West Brunswick Amateur Football Club in Parkville, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

West Brunswick Amateur Football Club

Locality: Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 402 532 217

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25.01.2022 IT’S A SELL OUT!!! You read that correctly, demand has been SO great for our first ever virtual reverse raffle that all 450 tickets have already sold out!!! There’s one final ticket remaining for the lucky winner of our annual poster comp so if you are keen on an extra chance in the draw, be sure to submit your entry before Thursday.... Everyone is invited to tune in for the raffle call. Hit the link in our bio and stay up to date with all the event info as updates will be posted in there. Who will take out the big W on the day? Will it be BITD’s year? Come along (virtually) on the 26th to find out! Thank you so much to everyone who has purchased a ticket and supported the club, it means the world to us. You’re all already winners in our eyes!

24.01.2022 2015 Senior Premiership 1. Captain Louis ‘Marto’ Martin leads the seniors out onto the ground, hoping to lead the team to a back-to-back premiership, and the club to a double premiership win for the first time in it’s history 2. Dylan ‘Pickles’ Muscat and Bill Irving watching the reserves before their match. They each went on to kick 2 goals a piece in the final term. 3. Dylan ‘Pickles’ Muscat supported by the ressies... 4. Cormac Cashin, Will Stubbings, and Luke Buckler 5. Angus ‘Hamma’ Hamilton addresses the boys at half time 6. Big crowds around the West huddle at the final break. WB were trailing by 26. 7&8. ^ 9. Hamma and Bucks embrace after the final siren See more

24.01.2022 West Brunswick is celebrating PLAY4BCNA today! $1 from each donut sold will go to the Breast Cancer Network Australia, who support over 20,000 Australians diagnosed with breast cancer every year. We will also be raffling off a pink Sherrin footy, and taking donations for this amazing cause throughout the day.

23.01.2022 GRAND FINAL WEEK IS HERE! Don’t miss the chance to be part of the ‘Grand Final Weekend Kick-Off’ this Friday, where you can support WBAFC with $10 from your ticket going to your nominated club! The ultimate community footy fundraiser will kick-off at 12.30, with Hamish McLaughlan hosting some of the biggest names in Footy media, and helping raise funds for grassroots clubs like ours.... If we sell more than 20 tickets in our name, we also go in the draw to win some great club prizes! Tickets ($22) can be purchased at www.supportinglocalclubs.com and all you have to do is enter ‘West Brunswick AFC’ when you purchase to make sure you are supporting WBAFC!

22.01.2022 Bloody well done team! Since the first of July West Brunswick AFC members have donated 69 times, saving a whopping 207 lives in just three months. As if that isn’t reward enough, our club also donated more than any other club in the state during this challenge!! This also marks the end of our mini VAFA Blood Drive Comp, in which we faced off against MUWFC, Preston Bullants, and Brunswick FC across three rounds (and came out on top with three wins!). ... Through this initiative, we were able to encourage a huge amount of donations from the four clubs involved. As a bonus, each of the VAFA clubs finished in the top 10 in the state, and together, we saved an impressive 534 lives. Hopefully in 2021, we see even more VAFA clubs get on board, and more lives saved. Even though the Football Club Challenge is officially over, you can still register with our Australian Red Cross Lifeblood team and donate at any time, because it’s never a bad time to save lives!

22.01.2022 In 1970, a motion was passed by the WBAFC general committee to print a club-wide newsletter for distribution. As such, The Birdsnest was born. Since 1970, The Birdsnest has promoted countless sponsors, reported on thousands of matches, and landed in the homes of hundreds of club members. This year we celebrated the 50th year ‘in print’ with a new, glossier format to house the same stories you know and love, and our brand-new logo design.... In The Birdsnest, we love to celebrate our players and alumni, and In our latest edition the last for the year we applauded some of our members who have been kicking major goals off the field. (See more in our next post) A huge thank you to Stephen 'Ocker' Fyffe (a true veteran of The Birdsnest!), Ben Rodin and Beth Cook for working on the 2020 editions and the new design, which by all reports have been incredibly well received. The final 2020 edition does not disappoint, with some iconic flashbacks, club news and Birdsnest history to give us our much needed September footy fix in what would have been finals time. If you are aware of a birth / death / marriage or a notable achievement within our community, please send the details to [email protected] to be included in the next edition. Go to our website to read all the editions of the Birdsnest from this year, and email us to have all future editions delivered direct to your inbox!

20.01.2022 TFW footy’s back on at home tomorrow - @daniellebee at our Decade In Review ball before Lockdown 4.0

14.01.2022 We are hiring! WBAFC is seeking coaches to lead our Premier Women’s Reserve and Division 2 Men’s Reserve sides in 2021 and beyond. Both reserves teams at West Brunswick have a history of success: in 2019 (then playing in division 1) the men’s reserves made their eighth consecutive finals appearance, while the women’s reserves team won the premiership for the second year in a row. ... At West Brunswick, we espouse a ‘one club’ culture, and are looking for coaches who are committed to working with the club committee, and all men’s and women’s coaches to promote a positive and unified club. The successful candidates will receive support to achieve their individual and club coaching goals through certification and ongoing development, while working alongside our senior coaches, who each have a wealth of experience and success as both players, and coaches. To read the full position description, please go to our website wbafc.com.au If you would like to join a progressive club that’s on the up, please email a cover letter and resume outlining your suitability for the role to president Beth Cook at [email protected]. Applications should include relevant coaching experience and references. All applications should be submitted by COB Friday the 23rd of October.

14.01.2022 ‘Well, we’ve been predicting this match-up since halfway through the year. The best defence will face off against the best attack’ (VAFA). Aside from the blustery conditions, it was almost the perfect day for football. The West Brunswick seniors were hoping to go back-to-back, coming in once again as the underdogs against Emmaus St Leos. After losing the toss, the ‘best defence’ managed to keep the Animals to just 2.2 for the quarter. Arguable having controlled the game i...n the first, despite being 7 points down at the change, the second term was an arm wrestle, with neither side proving dominant. With the wind, West put another two on the board, while our defence restricted the Animals to a solitary point. With only five goals kicked in the first half, the third quarter saw the ESL forwards break free to kick 5 goals and set up a 26 point lead at the end of the supposed premiership quarter. In the context of the game, this looked like an insurmountable lead. It certainly seemed as though ESL thought they had it in the bag. The Magpies faithful didn’t agree. Surrounded by supporters, Hamma compelled the group to give it everything they had in the 3 quarter huddle: There’s no more tomorrow, just another thirty minutes to play. West made little impact on the scoreboard in the first ten minutes and it seemed the game was slipping away until a Bill Irving goal gave West some hope. Back-to-back goals from Pickles put the Magpies within a kick. With five remaining, Bill took a monstrous mark and ‘kicked a mongrel punt’ to put West Brunswick in front. The next four minutes were tense, as players tried to get behind the ball. In the last 30 seconds, with a point the difference, the crowd held their breath as the Animals had a shot on goal that bounced along the scoring area and out as the siren sounded. VAFA wrote that West Brunswick ‘AGAIN made the impossible possible, restricting the highest scoring team to just the 3 points in the final quarter’ and taking out the win by a point. For the first time in the clubs history, West Brunswick had won both the reserve and senior premiership.

13.01.2022 Round 11 has kicked off! Check out who and where the Westies are this weekend. Go West!

10.01.2022 2015 Senior Premiership cont. 1. 2015 club president Anthony ‘Gibbo’ Gibson, holding baby Alistair, jogs up to receive his premiership medal. The 2015 granny was Gibbo’s final game for the club, and final game as president. 2. The boys are all smiles during presentation, including Evan Lloyd (bottom left), and Scott Hulm (centre) who both missed the 2014 premiership through injury. 3. Matt Holmes, throwing back to his modelling days... 4. The ressies and seniors celebrate together in the rooms after the historic double win 5. Coach and captain raise the premiership cup for the second year in a row 6. Joel Beer, Warrick ‘Waz’ Baker, Holma, and Bucks. 7. Xav Fowler, Jack Taylor, and Hamma 8. The players cheer on Hamma, the soon-to-be-named 2015 VAFA coach of the year. 9. President Gibbo, Life member Quidy, and Senior Captain Marto celebrate their back-to-back premierships 10. Not a bad year for Aaron ‘Bingle’ Thomson - D3 reserves premiership player (4 goals), D3 reserves VAFA leading goal kicker, and senior assistant premiership coach. #WBAFC4Lyf #WBAFCArchive

08.01.2022 Here’s a chance for the Westies to throw their support behind a fellow community footy club in the VAFA by taking a few minutes to sign this petition by the Albert Park Falcons Football & Netball Club The Falcons home ground is the most impacted oval in the Albert Park precinct due to the Formula One Grand Prix. Each year the club is forced to relocate as a stadium is put across half of their ground. For 12 weeks (February-May) they are moved to another oval, without faciliti...es, and without any guarantee of where we will be moved to. The petition is asking for some simple agreements to improve their situation and help them remain at their home ground and playing in the VAFA. Let’s help the Falcons hit 1000 signatures in the next 24 hours! https://www.change.org/p/lily-d-ambrosio-mp-give-the-albert

08.01.2022 With the end of financial year coming up this is a reminder that those who want to make tax deductible donations to the club can do so ahead of the June 30 cut-off. Tax-deductible donations can be made through our Australian Sports Foundation Development Fund at the link in bio. Donations in the past have enabled the club to break even, whilst being able to support those in the West Brunswick community who need it the most. ... We understand that times are tough, so please don’t think of this as pressure to give any more to the club than you already do. With all that in mind, any donation would be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, don’t be shy, please hit us up. Stay well, stay safe, and go west.

05.01.2022 Huge effort from the West Brunswick faithful to raise a massive amount for our football club. Thanks to all who contributed!

05.01.2022 Great turnout and a really productive session yesterday morning with West Brunswick Amateur Football Club Looking forward to working with the committee to help spread the load and tweak some of their operations! VAFA HQ

04.01.2022 Missing this time last week bit of a quiet weekend following our huge Decade In Review Ball, crossing all fingers and toes we’re back on the park next weekend. In the meantime we’ll just been here scrolling through all of @daniellebee’s great snaps from our big ‘do. (Swipe to see how the night went)

03.01.2022 More than Footy: 1. Bill Irving: The club legend and 2019 Senior Coach is one half (alongside @alisonsmirnoff) of the team behind Kicking Against the Pricks, a documentary about women’s footy. The film is currently on hold due to COVID-19, but you can keep up to date by following @katpfilm ... 2. Sian Murray: The 2018 women’s reserve premiership player has recently co-founded and launched @pleasantstate an eco-friendly cleaning brand made in Queensland, and free of single-use plastics. Pleasant State are currently crowdfunding to produce their glass and silicone bottles. 3. Sam May: In July, Sam was the first feature in the recently launched @colournarymag Magazine, which ‘celebrates and amplifies BIPOC voices through the lens of food and culture’. Sam discussed hunting roos and making roux, and shared his recipe for Paperbark Smoked Duck. 4. Alex Sherman: ‘Shermo’ is an accredited practicing dietician passionate about nutrition intervention in chronic disease prevention. In July she launched her Instagram account, @alexsherman_dietitian where she shares resources, recommendations, and recipes. #WBAFC4Lyf #OutForTheSeasonStillKickingGoals

02.01.2022 Great session with West Brunswick Amateur Football Club part of the VAFA HQ - approx 30 people in attendance. Thanks to Beth Cook (President) for coordinating such a positive and productive session. Our 6th amateur club in recent weeks.