Brock solid effort

Brock solid effort

Any day or night you're down at Ormond Park, chances are you'll catch sight of Paul Brock.
He's got three up-and-coming young stars playing for Moonee Valley this season, and Paul is certainly an involved parent - and not just for the sake of his own three.
He stepped up his role in helping run our juniors during junior co-ordinator Kevin Gardiner's recent illness, and hasn't backed off at any stage of the season.
Moonee Valley is certainly lucky that we lured the Brocks across from Doutta Stars at the start of the 2013/14 season.
Oldest son Luke is a quick bowler with our Under 16s, and has also taken good bags of wickets with our turf senior sides - the Thirds and the Fifths. He's also playing representative cricket, with Brunswick Hatch.
Son Corey is a mainstay of our Under 14s, and is playing Under 12 representative cricket for the North West Metropolitan Cricket Association.
Daughter Olivia is also in our Under 14s, plays senior women's cricket for Brunswick and is in the Under 16 rep team.
Moonee Valley is also fortunate to be able to call on Paul's experience and dedication as a member of the NWMCA Junior Committee - along with our President Charlie Walker - with a strong focus on representative cricket.
With his watchful eye over the talent at Moonee Valley, it's probably no coincidence that a strong contingent of our juniors are making their mark in representative teams this season.
Above right: The Brock cricketers: L-R Olivia, Luke, Paul and Corey.
On one recent weekend Paul watched around 300 overs of cricket - both with Moonee Valley and representative matches. That's dedication for you - and dedication we're fortunate to have in our Club.
And that's not all! Paul was lured by Steven Ball to play a couple of one-day games for Moonee Valley in 2005/06 - and since bringing his family across to the Valley this season has pulled on the whites a couple more times when needed to round out a team.
Thanks Paul for your terrific work for our Club.