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Roos News August

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Welcome to Roos News

And just like that our regular season games are over and it is FINALS time!   We have had many a round washed out due to La Nina and her consistent rain as too with our training sessions. However we are out the other side, hopefully, and ready for more footy!

While most of our teams get to play finals footy, we want to make a special call out to the u9s Blue, u10s and u11s players and coaching staff for respectively taking out minor premierships in their age groups. It’s the most successful we have been in recent memory and is an awesome achievement for each team as well as the club. Also a special mention to the u14s Tag who narrowly missed out on their minor premiership.

 

 

Under 15s 

With the regular season over for another year, we would like to shout out to our u15s boys who sadly have wrapped up last week after narrowly missing out of the 2022 finals series.

It was the season that could have been for our u15s team.

As our most senior team in a long time and with plenty of new faces in the squad this year, there was excitement around the team for the season ahead.

Starting the season strong with 5 wins on the trot, the team became a victim of their own success and were promoted into the Gold division to take on the best of the Manly Comp.

Some strong performances were put on early which  gave hope that the team could continue through to the finals plus seven players were selected for representative duties in the Bears Development Squads.  Congratulations to James, Taj, Archie, Jaykob, August, Harrison and Nathan for an awesome representative season.

Despite the team struggling to get a consistent squad on the field each week they continued to turn up and put in some brave performances against the stronger Manly teams. Ultimately a number of close losses took its toll on the ladder and the boys have just missed out on playing finals footy this year.

We are extremely proud to have this squad and their achievements! Our club can’t thank you enough for pulling on the Roos Jersey this year.

We are super excited for next year and what will come as the team moves to Sunday footy.

Thanks to Brett, Craig, Mary and John who have been integral in keeping this team on the park each week.

 

 

End of Season Event

After two years of lockdowns and Covid restrictions we are finally able to organise an end of season event! The players will get their presentation day so why shouldn’t the adults get to celebrate too!

 

Come join us at the Fernery in Mosman for canapés and drinks which are all included in the ticket price. There will be celebration, music and we will be awarding our Club Person of the Year and our Coach of the Year.

 

You can use a $50 Parent NSW voucher when you book. So rather than letting them expire in October put it to good use! 💪🏻

 

Tickets are limited due to venue’s room capacity.

 

 

 

Sponsors

Our Sponsors are our #1 supporters, and the best way we can say THANK YOU is to support them back!
We can do that in many ways:

 

🦘 Hop on over to their website
🦘 Follow them on their socials
🦘 Buy their products
🦘 Use their services
🦘 Recommend them to your friends and family

 

We as a club are so grateful as we have able to grow year on year with the generous contributions from these sponsors!

 

On game day you will see Bali Flags lining the path of our GOLD sponsors along with our media wall.  With one more home game left on 20 August we encourage anyone who would like to, to take a photo of their child at our media wall and share it!  It is a great way for our community and surrounds to get to know who these wonderful businesses are.

 

 

 

If you have any questions please contact us at willoughbyroos@gmail.com OR contact one of our committee members directly!
GO ROOS!
Regards
Roos Committee


ROOS NEWS MAY 2022

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Welcome to Roos News

How great was it to see footy being played again last weekend.  After two washed out rounds and the Easter break it was a long time coming.

The smiles from the kids told the story along with their muddy jerseys!

Some great wins by our teams:

U9s Yellow – 32 to 22
U9s Blue – 50 to nil
U10s – 50 to 8
U11s – 38 to 6
U12T Pink – 40 to 10
U14T – 20 to 8
U15 – 40 to 4
It was also wonderful to see some of our Under 6s running out for their very first game!   We also had our Under 12s Tag BLUE play their first ever game and our newly formed Under 9s BLUE had a great first game with the Roos too.  We had lots to reflect on and celebrate after this weekend.

Home Game Volunteers

A HUGE shoutout to those that assisted in the running of our game day last week by putting their hand up to volunteer in our canteen or BBQ.  All assistance is greatly appreciated, as without help we are unable to run either of these things successfully.

So this week for the majority of our teams it is a home game, so if you can spare an hour before or after your Roos’ game please sign up to assist in keeping the day running!

We will be announcing shortly on how we want to THANK our volunteers towards the end of the season, and not just the ones who coach or manage teams, we are talking about the ones too who help us to cook the snags and serve in the canteen.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4ba8ae2fa3f8c34-roos

 

Sponsors

Our Sponsors are our #1 supporters, and the best way we can say THANK YOU is to support them back!
We can do that in many ways:
🦘 Hop on over to their website
🦘 Follow them on their socials
🦘 Buy their products
🦘 Use their services
🦘 Recommend them to your friends and family
We as a club are so grateful as we have able to grow year on year with the generous contributions from these sponsors!
On game day you will see Bali Flags lining the path of our GOLD sponsors along with our media wall.  We encourage anyone who would like to, to take a photo of their child at our media wall and share it!  It is a great way for our community and surrounds to get to know who these wonderful businesses are.

If you have any questions, queries or feedback please contact one of our committee members or email us at willoughbyroos@gmail.com

Regards

 

Roos Committee

GO ROOS!



Roos News – 2022 SEASON KICK OFF

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Welcome to Roos News

Welcome to the 2022 Willoughby Roos Juniors Rugby League Club Season.

On behalf of the Club we would like to welcome all families, new and old as well as the players, coaches, managers, trainers, committee members and volunteers.

A big acknowledgment to all of our sponsors – we are welcoming both new and thanking current sponsors for their return.  We will be sending out further information soon about all the businesses who have chosen to support us in 2022.

We welcome any ideas or comments on how we can make your time at the Roos even more memorable and enjoyable.  You can contact our committee members directly or send communication through to willoughbyroos@gmail.com

Please see below for the season draw:

Registrations for 2022

If you have not registered already please use do, remember Active Kids Vouchers accepted.  Click here to register for tackle and league tag:  https://bit.ly/3mbqrn8

Training Times

Training will commence from next week at Willoughby Park!

Coaches and Managers should be in touch regarding training day/s and time/s for your Roos’ team and when training will commence for the team – please keep an eye out for an email or WhatsApp.

We do have Willoughby Park booked for both Tuesday and Thursday (on Thursdays both ovals have been booked).

Tuesday

U11s, U14s Tag – 5:00pm – 6:00pm

U12s, U15s – 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Thursday

U6s, U7s, U8s –  4:30pm to 5:30pm

U9s, U10s, U11s, U12s Tag, U14 Tag –  5:30pm – 6:30pm

U12s, U15s, U16s Tag – 6:30pm – 7:30pm

 

Mouthguards

We have always encouraged our Roos to wear mouthguards to protect them whilst they play, so with that in mind, for convenience we have coordinated with a company called Mobile Mouthguards to attend our Thursday training session on 10 March from 5pm, to take impressions for mouthguards.    This company only needs two weeks to turn around the mouthguards so they will be ready in plenty of time before the first game of the season.

Mobile Mouthguards take fully digital impressions of your child’s teeth rather than using the usual dental putty.  Custom mouthguards provide over 10 times greater protection to the standard boil and bite “chemist bought” mouthguard.

Mobile Mouthguards is:

✓ Health Fund Redeemable (Anthony J Adaimy. Provider No 4465211X. Item No 151 – Mouthguard)
✓ Convenient – we come to you!
✓ Fully Digital and custom design, name and number labelled within!
✓ Best fit, comfort and quality available
✓ Exclusive Price of $200 (inc GST)

To book your mouthguard please use this link  https://bit.ly/3vbroRU

Payment for mouthguard will be done at time of impression.

Come and Try Sunday 6 March 11am – 1pm

Our second Come & Try is on Sunday 6 March at Willoughby Park. We will be running a similar program to last year where we will be running different stations for our Under 10s+ players to test different metrics, from 40m sprints, agility test, sit ups, push ups etc.

It will be a great morning, which will be followed by a BBQ. If your child has any friends who are keen to join the Roos please bring them along.

Roos Footy Tipping!

Who loves footy?  Who loves to support their NRL team?  Who would love to win some money?

We will yet again be running a footy tipping competition, last year however it was done just for FUN!  There was no money involved, it was just for bragging rights.

We will change it up this season and make it more competitive.  Please keep an eye out for details!

 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out!

Regards

 

Roos Committee

 

 



Roos News – January 2022

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Welcome to Roos News

After what feels like a marathon summer school holidays, fighting COVID, masks and QR Codes, family holidays, road trips and BBL on every night, all of a sudden it’s the end of January and its time to shine those school shoes ready for this week.

It also means that after a long hot summer it’s time to start thinking about footy.  It has been over seven months since we played our last game and we can’t wait to see all of our players and families back out on the playing field.  We are as excited as you are to get out our first Roos News for 2022 and can sense the anticipation in the air for the return of the greatest game of all.

As we launch into season 2022, here is what we’ve been focusing on over the last 4 weeks.

 

Registrations for 2022

2022 registrations are now OPEN!  Currently there is an EARLY BIRD SPECIAL of a $30 DISCOUNT until 6 FEBRUARY 2022.

Click here to register for tackle and league tag:  https://bit.ly/3mbqrn8

 

Come & Try Day – 6 February 11am

Our first Come & Try Day will be held on Sunday 6 February from 11am – 1pm at Willoughby Park.  This will be a great opportunity for the kids to come and have a run around with their friends.

If your child has a friend who is keen to learn more about Junior Rugby League (or Tag) bring them along!

 

Key Recruitment Areas for 2022

Our early indications is that most of our Roos will return for 2022, but there are some areas where the club needs help from the Roos Community to fill our potential gaps for this season.

For these age groups the club will be offering a $50 Rebel voucher for any Roos player that refers a mate, and they register with the club for this season.

  • U13s Boys Tackle – As these boys head off to high school, the age group always struggles to compete with private school sport and the club has struggled to retain in recent years.
  • U16s Girls Tackle – The club is still actively pursuing this history making team for the Roos and to date we have half a team that want to play the tackle variant.

If you know or your Roo knows any kids that may want to play in either of these teams, bring them down to the Summer Squads, our Come and Try Days or normal season training and let David know you’ve brought a referral to claim your $50 Voucher!!

 

Key Season Dates

We have some dates for your diaries regarding the 2022 season:

  • All divisions and ages this year will start Round 1 on 2nd April 2022, with Round 2 the 9th April
  • A two week break will be observed for Easter and Anzac Day
  • Round 3 games resume Saturday 30th April. 
  • There will be no games on the Queens Birthday Long Weekend, or the middle week of the July School Holidays.
  • The season is planned to run through until 27th August,

Pre-Season Training

We have an update on our hugely popular and most anticipated pre-season training.

Willoughby Council is currently upgrading some of their other parks and playing fields around Willoughby, due to this the Roos have been unable to secure any preseason ground bookings prior to 6.30pm on either a Tuesday or a Thursday

That, along with the challenges that have been presented January with Omicron, has forced the club to abandon the preseason program for Parents and Younger players this season.  This is obviously deeply saddened to do this and we plan to be back in 2023 bigger and better than ever!

For our older kids, (Under10s+) we will be opening up our Summer Squads for the month of February, free of charge.  The first free session will be Thursday 3rd February, from 6.30pm at Willoughby Park, so players from U10s and UP are all welcome to attend.

 

And that is it for the first Roos News for 2022!  Please contact anyone on our committee if you have any questions or queries or please email willoughbyroos@gmail.com.

Go ROOS!

Regards

 

ROOS COMMITTEE



Roos News – December 2021

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Welcome to Roos News

Hello and welcome to the last Roos news for the 2021 Season, it is crazy to think that we are here “already” and that it has been six months since a football was last kicked in anger.

Let me start off by saying a big thank you to our outgoing 2021 committee members, Brett Matthews, Sunil Gopinath and of course, Tony Bellia.

Tony has served the club with passion and dedication that is unmatched and he will be sorely missed by the committee, as well as all of our players and parents.  We do know that Tony won’t be able to help himself and we look forward to seeing him at 8.30 each Saturday once the BBQ is firing to get some quality early morning air.

We were all undoubtedly disappointed with how the season came to a screeching halt back in June, and after now two broken seasons, the club is very much looking forward to a sense of normality in 2022.  Hopefully the footy gods will be kind and we get a full season of games under our belts in some awkward type of new normal.

2022 will be a big year of footy for the club, with the committee developing plans on how we achieve the following goals:

  • Retention of all of our 2021 tackle teams
  • Continue to expand the number of Girls League Tag teams
  • Push to launch u16s Tackle Teams for both Men and Women
  • Break the 250 mark for registered players
  • Launch Summer Training Squads for our Senior Players

Of course we can’t do it without our players, parents and volunteers who give up their time to each year to help make the Roos the wonderful community it is.  The feedback we get from parents is amazing (and appreciated) when we get compared to other winter sports and as a committee we will strive to make that community even stronger in the years to come.

Lastly, can I say what a huge honour it is to be appointed as Club President of the Willoughby Roos.

The club enters its 110th year in 2022, which is a huge achievement if you think of all the people involved over its history to reach this milestone. They would have had no idea the legacy that they have created.  The club now has a rich and proud history in the North Sydney and NSW Junior Rugby League competitions thanks to them and I hope to work with our committee, and the Roos community, to ensure that we are around for the next 110 years.

With that, I hope that you all have a wonderful and well deserved festive period, and look forward to seeing you all at our preseason training in early January.

To quote the great Tony Bellia, Look Left, Look Right, Watch Out!  ROOS ABOUT!

David

Registrations for 2022

2022 registrations are now OPEN!  Currently there is an EARLY BIRD SPECIAL of a $30 DISCOUNT until 6 FEBRUARY 2022.

You are able to use any 2021 Active Kids Vouchers for this registration too.

Click here to register for tackle and league tag:  https://bit.ly/3mbqrn8

Last season we did trial the “Volunteer Bond”, after much discussion at committee level we have decided not to pursue with this again next season.

Presentation Day

On Sunday 28 November we were lucky enough to be able to get together to celebrate the season that was.  We were very grateful to be able to host some sort of event even though it was slightly different to previous years as we did have to adhere to restrictions.

However it was a great day nonetheless, the smiles on the kids faces and the pride they showed with their trophies made it all worth it!

Congratulations to those players who attained their 50 games Awards:

Liam Baumont, Matteo Borovac, Eddie Burke, Thomas Chan, Harvey Hafer, Samuel Hage, Teddy Hall, Kai Nunn, Lincoln Taylor, Alex Trent, Anthony Abdo

A special shoutout to Matthew Bigg who was achieved a 150 Games Award for the Roos.

NEW Merchandise – Training Shirts

We have recently stocked adult training shirts in our merchandise store.  These are a great addition to be worn during these summer months, whether you are pounding the pavement or getting ready for our January pre-season training.  These are $45 and come in sizes Small to 2XL.

You can buy your singlet here.

    

Any orders can be collected within a day or two at Willoughby Park or we are offering free delivery around the Willoughby area.

Summer Squads

Our Summer Squads wrapped up with a BBQ last night to end a great few weeks of training with Hayden.

They will recommence again on 6 January 2022.  We are offering a discounted rate on the Jan – Feb sessions, which is $70, includes weekly 90 minute sessions, a personalised training shirt and bucket hat!

Since we have had some interest from the younger age groups we will be opening this for any player going into Under 11s and above in the 2022 season.  This too is OPEN for BOYS and GIRLS.

Click here to register for Summer Squads:  https://bit.ly/3q2LXfg

We wanted to take this time to wish all our Roos a Very Merry Christmas and a Safe & Happy 2022!

Go Roos!

Please, if you have any questions please reach out to one of our committee members.

Regards

 

Roos Committee



Roos News – August 2021 – CLUB UPDATE

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Welcome to Roos News

Welcome to the August edition of Roos News.

What a way to end the season with an abandonment.  We as a Club started so strong with an increase in registrations when compared to 2020, among those a huge increase in girls who had joined the Roos.   We had 3 under 6s teams, we would be fielding 4 girls teams, plus we had an under 14s boys side which we hadn’t had for a while, so it was set to be a great season.  Though in saying that we should be thankful for the games we were able to play and the success of our teams.

We are still waiting for some of the final details from NSWRL, particularly in regard to competition standings namely premierships and minor premierships, the teams affected are from Under 9s and above.  A decision should be made within the next week.

Parent Function

We know many of you were dusting of your dancing shoes and getting ready for the event of the year on Saturday 14 August.  We will look at having an event in December or January, depending on restrictions, to say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022.

Volunteer Bond

Included in the cost of registrations this year was the “Volunteer Bond”, we did state that if a person completed 3 volunteers slots over the course of the season they would receive a refund of that bond.  It has been decided that this would be amended to ONE slot, so we will be sending emails to all those that volunteered over the season about how they can get their refund.   The email will be sent out in the coming days.

Presentation Day

How a presentation day will look for 2021 is still up in the air until the lockdown is over and we look at where restrictions are later in the year.  Rest assured all players will still receive their trophies and 50, 100 game medals when we work out how we can do this in a Covid Safe way.

Pre-season Training

When restrictions allow we will commence pre-season training, even if it is this side of the new year.  It may take a different format to previous years, with smaller groups and varying times, however we will do all we can to get the kids (and adults) back out moving again.

Over 35s Competition

It was a shame after all the work that had gone into setting up this competition that it did not proceed, we will be in touch with those who registered to play to give them options regarding next season.

If you have any questions please contact any one of our committee members or drop an email to willoughbyroos@gmail.com.

Go ROOS!

Regards

 

Roos Committee