Eagle News #1

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MEMBERSHIP
Membership of our footy club continues to grow with 1000 members on board for 2007 already. 100 more than the same time last year! Hopefully we are heading for another record membership year. If you haven’t yet renewed your membership or you want to join us as a new member just call the club for details or join online at our website.

Great value memberships are available saving up to $115 if you buy a season ticket.
Junior memberships from $11, Adult membership from $45 (concession available).
Pickup a brochure from the club, call Melissa on 8347 2444 for information or check out the website.

CLUB VENUES – ALL WELCOME

EAGLES BAR & BISTRO – PORT ROAD – 7 DAYS A WEEK
Great meals, friendly staff, comfortable lounge bar, big screen TV & 40 pokies – all your favourite games and new machines too

WOODVILLE OVAL BAR & BISTRO – WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY
The most convenient, comfortable NON Pokie venue in the western suburbs.
Off street parking, friendly staff, $6.50 meals, big screen TV, TAB, Lotteries & Keno,
Members draw Thursday, Bingo sessions, pool table.

(Club Office at Woodville Oval open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm)

NEW RECRUITS – WELCOME TO

Ben Schwarze from AFL (Kangaroos)
Adam Klun from SANFL (Sturt)
James Rimington from VFL (Coburg)
Jonathon Lee from U18 Comp (Bendigo Pioneers)
George Pedler & Luke Duncan from country SA
& Power rookie Nathan Batsanis

Catch up with the boys at training – Monday or Wednesday nights at Thebarton Oval

Who was the star cyclist who rode to Victor Harbor for the training day last Sunday? 41 degree heat and only took 3 and bit hours!! Caused a few of us to scratch our heads!!

New look coaching panel going great guns too - Andrew Rogers, Nick Pesch, Sam Phillipou, Ben Higgins all enjoying their work - all look fit enough to pull on the boots. Senior Coach Ron Fuller as he said in his email to members is excited and confident of our future.

EAGLES MAGAZINE
The Eagles premiership magazine is available. A 48 page glossy magazine featuring articles on all games during the year, information on all 46 players that played a league game, plus articles on the captain, coach and other Eagle stories along with lots of great photos. This is truly a fantastic magazine and for only $10 you can't go wrong! The magazine can be purchased at the Club or you can order a copy via the website.

MERCHANDISE
Great value Premiership gear is available at the club – you can check out the range on the website too. Don’t miss out and remember if you are a member you can use your members voucher to get $10 off when you purchase goods to a total of $50 or more – another benefit of being a member!

PUT TUESDAY APRIL 3RD IN YOUR DIARY - OUR FIRST FREE MEMBERS/SUPPORTERS NIGHT.

some significant announcements on way - will go to members and sponsors first - join now so as not to miss out - also join our free email service - just go to our website for details

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Members of the free email service should receive Ron Fuller's latest news on training and preparations for the coming season today.

[MightyEagles]

George Pedler is related to Joe Pedler isn't he.

[Mickyj]

George Pedler is related to Joe Pedler isn't he.

His brother I think Mighty Eagles.

What happened to the Boltons did they go back home ?

[MightyEagles]

George Pedler is related to Joe Pedler isn't he.

His brother I think Mighty Eagles.

What happened to the Boltons did they go back home ?

I believe that they did, I think it was about mid last year, not quite sure.

[Eagleye3]

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Who is Sam Higgins?
Is Reardon still on the coaching staff at the Eagles?

thanks :?:

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Yes Shane very much involved.
Read Ben for Sam - sorry proof reading not good

[Wedgie]

Yes Shane very much involved.
Read Ben for Sam - sorry proof reading not good

Getting slack CD, took you all of 42 minutes to reply to a member on a Saturday evening!!

Seriously though, keep up the great work, Eagles members are spoilt having you.

[Eagleye3]

Thanks CD, like Wedgie, says, we get great service from you. I didn't realise Ben Higgins was back with us as well - thats great news.

eagleye3

[am Bays]

Do your sums Wedgie 38 min, don't sell the man short....

[Wedgie]

Do your sums Wedgie 38 min, don't sell the man short....

Whoopsee, luckily the maths was a bit better on the bowling green today where the Wedgie boys (father and son) dominated to get up over Semaphore 25 to 24 in hard fought game.
Don't know what all this fuss was in the past about driving past the Cheltenham cemetry as North people seem to be quite successful at it in recent years! (unlike those in gold and black)

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George is Joe's brother.

Ben Higgins been back in town for a while now.

Bolton boys went back home around August last year.

Wedgie it's no longer the cemetry - Along Port Road now Oval Ave is the place to worry about - have to beat us to get that cup - did Wedgie son carry dad in the bowls???

Col D

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For those who aren't on the free email service here is what Members received on Friday from Ron Fuller.

Col D

Just a quick note on our progress.

With about 5 weeks before we trial on Friday the 9th of March the training is progressing well. Our program is starting to hit top gear in readiness for the season ahead.

This internal trial will be at night under lights at Thebarton and we encourage as many of our supporters to come along to observe. It will be a chance for the new and young players to impress. A lot are keen to play now.

Further to the earlier report about recruits we can inform everyone that we have secured Adam Klun for the next two seasons. Adam finished 2006 in the Hills league with Onkaparinga Valley and is keen to play league football again with us after Sturt didn’t require his services.

Over the past weekend we have trained Friday night at Thebarton, Saturday morning on the beach at Henley, had a full day of training and seminars at Encounter Bay on the Sunday, then completed the weekend work with a full session on Monday night at Thebarton.

We went to Victor because we play our first game there against South at Easter. It was a chance to look at the ground and get together too.

Our Re-hab group is growing shorter and shorter so by the first trial we hope to have only Gavin Colville on the long term injury list. Gavin is planning to resume in mid May.

It is probable that a few of the players who have had several full finals campaigns will be non starters in the early trials though.

That is the state of play at the moment and I look forward to keeping you up to date with our year.

All the best.

Ron Fuller

[Aerie]

Looks like the Eagles have updated their player list http://www.wwtfc.com.au/theclub_currentplayers.asp getting rid of the names who have left. Interestingly, Westbrook and Potter are still on there. Is there a possibility of them playing for us again or is this list not up to date? Also Jason Earl and Brad Coles aren't on the list. Have they left the club? Will we have enough players to fill two senior sides this year?

[westcoastpanther]

George can play too!! Very tough onballer who will be in the middle of the packs, I'd expect some league action from him this year and could prove to be a real find. As could his former teammate Joel Fitzgerald who has gone to Sturt, their old club Ramblers on EP couldn't have had two bigger losses at the same time!!

[BJ Ernest]

yes george pedler can definitely play, looks like a lion runnin round with a big mane of hair in the yellow eyre peninsula uniforms they wear at the state country carnival.
hard and tough and reasonably quick, a good pick up

[Stevie_K]

Swooper Duncan?

Didn't know he was still around

[ROOS]

what sort of player

[Pagey]

re Jonathon Lee, is this ex richmond ruckmans son - Mark Lee

[Mickyj]

re Jonathon Lee, is this ex richmond ruckmans son - Mark Lee

YeP thats what they said in the online newsletter.