Results

Ladder

28 July - v Hutchins

Seniors - OHA 7.7 - 49 defeated by Hutchins 14.15 - 99

Best - Matthew Zukauskas, Jeremy Smith, Sam Bowering, Nic Skeggs, Mitch McPherson, James Teirney

Reserves - OHA 4.9 33 defeated by Hutchins 15.13 - 103

Best - Brett Geeves, Troy Oakley, Joel Doyle, Tom Austen, Russell Yaxley, Jason Freeman

21 July - v University

Seniors - OHA 17.15 - 117 defeated University 6.13 - 49

Best - Sam Bowering, Trent Fenton, Mitch McPherson, Matthew Zukauskas, Scott McCallum, Rye Hunt

Reserves - OHA 8.5 - 53 defeated by University 10.13 - 73

Best - Gavin Vincent, Tom Austen, Michael Bannister, Stuart Probert, Joel Doyle, Nathan Gobbey

14 July - v Richmond

Seniors - OHA 11.14 - 80 defeated Richmond 10.10 - 70

Best - Chris Williams, Ben Langford, Nic Skeggs, Kristian Nikolai, Sam Bowering, Trent Fenton

Reserves - OHA 10.9 - 69 defeated by Richmond 23.16 154

Best - Nathan Gobbey, Gavin Vincent, Troy Oakley, Stuart Luck, Jordan Broughton, Shane Bryan

30 June - BYE

23 June - v Channel

Seniors - OHA 9.6 - 60 defeated by Channel 8.17 - 65

Best - Nic Skeggs, Dan Ryan, Tim Orchard, Luke Taylor, Daniel Archer, Ben Langford

Reserves - OHA 15.20 - 110 defeated Channel 3.6 - 24

Best - Paul Stanley, Troy Oakley, Brett Geeves, Kristian Nikolai, Daniel Fitzpatrick, Michael Bannister

16 June - v DOSA

Seniors - OHA 4.15 - 39 defeated by DOSA 14.15 - 99

Best - Scott McCallum, James Teirney, Matthew Zukauskas, Ben Langford, Andrew Riseley, Trent Fenton

Reserves - OHA 6.11 - 47 defeated by DOSA 13.16 - 94

Best - Sam Forsyth, Troy Oakley, Will Garvey, Michael Hinchen

9 June - v St Virgils

Seniors - OHA 12.66 - 88 defeated by St Virgils 16.11 - 107

Best - Luke Taylor, Ashley Banks, Nic Skeggs, Zak Burnett, Chris Hevey, Aaron Limbrick

Reserves - 13.12 - 90 defeated by St Virgils 16.19 - 115

Best - Jeremy Smith, Michael Bannister, Gavin Vincent, Stuart Luck, Jordan Broughton, Joshua Smith

2 June - v Hutchins

Seniors - OHA 10.9 - 69 defeated by Hutchins 14.9 - 93

Best - Sam Bowering, Ben Langford, Chris Hevey, Aaron Limbrick, Trent Fenton, Scott Brown

Reserves - OHA 9.11 - 65 defeated Hutchins 6.9 - 45

Best - Rye Hunt, James Teirney, Paul Stanley, Troy Oakley, Michael Bannister, Jordan Broughton

26 May - v University

Seniors - OHA 11.15 - 81 defeated University 5.7 - 37

Best - Scott McCallum, Mitch McPherson, Jared Watkins, Michael Oakford, Sam Bowering, Nic Skeggs

Reserves - OHA 5.9 - 39 defeated University 5.7 - 37

Best - Tim Orchard, Jordan Broughton, Gavin Vincent, James Teirney, Peter Reason, Thomas Austen

The Rigger 's Report:

Round 8 of the 2012 OSFA season saw the Ships heading away to face University on what was a less than perfect Saturday morning, and while the new drainage at Geilston Bay had afforded the boys a good surface to train upon during the wet week previous no-one could be in any doubt that the soft Uni wings and tacky pitches in the middle would soon see the contests of the day deteriorate into a scrappy battle of wills with little-to-no room for displays of skill and finesse.

And so it was that the Reserves boys arrived for pre-match preparations and as if being stuck in the smallest change-rooms on earth wasn't enough they also found themselves with only 21 men (Willy to rock up by the first bounce, which apparently he took to mean ‘come along whenever you feel like it' so he was kind enough to grace us with his presence with about 5 mins left in the first half), no Captain (VC Tommy's commitment coming under question as he put work before the team), no footballs (as they were sitting in the back of Freezer's ute out at Brighton) and no John-Boy or Nails for strapping and rub-downs (which left assistant coach King to roll his sleeves up and try to penetrate Niko's Christmas-ham thighs with some deep heat). Furthermore, the absence of a runner left head coach Skeggsy to don the fluoro shirt, but on the up-side the team sheet featured both M. Bannister and T. Orchard who brought with them some valuable experience which would come to show during the match as they ably co-ordinated stoppages (of which there were plenty) and maintained structures, an area which had to date been lacking somewhat. Of the match itself Coach Skeggsy's implorations to his charges to find some pig in them and take the game head-on come what may seemed to have resonated as blokes like Duck Gillies, Trevor Read, Rye Hunt and ruckmen Grabba/Gobby (haha) gave some drive through the midfield whilst the back 6 featuring the likes of new boy Sammy, club cult figure Ads, full back revelation Troy and the-artist-formerly-known-as Jordy ensured that the hard work up-field wasn't wasted. Also enjoyable to see was some strong performances from a couple of fast improvers such as Johnny Brown and Tommy Wallmark who both played their roles beautifully and did some hard in and under work when called upon (although Johnny did need to be talked to about sliding into contests knee first after the front teeth of a couple of Uni blokes were lucky to come away intact). A good spread of goals up forward including one each to latecomers Tommy and Willy as well as one to P.Reason, who turned back the clock to 1998 with some strong leads and dainty footwork put enough of a dent in the scoreboard to see the lads hang on for a very gratifying 2 point win! That has them second from bottom on the ladder on even points with this week's opponents Hutchins so here's hoping for another big effort from the lads to see them keep moving upward.

The seniors match ran a little differently as even before it began there was a strange feeling as though Uni were battening down the hatches and bracing themselves for an onslaught, which was surprising given the Round 1 pantsing they had so capably delivered our boys back at the Harbour but there you go. Assuming this perception was correct then the first quarter probably did nothing to reassure them as a 10 scoring shot to 5 display of dominance around the ground did not result in perhaps as big a scoreboard lead as it should have however it was clear that all the momentum was with the Red, Green and Blue. Early signs indicated that Charger McCallum was on course for a big game whilst a few of this year's promoted reserves boys, in particular Rizza who looks to have become more accustomed and confident in his role in the backline were keeping their opponents honest and then some. Skeggsy's jaunt in the runners kit for the Scooby Doos appeared to have warmed his pegs up nicely and he continued to cover significant ground throughout the second quarter taking some strong overhead grabs along the way (running at about $1.28 for the B&F at this early stage). High rotations on and off the bench showed that the coaching staff were staying on top of things whilst the fresh legs through the midfield and half forward line enabled blokes like Browny, Licka and Borrie to give the best accounts of themselves, working feverishly around the feet of an on-song Arch. Bowering was pulling out his usual tricks for most of the day (and showing yet again that there are precious few in the comp who can hinder him when he hits his stride) ending up with 5 sausage rolls whilst Jaffa, Boony and Wig looked all but impenetrable across half back. Wig's couple of 60m drop punts with the wet ball off 2 steps throughout the day were particularly nice to watch.

19 May - v Richmond

Seniors - OHA 7.8 - 50 defeated by Richmond 8.21 - 69

Best - Dan Ryan, Jared Watkins, Luke Taylor, Sam Bowering, Mitch McPherson, Scott McCallum

Reserves - OHA 7.12 - 54 defeated by Richmond 14.14 - 98

Best - James Teirney, Jarrod Kean, Troy Oakley, Rye Hunt, Adam Moore, Shaun Gillies

12 May - BYE

5 May - v Channel

Seniors - OHA 14.14 - 98 defeated Channel 11.16 - 82

Best - Nic Skeggs, Dan Ryan, Jared Watkins, Trent Moore, Aaron Limbrick, Scott McCallum

Reserves - OHA 17.11 - 113 defeated Channel 9.14 - 68

Best - Russell Yaxley, Gavin Vincent, Shaun Gillies, Stuart Coombes, Jarrod Kean, Michael Bannister

28 April - v DOSA

Seniors - OHA 7.16 - 58 defeated by DOSA 15.14 - 104

Best - Dan Ryan, Stuart Whitelaw, Nic Skeggs, Ben Langford, Chris Hevey, Andrew Riseley

Reserves - OHA 6.13 - 49 defeated by DOSA 13.14 - 92

Best - Will Garvey, Nick Balcombe, Stewart Beechey, Michael Bannister, Paul Stanley, David Saunders

21 April - v St Virgils

Seniors - OHA 14.12 - 96 defeated St Virgils 13.13 - 91

Best - Ashley Banks, Luke Taylor, Mitch McPherson, Chris Hevey, Dan Ryan, Andrew Riseley

Reserves - OHA 7.16 - 58 defeated by St Virgils 13.14 - 92

Best - James Teirney, Nathan Gobbey, David Saunders, Shane Bryan, Kristian Nikolai, Russell Yaxley

14 April - v Hutchins

Seniors - OHA 12.8 - 80 defeated Hutchins 5.10 - 40

Best - Nic Skeggs, Sam Bowering, Stuart Whitelaw, Ashley Banks, Michael Oakford, Chris Hevey

Reserves - OHA 10.5 - 65 defeated by Hutchins 22.16 - 148

Best - Jason Freeman, Jordan Broughton, Michael Hinchen, Callum Kean, Russell Yaxley, Gavin Vincent

6 April - 2 Losses to kick off the season, under lights on Good Friday

Seniors - OHA 11.9 - 75 defeated by University 21.12 - 138

Best - Daniel Archer, Nic Skeggs, Ashley Banks, Luke Taylor, Michael Oakford, Stuart Whitelaw

Reserves - OHA 8.10 - 58 defeated by University 10.9 - 69

Best - Adam Moore, Michael Bannister, Jonathon Tew, Jason Freeman, Stuart Coombes, Nick Balcombe

Practice Matches Coming Up

The boys will be blowing a few cobwebs out over the next two weeks with practice matches against Dodges Ferry (Sat 17 Mar, down there at 11am) and Lindisfarne (Fr 23 Mar, at Lauderdale around 6ish). Get along if you want to see how we're travelling leading into round 1 (Good Friday under lights at Geilston Bay).

1 March - Captain Announced

The Club is pleased to announce that Ben Langford will be leading the Seniors (and Club) for the 2012 season. Having joined the Club in 2009, Wig's on-field performances for the past 3 seasons have seen him finish top 5 in the B&F each year, and we look forward to seeing his on and off field leadership make a mark on the playing group.

A worry for the opposition...... Skeggsy is in the gym...... for the first time.

Turbo's 50th

The big fella turns 50 in Feb and will be celebrating at the Shamrock Hotel on 11 February. There'll be a live band, and a happy hour for about 3 hours, so get along and help him on his way.

Practice Match Update

Practice matches are confirmed for 17 (Saturday) and 23 (Friday night) March v Dodges Ferry and Lindisfarne respectively.

Season Start

Most likely, we're loooking at Good Friday v Uni as our start for the season.

20 January - Senior Assistant Coach Announcement

The is excited to announce that Stuart Whitelaw will be joining the Club as a Playing Assistant Coach for season 2012.

Most recently his footy was played in Victoria, but having had stints there and with Clarence, his experience on and off the field will be a great asset to the Club.

16 January - Reserves Coach Announcement

The Club is excited to announce that Nic Skeggs will be coaching the 2's in 2012.

Skeggsy has been at the Club since 2010, winning the B&F in his first year and finishing 3rd in 2011. A natural leader with his actions on the field, we can't wait to see how he shapes the side.

Sad News for the Club

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Robert Newton on 11 January, aged 66.

Bob was the most decorated player in the 93 year history of the Club, having been, or received the following – Club Coach ('69-‘71 & ‘76), Club Captain ('67-'71 & '76), Association B&F (3 times), OHA B&F (4 times), State Representative (10 times), State Captain, All Australian Representative, All Australian Captain, B&F at AAFC Carnival, B&F Tasmania.

Twenty20 Wrap Up

On 10 January, to kick off the return to training after the Christmas break, the boys put together a couple of teams to play off in the pre-season T20 cup. Boonie led one side, and Tommy the other.

In a hard fought contest, Boony was probably the difference, making a truckload of runs (67 n.o.) in the total of 123. The highlight of the first innings was a hat-trick to crowd favourite, Pistol Pete Reason, getting rid of Orchard, Gillies and D-Rizz by shattering the stumps each time. Tommy's side struggled with only 2 making double figures and only 11 overs being faced. In hindsight, Pidge probably should have been sent in earlier than 9, with him then topscoring with 21, while Skeggsy stood up early in the innings with 17. In the end, they were probably lucky to get to 71 (sundries scored 13).

Golf Day Coming Up

First social event of 2012

Heading down North West Bay Golf Club.

It's on Sunday, 5 February... down there at 0830 for 0900 shotgun start.

$60 per person – includes green fees, bbq and drinks
$30 per person – includes green fees, bbq and soft drinks (with drinks still available for purchase)

Individual and Team prizes, incl. Closest to Pin and Longest Drive, with over $1000 in prizes all up.

As usual, it's a 4-man Ambrose, but would be great if we could get people to organise a team with mates from outside the club.

Get your team into Tommy by Tuesday, 31 January at the club or get in touch with him on 0406 702 542 or Thomas.austen@tradelink.com.au

Christmas BBQ Coming Up

10 December, we'll put on the BBQ and drinks available at pre-season prices.

Jumping castle for the kids should be a hit..... all welcome, down the road from the Clubrooms at the play area behind the tennis courts.

Pre Season Update - 5 December 2011

Numbers not bad, some standouts in the early running. Rye Hunt Best on Track.

Pre-Season Training Reminder

A reminder for those heading to training to please not park on the grass at Geilston Bay High.

AGM Completed, new VP and New Committee Members

On Monday night, the Club AGM was held and a few changes took place.

After 2 years as Vice President, Stuart Luck had decided to stand down from that role, and the Committee. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Stuart for his work during that time (and previously as a General Committee member). A fantastic Club person, he's been a great support for myself when i haven't had enough hands to get things done, and has in the most recent season done a fantastic job in arranging playing gear, most of which was available by round 1 (a highly irregular occurrence). While he steps away from the Committee, I'm sure we'll still get plenty of support from Lucky when we need it.

Stepping up as our Vice President for 2012 is Josh Connors. A veteran of 21 games for the club, it's fair to say that Josh's major contribution has been off the field, although he was an integral part of the 2008 Reserves premiership side, getting the first "touch" of the day (when he pushed Ferg over, and gave away a free kick before the siren). The joint winner of the Best Clubperson award in 2011, we know that Josh will continue to invest massive amounts of time to make sure the Club is ticking along and everyone gets to enjoy it. Congratulations to Josh, and welcome to the Executive.

We also had two other new members join the General Committee. James King has joined the ranks, which is great for us to have him staying around while recovering from his 2011 season ending knee injury. With his youthful exuberance, i'm sure we'll find plenty of ways to harness his energy. Our other new member is Scott McLennan. Scott was a player and Committee Member of the Club in the late 60's/early 70's but has been out of the state for almost 40 years. He's now returned, and was keen to get back involved with his beloved Ships. We look forward to working with Scott, to help encourage more of our past players to re-visit the Club during future seasons.

So, the line-up is as follows:

President: Jason Freeman, Vice President: Josh Connors, Treasurer: Peter Reason, Secretary: James Teirney, General Committee: Thomas Austen, Tim Carter, Damien DiIenno, James King, Scott McLennan, Joel Nicholls, Nicolas Skeggs.

Cheers - Freezer

Pre-Season Info, AGM date and Christmas BBQ details

Pre-Season training kicks off on 17 November from the Clubrooms. Training to start at 5.45pm from the Clubrooms, heading over to Geilston Bay High. No parking on the grass. All existing and new players required.

On Sunday the 11th of December well be having a BBQ lunch down the road from the Clubrooms at the park (behind the tennis courts) to spread some Christmas cheer. There'll be some fun for the kids, and Santa will be visiting. Contact Freezer for details re gift arrangements. 11.30am kick off.

on Monday the 12th of December, we'll be holding our AGM. If anyone is interesting in becoming a committee member, or putting their hand up for one of the Executive positions (President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer), please send your written nomination to the club at PO Box 131, Lindisfarne, 7015. All current Members of the Club are able to attend the AGM and vote on those positions, and hear about the performance of the Club off-field in season 2011.