PAFC Newsletter 10, 2022

 

PAFC Newsletter 10, 2022

 

CALL is unjust, unfair, heart breaking, even cruel.

But no matter how you term it,  last Saturday’s second successive one point loss, this time to PEGS at Toorak Park left a bitter taste for all players, coaches and supporters.

To lose after the siren to a free kick when leading by five points was hurtful enough, worse still it places finals aspirations in serious jeopardy.

News this week that PEGS lost four premiership points due to an ineligible player gifting Glen Eira four points and top of the ladder status is another blow to the Two Blues.

But somehow the players must dust themselves off and return to the field with renewed energy and enthusiasm to take on another top three team Oakleigh at Scammell Reserve on Saturday.

Oakleigh has only lost one match at home- to Kew- and two games ago toppled PEGS at home so that formline suggests they will present a formidable challenge heading into the mid season break.

As usual their champion full-forward Aaron Cloke will be the key player.

Cloke has kicked bags of 9 and 7 in the past two weeks and tops the Division 1 goal kicking with 37 majors.

 

(Action photos by Trevor Evans)

 

 Shaun Chapman gets his kick away under pressure

 

Jonny Simonetta shows his silky kicking skills

 

 

The big men fly, Matthew Noonan (left) and Shaun Chapman launching to mark in the Two Blues forward line

 

MATCH DAY AWARDS

 

 

SENIORS

Osborne Rooftop bar:  Jayden Williams

State Bank Past Players: Joel Hume

Hagen’s Organic Meats:  Jon Simonetta

RESERVES

Osborne Rooftop bar: Michael Woods

 

STATE BANK/SOUTHBANK RE-UNIONS

 

CELEBRATORY re-unions for the 1972 State Bank and 1990 State Bank premiership teams proved an unqualified success at Toorak Park last Saturday.

Some past players travelled from interstate with a most impressive roll call attendance from the 1972 premiers which were each presented with a memento jumper by guest speaker, AFL great Des Tuddenham.

Tuddy was his usual forthright self discussing footy topics of the past and present and topped the day with his famous old “Four ‘n Twenty’ pies ad rendition to close out the luncheon.

Congratulations to the organisers in particular Alan Pitts, Peter Wabbis and Russ Linford.

 

 

 

State Bank 1972 premiers decked out on their commemorative jumpers

 

 

 

 Former Collingwood and Victorian captain Des Tuddenham with Ian Bennett

 

 

Craig Jackson, 1990 State Bank premiership coach (left) , Geoff Cameron, 1972 State Bank premiership coach (centre) and Neil Wallmeyer, 1990 State bank premiership captain and, general manager and life member.

 

SOCIAL CALENDAR

 

BYE WEEKEND June 11th

 

 Rd 10 18 Jun 18: Therry Penola, away

 

 Rd 11 25 Jun 25: Old Camberwell, Toorak Park

 

 FRIDAY JULY 1, FOOTY PANEL SHOW @ OSBORNE ROOFTOP

 

 Rd 12 2 Jul 2: Peninsula, Toorak Park, CLUB BALL @ WINK WINK

 

 BYE Weekend 9th

 

 Rd 13 16 Jul 16: Glen Eira,  away        

 

 Rd 14 23 Jul: Oakleigh at Toorak Park

 

 Rd 15 30 Jul: St Mary's Salesian at Toorak Park

 

 Rd 16 06 Aug: PEGS                    

 

 Rd 17 13 Aug Kew, at Toorak Park, HOME game luncheon/, Players after match function at Toorak Park

 

 Rd 18 20 Aug: Whitefriars , away                  

 

 

 

 

CLUB BALL

 

 

JACK MORGANS LUNCHEON SEPTEMBER 9