HAILEYBURY FOOTBALL NEWS
Kelsey Gade is our very special guest at the Lady's Lunch to be held on the May 25 in our new Social Room. Haileybury past student, actor, model & comedian, Kelsey will bring some extra levity to the day. She has appeared in Neighbours and other TV prodns and has now established a solid following on the comedy scene. Lunch starts at noon with tkts @ $30 (incl a drink on arrival) - all welcome!
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The Seniors returned to the winners stall with a hard fought win over Fitzroy. While ahead all day, the hosts were persistent.The Ressies and Thirds were undermanned and beaten by better sides, while the U/19s, on the improve, just went down at Old Westbourne. The School were beaten by Caulfield Grammar. Next week we take on Old Melburnians, Old Paradians for the U/19s and Scotch for the school.
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This weekend we travel to the historic Brunswick Street Oval where we take on Fitzroy in all three grades. The 3rds kick off proceedings at 9.20am in another "Triple Header". The U/19s are travelling to Old Westbourne in Northern NSW (just kidding!) where they will be aiming to break their maiden status.The School First XVIII take on Caulfield Grammar and will be looking to make amends - good luck
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Tom Lynch kicks 10 goals for Adelaide last weekend - only the 3rd Adelaide Crows player to have kicked 10 or more goals and the first since Tony Modra. Follow the links below.
Also an video introducing Lewis Pierce who was selected by StKilda this year continuing the strong link between Haileybury Football and StKilda.
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Brought to you by William Buck - In front of a huge crowd AJAX came ready to play and proved too good in the Seniors, particularly in the 1st half. They also had more energy in the Reserves while we won the game on forfeit in the Thirds. The U/19s were competitive but losing to Old Ivanhoe while the Haileybury 1st XVIII went down to Geelong Coll at home. Read on for the Oracle's musings -
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This weeks preview is brought to you by Astoria Honda. We take on AJAX at home (PP) for the Seniors and Reserves whilst the 3rds also play AJAX but at McKinnon. The U19s travel out to Old Ivanhoe's Chelswood Park. The U19s come back to Princes Park for a social occasion after their epic journey. The Hailebury 1st XVIII play Geelong C at Keysborough.
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Brought to you by Effective Freight Management - The Seniors returned to the winners list with an important and inspiring victory over Old Brighton at Brighton. Lappas' Legends won over Xavier at Xavier, while there was no joy for the other teams. The Oracle's report is a beauty. Next week we host AJAX at Princes Park which will be a ripper as they are 3-1 also.
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This weekend the boys will be playing in a triple header against Old Brighton at the Brighton Beach Oval. The Thirds kick the day off at 9.20am. The U/19s are hosting AJAX at Princes Park from 2pm. This will be a great opportunity for a quick response to last weekend's results. All supporters are encouraged to get along to either venue to support the magenta and black.
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Big round of football this weekend with SKOBS and Old Camberwell the opposition. After a few wins, this will be the most important round so far. The boys have been playing well and there is a good vibe which should take us a long way.
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The Seniors and Reserves graced Princes Park for the first time on Saturday and duly saluted for a couple of wins. The Thirds, picked up their first points for the year, while the U/19s put up a gutsy effort against OGS. For the Oracle's and all reports....THIS DOES INCLUDE THE ORACLE'S REPORT
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Astoria Honda present round two this Saturday with Parkdale Vultures & Old Geelong our opponents. The Seniors kicking off at 2pm & the Reserves (11.40am) will be playing at Princes Park for the first time while the Thirds will be hosting Parkdale at McKinnon Res from 11.40am. The U/19s will be gracing the expanses of Como Park in South Yarra for their 9.20am clash with the chaps from Old Geelong.
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This Saturday sees the seniors grace Princes Park for the first time. And of course this occasion warrants the first Moo Meats Luncheon for the year. It only costs $25 and you will be well fed and be able to enjoy the new surroundings - watching the magoos hopefully have another win.
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It was a solid start to Season 2013 - good wins from the Seniors and Reserves while the Thirds and U/19s met strong Old Xaverian outfits. One of the days highlights was Steven Kenworthy kicking the first goal for the club at Princes Park. Already looking forward to Sen & Res home games this week and 1st home game lunch @ Princes Park V Parkdale - need to book! The Oracles report follows -
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This weekend sees the first round of season 2013. The Seniors take on Werribee down the road, the Thirds play away against Old Xavs while the U/19s will be the first magenta and black side to call Princes Park home when they host Old Xaverians. The start of every year is exciting but this one even moreso. There are many new faces and of course a new home. A full preview can be found here.....
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Punters have been wondering for some time who this Oracle person is. Well we are not about to reveal his/her identity before the first bounce of the season. You will have to keep guessing but the reports are still coming with this rundown of last weekend's practice match against St Bedes/Mentone.
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April 6th Practice Matches - Seniors and Reserves @ Mentone Oval Brindisi St from 12 noon. U/19s at Southern Rd Reserve Mentone at 12 noon. SEE YOU THERE!!
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With the move to Princes Park, where we have a ground to ourselves every Saturday, comes extra one-off and ongoing expenses. So we are looking for all members & potential members to sign up quickly & support the club. We are also looking for club sponsors to join our fantastic group of sponsors. Finally we are looking for player sponsors to help the players meet their commitments. Details -
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We are delighted to announce that the Seniors and Reserves will play home games at Princes Park, South Caulfield for Season 2013. The U19s will also play at Princes Park, when the Seniors are playing away. This will enable the 3rds to play their home games at McKinnon Oval. We start training at Princes Park this week. Read on for more details and how to find the ground.
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The off field season launch is on again this year driven by the past players association. This is a huge event that will be held at the Precinct Hotel 60 Swan St Richmond at 6pm (just near the Richmond Station & Swan St Tram). A great evening is planned, its reasonably priced and like last year it will be a huge event to get the season going. Also practice match form -
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There have been several upgrades and additons to the Haileybury Football communications. Firstly we have a very active facebook page, a Linkedin group for business connections, the Bloods newsletter and our own page on the upgraded OHA website. We have a stong and growing data base and a strong link to Haileybury School Football through the Corda Club. There's no excuse for not being informed -
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This week we return to McKinnon for our first training session there this year. We are still training at Haileybury Keysborough on Tuesday March 5 but have the opportunity this week to train at McKinnon on Wednesday evening where the ground looks as good as it ever has. Supporters are always welcome to come down and be part of the anticipation.
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Forty odd of the keenest went to Sorrento to attend the Langford Jones Homes training camp. The camp had everything - some fitness work, some teamwork, a bit of clear thinking, some navigation work, some night footy at the Conti and a bit of discipline and harsh treatment in the form of an early Sunday morning run. Early days but so far so good for a 2013 (every team looks good in Feb).
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Only 61 more sleeps until the first bounce in 2013. All the recent football news hasn't been about footy so we look forward to the ball actually been kicked around. The Committee has been busy and there have been a couple of important developments including the introduction of a thirds team this year.
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Preseason training starts on Tuesday Jan 29 at Fisher oval Keysborough and Thurs 31 at Trevor Barker oval. Half way through the first month of 2013 & our sponsors have been busy - Astoria has the new CRV in stock, Buxton reports a slight increase in market interest and the BOQ - Frankston reports record low interest rates for borrowers. They are all keen to do you a deal.
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The fixture for Seniors and Reserves has been released for 2013. We start the season on the road to Werribee on April 13 so we will have to be on our game early if we want to play finals. Here is the full fixture for Seniors and Reserves.
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The AGM is finished and a new committee elected under President Hicks. Loads of work to do off field to ensure the club progresses socially, financially and can reach its goals on field. There are plenty of challenges and plenty to do to support the on field plans. The committee is hard at work already but pleased to accept willing volunteers.
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Well Season 2013 commences this week with the first training run taking place on Monday at Linton St Moorabbin. Bring your gear and bring your mates for a 6pm start.
Scott Fitgerald recruited by Port Adelaide
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The Haileybury School 1st XVIII finished 3rd in this years APS football competition. The competition was won by StKevins with 9 wins out of 10, Brighton with 8 wins 1 draw and Haileybury with 7 wins. Coach David Lappage was pleased with the development of the team through the year and is looking forward to next year. Matthew Lloyd assisted Lappa throughout the year.
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With the first game less than a week away this is the last call for sponsorship opportunities - Haileybury Football and associated networks. Join our great team of loyal sponsors such as Astoria Honda Centre, Buxton Real Estate, Bank of Queensland (Frankston), Langford-Jones Homes, One68 Business Fitouts, William Buck Chartered Accountants, Crabtree Commercial Real Estate, Inerior Fit Office Fitouts, The White Glove Mover, Totally Workwear Knoxfield, Retravision Brighton, APT Tours, ASAP Printing, Financial Coaching, Salpac, Boags, Heathcote Vines, Saber Bookmakers, Effective Freight Management, Recruitflex, oOh Media, The Print Centre and Transtar.
There are still a limited number of opportunities for Club and Player Sponsors - Contact Greg Chisholm or Andrew Hicks for details - but be quick.
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