THE BEARS 101st YEAR PRESENTATION NIGHT WENT OFF WITH A BANG LAST NIGHT & THE CLUB SINCERELY THANKS THE 90 SUPPORTERS & PLAYERS WHO TURNED UP TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER SUCCESSFULL YEAR FOR THE BEARS.

AWARD WINNERS WERE.....

U/18....BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER MARTYN SHAW WHO SCORED A DOUBLE BY ALSO TAKING OUT THE AWARD FOR BEST BACK.....BEST FORWARD WENT TO DILAN BATEMAN & BEST & FAIREST WAS WON BY KARWIN KNOX.

THE COACHES AWARD WENT TO JAKE COCKING.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR EFFORTS THROUGH THE YEAR FELLAS...IT WASN'T AN EASY ONE & WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMIMENT.

THANK YOU ALSO TO COACH TIM FENWICKE FOR HIS PERSERVERANCE & TO THE SUPPORT STAFF FOR THEIR COMMITMENT.

RESERVE GRADE....BEST FORWARD WENT TO LUKE HULL AND, AGAIN, A DOUBLE RESULTED WHEN LUKE ALSO WON THE PLAYERS PLAYER GONG & WELL DESERVED IN BOTH CASES.

BEST BACK COULD NOT BE SPLIT WITH 2 PLAYERS SHARING THE AWARD. DESERVED CONGRATULATIONS TO ANTHONY BURNS & DANIEL CUNNINGHAM...BEST & FAIREST WENT TO CAPTAIN MATT WALSH WITH THE COACHES AWARD GOING TO MARC FISHER.

FIRST GRADE..."2 ROOS" GOT THE GONG AS OUR BEST FORWARD, CONGRATULATIONS TO FIRST SEASON BEARS KIWI FORWARD KY RURU...BEST BACK WENT TO THE CONSISTENT ANDREW MOODIE WITH SHANE WADWELL PICKING UP BEST & FAIREST & ALSO, IN YET ANOTHER DOUBLE, TAKING OUT THE PLAYERS PLAYER TROPHY...THE COACHES AWARD WENT TO A PLAYER HAVING HIS FIRST SEASON IN THE TOP GRADE, ETHAN GAFFNEY, WHO, SADLY , WILL BE MISSING FROM OUR RANKS NEXT SEASON AS HE IS OFF TO TEACHERS COLLEGE IN WAGGA...BEST WISHES IN YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE FROM THE BEARS !

CLUB & GENERAL AWARDS...HIGHEST TRY SCORER ALL GRADES...ANDREW MOODIE....HIGHEST POINT SCORER ALL GRADES MICK WATTON IN A TIGHT ONE WITH JUST A HAND FULL OF POINTS INVOLVED...PLAYER WHO GIVES 110% , TIM FENWICKE & DEFINATELY NO ARGUMENT THERE....JUNIOR CLUBMAN SHAQUILLE ERVINE ALWAYS READY, ALWAYS WILLING......CLUB CHAMPION MATT WALSH, A WELL DESERVED AKNOWLEDGEMENT.

DEAN ERVINE WAS PRESENTED WITH A SERVICE TO THE CLUB AWARD FOR HIS LONG & DEDICATED INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CLUBS TEAMS & THIS WAS A LONG OVERDUE AKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HIS EFFORTS.

CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR WAS A SHARED AWARD GOING TO 2 LADIES WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR ALL, & MORE, IN THE PAST 2 YEARS OF THEIR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CLUB...SECRETARY LYN SLADE & COMMITTEE MEMBER, SUE CHILLINGWORTH.

LIFE MEMBERSHIP WAS AWARDED TO CLUB PRESIDENT GARY CHILLINGWORTH.

SO WRAPS UP ANOTHER YEAR FOR THE BEARS...CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE AWARD WINNERS AND A VERY SINCERE THANK YOU  TO EVERYONE WHOSE INVOLVEMENT HAS MADE THIS CLUB WHAT IT IS.

SENIOR CLUB COACHES ANNOUNCED....FOR THE "FIFTY ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF THE BEARS ERA" ( 1963 - 2013) OUR SENIOR TEAM COACHES ARE ...FIRST GRADE , BRAD McMANUS ...RESERVES , TIM FENWICKE.

BOTH THESE CLUB MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN THE BEARS ENORMOUS SERVICE OVER MANY YEARS, AS PLAYERS & LOWER GRADE COACHES, HAVE EARNED THEIR OPPORTUNITY AND HAVE THE 100% SUPPORT OF THE CLUB.

PLAYERS ARE URGED TO GET BEHIND THEM & LETS GIVE THE SENIOR COMP. ONE HELLUVA SHAKE IN OUR 50th YEAR !!!!

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR JUNIOR COACH APPOINTMENTS...WE WILL BE DOING OUR DAMNDEST TO FIELD SIDES IN BOTH U/16 & U/18 NEXT SEASON &............GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE BEARS!!!!