MAGPIES FACE TIGERS AS YOUNG GUN RETURNS The Tradelink Western Magpies will this week embark on what could possibly be the toughest run home in the QAFL which will be sure to test the coaching staff, players and the club as a whole. Despite that there is no doubt the trademark determination, persistence and resilience of the Magpies to keep turning up and competing week in and week out over the last two years will shine through. It all more -->

COMING EVENTS - DARREN MARLOW AND COMEDY NIGHT Following the success of Mr Magpie and Black and White Night of which images can be found in the photo gallery there is more to come. On Saturday Night July 31 Darren Marlow will once again entertain the SDAFSC with his bare bones, bourbon soaked, acoustic rock following the Labrador home game. Then on Saturday August 21 the Wetern Magpies present its 2010 Comedy Night following Mt Gravatt R18. more -->

R12 MASCOT - ANDREW BYRNES Andrew Byrnes fron the Gap Dragons U/10 Team was this weeks Round 12 Tradelink Western Magpies Mascot. To read Andrews account of his experience and see more photos clock more. more -->

HAMMERS MR MAGPIE 2010 David "Hammers" Hamill has taken out the prestigous annual Mr Magpie competition a fundraiser for the Tradelink Western Magpies AFC and Players Footy Trip in front of over 120 frenzied females last Saturday night. more -->

CONRAD HUDGHTON - R10 QAFL NAB RISING STAR NOMINEE Conrad Hudghton has ridden an emotional roller-coaster through the first half of the season. In the selection stakes and on the scoreboard he’s experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. more -->

CHARLIE THORPE R11 MASCOT Charlie Thorpe from the Sherwood FC U/9's was this weeks R11 Tradelink Western Magpies Mascot.

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MATT A PROUD MAGPIES MASCOT Matt Moore a Toowoomba local who plays with the Cougars Juniors in the AFL Darling Downs Juniors was the Round 9 Western Magpies Mascot against Morningside on Saturday. Click more to read Matt's report on his day as the Western Magpies Mascot. more -->

SMILE SAYS IT ALL FOR ANGUS The smile on the face of 9 year old Angus Webber from the Sherwood U/10's says it all as he lead the Tradelink Western Magpies on to the ground last Saturday. Click more to read his account of the experience. Well done Angus! more -->

HUNTY'S DREAMTIME TRIP Tradelink Western Magpies young gun Chris Hunt has been presented with a golden opportunity this week after being selected to play in an all indigenous U/23 match as the curtain raiser to Saturday night's Dreamtime at the G match between Richmond and Essendon. Hunt was one of only three players selected from Queensland to play in the North team coached by Michael O'Laughlan against the South team more -->

ZENOBIA PROUD R4 MASCOT Click more to see the first hand account of Tradelink Western Magpies R4 Mascot Zenobia Dallimore from the Kenmore Bears Gold U/10 team after she led the Western Magpies into battle against the Brisbane Lions Reserves on Sunday May 2 at Chelmer. more -->

WESTERN MAGPIES CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE 2010 Next week the Western Magpies will begin conducting a Centre of Excellence program at the club which is designed to fast track the development of a range of players over a 15 week period. The program was conducted as a pilot at Morningside in 2009 and has been extended to include the Western Magpies in 2010. The COE will be operated by Senior Magpie and former St Kilda rookie Ed McDonnell. The fir more -->

BILLY FOOTE-CRAIG - MY DAY AS A WESTERN MAGPIE Click more to see what Sherwood U/10 Billy Foote-Craig experienced in his day as Tradelink Western Magpies Mascot in R3 against Redland. more -->

WESTERN MAGPIES DRAWS 2010 Click more to go to the next page and find downloadable 2010 draws for Tradelink Western Magpies U/18, Resrves and Senior Teams. more -->

BARASSI/HOGG BIG SUCCESS Over 150 people packed into the Sherwood District Australian Football Social Club on Friday Night for what was an outstanding evenings entrtainment and everybody left praising the event. The Western Magpies would like to thank the K Factor and Justin Karcher for making the organisation and operation of the evening so easy. The Western Magpies AFC would recomend using the K Factor to anyone as it more -->

BEN HEFFERNAN-ROPER WINS BILL PEIRCE MEDAL Classy midfielder Ben Heffernan-Roper has won the prestigous Bill Peirce Medal as the 2009 Tradelink Western Magpies Best and Fairest and was presented his medal by club champion Bill Peirce at the clubs Awards Presentation Night on Saturday Night. Bomber was a clear winner in the voting with 44 votes from runner up Chris Judson on 29 votes from key 2009 recruit Ed McDonnell on 28 votes. Heffernan more -->

THANK YOU FROM SHANNON SMITH AND FAMILY From Shannon Smith and Family - Our thank you seems small compared to all you’ve done, but it comes from the heart. We would like to thank all individuals for the support that they have shown the whole family during this traumatic time. We are sorry for not mentioning everybody individually as they are too numerous to mention, but please know that your efforts have not gone unnoticed. more -->