CURRIE FOOTBALL CLUB
PRESIDENTS REPORT – 2010 SEASON
Presented at the AGM 17th February 2011
To the Currie Football Club committee and members
What a big season it was for the Currie Football Club. A centenary celebration in July, backed up by a premiership in August. A busy season such as this necessitates a large number of thank you’s and so this will be a quite long winded report.
I wish to extend a wholehearted thank you to this years executive, committee and centenary sub committee. I see this successful 2010 season as a culmination of the work begun in 2007 by the committee under the leadership of Stacy Martin.
To those that have served on the committee’s over that time, congratulations and thank you.
I would like to thank all those generous sponsors who supported the Club in many ways throughout the season. Without your support the Club would not be able to function as it does.
Congratulations to Brett Castles on an outstanding achievement as coach of Curries first Premiership since 1996. Brett’s contribution to this Premiership should not be under estimated. He agreed to take on the role under difficult circumstances in 2009 and has grown into the job. Brett’s contribution at committee and association level is also of great value and much appreciated.
Adrian Stingel is also to be commended for his contribution to the cause. While his commitment and passion doesn’t sit easily with all those involved, it needs to be acknowledged that, without this, the Clubs ultimate goal, would not have been as readily achieved.
Two others whose passion and commitment to the club cannot be questioned are our Captain, Andrew Smith and Vice Captain, Bose Williams. Congratulations to you both.
Congratulations must also go to Duncan Clemons, as the only current player selected in Currie’s team of the century and also on winning his eighth consecutive Bob Bell medal for the Club’s best and fairest player.
Congratulations to the players involved in season 2010. Your efforts on the training track and on the field have been outstanding. Well done on your success, it has been well deserved.
It is a sad fact of King Island football that for most weeks of the season, player numbers are barely enough. So it was an unusual occurrence that saw more than a full team available for the Grand Final. This is a difficult and awkward situation. Never the less it is a healthy position for the club to be in and it is my hope that we are again in this position in 2011.
Brian Youd agreed to take on the daunting task of Junior Coach for the season and is to be commended on his handling of his young charges. Brian’s calm and reasoned encouragement of the juniors should be an example to all involved in junior football.
It is a sad day for our Club that a full junior competition appears to be no longer viable and that a change to two team competition is inevitable.
As a Club we should ensure that our commitment to junior football is not diminished by this change and it is my hope that Brian’s involvement continues, as I feel strongly that he has a lot to offer the junior competition.
A very big thank you to the dedicated team of trainers, runners, water carriers, goal umpires, match managers and gate keepers without whose contribution match days would not function as smoothly as it does.
Thank you to Helen Youd who this year, took on the unenviable task of organising the canteen. One of the yearly difficulties in managing the canteen is finding adequate numbers of helpers. No doubt that the saying “many hands make light work “ is very applicable to this job and it is to be hoped that this season doesn’t see a reduction in the number of helpers, but an increase !! Thanks again to Helen.
The 2010 season was a year of celebration for our Club. A celebration of over 100 years involvement in football on King Island as one of the founding Clubs. The Currie Football Club, along with the North Football Club, have managed to endure through a century that has seen other clubs, such as the Rovers, Pegarah, Loorana and Mount Stanley come and go. The Grassy Football Club did not begin in earnest until 1938.
This is a very special achievement for such a small community as King Island.
It would be fair to say that
Andrew Philbey
President
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