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Under-9 Red 8:30:00 AM Diamond Creek Vs Northcote Coventry Oval Under-9 Yellow 8:30:00 AM Northcote Gold Vs Greensborough White McDonnell Park (Back Oval) Under-9 Yellow 8:30:00 AM Northcote Blue Vs Research Rockets McDonnell Park (Main Oval) Under-9 Green 8:30:00 AM Diamond Creek Blue Vs Northcote Coventry Oval Under-10 Green 10:00:00 AM Reservoir Vs Northcote Blue Crispe Park Under-10 Green 10:15:00 AM Eltham Vs Northcote Gold Eltham Central Park Under-11 Green 10:00:00 AM Northcote Gold Vs Laurimar McDonnell Park (Main Oval) Under-11 Green 10:00:00 AM Northcote Blue Vs Mernda McDonnell Park (Back Oval) Under-12 Girls 11:30:00 AM Northcote Vs West Ivanhoe…

Photos of kids in action enjoying their football are great, but please be aware that not all families are comfortable with having their child’s image captured. If you are taking photos of your child’s team please check with your Team Manager in case there are any children in your team who don’t wish to be photographed.

Mill Park Vs Northcote Blue Under-11 Green 4.5-29 8.1-49 Mernda Vs Northcote Gold Under-11 Green 2.6-18 3.4-22 Montmorency Vs Northcote Under-12 Silver 5.6-36 11.12-78 Northcote Vs Research Under-12 Girls 0.0-0 9.10-64 Northcote Vs Research Under-12 Red 3.3-21 6.5-41 Northcote Gold Vs South Morang Under-13 Green 7.6-48 5.6-36 Northcote Blue Vs Reservoir Under-13 Green 5.12-42 3.6-24 Mill Park Vs Northcote Under-14 Green 1.4-10 7.12-54 Northcote Vs Diamond Creek Womens Under-14 Girls Red 8.4-52 0.4-4

NJFC presents plaques to players who achieve 50 or 100 games for the Club, but we ask that parents arrange their own run through banners (if they wish) to celebrate the milestone. A cougar logo and some letter templates are available if you would like to make your own, and there are various companies around that you can purchase banners from if not. Instructions on how to make a banner can be found on the website.

Note that the first four rounds are grading rounds and our teams are currently playing in the following competitions: U14 – Green U14 Girls - Red U13 – Green U12 – Red (Simon’s team) and Silver (Vic’s team) U12 Girls U11 – Green U10 – Green U 9 – Red (Aaron’s team), Green (Damien’s team) and Silver (Matt/Mark’s [Gold] and Ben’s [Blue] teams).

Training for this week. Just the following ONLY. All other teams no training.   Tuesday 11 April U11 - 5-6pm U14 - 6-7pm Thursday 13 April U14 - 6-7pm

U9 Red (Aaron’s team): 9am Away vs Eltham Black. Central Park, Eltham WHITE SHORTS Green (Damien’s team): 9am Away vs Diamond Creek. Coventry Oval, Diamond Creek WHITE SHORTS Gold (Mark and Matt’s team): 9am Away vs Keon Park. J.C. Donath Reserve, Keon Park WHITE SHORTS Blue (Ben’s team): 9am Home vs Fitzroy Stars. BLUE SHORTS U10 Gold (Vince’s team): 9am Home vs Reservoir. BLUE SHORTS Blue (Jeanette’s team): 10:15am Home vs West Ivanhoe. BLUE SHORTS U11 Blue (Ben’s team): 10:15am Away vs Mill Park. Kelynack Recreation Reserve, Mill Park WHITE SHORTS Gold (Nick’s team): 11.40am Away vs Mernda. Waterview Recreation…

There will be mouthguard fittings at McDonell Park from 4.30pm next Tuesday 21 March and Wednesday 22 March. Mouthguards will be available before the practice matches the following weekend. More details soon.

Sunday 26 March Practice Match Venues & Times McDonell Park – Back Oval Under 10 mixed v Parkside - 9am – 10:30am, 4 quarters Under 9 mixed v Bundoora - 10:30 – 12pm, 6 quarters McDonell Park – Main Oval Under 14 Girls v Parkside, 11am – 12pm, 4 quarters NJ Telfer Reserve – Bundoora Under 11 Gold - 10am Under 12s - 11:30am Under 14s - 1pm Under 13s - 3pm McDonell Park U11 Blue - Tuesday 28 March 5pm Girls U10/12 - Wednesday 29 March at 6pm

We invite all parent to attend jumper presentations for their team to hear a short address about club values and expectations for the season, and to have any questions answered. The presentations will occur after training in the last two weeks of the school term: Under 9s – Wednesday 22 March 5.30pm Under 10s – Wednesday 29 March 6pm Under 11s – Tuesday 21 March 6pm Under 12s – Thursday 30 March 6.30pm Under 13s – Tuesday 28 March 6.30pm Under 14s – Tuesday 21 March 7pm Under 10 Girls – Wednesday 22 March 6.45pm Under 12 Girls – Wednesday…

Have an opinion?  Would you like your say at the NJFC? Then please come along the AGM at 7:30 on WEDNESDAY 19 October at the clubrooms. We need enough Members present to formally approve our new Constitution, as well as elect the new Committee. We have received nominations for President (Ann-Maree Duncan), Football Manager (Aaron Shackelford) and one General Committee position (Julian Chick) but we do still need others to help with the governance of the club. So see you there!

Congratulations to Max Reid, Oliver Manterfield and Jack Harper from our 2016 Under 13 team who have been selected in the NFL Under 14 Representative Squad for 2017. Best of luck with the rest of the program as you head towards the Representative carnival next June.

A big thank you to the Committee Members and other volunteers who are finishing up their terms at the AGM: Mick Everett – President for the past two years, Treasurer before that and Coach during all that time as well; Dean Constable – Football Manager for the past two years while also serving as Grounds Manager; Frank Castrucci – Registrar and Property Manager for the past two years; Benjamin Anastasiou – Player Welfare Officer for the past two years; and last but not least Ros Pach – Communications Manager for the past two years and Photos/Awards Manager for most of…

The NJFC AGM will take place at the clubrooms on Wednesday 19 October. At this meeting we are asking the Members to approve the new Constitution – the document that governs the management of the club. A new Consitution is needed to formalise the merger of NJFC and Northcote/ Thornbury Auskick.  Please refer to the PROPOSED new Constitution Please come along to the meeting to ensure we have enough Members to vote. The AGM is also when the new Committee is elected. As has been previously mentioned, many of the current Committee will be standing down, so more people will…

AS of 2017, our new training tops will give up to four companies or businesses the opportunity to display their logo on the front or sleeves of the shirts. Thank you to those businesses who have already offered to provide sponsorships. We are calling for other potential sponsors willing to assist, so if you know of any businesses interested in this promotional opportunity please encourage them to support the club. Enquiries can be directed to Treasurer Maurice Petrilli on treasurer@njfc.com.au or 0417 575 260.

Dennis CC and NJFC will again jointly be hosting an alcohol free Grand Final Day BBQ on Saturday 1 October. Come along with your family to watch the game on a big screen and enjoy some cricket and football activities.

Thank you to all Members who completed the annual survey. We are still collating the responses and hope to have a report to present to the new Committee shortly after the AGM. We will then report back to our Members on the findings and outcomes.

Thank you to everyone that helped out on Presentation Day by bringing food, helping out, organising games and just generally contributing to making the day a success. A special thank you, however, to Ros Pach and Dean Constable for organising and running the day, and to Colin Hamilton and Frank Castrucci for taking charge of the BBQ. Congratulations to Ann-Maree Duncan who was awarded the Rohan King Trophy and to Andrew Green and Colin Hamilton as new lifetime members. We hope to see everyone back in 2017!!

Congratulations to Damien Home and Aaron Shackelford from Under 9 Blue who have been nominated for the Northern Region Coach of the Year Awards in the Junior and Auskick categories respectively. NJFC is very pleased that AFL Vic has seen fit to recognise the great job they have done this season. Best of luck at the Awards Night on 7 September!

As announced at Presentation Day, we are very excited to be providing training tops for all of our players for next season. These tops will have the opportunity for up to four company or business logos to be displayed on the front or sleeves of the shirts to help offset the cost. Thank you to those businesses who have already offered to provide $500 sponsorships. We are seeking expressions of interest from other potential sponsors willing to assist, so if you know of any businesses interested in this promotional opportunity please encourage them to support the club. Enquiries can be…