At St Mary’s we have always been proud of our focus on developing home grown talent, and Tane Cotter and Rory Hanlon are both outstanding examples of this commitment. Both players started at the St Mary’s Junior Club in tackers together and after a wonderful introduction to senior football as part of a tight knitContinue reading “Talented tackers to senior stars – Rory Hanlon & Tane Cotter’s St Mary’s story”
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World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day.The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for managing our mental health. Lockdowns, social distancing, travel restrictions and the constantly changing position we find ourselves in is stressful.As young adults, many of our players are in a critical stage of physical, social and emotional wellbeing, and coaches,club leaders andContinue reading “World Mental Health Day”
2022 Senior Coaching Team
Introducing our 2022 Senior coaching team!St Mary’s is pleased to announce that Fab Carelli will stay on as Coach, and Ben Joyce will remain Assistant Coach!We are also excited to welcome Trevor Little to the team as Assistant Coach! Trevor has many years of coaching experience as a Senior Coach in Division 1 and 2Continue reading “2022 Senior Coaching Team”
2022 Season Launch
Since most of our events were cancelled this year we are going to host a BIG season launch on Friday 18 March 2022!!It may seem like a while away, but we can’t wait to get everyone together again and kick off another season of footy!The night will also include a silent auction, so start savingContinue reading “2022 Season Launch”
Mike Brady sings a special version of Up There Cazaly for St Mary’s
Since none of us could be at the AFL Grand Final this year, Mike Brady who normally kicks off the day’s festivities sang a special version of Up There Cazaly just for St Mary’s!
St Mary’s players receive recognition at NFNL awards!
A huge congratulations to Noah Stanley for winning the NFNL Best & Fairest in Division 2 – Reserves! What a fantastic effort, and the whole club is very proud to see one of our own be recognised by the league! We also want to congratulate Tane Cotter for making the Senior Division 2 Team ofContinue reading “St Mary’s players receive recognition at NFNL awards!”
Building a strong community: Thanking local businesses for their support!
Today was supposed to be our Presentation Night which would have included a silent auction to raise funds for the club.We did consider a virtual auction, but given everything happening recently and especially this week, we have decided to postpone it until early next year where we hope to hold the auction in person.In theContinue reading “Building a strong community: Thanking local businesses for their support!”
Ben Shelton joins as U19 Coach for 2022 season!
We are pleased to announce that Ben Shelton will be joining St Mary’s as the Under 19’s head coach in 2022!Ben has previous coaching experience in Division 1 at Hurstbridge, and is also the coach for the year 10 Parade College team where he also teaches.Before taking up coaching he was a standout player, withContinue reading “Ben Shelton joins as U19 Coach for 2022 season!”
Congratulations to all the winners of the St Mary’s Best and Fairest Awards 2021!
This year’s event was held virtually and it was fantastic to see over 100 people join in on the festivities! We want to congratulate every single player on a fantastic season and we can’t wait to see you all back again next year! The winners of the night were as follows: Senior Men’s TeamB&F Winner:Continue reading “Congratulations to all the winners of the St Mary’s Best and Fairest Awards 2021!”
SMFNC Presentation Night
Unfortunately we have had to cancel our usual end of season celebration next week due to COVID restrictions.In it’s place, this Friday we will be hosting a virtual event where we will count down the votes from the 2021 season and announce our Best & Fairest winners across all football and netball teams!We are alsoContinue reading “SMFNC Presentation Night”
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