2012 ELLENBROOK EELS PLAYER AUCTION.

The results for the player auction:

Total Prize Pool $2940.00
Winner takes home $1764.00
Club takes home $1176.00

Eels Slither to 4 straight!!!!

Who would have thought the Eels would be sitting 4 and 0 in both the League and Reserves after being promoted last year? Well that’s certainly the case after last weekends thrilling victory at home against Ballajura.

After easily accounting for East Fremantle in Round 1 the Eels have never looked back and things are really starting to take shape as Ellenbrook hope to win their first League Premiership.

After being challenged during the third quarter last weekend and having their backs against the wall the Eels showed real desire to beat off a full strength Ballajura eventually winning 12.9.81 to 9.11.65. Big Josh (Red) Satie stepped up and completely dominated the Ruck against his old club and he was well supported by the very slick and quick Eels midfield. Aaron (Pav) Innes again showed why he’s one of the most improved players in the club this year as he played his best game for the club and was awarded the B.O.G.

In the Reserve Grade game the Eels were playing for outright top spot and with a few players missing really showed they’re well and truly one of the teams to beat this year. It was great to see Eric Burgess returning for a knee injury to take out the B.O.G. award which helped the Eels claim a well fought victory winning 8.10.58 to 7.4.46.

The Colts showed they’re more than capable of matching it with some of the better sides and whilst the score didn’t really reflect the overall effort by the Eels they certainly made the top side earn every kick. With a few more numbers the Colts will grow to become a very competitive side so if anyone’s keen to come for a kick you’re more than welcome to. I’ve got no doubt a win is just around the corner.

Off the field the club recently named their “Team of the Decade” which was a very special occasion for the Eels and congratulations to all the players named in the side. We hope to do this every 10 years which will allow us to recognize the achievements made by our past and present players. The team was as follows:

Forwards – Aaron Power - David Lincoln - Callan Schnaars
Half Forwards – Robert Schnaars - Troy Newick - Ryan Phillimore
Centre – Daniel Hamilton - Shane Henderson - Matthew Craig
Half Backs – Matthew Rutherford - Adam Watts - Eric Burgess
Full Backs – Ben Franks - Ashley Murphy (V.C) - Jason Bruce
Ruck – Vaughan Roberts – Paul Saylor (Capt) – Shea Jenkins (V.C)
Interchange – Justin Anderson - Adam Gericke - Jesse Manning - Andrew Ward
Coach – Matthew Hatch

Congratulations to everyone selected in the team.

Finally the club held its first Player auction and raised a massive $2900 on the night and a huge thanks must go to everyone who bought a player group and a special thanks must go to Grahame from Houston Homes for running the auction.

The Eels are in action this weekend against Saint Norberts so lets bring home 3 wins. Go Eels!!!!

Kind Regards

Ronnie Hobbs
2012 President.

Ellenbrook Eels Team of the Decade.

The Ellenbrook Eels SFC will announce its “Team of the Decade - the first 10 years (2002-2011)” ” after the annual Ellenbrook RSL ANZAC Memorial match on Saturday the 21st April @ Coolamon Oval.

Over 12 months ago several long term serving members were appointed the task of putting together our first ever “Eels Team of the Decade” and whilst some very tough choices were made the club is ready to announce those who were selected for the prestigious accolade.

The Club hopes to do this every 10 years as it’s a great opportunity to acknowledge those who have served the club well and displayed the values on and off the field that the club prides itself on.

This day marks a special occasion for the Eels as we also host our annual Ellenbrook RSL ANZAC Memorial game against Brentwood-Booragoon and our club Sponsors day.

We pride ourselves on paying tribute to our soldiers lost whilst serving our great nation and those who are currently overseas on operation. Its been a club tradition since our first year and we are very thankful for the Ellenbrook community and the local Ellenbrook RSL for getting behind this special occasion.

We would like to extend an invite to everyone in the wider community of the Swan Valley and Ellenbrook surrounds to please join us in what promises to be an exciting day for our club.

If you have any questions regarding our football club please feel free to contact RonnIe Hobbs on 0439 335 700 or email president@ellenbrookeels.com.

Lest we Forget.

Successful Pre-season by the Eels

Last weekend, the Eels completed their pre-season training program with a trial game against Bassendean in all three grades. Whilst we didn’t come home with a win, we certainly showed several promising signs for round 1 on the day and just so you’re aware, Bassendean are a C-2 club so we couldn’t have been more impressed with the Eels overall performance.

The Colts showed several promising signs playing against last years C-2 Colts Grand Finalists with several players standing up to the challenge and Matty couldn’t have been happier with our first hit out. We could still do with a few more numbers in the Colts though so if anyone has a mate they’ll be more than welcome to come down for a kick.

The Reserve grade game was a little disappointing with several players not turning up, however those who did play did there very best against a side that has played finals footy for the past few years at a much higher grade. Thanks to Devo, who stepped up to coach in Burge’s absence and even though the boys lost, they never gave in. With everyone available for selection in round 1 I’m sure our ressies will get back to playing some great footy.

The League game was a cracker with the result going down to the wire. The Eels dominated the first quarter in general play but still trailed 0.4 to 2.1 after the first change. We hit the ground running in the second quarter kicking the first 2 goals and if it wasn’t for a late quarter lapse we would have been in front at half time. The second half saw the Eels lift to a new level as they started dominating all over the ground with the last quarter being our best. We finished full of run and our overall fitness started to show lat in the final term. In the end we went down by 2 points 7.15 to 9.5, but if you count Azz Powers goal which wasn’t allowed then we would have won. All in all I think we’ve stated 2012 on a very positive note.

Thanks to Tony Barber who umpired all day and he did a sensational job. He even stood up when he was flattened by Jesse in the League game. Just goes to show either Jesse’s bumps just aren’t what they’re cracked up to be or Tony is one tough cookie. With that said well done to all and I’m looking forward to Round 1.

The Masters had their first game of the season on the same day at Lightning Park and it was pleasing to see some new faces amongst the old boys. The masters are looking good in their 2nd season but would love to have more team mates to share the good times with. if you are 35+ and want to have a social kick then come down and get involved.

Kind Regards

Ronnie Hobbs
2012 ESFC President.

COMING EVENTS……..

Thursday night, 12th April @ the Home of the Eels. Round 1 Team selection, league jumper presentation & the naming of our captains.

Saturday 14th April Round 1 V’s East Fremantle @ Winnacot Reserve.

Saturday 21st April ANZAC game, naming of our team of the decade, Sponsors day and much much more.

T.B.A. 2012 Players auction. 30 League players will be pooled together in groups of 3, so 10 groups in all. Each group will be actioned off to the highest bidder on the night and prizes will be up for grabs during each home game this year. More info about our players auction will come out SOON.

Masters Football alive in Ellenbrook

The Ellenbrook Eels are competing in their second season with the WA Masters Football Association (35 and older) and are very excited about a promising year ahead.

The Eels had an outstanding inaugural season last year under the guidance of first year masters coach, Adam McGrath and the playing group produced some outstanding results. This generated a great deal of interested throughout the whole Ellenbrook community with our supporter and playing numbers growing week after week.

The masters competition promotes a family Sunday carnival format holding games every 2nd weekend throughout the Perth Metro area. They play under a modified rules format, which allows the older guys to continue playing our great game of Australian Rules Football after they retire from the regular weekend action.

The Ellenbrook Eels will be holding a Masters meet and greet session down at Coolamon Oval “The Home of the Eels” on Thursday the 15th March @ 6.30pm. We would like to invite past and new players over the age of 35 to come down and join us in what promises to be an exciting year.

If you wish to be part for a dynamic team which promotes the enjoyable aspect of football then please contact Ronnie Hobbs on 0439 335 700. Remember you’re never too old to play this great game of ours.

Mark Breadsell, Paul Saylor and Adrian Hughes are just 3 of the Masters players of varying ages and ability that enjoy having a social kick every second Sunday.

Ellenbrook Eels Media Release

The Ellenbrook SFC are please to formally announce Houston Homes as one of our Platinum sponsors for the 2012 season. We are delighted Grahame has decided to join our club this year and we’re all very excited about the values you and your business bring to our football club.

If you are looking to purchase a new home within the local area then why not support those who support us and give Grahame a call.

Again thank you for your sponsorship this year and we hope we can develop a long term relationship with you.

Preseason Update

We started our preseason campaign on the 10th January with over 60 players attending our first session, which was a fantastic start to the 2012 season. The pleasing thing was the amount of new faces we’ve had down. It’s also great to see all the past players back as well and from what I’ve seen so far, I see no reason why the Eels can’t taste success this year.

Both Hatchy and Burge have put a challenging but rewarding preseason program together and will have the playing group very fit and ready for the task come round 1. With that in mind we all need to maintain our early commitment and work hard to achieve our season goals.

We’ll be training at Woodlake Reserve for most of our preseason due to the lights not being ready @ Coolamon Oval so players are required to be @ training from 6:15pm for a 6:30 start. Please ensure you bring a water bottle, runners and footy boots with you.

We had our first intra club scratch match last Sunday with close to 50 players attending. We split into 4 even teams and contested a lightning carnival. All up the coaching staff were very happy with the talent on show and we’ll definitely be having a few more Sunday scratch matches over the coming few weeks.

Finally if you know anyone who wants to come down for a kick this year they are more than welcome. If you are interested in joining the Eels please contact the club on 0439 335 700.

Kind Regards

Ronnie Hobbs
Ellenbrook Eels
2012 President

Strength, Courage, Commitment
ROBOUR ANIMI OFFICIUM

Coaching Panel Announced

2012 Ellenbrook Eels Coaching Staff Announcement

I would like to announce our 2012 coaching staff who will lead our great football club. 2012 promises to be an exciting year for the Eels as we work towards our most successful season yet.

Congratulations to Matt Hatch for being appointed the 2012 Ellenbrook Eels League Coach.

This year he guided the club to 2 grand finals and a promotion to C3 grade as well as providing support to the new generation of Eels in the inaugural Colts side. I have no doubt Hatchy will take this club to a completely new level next year. Make no mistake, 2012 will be an exhilarating and an exciting year for the mighty Eels.

Steve Burgess has been appointed as Hatchy’s right hand man to lead the “Reigning Premiers” in our Reserve Grade in 2012. Steve was our inaugural Reserve’s coach and offers a great deal of experience to our team and to add to that, he has a great coaching relationship with Matt. Congratulations Steve, the committee all know you’ll do a fantastic job.

Our Colts will again be lead by Matt Craig, who was our 2011 Colts Coach. Matt’s personal drive and loyalty to the club cannot be questioned and I believe he’ll have a very successful year. Matt retains 90% of his team from last year so this is a great platform to build on. Congratulations Matty, where all looking forward to a successful year ahead.

Our Thirds Coach will be looked at over the coming weeks so I’ll keep you all posted when we announce this position.

Congratulations again to all three coaches and I’m certainly looking forward to the next chapter of our amazing journey.
Go Eels !!!!

Ronnie Hobbs
President 2012

UNA CLAVA UNA FAMILIA
One Club One Family

Opening President’s Report

I’d like to start my opening President’s report by welcoming all the valued volunteers who were elected on to this year’s committee. I’m looking forward to working with you all in 2012 and may we continue to drive our club to new heights next year and beyond.

To our outgoing President, AJ, and the 2011 committee you all did an amazing job over the past two years and on behalf of all our members I’d like to personally thank you all. The new committee have been given a fantastic platform to work with so full credit goes to you.

Our club prides it self on being a family football club and we’ll continue with the motto again in 2012. I’m a firm believer that the more we all work together the more we’ll achieve so right from our junior ranks through to our seniors, I’ll be doing my best to make sure we all work together towards common goals.

We’ll be working hard over the next few weeks leading into Christmas putting our 2012 Sponsorship package together and appointing our 2012 Coaching staff. This will be a very busy time for our committee as the more work we do now, the easier it’ll be in the New Year.

I am sure some of you may be a little nervous of change after such a successful 2011 but let me assure you that change can be a good thing. New people often offer new ideas and I believe all those members who put their hand up to be on our committee will do a fantastic job. I’m definitely looking forward to the many challenges we’ll set ourselves next year as we move up into the higher grade.

We’ll again host our annual Christmas party at Whiteman Park so watch this space for a date as you and your families are invited. This is a perfect opportunity to meet the new committee in a social environment and I know those who have attended over the past few years have had a great time. The other get together over the coming weeks will be our “Meet and Greet’, which will be hosted at The Brook. This is where our 2012 coaching staff will be announced so maximum attendance for this event would be greatly appreciated. I’ll let you all know as soon as our coaches are appointed.

In closing my opening report I’d like to personally thank you all for giving me the opportunity to be your club president. I take a great deal of pride when it comes to football and I’m very passionate about success and embracing a successful culture in a football club. I’m a very approachable person and I’ll value any suggestions you may have which can improve our position as a club. Like I said before, the more we all work together the more we will achieve.

Finally, it’s my desire to see our club succeed in winning our first League Premiership and our committee will do everything in our power to ensure we achieve this. Those who work the hardest in life are those who deserve the most.

SUPERBIA FIDEM SPIRTUS
Loyalty, Pride, Courage

Ronnie Hobbs
President 2012