FEES STILL OUTSTANDING
We are well into the playing season and fast approaching the finals. There are a number of Club members who have not yet paid their fees. The Club requires these funds to operate and at this stage there is a significant amount outstanding, close to $9,000. The fees are:
$245 Seniors
$180 Under 18
$160 Under 16
$130 Under 14
$130 Under 12
Fees can be paid to the Treasurer, David Gerrard, or a Committee member. Alternatively a cheque or money order can be sent to the Club’s address:
Malvern Lacrosse Club
PO Box 313
Malvern Vic 3144
RON ALAIMO CUP DAY & PAST PLAYERS DAY
Saturday 22nd Aug 2009
The Ron Alaimo Cup is always an important day for Malvern and Surrey Park and this years no exception, come to the town hall and watch our State Leagueand Division 3 teams take on Surrey Park. Catch up with some long lost friend and best of all have a great time.
Division 3 at the town hall at 1.00pm prior to the state league game 2:30pm on the 22nd August
SENIOR PRESENTATION NIGHT
After a few years off ,The Malvern Lacrosse Club are having a Senior Presentation night dinner . Come down and celebrate a successful 2009 season with everyone at the South Oakleigh Club on the 2nd of October 2009 the night will start at 7pm.
The venue is located at
1 Victor Road
Bentleigh East
Tickets are available at a cost of $40 per person and includes a 2 course meal and live band ,drinks will be at bar prices .
Awards presented will include
State League – Best and Fairest ,Reddaway Medal and Coaches Award
Division 1- Best and Fairest ,Runner Up Best and Fairest and Coaches Award
Division 3- Best And Fairest ,Runner Up Best and Fairest and Coaches Award
Other Awards on the evening include Presidents Award ,Best Club person and more.
There is Also some whispers that the tradition of old vote count down for Reddaway Medal like the brownlow through out the night, leading to the final rounds votes beng read out before the medal awarded.
the date is locked in so make sure you pen it in to your diary 2nd October and make sure we all get down and have a great time, share some stories from the year and wrap up the season with some drinks and good times.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
The club has a selection of merchandise for sale which is available from the clubrooms
| Hoddie Tops | $30 available from Medium to XXL |
| T-Shirts | $15 available from Medium to XXXL |
| Winter Jackets | $45 one only Medium |
| U12-U16 Gear | |
| Arm Pads | $40 |
| Junior Gloves | sizes 8″ and 12″ $40 |
| STX Sticks | $45 |
8th August 2009
State League: vs Eltham 9-17
State League played Eltham this week at home and was always going to be a test for our young group to over come the Premiers for 4 of the last 5 years.
We started well enough and at quarter time we were well in it, as the game wore on though their strength and bigger bodies began to tell especially on hard ground balls out of the centre and finishing in goal. Our short sticks didn’t work hard enough off the ball in attack and apart from James Garrett and Josh Naughton who’s run and create was good all day we had to many passengers on the day.
Speaking to the Eltham players after the game they did say ”that was the best Eltham had played all year” and the 17 to 9 score line flattered them a bit and also thought we were on the up with some exciting kids.
With the Williamstown and Eltham home and away games now done we have seen the standard we need to be to win finals, but that “little” distance between us and them is a lot of hard work, Camberwell this week and another chance to cement our spot in the top 4, our destiny is still in our own hands.
Division 1: vs Williamstown 29-5
This week we had 15 Malvern players for the game against Williamstown who had a full side of 16.
Dave Gerard got a chance to play this week as Jeff Campbell was umpiring for Malvern.
Robbie Chamberlain & Adam Barnes were also back this week strengthening our attacking line up.
We didn’t have the benefit of a coach on the sidelines this week. That means we have no one watching the game closely & working out the best strategies to use against key opposition players. Brad can only do so much from down in the defenders end of the field.
Williamstown have a strong division one team and a number have played State leaugue through the season
This was another tough day for Malvern with our defenders seemingly powerless to stop the attacking plays from Williamstown.
Full credit to Brad Skepper who fended off a substantial number of tries and also to the rest of the defence team who tried hard all day to fend off the Willy attacks.
Our middies & attackers worked hard too but we had trouble keeping posession once we got the ball. Willy defenders were aggressivly checking and managed to turn over the ball throughout the day.
Robbie Chamberlain only played two quarters before a shoulder injury sidelined him from the game.
Mez Clough continues to impress with some strong runs down the field & 3 goals for the game.
Some of his acrobatic dives remind me of baseball base steals.
Dave Gerard put in some impressive work for an old feller and Fazza remains a stalwart in defence successfully fending off a number of attacks.
There were a higher than usual number of penalties partly due to the aggressive game played by Williamstown & also due to frustration over the ever widening score.
Next week we play Chadstone at home.
Quarter by quarter
Q1 Malvern 2 Willy 6
Q1 Malvern 3 Willy 13
Q1 Malvern 3 Willy 22
Q1 Malvern 5 Willy 29
Goal Scorers
Mez Clough 3
Jake Coleman 1
Adam Barnes 1
Best on ground for Malvern
3 pts Brad Skepper
2 pts Mez Clough
1 pt Adam Barnes
Division 3: vs Chadstone 16-8
Under 18′s: vs Footscray 17-18
Under 16′s: vs Footscray 7-16
Under 14′s: vs Chadstone 34-2
This week we played bottom team Chadstone with a full list we managed a 20 -0 half time score. Sending the bigger ones off to the Under 16s at half time gave our younger group full game time. In the second half we tallied up 14 goals conceding just 2 goals. Overall a good solid performance from all of the players. Our three top points scorers so far this season are Dylan 52g,39a -Michael 51g,21a-Sammy 43g,26a ,with very high support from all other team members. This weeks game again shows 18 assists a very important coaching direction that shows sharing the ball developing team work. We have a bye this week then face second placed Surrey Park away.
Under 12 Blacks: vs Camberwell Sting 4-12
Under 12 Reds: vs Chadstone Red 9-13
CLUB EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARIES
| Sat 29th August: | End of Season Club Night |
| September: | Lacrosse Finals |
| October: | Junior Presentation Day |
| Fri 2nd October: | Senior Presentation Night |
NEWS FROM LACROSSE VICTORIA
NLL All Star Series Newsletter 27th July 2009
The following information has been sent to the club and can be viewed by clicking the links below:
Tickets Now Available, don’t forget the Club code MAL09 when you make a booking
LATEST NEW ARTICLES
POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR PLAYERS, COACHES & MANAGERS FOR
ALA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2009
Event: ALA Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2009
Dates: 19th October – 24th October 2009
Venue: Puckhandlers & Hisense Arena,
Melbourne
Victoria
All coaches, managers and players intending to trial for selection, are required to complete this Application Form and return to,
Email: secretary@lacrossevictoria.com.au ; or
Fax: 9926 1393
Due By: 21 August 2009
Indoor Coach Manager Application Form
Indoor Senior Men Player Application Form Indoor
Indoor U15 Boys Player Application Form Indoor
Indoor Senior Women Player Application Form
LACROSSE VICTORIA’S ANNUAL PRESENTATION NIGHT
Venue: Life Saving Victoria—Sandridge Beach 200 The Boulevard, Port Melbourne
Date: 25th September 2009
RSVP: 18th September 2009
Time: 5.30pm arrival. 6pm start
Cost: $64.00 per person—all clubs will be allocated a table of 10 Dress: Semi Formal
Each club is required to have 10 people attend
SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN A CLUB COACH CERTIFICATE
Only 20 places available – the first 20 successfully graduated in May
DATES: Mondays 24th and 31st August; starts 7pm both nights (a 6 hour course).
VENUE: MCC Clubrooms
COST: $25 which includes the Manual.
The balance of the course cost is met by Lacrosse Victoria. LV encourages each Club to contribute the $25 part of the cost.
Individuals can also apply.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Thursday 22 August.
Send applications to the Lacrosse Office.
THIS WEEK’S GAMES
| 9:30am | U12 Black | Chadstone Red | AWAY |
| 9:30am | U12 Red | Chadstone Gold | AWAY |
| 9:30am | U14 | BYE | |
| 11:00am | U16 | Chadstone | HOME |
| 11:00am | U18 | Chadstone | AWAY |
| 2:30pm | Div 3 | MCC | AWAY |
| 2:30pm | Div 1 | Chadstone | HOME |
| 2:30pm | State League | Camberwell | AWAY |
FIXTURES FOR REST OF SEASON
MALVERN LACROSSE 2009 CLUB GUIDE
Here is a link to an online version of the Malvern Lacrosse 2009 Club Guide. (6.4mb)
It contains information about Club Contact Details, History of the Club, Codes of Conducts, Opposition Ground Locations and Basic Rules of the Game so new Parents and Spectators can follow.
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