Its
on again ... the old fellas will be working on
their drop kicks and flick passes ready for this years big game.
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All former Snr, Res, Warriors, U19 players
are
encouraged to get along
and rub shoulders with old mates. Contact Vin McGuire 0413 583 901 to
book your place in the side and at the 'Legends Day' luncheon.
For those that feel up to training Vinny has organised some drills
starting this Thurs night from 6.15 pm with drinks afterwards.
SportsBeThave
come on board with some signifigant sponsorship for the day, and for
the kids there will be Life Be In It sessions between 3-5pm.
Lots of raffles, auctions and fun to be had by all in attendance.
Bar & canteen open at 2pm, match at 3pm, 2 course carvery dinner
served at 5.30.
$30 per person, tables of 10.
Bookings: Vinnie McGuire 0413 583 901.
Payments: cheque to St Bernards Old Collegians Football Club, P O Box
673 Moonee Ponds, Vic 3039.
Bank Ttransfer: Bendigo bank
BSB 633 108
Acc 133877449
Two
Bernards Electricians on The Look Out
and Available!
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Currently
we have two players who are fully qualified electricians looking for
full time employment. Also, if you are a home or business owner that
needs electrical work done around the place, they are also willing to
oblige.
Please support your club by supporting your players.For
further
information please contact Ian Wheeler 0408 943 357
Games Played
Records
now on website ... go to TROPHY ROOM
page and click on the link to see all players who have played 100 games
or more for St Bernards OCFC
Young Chris
Hoban is new to St Bernards this year after playing his Junior footy at
Westmeadows.
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Chris is one of
four Westmeadows recruits along with Jackson Bell, Ryhs
Lonergan and Mitch Church who have all fitted well into the club.
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Quck and with
good skills, Chris has regularly been amongst our under
19s best and is expected to have a big future at 'the Pit'
We are
updating our contact lists and
need your
details!
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To
help us
communicate better to all in St Bernards community the club is
building a new data base but we need your help via updated
contact
details.
Please email details to Luke
Gollant:
gollant@pacific.net.au or call Luke on 0419 502 588 with
your mailing address.
Sports First Aid
Trainers
Any
person, ex player,
girlfriend etc who wants to be involved
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If you do
not have
experience in sports training, we can put you through the appropriate
course and work in with club trainers
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We are
fielding extra teams in '09 and
need more trainers on
deck. Any questions or queries please call Ian Wheeler 0408 943 357
. Volunteers
If
you can help out around the club, match days etc please call Peter
Pearson 0413 311 533 or Paul Kavanagh 0403 065 565 to be welcomed
aboard.
_THE LATEST
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RD10:
Saved by last minute goal!
Ladder
leaders St Bernards, playing at home against Old Carey, were expected
to record another victory against the bottom of the ladder team, but no
one told them!
After an even first half the visitors
kicked away in the third term to have a handy 20 point lead going at
the final break. Despite the goal of the year from Lachy McLeod, a
fantastic crumbing goal from Bomber Cave and continuous attack on the
goals from the home side, Carey were in front with less than 2 minutes
remaining. Enter Libba, who recieved a hanball from Schrodes, took off
on a run, bounced, kicked-and the home side hit the lead with 40
seconds remaining.
Other good contributors on the day were
Joey Indo, Lossa Buckets and Andy Stapo who showed a great return to
form following an injury plagued first half of the year.
Two's win again.
The
ressies got away to a good start and led by 22 points at the first
break, and slightly less at the main break. The second half saw us
gradually creep further ahead to record a 42 point victory.
Simon Chatfield was great all day and
finished with 4 majors, one less than Paddy Harris with 5. Jake Foulds
played well again and David Blunt continues to show good form after
being absent for most of the first half of the season. The highlight of
the game came when big Al Mdehwa marked in the goal square with just 30
seconds remaining, and kicked truly to record his first goal in Aussie
Rules.
Rd 9: Bad day at the
Badlands but Bernards retain top spot
After a slow start St Bernards were
never able to peg back the leeway against Old Haileybury. The home side
opened up with 8 majors to take a 6 goal lead into the first break, and
although we were able to peg it back to 4 goals at the end we spent the
day playing catch up football.
Ben Jordan again notched up plenty of possies on the ball but the
experienced home side on ball brigade dominated the match.
Ryan Schroder made a welcome return to form, whilst Luke O'Sullivan
continued on from where he left off last week. Tom Caven and Mick
Moloney battled hard all day and Libba was our major scorer with 3
goals.
Other results meant that we were able to hold on to top spot.
Ressies big winners in early game
In the early game the two's got off to a
great start and never looked back, eventually winning by 97 points. With Kyle
Dalmau dominating on the wing the forwards, led by Paddy Harris
(5), Chatty & Andrew Stapo (3 each) had plenty of supply.
Jake Foulds was great wherever he played and Meat Axe, back from the
ones, put in a typical display of strength. Sasha Bugryn and Daniel
Janides completed our list of best players.
19's continue on winning way.
After a tight first half the 19's kicked
6 goals to 2 after the long break to come away with a comfortable 40
point victory at Carey. Nick
Kennedy and David Kavanagh kicked 3 each, whilst Paddy Gamwell and
James Molony got 2 each. Better
players were James Molony, Jackson Bell, Rhys Lonergan, Jamie Liddle
Brenton Cooper and Damiam Cribbin.
Sullies pups pull off great
victory with only 16 players!
Starting
the match with just 15 players the young pups managed to keep
themselves in the game with the deficit at the final break just 4
points. Now up to 16 players, Sully asked for a special effort and the
boys did not let him down. The final
term saw all players put in that something extra which led to the lads
recording a sensational 7 point victory. No multiple
goalkickers and the best hard to separate but Nick Fothergill, Matt
Sweeney, Ahmed Mahamoud, MarkKelly, Luke Madden and Liam Bevanda got
the coaches nod.
Clubbies get the points at the pit.
The visitors
started with the wind and used it to advantage as they got 5 to our 1
into it. The rest of the game was all the home side, in particular the
3rd term where we held them goalless with the wind. Although SKOB's
came back for a short period in the final term the home side kicked
back into gear to record a 33 point win.
Blunty dominated play with his experience bringing many players into
the action whilst Ben Reardon and Gary Joseph put in their regular
honest performances. International rugby 7's player Alan Mdehwa made
his
debut at Aussie Rules and showed he will be a force for us in time.
Michael Ramsey and James Anderson with 2 each were our multiple goal
kickers.
Rd 8: Bernards
Storm Home
To Take Top Spot and The 'Joc' Trophy!
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The stakes
were high ... top spot on the ladder and the coveted Justin 'Joc'
O'Connor trophy up for grabs. In
a high standard game with scores close all day it seemed
that Bernards pace might break the game open but St Kevs kept coming
and
led by two goals 10 mins into the final stanza. But with 20 mins to
play Bernards finally clicked into gear slamming on 7 goals and in the
end storming away to a memorable victory at 'the Pit'!
Star
veteran Ben Jordan and young veteran and acting Captain Chris
Liberatore led the way but the kids followed with thunderous pace and
passion. Luke O'Sullivan was in vintage form and capped off a great
game with an 82 metre torpedo
goal that thrilled 'the Pit' faithful. Joey Indomenico,
Alex Singleton, Tom Overman, Ryan Schroder, Steve Mitchell all
did well as did Bocca and Clang with 5 majors. Debutant
Chris Hoban kicked a goal with his first kick and aquited himself well
as did Mick Malone who provided terrific physical presence.
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Libba raises the 'JOC' to Bernards legend (late) Tubby Atkinson
Above:
Bocca contested hard all day in the ruck, Below: Debutants Chris Hoban and Mick
Malone roar out the song
Reserves: Ressies Bounce Back Into
Contention
Coach
Nick Smith declared it an 8 point game ... win it and we're back in the
race ... and the boys deivered in style! Despite
falling well behind on the scoreboard early against 2nd place
St Kevs our blokes dug deep and after slowly pegging back the margin
finally broke clear in the tense final stanza to take the 4 points.
James Stapo and Daniel Janides were in everything while Smithy, Jurra
and Tim Raff controlled the backline. Great to see Nick weir return to
the side and do well. It was one of those games where everyone
comtributed at some stage and the win against the odds set up the
Seniors to do likewise! Great effort boys!
Above: Raff
Surrounded ... Tim Raffle weaves some magic through St Kevs on Saturday
Below: Tired
but happy crew ... the Ressies
after their big win over St Kevs
Under 19: Undermanned 19s Still Have Too
Much
Bite For Sharks
Pete
van Meel had a few in the 1s and a couple missing but still had enough
winners to overcome the Manningham Sharks by 51 pts at home on Saturday.
Brenton Cooper led the way with a BOG performance and was well
supported by captain Dean Bergin along with Wil Overman, Damien Cribbin, James Molony and David
Kavanagh Best:
Brenton Cooper, Wil Overman, Dean Bergin, Damien Cribbin, James Molony,
David Kavanagh Goals: Kickers: J. Reid 3, J.
Molony 2, D. Cribbin 2, D. Bergin, J. Liddle, D. Kavanagh, D. Lamanna
Brenton Cooper
Wil Overman
Under 18: Sully's Pups Push Ladder Leaders
The Pups wer a little undermanned as
well and faced up to a strong ladder leader Northern Bullants at the
Pit Sat morning.
The
boys showed some real pluck before going down by 5 straight goals.
Coach Damien Sullivan was pleased with the endevour showed all day
against strong opposition.
Best:
J. Saundry, N. Fothergill, J. White, Sam Jones, T. Sullivan, M. Kelly
Goals: Tom Sullivan 2, Tom Gleeson
2, Michael Pratt
Warriors: Hordes Stumble At Trott!
The Hordes were in it up to their ears at 3/4 time trailing by only 3
points but could not contain Old Melburnians in the final stanza before
losing by 33 points.
Best and
Goals to come
Coach
Franky Mono was
dissapointed in our last qtr
Under
17s: Miracle's Boys Crush St Kilda City!
With 100 inside 50s the
margin could have been anything but for inaccurate kicking for goal. In
any case the Under 17s continued on their merry way with an emphatic 93
point victory and served notice to the rest of the competition that
'Bernards are going to be hard to toss as the season progresses
Our
Best: Nick Shultz, Jack
Wheeler, Luke Larson, Isaac Madden, Simon Caven, Keiren Farrell, Thomas
Mason, James DeLeur, Jarrod Bye and Michael Turner. Multiple
Goalkickers: Larson 4, Jones 2
Pictured
right: Michael Turner about to swoop has strung together some
good form of late.
Young Bernies Shine in Rep Match!
St Bernards
players Tom Caven, Lachy McLeod & Tom Overman all aquitted
themselves well in the match against the Qld U21 Team at Toorak
Park on Saturday.
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Caven, pitted against one of Queensland's key forwards kept
him quiet, McLeod was a livewire throughout
the day and was awarded the 'Spirit of Victoria' trophy as the player
voted by coaches to have shown the Big V spirit in his approach to the
contest. Tom Overman chipped in with a goal to fire the Vics up after a
slow start and had a strong second half.
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Although the bananabenders proved too strong overall the match was
fairly even except the first qtr where the
visitors skipped away with kicked four quick goals.
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Lachy McLeod, Tom Caven, Tom Overman
Book
Now For The 2009 St Bernards Ball At Studio 3 Crown!
. The entire
St Bernard’s Football Club
community are invited to the 2009 gala ball.
This is
the premier social event of 2009 for all past and present
members of the club. Whether
you are a
parent of a junior player, past
player or are new to
St Bernards please help your club by getting along
to this years gala ball at the fantastic Studio 3 room at Crown!
Date:
Saturday 20th Jume
Venue:
Studio 3, Crown Casino
Time:
7pm till Midnight
Dress:
Lounge Suit /Formal
Tickets:
Single, $120 Double $220
RSVP:
Monday 8th June
Bookings can be
made via email to:
pholland@transurban.com
Payments
details:
Cheque:
Send to St Bernard’s OCFC,
PO
Box 357, N. Essen 3041
Bank
Transfer: Bendigo Bank
BSB: 633
000
Account No:133877449
For more
information contact Paul Holland 0402 258 363 or email pholland@transurban.com
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Young
Pups Still Looking For Support!
A number of U/19
players are still seeking sponsors.
Full Player
Sposorhip details are outlined below Round 6 match reports ... If you
can help call Snake Pearson on 0403 311533 or Dorianna Cooper on 0412
906144
Rd 6: Bernards Def Camberwell - Set Up
Top Of The Table Clash at 'the Pit'!
Josh Madden leads the song after St
Bernards big win over Old Camberwell
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Seniors:In
a cold, windy day out at Balwyn and after a frustrating first half
where St Bernards could not convert despite dominating general play the
boys finally got their balance and bolted away in the second half to a
54 point win.
Joey
Indomenico was back to his best form, Chris Liberatore and Tom
Overman again had terrific games, Josh Madden lifted in the third
and Alex Jolley, Ben Jordan and Simon Cave combined to create
opportunities. The win has taken St Bernards to second place on the
ladder and set up a top of the table clash with St Kevins at the Pit
after next weeks break.
Reserves: Ressies
Chalk Up Two in a Row and Back in Contention!
It didn't look pretty but the conditions at the windswept Gordan
Barnard
Reserve didnt make for attractive footy.
The Ressies took until midway through the third stanza to slip into
gear and nail a plucky Camberwell side. Adam Matthews was our best and
was well supported by Jesse Manunzio and Andrew Smith.
Big Ben Jones showed some form, Gilly bagged 4 majors and Ryan Schroder
led the second half revival.
The boys are now back in contention
and can look forward to a big game against ladder leader St Kevs after
the break.
Adam Matthews
Under 19:Bernards Boys Cop
First Loss!
Pieter van meel's youngsters ran into a
formidable Old Camberwell outfit at 'the Pit' on Saturday and suffered
our first loss for the season.
After
an even first quarter Old Camberwell shot out to a 7 goal lead at the
main break, however the boys did not give up and fought back within
striking distance in the third stanza, however, Old Camberwell simply
proved too strong on the day running out 51 point winners at the final
siren.
Our
Best: Matt Soccio, Damien Cribbin, Jamie Liddle, Pat Gamwell, Dean
Bergin, Rhys
Lonergan
Matt Soccio BOG and 4 goals
Warriors: Horde Find Students Too Slick!
The hordes have been finding the jump to
Division 1 this year is a big leap with one tough game after another
and none tougher than the reigning premier Uni Blues.
After
a poor start and trailing by 12 goals at the main break the Warriors
rallied a little in the second half but could not convert forward
thrusts onto the scoreboard. The early damage was severe and the hordes
ended up 14 goals down at the siren.
Our
Best: Adam Palmer, Tristan McGlade, Dane Evans, David Blunt, Gary
Joseph, Justin
Fistrovic
Tristan
McGlade
Under 18: Pups
Struggle at Oakleigh!
Sully's Pups ran into a rampant Oakleigh
side at Oakleigh on Saturday and never quite recovered from the initial
onslaught before copping a bit of a hiding at Scammel Reserve.
With
such a young side form is always going to be mixed so hopefully the
pups can bounce back after the break and score a few more wins. The
important thing is the boys are getting valuable VAFA experience which
will
in the long run stand them in good stead as they progress into Under 19
and senior footy.
Our
Best: Young Schultzy did well all day, Aaron Helenius was again
terrific down back, Michael Kelly, B. Cooper, Michael Kavanagh and our man 'Pigga' Joe
Pignataro made another strong contribution.
Joe
Pignataro
Under
17: Miracle Mel's Boys Blast Braeside!
St
Bernards 17.21 (123) def Braeside 4.2 (26)
Our
game against Braeside was played in perfect conditions at
Walter Galt reserve Braeside. The Braeside boys whom were winless
really came to play & kicked the first goal of the game within 8
second. They were fierce and put the Bernards boys under heaps of
pressure. To our credit we did settle a lot better in the first quarter
& led 6 goals to 3
Wil Sullivan whom I have coached
previously was outstanding and gathered plenty of possessions Wil who
suffered injury after injury last year is hopefully & finally over
those niggles which brought his season to a massive halt last year
(Well done Wil a super effort)
Matthew Sargeant who played on ball & across half back was at his
best stopping many forward entries. Sam Jones was super & took 8
great marks down forward when resting from his ruck duties, Andrew
Mizzi just keeps on getting bettter & really reads the play well,
Kieran Farrell racked up another 33 possessions playing a blinder in
the centre, Kieran has plenty of stamina & runs all day.
Luke Larsen who has been getting plenty
of it in previous weeks stood
tall at centre half forward taking six marks & giving us a target
up forward. Isaac Madden had plenty of it & his goal on quarter
time
was a 40 metre drop punt which left the boot beautifully. Keep
concentrating Isaac & have the belief that you are a good kick.
Others to impress were Nick Schultz,
Brad Cooper & Thomas Lynch
whom all displayed great footy skills with hand & foot.Matthew
Turner & Jack Saundry won plenty of the footy whilst rotating from
the bench as well
Best:
Will Sullivan, Matthew Sargeant, Sam Jones, Andrew Mizzi, Kieran
Farrell, Luke, Larsen, Isaac Madden, Nick Schultz, Brad Cooper &
Thomas Lynch. Goals: Sam
Jones 4, Luke Larsen 2, Luke Sullivan 2,
Andrew Mizzi, Sean Whyte, Isaac Madden, James Weir, Simon Caven, Will
Sullivan, Jack Saundry & Jake van Meel all 1
As I have said before lets keep that
winning feeling going as we have
now won 3 on the trot & starting to play great team football. Its
not often an opposition coach comes over & congratulates the team
for the way we played. This week we play St-Kilda City please be at
ground 11-15 for a 12-30 kick off - Mel Beyer
Lachlan McDowell on the run
More
Player Sponsors Needed ... Are You Supporting Your Club?
The
football club provides over 400 boys and young men with an opportunity
to play football every week.
Our players do not get paid, playing for
the love of the game and the
enjoyment of representing St Bernards in the prestigious VAFA
competition. There is a fantastic atmosphere about the place which can
be enjoyed on Thursday nights and match day luncheons and it is this
environment
that keeps our boys at Bernards.
Ex
Players,
Old Boys, Supporters ... your support is vital!
We have a young list with many players
studying and looking for assistance on player subs via our player
sponsorship packages.
St Bernards has a broad community base
that recognises and supports our sponsors' businesses. With over 400
players this equates to exposure to 2500 plus locals who use the clubs
facilities every week and thousands more who visit the high traffic St
Bernards website. (Highest number of website visits in the VAFA)
All Sponsorship packages are tax
deductible for businesses and feature cost effective advertising
opportunities for local companies. For individuals it’s simply a great
way to show you support the club.
Player
Sponsorship $350.00 (incl GST)
Player photos in the rooms and on
our website featuring the sponsors
name / business
Social club membership
Free entry to our player
sponsors function
Get on
board by contacting a member of
our player sponsor sub committee: Luke Gollant 0419 502 588,
Peter
Pearson 0403 311 533 , Paul Kavanagh 0403 065 565 , Terry Davis 0413
602 359
Go
to PLAYERS page to view the
listing of all Senior, U19 players and those seeking sponsors
SHOW YOU
ARE GENUINE ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT!
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Tom Caven
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Sponsored
by Bernie
Comerford Essendon Foot
Clinic
Under
19 Jackson Bell
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Wayne
Bell Prostart Constructions
Rd
5: Bernards
Blow Blacks Away In Evo and BJ Milestone Games!
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Ben
Jordan (100th) and Justin Evans (200th) chaired off
after Bernards big win over Uni Blacks led by first gamers Michael
Sullivan and Mitchell Church (Below) Sully, Mitch and Evo lead the
song!
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Rd 6: Seniors:
St Bernards 21.14 (140) def Uni Blacks 11.9 (75)
Home at 'the Pit', Evo playing his 200th and BJ chalking up his 100th
and a 'must win' game (3rd v 4th on the ladder) ... coach Shane Keogh
had plenty to light the fuse in his pre match address and light it he
did with St Bernards flying out of the blocks to demolish Uni Blacks in
the opening stanza.
Blacks fought back well in the 2nd qtr before Bernards banged on
9.8 to 4.4 in the second half to draw away 62 point winners.
Tom Overman and Alex Jolley were terrific all day, Bocca controlled the
rucks and young Alex Singleton kept finding the footy. The milestone
boys Evo and BJ inspired the side with their contributions and
debutants, Michael Sullivan (4 goals) and Mitchell Church (1 goal)
showed their potential. As coach Keogh pointed out at the 3/4 time
huddle
this was an opportunity for the team to win an important game for
two of the clubs favourite sons and the boys delivered!
Evo
and his cheer
squad from the U/9s and U/10s
Reserves:
Ressies Bounce Back After Last Weeks
Shocker!
With a total of nine changes from last weeks embarrasing performance
the Ressies returned to the winners list with a close win over Uni
Blacks.
The boys
should have sealed the game early but for poor kicking for goal but
displayed some character when challenged by the hard running Uni side.
The win puts the
Ressies back in contention.
Chris
Mitchell back from a few weeks off was our best along with Ryan
Schroder who took charge when the game was in the balance. Coxy
continued his improvement, Salva and Sean Bergin did well and Mick
O'Dea who was a little unlucky to miss out on senior selection with some senior
players
returning showed
he remains in the mix with a strong performance.
Chris
Mitchell
Pre
match Chops 'the wonder dog' was filthy on his favourite player No 36
Irish O'Dea missing out on
the seniors but Chops was all smiles
afterwards
when Irish had played well and the seniors had won!
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Under
19: Bernards Boys Belt Banyule!
Coming off a terrific win over Fitzroy
last week there was no easing off by the undefeated 19's as they
travelled out to Banyule on Saturday. With spots in this side at a
premium players have to continue to perform and Pete van Meel was happy
with the pressure the boys applied all day.
Andrew
van Meel was best afield and bagged six majors while Daniel Lamana
chimed in with three in an othewise even team performance.
Best Players: Andrew van Meel, Matt
Trim, Dean Bergin, Tom Gleeson, Chris Hoban, Jamie Liddle
Andrew van Meel, 6 goals
Daniel Lamana, 3
goals
Under 18: Sully's Pups Pinch Another
Thriller at 'The Pit'
Down two goals at orange time 'the Pups'
found a way home again in a tough encounter with the Therry boys.
Sully's boys are young and we are still trying to settle the side with
a number of ins and outs each week but they have some grit - after
copping a bit of a hiding last week the pups bounced back to get the
chocolates!
Dom Monello
starred up forward with a match winning six goals. Aaron Helenius was
our best player over the four quarters continuously repelling Therry
attacks down back. Others to shine included Jack Aitken, Adrian
Corsetti, Michael Kavanagh and James Reid who were all terrific,
particularly in the tense last quarter.
Sully
addresses the Pups after their win over Therry
Warriors:
Hordes Crash At Collegians!
After Mono read the squad
out on Thursday night there was a feeling of confidence that the
Warriors could chalk up two on the trot but it wasn't to be ... clearly all that
publicity over last Friday nights game at headquarters took it's toll
on the hordes ... too many players were looking around for TV cameras
while their Collegians opponents slipped away to a 9 goal break at half
time.
Owen McIntyre was our best along with, Nick Weir, Gerry Christie, Luke
Baird, Tommy Isaacs and Danny O'Neil.
The boys will have to rediscover some form quickly for next weeks clash
with reigning Division 1 premiers Uni Blues.
Owen
McIntyre
Under 17: St-Bernards 28/29/197
def Oakleigh 02/01/13
As I said last week lets keep that winning feeling going as this week
we are now back in the four, a great effort fellas. Sundays game was
played in gusty conditions down at the pit and our fist quarter proved
that 5 goals 13 behinds showed we had a lot of the footy.
Kieran Farrell was again outstanding with 36 touches a super effort.
Matthew Turner also chipped in with 29 possies and played a blinder.
Sam Jones & James Weir shared the rucking roll well all day. Sean
Whyte chipped in with 5 classy goals plus he hit the post twice. Brad
Cooper showed plenty of class with some strong marking around the
ground & slotted 4 goals as well.
Our backs led by Simon Caven & Isaac Madden repelled many forward
entries. The Barge took a couple of blinders & Will Sullivan
Battled hard all day along with Jack Wheeler & Thomas Mason.Also
good to see no players objecting to coming off the ground to give there
mates a go, that is great discipline. Many thanks to Adrian Dixon &
Jarrod Bye our resident stats guys on the day
Goals:
S.Whyte 5, S.Jones 4, B Cooper 4, Matthew Turner 4 W.Sullivan 2,
Luke Sullivan 2, J.Wheeler, J.Weir, I Madden, M.Stephenson & M
Sargeant 1 each
Best: Kieran
Farrell, Matthew Turner, Sam Jones, Lochlan McDowell Sean
Whyte, Brad Cooper, Simon Caven, James Weir, Will Sullivan, Matthew
Sargeant, Jack Wheeler
Well the juggernaut continues
this week against Braeside who
took it up to Beaumaris on Sunday. So lets keep the pressure on at all
times and cement our spot in the top 4 - Mel Beyer
Simon Caven (above) did well down back again as did Isaac Madden (below)
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Evo
To Chalk Up 200th This Saturday At The Pit!
The
boys put together a banner for Evo and BJ for Sat milestone games
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One of St Bernards favourite sons Justin Evans is set to join a select
group of only 26 players in the club's history when he runs out for his
200th VAFA game for the club this week.
A great stalwart of 'the Pit' Evo began his VAFA career in the Under
19s way back in 1997. One of three brothers to play for the club (along
with Leigh and Dane) Justin is well recognised as a leader amongst the
senior group and has proven to be one of the clubs great clubmen over
the journey.
A lawyer by trade Justin manages to balance his busy schedule and stay
in good shape which means we can look forward to Evo chalking up the
250 in a few years ... well done Evo!
. Ben
Jordan To play his 100th
. In a
nice coincidence Evo shares his 200th on the same day as another
Bernards favourite Benny Jordan racks up his 100 game milestone. BJ has
already made a big impact since returning to the club this season.
One of the
VAFA and VCFL most decorated players BJ led St Bernards to our last
Grand Final victory in 2002 and is now leading the way for the young
Bernards group ... well done BJ!
Ben Jordan holds the
Cup aloft after leading St
Bernards to victory in the 2002 Grand Final
Evo bled a nice shade of claret for the
club at Elsternwick Park
Ascot Vale Leisure Centre Donates Two Gym
Bikes to The Kennel!
Many
thanks to Ascot Vale Leisure Centre for helping out with their generous
donation of two gym bikes to be used in ‘the Kennel’
Alex Jolley organized the bikes with the
Centre’s management last week. Jossa is one of a number of players who
have worked at AVLC in recent years. We now have 4 bikes in the kennel
so injured players can do rehab etc to keep up fitness levels when they
are off the track.
D Mac is also looking to procure three
heart rate monitors to add to the gym shortly. If you know someone that
could help out let D Mac know this week.
Please Help Snaz and Mell - Puppy
Lost!
Mel and Steve’s 13 week old golden
Labrador puppy named Zali,
disappeared from Mary Street, Essendon on Tuesday afternoon around 3pm.
She was wearing a purple collar and a name tag with a phone number on
it. Checked all vets and animal homes/hospitals, but no
luck.
"We have done a letter box drop and are still waiting for any
news. We believe she has been stolen and the people that picked her
up are going to keep her or give her away, we need your
help to get the word out to as many people as possible to help us track
her down. She could be anywhere now as it has been 2 days"
She
is micro-chipped, due for her vaccinations soon, so she
is at high risk. We miss her incredibly and would
really appreciate your help in finding her. If she is anonymously
dropped at a vet, they will find us ‘no questions asked’ We just want
her back.
Have you seen Zali?
If you see a 13 week old golden Labrador puppy walking
along,
please ask some questions. if you think its Zali,
call Snaz. There is a
reward
offered upon her return.
Please
call Steve Iannazzo 0412 220
Mell's email: 635mjharper38@gmail.com
'You
Had Me At Hello' ... 4 Years Ago!
We
always thought Dutchy was ok at reading the play but this time he may
have been a bit slow … Zoe soon to be ‘Holland’ revealed the SNAG side
of the Dutchman on Saturday night following the big win over Old
Trinity.
After a romantic harbour cruise in Sin City last week Dutch summoned up
the courage to pop the question and after asking Zoe if she was ready
to take the plunge … got the affirmative reply … “I was ready four
years ago”!
Congrats from all at Bernards to Zoe and Dutchy
.
George
Flying For the Eagles in Canada!
Georgey
Garth played his first game for the Burnaby Eagles in Vancouver, Canada
last week. George
says they smashed last years Premiers ... not surprising looking
at the size of the opposition .. George
said he's missing 'the Pit' but looking forward to a similar result for
Bernards in round one!
St Bernards Welcomes Fantastic New
Sponsor From The Local Community!
. In
addition to their great work in the local community Strathmore
Community Bank Branch Bendigo Bank. are a major sponsor of the St
Bernards Gift and are
now sponsors of St Bernards OCFC. The club will proudly display
the company's logo on our new jumpers and shorts and look forward to a
mutually rewarding association for many years to come.
Chairman
Mark Burgin
Branch
Manager Michael Moloney
Strathmore Community Bank® Branch
337 Napier Street Strathmore
Phone: 03
9374 2607 Fax: 03 9374 3542
Strathmore Community Bank Branch Bendigo
Bank are committed to building strong, successful communities. The Bank
returns a portion of profits to the local community so far contributing
$1 million to local clubs, schools, town fairs, community organisations
and festivals.
Chairman Mark Burgin says "We’re keen to increase this amount and
that’s where
you come in. You see the amount we’re able to give back depends on the
amount of banking the community does with Strathmore Community Bank
Branch Bendigo Bank.
Of course, we are much like any other bank – with loans, branches,
ATMs, credit cards, interest bearing accounts, all the usual stuff. The
one blinding difference between us and our competitors is our local
insight.
A long time ago we recognised that successful individuals are the
living heart of successful communities. So we have built a bank
service stocked with products designed for individuals, then
placed this resource at the heart of communities across Australia.
We deliver great service and competitive banking products equal to
those of our competitors, but with one important difference. We
recognise U, as in us, as in community. We invite U to find out more.
Call in and compare the difference today"
New
Players ... St Bernards Is The Place To Be!
St
Bernards is the biggest and most successful VAFA club in the region and
is on
the look out for new recruits for the 2009 season ...
The
club’s infrastructure and support matches VFL clubs with
superb facilities including new clubrooms and social club, boxing gym,
swimming pool and synthetic hockey courts.
We
have a
first class coaching panel supported by professional trainers and
physio support services.
St
Bernards enjoys broad community support with a strong business network
that enables us to provide great player amenities and a range of
potential
employment opportunities.
Socially
St Bernards is a vibrant club as you can see on this website.
Our
supporters match day luncheons are renowned in the VAFA where sponsors,
family and friends mix in a relaxed welcoming environment.
If
you are
interested in joining one of
the
great football clubs in Victoria contact President Mick Overman 0419
576 795 or
Football Director Paul Garth 0412 533 314 or pop down to training at
the College in Beryl Street West Essendon where you will be made most
welcome!
.
Cricketers
Blast Footballers Off 'the Pit' in Annual Twenty Twenty Match!
It was
a
hot night but the footballers could have done with more water and less
VB! Our boys had them
in trouble early but the Bernards cricketers tail wagged long and hard to take out the
North Suburban Sports Club trophy.
With Chisel
and Tim Raff batting
like Gilly and Warner the Snowdogs racked up 219 as Chis smacked a
six off the last ball
The target
proved 'slightly' beyond the footballers. Clearly we missed
the experience of Prez Mick Overman who was ruled out by
first lady Kerry after his last innings produced a
busted eye socket.
Congrats to the cricketers who now lead
the annual event 2 /1
Next year
Chisel and Raff should be playing with the footballers and
we'll square the ledger!
Josh Madden and George Garth
opened the batting
...
with G Luv's motivation they looked the part but slumped to 1-1
Kerry O with Wheels who just got
back from Torquay
after landscaping duties at Garthy's.
Wheels, Jimmy Taylor and Geoff
Osborne at
the
gay Carona bar. Do the Glenroy boys know Ossie takes it with lemon?
A
bevy of beauties turned out to support the boys in the big 20/20
game
Roachy and Natalie
tie the knot in Tassie!
Pictured (back row) Andrew
Smith,
Chris Liberatore, Dane Evans, Roachy, Josh Madden, George Garth and Paul
Holland, (front) Mark Salvadori and Nick Smith.
Congratulations
to Bernards star Danny Roach and the lovely Natalie who
were married in Hobart recently. The new Mr & Mrs Roach honeymooned
in Malaysia. Guests included Simon and Mary Madden and a
strong contingent of Bernards players.
Chris Guice sponsors Under 19s in Style!
Chris Guice has donated two full sets of
jumpers for our Under 19 boys for 2009. A super generous
effort from a bloke who has fond memories of his time at 'the pit' Chris traveled down for last years
legends game from Qld where he remains actively
involved in footy. . We
look forward to seeing Chris at this years legends game and the boys
flying in their new jumpers!
Chris Guice, (right) with Paul Dalmau at last years 'Legends' game.
.
Three New Directors
Appointed to 2009 Board!
St
Bernards have appointed its first female Director for some years with
Doriana Cooper accepting nomination to the St Bernards board for season
2009.
. Doriana
joins fellow new directors, current player Andrew Smith
and former captain Luke Gollant who replace outgoing Directors James
Hughes and Joel Egan.
. The Full Board for 2009 was elected at the
AGM
. Michael
Overman (President), Glenn Scarborough (Secretary) John Hughes (Finance
Director) Paul Garth (Football Director) Terry Davis, Peter Pearson,
Mel Beyer, Bernard Comerford, Paul Madden, Paul Kavanagh, Paul Holland,
Doriana Cooper, Andrew Smith and Luke Gollant.
Andrew
Smith
.
Bernards
Boys on Show at the MCG on AFL Grand Final Day!
2008
was a big year for a couple of our young guns Tom Liberatore and Luke
Mitchell. After representing the Big V at the U16 National titles, the
boys capped off the season as part of St Bernards Under 16 premiership
side with Tom winning the BOG medal.
Since then both boys have represented
Calder in the TAC Cup and they played on the MCG in the curtain raiser
to the Geelong v Hawthorn AFL
Grand
Final.
Both boys were key players for Victoria in their win over Western
Australia. Well done to Tommy and Luke!
.
Tom Liberatore
.
Luke Mitchell
Our
Man in Bejing ... Only Chicka!
Aust Rugby and Cricket Captains John
Eeles and Steve Waugh hang out with Chicka!
Basketball
Captain Lauren Jackson and Chicka
After
Chicka played his last game against Haileybury he headed off to Bejing.
He's in the country one day and he's on the front page of the Herald
Sun
with Hamish and Andy at the basketball. Only Chicka ...
Last report
from his old man Damo is that he's somewhere in Mongolia and already
lost
his phone but we have just received in some more snaps of Chicka's tour
of Bejing ... and looks like he's keeping good company! ... only
Chicka! (Right) Chicka at the birds nest!
Bernards
Cult Hero 'Yoshi' Takes On The World!
Tsuyoshi Kase better known down at 'the Pit' as ‘Yoshi’ became the
first truly international player to win a premiership when he lined up
with St Bernards Club XVIII Premiership side that defeated Monash at
Elsternwick Park.
‘Yoshi’ has now moved on from the local scene to join his international
AFL Team, The Japanese national side known as the ‘Samurais’ competed
in the third AFL International Cup. The 'Samurais'
lost to NZ in round one before upsetting Somoa in round two with
our man Yoshi starring in both games.
(Pic right) Yoshi
in his Samurai
jumper
.
Who's that bloke with Evo?
While
cruising around the USA Justin 'Vegas' Evans ran into an
Indian bloke who looked familiar
Yep, it was the 'Sheik of Spin'
Bishan Bedi, the best spinner of all time behind one S. K. Warne.
Bishan
rushed straight over to Evo and asked ... "Golly gosh it is you Mr
Buckets, how are the mighty
Bernards going without your great self up forward?"
Pic right: Buckets
and 'the Bish' in California, USA
Miracles 50th Becomes Big Bernards
Birthday Bash!
'Miracle'
Mel Beyer celebrated his 50th birthday at the Snakepit in style on
Sunday after he coached the U16's to a win earlier in the day. Aside
from coaching the 16's Mel is Team Manager of the Reserves and
Statistician for the Seniors and of course drives the famous Bernards
van with
all the gear every Saturday ... what would we do without Mel on the
weekends? In a great tribute to Mel's popularity amongst his players
twelve of Mel's Captains starting from Luke Rogers (1992)
through to Luke Larsen (2008) donned the Bernards colours for the pic
below. From
left Will Overman, Kyle Dalmau, Steve Harris, Tim Harvey, Luke
Rogers, Adriano
Mastropasqua, Mel, Sinclair Johansen, Luke Larsen, Shaun Matthews,
Frank Staltaro,
Ben Loughlin and James Mount
.
Trevor Lancaster VAFA's Master Timekeeper
Congrats
to Trevor Lancaster who was recently asked to officiate at the VAFA
State game. Trev has had his hand on the button at 'the Pit' for years
doing both Reserves and Senior games every Saturday.
If you've ever wondered why
Bernards quarters seem to go a bit longer its because Trevor is ever
the perfectionist adding every milli second of time on something
his AFL counterparts could learn from. Its blokes like
Trev that
make
Bernards match days operate so professionally.
Master
Timekeeper Trevor Lancaster with
offsider Bazz in support last Saturday
Bernards original bell ringer Trev's
grandad Alf
Bazz still chugging on nicely
A
familiar sight at every St Bernards game is Barry McAntee. Barry is one
of a number of characters at 'the Pit' that do more than just turn up
at games.
.
Whether its filling the water
bottles, jumping in as interchange steward or escorting the umpires
Barry does every job with an enthusiastic smile.
.
Each game Bazz arrives early with
master timekeeper Trevor Lancaster and reports straight to Garthy to
ask “what do you need me to do first boss?”
.
Theres a lot to be done on match
days and its blokes like Barry McAntree that make it happen.
Keep up
the great work Baz!
.
Barry
Mcantree
Bernards boys doing well
Congratulations
to Adam Iacobucci and James Wall on their selection in the VFL State
side against Sth Aust.
.
Also good to see Adam
Bentick back racking up the stats for the Blues midfield. All three are
products of St Bernards Junior program.
.
Adam
Iacobucci
.
James
Wall
.
Adam
Bentick
For
detailed
results and pictures of every game go to RESULTS
page and click on the round.