Last night was my inaugural attendance and it was a very enjoyable meeting.
Brookie looks wonderful with lots of lush turf - so those of you who want a piece of the hallowed ground, now would be a good time to dig up a patch
Joan, the ninety+ lady who has been doing wonderful needlepoint portraits of the Players, was there to present Jason Annear's Dad with a stunning one of Jason.
The meeting commenced with Bob O'Reilly presenting Jason's Dad with a commemorative Players Jersey #543. It was tearful but I am sure that he felt that his son was truly a valued member of the Sea Eagles Family
Greg explained about the finances and it all looks good. The fact that we have no Leagues Club contribution is always lost on the Media, so the Owners have to, and do fund the gap. They were there and smiling at our appreciation of their commitment.
Kerry is actively lobbying for the Brookvale Oval upgrade. I found it interesting that St Augustine's is involved. A few of my friends have boys attending this famous Private school, and they also want to extend their sporting facilities, with no success to date. So this new joint lobby group, we will see the Manly Daily coverage from January, sounds like it will carry much more weight with the Residents who continually oppose any changes.
Choc and Kingdog looked resplendent in their suits and were very funny and gracious in accepting their Life Memberships. Unfortunately Choc left straight after the meeting
but Kingy chatted and signed the Annual Report Portrait of him. His AC (shoulder) is healing well and they are both ready to play!:shy:
Donny filled in for Geoff who had a family emergency. He is pleased with the effort of the 13 young and ambitious recruits. Also pointed out the input of Brad Arthur and Joey in identifying skill gaps etc.
Listening to he and the two Players talk made me just want to stay at Brookie and start cheering early for the 2013 Premiership
The Old Boys Association is well on its way by Darrell Williams. Sounds very promising and I look forward to seeing more of the Old Players mingling with the Fans at Brookie next year. This year I got to thank Rambo Gibbs in person for the many happy memories he left us with. I was surprised at how touched he was. Im sure most Players have no concept of how much the Fans appreciate their talent in helping the Mighty Sea Eagles shine
2013 Cronulla Brookie game,Sunday 14th April, will see the presentation of Premiership rings to the 1973 Team - so plan to be there people
In summary, the Sea Eagles look to be streamlining their operations to match the performance of our Mighty Team.