Dear Members,

We hope that you are doing as well as possible in these difficult times. For our part, we are hopeful about the game returning soon. The AFL is working with the State Governments and Health authorities and will provide greater clarity in the next week or so.

There has been much debate around players and staff being gathered into ‘hubs’ but this is only one of many options being considered. We will keep you up to date when more information comes to hand.

The players are doing a great job of training in isolation and stay connected to each other. We knew we had a team that invested in each other and the club. The past few weeks have proved this beyond doubt.

Regardless when the season gets back underway, AFL clubs face significant challenges – financial and wellbeing. We know that the future structure of the game and of our club will need to be determined quickly which will be stressful for everyone involved.

But we are confident in our people. We had recently completed our Five Year Strategic Plan when the pandemic hit and so we will need to reassess this work in coming weeks and months. A lot has changed. But we can promise you that we are setting ourselves for another tilt at a Flag and will also remain true to our values.

Throughout the past six weeks, the support from our members has been first class. We are still seeing people buying memberships to support the club. Our ability to remain as a vibrant and successful club rests largely on the on-going support of our members and sponsors. The feedback we have received is hugely positive and we thank you for that.

There isn’t much football news at present but we can congratulate Olivia Purcell for winning our AFLW Best & Fairest and for being selected in the AFLW All Australian Team. A great effort, Olivia!

Like you, we look forward to getting back to everyday life. Let’s keep doing the right things to eliminate the virus and we’ll get back to normal as soon as possible. Downloading the covidsafe app will help and we encourage our members to take this step.

Thanks for being with us.

Colin Carter - President
Brian Cook - CEO