St. George District Netball Association 2014 ANNUAL REPORT ST. GEORGE DISTRICT NETBALL ASSOCIATION 2014 ANNUAL REPORT INDEX Executive Committee Life Members Affiliated Clubs REPORTS President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Coaching Co-ordinator Umpires Co-ordinator Senior Representative Co-ordinator Junior Representative Co-ordinator Senior Competition Co-ordinator Junior Competition Co-ordinator Night Competition Co-ordinator NetSetGO! Physiotherapy FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RESULTS FOR THE WINTER DAY COMPETITION Senior Junior AWARDS Recipients 2014 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Linda Free Life Member Vice President O’Bray Smith Kyle Bay Secretary Lara Mina Life Member Treasurer David Watt St. Ursulas / Fatima Coaching Co-ordinator Sarah Hay Kyle Bay Umpires Co-ordinator Tairua Ben-Vavia Hurstville United Junior Representative Co-ordinator Cathie Bolton Tu Kaha Senior Representative Co-ordinator Marguerite Goodman Hurstville United Junior Competition Co-ordinator Robyn Ellis Oatley RSL Senior Competition Co-ordinator Jacqui Bridge Subscriber Night Competition Co-ordinator Stuart Maurice Life Member 1 LIFE MEMBERS PATRON MARILYN MELHUISH O.A.M. *Deceased Members Helen Andrews Helene Herbert Margaret Bensley Faye Lynch* Pamela Bevan Maria Lynch Alison Bronte* Stuart Maurice Audrey Chalmers* Moira McGuiness M.B.E* Robyn Coppleman Barbara McGregor Martin Doohan Marilyn Melhuish O.A.M. Joan Eyles J.P. Lara Mina Val Ferry Pat Parker Maureen Finch Sophie Roberts Linda Free Jennifer Robinson Moira Gaha Jean Shannon Diane Gardiner Maria Unicomb Pat Gillard Gladys Waugh O.A.M. Doreen Green Teresa Willetts Ivy Haughey Vicky Young 2 AFFILIATED CLUBS Arncliffe Scots Hurstville United Kardinia Kites Kyle Bay Oatley RSL Ramsgate RSL Rockdale St. Ursulas / Fatima Titans Tu Kaha 3 REPORTS 4 PRESIDENT What a great year was had by all. We should all stand tall and be proud to be part of this great Association. We all contributed in our own way to make this such an outstanding and memorable year. Many thanks to every member of this current Executive for their hard work during the past 12 months. We do not have an off season as such, so they work tirelessly throughout the whole year. Your friendship also means a great deal to me and each and every one of you has extended your warm hand of friendship over many years. Big hug to Lara for always being there for me. Congratulations to our new National C Badges: Kara Matthews, Destiny Apatu, Zoe Felton, Torren Eyles-Balukea, Marcus Puroku, Helen Goldsmith, Jessica Mok, Grace Greenhalgh, Amy Greenhalgh, Meaghan Farleigh, Amy Grady and Mario Ao for achieving her National B Badge. I was priviledged enough to be a part of some of your panels and I can honestly say that talent we have here at St. George never ceases to amaze me. Thank you to our representative and domestic sponsors and partners: Club Rivers, Netstrata, Champion System, McDonalds, Rocksia Hotel, Sportsworld Indoor – Peakhurst, Yoganic Frozen Yoghurt – Brighton Le-Sands; without your support we could not exist. I would like to congratulate our junior representative teams on a good year. I am confident that you have learnt new skills from your wonderful coaches, which will take you forward next year. Thank you to all coaches and managers; Sarah, Laura, Tracey; Jane, Robyn, Julie; Denyse, Lorraine, Shellie, Chris; Steve and Lisa. Your hard work and commitment has helped the Association grow and we all appreciate your desire to improve netball at St. George. Thank you to our Over 40s ladies at State Championship who finished third and took out the premiership in their division at Masters. Congratulations to our 2013 Night Interdistrict Div. 1 team who finished runners up. To Teresa, Colleen and our Cook Island team, it was a pleasure having you on board. Good luck in the future. Thank you for the lovely framed photo you so generously presented to us at the Representative Dinner; it shall hang proudly in our Control Centre. To Fee, Ines and our Div. 7 team, you had such a great start but unfortunately injuries took their toll. Looking forward to watching you achieve your dreams next season. Hold your heads up high, you will all go places. To Evan, Marguerite and our Div. 6 team, thanks for all your hard work and for representing St. George in such a lovely manner. We are proud of you all. To Drew, Nick, Lindsay, Natalie, Mikaela, Lauren, Tenae, Tara, Zoe, Alison, Grace, Nicole, Belinda and Astrid – our Div. 3 team. Thank you for everything you have 5 achieved on behalf of St. George this season. You helped us make history and your efforts will never been forgotten. I apologise for not being at the grand final but my brother was being operated on for cancer and I had to be there with him. My thoughts were with you all through and Lara kindly kept me updated. But having watched you play in the final and witnessing your brilliant skills, I knew in my heart you would win the premiership. Besides, Drew told me you would and that was good enough for me. To Moira, Heath, Deb, Fudge, Kimberly, Holly, Kaitlyn, Belynda, Katie, Nicole, Kristiana, Daisy, Claire, Blossom and April – our Waratah Cup team. Wow – just wow! You made history, you were mentioned in Parliament and you made me cry – what can I say? The selectors told me right from the start that this was the team to take out the Waratah Cup – the team that would put St. George on the map – the best team ever they said. Well they were certainly right. Each and every one of you made us proud. Record crowds at the game shows you just how much support you had from this great Association – and you did not let us down. We couldn’t be prouder of you all. Congratulations Belynda on receiving the President’s Award for the Best Player on Court. Kim, when I said I loved you after you won the major semi-final I meant it. You are an exceptional player who never ceases to amaze me; you can land on a five cent piece, catch the ball, not step, and shoot a goal!. Each one of you brought your special gifts to our Association. From our home grown girls, Daisy, Claire, Blossom and Bel to our adopted crew. Our coaches are the best in the State - just fantastic. I received a text message from former Waratah Cup manager, Barry Weston saying ‘Waratah Cup Premiers, Div. 3 Premiers, South Sydney Rabbitohs Premiers – what a great year you have had Linda’ – so true. Sporting wise, it was the best year ever. Congratulations to Moira – the Executive have decided to name the new representative room in our Control Centre the Moira Gaha Representative Room. Such a great honour for our wonderful Waratah Cup coach. Moira has been an important part of this Association for so many years, having coached at both junior and senior level and having played for St. George as well. Moira is supported by her wonderful husband Al and her two young sons who have been coming to netball since before they were actually born! Yes, Moira never let anything stop her from following her dreams and her success at both Association and State Levels speak for itself. Thank you Moira. Moira is supported by her wonderful husband Al and her two young sons who have been coming to netball since before they were actually born! Yes Moira never let anything stop her from following her dreams and her success at both Association and State Level speaks for itself. Thank you Moira. 6 Congratulations to Waratah Cup player Katilyn Bryce who was awarded the the Nance Kenny OAM Medal for the State League Player of the Year and our Patron Marilyn Melhuish OAM for being inducted into the Netball NSW Hall of Fame at the Netball NSW State Dinner. Congratulations to our State and ANL representatives; Moira, Deb, Claire, Natalie, Holly, Kara, Nicole, Kaitlyn and Kristiana for their selection and consistent performances throughout the season. Thanks to all the Clubs for their friendship and support and to all the parents who take the time to ring, email or speak with me during the season, your support and friendship mean so much to me. I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and I do hope that 2015 is the year in which all your dreams come true. Linda Free President 7 VICE PRESIDENT It has been a fantastic year for St. George netball with a growth in our junior teams and amazing wins for State League one and three. I have been so proud to be a part of this executive that has seen such historical events and the formation of a strong and exciting partnership between St George DNA and UTS. I would like to take the time to thank our major sponsors; Club Rivers, Netstrata, McDonalds, Rocksia Hotel, Yoganic Frozen Yogurt - Brighton Le-Sands and Sportsworld Indoor- Peakhurst. Next year we look forward to increasing our sponsorships for both representative netball and our domestic competition. Thanks to all of the executive who have supported me this year, my first year back on executive in a great many years. It has been a steep learning curve and I thoroughly enjoyed the challenges thrown at me on Saturdays down at St. George. I wish to take the time to thank the President and Secretary for their leadership of the associations and make particular note of the successful years ahead for us at St. George due to their vision and hard work. We have also seen the umpires at St. George netball shine and have added numerous new C badges and a new B Badge to our talent pool, this is encouraging and a sign that we are becoming an association to watch. I wish everyone the best for season 2015 and a very happy and safe 2014 off season. O’Bray Smith Vice President 8 SECRETARY Season 2014 has been one of the most successful seasons in the Association’s history and it was wonderful to be part of. Some of the successes to note: We achieved some great things on the Representative front with April Letton once again being selected into the NSW Swifts, and holding NSWIS World Class Scholarship (2013 - 2016). Newcomer Natalie Eldridge was selected into the NSW 19s finishing 5th and St. George junior, Claire O’Brien was selected into the NSW 17s and the Australian 17s squad. The NSW 17s finished runner up at Nationals. Kristiana Manu’a was selected into the NSW 21s finishing 3rd and selected into the Australian 21s squad. She was also invited to the AIS for a defence specialist camp. Claire O’Brien, Kara Styles and Holly Pearce were selected into the NSW Blues in the Australia Netball League (ANL) finishing 8th. Kaitlyn Bryce, Nicole Styles and Kristiana Manu’a were selected into the NSW Waratahs finishing 4th. Kaitlyn Bryce was awarded the Nance Kenny State League Player of the Year at the Netball NSW State Dinner while Belynda Loveday was presented the President’s Award at the Waratah Cup grand final. Marilyn Melhuish OAM was inducted into the Netball NSW Hall of Fame as acknowledgement of her appointments as Australian Team Manager, President Netball NSW and President Netball Australia and Australian Delegate to Asian Netball Federation. Moira Gaha was appointed Head Coach of the NSW 17s and Assistant Coach for the NSW Waratahs. Natalie Eldridge, Claire O’Brien were selected into the Sydney Netball Academy Open Squad. Deborah Kassing was appointed Manager of the NSW 17s and Manager to the Sydney Netball Academy. Helen Andrews was appointed as a scorer to ANZ Championships and a scorer at the recent Test between Australia and New Zealand. We made history in 2014 winning 2 State League premierships after coming minor premiers in both Waratah Cup and Division 3. We won the Waratah Cup division for the first time in our history and we did so with record crowds. The Executive received a proposal from the Cook Islands Sport and Recreation with regards to a team of Cook Islander players playing under the St. George banner in order to promote pathways into national representative netball for their players. The team was entered in as a whole following a selection and did both their organisation and the Association proud finishing 6th in State League Division 8. The Association was proud to have given this group of passionate women the opportunity to play netball in the Dooleys State League competition. I would like to acknowledge the brilliant coverage that St. George received from Paul Haigh from the St. George/Sutherland Leader. He reported on all our successes this year and it has been great experience working with a wonderful and keen sports journalist who is following our achievements and raising the profile of netball in the local community. 9 It has been my absolute pleasure to be part of the St. George/UTS Working Party as we apply to Netball NSW for a franchise in the Premier League competition, due to roll out in 2016. St. George will be partnering with UTS for the franchise and this partnership will create opportunities for players through all representative levels with the Association. While specifics are still being developed, this is very promising for our future and we are very grateful for this opportunity. Many thanks to the working party; Heath Brown, Moira Gaha, Deb Kassing and Fudge Atshan for their insight and passion into making this franchise a potential reality. What this space for updates. Our membership figure for the last three years is as follows: 2014 2013 Non-Player 142 105 Fun Net 30 79 Net Set Go 110 244 Junior 986 744 Senior 410 334 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 1678 1516 2012 121 55 240 724 412 1552 We hope to continue to build on these figures in 2015 through membership promotions, grass roots programs in coaching, umpiring and player development and providing a higher, more competitive level of competition for Junior and Senior players. Thank you also to our volunteers: parents, family members, coaches, managers, scorers, sub-committees, tribunals, council delegates, life members, Club committee personnel, primary care personnel, registrars, selectors, co-ordinators, players, convenors, umpires and many more. In the larger scale of all things netball, much of what we achieve at St. George is thanks to you. You are all play a significant role in the bigger picture and I personally want to acknowledge and thank you for your contribution to the sport and the support you provide to the St. George District Netball Association. Thanks to our sponsors and partners Club Rivers, Netstrata, Rocksia Hotel, Athlete’s Foot Hurstville, Sportsworld Indoor Peakhurst, McDonald Restaurants, Yoganic Frozen Yoghurt and Champion System for their financial assistance of our Senior Representative Teams and the Association. Thank you to the 2014 Executive Committee for creating opportunities for growth, development and fun for our members. For all you do behind the scenes to increase our profile within the netball community – I sincerely thank you. I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to a few people who have been a great support to me during the last 12 months: Helen Andrews – thank you so much for your ongoing support and knowledge of everything St. George. Thank you for being a sounding board, wealth of knowledge and strong advocate of our Association. 10 Finally, Linda Free – your friendship is much more than the business of netball to me. Thank you for continuing to answer my calls, responding to my emails and texts and organising occasional meeting to discuss those countless phone calls, texts and emails about everything and nothing. You are a special person with a heart of gold. We move forward to 2015 with the Netball World Cup hosted in Sydney thus bringing the commencement of our season forward and Netball NSW moving to their new home - Netball Central (Sydney Olympic Park). We look toward the promotion of individual online registrations. We will partner with the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to establish representative pathways for our future - bring on 2015; bigger, whiter, redder! Lara Mina Secretary 11 TREASURER No report submitted 12 COACHING CO-ORDINATOR In 2014, we unfortunately only had enough participants to run one Foundation Coaching Course. We did have a Development Course available however due to a lack of numbers we had to cancel the course. We did try more advertising and emails were repeatedly sent to Clubs however, we do not have the interest within the Association to progress from Foundation Coaching Certificates to Development Certificates at this stage. Netball NSW did however advise us towards the end of the season that they would be running a couple of Development coaching courses at Netball NSW for those interested coaches. This information was passed on to the interested participants . Following the Foundation Coaching course, many coaches were interested in progressing their coaching in the future. DEVELOPMENT CAMP We ran the Development camp at the beginning of the Representative season and there was all good feedback, with some suggestions on how to improve the experience for players. We had a sports psychologist and nutritionist come to meet with the players and the parents with the nutritionist. The parents were very interested in the presentation with the nutritionist and it was quite interactive. We also had fitness testers come out to assess the players. Unfortunately, due to the very busy schedules of teams leading into State Age, we were unable to arrange a retest; this is something that could definitely be improved in 2015 with more planning with the coaching staff. We had four Waratah Cup players assist with specialist coaching sessions; both the players and coaches found this very valuable and was a different perspective for the players and something to aspire to, especially given the results of 2014. TID COACHING PROGRAM Throughout the year, I have been contacting Club Coaching Convenors and asking them to advise me of who they would like the Coaching Committee to work with however have not received responses from the Club Coaching Convenors. Coaching Convenors and Council Delegates were advised of training times for the Junior Representative teams and that they just needed to advise me when they/or their coaches wished to attend training so that coaches could be advised and speak to them during the course of the session. I however only received a couple of messages towards the end of the season once training had finished after State Age. Sarah Hay Coaching Co-ordinator 13 UMPIRE CO-ORDINATOR Report not submitted 14 SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE CO-ORDINATOR STATE LEAGUE DIVISION 1 ‘WARATAH CUP PREMIERS’ This season was a fantastic season for our Division 1 team, a history making season by winning our first ever Waratah Cup Trophy. Their pre-season trip to QLD was a highlight and an excellent pre-season preparation for the season. The march to the finals started from the very first game, defeating 2013 premiers Eastwood Ryde by a resounding 18 goals and then beating our number 1 rivals and 2013 runners up Sutherland by 9 in the 3rd game. They met Eastwood Ryde again in the 2nd round going down by 10, which was their only loss recorded for the season. Being the minor premiers, in the semi final they came up against Sutherland with a resounding win 60-45 taking them straight to the grand final. Grand final brought them up against Eastwood Ryde. The team clearly showed they meant business and were out to take the title. Winning 52-38, a win by 14 goals. An outstanding game by the team with Belynda Loveday winning the President’s award being named MVP of the match. Kim Borger winning the Marilyn Melhuish OAM St George State League Player of the Year and Kaitlyn Bryce winning the Netball NSW Nance Kenny OAM, State League Player of the year. Our management team and players were representatives this year: Moira Gaha Head Coach; NSW 17s finishing Runners Up Assistant Coach; NSW Waratahs (ANL) finishing 4th NSW Swifts Apprentice Coach 15 Heath Brown Head Coach; NSW Mens Netball 23s Head Coach; Australian Mens Netball 23s Deb Kassing Manager; NSW 17s finishing Runners Up Manager; Sydney Netball Academy Claire O’Brien NSW 17s finishing Runners Up Australian 17s Squad NSW Blues (ANL) finishing 8th Kristiana Manu’a NSW 21s finishing 3rd Australian 21s Squad NSW Waratahs (ANL) finishing 4th Kaitlyn Bryce NSW Waratahs (ANL) finishing 4th Nicole Styles NSW Waratahs (ANL) finishing 4th Holly Pearce NSW Blues (ANL) finishing 8th Kara Styles NSW Blues (ANL) finishing 8th April Letton NSW Swifts We thank the players, Moira, Heath, Deb and Fudge for their professionalism & commitment to the team and St George over the season. We wish the team well for next season in defence of their Waratah Cup title. STATE LEAGUE DIVISION 3 ‘PREMIERS’ 16 A fantastic season, this Division 3 team had a successful QLD pre-season preparation, which got them in good stead for the season proper. Division 3 was a close fought competition from start to finish for most of the teams. Our team was competitive from start to finish, never following a loss with another. Finishing minor premiers on for and against points by 0.08%. Playing the second placed team, Northern Suburbs in the semi final 45-47 a 2 goal loss only inspired them on to come back fighting in the final with a 51-42 defeat over Kuring-Gai to take them to the Grand final. What a grand final, they were hungry for the title and learning so much about their opponents Northern Suburbs in the semis, they knew what was needed. Victors of a resounding 55-30 win, a 25 goal win. Natalie Eldridge represented NSW 19’s Thank you to the players, Drew & Nick for their wonderful efforts and sportsmanship over the season. Congratulations on moving up to Division 2, a well deserved reward. We look forward to seeing you on court, good luck next season. STATE LEAGUE DIVISION 6 This team came 9th this season. The girls came together as a new team this year with some older players returning after a few years out of State League and some younger players coming up from Division 7 last season. An up and down season, some close games that were lost by small margins with some injures at crucial times during the season. The team trained hard but just could not get the wins on the close games. Thank you to Evan for your efforts, commitment and sportsmanship throughout the season. We wish all players well for the next season. STATE LEAGUE DIVISION 7 17 This team came in 6th this season. The girls trained hard and gave 100% effort in both their games and training each week. Congratulations to the players for your efforts. Thank you to Fiona and Ines for your commitment, efforts and sportsmanship throughout the season. We wish you well for the next season. STATE LEAGUE DIVISION 8 This team came 6th this season. This team was the Cook Islands team; Tai came to us at the beginning of the season to see if they could play State League for St. George in preparation for trials for the Cook Island national team. The girls came as a team after a number of players trialling for the 12 spots in the team. Under the guidance of Teresa Tairi coaching and Colleen Tairi managing the team trained hard and played hard every game, we were proud to have them play in our St George uniform. Thank you to the players, Teresa, Colleen, Tai and Aia for your sportsmanship and representing St George. Good Luck to all the players seeking selection into the Cook Island National team, we hope to see you at the World Cup. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 40s St. George fielded only one team this year, our 40s team. State Championships for the 40s were held at Camden this year. The team came in 4th after the 3 days play. Extremely competitive with only losing a couple of games by very small margins. The ladies had a wonderful weekend and are always proud to represent St. George in the masters divsiions. Thank you to the players and we look forward to seeing them again next season at State Champs. 18 MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER 35s ‘CHAMPIONS’ Another wonderful achievement for St. George. These ladies thoroughly enjoy their netball and are so proud to represent St. George. They say they just want to play for fun but the competitive streak comes out from the first whistle every game. They push themselves and their teammates to success each game. Their run through the tournament was flawless being undefeated. We are so proud to have them play for St George and to bring home the crystal this year is such a fantastic result. We are looking forward to a few more years for these lovely ladies playing their beloved sport netball. With such a successful season for our senior representatives, remember that with commitment, teamwork, hard work & passion for the game, better play & good results will come and they have for us in 2014, let’s keep the ball rolling to bigger and better for the coming seasons. I congratulate all involved. Thanks to all the coaches and managers for their continued work with the teams, we are truly grateful for all your time and efforts. A big thank you to those who supported me over the season, it is truly appreciated. Marguerite Goodman Senior Representative Co-ordinator 19 JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE CO-ORDINATOR It was a very windy, cold State Age. We were able to use the marquee on Saturday but after gale force winds on Saturday night, we weren’t able to use them on Sunday and Monday. Thank you to Chris Rowe for organising the accommodation at the Wollongong Surf Leisure Resort. I haven’t heard any negativity regarding this. I thought it was fantastic accommodation and no problems with bus or bus driver. Thank you to all our support people/chaperones – Kelly Holtz, Sarah Watson, Daisy Kennedy-Holtz, Jess Vieira, Sean Bolton. Thank you to Tai Ben and Marlise Edmondston and the amazing umpires - fantastic job. Thank you to Yvonne Fowler, our physio for all teams and Cathie Books, massage therapist for the 15s. We had two strappers – Phil Wano and Joe Vieira. Thank you to these guys. They turned up early each morning to strap the girls and were there for the girls all day, every day. Last but not least, thank you to the coaches and managers. I couldn’t have done this without them. Each manager was very helpful so thank you to Lisa Watson, Chris Rowe, Julie Spika and Tracey Edmondston. 15 YEARS JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE TEAM Haylee Digby Josephine Doyle Shelly Gaddes Lara Hanscombe Fotini Lymberis Laura Mooney Brooke Smith Kelly Smith Brodie Trevitt Tiffany Tupola Co-Coaches: Sarah Hay and Laura Hay Manager: Tracey Edmondston State Age placing – 7th in Division 2 There were quite a few new players to this team and they did really well over the weekend. Good luck in wherever your netball takes you into your senior years. 14 YEARS JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE TEAM Olivia Coleman Ashlee Day Taylor Donnelly Matilda Folwell Maree Fourfouris Green Greenhalgh Olivia Johansson Bailey McWhinnie 20 Caprice Schodel Tijana Vlaovic Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Manager: Jane Matthews Robyn Coppleman Julie Spika State Age placing – 9th in Division 2 Another team with loads of potential. Looking forward to seeing these girls being mentors for our younger players. 13 YEARS JUNIOR REPRESENATIVE TEAM Isabelle Alvarez Abbey Baker Charlotte Bishop Zali Ele Fay Kristina Grzeti Klaudia Hecimovic Talei Koroitamana Caitlin Norris Samantha Panin Jade Robertson Co-Coaches: Denyse Green and Lorraine Langford Assistant Coach: Shellie Bolton Manager: Chris Rowe State Age placing – 17th in Championship Division The 13s had a player (Kristina) who was injured two weeks before State Age so we held trials for a WA/GA. Zali was chosen out of the girls who trialled so she joined the team. In the end Kristina was given clearance to try and play on the weekend. Great effort girls. 12 YEARS JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE TEAM Kayla Aiche Kayla Carroll Holly Gatt Lara Genaris Gabriella Krstevski Victoria Loukis Tashjan Managreve Taylania Russell-Martin Bianca Stanghieri Millar Whittemore Head Coach: Steve Trevitt Manager: Lisa Watson State Age placing – 15th in Championship Division Steve didn’t stay at the accommodation so I want to say a big thank you and congratulations to Lisa Watson. She is a natural as a team manager. The girls all love her and she treats them as if they are her own children. Lisa is very organised and I didn’t see her get frazzled once. 21 This team has so much potential and I look forward to seeing them progress next year. They were able to keep our next year’s 12s in Championship Division. 12 YEARS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD Angela Basevska Olivia Christodolou Jaymie Digby Jezebel Edwards Natalie Grectic Vanessa Hill Erin McDonagh Jayd Senikau Tiana Thompson Head Coach: Alex Fraser Manager: Caroline Wooderson I had the pleasure of coaching the 12s Development squad, in which I was glad that I did. They were a well behaved group of young ladies. They formed a close bond amongst each other and their team unity was very good. They all had their individual skills which we were able to utilise throughout the season. These girls were always wanting to learn more and to advance their knowledge of our great game. 11 YEARS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD Celine Aiche Zoe Ball Maja Baricevic Stephanie Douehi MacKenzie Hodges Eva Kostopolous Emily Morassut Nicole Sefo Claudia Stefanovski Tamsyn-Rose Taurima Journey Brown Stephanie Callaghan Danielle Clark Caitlin Dimitrievski Abbey Kumar Natalia Mattar Tess McEvoy Harmony Matera Alicia Patolo-Vitale Tayla Robinson Head Coaches: Amanda Brown and Patricia Hawe 22 JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE AWARDS PLAYER’S PLAYER MOST IMPROVED KYLIE BERRELL MEMORIAL TROPHY 15 years Shellie Gaddes 14 years Marie Fourfouris 13 years Abbey Baker and Charlotte Bishop 12 years Lara Genaris 15 years Laura Mooney 14 years Matilda Folwell 13 years Jade Robertson 12 years Kayla Aiche Haylee Digby 15 years Junior Representative Team Cathie Bolton Junior Representative Co-ordinator 23 SENIOR COMPETITION CO-ORDINATOR Report not submitted 24 JUNIOR COMPETITION CO-ORDINATOR The 2014 netball season has been an extremely busy and interesting season. For the first time in a number of years, the junior competition has grown to over 100 teams. There were 18 divisions ranging from Div 1 (15/16A) down to Div 18 (9B). We welcomed one new club, Titans and we farewelled Penshurst West who have played with St George for a number of years. Congratulations goes to Oatley RSL Sapphire who won the Oatley RSL Trophy for Best Goal Average in the junior competition. The winner of the Gus Gosling trophy for junior contribution to the game was Oatley RSL. This year, we rebranded the NetSetGO! competition as the Red Dragons and White Dragons. 11 teams participated in this competition and one of the highlights was to have Swifts player and NetSetGO! ambassador Susan Pratley visit the players and have their team photo taken with her. Fun Net aka Dragonettes also operated in each Saturday with approximately 25 children. Congratulations go to all teams that played in the Grand Finals for 2014. The results are as follows: Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 Division 7 Division 8 Division 9 Division 10 Division 11 Division 12 Division 13 Division 14 Division 15 Division 16 Division 17 Division 18 St. Ursulas Falcons Arncliffe Scots Montrose Oatley RSL Emerald Kardinia Ravens Oatley RSL Silver St. Ursulas Doves Oatley RSL Peridot Ramsgate RSL Lilacs St. Ursulas Ravens Kardinia Sparrows Titans Yellow Kites Manaia Oatley RSL Diamonds St. Ursulas Rosellas Ramsgate RSL Camellias Ramsgate RSL Gerberas Ramsgate RSL Buttercups Kyle Bay Gold Fish 34 36 27 29 39 24 30 28 37 31 17 34 24 17 25 13 8 14 Tu Kaha Flames St. Ursulas Blue Jays Ramsgate RSL Violets Kyle Bay Balloon Fish Kyle Bay Stingrays Kyle Bay Rainbow Fish Kyle Bay Paradise Fish St. Ursulas Sandpipers Arncliffe Scots Moray Oatley RSL Turquoise Ramsgate RSL Petunias St. Ursulas Swifts St. Ursulas Robins Arncliffe Scots Paisley Ramsgate RSL Marigolds Oatley RSL Sapphires Ramsgate RSL Honeysuckles Titans Pink 33 14 26 28 31 20 21 21 11 23 7 14 17 10 23 10 6 13 This year, MyNetball was introduced by Netball Australia. It is the online computer system used to register players, create fixtures, enter results, produce ladders etc. Many hours have been spent learning this system and I would like to thank all for being patient with me while trying to work out this system. Next year, some clubs plan to expand on this and use the online registration section by the players, in an attempt, to reduce their paper work. 25 Thank you to Deb Cummins, Margaret Bensley, Taiura Ben-Vavia and Martin Doohan who were members of the junior grading committee. It is never an easy task and we try to make everyone happy. Their time is much appreciated by me as the convenor. Finally I would like to thank all the umpires that umpired week in and week out so that the junior competition could play each week. Also thank you to all those people that have helped me this year. Hoping to see everyone back next year and that the junior competition continues to grow. Robyn Ellis Junior Competition Co-ordinator 26 NIGHT COMPETITION CO-ORDINATOR Night Competition this year was somewhat disappointing during the winter with a drop in teams from previous years. Only 8 teams competed and played each other once prior to being split into 2 divisions. Div. 1 was taken out by Chillies who defeated Allsorts in the grand final and Div. 2 was won by my favourite team Grace Alliance who had their first comp win defeating Violet Femmes. While a small competition, it was enjoyed by all participants and games were friendly and trouble free. The Summer Night Competition is still in progress at date of writing this report. In the Summer competition we have 34 junior teams and 19 senior teams. I had to knock several teams back as they applied late and we weren’t able to accommodate any more due to court space restrictions. With more lights we could easily take another 30 teams but that costs money. Hopefully we can increase our court lighting in the future. All up, the night competition netted the association approximately $23,000 this year which is a huge revenue source and needs to be nurtured into the future. Thanks to Marg Bensley for her help together with my wife Helen, daughter Lisa, Sam Golding and Jenny Wise who give their time ensure this comp runs smoothly. Thanks also to my great pool of umpires who do a great job every week. For those that haven’t been told, I am stepping down from the executive after the end of the season as I have a great deal of travel to do now that I am in my semi retirement years which makes running night competition impossible. As such, the association will need someone to step up and take this task on. Admittedly it is a big commitment but is an essential one if St George Netball is to survive financially. Someone thinking of a career in Sports Management would be ideally suited to this and I am always willing to assist and guide the new recruit. Stuart Maurice Night Competition Co-ordinator 27 NETSETGO! DRAGONETTES PROGRAM Dragonettes was run by Jane Mathews, with the assistance of Kara Mathews and the 14 years Junior Representative Team. The suggestions that were provided by last year’s co-ordinators were taken on board and the following changes implemented: Participants were registered and paid online and a printout provided to the Co-ordinator. Parents had the program explained to them and the purpose of the Dragonettes Program. Participants were only accepted if they were between 5 -7 years of age. There were fewer participants than last year. Bean bags were available as well as small netballs. Court near the bridge was allocated to Dragonettes for the duration of the season. Players seemed to enjoy themselves and learnt a lot from the program. Hopefully next year there will be more participants again. WHITE DRAGONS AND RED DRAGONS Following the requests and suggestions by coaches and parents the format of the NetSetGO! program was changed for this season. Teams played full games (4x10 min quarters) without a training session prior to the game and most teams trained during the week. Net Set Go was divided into Red and White Dragons. White Dragons were younger players and the less experienced ie; hadn’t played NetSetGO! before. Red Dragons were older players and the more experienced and had played NetSetGO! before. A meeting was held at the beginning of the season to speak to parents and explain their roles and responsibilities as NetSetGO! parents. The purpose of the program was explained and there was a package distributed to all the clubs to forward on to their teams and parents. Further discussions with coaches need to be held to discuss any issues they find with the program and anything they think could improve the experience for both coaches and players. Overall the program ran well with few issues throughout the course of the season. Sarah Hay Coaching Co-ordinator 28 PHYSIOTHERAPY 2014 saw another great success of Netball for St George District. This year we encouraged players to take advantage of a Donjoy offer with ankle braces costing almost half of other brands. There were 42 ankle sprains this year, but this was 17% less than last year. Attendances for acute injuries were 165 and 560 preventative strapping or taping of existing injuries or weaknesses. Injuries accounted for 25% of attendances. There were 20 significant injuries that needed x-ray or medical assessment followup. There were 4 suspected ankle fractures needing x-rays, 2 dislocated fingers, 5 patello femoral dislocations and a wrist and elbow fracture. We needed 2 ambulances this year. One ambulance was required to assess a player with exhaustion and hyper ventilation, and one for a player’s grandmother who had come to watch the Grand Final and slipped and fractured an elbow. There was lots of excitement for the Final Series and lots of strapping. We also made it into the St. George/Sutherland Leader this year with photos of the Grand Final Day. This year we had the help of two physiotherapy students from Macquarie University who assisted and got some valuable experience of sports coverage. I look forward to another exciting year in 2015 and would like to make my services available to you again. Yvonne Fowler Physiotherapy 42 Montgomery Street KOGARAH NSW 2217 29 FINANCIALS Auditors Report not yet available 30 RESULTS SENIOR COMPETITION S1 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 Team Tu Kaha Fire St. Ursulas Eagles Arncliffe Scots Hamilton Ramsgate RSL Chillies Oatley RSL Gold P 11 12 11 11 11 B 3 3 3 3 3 W 11 7 6 3 0 L 0 4 4 8 11 D 0 1 1 0 0 F 435 527 420 400 157 A 235 416 379 434 475 Pts. 35 27 26 19 13 % 23.14 10.56 11.08 8.38 3.00 P 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 B 2 W 11 7 3 3 3 1 9 L 0 3 6 8 8 10 2 D 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 F 464 318 327 287 274 199 532 A 233 233 344 393 450 484 264 Pts. 35 28 21 19 19 15 0 % 19.91 12.41 8.64 6.09 5.54 3.74 18.32 P 14 14 14 14 14 14 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 10 10 9 7 5 1 L 4 4 5 7 9 13 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 408 412 471 423 375 211 A 314 339 334 421 466 426 Pts. 36 36 34 30 26 18 % 10.00 9.35 10.07 7.73 5.75 3.81 P 14 14 14 14 14 14 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 13 12 6 4 5 0 L 1 2 7 8 9 13 D 0 0 1 2 0 1 F 539 651 390 393 364 311 A 355 373 472 422 468 558 Pts. 42 40 29 26 26 17 % 10.85 12.47 5.90 6.65 5.98 3.98 P 14 14 14 14 14 14 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 12 10 8 7 4 0 L 2 3 6 7 9 14 D 0 1 0 0 1 0 F 477 414 397 362 315 198 A 294 321 346 416 409 377 Pts. 40 37 32 30 25 16 % 13.52 9.92 8.20 7.25 5.50 3.75 S2 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Team Kites Ariki Arncliffe Scots Tartan St. Ursulas Flamingos Hurstville Panthers Oatley RSL Garnet Kyle Bay Sharks Georgians 14s 2 2 2 2 2 2 S3 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team St. Ursulas Lammergeyers Ramsgate RSL Thistles Hurstville Leopards Rockdale Ruby St. Ursulas Vultures Ramsgate RSL Bluebells S4 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team St. Ursulas Toucans St. Ursulas Condors Ramsgate RSL Lillies Kardinia Bluebirds Oatley RSL Pearl Arncliffe Scots Sterling S5 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team Ramsgate RSL Agapanthus Ramsgate RSL Hibiscus St. Ursulas Fantails Oatley RSL Jade Ramsgate RSL Eucalyptus Arncliffe Scots Inverness 31 S6 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team Kardinia Wagtails St. Ursulas Macaws Ramsgate RSL Thorns St. Ursulas Magpies St. Ursulas Phoenix Ramsgate RSL Jonquils P 14 14 14 14 14 14 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 14 10 7 6 5 0 L 0 4 7 8 9 14 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 631 456 437 252 334 262 A 267 403 426 342 402 532 Pts. 44 36 30 25 26 16 32 % 18.18 8.70 7.33 6.70 5.93 3.52 JUNIOR COMPETITION DIVISION 1 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team St. Ursulas Falcons Tu Kaha Flames Kyle Bay Barracudas Ramsgate RSL Jasmine Ramsgate RSL Magnolias Georgians 13s P 14 14 14 14 14 14 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 12 10 5 4 1 8 L 2 3 8 8 13 6 D 0 1 1 2 0 0 F 598 614 443 435 258 486 A 397 417 507 485 603 425 Pts. 40 37 27 26 18 0 % 10.76 10.52 6.24 6.41 3.29 8.17 P 14 14 14 14 13 13 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 14 11 7 6 1 1 L 0 2 6 8 12 12 D 0 1 1 0 0 0 F 545 636 372 383 214 165 A 210 340 355 356 446 608 Pts. 44 39 31 28 19 19 % 18.54 13.36 7.48 7.68 3.69 2.09 P 14 14 14 14 13 14 B 0 0 0 0 1 0 W 9 9 9 9 5 4 L 5 5 5 5 8 10 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 454 419 395 466 350 367 A 366 345 346 426 369 438 Pts. 34 34 34 34 27 24 % 8.86 8.67 8.15 7.81 7.30 5.99 P 12 12 11 11 11 B 3 2 3 3 3 W 9 7 7 2 0 L 3 5 4 9 11 D 0 0 0 0 0 F 313 364 244 151 66 A 193 287 171 312 336 Pts. 30 28 27 17 13 % 13.51 10.57 12.97 4.40 1.79 P 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 W 11 7 7 6 1 1 6 L 0 4 4 5 10 10 6 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 490 347 355 370 189 173 331 A 254 246 315 328 325 447 340 Pts. 35 27 27 25 15 15 0 % 17.54 12.82 10.25 10.26 5.29 3.52 8.11 P 10 10 10 11 11 B 2 2 2 2 2 W 9 5 4 5 4 L 0 5 5 6 7 D 1 0 1 0 0 F 328 227 248 257 272 A 212 277 244 246 278 Pts. 35 26 25 25 23 % 15.47 8.19 10.16 9.50 8.89 DIVISION 2 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team Arncliffe Scots Montrose St. Ursulas Blue Jays Ramsgate RSL Gardenias St. Ursulas Kookaburras Kyle Bay Penguin Fish Kardinia Cockatoos DIVISION 3 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team Ramsgate RSL Violets St. Ursulas Corellas Oatley RSL Emerald St. Ursulas Lorikeets St. Ursulas Keas Titans Black DIVISION 4 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 Team Kyle Bay Balloon Fish Kardinia Ravens St. Ursulas Kestrels Ramsgate RSL Tulips Arncliffe Scots Perth DIVISION 5 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Team Oatley RSL Silver Titans Red Kardinia Kingfishers Kyle Bay Stingrays St. Ursulas Hawks Ramsgate RSL Orchids Georgians 12s DIVISION 6 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 Team Kyle Bay Rainbow Fish Ramsgate RSL Daisies Kites Magic St. Ursulas Doves Kyle Bay Dolphins 33 DIVISION 7 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Team Oatley RSL Peridot Kyle Bay Paradise Fish Ramsgate RSL Waratahs St. Ursulas Sparrows Titans White St. Ursulas Herons Ramsgate RSL Lavendars St. Ursulas Finches P 13 13 13 14 12 12 12 13 B 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 W 11 8 7 7 4 4 3 1 L 1 4 5 4 7 8 9 11 D 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 F 393 332 244 291 299 242 259 156 A 256 272 209 235 317 288 317 397 Pts. 36 30 28 27 23 22 20 16 % 11.81 9.39 8.98 9.53 7.86 7.00 6.81 3.02 P 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 W 11 9 7 6 4 2 0 L 1 2 4 5 7 9 11 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 287 290 303 196 164 119 104 A 154 152 198 190 201 239 329 Pts. 34 31 27 25 21 17 13 % 15.53 17.34 13.91 9.38 7.42 4.53 2.87 P 9 9 9 10 11 B 3 3 3 3 3 W 8 7 6 2 1 L 1 2 3 8 10 D 0 0 0 0 0 F 333 283 215 160 113 A 139 147 126 318 374 Pts. 31 29 27 18 15 % 26.62 21.39 18.96 5.03 2.75 P 9 9 9 10 11 B 3 3 3 3 3 W 9 6 6 3 0 L 0 3 3 7 11 D 0 0 0 0 0 F 254 219 201 184 59 A 93 122 146 159 397 Pts. 33 27 27 20 13 % 30.35 19.95 15.30 11.57 1.35 P 9 10 9 11 9 B 3 3 3 3 3 W 8 8 5 3 0 L 1 2 4 8 9 D 0 0 0 0 0 F 158 230 134 87 82 A 43 156 121 169 202 Pts. 31 30 25 19 15 % 40.83 14.74 12.30 4.68 4.51 P 10 10 9 9 9 10 9 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 W 9 9 6 5 2 2 0 L 1 1 3 4 7 8 9 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 351 303 176 178 104 174 79 A 102 113 156 144 308 230 312 Pts. 32 32 27 25 19 18 15 % 34.41 26.81 12.54 13.73 3.75 7.57 2.81 DIVISION 8 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Team Ramsgate RSL Lilacs Kardinia Kookaburras St. Ursulas Sandpipers Ramsgate RSL Daffodils St. Ursulas Albatrosses Oatley RSL Ruby St. Ursulas Owls DIVISION 9 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 Team Arncliffe Scots Moray Ramsgate RSL Sunflowers St. Ursulas Ravens Kyle Bay Swordfish Ramsgate RSL Frangipanis DIVISION 10 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 Team Kardinia Sparrows Oatley RSL Turquoise Arncliffe Scots Shetland Ramsgate RSL Carnations Kyle Bay Sunfish DIVISION 11 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 Team Titans Yellow Ramsgate RSL Petunias St. Ursulas Starlings Arncliffe Scots Dundee Oatley RSL Amethyst DIVISION 12 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Team St. Ursulas Swifts Kites Manaia Tu Kaha Wings Ramsgate RSL Sweetpeas Titans Purple Kyle Bay Angel Fish Ramsgate RSL Tigerlillies 34 DIVISION 13 Rank 1 2 3 4 Team St. Ursulas Robins Oatley RSL Diamonds Ramsgate RSL Freesias Ramsgate RSL Banksias P 11 11 11 11 B 0 0 0 0 W 9 8 8 3 L 1 2 3 8 D 1 1 0 0 F 271 242 244 124 A 130 144 118 201 Pts. 34 32 31 21 % 18.95 15.28 18.80 5.61 P 11 11 11 11 B 0 0 0 0 W 5 5 4 0 L 5 5 7 11 D 1 1 0 0 F 12 86 70 35 A 113 122 186 178 Pts. 26 26 23 15 % 9.65 7.05 3.42 1.79 P 12 12 12 12 12 12 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 12 9 8 4 3 0 L 0 3 4 8 9 12 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 393 351 232 105 69 45 A 79 87 127 219 241 442 Pts. 42 36 34 26 24 18 % 41.46 33.62 15.22 4.00 2.39 0.85 P 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 W 10 8 5 5 3 2 0 L 0 1 4 4 6 8 10 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 262 198 99 133 70 95 19 A 22 55 65 102 142 232 258 Pts. 34 31 25 25 21 18 14 % 119.09 40.00 16.92 14.49 5.48 4.09 0.74 P 12 10 12 11 10 B 2 3 2 2 3 W 10 6 7 5 2 L 1 3 4 5 7 D 1 1 1 1 1 F 227 135 110 111 67 A 61 55 86 111 126 Pts. 33 27 27 24 19 % 31.01 24.55 10.66 9.70 5.32 P 13 13 12 12 13 12 B 0 0 1 1 0 1 W 9 8 6 4 2 0 L 3 4 6 7 9 10 D 1 1 0 1 2 2 F 137 94 130 47 33 16 A 61 61 120 167 113 153 Pts. 34 32 30 25 21 18 % 17.28 11.85 9.03 2.56 2.25 0.87 DIVISION 14 Rank 1 2 3 4 Team St. Ursulas Rosellas Arncliffe Scots Paisley St. Ursulas Cygnets Ramsgate RSL Snapdragons DIVISION 15 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team Ramsgate RSL Camellias Ramsgate RSL Marigolds Kites Mozzies Kyle Bay Starfish St. Ursulas Canaries Arncliffe Scots Wallace DIVISION 16 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Team Oatley RSL Sapphire Ramsgate RSL Gerberas St. Ursulas Bellbirds St. Ursulas Budgies Oatley RSL Coral Ramsgate RSL Ferns Kardinia Robins DIVISION 17 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 Team Ramsgate RSL Buttercups St. Ursulas Swifettes Ramsgate RSL Honeysuckles Tu Kaha Angels Arncliffe Scots Glamis DIVISION 18 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team Titans Pink Kyle Bay Goldfish Ramsgate RSL Petals Ramsgate RSL Wattles St. Ursulas Kingfishers St. Ursulas Wrens 35 NetSetGO! RED Arncliffe Scots Clova Arncliffe Scots Kinross Kyle Bay Turtles Ramsgate RSL Blossoms Ramsgate RSL Poppies Ramsgate RSL Sundews St. Ursulas Fairy Penguins NetSetGO! WHITE Arncliffe Scots Lochies Arncliffe Scots Scoties Kardinia Budgies Oatley RSL Crystal Ramsgate RSL Snowdrops Titans Blue 36 AWARDS Gladys Waugh Trophy* Outstanding Contribution to Netball Gus Gosling Trophy* Club making the greatest pro-rata contribution to the Junior Competition Oatley RSL Trophy* Junior Team with the Best Goal Average Sue McNamara Trophy* Senior Team with the Best Goal Average McDonalds Junior Player of the Year* Junior Rookie Coach of the Year Senior Rookie Coach of the Year Don Rowland Memorial Trophy* Club Coach of the Year Encouragement Award for Umpiring Spirit of Umpiring Award Jo Parker Memorial Trophy* Up and Coming Umpire Award The Penshurst West Trophy* Senior Umpire of the Year The Andrews Family Trophy* Junior Umpire of the Year The Arncliffe Scots Trophy* Umpire of the Year Junior Representative Player’s Player* Most Improved Junior Representative Player Kylie Berrell Trophy* Junior Representative Player of the Year The Marilyn Melhuish Trophy* State League Player of the Year The Faye Lynch Trophy* Representative Coach of the Year Sallianne Faulkner Ramsgate RSL Oatley RSL Oatley RSL Sapphire Division 16 Tu Kaha Fire S1 Jade Robertson Kyle Bay Josephine Doyle Arncliffe Scots Cecelia Palmer Ramsgate RSL Lauren Castan & Linda Randall; Arncliffe Scots Claudia Nikolovski; Kardinia Natalie Bell; Ramsgate RSL Olivia Coleman; St. Ursulas Helen Goldsmith; St. Ursulas Jessica Mok; Oatley RSL Rachel Bevan; Arncliffe Scots Jessica Bevan; Arncliffe Scots Torren Eyles-Balukea; St. Ursulas Maria Ao; Hurstville United O’Bray Smith; Oatley RSL Lara Genaris; 12 years Charlotte Bishop & Abbey Baker; 13 years Maree Fourfouris; 14 years Shelly Gaddes; 15 years Kayla Aiche; 12 years Jade Robertson; 13 years Matilda Folwell; 14 years Laura Mooney; 15 years Haylee Digby 15 years Junior Representative Team Kimberly Borger State League Team 1 Moira Gaha & Drew Mulvena State League Team 1 and 2 *Denotes perpetual trophy 37 St. George District Netball Association 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 38
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