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BROOKERS 2011 RESPECT ALL FEAR NO ONECFL.COM.AU 2011

Welcome to the Latest Brooker News for Season 2011. This newsletter is meant to give you the latest and greatest news and

information from around the organization.

CONTENTS

PRESIDENTS NEWS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

CONTACT US ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

FOOTBALL NEWS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

NETBALL .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

JUNIOR NETBALL ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

WOMEN’S BROOKERS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4

SEE US ON THE INTERNET ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5

SOCIAL EVENTS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

FOR THE CLUB SUPPORTER ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7

GRAND FINAL DVDS FOR SALE ................................................................................................................................................................. 7

CLUB SUPPORTERS GEAR FOR SALE ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

IMPORTANT DATES .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

SPONSORS SPACE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

PLAYER AWARDS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

PRESIDENTS NEWS

It is already round 7 and the time has flown by, a few more rounds and we will be half way through the season. On the club front training has been fantastic and attendances have been great by all teams with the inclusion of a few new players in recent weeks to our senior playing group. We welcome, Jake Osseweyer, Michael Brown and Jay Anile to the playing group. We also welcome Shippy back to the senior side after being injured during pre-season. An update on our commitment from the Victorian Liberal Party. The Government pledged $60,000 for an upgrade to our lights. We have now received confirmation the funds are available and we are in the process of seeking quotes and discussing the project with local MP Brad Battin and the Cardinia Shire. So we should see some progress very soon. The Brookers Formal Ball in on this Saturday so don’t miss out and grab a ticket from Caz Goodie $50 includes live band, great venue and finger food. This year we are holding the event at the Berwick Montuna Golf Club. It was a great success last season a chance for all teams to come together and have some fun.

CONTACT US

Gembrook Cockatoo Football Netball Club Inc. Club Phone: 03 5968 1308 Postal Address: PO Box 41 Gembrook Vic 3783 Ground Location: Cnr Orchard Rd and Belgrave Gembrook Rd Gembrook Vic 3783 Club Secretary: Carolyn Goodie mob: 0400 541 364 or 03 59677060 Email:cazgoodie@gmail.com Web: www.gcfc.vcfl.com.au Club President; Steve Goodie mob: 0429 683 162

Football Manager: Phil Smith mob 0459 352 793

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FOOTBALL NEWS

Seniors

After defeating Mt Evelyn the previous week at home by a margin of 12 goals, the interleague break was not kind to the Brookers as they delivered a lack lustre performance against Wandin on the weekend. Trailing the entire game the Brookers could not match their faster paced opponents on the small ground failing to be first to the contest and defending from behind which proved to be fatal as the Bulldogs received free kicks in front of goal.

Inaccuracy in front of goal cost the Brookers dearly kicking 16 points.

The Bulldogs had recruited well over the summer and this was very evident as they strung together some great passages of play, kicking goals from tight angles and great distances.

The loss now places the Brookers in 4th

place on the ladder back in the pack looking to find form against Olinda-Ferny Creek this week.

Goal Kickers: S. Williams 3, A. Campbell 2, D. Cracknell , R. Clark , C. Clarke , A. SHIPP

Best Players: R. Clark, T. Whytcross, S. Williams, C. Clarke, N. Muratore, S. Richardson

Reserves

The Reserves now sit in 5th

position after last weekend’s loss to the Bulldogs by 7 points. It was a close game all the way through to the final siren.

The side welcomed Alex Schuddekopf playing his first game after injuring himself during pre-season, other inclusions Steve Nuutinen and Sam Martin gave the team some senior experience.

The boys were hard and tough around the contests but just couldn’t seem to get their noses in front, trailing by a mere point at three quarter time; the Brookers gave it everything they had. A few positional changes in the latter half of the quarter pinching the much needed goals only to be outdone by the Bulldogs in the dying minutes of match.

A great performance by Eamon Tomlin who kicked two goals and solid performances from Brett Pye,Grainger Hartridge, Steve Nuutinen, Sam Martin and Alex Moore.

Goal Kickers: E. Tomlin 2, B. Pye , E. Hams , L. Loveday , D. Wilkie , S. Nuutinen , M. Chadwick

18’s

The 18’s in recent weeks have had great support from the juniors supplying a number of players up on permit. The team has a core group of 17 players who dedicate themselves each week to play the game of footy. The results have not been great on the scoreboard but as the team develops we hope to have some wins on the board.

Last weekend against Wandin the team had a great challenge as numbers were down facing an opposition with an abundance of players warming their bench. Not to be disgraced the team played to the best of their ability.

The Brookers kept in touch with their opponents for the first half but an 8 goal quarter in the third by Wandin was the game sealer for the home side.

An amazing performance by Andrew Moore who kicked 4 of the Brookers 6 goals.

1QG 1QB 2QG 2QB 3QG 3QB 4QG 4QB PTS

Wandin 4 2 8 5 13 7 17 7 109

Gembrook Cockatoo 1 3 4 3 4 7 6 9 45

1G 1B 2G 2B 3G 3B 4G 4B

Wandin 4 2 8 6 11 8 16 10 106

Gembrook Cockatoo 1 5 5 11 7 13 9 16 70

1QG 1QB 2QG 2QB 3QG 3QB 4QG 4QB PTS

Wandin 1 5 4 7 6 8 9 10 64

Gembrook Cockatoo

2 2 3 7 5 8 8 9 57

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NETBALL

The Brookers continue to battle against the odds as all grades have struggled to win games over the past few rounds. To date C grade have two victories under their skirts and the higher grades are yet to taste the sweetness of a game won. This weekend could be the one and all grades have good chances to be on the winning side. Last weekend, the girls benefited from playing a top side the final score was not of interest to the coach but how the girls progressed each quarter and how they had improved over recent weeks with team structure and skills. The A Grade team had improved on their mid court structure, not giving away as many turnovers to their opponents and the C team practiced their court balance which also has come a long way since round 1. Despite the losses the teams all came out with positive thoughts and looked

forward to the next round.

There were some great individual performances and highlights from Brittany Lang (A Grade), Rachel Bartels (B Grade) and Alish Quinless (C Grade). These 3 players receive movie pass awards this week for their efforts courtesy of our Sponsor Gembrook Village Estate. This season the girls have rallied we have a few sponsors supporting our netball team through our training singlets. We welcome Harcourts Tecoma, Platinum Building Solutions and Gembrook Village and thank them for their support this season.

JUNIOR NETBALL

Our junior netballers have been doing great over the last few weeks playing at the Cockatoo Courts in all sorts of weather. Netta have improved their skills and now have a basic understanding of the game as some of the girls fill in for our Under 11 teams. The Under 11A and 13A teams remain undefeated in their divisions. The Under 13 team having two close calls in recent weeks only winning their matches against Maccelsfield and Cockatoo by a goal. Both grades have seen great improvements by its players, especially in the Under 11’s. We did not realize we had so many goal shooters in the team. Everyone has had an opportunity to play this position and all have scored at least a few goals which have been great. The club has also seen a maturity in our Under 13 players who are encouraging to each other on court even when the scores are tight and mistakes are made under pressure. We will see some great players come up to the senior club next year. This link is vital to our survival by bringing up those juniors who want

to play senior netball. Many of our senior players also play in the Sherbrooke competition or have previously played in that competition. Juniors train on Tuesdays for Under 13’s and under 11A and the remainder of teams train on Thursday nights at the local primary school. Any enquires can be made to Caz Goodie on 0400 541 364.

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WOMEN’S BROOKERS

The Brookettes are still to see victory this season but it is not far off as the skills improve every week and the scores are closer. A definite turning point after round 5 against Chirnside Park where the coach nearly lost what was left of his hair from the frustration. A new tact and training took on its own fury as the tackle bags came out and the coach bought the physical bumps and shepherds to the training track. The girls took it on the chest and learnt the art of being physical around the ball, so much so that comments heard from opposition teams were now calling us rough and intimidating. It has all been good fun and last week the coach decided it was time he took part in the drills himself. This worked well until in a contest with centre half forward Hailey Clarke he

came off second best. We are now running a competition at training to see if anyone else can beat Coach Goodie. It has been a lot of fun! The girls are slowly improving restricting flag favorites Cranbourne to 2 goals 6 in the second half of the match in Round 7 and a tight fought battle last round against St John’s after being smashed by the same side in Round 3. A couple of great goals from forward Sarah Clark and a couple of near misses from new recruit Tracey Gartlan whom also plays A Grade netball for the Brookers. In her debut game Tracey laid on 2 great tackles one after the other which sent shockwaves through the opposition, a force to be reckoned. The results over the last few rounds: Round 3 Gembrook Cockatoo 1.0.06 lost to St John’s 18.14.122 Round 4 Gembrook Cockatoo 2.1.13 lost to Chirnside Park 7.14.56 Round 5 Gembrook Cockatoo 0.0.00 lost to Hallam 12.27.99 Round 6 Gembrook Cockatoo 1.7.13 lost to Keysborough 6.9.45 Round 7 Gembrook Cockatoo 0.1.01 lost to Cranbourne 10.11.71 Round 8 Gembrook Cockatoo 2.4.16 lost to St John’s 5.13.43

Each Round the clubs nominate one player as part of the Melbourne FC Rising Star Award. Our club has been lucky enough to receive two of these awards. Players Katie Morris (Ruckman) and Chloe Verhees (onballer) have both been honored with this award. The Brookers are still seeking players to join our team as numbers can fluctuate from week to week. Training is on Wednesday nights at 6-30pm up at the Gembrook oval. Players must turn 16 in the season to be eligible to play. Anyone interested in playing can contact Caz Goodie on 0400 541 364 or Chloe Verhees on 0401 393 727

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SEE US ON THE INTERNET

If you can’t get to the game see the highlights on Valley Vision at www.yvmdfl.vcfl.com and click on the Valley Vision link. High lights of the Seniors and A grade netball matches. All the latest news and pics can be found at www.gcfc,vcfl.com.au and we also have facebook pages Become a friend of Gembrook Senior Football Club, Gembrook Women’s football club.

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SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

1986 Premiership Reunion On our first home game the club celebrated the 50 year reunion of the 1986 Premiership side. A great day as many past players of the club came together to celebrate the event. This team were successful in defeating Woori Yallock all those years ago achieving the clubs 3

rd Senior Premiership Flag. It was also noted that club

legend Matt O’Neil had achieved his 350th

game milestone. Matt who never likes to make a fuss did not want any fan fare on the day, all he wished for was his team to beat last years premiers and this was done in fine form.

Interleague Success

Several players from our club represented the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football Netball league a couple of weeks back. The League successful in defeating the Wimmera League in all grades of competition. In the seniors AJ Walker, Rick Causer, Nathan Muratore and Shane Williams represented the club, AJ Walker being named Vice Captain. In a tight match the YVMDFNL won the match by 1 goal which now places them 12

th in the Victorian Country Football League Rankings,

giving them a shot at breaking into the top ten next season.

Our club was also represented in the Under 18’s by Nick Hendrix and Dave McPherson. The 18’s winning by a great margin over the Wimmera.

The club would like to congratulate these players on representing the Brookers. A great effort and achievement.

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SOCIAL EVENTS

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FOR THE CLUB SUPPORTER

Are you a Brooker Member? Your membership helps us assist players and supporters within our community group by providing a place where individuals can make new friends, play a sport they are passionate about and feel part of a great sporting club. The Brookers provide sporting opportunities for over 100 players, including men’s football, women’s football and open age netball. Become part of the Brookers in season 2011 and enjoy your sport whether spectator or participant. Single $70 (includes Home games entry, monthly newsletter) Family $140 (includes Home games entry monthly newsletter for Family) Supporters Club $250 (includes dedicated Supporters group function at Brookers Home Game and an invite to the club Annual Sponsors Lunch, home game Entry, Monthly newsletter). BROOKER MEMBERSHIPS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE CLUB BAR ON MATCH DAYS AND TRAINING NIGHTS OR BY CONTACTING CAZ GOODIE ON 0400 541 364 EMAIL CAZGOODIE@GMAIL.COM

GRAND FINAL DVDS FOR SALE

Anyone who wishes to purchase a copy of last year’s Grand final can do so by contacting Caz Goodie on 0400 541 364 or email cazgoodie@gmail.com . Cost is $20. We have a limited amount of copies for sale at The Bar on home games. GRAND FINAL DVDS FOR SALE

CLUB SUPPORTERS GEAR FOR SALE

For all those who like to show their support through club colors don’t forget we do sell Hoodies, Jackets and polo’s for

those supporters who wish to purchase. You can place your order at the Club Bar. Samples are in the Bar to try on for

size.HOODIES $55, TREKA JACKETS $120, CLUB POLOS $35, BROOKER TRACK PANTS $40.

IMPORTANT DATES

Date Event Venue Time

18th June Mens Footy/Netball v Yarra

Glenn Yarra Glen All day

19th

June Womens Football v Chirnside Park

Gembrook 12noon

25th June Mens Footy/Netball v Monbulk Gembrook All Day

25th

June Annual Sponsors/Life Members Lunch

Gembrook 12noon

26th June Womens Football v Hallam Hallam 12noon

2nd

July Mens footy/Netball v Warburton-Milgrove

Gembrook All Day

3rd

July Womens Football v Keysborough Gembrook 12noon

7th

July Family Night - Teas Gembrook Social Rooms 6-30pm

CHECK OUT ALL THE PHOTOS NEWS AND SCORES ON WWW.VCFL.GCFC.COM.AU. IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE SCORES SENT TO YOU VIA TEXT EACH WEEK SEND YOUR MOBILE NUMBER TO 0400 541 364 TEXT “TEXT SCORES”

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SPONSORS SPACE

The Bendigo Community Bank has a special incentive scheme for clubs to increase their level of sponsorship. The Bank already does a fantastic job with its support for our club and this is where the club supporter can make a difference just by banking with the Bendigo. The club needs to accumulate $500,000 worth of loans to receive an extra $2000 sponsorship. So if you are looking for lending facilities whether commercial or home lending

please consider the Bendigo Community Bank. Even if you wish to check out their rates and transfer any existing lending you may have, the Bendigo would like to give our members and supporters that opportunity and they will do all the leg work. So if you are considering a change of lender consider the Bendigo our local Branch Manager Elise Turnedge will be more than happy to help. Elise can be contacted at the branch on 5968 8831.

Your Local IGA store in the main street of Gembrook has been supporting the Brookers for many years and can provide you with all your grocery needs. They are the sponsors for the Reserves player award again in season 2011. Andrew Spark and his

team Offer great service and so far this year have provided sponsorship to many community groups in the local area to a total of $8000. We would like to thank Andrew and his team for their continued support of the Brookers this season.

PPLAYER AWARDS

Round 1 v Warburton Seniors Reserves

Gembrook Village Estate Best on Ground Award Rick Clark Ash Sawyer

Foodworks Cockatoo Award Craig Clark

IGA Plus Liquor Award Dave Cracknell

Paradise Hotel Nathan Brown Alex Moore

Round 2 v Woori Yallock Seniors Reserves

Gembrook Village Estate Best on Ground Award Nathan Brown Eamon Tomlin

Foodworks Cockatoo Award Steve Gough

IGA Plus Liquor Award Sam Martin

Paradise Hotel Rick Causer James Hampton

Round 3 v Healesville Seniors Reserves

Gembrook Village Estate Best on Ground Award Rick Clark Craig Luscombe

Foodworks Cockatoo Award Steve Gough

IGA Plus Liquor Award Liam Henzen

Paradise Hotel Craig Clarke Ash Sawyer

Round 4 v Upwey Seniors Reserves

Gembrook Village Estate Best on Ground Award Craig Clarke Dylan Trevorah

Foodworks Cockatoo Award Nathan Brown

IGA Plus Liquor Award Steve Pantorno

Paradise Hotel Nathan Leversha Alex Moore

Round 5 v Mt Evelyn Seniors Reserves

Gembrook Village Estate Best on Ground Award Craig Clarke Grainger Hartridge

Foodworks Cockatoo Award Shane Williams

IGA Plus Liquor Award Alex Moore

Paradise Hotel David Main Michael Brown