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Junior Training has now started

Moonee Valley Cricket Club's junior training has now started - from the week commencing September 8.

Junior players from past seasons, our new sign-ups and intending new players should come down for our sessions to get some form under the belt leading in to the season.

Our training runs from 4.30 to 6pm, and is:

Under 10s and Girls - Mondays commencing September 8.
Under 16s - Tuesdays commencing September 9.
Under 12s - Wednesdays commencing September 10.
Under 14s - Thursdays commencing September 11.

A range of apparel - both playing gear, after-match gear and training gear - will be on sale on most training nights.

Junior Co-ordinator Kevin Gardiner (right) advises that for 2008/09 we have entered junior teams across all age groups.
Our team entries are:
*     Three Under 16 teams - one playing Saturday home games, two of them playing Sunday home games.
*     Four Under 14 teams - two playing Saturday home games, two playing Sunday home games.
*     Four Under 12 teams - two playing Saturday home games, two playing Sunday home games.
*     Five Under 10 teams - which all play Friday evenings.
*     One Under 12 Girls team - which plays Monday evenings.
*     One Under 16 Girls team - which plays Wednesday evenings.

We have entered our top team in each age group in A Grade.

We still need a couple of coaches across the age groups, particularly in Under 10s. Our success in the past has been based on parental involvement, so we would be keen to talk to any Dads and Mums who are interested in finding out more.

Players or parents wanting more information should ring Junior  Co-ordinator Kevin Gardiner on 0417 536 896 or President Charlie Walker on 0409 237 543.

Training is at our home ground, Ormond Park is in Pattison Street, Moonee Ponds. The season starts on the weekend of October 10/11/12.

Following on from the success of our inaugural season in 2007/08, Moonee Valley has entered two teams in the Victorian Women's Cricket Association one-day grades.

And we're already training on Wednesdays at 5.30pm at the Ormond Park pavilion.

We still need more players to round out our roster - either experienced cricketers or first-time players, as many of our inaugural pioneers were - so please canvass around for some recruits. Everyone's welcome - age or experience aren't a bar.

Anyone interested in joining us should phone Charlie Walker on 0409 237 543 or send an email to mooneev@club.cricketvictoria.com.au

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Pre-Season Training Schedule

Senior coach Lou Raffaele (right) has set our training schedule for the pre-season, and you can find the details by checking the news pages or clicking on the newsletter link below. We're down at Ormond Park on Sundays, using the new nets, and senior sessions are also on from 5.30pm on Tuesdays.

Lou plans at least one more round of practice games, with two matches at Fairbairn against Haig Amateurs on Sunday, September 28.
 
For more details on the training schedule, click on the NEWS PAGE link at the top of this page.
Remember: White shirts/tops are compulsory.

Pre-season Seniors newsletter: - Click on the link in the file which is listed in our "Seniors Pre Season" news item in the news archives. 

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Lou Raffaele has been reappointed coach of the Moonee Valley Cricket Club after taking on the role in 2007/08, while Mark Gauci has been appointed First Eleven captain for the fourth year.

The Club has also conducted interviews for its other key roles, and is progressively announcing the successful applicants.

Our Chairman of Selectors for 2008/09 is Mark "Junior" Cini (right), who has been at Moonee Valley for more than a decade and has played more than 100 games. Mark brings excellent analytical skills to the position of Chairman, and knows the players and their capabilities.

Club President Charlie Walker said Mark was an excellent choice as Chairman of Selectors, and would bring a fresh outlook to the selection table.

Daniel Phillips (left) has been reappointed as captain of the Second Eleven - the fourth year in which he has held this role.

Dino Sapuppo is captain of the Third Eleven. Dino previously held this position in 2006/07, and has proved to be a formidable opponent on the field.

Danny Terzini is captain of our Fourth Eleven, after captaining our Thirds several seasons ago when they were in A Mats.

Steve Malone has taken on the role as captain of the Fifth Eleven, and is keen for it to be a development team for some of our top juniors coming through to senior ranks. Steve is a past senior coach of Oak Park, and brings a wealth of experience to the job, particular with junior development.

Brett Curran (right) is captain of the Sixth Eleven - the third year he has led this team. A taste of finals last season has Brett and his crew hungry to go further.

In a break from tradition, the Club has elected to go with co-Captains of our Seventh Eleven - Ryan Fairclough and Jake Little. A chance of designation of grades has led to our Eighths from last season becoming this year's Sevenths. Jake, in his second year at Moonee Valley, and Ryan, in his fourth, bring a real enthusiasm to what we expect to be a settled squad which will hit the ground running. 

Richard Cooney (left) has been appointed captain of what had been our sevenths, but with the expansion of the Moreland Moonee Valley comp to three grades will now be designated our Eighth Eleven. Richard's no-nonsense style will suit the team, which we expect to be a mix of older players and younger ones coming through. Richard was one of the "parent pioneers" in 2001 who signed up to play in the precursor which led to our expansion.

Paul Comino again takes on a key junior development role as captain of the Ninth Eleven. Some young players still in junior ranks got valuable experience playing with Paul in the Ninths last season, and he will again be in charge of helping them settle in to senior ranks.

We will be interviewing for the positions of captain of our women's teams in mid-September.

The Club is still looking for new players for next season. Anyone interested in joining Moonee Valley should ring Charlie Walker on 0409 237 543 or Lou Raffaele on 0433 456 436.

Charlie has taken on the top role from Sandro Capocchi, who did not renominate after two years in the role due to work commitments.
Sandro nominated Charlie for the presidency when names were called at the May 28 annual general meeting.
The financial report from Treasurer Peter Fenaughty showed a healthy profit for the Club, which in 2007/08 fielded 24 senior and junior teams – making us one of the four biggest clubs in Melbourne.
Club vice-president Jim Polonidis and Secretary Richard Cooney were re-elected unopposed to their positions, demonstrating stability and an orderly succession plan for the Club’s administration.
Assistant Treasurer for the past two seasons, Paul Comino, has stepped up to the Treasurer’s role to round out the four-member executive.

The 2008/09 committee following on from the AGM is:

Valley's Women show their true Spirit: We win top VTCA award

The Moonee Valley Cricket Club is a section of the Moonee Valley Sporting Club .

Last updated: September 9, 2008

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