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Committee Cacklings - June 22nd 2002

Halfway through the season and a heartbreaking 1 pt loss to Peninsula leaves the senior's 3 & 6. To the Fitzroy Reds follower-once-removed, I guess our current position on the ladder can be easily frowned upon. But to the persistent observer in the outer, the reality is that we have shown continual improvement over nine games and as a result things are definitely looking up for the 2nd half of the year. Our desire to improve as a team in spite of our young list, numerous nail biting defeats and the loss of more than half our 2001 Premiership side (injury, overseas, interstate & retirement) is an absolute credit to the players and coaching staff. On reflection of Saturday's game what really stood out was our unmatchable intensity and commitment to each contest in the last quarter. When you look at the record we didn't get the 4 pts, but I think it's obvious to players that if we harness the last quarter enthusiasm & desire to get the footy and take it into the coming weeks good things will happen…

OK now to the really good stuff - History was made for the Reds on the weekend with the Club 18s cracking it for their first ever win. Reports have it that our new Kiwi recruit JP carved up, while Gareth - fresh from a 14-year spell - was the Rock of Gibraltar in the backline. Well done fellas, a true testament to belief in yourselves, each other and Boxy actually coughing up $200 worth of lager (even I had my doubts…). See Snippets section - Ed.

I must also make mention of Ragsy's stellar 10-goal performance in his 200th game for the Reds v Kew b4 the Queens B'day Long weekend. An amazing effort, but even more amazing considering our mercurial ressies full forward, Plugger, kicked 11 alongside him. Congratulations Ragsy, a performance I'm sure you'll be talking about for years to come.

And last but not least a big thankyou to Cass, Mel & Plugger for their assistance in overcoming the biggest challenge of the season - the City of Yarra amenity inspections. Cass was solid in defence of the changeroom floors, Plugger's dirty work in the toilets was not a reportable offence (for a change), while Mel was her usual self mopping up any messy situations. My own individual performance was inspired by the hilarious thought of Eddie McGuire scrubbing away at the tiles in the Collingwood showers…(now I know why no-one ran against me at last year's AGM!!!). Plugger was closest to BOG without a doubt…

With the Reds Ball only a week away (Saturday June 29th), I hope everyone is making last ditch efforts to get extra tables and make sure we crack the 400 barrier. A genuine excuse to wear leather, feathers or fur at a public forum, without fear of ridicule, or even arrest, is surely an opportunity way too good for any of your friends to pass up???.

Benjy Lee,
President.

REDS RAMBLINGS - June 22nd 2002

Reds Ball Bigger Than Rocca:
It's official: the Reds ball is hotter than the Brownlow. A few weeks back, Benj got a call from a Manager from the N. Melb Kangaroos FC who will remain nameless. Turns out she was ringing to find out when the Reds Ball was being held, because after last year's 400-strong crowd, she didn't want any of the Kangaroos' functions to clash with the hottest ticket in town.

Peninsula Hamper On the Nose:
Supporter & family member of the Reds, Wayne Stanistreet, thought he'd salvaged some respite after Saturday's senior game, when his lucky number was drawn out in the Peninsula's Match day raffle, winning a hamper of groceries. Unfortunately that "winning feeling" turned pear-shaped when he discovered everything was past it's use by date....

Boxy a Cheap, Drunk Bastard:
He'd been saying it for weeks: "Win and you've got $250 of jackpotted money on the Newry Bar." So the 3rds won, and quicker than a Nigel lead, that $250 turned to $150. There was no explanation from Boxy, although spies did see him stumbling towards the Newry Hotel toilets at 1am. When asked if he'd been there all day, he just wrapped his arms around the spy and said: "I looooooovvvve youuuuuuuu."

Yoga for Vegetarians
Special mentions go out to the Reds' not-so-diligent vegetarian Marcus, who got so hammered on Saturday night he bought FOUR burgers from McDonalds on the way home, and to WILD-MAN-TOM, who responded to Hot Dogs' call for "Tom will take a stretch in the goal-square" at training Thursday night by stunning the players when he called out "Righto fellas, we're going to do some YOGA". Apparently it was some sight seeing the boys in the "Tiger" pose chanting out 1-2-3-4-5!!!!!

Team for Round 8 of the VAFA Division 2 Season 2002

ROUND 8

Fitzroy Reds Seniors vs Kew at Brunswick St Oval , 2.10 pm, Saturday 31st May 2002

Backs:	Benjy Lee	Jim Parsons	Todd
Half Backs:	Gramps	Paul Crowe	Polly
Centres:	Ben Atherton	Vinnie Cahill	Matt Camilleri
Half Forwards:	Richard Rome	Matt C	Dacka
Full Forwards:	Chris	Joey Tournese	Steve Drury
Followers:	Rck: Chris Meighen	Rkr: Brett Pollard	Rov: Santo Dibenidetto
Interchange:	Marcus	Matt Camellieri	Danny

Emergencies : Alex, Big Fonz, Horra Mick Reid,

Fitzroy Reds Seconds vs Salesian at Brunswick St Oval , 2.10 pm, Saturday 25th May 2002

Backs:	Mick Reid	Matt Bennett	Raoul Holderhead
Half Backs:	Dave Sanddon	Big Fonz	Geoff Virtue
Centres:	Stu Andrew	Gregg Crane	Craig Andrew
Half Forwards:	Justin Bare	John Card	Tom Leske
Full Forwards:	Nick Auden	Chris "Plugger" Prior	Adrian Marcon
Followers:	Rck: Quinny	Rkr: Michael Heenan	Rov: Little Fonz
Interchange:	Anthony Walsh	Anthony Walsh	Jason Horridge	Darren Kane

Fitzroy Reds Thirds vs Thierry Penola at John Pascoe Fawkner Reserve (Oval 2), Francis St Oak Park (Mel Ref 16 F6) at 11:40am Saturday 25th May 2002

Backs:	Steve Norwicke	Gino Vigilante	John Zaccardi
Half Backs:	Nick Vaughan	Bernie McMullen	Mick James
Centres:	Andrew Puglia	Rod Curtis	Ben Lee
Half Forwards:	Greg Box	David Adkin	Chris Coates
Full Forwards:	Adrian Finsdorf	Manfred Rosenthal	Nick Mann
Followers:	Rck: Ross Burgmann	Rkr: Andrew Sainsbury	Rov: Daniel East
Interchange:

Int from:
Jono Price Nigel Currie Tony Jackson Sharbell Sukkar Julian Savage
Nathan Krick Gareth Johnson David Blenkiron Jameel Abou-Eid Mohammed
Merhi Dan Fitts James Minas Mick Coulter.

Round 10 Preview: Fitzroy Reds Seniors Saturday 22nd June 2002

Preview: This week vs Yarra Valley Old Boys

Yarra Valley Old Boys are sitting on top of the ladder and are the bench mark of the D2 competition. The Fitzroy Reds senior team will gain their best indication yet, just how far they have improved in the first half od the season when they attempt to avenge a 65 point loss suffered in Round 1 this year.

Results and Match Reports

Round 9

We drove so God-damn far to come so God-damn close

To the punters who drove the distance, the Fitzroy Reds Seniors put in a heart-and-soul performance to fall one agonizing point short of a draw, and two short of victory. Coach Burgs was shattered, but proud of the effort: "You know, the best team doesn't always win. We should have won it. But the effort was just fantastic in what is the toughest road trip in the comp." Burgs said there were "15 or 16 incidents" that didn't fall our way and could have, that would have determined a winning result. However, the future at the Reds, as always, remains positive. "I'm confident that we can win 7 games in the 2nd half of the year. If that gets us in, well and good. If it doesn't it will make a mess of the teams above us." Burgs believes the Reds gave it all last weekend, and that as luck would have it, we don't, having lost 3 out of the last 4 games by a combined total of about 15 points. "Oh mate, I cried all the way home," Burgs said. "With the team we had we couldn't have done better and I couldn't coach any better than that." But Burgs believes we're the best team out of the 4, and we're having a real crack. This week we face Yarra Valley away, who have only lost one game. "They're the measuring stick, there's no doubt," Burgs reckons. "It's a huge assignment - last week they beat 2nd by 15 goals - but since Round 3 we've been competitive each week, and we've got another six blokes over 6 foot 3 that we didn't have last time. Do I think we can win? Yes. They'll take us lightly and they'll get a rude shock. If we play our best we can beat them - it's that simple."
Peninsula OB 15.17.107 d Fitzroy Reds 16.10.106

Fitzroy Reds Reserves - Round 9

17 Fit Men and Three Old Men Win

After the last game - 10 goals by Ragsy, 11 by the Plugger Sydney wish they had - last week's game was always going to be hard. But when only 17 fit men were available before the first siren, and Bright Eyes, CT and Tubby were seen in shorts for the first time in years, well then, this was a turn-up for the fans. And the boys did them proud with another easy 10-goal win. Bright Eyes was concerned we wouldn't match them height-wise, but the little men starred up forward, back and on the wings. "They were competitive early, but when the game was there to be won the boys responded very well," Bright Eyes said. "Yarra Valley this week is the big challenge. It's 1st versus 2nd, and the challenge is there if the boys want to take it. It's certainly a big chance to see where we are at the moment, I'm looking forward to it."
Reds 17.14.116 d Peninsula OB 7.12.54
Best: Walshy, Bram, Tom L, Craney
Goals: Plugger 7, Rags 3, Danny 3, BrightEyes 2, Craney 1, Aiders 1

Fitzroy Reds Thirds - Round 9

3rds Get That Winning Feeling….Then Get Pissed!
By now you've heard the news. The Fitzroy Reds won their first Club 18 game in style on the weekend, downing Trinity by 24 points, and moving off the bottom of the ladder. But Boxy reckons it should have been 10 goals. "The game was won after ½ time - when we normally fall away - when we took control over their midfield, Andy started dominating in the ruck and we got first hands to the ball and used it well." And when did you know we had it won? "I reckon about 10 minutes into the last quarter, when they had a couple of opportunities to score and our backline held firm." In hindsight, Boxy reckons we were always going to win. "Throughout the game, if we weren't controlling the play we were breaking even. I was pleased by the effort of all 20 players whenever they had the opportunity to get the ball or help a team-mate. It's difficult to find outstanding players on the day because everyone was good when they had to be." Boxy, too, was happy with the performance after the game: Nick Mann was BIP (Best In Pub), closely followed by Boxy and Gareth.
Reds 6.13.49 DEFEATED Old Trinity 3.6.24
Best: Andy, N Manny, Axe, Rocket, JP, Chris C, Gareth (plus the rest of the side)
Goals: Chucka 2, Nigel, Chris C, Slug, Wombat 1

Fitzroy Reds 0.0.00 vs. Salesian 0.0.00 by 0 points

Other D2 Results - Round 7

Peninsula 0.0.00 d. Parkside 0.0.00 by 0 points

Salesian 0.0.00 d. Old Carey 0.0.00 by 0 points

Kew 0.0.00 d. Latrobe University 0.0.00 by 0 points

Yarra Valley Old Boys 0.0.00 d. Oakleigh 0.0.00 by 0 points

(1) indicates the final position the finalist finished in, after the fnal series.

Name: Craig "Beaker" Andrew #63
DOB: 16/3/66, or, umm, 36 years ago.
Marital Status: Married, with an 8-year-old daughter, Kaylee.
Nickname (& how'd ya get it?): In Year 8 at school I was told I looked like Beaker
from the Muppets. And it stuck.
Occupation: Self-employed Electrician. My company's called A Grade Communications
(D2 Grade Communications didn't have quite the same ring…). Beaker from the back
Fave position: On ball.
Favourite football memory: Winning a Premiership in 1987 for West Ivanhoe.
Club you support: Brisbane Lions, before that Fitzroy. And yep, I'm pretty bloody
happy about the jumper.

Fave book/movie: Fave book? F*#k. The form guide. Pulp Fiction.
What makes you proud: My daughter
When was your last haircut?: Excluding little trims, probably four years ago.
Enjoying the Reds?: Loving it. They're a great bunch of blokes to play footy with and
I'm enjoying avoiding the off-field stuff (Beak was the Prez at his last club).