Wear it Purple Day 2022

Today is Wear it Purple Day which strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering, and inclusive environments for LGTBQIA+ youth.

It highlights the issues they face whilst showing them that they have the right to be proud of who they are and who they are becoming.

This year’s theme is ‘Still me, still human’. The message being that people tend to focus on labels, the news story, the target or data and forget what we truly are – human.

We encourage everyone to wear purple today to show the LGBTQIA+ youth part of our community that you see them, you support them, and you respect them.

Women’s team make Club history

Our women’s team have made their first ever Grand Final in our club’s history! This is a huge achievement for the team and our club.

We hope everyone will get behind the team and show up to support them on Sunday at Preston City Oval, 11:40am.

Watch them sing the club song below after winning the Preliminary Final against Banyule.

SMFNC participates in Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Challenge

We’re teaming up with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood over the next 3 months to give life by giving blood as part of the Football and Netball Club blood challenge.

All it takes is for you to give blood or plasma from now until 31 October, and your donation will count towards our club’s Lifeblood team tally!

Let’s take our competitive drive from the field to the donor centre, so we can prove that we are the most generous football and netball club in Australia.

To give blood or plasma call 13 14 95 or book online at lifeblood.com.au. Our nearest donor centre is in Bundoora.

You can even make a team booking so you and your mates can donate blood together! Take a selfie when you’re there and share it on socials using #lifebloodau.

Don’t forget to check your eligibility to donate here.

See the below for instructions on how to make sure your donation is counted as part of our Lifeblood team!

Scoring success: St Mary’s women named top goal kickers in the league

Well done to Sarah Johnston and Serena Francke who have finished the season as two of the top five goal kickers in the NFNL Women’s Division 2 this year!

Sarah is the number 1 goal kicker with 41 goals to her name – 17 more goals than the second highest goal scorer – and Serena comes in 5th with 15 goals for the season.

Serena Francke
Sarah Johnston

Women’s team are 2022 Minor Premiers

Congratulations to our women’s team who have finished top of the ladder in Division 2 making them minor premiers this season after ending Eltham’s 10-game winning streak last weekend 👏🏆️⁠

With 11 wins, including seven in a row, it has been an incredible season for the Women’s team and we will be cheering them for their first final on August 6.

Road Safety Round: Welcoming Vicki Ward

We were pleased to have Vicki Ward, Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Member for Eltham, come and speak to us for Road Safety Round yesterday.⁠
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Vicki shared insights on road safety and thanked the club for the leadership we are showing in supporting the Road Safety Round and sharing road safety messaging.⁠

Swipe along to the end to watch her full speech >>

Road Safety Round: SMFNC share why we are supporting Road Safety Round

Ahead of TAC Victoria and AFL Victoria’s Road Safety Round, some of our players shared why they are wearing the blue armband this weekend.

You can also see us on the TAC Victoria Instagram.