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.
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.
Watch below to see our Club Vice President, Fiona Hocking, speak with Vicki Ward, Parliamentary Secretary for Transport, about the importance of Road Safety Round.
It was great to see all players across all our football and netball teams get behind TAC Victoria and AFL Victoria’s Road Safety Round by wearing blue armbands to raise awareness for road safety!
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.
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 >>
A big congrats to Will Dean, Ty Kitchell, Josh Carelli, and Sam Stephens from St Mary’s Junior Football Club U16s for playing in our U19s today 👏
The U19s had a massive win today by 127 points over Lower Plenty, and these four all played a big part in making that happen!
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.
This weekend St Mary’s are participating in TAC and AFL Victoria’s Road Safety Round.
As of the 28th June 2022 we have lost 124 lives on our roads in Victoria. This has already increased to 131 people. 131 too many. Last year, even with statewide lockdowns and a decrease in the amount of drivers on the road, 232 lives were lost on Victorians roads.
That’s why this weekend we will be banding together by wearing a blue armband. This new armband is a reminder we all have someone to drive safely for. Whether it’s your mother, your mate, your sister, your son or your entire team; whether it’s someone who is here, or someone who is no longer with us.
The band contains a QR code that can be scanned to see a number of videos from Victorians talking about their reason for wearing the band, and everyone is invited to share their own reason on their socials.
The aim is to use these armbands to help create awareness and encourage community discussion about our mission to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on our roads.
It takes all of us to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on our roads. Making this a reality will only be possible if we all work together and play our part by driving safely.
Everyone is also encouraged to complete the TAC Road Safety Survey.
It was an absolute pleasure to have AFL Legend Nicky Winmar join us today for our NAIDOC Week celebrations with our women’s football team!
Known not only for his incredible football career but also for taking a stand on racism, we could not have asked for a better speaker for NAIDOC Week.
All thanks to our Change Our Game community activation grant!
Congratulations to our NAIDOC Round Best on Ground recipients Sarah Johnston from St Mary’s and Annette Carle from Whittlesea!
Both players received a hamper from Kakadu Plum with products directly from Indigenous businesses or items that give back to Indigenous enterprises.
Congratulations again Sarah and Annette 👏
SMFNC