Western Suburbs RLFC

“The Rosellas”

2017 A Word/West/2017/2017Year Book/Part A Computer Copy

Preface This 2017 Year Book supplements booklets printed in August 2014, October 2014, October 2015, January 2016 and October 2016

These booklets are

Western Suburbs Rosellas - “The Rosellas”– 1910 to 2013 (around 240 pages)

Western Suburbs Rosellas - “The Rosellas” – 2014 (around 120 pages)

Western Suburbs RLFC - “The Rosellas” – 2015 (around 120 pages)

Western Suburbs RLFC – “The Rosellas” – 2016 (around 130 pages)

Western Suburbs RLFC - “A Collection of Team photos over the Years – (January 2016, around 100 pages)

This booklet Western Suburbs RLFC “The Rosellas” – 2017 continues to update the history and records of this great club. Like all

previous booklets the aim is to make all of West’s History and Records available to everyone. All the information in this booklet is

readily available on the football club website www.westrosellas.com.au . Please “download” and “print off” any or all of the many files

on the website. Also a Facebook page, West Rosellas RLFC, was started this year, but the time consuming nature of such a page, is

most probably too much for this old bloke.

Seven copies of this booklet have been printed. One copy has been placed in the Reference Section of Newcastle Library (Laman

Street), one in the “Football Room” at West’s Bowling Club, one is with Owen Kilpatrick, one is with Trish Evenden and one is with

Barbara Paterson at West Leagues Club, New Lambton. The other two copies are held by me.

There are two new features this year. Firstly, Wests players have been allocated a “Playing Number” and this list first appears in this

booklet. Secondly, Ladies League Tag was started this year, and thus the first of the League Tag records appear in this booklet.

The other notable feature in 2017 was that West will “own” the Newcastle Knights from November this year. These books are about

West, not about the Knights. However, it should be noted that this club, that failed to win a Premiership from 1922 through to 1961,

and were the then “easy beats” of the Newcastle competition, have now turned “full circle”, and are playing on the biggest stage…and

that makes me really “chuffed”.

Of particular interest in this 2017 booklet is an article about John Hobby, and I commend this article to you. Other articles are of Owen

Kilpatrick, Neville Rounsley, Brett Cullen, Brian Stanbridge, Arthur Green and Glen Maloney.

Also, you will note that the booklet has been enhanced by the wonderful action photos of Trish Evenden. I would like to place on

record my appreciation to Trish for the wonderful photos she provides for the website and for West publications.

This football club has given me countless times more enjoyment than what I have given to the club. From the youngest of age I have

“watched West”, and for me, in my later years, to have played a role in the football club, gives me satisfaction beyond belief.

Hopefully, some younger person will “come along” in the next few years and “continue the journey”. As per the previous booklets,

there is only one thing remaining to be said….

Have you ever seen

A better football team

Than the one that plays for West…….

David Locker October 2017

Table of Contents

Part A – 2017 Records

Part B – Articles on 6 former West players and 1 Official

Part C – Register of West Players from 1910 to 2017

Part D – West Player numbers from 1910 to 2017

Part E – Club Records

Part F – Player Records

Part G – West Coaches from 1910 to 2017

Part H – League Tag Records

Part I – Club Songs

1978 Bel Air Glass “Retro” strip

Part A 2017 Records

Season Summary Statistics for all 4 Grades

AGM Summary

2017 AWord/West/Website/A4 Folder – From the Beginning/ 2017

In 2017 West appointed Matt Lantry (pictured) as 1st Grade coach. Matt had played with West in 2005 and later graduated to coaching ranks, winning the 2015 NSW Cup with the Knights. Laurie Clifton was appointed as Reserve Grade Coach, Russell Petrie continued on as Under 19’s Coach and Brett Howard was appointed coach of the newly formed Ladies League Tag (although Chris Stephens and Matt Atkinson took over in the 2nd half of the season). During the season First Grade were the form team in the competition, but on Grand Final day they were well beaten by Macquarie – so congratulations to the “Scorps”. Reserve Grade came back from a disappointing first round (and two consecutive GF defeats) to win the Grand Final by 31 – 12 over South. The West team was 1. Michael Hendry (try, goal), 2. Dan Stuart 3. Clint Davies 4. Luke Poolman 5. Jordan Hammond 6. Tim Holman (try, fg), 7 Jade Porter (2 tries, 4 goals, Deserved “MAN OF THE MATCH”), 8. David Dryden 9. Liam McKenna (try) 10. Luke Single 11. Matt Casserly 12. Mark Farrar 13. Luifua Fonua 14. Nic Mahon 15. Villi Ieru 16. Manu Matoka 17. Jack Geddes 18. Michael Deacon 19. Josh Gorton. Some records in Reserve Grade – Luke Poolman broke the record for “Most Games” and “Most Tries”, while Liam McKenna joined 1960’s players, Barry Martin and Kevin Hodgson, having now won Grand Finals in all 3 grades. Under 19’s

won 3 games this year, and in the inaugural season, the League Tag team were beaten in the final. At Presentation Night, Ryan Walker (First), Luke Single (Reserve), Finau Taufaao (19’s) and Grace Gallagher (League Tag) won the trophies for “Most Outstanding Player”. Russell Grigg (pictured) was awarded the “Clubman of the Year” trophy. New players to the club included Ryan Walker (who scooped the awards pool at Newcastle RL and West). New players were Ryan Walker, Uiti Baker, Mao Uta, James Elias and Ben Stone. Matt Lantry won the Newcastle RL “Coach of the Year” - hard to win for a West coach. Life Membership badges were presented to Liam McKenna, Josh Gorton, Matt Herman and Simon Williams (who equalled Paul Skovgaard’s record in that his first 100 games for West were all in 1st Grade)

Round Opponent First Reserves Under 19’s League Tag

1 Cessnock (h) Won 26 - 14 Won 38 - 20 Lost 50 - 8 Won 56 - 0

2 Kurri (a) Won 36 - 6 Won 34 - 24 Won 14 - 12 Won 20 - 0

3 Lakes (h) Won 46 - 12 Lost 30 - 10 Lost 36 - 4 Lost 12 - 10

4 Macquarie (a) Lost 18 - 14 Lost 42 - 10 Lost 26 - 12 Won 62 - 0

5 Central (h) Won 30 -14 Lost 22 - 4 Lost 32 - 0 Lost 12 - 6

6 South (a) Won 34 - 16 Lost 36 - 18 24 all draw 12 all draw

7 Maitland (h) Won 38 - 12 Won 36 - 22 Lost 22 - 18 Won 32 - 10

8 Maitland (h) Won 52 - 0 Lost 24 - 8 Lost 24 - 4 Won 42 - 0

9 Cessnock (a) Won 26 - 12 Lost 26 - 20 Lost 32 - 18 Won 28 - 0

10 Lakes (a) Won 40 - 12 Won 36 - 12 Lost 48 - 6 Won 16 - 8

11 Kurri (h) Won 32 - 16 Won 32 - 12 Won 20 - 0 Won 16 - 0

12 Macquarie (h) Won 34 - 14 Won 20 - 16 Won 34 - 20 Won 50 - 0

13 Central (a) Lost 24 - 12 Won 58 - 0 Lost 22 - 4 Lost 16 - 14

14 Cessnock (a) Won 28 - 18 Won 40 - 10 Lost 50 - 4 Won 52 - 0

15 South (h) Won 44 - 12 Won 14 - 10 Lost 22 - 18 Lost 17 - 6

16 Maitland (a) Won 42 - 14 Lost 30 - 26 Lost 30 - 12 Won 46 - 4

Elim Semi Final Maitland Won 34 - 6

Qual Semi Final South Lost 6 - 0

Minor Semi Final Macquarie Won 20 - 16

Lakes Won 10 - 6

Major Semi Final Macquarie Won 35 - 8

Final Lakes Won 36 - 22

Final Central Lost 12 - 6

Grand Final Macquarie Lost 24 - 6

Grand Final South Won 31 - 12

Reserve Grade - Record Breaker – LUKE POOLMAN

141 Reserve Grade games – 87 Reserve Grade tries – 2005 to 2017 (Luke - about to score his record equalling try v Kurri at Harker Oval on 15 July)

Most Valuable Player – First Grade – SIMON WILLIAMS (Simon is only the 2nd player, with Paul Skovgaard, to play his first 100 games in First Grade)

FIRST GRADE A Word/West/Word Website Records/AGM Synopsis/ 2017/First Grade

COACH: Matt Lantry

Played 18. Won 15, Lost 3 Points For 575,, Against 246 Fielded 26 players Position: 1st Lost 24 - 6 to Macquarie in the Grand Final

Player Games Tries Goals Field Goals

Points

WALKER Ryan 18 24 0 0 96

STONE Ben 18 7 0 0 28

WILLIAMS Simon 18 6 0 0 24

MANNION Peter 18 2 0 0 8

HERMAN Matt 18 1 0 0 4

KEENAN Sam 17 6 67 1 159

RICHARDSON Callan 17 7 2 0 32

REDMAN Chad 17 3 0 0 12

BAKER Uiti 17 1 0 0 4

PETRO Ryan 17 1 0 0 4

ALATINI Willis 16 9 0 0 36

TIGHE Brad 15 11 3 0 50

SCHILLINGS Warren 15 0 0 0 0

ELIAS James 14 14 0 0 56

TAUFUA Mark 14 1 0 0 4

UTA Mao 13 6 0 0 24

KNIGHT Chris 13 2 0 0 8

SINGLE Luke 8 0 0 0 0

PORTER Jade 7 1 3 0 10

LING Jacob 6 0 0 0 0

DRYDEN David 3 0 0 0 0

STUART Dan 2 2 0 0 8

POOLMAN Luke 2 0 0 0 0

HOLMAN Tim 1 1 0 0 4

BROWN Joel 1 0 2 0 4

DEACON Michael 1 0 0 0 0

First Grade Ryan Walker

Most Outstanding Player - Players’ Player - Leading try scorer (24 tries)

RESERVE GRADE

A Word/West/Word Website Records/AGM Synopsis/2017/ Reserve Grade

COACH: Laurie Clifton

Played 20 Won 13, Lost 7 Points For 507, Against 392 Fielded 44 players Position: 4th Defeated South 31 – 12 in the Grand Final

Player Games Tries Goals Field Goals

Points

DAVIES Clint 20 9 0 0 36

FONUA Luifau 19 0 0 0 0

GEDDES Jack 18 3 0 0 12

BULLER Lochlan 17 6 0 0 24

MAHON Nicholas 17 0 0 0 0

HOLMAN Tim 16 8 9 1 51

HAMMOND Jordan 16 6 0 0 24

POOLMAN Luke 15 8 0 0 32

STUART Dan 15 8 0 0 32

DRYDEN David 15 3 0 0 12

DEACON Michael 15 0 6 0 12

SINGLE Luke 14 4 0 0 16

GORTON Josh 14 0 0 0 0

CASSERLY Matt 13 1 0 0 4

HENDRY Michael 12 7 47 0 122

PORTER Jade 12 5 9 0 38

McKENNA Liam 12 4 0 0 16

MATOKA Manu 11 4 1 0 18

WILSON James 11 2 0 0 8

POOLE Ben 11 0 0 0 0

IERU Vili 10 0 0 0 0

SHEELY William 7 1 0 0 4

WALSH Grant 7 1 0 0 4

FARRAR Mark 6 2 0 0 8

HUDSON Zak 6 0 0 0 0

KNIGHT Chris 5 1 0 0 4

SMITH Cale 5 0 0 0 0

BRIOT Jack 4 2 1 0 10

LUCK Harry 4 1 0 0 4

POLAMAIUI Faotoese 4 1 0 0 4

TAUFAAO Finau 4 0 0 0 0

BROWN Gene 3 0 0 0 0

DAWSON Jeziah 3 0 0 0 0

FAATOESE Pola Ah Wong 2 1 0 0 4

O'BRIEN Nathan 2 0 0 0 0

RUSHFORD Jesse 2 0 0 0 0

KEENAN Sam 1 1 0 0 4

TAUFAAO Felise 1 1 0 0 4 Dominic CONWAY, Martin DAY, Kal KILLERBY, Jacob LING, Taniela MAILANGI and Luke YOUNG - all played 1 game and scored 0 points.

Most Outstanding Player – Reserve Grade – LUKE SINGLE

UNDER 19’s A Word/West/Word Website Records/AGM Synopsis/ 2017/Under 19’s

Coach: Russell Petrie Played 16 Won 3, Lost 12, Drew 1 Points: For 200, Against 452 Fielded: 26 Players Position: 7th

Player Games Tries Goals Points

EDWARDS Jordan 16 4 0 16

BROWN Isaac 16 0 0 0

MIGNANELLI Dean 16 0 0 0

EDDINGTON Jordan 15 4 0 16

KELLY Lachlan 15 0 1 2

TAUFAAU Finau 14 2 0 8

EDMONDS Tyler 14 0 0 0

KILLERBY Kal 14 0 0 0

SIULAI-PURU Solomona 13 4 0 16

HUDSON Zak 13 3 0 12

O'BRIEN Nathan 12 3 18 48

RUSHFORD Jesse 12 4 0 16

BROWNE Kye 12 3 0 12

MATOKA Manu 11 4 0 16

HOBSON Rayden 11 0 2 4

CRUMP Liam 10 2 0 8

LUCK Harrison 9 2 3 14

FULLER Will 9 0 0 0

MARSHALL Jack 7 1 0 4

WILSON James 6 2 0 8

AMBERG-PEDERSON Jens 6 0 0 0

NEWSON Carl 6 0 0 0

SIMON Kyle 5 0 0 0

COLEMAN Jet 4 0 0 0

PAYNE Sheldon 4 0 0 0

McHUGHES Felly 1 0 0 0

Most Outstanding Player – Coach’s Award - Under 19’s – ZAK HUDSON

LEAGUE TAG

A Word/West/Word Website Records/AGM Synopsis/2017/League tag

Coaches: Brett Howard....then Chris Stephens and Matt Atkinson

Played 19 Won 12, Lost 6, Drew 1 Points: For 482, Against 163 Fielded: 20 Players Position: 3rd Lost to Central 12 – 6 in the Final

Players Games Tries Goals Points

HOUGHTON Kristy 19 2 54 116

HODGES Corie 19 19 0 76

WRIGHT Hayley 19 8 0 32

ROSS Sarah 18 9 0 36

HOWARD Rhiannon 18 2 0 8

BARRY Teagan 18 1 0 4

CAVALIERI Gabrielle 16 1 0 4

STANFIELD Nicole 15 3 0 12

ROGERS Lorena 15 0 0 0

HUNT Brittany 14 2 1 10

GRADY Ashley 14 2 0 8

BUCKTON Teliah 14 1 0 4

SMYTH Georgia 14 1 0 4

CIPTA Rhianni 13 10 2 44

COPPINS Emily 13 8 0 32

GALLAGHER Grace 13 8 0 32

CURTIN Ryleigh 13 5 0 20

DUDGEON Jacqui 12 3 0 12

GRAY Taylah 11 7 0 28

CHURCHLAND Kearni 3 0 0 0

Celebrations following the Minor Semi Final win over Lakes – 10 to 6

Most Outstanding Player – League Tag – GRACE GALLAGHER

Western Suburbs Rugby League Football Club

From AGM held on Monday 20th November 2017

Award Winners Most Outstanding Player First Grade – Glen Maloney Trophy Ryan Walker Reserve Grade – Jack Bell Trophy Luke Single Under 19’s – Harry Harding Trophy Zak Hudson League Tag – Owen Kilpatrick Trophy Grace Gallagher Players’ Player First Grade – Mal Woolford Trophy Ryan Walker Reserve Grade – Bruce O’Sullivan Trophy James Wilson Under 19’s – John Riddell Trophy Finau Taufaao League Tag – Wayne Hore Trophy Corie Hodges Coach’s Award First Grade Ben Stone Reserve Grade Clint Davies Under 19’s Zak Hudson League Tag Hayley Wright Most Tries – All Grades – Rob Darcy Trophy Ryan Walker (24) Most Tries – League Tag Corie Hodges (19) Most Improved Player – Eric Stair Trophy Willis Alatini Most Valuable Player – Len Barrack Trophy Simon Williams Clubman of the Year – West Leagues Trophy Russell Grigg Most Points – All Grades Sam Keenan (163) Officials Patrons J Ashman President W Hore Senior Vice President R Petrie Jnr Vice Presidents O Kilpatrick, D Locker, K Clarke Secretary N Scarr Treasurer J Farrar Assistant Secretary G Hodgson NRFL Delegates J Farrar, N Scarr Committee T Brown, M Connell, D Duncan, J Farrar, B Frew, W Hore, R Petrie, N Scarr, C Stephens, Maria Stephens Coaches Matt Lantry (First), Laurie Clifton (Reserve), Russell Petrie (U 19’s) Brett Howard then Chris Stephens then Matt Atkinson (League Tag) Performance Coordinator Colin Sanctuary Doctor A Ellerby Physios N Renwick (Fitness Physiotherapy) - assisted by B Balcomb and J Payne Trainers B Barber, T Brown, M Farrar, D Hatchwell, T Lenton, M Kenny, C Stephens Gear Steward M Connell Shed Manager M Connell Timekeepers / Announcers G Wright, G Hodgson, D Price Hon Auditors G Coburn, P Gardiner Oval Delegate W Hore Publicity Officers G Hodgson, M Stephens Website Editor D Locker Photographer Trish Evenden Club Record First Grade Minor Premiers, Grand Finalists Reserve Grade 4th, Major Premiers

Under 19’s 7th League Tag 3rd, Finalists

U 23 Rep Players Willis Alatini, Mao Uta, Sam Keenan (who was selected in Country U 23’s)

A Word/West/Website/Award Winners/2017