OUR SPIDER ROLLS HIS LAST PITCH

Moonee Valley's much-loved and long-standing turf pitch curator, Ian "Spider" Beel has advised he is stepping down at the end of this season.
Spider has been our curator for more than a quarter of a century. He has prepared the pitch for the First Eleven Grand Final this season - and amazingly, when he first started his curating, only two of our Grand Final team were even born!
At left: Our long-standing curator Ian "Spider" Beel rolls the Ormond Park pitch for his last Grand Final.
Club President Charlie Walker paid tribute to Spider's commitment to our club over such a long period, and the support he has given our club since we first moved to turf teams in 1998/99 - first to the Moreland-Moonee Valley Cricket Association, and then to the Victorian Turf Cricket Association four seasons later.
Spider reckons he's had a fair innings as our curator, and stepping aside will enable him to better support his health.
He has also been a great supporter of the Moonee Valley Football Club, so it's no surprise that the cricket/football scoreboard has been named the Ian "Spider" Beel Scoreboard in his honor.