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Newsletter 2010 - Issue 1

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LATEST NEWS

•	There are new jumper and short designs for this year: Marist FC Football Jumper - White Set Marist FC Football Jumper -Royal Set Marist FC Shorts The "white set" jumpers will be used as the clash strip, while the "royal set" will be phased in to replace the old "light blue strip".
•	Travis Colyer is the latest ex Marist Player to be drafted into the AFL. On 26 November 2009 Travis was taken at pick 26 by the ESSENDON Football Club. Travis has been allocated number 32 at Essendon. Travis played all of his junior football for Marist between 1999 and 2007 covering a total of 8 seasons. His development as a footballer at Marist and as a participant in the junior development squads co-ordinated by the Claremont Football Club was recognised in 2007 when Travis was selected in the Western Australian State 16’s football team. In 2008 Travis transferred from Marist and commenced his career with the Claremont Football Club where in 2009 Travis was rewarded for his outstanding form with selection in the Western Australian State 18’s football team. This selection allowed Travis to represent Western Australia in a total of 5 games with the WA team being undefeated and winning the 2009 championship. Travis’s personal contribution during the championship was rewarded with selection in the 2009 Under 18’s All Australian Team. Travis’s form following the 2009 18’s championship was recognised at Claremont with selection in the Claremont league team for his debut game against Peel Thunder in round 16 on Sat 11 July 2009. Travis played a total of 3 league games for Claremont in 2009 and he also was a member of the Colts team which won the premiership in 2009. Given an early opportunity at Essendon in 2010 Travis will become the 10^th person of the exclusive list of ex Marist players who have played VFL / AFL. For more photos click here!
•	Pat McGinnity [jumper number 35] played all his junior football @ Marist & followed on to Claremont colts in 2007 and now with the West Coast Eagles. His stellar 2007 season culminated in his selection as ‘centreman of the year’ for the WAFL colts’ team of the year and also saw his elevation to the WA under 18's competition where he shone particularly in the final game resulting in the all Australian team. This form warranted his selection by the West Coast Eagles in the pre season draft in December 2007. The 2008 season did not start well due to a arm injury sustained in a AFL pre season game @ Alice Springs, though he worked through this setback to make his WAFL debut with the Tigers in round 5 of the 2008 season V Peel Thunder @ Rushton Park. Glandular fever then struck Pat down in August 2008 when pressing for AFL selection and prematurely ended his season. The 2009 season started brightly with Pat’s selection in a pre season game V Collingwood, though once again a setback with a broken jaw sustained from a confrontation with Nick Maxwell, however an earlier super goal was a great result for Marist as this effort gained the Marist Football Club 10 new footballs. His strong performances at Claremont resulted in his AFL debut for the West Coast Eagles V Saint Kilda round 15 July 12 2009 followed by some regular appearances with the Eagles thereafter. We wish Pat well for the future.
•	As season 2009 rolls along it has been very pleasing for the Marist FC to have 2 of our former juniors progress to AFL ranks, as a club we are very proud of their achievements and it shows with dedication and a good junior grounding that the pathway to the AFL is there for all children. Our two current AFL list players have achieved this year some remarkable feats which deserve honour and recognition: Pat McGinnity, Eagles listed player who in a pre-season NAB cup game kicked a super-goal which resulted in our club receiving footballs to the value of $1,000, thanks Pat from your club. Garry Moss, Hawthorn listed player who has had a great start to the 2009 season and was rewarded for his efforts in receiving one of the weekly “NAB Rising Star Awards” for this our club received cash and prizes valued at $3,000 from NAB.
•	Here is the Marist SmokeFree policy.

HISTORY OF MARIST FC

The nucleus of the club was formed in 1964 when Marist College, then located in Salvado Road Subiaco, fielded a team in the under 18 Subiaco District Junior Football Competition. The college shifted to its present location at Churchlands in 1965 and by Marist teams were participating in all age groups of that competition. It was at this stage that the first inaugural general meeting of the club was held, with Laurie Ryan being elected first President, a position he held until 1972. He was succeeded by Cliff Costello (1973-74), Jim Doherty (1975-80), Barry Rubie (1981-82), Fred Symons (1983-85), Perry Leach (1986-87), Bruce Nicholls (1988), Rolf Bank (1989), Kevin Lukey (1990-2000), Tim Shifferli (2001-03), Mark George (2004-08) and Kelvin Reynolds (2009 - current).

Life Membership of Marist has been bestowed upon 32 club stalwarts:

• Brother Terrence Gleeson
• Mrs Pauline O’Dea
• Brian Lee
• Bill Brown
• Jim Doherty
• Fred Symons
• Laurie Ryan
• Don Bell
• Barry Rubie
• Warren Smith
• John Malone
• Doug Salt
• Michael Kennedy
• Michael Ratajczak
• Pat Murphy

• Jan Burke (Lee)

• Pat Cannon
• Graham Duff
• John Astone
• Perry Leach
• Rolf Bank
• Malcolm Green
• Glen Harrold
• John Myer
• Peter Colrain
• Neil Hawtin
• John Martin
• Kevin Lukey
• Dan Foley
• Tim Schifferli
• Mark George
• Jeff Wright

The Clubs tally of Premierships now stands at 33, 14 won in the Subiaco District (1964-1982), 2 won in the West Perth District (1983), 5 in the Claremont District (1984-1990), 9 won in the Central Districts (1991-2004), 2 in the Claremont District (2004-05) and 1 in the Fremantle Youth League (2005). Marists four most successful teams were in the 1979,1982,1990 and 2002 seventeen’s teams who each won three premierships.

A seventeen’s premiership is considered by many as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of a junior football club. Marist has won 14 seventeen’s flags in thirty two years of competition. Altogether nine senior coaches have coached seventeen’s premierships. Des Tuck (64,65,66) is the only one to coach three, whilst three coaches have been successful twice, they are Tim McDonald (72&77), Graham Duff (78 & 82), and Kevin Lukey (98 & 05). The other winning coaches are Brian Foley (70), Mal Green (90), John Martin (99), Mathew Angus (02) and Rory Mitchell (03).

The seventeen’s of 2005 are the only team to have won the coveted prize undefeated and the first Marist Team to have won the Fremantle Youth League (inaugurated 2004) covering more than one league zone.

Marist Players who have played WAFL Football include:

• Peter Burton
• Peter Hales
• Carlo Fragomeni
• Michael Monteleone
• Phillip Botsis
• Phil Lamb
• Michael Mort
• Dan Foley
• Stuart Smith
• David Choules
• David Wimbridge

• Pat Breendan

• Tom Willet

• David Wright

• Brandon Franz

• Julian Urquart
• Shane O’Neill
• Rob Malone
• Travis Burton
• Brendan Green
• Rick Toovey
• Rob Fitzgerald
• Miles Quinn
• Kane Loxley
• Rory Walton
• Martin Scoon

• Kane Mitchell

• Dylan Ross

• Taylor Harrison

• Patrick McGinnity

• Travis Colyer

Marist Players to have played VFL/AFL include:

• Tony Begovich
• Matt Connell
• Matthew Burton
• Quentin Leach

• Jay Burton
• Dan Foley
• Tristan Walker

• Gary Moss

• Patrick McGinnity

The introduction of the expanded freeball (now Auskick) competition in the late 80’s saw the numbers grow from 11 in 1987 to 70 in 1988 and have since grown to 250 in 2006. This has been responsible for lifting the club from recession in junior football to it’s current position. Marist has won 5 of the last 8 seventeen’s Premierships due to this expansion and good management.

The year 2007 in officially the 39th year of the Marist Football Club. Many of the current executives and coaching staff are themselves former Marist Players. The Black and Blue Guernsey worn by the club is the original Marist College at New Norcia Guernsey and was the official Guernsey at the inception of the Marist College at Churchlands now known as Newman College. Marist Football Club has a long and proud tradition in football in this state and has had a profound affect on football in WA.