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Welcome to all the Hawks members, sponsors and
supporters to another year of footy. With the great finish
the Hawks had to last year, every one is excited about the
new NEAFL competition and seeing the players move into
the new league.
The Hawks have added some new talent to its list with
Nathan Edvyvean (Coolamon), Zeke Lamb (Yarram, Vic),
Ben Hancock (Poowong, Vic) and the return of Matt
Ghirardello from Queensland.
The Club is also very excited that we bolstered our player
numbers and have entered a team in the Division 4
competition.
300 Club Games for the Chief - Gerrit “Chief” Wanganeen
will play his 300th Club game this weekend. In any
competition and club this is a huge milestone and
everyone at the Hawks congratulates you and hope there
are many more games.
A Tuggeranong Lions Junior, Chief has played with
the senior Tuggeranong Football club since 1992. He
captained the 1994 and 1995 colts premiership sides,
made his senior debut in the 1996 season, captained the
1998 Reserve grade premiership side, and played in the
2001 third grade premiership side. Chief also captained
the reserves in 1999, and from 2003 to 2007, and
coached the reserves in 2002 and 2005.
Chief is currently the club games record holder with 300
Club games including 11 seniors games, 149 reserves
games, 63 district games and 77 colt games. Off the field
Chief was the Player’s Representative on the board from
1999-2002 and has spent two stints on the board as the
Director of Football from 2002-2005 and from 2007 to
the present.
Gerrit is the ultimate Club person who is always there to
lend a hand and offer advice. Chief has a wide respect
amongst the ACT football community and there probably
isn’t a player running around that Chief doesn’t know or
played footy with.
The Tuggeranong Hawks would like to thank all our
sponsors for season 2011 and appreciate your
wcontinued support.
Visit www.tuggeranongfc.com.au for all club news
Coming of Age – Chris Robinson
Chris finished-off season 2010 in style. He found his
feet in a defensive role that really seemed to suit his
natural ability to read the play. After completing a big
pre-season he is primed to build on the momentum
he generated last year and have a huge impact on the
competition in 2011.
New Recruit – Zeke Lamb
Zeke was recruited to the Hawks from Gippsland and
he has not put a foot wrong so far. He lives and breaths
footy and going on his form in the pre-season practice
matches he will be a very exciting addition to our list
in 2011.
Superstar – Ben Cleaver
Ben had an amazing year for the Hawks in 2010, which
resulted in clearly winning the Club’s Best and Fairest
award, which he thoroughly deserved. He is a great
role model for the young players on our list due to his
incredible work ethic, discipline and team first attitude.
He has enormous respect from all involved at the Hawks
and although he would hate the tag “Superstar”, he
clearly deserves it.
The Rock – Kurt Masters
Kurt was one of most consistent contributors in 2010.
At age 30 he is seen by a very young list as one of the
veterans at the club and he never lets anyone down with
his on-field efforts. Even when he wasn’t winning a high
number of possessions, his work in close at stoppages
was priceless, clearing the way for the younger players
to capitalize.
Hard as Nails – Alex Lawder
Alex has a reputation within the group as someone
who will never take a backward step especially when
having to put his body on the line. He always attacks
the footy with ferocious intent and has developed into a
great leader amongst the group, which is why his peers
elected him Captain for the 2011 season.
The Big Improver – Dave Smith
Dave is a player that is very passionate about his
footy and it shows in his meticulous preparation and
commitment. Towards the end of last year he really
started to grow in confidence and produce some high
level performances. He has had a great pre-season
and all indicators point to him being the “Big Improver”
of 2011.