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23.01.2022 Somethings we can’t change! We thought the one parent rule would be our biggest challenge, couldn’t be more wrong!! It’s saddens us to say it all over folks

23.01.2022 In the interest of public safety, our fields have been closed tonight. No touch tonight for our men’s and ladies competition! Have a safe, healthy holiday break and we look forward to seeing you in 2021. Stay well!

23.01.2022 Where would we be without our volunteers? Happy National Volunteers Week to ALL our MTA volunteers, here are a couple of familiar faces, but there are more! This is a shout out to everyone that helps out, whatever the capacity. Without you all ..............

22.01.2022 Last night saw a very chilly start to our Mid-year competition. Thanks everyone who come out to play and a special shout out to those who supported from the sidelines even with the chill in the air! So good to have touch back. See you all again next week

22.01.2022 ALL TOMORROWS JUNIOR GAMES CANCELLED! The team at MTA have had to make the tough and difficult decision to cancel all junior games for 29/11/20. Due to the extreme heat temperatures forecast for tomorrow and looking at today’s weather we feel this is the best and safest option for all. ... All team coordinators have been notified by email, please share and tag your teams and friends. Thank you for your support and understanding in this decision.

22.01.2022 A huge congratulations to our Maitland players and coaches that have been selected in their respective teams to play/coach at NTLs 2021. We are so excited to see how many Redbacks we have going to NTLs next year. Well done and congrats! Growing in numbers and growing in strength REDBACKS!

22.01.2022 Update from NSWTA in regards to latest COVID-19 restrictions.

21.01.2022 Looking for singlets for our up coming junior comp? MTA have new past seasons playing singlets available for just $10 each. If you are looking for a whole team or maybe just a couple to complete your team from last year send as an email to [email protected] and we will see if we can accommodate your request. Range of colours and sizes available, while stocks last...

21.01.2022 We were begging it to stop raining, we wanted to keep playing....Mother Nature however had other plans.....#nswjsc, the one that got away. Bigger, better, stronger, faster next year. Proud to be a REDBACK

20.01.2022 Important information in regards to today’s junior games. We have had to make some field changes for today’s games. Please be advised: Field 5 games moved to field 2 Field 4 games moved to field 3... Field 9 games moved to field 7 Field 11 games moved to field 1 All other fields remain as per draw. Thanks for your understanding, see you soon Team MTA

19.01.2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR ALL OUR SENIOR MENS AND MIXED TEAMS! Regrading has been completed and new draws are available, however if your looking at new draws please look up your division with a * at the end of it. This indicates the regraded draw (this is super important that you look for the *) The old draws have been made inactive and should (fingers crossed, keep in mind this is a new system for us also) disappear in time. ... Please tag your team mates and share with your friends so everyone turns up at the correct time and for the correct field this week. Thanks everyone see you early in the week. Team MTA See more

18.01.2022 With the predicted weather forecast for this Sunday the team at MTA are looking at some format changes to this Sundays Junior round games. Stay turned for further announcements, player safety is our first priority.

18.01.2022 #ExcitingNews Maitland Touch are excited to announce the release of the 2020 junior competition fixtures, available on our website. #MaitlandTouch #Redbacks

18.01.2022 Well done Pickers, what a great game of footy. Congratulations 17-16 doesn’t get much closer..... we were on the edge of our seats!

18.01.2022 IMPORTANT UPDATED INFORMATION ON JSC Northern division. Please stay tuned..... enjoy the morning off REDBACKS

18.01.2022 What’s the weather going to bring us this afternoon? The team @ MTA will be watching the weather, as storms have been forecast for our area. Keep your eye on our socials at around 5pm for any changes or up dates on tonight’s games. ... Thanks

18.01.2022 What a pleasant surprise and a lovely and appreciated random act of kindness received at the fields tonight. Thank you Tranter Lawyers and the Howard family. Very much a surprise and appreciated by all at MTA

17.01.2022 Good luck today Maitland Pickers. You can watch todays Grand Final live stream. Don’t miss out on the action and cheer our local team on. Play well boys

17.01.2022 Have you ever thought about trialling for one of our junior rep sides!??? Well here is a little video of our 2019/20 Under 10 Girls side sharing why they love to play touch footy for the mighty REDBACKS! Click this link to register for the upcoming junior trials:... https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSe8_yWyyK2oVGxlGz/viewform Thank you Gabby Tranter for making this video

17.01.2022 JUNIOR REP ANNOUNCEMENT For the 2020/21 junior representative season we have appointed four Coaching Mentors. These experienced club members have kindly volunteered their time to share some touch footy knowledge and will be floating around training sessions throughout the rep campaign. ... These mentors are: Under 8,10,12 Girls Melissa Lidbury - Maitland, Hornets & NSW representative - Current Ladies 40’s coach at MTA - Long time Junior Coach at MTA Under 8,10,12 Boys Ben Charlton - Maitland Senior Representative - Junior Hornets Coach 2019 - 3 years junior coaching experience at MTA Under 14,16 & 18 Girls Leanne Polglase - Maitland, Hornets & NSW representative - Current Ladies 30’s assistant coach at MTA Under 14,16 & 18 Boys Hayden Ryan-Hill - Maitland & Hornets senior representative - Experienced affiliate coach (junior & senior) - State & National level coach Thank you for your time and efforts! Up the redbacks

17.01.2022 IMPORTANT INFORMATION in regards to tonight’s senior mixed competition - Due to the amount of rainfall received in our area our grounds remain closed for today. Have a safe and happy holiday season! Stay well. See you all next year

16.01.2022 NEWS JUST IN...... CHS update : they did it!! Hunter under 15s girls broke a 7 year drought & ending Sydney North’s 7 year stronghold on the competition in Wollongong earlier today. After being outplayed by them 5-2 in the round game,they all ripped in and stood up in the GF keeping Sydney North scoreless in a brilliant 3-0 win!!! Our very own under 16s Emmy Latter receiving the Coaches Award!... Well done Em we are super proud of you See more

16.01.2022 We are excited to finally be able to share this new information on our Junior Comp 2020: This information is on how we will play our upcoming season. We understand that with some of the changes will come frustrations and disappointment however to run a competition these strategies have had to be implemented. games played on Sundays, at Maitland Park starting at youngest age group through to eldest. (Fields will vary as availability of fields will change throughout our seas...on). age groups U7/U9 half field, U11, U13, U15, U17 full field. U7/U9 maximum 8 players minimum 6 players per team. U11-U17 maximum 10 players minimum 8 players per team. there is a cap in place of the amount of teams able to register this season. games will be a 25 min touch down turn around format. no double headers. no individual player registrations. competition format will be arrive, play, leave. no finals for any age groups no fill in players or day players can play, only players registered to team permitted to play (even if player is registered with another team). only one (1) spectator per player. on arrival you will be required to sign in using QR code. there is no supplied playing singlet this year. We are working towards an awesome gift for all registered junior players, however you will be required to have your own playing singlets or shirts this season (more info in regards to this soon). We are hoping this information is helpful. We hope that there is understanding within our members and community of these changes we have had to implement. We will be supplying you, with more information as it comes to hand. We are hopeful to have this competition tap off mid October 2020. Yours in touch The MTA crew

15.01.2022 If you have contacted us (and your request has been confirmed) about singlets for the up coming junior comp there is oppounity to pick those orders up from the club rooms at MTA fields this Thursday 4.30-5.15pm or Friday 5.30-7.30pm. If these dates and times don’t suit there will be further opportunities next week. Regards MTA crew

15.01.2022 Stay tuned on game status for tonight. With lots of rain forecast to hit the Hunter over the next couple of hours we will update later today on whether games will go ahead tonight. Team MTA

14.01.2022 JUNIOR REP EOI NOW OPEN!!! Maitland TA are excited to announce that expressions of interest are now open for the 2020/21 junior rep season! An event will also be created for all to share around DATE: October 15th 2020... A few important details: - You MUST fill out EOI form prior to attending trial - Arrive only 10 minutes before your designated time (times will be posted up soon) - Only one spectator per child, they will be required to sign in via QR code upon arrival - All players MUST trial for their age division - Go straight to your field upon arrival (fields to be posted up soon) To register... click on this link: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSe8_yWyyK2oVGxlGz/viewform Go redbacks

13.01.2022 Junior team nominations closing soon. Get your team together today before it’s too late....

13.01.2022 THANK YOU to all our volunteers. Our club and community appreciates and applauds your efforts.

13.01.2022 We thank The Mutual Bank for their continued support of our club. Their new space looks amazing and wish them the very best for a growing, bright future

12.01.2022 FINAL JUNIOR REP COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT! Last but certainly not least is our Under 18’s divisions! Our Under 18’s Girls will get some coaching consistency as they return from their Under 20’s campaign with Matty Richards taking control of this side. Matt is approaching 20 years of representative touch football and these girls are lucky enough to endure such knowledge into their own game. Melinda Walls will once again manage the side as she has done very successfully for t...he past several years. Under 18’s Boys has Steve Nichols willing to take on the role with the assistance of Shelly Rush-Nichols who has decided to volunteer even more of her time to the club to ensure these boys don’t go without! A lucky Association we are to have volunteers like these two!!! Stay tuned for some details regarding summer Touch season over the weekend! Go the mighty redbacks!

11.01.2022 Ooh deer, what a year! MTA would like to wish all our players, coaches, parents, referees, supporters, volunteers and sponsors a very happy and safe holiday season. Thank you for your support throughout a challenging year. There were times when we thought competitions might not go ahead, and although we had to make some changes, we still got to play what we love!... Hopefully 2021 will be a little kinder.... A big thanks to our committee and volunteers for working so hard through trying times to get us back playing park and rep touch footy. Let’s do it all again next year....See you all then, in the mean time stay safe and stay well

10.01.2022 IMPORTANT CHANGES TO OUR JUNIOR GAMES 29/11/20. Please be aware that due to the weather forecast for this Sunday we have had to make some significant changes to our games this weekend. We are mindful in the fact that we do not want to cancel games due to the shortened season, however we have a duty of care to our players and referees. ... With this in mind we will proceed in this way: All under 7s and under 9s girls and boys teams will play at 9am. Girls under 11s - 9.30 am These games will be 20 mins no half time. The following games will be played as 2 x 10 min halves with a 3 minute half time. Boys under 11s - 10am Girls under 13s - 10.30 am Boys under 13s - 11am Girls under 15s/17s - 11.30 am Boys under 15s/17s - 12noon Please be aware should the temperature reach 36 degrees the NSWTA extreme weather policy will be put into place and games will be cancelled for the remainder of the day. All team managers/coordinators have been sent an email in regards to these changes, and the draws are currently being updated. Please tag your friends and share away, so everyone receives this vital information. Thanks for your understanding MTA

10.01.2022 Safety message for today! Please be aware when arriving and leaving the fields today, Maitland Tri Club are also sharing Maitland Park this morning. Be be aware while moving around the park area and keep path ways around the park area clear. Thanks for your co-operation

08.01.2022 A huge congrats to JT what a wonderful achievement. So much wisdom and composure bottled in one man. All of us at MTA are super happy for you. Well done

08.01.2022 Mini Redbacks it looks like you’re going to be first to play in the 2020/21 rep season

07.01.2022 With our junior competition only weeks away from starting please as a community be aware of the latest updates on COVID-19 government guidelines. We still have to adhere to the arrive, play, leave playing format and 500 people rule at our fields. But we welcome and are excited with the gradual changes. We wish all the volunteers, players and families from our local winter sporting codes luck and health over the upcoming weekend, especially those playing finals.

07.01.2022 Super important information for all our team organisers/managers of our junior teams. As you know we are using a different platform to nominate our teams and register our players this season. We, also are just getting used to it. A feature that this platform doesn’t have available at the moment is the bounce back emails that you would have normally received when a player registers into a team you are the coordinator for. At the moment we are not able to update you with the players registered into your team. This is a very busy time for our committee. Once team nominations close we will more closely monitor player numbers. Thank you for your understanding and patience, alternatively you could set up a chat group with your team to share team and updated season information. Thanks again MTA

07.01.2022 Games are on today!!!! 23/11/2020 See you all this afternoon!

06.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS! Maitland Touch Association are excited to launch the 2020 Junior Competition, thanks to our friends at NSW Sport and Event Management. We are now accepting team nominations, which can all be completed via our website. ... Please ensure you read and understand the Conditions of Entry booklet for all competition information. FULL INFORMATION: https://maitland.nswtouch.com.au//2020-junior-registratio/

05.01.2022 Just a reminder that we have adjusted tomorrow’s junior games. These changes have been put into place to hopefully enable the round to be completed, however please be aware that we have a duty of care and our player and referees health and well-being, and this is our main priority. In accordance with the NSWTA extreme heat policy, if we need too we will unfortunately cancel games. Thanks for your understanding MTA #wearecrossingourfingers

04.01.2022 Don’t forget with our upcoming junior comp on its way to down load your valid Active Kids voucher if you haven’t done so already. You can use this as payment in our junior competition.

03.01.2022 While the games are suspended for the morning and we wait to hear news of any way forward here is a message from us....... Tell em’ all I said hi

02.01.2022 Happy Saturday! This is some important information in regards to our up coming competitions. We thank you for your patience while we have been working through the logistics of how to run our competitions this season. We are all facing some trying times in sport, for anyone organising any event whether it be sport or other they will understand the complexity that this year brings. We not only face the ever changing COVID-19 new normal we find ourselves in, but our fie...lds are also undergoing maintenance and upgrade works, all winter sport due to their delayed start has been pushed back, we have a new registration process and have had a change within our committee. We are working closely with MCC and collaborating with other codes to make this season the absolute best it can be for our members given the climate we are in. This of course means that we have had to implement many changes to how we run our comps this season. Throughout the weekend there will be updates and posts on how this season will look, how it impacts you or your players and equip you with vital information for when we do open our registrations. Thanks again for your patience, emails and messages. We are working hard to get back out playing the sport we love. Stay tuned See more

02.01.2022 Thanks to our sponsor Yellow Coaching for this timely reminder!

02.01.2022 JUNIOR REP COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT! The first of two announcements today see our Under 16’s divisions coaching staff announcement! Our Under 16 Girls will be coached this year by Steve Walterback. Steve has coached several of our junior teams in the past and after a couple of years off it is great to see him back in charge of a team and who better than the Under 16 girls! Craig Beckett will assist him in the coaching this year! Here is to a great year! ... The Under 16 boys will have a couple of new faces this year with Matt Tranter taking on the job this year. Matt is a returning junior coach and a senior representative at both Redbacks and Hornets level. He will also have the luxury of highly respected Knights NRL Touch and Hornets representative player Jack Edwards coming on board to help fine tune the young men into elite level players. 18’s to come tonight! Let’s go redbacks!

01.01.2022 Earlier this week our local Rugby Club, Maitland Blacks U15s side had to bring something from another code to training. Looks like as rugby is winding up for the year, touch footy fever is kicking in. Love it boys!! See you on the park in a few weeks. Photo courtesy of Jamin Enterprises

01.01.2022 We can’t let the juniors have all the lime light Some information for our senior players for the up coming 2020/21 season. we will have men’s,ladies and mixed divisions. games will be played in a 25 minute touch down turn around format. no double headers... it will be a arrive, play, leave format (unfortunately there is no hanging around after you play, those social moments and gatherings we are so used to will need to be put on hold till post COVID times) you will be required to sign in using QR code at arrival. we are encouraging no spectators for our over 18 yo players. we are intending on this comp starting late October 2020 we will not play at Maitland Park in 2020 (before Christmas) we will return to Maitland Park in January 2021 to finish our competition and play finals. we are working very closely with MCC in securing a suitable green space for us to play our comp on Monday and Tuesday nights as we have done in previous years. finals this year will be first plays second (no semi finals). We will definitely share more information with our touch community as it comes to hand. Stay well

01.01.2022 Not tooooo far away! State Cup 2020....player rego is open.