UNDERS 16'S PRELIMINARY FINAL SUNDAY 5TH SEPT Despite a narrow loss in their first semi final, by virtue of finishing minor premiers our Under 16's get a second chance this weekend. They play their preliminary final this Sunday 5th September at 2.15pm at the Sherwood Football Club. Let's get as many of the "Green & White Army" as we can along to support them. Good Luck boys. more -->

FERNY GROVE SUCCESS AT AFLBJ GALA AWARDS Congratulations to Joseph Russon and Luke Penberthy on taking out the AFLBJ Best & Fairest awards in their respective divisions. Joseph won for the U16 AFLBJ Cup (Div 2) and Luke for U14 Div 2. These awards are based on umpires votes. The Ferny Grove Club also finished 4th in the Club Championship, which is based on percentage of games won across all youth football teams. more -->

LUKE PENBERTHY NAMED IN TAIPANS ALL STAR TEAM Congratulations to Luke Penberthy, on being named in the Western Taipans 2010 All Star Team. This team is selected from all Western Taipans teams, ie U18, U16 & U14. Luke's achievement being even more impressive because he is still actually only 13. Well done Luke. more -->

CHRIS PATERSON WINS AWARD AT ASPLEY U18'S Congratulations to former Ferny Grove junior, and now Aspley U18 Div 1 player, Chris "The Stig" Paterson, on taking out the Most Determined award at the recent Aspley U18 presentation night. Chris was in his first year of U18 football. more -->

UNDER 12'S & 14'S ELIMINATED Unfortunately our Under 12's and 14's were both eliminated from the finals last weekend. However the Ferny Grove Footy club congratulates both teams on their achievements this year. more -->

CONGRATULATIONS CASEY BARBER & JOSH REID 100 GAMES Under 12's Casey Barber and Josh Reid celebrated their 100 games for the Ferny Grove Falcons, together last weekend. Congratulations to both Casey and Josh on this milestone achievement, and we look forward to seeing you play many more games for the Falcons. more -->

MORE REP HONOURS FOR FERNY GROVE Congratulations to U14 players Matt Doyle, Locky Marsland, & Luke Penberthy who have been selected in the Western Taipans U14 team, and James Lingard in the Northern Raiders team, who will compete at next week's state carnival at Maroochydore. Also former Ferny Grove player Ethan Mackie, whose family moved to the Gold Coast a couple of years ago, will play for Gold Coast Stingrays. Good luck all. more -->

CONGRATULATIONS JIMMY MCMAHON 100 SENIOR GAMES The Ferny Grove footy club congratulates former junior Jimmy McMahon on playing his 100th senior game for Wilston Grange last weekend. A regular in Wilston Grange's best players, Jimmy is currently sitting 2nd on the Bill Ryan Trophy votes, only 1 point off the lead. Although the game's result will not be a memorable one, at only 23 years of age Jimmy will achieve many more milestones. Well done. more -->

MEMO FROM ANDREW DEMETRIOU There has been much publicity, discussion and debate regarding the signing of Israel Folau to Team GWS and Karmichael Hunt to the Gold Coast Football Club.
In this regard, please find attached a memo from Andrew Demetriou distributed to AFL Club CEO’s and other stakeholders regarding the AFL’s position. more -->

CAMERON PICKERING DEBUTS FOR LION CUBS Former Ferny Grove Junior, and now Aspley Under 18 player, Cameron Pickering, made his debut as a top up player for the Brisbane Lions Reserve Grade side in their AFLQ State League game against Southport last weekend. Well done Cameron, the Ferny Grove Footy Club is very proud of you. more -->

FERNY GROVE CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT BREEDING GROUND Ferny Grove Juniors continues to be a great breeding ground for senior footballers. We currently have 9 former Ferny Grove Juniors playing U18's locally. In Aspley's U18 Div 1 side we have Cameron Pickering, Bryce Rogerson, Chris Paterson, Sam Henry, & Taylor McCubbin. At Wilston Grange we have James Galligan, Mitch Howe, Sean Goldsmith, & Alex Lushington. more -->

JOSEPH RUSSON MAKES TAIPANS UNDER 16 TEAM Congratulations to Ferny Grove Under 16 captain, Joseph Russon, on his selection in the Western Taipans Under 16 representative side. Joseph will play for the Taipans at the Under 16 state carnival at Zillmere on the 6th, 8th, & 10th May. Joseph's selection is just reward for his hard work and commitment to his footy over the last two years. Well done Joseph, Ferny Grove is very proud of you. more -->

CONGRATULATIONS MET NORTH UNDER 12 SCHOOLBOYS Congratulations to all the boys who tried out for the Met North Under 12 schoolboys team. In particular Jarrod Clarke and Mitch Farley who were named in the 23 man team, and Josh Reid and Casey Barber who were selected as emergencies. Jarrod and Mitch will compete at the state carnival in Cairns later in the year. Well done to all the Ferny Grove boys, the club is very proud of you all. more -->

JIMMY BARTEL: From little things big things grow Article courtesy of the Geelong Advertiser, on the role of junior coaches.
I still remember playing footy as a kid in the pouring rain at eight in the morning.
A lot of those kids I ran around with, completely soaked on those cold mornings, are still my mates today.
So many people have great memories of their junior football days, and the relationships that were formed in those years. more -->

BAIL SHINES IN SECOND 'DEBUT ' 9 kicks, 6 handballs, 4 marks, 8 contested possesions, 4 inside 50's, 2 goal assists, and 1 goal.
YOUNG Demon Rohan Bail believes a greater focus on accountability was behind his side's much-improved effort against Collingwood on Saturday at the MCG. more -->

STEVE PICKERING APPOINTED KICKING TECHNIQUE COACH TO STATE TEAMS Former Southport premiership player David Ashkar and ex-Brisbane Bear Ray Windsor will again be in charge of the State under 16 & 18 teams in 2010. Respected former Ferny Grove coach Steve Pickering will assist both outfit as kicking technique coach, while ex-Morningside star Brad Edwards will be the ruck coach for the Under 16s, who have Chris Halsall overseeing their fitness. Read more...... more -->

NEW CLUB EMAIL ADDRESS fernygrovejuniors@aflq.com.au The club now has it's own email address, fernygrovejuniors@aflq.com.au, please use this address for all email correspondence. Other contact details ie committee members phone numbers & PO Box can be found under " Our Club Contacts" see above.. more -->

FALCON FLIES NORTH FOR WINTER Former Ferny Grove junior, Shaun Tapp, will be moving to Darwin to play for the Northern Territory Thunder in the 2010 QAFL State League. You best chances to see Shaun in action for the Thunder will be at Redlands 17th April, Mt Gravatt 19th June, Gabba 31st July, or Aspley 7th August. Read more for full story .... more -->

TWO FERNY GROVE PLAYERS WIN AFLBJ BEST & FAIREST Congratulation to Luke Penberthy and Bill Pendlebury on taking out the AFLBJ Best & Fairest awards in their respective grades. Luke tied for the award in the Under 12 Division One competition, and Bill won the award in the Under 14 Division Two competition. Well done boys, The Ferny Grove footy club is very proud of you both. more -->

LUKE PENBERTHY NAMED CAPTAIN QLD BLAZE Congratulations to Luke Penberthy, who was last night named captain of the Under 12 Qld Blaze State Team. Luke will be playing at the national carnival at Maroochdore which commences this Sunday 26th July, and runs all next week finishing on Saturday 1st August. Good luck Luke. See more for carnival draw.... more -->

TAIPANS DOMINATE STATE CARNIVAL Congratulations to The Western Taipans Under 14 team, in particular the 5 Ferny Grove players, Mitch Swetman, Eden Richards, Matt Tydink, Jordan Streigher, & Bill Pendlebury. The Taipans completely dominated the carnival, winning the Grand Final by 9 goals (Bill kicked 8 for the game). But more importantly they only conceded 7 goals for the whole carnival. A great team effort. more -->

SHAUN TAPP WINS SAM GILBERT MEDAL Former Ferny Grove Junior, Shaun Tapp confirmed his reputation as one of the best backmen in the QAFL by winning the Sam Gilbert Medal in Melbourne today.
Tapp, 20, dominated the Victorian Amateur Under 21s to win the medal named in honour of a man who has gone on to become a star with St Kilda in the AFL after impressing on the same stage as Tapp. more -->

FROM THE ARCHIVES When cleaning out the donger, we discovered old copies of The Falcon Flyer, which we thought would be of interest. Click on "History" and then go to "From The Archives" for more. more -->

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