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Created: 16 July 2015

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Created: 03 June 2015

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Created: 08 May 2015

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Created: 17 April 2015

The naming rights sponsor is the premium sponsor of the Clubs Senior and Development League Football teams. We are pleased to announce once again “Get Real” has returned to be the naming rights sponsor of the Glenorchy “Get Real” Magpies for 2015.

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Created: 17 April 2015

The great Roy Cazaly was captain / coach between 1934 - 1936, a period which produced the Club's first Senior Premiership in 1935.

Roy came back to coach the Seniors again between 1948 - 1951 where in these four years the Club won 2 premierships, then runner up and then another premiership.

A New Town, Glenorchy and Australian Legend.

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Created: 17 April 2015

Most of our supporters out there know that if it wasn't for our loyal band of volunteers, our club would cease to exist!  We are very fortunate to have a dedicated bunch that bleed black and white and contribute many hours of their time to help the GDFC survive and prosper.  

We would like to recognise our volunteers and have introduced a "Volunteer of the Month"  award to say thank you for all your hard work and efforts.

Our inaugural winner is a man of few words but has been instrumental in our fundraising activities and puts in the hard yards every week for the club.  Whether it be setting and packing up at Bingo, selling raffle tickets at various locations or just helping out on game day, Craig Peters is a man that the club owes a big thank you!

In recognition of his efforts and to say thanks, Craig has been awarded with a $25 voucher to use in the bar, enjoy mate!

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Created: 04 April 2015

THE Glenorchy Magpies Football Club is throwing its support behind the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal for 2015.

Players will swap their usual black and white socks for red ones when they hit King George V (KGV) Oval on Saturday 23 May for the “Red Game” – a dedicated match against Devonport Football Club to raise money and awareness of the Salvos’ biggest annual fundraiser.

“We are honoured to be an official community partner of the appeal, so we are more than happy to get behind this great cause and we urge others to do the same,” Magpies senior coach Aaron Cornelius said.

Lieutenant Amy Jones from the Salvation Army’s Moonah Corps and Community Centre said money collected at the game would assist residents in the northern suburbs.

“Whether it is emergency relief, financial counselling, drug and alcohol rehabilitation services or providing places of safety, the Salvation Army can only continue to do our work with your support,” she said.

The Speaker of Tasmania’s House of Assembly and Red Shield Appeal chair for the Moonah Corps, Elise Archer, applauded the Magpies for their community spirit.

“It is fantastic to see these footy players being positive role models by giving a helping hand to Tasmanians that need it most,” she said.

“Whether you are a ‘die-hard’ fan, a club supporter, or even a footy novice, the Red Game is a great opportunity to show your support for the wonderful work the Salvation Army does and to help those less fortunate.”

The Red Game between Glenorchy and Devonport will be held on Saturday 23 May from 1pm at KGV in Glenorchy.

The Salvation Army’s 2015 Red Shield Appeal will run from 27 May until 6 June, with the doorknock weekend on 30 to 31 May.

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Created: 03 March 2015

In 2014 I was again pleased to be part of the committed Board and group of volunteers at GDFC that is working hard to ensure the Club’s success both on and off the field. This year it was a balance of making sure the Club presents itself strongly, and operates as effectively as possible, while also remaining committed to a long term vision for what this Club can become in the next few years and well into the future.

GDFC entered the 2014 season having recently signed a new 10 year licence with AFLTas to play Senior’s and Development League teams in the TSL competition.  We were hoping for a settled period during which the competition would grow in profile, popularity and support.  Over the summer we saw the departure of South Launceston, North Hobart and Hobart - all great Clubs - with three new Clubs Hobart City, the Kingborough Tigers and Western Storm being created or emerging to  join the competition. 

It was a year of rebuilding for us. While at the end of 2013 there were players coming to the end of their careers who chose to leave, we were able to draw upon the last few seasons of junior development and welcome some new young faces to senior’s football at the Club, and we had a slow start to finalising coaching positions. Given that, 2014 was an amazing ride for the Club with some great highs and some moments that took the Club to confronting realities regards sport and injury.

We were very fortunate to secure Aaron Cornelius as a playing coach. Aaron returned as a 23 year old armed with the latest in AFL coaching techniques and a focus on taking the Club back to playing successful football. He has been inspirational in turning the Club’s fortunes around. The Club played a lot of youngsters, had a long list of injuries to key players to start the year and commenced the season with low expectations from the football public. The year grew to the Club reaching third place on the Senior ladder (convincingly beating flag favourites Clarence on their own turf), staring down a double chance if not top spot before a sickening turn of events when Aaron was seriously  injured. Our playing stocks significantly reduce with other injuries taking a toll. We look to take the positives with us into 2015.

 Key features of 2014

• Finalisation of the design and lease agreements for the new GDFC premises. The proposal for which was supported by a huge majority and will see our Clubrooms of 46 years knocked down to make way for the best Club and community sports facility in the State.

• Finalising a long term (51 years) Clubrooms agreement for the current site with a matching long term lease for the continued use of the Cresswell Beakley Stand and equally long term license for the use of KGV. Finalising a new 10 year license with AFLTas to continue in the TSL competition.

• Reviewing the governance and structure of the GDFC and developing the GDFC Future Directions Plan.

• Continued engagement with the Glenorchy City Council as equal prime partners in the KGV redevelopment.

• Securing former GDFC young star and Brisbane Lions player Aaron Cornelius as Playing Coach for the Club.

• Successfully introducing the GDFC Women’s Team.

• All 4 senior teams playing finals football, State Representation and individual awards to Club Players.

•  The continued success of Bingo as an important volunteer run revenue raiser for the Club.

• The success of the Relive the Rivalry Game, which the Club supports and the GDFC trainers commit to every year.

• The Cazaly Night (GDFC Best & Fairest) at the Showground’s this year was a great night and besides Aaron getting himself up to attend the presentations, make a terrific speech, the players acceptance speeches left everyone attending very positive about where the Club is heading.

• The increasing contribution the Club makes to the community through connections such as the Salvation Army “Red Saturday” Clash, our support of Second Bite and other community initiatives.

• Continued capability to run big events (SFL Finals) which had great numbers this year and attract marquee players such as Jamie Charman and Alan Didak for specific games.

• The ongoing development and improvement of our playing list under, the Football Department, Aaron and his coaching panel, and Steve Maxwell President of the GDJFC. Some very strong junior performances this year.

• I would also like to note the success in the 2014 AFL draft with Josh Watts going to the Brisbane Lions and Zac Webster’s promotion to the senior list at Hawthorn. We acknowledge the role of our Football Department in their development and congratulate and wish them both all the best.

The Board during 2014 has continued to work with a dedicated band of the volunteers to keep improving operations at the Club and in particular focussed on the important work done by three sub groups; the Bingo group, the Past Players (New Town and Glenorchy Past players and Officials Association) and the Junior Football Club, all of which need to be strongly embraced into a unified Club. I must note the strong support and willingness to work co-operatively from the leaders of these three important groups. We have also worked to insure that many members of the Clubs groups have had an influence on design and future operations in the redeveloped Club. The Football Department is an area where we are and will always continue to try and source the best people to provide skills, expertise and management to achieve a continued on-field success for the Club.

While at the AGM we will recognise individuals who have provided great service to the Club over a number of year, I would like to thank all the volunteers for their efforts in 2014 and note the leadership of the groups provide by Carol De Jersey in the Kitchen, Bretta Button in the Kiosk, Barry Hassett and Des Peters in the Football Department, Dennis Bird and Chris Hutton in the trainers and medical  team, Ray Court in Membership, Terry Nichols and Dennis Bird  in the Bingo arena and Steve Maxwell with Junior football. To all the volunteers this year on behalf of the board we say, thank you.

I would like to thank the Board of 2014 for their efforts and look forward to working with those that have put their hand up again and welcome new directors to the role. The unity of the Board in meeting the challenges and opportunities of 2014 has been great to see.

I would also like to note and thank our Corporate Partners Tattsbet, Network Gaming and key sponsors during 2014: Get Real (Major Sponsor, Tony  McCulloch), Wrest Point (Kath McCann), Mayne’s Marine (Reg Turner), 9/11, Northgate, Island Batteries, Coffee Club, REVIVE, FitFreak and J Boags and Sons. We also thank our raft of minor sponsors, identified in the annual report.

2015 will be an important year for the Club. We will be a stronger Club on-field. The player list already holds great promise, and preseason training has already commenced. Meanwhile, we will be embarking on the new Club facility construction process, increasing commercial activity at the Club and strengthening our links with the Glenorchy community. It will be a great period for all supporters and the community to get behind the Club. Our future success depends on everyone getting right behind the Club and to be aware that fund generating activity and member contributions are a major part of ensuring success. Thanks again to all those who have contributed to GDFC in 2014.

Bring on 2015. Go Pies!

John McCann
President

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Created: 03 March 2015

The season of 2014 was full of highs and lows for me as a Coach. Being my first coaching job I have learnt so much along the way. Coming from such a professional environment meant that I had to lower my expectations for a few things such as, missing training for small things and little strange excuses. As the year went on we started to change the attitude and culture of the boys.

The message that we used was:
“This is the highest level of football in the State and the highest level many of you will play so, once you signed to play here, you have committed to the requirements and time it takes to play here.”

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