Corp 51 Laine Bramley

24 Luke Brigden 52 Michael Pattison

25 Daniel Hughes 53 Lachlan Robinson

26 Matt King 54 Kye Young

27 Patrick Hall 55 Ayden Nelson

28 Ben Cromb 61 Tom Caspar






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SFNC News

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The full seasons fixture can be found on the SFNC Website at https://sorrentosharksfc.com.au/fixture

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