JUMPER PRESENTATION DAY
Saturday 14th April
10am to 12pm – Jumper Presentations for Under 9,10, 11, 12 and Under 13 Girls
• Shorts and socks available for first year players, and others who would like to purchase new shorts and socks
• Merchandise available for sale
12pm to 12.30pm – Grand Opening of Balnarring Sports Pavilion (to be opened by Councillor David Gill)
12.30 to 1pm – Lunch (food and drinks available)
1pm to 3pm – Jumper Presentations for Under 13, 14, 15, 16 and Under 15 Girls
• Shorts and socks available for first year players, and others who would like to purchase new shorts and socks.
• Merchandise available for sale
Also the fixture for Rounds 1 to 6 are available on SportsTG. Please note: there may be changes to these game times and locations. There has already been some alterations made since it’s release and there may be more so please be aware of this. The link to the league fixtures is here: http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-6181-0-0-0&a=COMPS
ROUND 1 – 2018 Season commences
Sunday 15th April
The fixtures have not been made available as yet. As soon as they are your coaches / team managers will let you you know the times and locations of your games. We will also have a copy of the fixture on our website and it is on the the MPJFL website http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-6181-0-0-0&a=COMPS
A lot of teams are still looking for volunteers to fill the officials roles. These roles are an integral part of your child’s football and need to be filled before round 1. If you can’t commit to every week then most roles can be job-shared and we are more than happy for you to do that. Please contact your coach or team manager to find out what roles are available on your team. Having more parents involved makes it so much better for the kids. It is very rewarding and can be lots of fun. Please put your hand up and get involved.
STINGRAYS BOYS SEASON PREVIEW
We talk to Dandenong Stingrays Talent Manager Mark Wheeler about the team’s upcoming TAC Cup season including past Balnarring players Aaron Darling, Sam Fletcher and Will Hamill.
Read full article at taccup.com.au/dandenong-stingrays-boys-season-preview-2018
A CALL OUT TO JUNIOR FOOTBALLERS
We are currently looking for players and accepting registrations for Under 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and U/13 girls.
Please contact us on via bjfcthunder@gmail.com or Nikki Keogh on 0401 314 317 for details.
2018 COACHING APPOINTMENTS
A huge thank you to the following crew who have generously put their hands up for coaching our players this year!
Under 9 – Shane Beggs
Under 10 – Stewart McMullin
Under 11 – Josh Chapple
Under 12 – Steve Northcote
Under 13 – Paul Barry
Under 14 – Rob Blacker
Under 15 – Brett Steenholdt
Under 16 – Tyson Holmes
Under 13 Girls – Matt Keogh
Under 15 Girls – Leigh Haslem
PRE-CHRISTMAS UPDATE
Preparations for season 2018 are well under way, and we are looking forward to another historic and exciting season at the Thunderdome.
The clubrooms, although overdue, will certainly be up and running, giving us the best facilities on the Mornington Peninsula. We will be fielding 11 teams in total from Under 9 to Under 16, along with Under 13 Girls, Under 15 (Intermediate) Girls and Under 18 (Youth) Girls teams. This is the most teams to have
ever represented the mighty Thunder, so footy is alive and well in Balnarring.
Registrations are now open, and all information available on the website (www.thunderfc.org). Please be aware that we will cap all teams at a maximum of 25 players, as we did last year. First preference will be given to returning players, but will open registrations up to newcomers from January 8th, so please register early to avoid disappointment.
We have been working hard to interview and appoint coaches for 2018, so it’s with great pleasure that we can announce some of those appointments:-
Under 12 – Steve Northcote
Under 13 – Paul Barry
Under 15 – Kevin Vercoe
Under 16 – Tyson Holmes (a new appointment to the club. Welcome Tyson)
Under 15 Girls – Leigh Haslem
Under 18 Girls – Brett Steenholdt
We will continue to work hard in the next couple of weeks to finalise appointments for Under 9, 10, 11, 14 and Under 13 Girls.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Anthony Gadd (President BJFC)
2018 ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
New players welcome in all age groups
Beach Training starts Friday 2nd February
Age Groups: 2018
• U9’s – players born in 2009 & 2010
• U10’s – players born in 2008
• U11’s – players born in 2007
• U12s – players born in 2006
• U13’s – players born in 2005
• U14’s – players born in 2004
• U15’s – players born in 2003
• U16’s – players born in 2002
• U13 Girls – born 2005 to 2007
• Intermediate Girls – born 2003 to 2004
• Youth Girls – born 2000 to 2002
*All new players must provide a copy of birth certificate.
REGISTRATION
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR 2018 SEASON
RETURNING THUNDER PLAYERS
By now you should have received an email from SportsTG with a link containing your player’s name. Here’s what to do:
- Click on link in email and follow prompts
- If your email address is not recognised it means the email address that you are registered with is different, please email bjfcthunder@gmail.com with details.
- Next complete “all” required fields.
- Once updated you will be prompted to make the payment by credit card. This is the preferred option. If you have any concerns regarding payment, please email bjfcthunder@gmail.com.
FAMILIES WITH MULTIPLE PLAYERS
Registration for families with multiple players should be done through this link:-balnarringjfc.sportingpulse.net.
On the right hand side, click on “Member Access” and follow the prompts. Make sure you add the total number of children that you wish to add on the first page. If you use the link in the email as above, the discount will not be applied.
FEES
1 Player $220 / 2 Players $405 / 3 Player $560
NEW REGISTRATIONS
Registration for new players must be done through this link: balnarringjfc.sportingpulse.net
On the right hand side, click on “Member Access” and follow the prompts.
When completed you will be prompted to make the payment by credit card. This is the preferred option. If you have any concerns regarding payment, please email bjfcthunder@gmail.com.
All new registrations must be provide a copy of their birth certificate. Please scan and send copy to bjfcthunder@gmail.com to complete the registration process.
REGISTRATIONS DUE BY FRIDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2018, but early registration is encouraged to help us with administration and finalisation of teams.
NOTE – REGISTRATION FEES COVER THE COST OF INSURANCE, THEREFORE ANY PLAYERS WHO HAVE NOT PAID BY ROUND 1, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE FIELD.
UNDER 13 GIRLS FOOTY
Girls footy is flying, and the mighty ‘Balnarring Thunder’ are looking to enter a Girls Under 13’s team in 2018 to accompany our established Intermediate (Under 15’s) and Youth (Under 18’s) Girls teams, and 8 other junior teams from Under 9’s to Under 16’s
Are you a girl and love kicking the footy with your friends?
Are you looking for a team sport where you can use speed, strength and skill while having a good time? Then this is for you …
Balnarring Junior Football Club is holding an information afternoon for girls who are interested in playing U13 footy in 2018. Player must be born 2005, 2006 or 2007.
Come along and meet the girls who currently play to answer your questions and run you through a fun skill session. No previous playing experience required we are just after enthusiastic girls who are ready to give footy a go.
Monday 11 December, RW Stone Reserve, Somers, 5pm – 6pm.
Any enquiries beforehand please email bjfcthunder@gmail.com
Anthony Gadd (President) 0434 167 690
Balnarring Junior Football Club AGM
7.30pm October 18th 2017
All general committee positions are open for nominations.
This is a great opportunity to be involved in your child’s sport and in this great footy club.
Newcomers and previous committee members welcome.
* Click here for committee position information: Committee Roles & Responsibilies 2018
* Click here for a nomination form AGM Nomination Form
If you would like any further information regarding this please contact us on bjfcthunder@gmail.com
PREMIERS!
Congratulations to our Under 13 and Under 17 teams who are the 2017 premiers in their divisions. We would also like to acknowledge our Under 15’s who also played a fantastic game but came away runners up in their Grand Final.
MPJFL BEST & FAIREST PRESENTATION NIGHT
Congratulations to everyone who took home an award at the MPJFL Presentation night.There were a lot of very talented junior footballers and coaches at the event and some very tight competitions for the trophies.
A HUGE congratulations to Jack Leete (Under 12) and Clayton Gay (Under 15) who were voted Best & Fairest. A fantastic achievement!
Congratulations also to Charlie Robinson Cay and Matt Gahan who took out the runner up B&F trophies. Brilliant effort boys!
Special mentions to Adam Harris Samual Lee Conway and Tauri Williams who were just pipped at the post, coming in a very close third.
Congratulations Logan Sandford who won the leading goal kicker for the Under 17 division.
We would also like to congratulate and recognise the following players who finished in the top 10 of their division. An amazing effort in itself. Jordan Nennstiel, Jesse Aitken, Natz Blacker, Tom Vercoe, Lucy Steenholdt, Jacob Boase, Samuel Lee Conway and Logan Sanford.
Last but not least, Congratulations to Nikki Holmes who won Female Coach of the Year and Jon Gahan who won the Youth Coach of the Year. Truly wonderful representatives of our club.
2017 AFL SE Heatstrip Carnival
While it was a weekend off domestic football for the Queens birthday long weekend, the players chosen to represent MPJFL played plenty of footy in the interleague carnival against FDJFL & SEJ. All age group teams fought hard and had their wins with MPJFL U15 and Intermediate girls being the carnival winners for their divisions. Fantastic effort by everyone.
Congratulations to the following Balnarring Thunder players who were chosen for MPJFL teams:
U14 boys Thomas Vercoe, U15 boys Torin Bam, Clayton Gay, Declan Gould, Adam Harris & Balin Sonneveld (Clayton & Adam were both medal winners during the tournament) U16 boys: Cooper Wisken, U17 boys: Jonah Bam, Jacob Boase, William Brewster, Connor Eardley, Matthew Gahan, Samuel Lee-Conway & Liam Reilly
Intermediate girls U15: Hollee Gray, Skye Haslem, Tauri Williams
Youth girls U18: Emma Kesik.
2017 Online registration
is now open
New players welcome in all age groups
Age Groups: 2017
U9 – players born in 2008 & 2009
U10 – players born in 2007
U11 – players born in 2006
U12 – players born in 2005
U13 – players born in 2004
U14 – players born in 2003
U15 – players born in 2002 (registrations closed)
U16 – players born in 2001
U17 – players born in 2000
Intermediate Girls – players born 2002 – 2004
Youth Girls – players born 1999 – 2001
For registration information click here
To register on Sports TG click here
Coaches for 2017
9’s – Nikki Holmes
10’s – Matt Keogh
11’s – Steve Northcote
12’s – Paul Barry
13’s – Dan Chapman
14 ‘s – Brett Steenholdt
15’s – Glenn Jones
17’s – Jon Gahan
Intermediate Girls – Leigh Haslem
Player Insurance
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