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Rd 6 News blog

11/18/2014

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Hi All and Welcome to Rd 6 News Blog.

We're getting towards the business end of the season and finals are only a month away. The reports back from most umpires was that games were played with a good attitude and a healthy respect for the opposition. Contact was kept to a minimum and there were no reports of serious injuries, all in all a good round. 

Umpires
Despite popular belief our umpires do try to be consistent but often it is a hard game to umpire and trying to adjudicate contact can be difficult. We are looking for umpires so if people are unhappy with our current crop I can organize a whistle for you and see how you go. Umpires want to enjoy the game to, so please accept the decision and get on with it.

Swearing
Can I just remind everyone that swearing and foul language is unacceptable in our competitions and is not the sort of atmosphere we're trying to create, so please assist us in this en devour.

CAR PARKING

Basil reserve parking -

Apparently a number of guys may have been booked a week or so ago after one resident rang Stonnington
with people parked in permit zones and across residents drive ways blocking access to their property.
In future can we please park out the back of Dunlop reserve (DW Lucas) in train carpark (Darling train station) and simply walk down here. That will assist in keeping local residents onside plus hopefully minimise fines for our guys.

Wesley Parking Issues-
People are still parking in where the buses pick up the kids, Inside gate 1 of the Wesley entrance . Please do not park where it says buses only as they still need to pick up kids late due to sports and other events. This is the second time the security has brought it to my attention and it may start to impact on the use of the grounds, please assist.

New Footy's

As you may have seen we have new footy's for the games these are only to be used for the games and not kicked around before hand. They are a touch smaller but otherwise the same do your best to adjsut.

Just a short one this week
As always until next week 'Watch your contact'

R40s



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R40s r5 News Blog

11/11/2014

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Hi all and welcome to Rd 5 News Blog.

I hope everyone had a successful spring carnival and  enjoyed themselves.  Round 5 suggested that the carnival may not have been good to some as a few players struggled to play within the boundaries of our competition. Please take a deep breath and remember why we're out there, no one enjoys a heated game and it should not be up to the umpires to control players.  Umpires will make mistakes just as the players do, the last thing we want to do is send players off, but as a last resort we will have no other option if blokes continue to play outside the rules and display unsportsmanlike behavior. 

Please help the umpires by;
- Not creating a contests. ( if you can't get there without making contact pull up )
-Accepting Decisions (even if you believe they are totally wrong...get on with it )
-Keeping banter between the opposition friendly. 
-Displaying Sportsmanship ( hand back the ball, Don't deliberately go over mark, be honest if you were last to touch the ball, shake hands before/after the game)
- Enjoying yourself'  (have a laugh with opposition, team mates and umpires.)
- Reading the rules and playing within them. (check website)

To finish my rant, can  I make myself perfectly clear AFL9s is a "non contact" sport, this means no contact, full stop. We have tags for tackling so there is no reason to contact your opposition when grabbing a tag. backing into players under the flight of the ball is also seen as contact, players believe that because they are in front when backing up they should get the free, this is not the case. The player initiating the contact will be penalized weather in front or at the back. There is no shepherding grabbing or blocking, each player shall play the ball on it's merits. As pointed out above please read the rules and play within them.

Under 35YO Players
As you know each team is allowed 2 under 35 players on the field at any one time. The rule was originally set up to allow dads to play with sons. That rules has been relaxed a little and  teams are using young blokes as fill ins. This is fine for now and will be reviewed at the end of season.

Footy Boots
Some players are still rolling up with footy boots, only Grass cats or hockey style runners are appropriate. This does not include blades. We will be policing footwear over the remainder of the season as it may impact on our future ground hire.

Swearing 
Given the close proximity to housing and specifically in the case of Wesley a secondary school, please refrain from swearing as much as possible. I understand that one or two may slip out, through frustration but please do your best to keep it down. ( swearing at opposition is totally unforgivable and will be an immediate send off. )  

Public Notices
SOLWAY PRIMARY SCHOOL has a Community Fair on SAT NOV 15 - B/W 12 - 5PM
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That's all, until next week, 'watch your contact"
R40s



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