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Wednesday, 30 May, 2007

The Mt Roskill Saints are proud to appoint Ian Francis as senior coach for season 2007.
Ian’s list of credentials for the position include:
· Ex Port Adelaide SANFL Player
· Two-time AAFL competition best and fairest winner.
· First NZAFL Regional Development Officer
· Level 2 Certified AFL Coach
· Ex Auckland Senior Coach and New Zealand Colts
coach who was instrumental in developing many current senior players.

The club is extremely fortunate to be able to attract a coach of Ian’s calibre. Now it's up to all of us to ensure this season is a success starting with our current list of players making a 100 percent commitment to the team and also ensuring we are all on the lookout for new recruits.

Ian plans to be a playing coach so we will be appointing a match day sidelines coach shortly.
Lewis Hurst will be captain this season, Morgan Jones vice-captain. These guys along with Jarrad Wallace and Steve Fairweather will be Ian’s assistants.

Pre-season training will commence Sunday 15th July. We also plan to train two nights a week this season. Our training times and dates will be confirmed shortly.
In the mean time there are plans to have an informal kick Sunday morning. Please email or phone me if you are available – details below.

Saints New Arrivals
Brendan and Karen Hines are proud first time parents after the arrival of Liam Harry on the 14th May. Mum and baby are both doing well and dad is proud as!
Also with little ones on the way are Dave & Sheridan Kay as well as Jarrad & Nicole Wallace. No pressure guys but the future Saints have a Nash, Fairweather and Hines up forward. We could do with a mid fielder and back-man.
Good luck to both couples and we look forward to some more good news in the next couple of months.

Quiz Night
This year’s quiz night will again be held at Alexander Park on the 31st August.
I know it’s a while off but please pencil the date into your diary and try to put together a team of 10 for the evening.
Last year it was a great night and it’s a much more enjoyable way to raise funds for the club than selling raffle tickets.

New Recruits For Season 2007
If you are interested in playing Aussie Rules in 2007 or are available to help out the club in a volunteer capacity please contact:

Greg Cairns
gjcairns@woosh.co.nz
0274-699-990.

Experienced and first time players are welcome. For first timers we have a great coaching setup and individual mentors will ensure you are well versed in the rules of the game and taught all the skills.
For rugby and rugby league players it is a great way to improve your kicking skills. As we play outside of your season it is a great way to keep fit in the Spring/Summer months.
We also welcome soccer (or football as it is now known) players. Your fitness levels and kicking skills are very compatible with AFL football.

We look forward to hearing from you.

NZAFL Assistants – Opportunity For Students to Earn Some Cash
With the appointment of Robert Van Stam as new CEO/RDO of the NZAFL the NZAFL will be back running AFL clinics in the Auckland Area schools. Rob will need assistants to run these clinics. This is an opportunity for the club to restore relationships with our local schools and recruit new players from these schools.
The club will pay it’s members $20 for each AFL school clinic they attend and help run. If you want your school to be apart of the AFL program and/or you can help out please contact Rob as per the details below.
The NZAFL are also looking to appoint national coaches and team managers for the senior and under age NZ Falcons. Also contact Rob if you are interested in one of these positions (a detailed email was forwarded to members last week).

Robert Vanstam
NZAFL Chief Executive Officer
Ph 64 9 448 0305
Mbl 021 399 629
football@nzafl.co.nz