WELCOME TO SEASON 2011/2012

Pre-Season Training

Sunday 9.30am @ Lugar Park (Kotara South)

The first couple of pre-season training session have been a huge a success with good numbers already in attendance as well as some new faces turning up as well. Training continues 9.30am Sunday at Lugar Park. Make sure you attend these sessions to give us a good start to the season and the best chance to achieve OUR CLUB GOAL TO WIN the Club Championship this year.

Wes Inglis – Life Member!

Club stalwart and 5th grade institution, Wes Inglis, has served our great club for 25 years both on and off the field. He is the deserving recipient of life membership, so let’s all congratulate him on a great effort.

 

MDCC Sponsors

Season 2011/2012

We are very lucky to have great sponsors associated with our great club. We have retained most of the old favorites as well as some new sponsors for this upcoming season. Very big thanks goes out to our sponsors that are listed below and will appear on our shirts for 2011/2012. Make sure we support them through out the season because they support us!
Souths, MaryEllen,Active Lifestyle, Chris Ingham Solicitors, Courtman and Newton Fruit and Veg Whole Sales, CWF, Forsyths It and Training, GJ Gardner, HK Powdercoating, Jax Tyres, McGrath, Nelson Bay Seafood, Peppers, Phill Maher Book Keeping, Semits Smash Repairs
 
Active Life Fitness and Health
Pat Darwen has signed up for his first season with MDCC after an extremely successful career in the Sydney Grade Competition and in England. He owns a personal training studio in Adamstown (Active Life Fitness and Health) and is providing a special offer to MDCC players, members and friends. The offer is 10 sessions for $150, normally valued at $230. You can contact Pat on 0404782876 or patdarwen@gmail.com.
 

LIONS DEN SOCIAL CLUB

 

Season Launch Friday September 23

Last season we held our first ever season launch and it proved to be an outstanding success. Hence we can announce details of our 2011/12 launch.It will be an intimate function with a maximum number of 120 guests (12 tables) thus enabling more social interaction.Mike Rabbitt, will again M/C proceedings and our guest speaker this year is Michael Bridges from the Newcastle Jets. Michael has played Premier League Football with Sunderland, Leeds and Newcastle before coming to the Jets.You will find him a very articulate, intelligent and interesting young man and you will not be surprised to know he now holds down an executive position with The Hunter Sports Group.The launch will be held at The Mary Ellen Hotel on Friday, 23rd September 2011 from 12pm.Tickets are $80 all inclusive or $750 a table and early bookings are essential. Any profits on the day will go to our affiliated Junior Club, Tigers CC and The Black Dog Institute.Again, thank you all for your commitment to our club and we hope to see you at the launch.

Wicket Keeping Gear Sale

The A-grade side won brand new set of w/keeping gloves & pads last season and they are for sale.(kookaburra).$80 for gloves / $50 for pads or $120 for the lot. All proceeds going to A grade punters club. If anyone is interested please call Ray Rutten on 0421421906  
 
Raffles
Raffles are on every Friday at 5.30pm at the MaryEllen. Come along and try you luck and have a beer.
  
 

We have an excellent club coach on board this season to improve our level of cricket, former Australian Country all-rounder Brad Bannister, if there are any cricket questions (and some general knowledge) feel free to approach him. We also thank life member Bert Mullen who has volunteered his time to manage the nets so make sure you introduce your self both lads.

Finally, well done to everyone for attending training with an awesome attitude to improve their cricket, it really has been a great turnout, and heaps of fun so let’s keep it going throughout the season. Also a reminder that if ALL teams win the round then the president puts on a keg, so get to training and make Kenny Beckett put some kegs on this season.

If there are any suggestions to make our season better please let me know, Get to training and get to Souths!

Scotty Mont
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