MANLY WOLVES ARE READY FOR 2009 SEASON AFTER ANNOUNCING THEIR SENIOR PLAYING GROUP OF 30 PLAYERS AT THE SEASON LAUNCH FUNCTION AT THE HARBORD DIGGERS LAST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LIST (Refer attached) IS A COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND YOUTH WITH SEVERAL U18 PLAYERS FROM LAST YEAR FORCING THEIR WAY INTO THE SQUAD AFTER IMPRESSIVE FORM IN THE PRE SEASON PRACTICE MATCHES.
THE SENIOR TEAM CAPTAIN IS SAM MURRAY (former Victorian player) AND THE TWO VICE CAPTAINS ARE ROB HART (a recent Kiwi arrival) AND BLAKE BRENDAN (former Manly junior player). ALSO ANNOUNCED WAS THE OTHER THREE MEMBERS OF THE COACHING PANEL – Division Two - JUSTIN WATERS, Division Four – ROB MANNING and U18’s – DEAN PURTLE.
THE WOLVES PLAYED PRACTICE GAMES AGAINST PREMIER DIVISION CLUBS NORTH SHORE (only lost by 8pts) AND SYDNEY UNI (won by 3pts) SO AS THE WOLVES ARE PLAYING IN DIVISION ONE IN THE NEW SYDNEY AFL COMPETITION THEY ARE LIKELY TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE. MANLY WOLVES WILL FIELD FOUR TEAMS IN THE NEW SYDNEY AFL COMPETITION FOR SEASON 2009, DIVISION ONE, TWO, FOUR AND U18’S AND IS LOOKING FOR PLAYERS FOR ALL LEVELS, PARTICULARLY U18’s AT THE MOMENT.
NEW COACH DARYN CRESSWELL HAS BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THE STANDARD OF PLAYERS AT THE CLUB OVER THE PRE SEASON AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFULL SEASON IN THE SYDNEY AFL. THE FORMER SYDNEY SWANS CHAMPION PLAYED 244 GAMES OVER HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER INCLUDING BEING SELECTED AS A TEAM OF THE CENTURY PLAYER. HE RETIRED IN 2003 BUT WILL PLAY IN THE OPENING GAME FOR THE WOLVES AGAINST LAST YEARS PREMIERS UTS ON 4 APRIL. HE WAS ALSO ASSISTANT COACH FOR AFL CLUBS GEELONG AND BRISBANE LIONS IN RECENT YEARS SO IS WELL PLACED TO IMPART HIS FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE ON THE MANLY WOLVES FOOTBALL CLUB.
THE CLUB HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THE HARBORD DIGGERS AS THE SOLE NAMING RIGHTS SPONSOR FOR 2009 WHICH WILL UNDERPIN THE CLUB FINANCES IN THE CURRENT TOUGH ECONOMIC CLIMATE.
SUPPORT THE WOLVES IN 2009, FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES VISIT www.manlyafl.com.au
Peter Kay
President
Manly AFC
0411 750531
Manly Wolves Division 1 Team List 2009
# Surname First Name
1 Brendan Blake (Vice Capt)
2 Armitage Tyrone
3 Coleman Jason
4 O’Hern Troy
5 Hawkins Jack
6 Stroud David
7 Murray Sam (Capt)
8 Cresswell Daryn
9 Webb Mathew
10 Coban Marcus
11 Pilat Andrew
12 Cannatelli Louis
13 Hall Justin
14 Brain Levi
15 Mott Daniel
16 Joseph Ben
17 Robertson Anthony
18 Marsh Gavin
19 Pridgeon Craig
20 Whitelaw Andy
21 Bourke Paul
22 Brassil Wills
23 Hayward Kurt
24 McDonagh Niall
25 Hawkins Ben
26 Hart Rob (Vice Capt)
27 Lindsay Andrew
28 Jarvis John
29 Darvill Nathan
30 Pearson Daniel
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