Merewether Carlton News

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START DATE: Thursday, 10th November 2011 
COST:  $70 per player - to be paid in full by round 3
WHERE:  Gibbs Bros Oval, Merewether
TIME: 5:30pm; 6:15pm; 7:00pm
XMAS PARTY: Thursday, 22nd December 2011 - Burwood Inn
GF/PRESO: Friday, 2nd March 2012 - Gibbs Bros/Burwood Inn

The NHRU presentation was held on Friday the 16th of September. Congratulations to Jay Strachan, Sam Clifton, Matt Ireland and Mark Wade as well as all Merewether Carlton players for a very successful year.

2011 – NHRU Trophy Winners

Kia – Toa Shield – Merewether Carlton
The Hawthorne Club Minor Premiership – Merewether Carlton
2011 Premier Club Championship – Merewether Carlton
2011 First Division Club Championship – Southern Lakes

Most Improved Player – James Johnston (Maitland)

Representative Player of the Year – Jay Strachan (Merewether Carlton)
Colts Rep Player of the Year – Chris Farmer (Maitland)

Coach of the Year – Tim Chidgey (Southern Beaches)

Col King Medal 2011 – Grant MacNeil
NSWRU Zone Referee of the Year – Grant MacNeil

Leading Point Scorer – Sam Clifton (Merewether Carlton)
Leading Try Scorer – Hayden Pedersen (The Waratahs)

Bert McGregor Medal Winner – Daniel Kulupach (Hamilton) and Adam Hewitt (East Maitland)
Burke Medal Winner – Luke Kermode (Pokolbin)
Jack Scott Medal Winner – Matt Ireland (Merewether Carlton)
Anderson Medal Winner – Mark Wade (Merewether Carlton)

Tooheys Club of The Year - University

MINOR PREMIERS

 
Premier 1 – Merewether Carlton
Premier 2 – Merewether Carlton
Premier Colts – Merewether Carlton
Premier 3 – Hamilton
A Grade – Southern Lakes
B Grade – Merewether Carlton
C Grade – Hamilton
 
Photos by Newcastle Rugby Photos http://www.newcastlerugbyphotos.com.au

The club is printing T-Shirts for the Grand Finals in adults and kids sizes. Standard Bottle Green with write writing “MC-Magnificent Seven - Club Championships 2005-2011”. Selling for $20 each. We will be printing some extras but not many; as it is too hard to manage stock and coordinate sales on GF Day.

Shirts have been ordered for all players and coaching staff.

Orders have to be placed by 10am Wednesday 7th September by emailing chris.neader@hunterlink.net.au

Shirts can be picked up from final training session at Empire on Thursday 15th from 5.30pm or from 37 Cram Street Merewether on 13th September from 5pm – 8 pm

Extras will be sold on first-in first-served basis.

Sizes available are Kids 2 – 14 and Adults XS – 4XL

 Referees are an important part of any sport, without them we would have confusion on the field and player’s safety and enjoyment would be severely jeopardised and diminished. That is why it is important that referees are always treated with respect and never abused.

 
Nationwide surveys of match officials have shown that abuse of referees is the single biggest factor that dissuades people from becoming a referee and is also the biggest cause of referees leaving the sport after their first season.
 
A survey in late 2010 of the NSW Rugby Referee Department highlighted that the single biggest negative message was abuse of referees, both during and after matches by members of the crowd and unfortunately coaching staff.
 
The abuse ranged from verbal to physical and in some cases even assault. This is not acceptable – it is ugly, unnecessary and has no place in Rugby Union or any other sport.
 
Everybody involved in the game has a responsibility to help stamp out the abuse of referees, from those on the sideline watching to the head of the Union, it is up to YOU to give referee abuse the Red Card!
 
Australian Rugby Union’s Code of Conduct stipulates that abuse of match officials is not acceptable and anyone who chooses to verbally or physically abuse a match official is breaching that code of conduct.
 
Zones, School Convenors, Unions and Clubs must take action against:

• team coaching staff that abuse or incite abuse of referees both during and after matches,
• players that abuse or incite abuse of referees both during and after matches; and
• abusive spectators who can be identified.

Ground Managers and Club Officials must also be responsive to protecting referees from abuse and must actively dissuade spectators who are in any way abusive.
 
To ensure a strong message is sent to those who do abuse match officials judiciaries should deal with abuse, when it is proven, in accordance with the IRB scales of punishment for abuse of match officials.
 
If clubs fail to take action against those who abuse referees then Referee Associations are encouraged to withdraw services to that club.
 
Referee abuse is ugly, it is unnecessary, it reflects poorly on the individual, the team and the game as a whole. Referee abuse does not help to grow the game from a grassroots level and we all have a responsibility to see that it is given a Red Card! We want everyone to enjoy their Rugby, thank you for your support.