In collaboration with our junior club, we’re proud to host our second Women & Girls Feature Day on Sunday 23 May at Whatmough Park, celebrating the incredible growth of women’s and girls sport across our club. The day will feature five senior women’s and junior girls football and netball games back-to-back, showcasing players from acrossContinue reading “2026 Women & Girls Footy Feature Day”
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Growing our netball program
We’re excited to officially welcome another junior netball team to the club in 2026, with the addition of a brand new 13&U side to our growing program. The new team brings eight new players into the teal and black this season, continuing the strong growth of our junior pathway and creating even more opportunities forContinue reading “Growing our netball program”
St Mary’s Netballers shine on the rep stage
We’re incredibly proud to see five of our St Mary’s netballers represent our club and the Northern Football Netball League over the weekend at the Altona Netball Association Tournament. Jo and Amelia Denton, Holly Elliot-Pogue, Maddie Blackmore and Maeve O’Neill pulled on the NFNL colours, competing against strong opposition and showcasing the talent within ourContinue reading “St Mary’s Netballers shine on the rep stage”
Marking Pat Cronin Round 2026
Over the weekend, St Mary’s proudly joined clubs across the NFNL in recognising Pat Cronin Round. This is a powerful initiative led by the Pat Cronin Foundation that aims to end the Coward Punch and promote respect, kindness and safer communities. Across both football and netball, our players wore yellow armbands as a visible showContinue reading “Marking Pat Cronin Round 2026”
Win a Mazda!
As part of Pat Cronin Round 2026, we’re proud to support their raffle to raise funds for the incredible work of the Pat Cronin Foundation. This year’s raffle offers an amazing prize, with one lucky winner set to drive away in a brand new Mazda CX-5 (RRP: $41,548)! Every ticket sold directly supports education programsContinue reading “Win a Mazda!”
Pat Cronin Round 2026
Today, our club proudly kicks off Pat Cronin Round, joining more than 300 sporting clubs in taking a stand against senseless violence. This round honours Pat Cronin, a young man who tragically lost his life 10 years ago as the result of a coward punch. His story is a devastating reminder that a single momentContinue reading “Pat Cronin Round 2026”
Honouring ANZAC Day
Yesterday, our club came together to honour Anzac Day in a moment that truly reflected the spirit of unity and remembrance. Our St Mary’s GJFC junior players stood alongside the senior men as The Last Post played ahead of the Anzac Day clash A special moment for our club, bringing all generations together in respectContinue reading “Honouring ANZAC Day”
You’re Invited: 2026 Bottomless Brunch
Tickets are officially on sale for our annual Bottomless Brunch! Join us for an afternoon of great food, drinks and fun as we come together to support our club. Proudly run by the netball program, this event plays an important role in supporting our the continued growth of our sports program. Your ticket includes aContinue reading “You’re Invited: 2026 Bottomless Brunch”
Honouring Richard Kissane
A very special moment took place at our home game on Saturday, as we proudly installed a banner in memory of Richard ‘Dick’ Kissane, who sadly passed away last year at 97 years of age last year. Our sincere thanks to his son-in-law Ian Halewood for arranging this tribute and helping us recognise someone whoContinue reading “Honouring Richard Kissane”
Exciting club upgrades
There’s been plenty happening behind the scenes at St Mary’s, with a number of important upgrades and improvements taking place around the club during the off-season. Our brand new undercover pavilion and upgraded stairs are now complete, thanks to successful grant funding and the efforts of our junior club. The new space already proved itsContinue reading “Exciting club upgrades”
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