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25.01.2022 CAPTAIN AMERICA MENS TEAM Introducing the fourth team in this years Struddys Super Series Mens competition... CAPTAIN AMERICA. Led by hot stepper Keegan Harding and Hornets junior rep Lachie Lawson, this team wont be short of attacking prowess. Harding, Lawson and ex-Hornets player Lachlan Wilson will all prove to be lethal in the red zone.... The Captain America team has a good balance across the board and they will have no problem scoring tries, the only question remains, will they be able to stop the tries to take out the Super Series?

24.01.2022 MINIS/JUNIORS TOUCH CANCELLED Due to the rain that’s fallen all mini and junior touch will be cancelled today. All mini team delegates are asked to collect their team trophies from the touch shed anytime until 530pm this afternoon. ... It’s a sad way for our minis to finish, but we would like to thank all mini teams for their participation in this seasons competition and we look forward to seeing you next year. Reminder that all junior competitions will recommence in the new year on 27 January.

23.01.2022 REFEREE DUTY ROUND 9 All referee duties for this week can be viewed at https://orangetouch.com.au/referee-duty/

23.01.2022 Reminder of our 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will be held tonight from 6pm. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions within licensed clubs, the AGM will be held online via Zoom. For those wishing to attend the 2020 AGM, please see zoom meeting information below. ** Join Zoom Meeting (video & audio):... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9883620793 Meeting ID: 988 362 0793 ** Dial in by phone (audio only): 02 8015 6011 Meeting ID: 988 362 0793 To view the 2020 AGM agenda, along with 2019 AGM minutes and financial report, please go to https://orangetouch.com.au/2020-annual-general-meeting/

23.01.2022 RD 3 SUPER SERIES RESULTS Round 3 of our Mens Struddys Super Series saw three close matches, with Hulk defeating Iron Man 3-2 to remain the only undefeated team in the competition. In other games, Wolverine slashed past Black Panther 2-1, while Superman disposed of Captain America 4-3. In the Womens Super Series, Black Panther produced their best game of the season so far defeating Hulk 2-1, while Wolverine beat Captain America 5-1.... Round 4 matches will see Black Panther vs Iron Man, Wolverine vs Superman and Hulk vs Captain America in the Mens Super Series. For the Womens Super Series, we will see Wolverine vs Black Panther and Captain America vs Hulk.

23.01.2022 REFEREE DUTIES ROUND 10 All referee duties for Mixed and Opens for this week's final competition round of 2020 can be found here https://orangetouch.com.au/referee-duty/

23.01.2022 FINAL CALL FOR STRUDDYS SUPER SERIES Its your last chance to nominate to be involved in our inaugural Struddys Super Series - which is our draft format Mens & Womens competition running on Thursday Nights involving some of our best touch players. To express your interest to play Struddys Super Series go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/Struddys. Nominations will close 5pm Monday 7 September 2020.... Player rego will be $110 which includes rego, insurance and full playing gear. For those using an Active Kids Voucher, all this will cost just $10 - amazing value :) We already have 5 Mens teams and 4 Womens teams locked in for the Super Series, but we fully welcome any players still wanting to nominate and get involved. For more information about the Struddys Super Series go to https://orangetouch.com.au/superseries/ or email our club [email protected]. This is a post in our Like & Share competition, so like and share this post now to be in the running for a $50 Intersport voucher.

22.01.2022 WOLVERINE MENS TEAM Introducing the fifth team in this years Struddys Super Series Mens competition... WOLVERINE. Led by the experienced Wayne Cobb Hill and Hornets junior rep Jack Cole whos lethal off both feet, this Wolverine side will be a force to be reckoned with. Many eyes will also be on the new kid on the block, Peter Calaitzopoulos, who comes fresh from Sydney with Mens Premier League experience up his sleeve.... Theres no doubt the Wolverine side has the talent and experience, but will they mesh well enough to slash through the opposition to win the Super Series?

21.01.2022 SOCIAL COMPETITION REGOS ARE OPEN Orange Thunder currently have registrations open for all social touch competitions for Mixed, Mens & Womens, as well as our social competitions for Minis (U6-U9) and Juniors (U11-U15). All social competitions commence mid-October. Our competitions allow people from Orange and surrounds to be active and enjoy touch football in a fun and friendly social setting with their family and friends. We have been the most popular sporting competitio...n for the past decade and we continue to bring the following to you... ENJOY TOUCH IN A SOCIAL SETTING. We bring fun and enjoyable social touch to all players from U6 to open age and seniors. FUN THEMES & PRIZES TO BE WON. We will run multiple fun dress themed rounds again, play music between all games and have great prizes available for all teams to win. CHEAPEST TOUCH IN TOWN. We are committed to bring you social touch for the lowest possible cost with $85 early bird rego still available - WE BRING BETTER VALUE TO YOU!!! ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS. We are the only touch comp in town advertising Active Kids Vouchers to be used, so you can enjoy our social touch for FREE!!! LONGEST RUNNING COMPS IN TOWN. Not only are our comps the cheapest, but they run longer than any other touch in town - WE BRING BETTER VALUE TO YOU!!! ENJOY THE SOCIAL SIDE OF TOUCH. Play touch with your family and friends, then socialise with Waratah Sports Club right on site - all adult players receive FREE MEMBERSHIP to Waratahs. DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. For those wanting to enjoy social touch and also improve skills, we have multiple development opportunities available for players, referees and coaches. We welcome all to come enjoy touch with us and be a part of the Orange Touch family. For all information about our social competitions and how to enter you team today, simply go to www.orangetouch.com.au/playtouch #orangethunder #touchfootball #family #friends This is a post in our Like & Share competition, so like and share this post now to be in the running for a $50 Intersport voucher.

21.01.2022 Shout out to Struddys for going the extra mile to get our junior rep gear over to Mudgee. The kids love their new kit too

21.01.2022 MINI & JUNIOR SOCIAL COMP TEAM REGOS Our club has already received a number of queries about the new team registration process for our mini and junior competitions. Please note when you register your team, youll register the team as either a MINI TEAM (U6-U9) or a JUNIOR TEAM (U11-U15). Our club will then place your team into the appropriate mini division (U6, U7, U8, U9) or junior division (U11, U13, U15) based on the age of your registered players.... This process will allow our club to keep within the team registration cap for our mini and junior competitions, to ensure we operate within current COVID-19 restrictions. Should your mini/junior team wish to compete in a higher age division, please email our club [email protected] to make this request after you have registered your team. Reminder that all mini and junior social competition regos are now open and the early bird price is currently running for all player regos. Go to https://orangetouch.com.au/playtouch/ for all information about our social competitions.

21.01.2022 2020-21 JUNIOR REP INFORMATION To provide all information to our prospective junior rep players and their parents in relation to the upcoming 2020-21 junior representative touch season, our club has prepared a Junior Rep Information Booklet. This booklet can be viewed by going to orangetouch.com.au/junior-rep/ and clicking on the 2020-21 Junior Rep Information link.... Contained within this booklet will be the following information: Divisions and ages on offer for our junior rep teams, including divisions we are looking to field development teams for. How to express interest in junior rep touch and information about our selection trial in late September. How to lodge an inability to trial letter if youre not available to attend the selection trial. Information on team announcements and how player feedback can be obtained. Team uniform information and costs, as well as estimated player levy costs for the junior rep season. Proposed tournament schedule and information about making travel and accommodation arrangements. COVID-19 information and where to go for support or enquiries. All players interested in junior rep touch this season can express their interest online by going to www.surveymonkey.com/r/thunderjr Please tag all players and parents who may be keen on becoming one of the #thunderbuddies this season This is a post in our Like & Share competition, so like and share this post now to be in the running for a $50 Intersport voucher.

20.01.2022 COVID RESTRICTION UPDATE FOR MIXED/OPENS COMPS Our club has received a number of queries about permitting one spectator per player for all mixed and mens/womens social competition games. We have been working hard behind the scenes to find a solution to permit this. We are pleased to announce that for all mixed (Tuesday) and mens/womens (Thursday) social competitions and for our Struddys Super Series, one spectator per player will be permitted to attend ... All spectators attending (including children) MUST be signed in using the QR codes for spectators which will be around our venue. All spectators MUST adhere to social distancing whilst watching games (including children). All parents are to be responsible for their children should any children be attending games to spectate. All spectators MUST adhere to our clubs COVID-19 restrictions similar to players including arrive no more than 10 mins prior to game and leave immediately after games. We are delighted to be able to offer a more inclusive touch football environment for our members especially for our touch families who play, as well as operating within the current public health orders. Please tag people who still need to register their social competition teams for this season, as team spots are being snapped up fast.

19.01.2022 Please see attached the latest Return to Train and Return to Play information from NSW Touch Football. These DOs and DONTs must be strictly adhered to in accordance with current public health orders. All COVID-19 information released from NSW Touch Football can be viewed at https://www.nswtouch.com.au/covid19/. Our clubs endorsed COVID Safety plan can be viewed at https://orangetouch.com.au/documents/. Our club will soon release club specific COVID-19 restrictions for our... mini, junior, mixed and open social competitions this year, which are a requirement to operate under current public health orders. We understand that some of these restrictions may be an inconvenience to some, however these are required as we look to have our club members return to playing touch in a safe and COVID free environment.

19.01.2022 REFEREE DUTIES FOR ROUND 3 AND 4 Referee duties for mixed and opens for Rounds 3 and 4 can be found at https://orangetouch.com.au/referee-duty/. With Struddys Super Series starting this week, these teams should check referee duty lists from Round 3 onwards to see if they're rostered on also.

19.01.2022 NSW TOUCH BLUES AWARDS NOMINEES Orange Thunder Touch Football and some of its members have been announced as nominees for the NSW Touch Football Blues Awards, which rewards outstanding achievements in 2019-2020. Our club is nominated for the following awards:... - Affiliate of the Year - Rod Wise Medal Volunteer of the Year (Joel Begnell) - Administrator of the Year (Joel Begnell) - Junior Coach of the Year (Glen Prestwidge) Congratulations to all our club members, as well as Joel and Glen on these nominations and best of luck at the Blues Awards. #orangethunder

18.01.2022 SUPER SERIES PLAYER OF THE SERIES LEADERBOARD After 4 rounds, the Struddys Super Series Player of the Series leaderboard is heating up. In the Mens Series, Hulk's star Ben Blimka is leading the pack, closely followed by Captain America's one-two punch combo of Dylan Ryan and Keegan Harding. Young guns Jack Cole from Wolverine and Nick Murphy from Superman are just behind the top three.... In the Womens Series, there's plenty of sisterly rivalry in the top spots, with names like Clarke, Banks and Gibson featuring prominently. Black Panther's Josie Clarke has a 3-point lead after 4 rounds, ahead of Lilly Baker from Hulk and Keeley Thornhill from Black Panther. Wolverine's Hope Gibson is not far off the pace, nor are youngsters Millie Banks from Wolverine and Lilly Clarke from Captain America. Just three more rounds before the leaderboard goes behind closed doors. Who's going to take out the Player of the Series?

18.01.2022 Congratulations to Wayne Hill, Joel Begnell and Rhys French on their coaching staff appointments for Hornets Regional Touch for the 2021 Junior Regionals.

18.01.2022 SOCIAL COMPETITION MATCHES AVAILABLE ONLINE Social competition games are now viewable online at https://touchfootball.com.au//city-of-orange-touch-associa Mixed games up to Round 4 have been uploaded, all other competitions up to Round 2 have been uploaded (with Rounds 3-4 to be uploaded in next few days).... We apologise for all competitions being mixed around randomly when you view this page, this is a system glitch which is out of our control.

18.01.2022 HULK WOMENS TEAM Introducing the fourth and final team in this years Struddys Super Series Womens competition... HULK. Led by Ella Barrett and Teleri Moore, who comes with NTL and Womens Premier League experience, the Hulk team will no doubt be exerting their strength onto the opposition. The acquisition of Hornets junior reps Tess Hazzard and Mya Simmons will surely help the Hulks quest to be victorious.... With plenty of dominant defenders, this side will indeed be muscling up to stop the tries, but will they have the attackers on hand when needed to pile on the points to win the Super Series?

17.01.2022 Pie Orders! A reminder for all junior rep players that pie orders and money are due back no later than Wednesday 21st October. These can be handed in at the touch shed tonight, to your coach or manager or to our canteen on Wednesday afternoon.

17.01.2022 Regrade Complete! Mixed and Opens have had a regrade where necessary. If you cannot find your team in the previous grade please look in the grades above and below for your new destination. The Draws for Rd 5 & 6 can be found at the below link. ... https://touchfootball.com.au//city-of-orange-touch-associa

16.01.2022 UPDATED NSW TOUCH BLUES AWARDS NOMINEES Congratulations to Cathy Goodlock and Jo Banks, who have been nominated to receive a NSW Touch Football Blues Award, which recognises excellence, longevity, passion and performance of volunteers at every level of touch football. Cathy and Jo join the list of nominations our club is in the running for at tonights Blues Awards, which will be live streamed on NSW Touch Footballs facebook page.... The full list of our clubs nominations is seen below: - Affiliate of the Year - Rod Wise Medal Volunteer of the Year (Joel Begnell) - Administrator of the Year (Joel Begnell) - Junior Coach of the Year (Glen Prestwidge) - Blues Award (Cathy Goodlock and Jo Banks) Well done to all members of our club, along with the above nominees on their efforts and dedication to our great club. #orangethunder

16.01.2022 IRON MAN MENS TEAM Introducing the second team in this years Struddys Super Series Mens competition... IRON MAN. Led by the experienced Jake Blimka and Mitchell Watts, this team has speed to burn. Along with the two captains and the likes of Oli Connaughton, Micky Dillon and Andrew McPaul, if you give this team open space, itll be all over.... With no doubts the Iron Man side has some flyers on board, will they be able to withstand teams putting them under pressure to dominate the Super Series?

15.01.2022 SOCIAL COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT (MIXED & OPENS) Due to COVID-19 and the need for our competitions to operate within current public health orders, Orange Thunder Touch Football will be implementing some restrictions on our 2020-21 mixed and opens competitions (see attached photo). Whilst some may be frustrated by these restrictions, our club believes they are necessary for our club members to return to playing touch in a safe and COVID free environment.... Team and player regos for mixed/opens competitions (all Mixed Divisions or Mens/Womens Division 2 and lower) will open by Saturday 15 August 2020. All players wishing to nominate for Struddys Super Series (draft Division 1 Mens/Womens competition) can nominate now at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Struddys Please ensure all players are aware of these current restrictions prior to registering for the upcoming 2020-21 competition. Should current public health orders relax, we will review and amend these restrictions accordingly. We wish to thank our club members for their patience and understanding as we work together to get back onto the touch field this season.

15.01.2022 REFEREE DUTY FOR ROUND 5 Referee duties for this week for our Mixed and Opens competitions can be viewed by going to https://orangetouch.com.au/referee-duty/

14.01.2022 SUPER SERIES PLAYER OF THE SERIES LEADERBOARD The Struddys Super Series will be running a Dally M style Player of the Series, where referees each game will select 3,2,1 points for players. Please see below Player of the Series Leaderboard after Rd 1. The leaderboard will be kept public until after Rd 7, when votes will go behind closed doors.

14.01.2022 CAPTAIN AMERICA WOMENS TEAM Introducing the second team in this years Struddys Super Series Womens competition... CAPTAIN AMERICA. Led by experienced Club President Cathy Goodlock and NSW player Lara Clarke, this side has plenty of experience and a bunch of current/ex Hornets junior rep players including Layla Barrett, Lilly Clarke and Demi Owens.... The Captain America team will be dominant in both attack and defence, but will they have what it takes to rise to the top in the Super Series?

14.01.2022 STRUDDYS SUPER SERIES Just under 2 weeks to go for players to nominate to play in our inaugural Struddys Series Super - our draft Mens & Womens competition, which has a variety of benefits for all players involved. WHO SHOULD CONSIDER PLAYING STRUDDYS SUPER SERIES?? ... Current & former senior and opens rep players Current & former junior rep players (born 2008 or earlier) Current & former social comp players looking for a way to play competitive touch football in a fun and equal environment HOW MUCH DOES IT COST & WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFO?? Player rego is only $110 which includes rego, insurance and full playing uniform. Or if you use an Active Kids Voucher, you can be involved for just $10 (how could you say no to that) All information about the Super Series, including FAQs and all the wonderful benefits to players can be viewed at https://orangetouch.com.au/superseries/. HOW DO I NOMINATE TO PLAY?? Simply go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/Struddys and complete the nomination form. Our club will then contact you with information on how to register to play CAN I PLAY STRUDDYS SUPER SERIES & NORMAL SOCIAL TOUCH? Yes, our club will allow all players in the Super Series to also play social touch in a Mens or Womens division with their family or friends. All questions about the Struddys Super Series can be directed to our club by email [email protected]. Our club looks forward to our players taking advantage of this awesome new concept and enjoying competitive touch football with current and new friends :)

13.01.2022 2020-21 JUNIOR REP TOUCH TRIAL Orange Thunder Touch Football will hold their selection trial for the 2020-21 junior representative touch football teams from 21-23 September 2020. Please see below schedule for junior rep trials. Monday 21 September 2020 @ Waratahs... 4.30pm - U8 Boys & U8 Girls 6.00pm - U14 Boys & U14 Girls Tuesday 22 September 2020 @ Waratahs 4.30pm - U10 Boys & U10 Girls 6.00pm - U16 Boys & U16 Girls Wednesday 23 September 2020 @ Waratahs 4.30pm - U12 Boys & U12 Girls 6.00pm - U18 Boys & U18 Girls Our club encourages all interested players to register online prior to the selection trial - please go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/thunderjr. All players who register online will be contacted with a reminder prior to the selection trial. With our club looking to field a number of development teams this year, now is the time for your children to join our team and become one of the #thunderbuddies. Please tag all players and parents to make them aware of our junior rep trial. More information will be distributed later today. This is a post in our Like & Share competition, so like and share this post now to be in the running for a $50 Intersport voucher.

13.01.2022 NEW 8TH EDITION PLAYING RULES FOR TOUCH Touch Football Australia (TFA) have introduced the 8th Edition Playing Rules for Touch Football, with these rules to be used for all future social and representative touch competitions. These changes are a well overdue update and have been made to reflect the way the game is played today, to make touch more enjoyable for all.... To assist all players understand these rule changes, please go to https://orangetouch.com.au/8th-edition-playing-rules/ where our club have a series of short videos which will explain some of these rule changes. There is also a link to the new rule book. This is a post in our Like & Share competition, so like and share this post now to be in the running for a $50 Intersport voucher.

13.01.2022 SOCIAL COMP EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT Team and player registrations for social competitions will be opening next week for all our mini, junior and opens (mens, womens, mixed) competitions. Orange Thunder will be offering an EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for all players who register within the first 3 weeks of registrations being open.... Please see early bird and normal player registration prices in picture below. Active Kids Vouchers can be used for our social competition player registrations. Stay tuned for more information in the coming days about our registrations opening :)

12.01.2022 MIXED, MENS & WOMENS SOCIAL COMP REGOS OPEN Team and player registrations for all 2020-21 social competitions in Mixed, Mens and Womens are now open. All Mixed social competitions will commence Tuesday 13 October with all Mens and Womens social competitions commencing Thursday 15 October. ... All information about how team contacts can register teams and how players can register into these teams can be found at https://orangetouch.com.au/socialcompregos/. There is a new system for registrations this year, but our club have created some HOW TO GUIDES to help all members with their team and player registrations - click link above to view these guides. Please note all players who are participating in the Struddys Super Series on Thursday Nights instead of our social competition, DO NOT complete this rego process. All Super Series players are to nominate at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Struddys and our club will contact you with instructions on how to register. All questions about social competition regos for Mixed, Mens and Womens can be emailed to our club at [email protected]

11.01.2022 2020-21 SOCIAL COMP REGOS ARE OPEN Team and player registrations for all our social competitions this summer are open. All information about our social competitions, as well as instructions on how to register to play can be found at https://orangetouch.com.au/playtouch/. Our club will be running Mens, Womens and Mixed social competitions for players of all ages, abilities and experience. We will also be running our popular Mini (U6-U9) and Junior (U11-U15) social competit...ions. Make sure you get your teams together soon, as our club currently have our EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for all social competitions, meaning you can register to play for less $$$ Active Kids Vouchers may also be used on all of our social competitions. Register today to play one of the most popular and exciting sports in the country - https://profile.mysideline.com.au/register/

11.01.2022 The third video from our friends at The Physio Station

11.01.2022 Well done to our State Cup referees who all earned GF appointments. Amy Draper refereed the W20 GF, Amanda Draper refereed the WOB GF and Rebecca Rogers refereed the WOA GF. Fantastic effort ladies and congrats on your GF appointments #thunderbuddies #refspect

11.01.2022 RD 4 SUPER SERIES RESULTS Round 4 of our Mens Struddys Super Series saw Hulk remain undefeated in the Series, disposing of Captain America 5-2. Superman have now jumped to outright second after defeating Wolverine 6-3, while Iron Man powered by Black Panther convincingly 7-2. In the Womens Super Series, two hotly contested matches were produced, with Wolverine keeping the top spot on the ladder defeating Black Panther 5-4. Captain America are close behind them in second a...fter getting by Hulk 4-3. The Super Series ladder after 4 rounds looks like this: MENS Hulk (12 pts), Superman (10 pts), Captain America (8 pts), Wolverine (8 pts), Iron Man (6 pts), Black Panther (4 pts). WOMENS Wolverine (11 pts), Captain America (9 pts), Black Panther (7 pts), Hulk (5 pts).

11.01.2022 STATE CUP OPENS & SENIORS NOMINATIONS OPEN Orange Thunder Touch Football is calling for player nominations for the 2020 State Cup, which will take place from 4-6 December 2020 at Port Macquarie. Nominations are being accepted for the following divisions:... Opens (Mens, Womens & Mixed) players born 2002 or before Over 30s (Mens, Womens & Mixed) players born 1990 or before Over 40s (Mens, Womens & Mixed) players born 1980 or before Player nominations can be made online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/statecup2020. Nominations close Sunday 27 September 2020. To read more about our State Cup player nominations, please go to https://orangetouch.com.au/statecupnominations/ or alternatively email our club [email protected]

10.01.2022 Bank Details Needed! If your child has done any refereeing so far this season and has not previously provided us with their bank details, please make sure this is done asap.

10.01.2022 THANK YOU PLAYERS & SPECTATORS Our club wishes to thank all our players and spectators for their efforts last night with our commencement of our social competition. Your efforts ensured we can all return to play touch football in a safe COVID free environment. With our mini and junior social competitions running this afternoon, please ensure ALL spectators use the QR sign in when attending games and please ensure ONE PERSON PER PLAYER ONLY spectates (this includes adults o...r children). Thank you again to our members for your continued efforts :)

10.01.2022 Committee nominations for the Orange Thunder 2020/21 committee are still open, with online nominations closing 5pm today. Nominations for our committee can be made at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QWJXS6. Plenty of committee positions are available for nomination for all persons, regardless of previous experience or time you have available - we welcome all persons wanting to assist in the running of our club. All positions will be voted on at tomorrow nights Annual General Meeting.

10.01.2022 Congrats to former Orange Thunder rep player Cody Ramsey who will make his NRL debut for St George Illawarra Dragons this afternoon at 3pm. Our entire club will be cheering you on mate

10.01.2022 JUNIOR TOUCH CANTEEN A reminder to all players and spectators that we will have a small canteen running for Wednesday mini/junior touch at the Touch Shed from 4.30pm until 8.00pm. Sausage sangas, ice blocks, lollies, chocolates, water, Powerade and soft drinks on sale. ... Cash sales only at moment (we are working on card tap and go method for future).

10.01.2022 BLACK PANTHER WOMENS TEAM Introducing the first team in this years Struddys Super Series Womens competition... BLACK PANTHER. Led by Lauren Williams and Tegan Dray, this side has the personnel to turn the lights out on their opposition given the chance. With a bunch of Hornets junior reps on board including Josie Clarke, Ava Cole, Georgie Barrett and Lucy Martin, the Black Panthers will indeed turn heads this season.... Will the teacher combo of Williams and Dray be able to dish up some lessons to the rest of competition to conquer the Super Series?

09.01.2022 JUNIOR REP TRIALS NEXT WEEK Our club will be holding our junior representative touch trials next week (21-23 September) with all trials to be held at Waratahs Sports Ground. We would encourage all players wishing to trial to pre-register their interest online at www.surveymonkey.com/r/thunderjr (all who pre-register will receive reminders prior to the trial).... Please see below selection trial times/dates: MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 430pm Boys & Girls Under 8s (born 2013-2014) 600pm Boys & Girls Under 14s (born 2007-2008) TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 430pm Boys & Girls Under 10s (born 2011-2012) 600pm Boys & Girls Under 16s (born 2005-2006) WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 430pm Boys & Girls Under 12s (born 2009-2010) 600pm Boys & Girls Under 18s (born 2003-2004) Our club will be looking to field a number of development teams this year, so more kids than ever before will be able to join the #thunderbuddies team Please tag all players and parents who will be wishing to trial this year.

09.01.2022 MINI & JUNIOR SOCIAL COMP REGOS NOW OPEN Orange Thunder have opened team/player nominations for all mini (U6-U9) and junior (U11-U15) social competitions. Please click on the link below for information on how to register and to view the HOW TO GUIDES our club have created for the new registration process.... https://orangetouch.com.au/mini-junior-regos-open/ There is currently an EARLY BIRD special price on all social competitions, so register to play today for less $$$ All individual players who are looking for a team to play in are asked to contact our club by email [email protected]

08.01.2022 BLACK PANTHER MENS TEAM Introducing the third team in this years Struddys Super Series Mens competition... BLACK PANTHER. Led by the experienced Mitchell Leonard and Ryan Banks, this side is one of the best on paper with the French brothers bringing some Hornets junior rep experience and Dale Jones possessing some of the fastest feet ever to hit the touch field.... The Black Panther side will have no issues piling on the points, but can they get the stops when it counts to end up on top in the Super Series?

08.01.2022 Just a reminder to all players participating in the Struddys Super Series that this competition does not commence until Thursday 29 October. An information email to all players in this competition will be sent out in the next 24 hours. All other Mens and Women’s social competitions will commence this evening at Waratahs Sports Ground.

07.01.2022 DON GREEN CHAMPIONSHIPS PHOTOS Any parents or spectators who have photos from last weekend's Don Green Championships, please contact our club or forward photos to our club by email [email protected]

07.01.2022 Social competition games for the rest of tonight have been called off due to rain

06.01.2022 JUNIOR REP COACHING STAFF VACANCIES Our club currently has some vacancies within our Junior Representative coaching staff for the upcoming 2020-21 season. We are currently looking for a coach, assistant coach and manager for the following divisions;... - Under 8 Girls - Under 16 Girls Should you be interested in assisting in one of these roles, please contact our club by email [email protected] - please feel free to tag anyone who may be a good fit for one of these teams. This is a post in our Like & Share competition, so like and share this post now to be in the running for a $50 Intersport voucher.

06.01.2022 ROUND 2 REFEREE DUTIES All referee duty allocations for Round 2 of Mixed and Opens social competitions can be found at https://orangetouch.com.au/referee-duty/

05.01.2022 Congratulations to our award winners at tonights NSW Touch Football Blues Awards. Well done to Jo Banks and Cathy Goodlock on receiving a Blues Award, as well as Joel Begnell on receiving Administrator of the Year for Hornets Regional Touch. #orangethunder

05.01.2022 After an overwhelming response, we are pleased to announce that our inaugural Struddys Super Series will see 6 Mens teams and 4 Womens teams compete. Today we will be announcing the 4 Womens teams, followed by the 6 Mens teams tomorrow. In the meantime, look closely and see if you can pick the theme for our first ever Super series ;)

04.01.2022 SOCIAL COMP REGOS NOW OPEN Team and player registrations for our 2020-21 social competitions are now open. We have a number of social competitions available for people of all ages, abilities and experience, wishing to play touch football. Mixed social competitions on Tuesday evenings... Mens & Womens social competitions on Thursday evenings Mini social competitions for Boys, Girls & Mixed teams on Wednesday afternoons Junior social competitions for Boys & Girls teams on Wednesday afternoons/evenings To register to play touch football today, or to see more information about our social competitions go to www.orangetouch.com.au/playtouch We currently have early bird discounts available for all social competition registrations and we also accept Active Kids Vouchers for all social competitions. This is a post in our Like & Share competition, so like and share this post now to be in the running for a $50 Intersport voucher.

04.01.2022 STRUDDYS SUPER SERIES NOMINATIONS OPEN Nominations are now open for all players wishing to be involved in our inaugural Struddys Super Series, which will be a draft Division 1 competition for both Mens and Womens. Players born 2008 or earlier able to nominate. This Super Series will provide an elite level, equally balanced and competitive touch football competition for players in Orange and all across Central West NSW. ... All current senior, open aged and U14-U18 rep players are strongly encouraged to nominate All previous Div 1 or other social comp players interested in a high level touch competition are encouraged to nominate All interested players are asked to nominate online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Struddys. All players who nominate will be given a link and instructions on how to register for the Struddys Super Series. Nominations will close Sunday 6 September. After this teams will be selected using a draft format from all nominated players, which will be conducted mid September. Player registration for Struddys Super Series will be $110 per player (no early bird sorry). Rego includes affiliation and insurance, uniform (singlet & shorts) plus information about rep touch pathways. Active Kids Voucher can be used for the Super Series. Should you have any questions about this wonderful initiative being run by Orange Thunder, please contact our club by email [email protected] Get started tagging all the #thunderbuddies who are up for the Super Series

04.01.2022 All Mini and Junior Games for today Wednesday 28th October have been Cancelled.

03.01.2022 WOLVERINE WOMENS TEAM Introducing the third team in this years Struddys Super Series Womens competition... WOLVERINE. Led by NSW players Amanda Moore and Sophie Banks, this side looks great on paper with a bunch of Hornets junior reps including Haylee Besant, Paige Bohringer and Hope Gibson. Word coming from the camp is that theyll be playing like a pack of wolves, so hopefully their opposition are ready for the battle.... With the favourites tag possibly linked to the Wolverines side, will they be in the hunt at the business end of the Super Series?

03.01.2022 LIKE & SHARE COMPETITION Our club is running a LIKE & SHARE competition from today until Sunday 6 September, with 3 x $50 Intersport vouchers up for grabs as prizes. All you need to do to be in the running for one of these awesome vouchers is...... 1. Like any post that we put on our Facebook page between today and Sunday 6 September. 2. Share that same post. Thats all you need to do to be in the running to win. You can like & share any posts that we put up between today and Sunday, the more posts you like & share the more chances you have to win. Oh and by the way... you can like & share this post as well to be in the running for one of the prizes.

03.01.2022 All junior representative players (U12-U18) wishing to be considered for selection in the Hornets Regional Touch Junior Regional teams in 2021 are asked to check out the below post relating to a Junior Regionals Selection Camp in mid January 2021. All players wishing to attend the selection camp and make themselves available for Hornets selection must complete the online registration by 5pm Sunday 3 January 2021. All players unable to attend the selection camp but still wi...shing to be considered for Hornets selection must email Hornets and request and complete a Player Expression of Interest form by 5pm Sunday 3 January 2021. Our club strongly encourages any rep players wishing to play for Hornets to attend the selection camp.

03.01.2022 REFEREE DUTIES FOR ROUND 1 Please go to https://orangetouch.com.au/referee-duty/ to view the referee duty allocations for Mixed and Opens competitions for our Round 1 games. Remember teams that complete all of their referee duties throughout the season will earn 3 additional competition points.

03.01.2022 SUPERMAN MENS TEAM Introducing the first team in this years Struddys Super Series Mens competition... SUPERMAN. Led by ex-NSW player Ryan Moore and Jackson Hill, this side has some Hornets junior rep experience and the pick-up of NSWCIS player Angus Staniforth will surely see this team put in a super performance this year.... The Superman team has the players to be the dark horses in this series, but the question remains will they step up or will the opposition prove to be their kryptonite?

03.01.2022 Wow!!! How about those awesome savings at our major sponsor Intersport Orange - just in time for xmas Pop on into Intersport and take care of your xmas shopping today.

03.01.2022 JOIN OUR REFEREES TEAM TODAY Our referees team is an integral part of our club and we could not play touch without them. We are currently welcoming any members who are wishing to get some of the many benefits out of being a Touch Football referee. EARN SOME MONEY. Its a great way to make extra cash at social touch competitions.... DEVELOP SKILLS. Its a great way to develop leadership skills and confidence. GET BETTER AT TOUCH. It helps improve your Touch Football game because youll develop a better understanding of the sport. MEET PEOPLE. Youll become part of a great community and make new friends. TRAVEL. Youll get access to referee at exciting state and national events held around the country even around the world for events such as Touch World Cups. TICK OFF GOALS. If you want you can work your way up through the referee pathway from Level 1 to Level 6 referee as your broaden your skills, experiences and networks. If youre interested in refereeing at our social touch competitions, or at any representative events, wed love to hear from you - email our club [email protected] :) This is a post in our Like & Share competition, so like and share this post now to be in the running for a $50 Intersport voucher.

02.01.2022 Do you need more players? Mixed 1x Male & Female looking to play together Mens & Mixex 1x Male for either mens or mixed highish grade ... Mens &Mixed 1xMale for both mens and mixed any grade Womens or Mixed 1x Female 19 looking to play either womens or mixed. Still quite a few Mini and Junior players looking for teams. Please email us if you have space for more players. [email protected]

02.01.2022 RD 2 SUPER SERIES RESULTS Round 2 of our Mens Struddys Super Series saw Hulk and Capt America remain undefeated. Hulk put the flex on Wolverine 7-5, thanks to a six-try haul from Hulk skipper Ben Blimka. Capt America proved too good for Iron Man 7-3, while Superman flew home against Black Panther 4-3 in a tight encounter. In the Womens Super Series, the points were split in both games, with Hulk and Wolverine, along with Capt America and Black Panther both finishing their... games 2-2. Round 3 matches will see Iron Man vs Hulk, Black Panther vs Wolverine and Superman vs Capt America in the Mens Super Series. For the Womens Super Series, we will see Hulk vs Black Panther and Capt America vs Wolverine in a top of the table clash.

02.01.2022 REFEREE DUTY ROUND 7 All referee duties for this week for Mixed and Opens can be viewed at https://orangetouch.com.au/referee-duty/

02.01.2022 As our social competitions commence this week, just a few simple reminders we’d like to pass onto all players and spectators to ensure our competitions remain safe for all. Players please arrive fully dressed to games and go straight to your field no sooner than 10 mins prior to your game. Please bring your own water bottle, teams cannot share water bottles due to COVID. Please ensure you’re registered prior to playing. The registration is done online and please talk to... your team delegate if you haven’t registered yet. All team delegates please come to the touch shed 10 mins prior to your first game and collect your QR code sign on card, which you’ll use all season to sign on your players each week before games. All spectators must sign in using the QR code poster which will be at entry points including under AFL shed awning, under touch shed awning and near the outside beer garden. Spectators need to sign in every time they attend our games and please ONE SPECTATOR only per player. Following games, congratulate your opponents but please remember no high fives or hand shaking. After games all players and spectators are to leave the venue in a timely manner to allow the next time slot to come onto the fields. We ask that referees including ref duties please bring your own whistle. We cannot share whistles due to COVID. Please ensure you make use of the hand wash stations which will be located at various points around our venue. And above all else, have fun playing Touch Football this season.

02.01.2022 After your social competition games, remember there’s cold drinks ready for you at Waratah Sports Club Please ensure you enter the club through the main entrance and complete QR sign in.

01.01.2022 RD 6 REFEREE DUTY Referee duties for Mixed for Rd 6 can be viewed at https://orangetouch.com.au/referee-duty/. Opens referee duties for this week will be posted shortly.

01.01.2022 Mixed referee duties for tonight.