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THE WRAP
COOGEE SEAHORSES 1959-2018
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF RUGBY
Issue 22, 30 August 2018
PRESENTATION DAY
THIS SATURDAY
It's Presentation Day this Saturday
starting at 2.45 pm.
Venue: Coogee Beach Club
(old Bowlo)
There will be a BBQ and End of
Season gifts for all players.
SEE YOU ALL THERE
What could be in these boxes?
Find out on Saturday.
U10 and U11 GRAND FINAL
THIS FRIDAY
Come and support our U10
Greys in their Grand Final
at 6.00pm this Friday on
Lower Latham Field,
followed by the U11 Whites
in their Grand Final on the
Upper Field at 7.00pm.
GO THE SEAHORSES!
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT This is a very special weekend for the Coogee Seahorses and we invite you all to play your part. On Friday night, our U10 Grey take on the Rockdale Rangers, having defeated a strong South Coogee side for the first time this season. It is always a real thrill to beat such a strong team and reflects the mental strength of this U10 side as well as their skill and talent. We wish Coach Trevor and his support team and the players the very best of luck on Friday night. Immediately after this game, the U11 Whites take on Clovelly in their GF. Good luck to you all and please come down to support the Seahorses. We will see you all at Presentation Day on Saturday from 2.45 pm at Coogee Beach Club, Bream Street. There will be prizes, a BBQ and lots of fun for everyone. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate our outgoing U12's who have had a memorable season for many reasons. Their strength, determination and comraderie have been inspirational all year and this is due in no small part to the dedication of the team and their coach Cameron Habler and manager Joanne Habler. They have shown through all their actions just what the players and their families mean to them. I know there won't be a dry eye in the house after reading 'Coach Cam Habler's' 2018 report. So a final Good Luck Seahorses shout out and wishing everyone a wonderful experience on Friday night. See you all on Saturday to celebrate the 2018 season. Arthur Spellson, Club President
U9 Third in Dufficy Cup
John Shelley
On Friday night 24th August the Under 9’s
sent a squad to play in the Dufficy Cup
hosted by Hunters Hill Junior Rugby. This
is a tournament held under lights to give
Under 9 players (and their parents) a taste
of what to expect next year in Under 10
Competition Rugby. An equal number of
players from Under 9 Grey, White and
Black formed the squad.
The team gave an impressive display of
running rugby first up, beating West
Juniors 27-0, Tommy Burke ran the game
smartly from halfback – Lachlan and Felix
were impressive up front and Ryan, Zane
and Dom finished off several great
attacking movements.
A tougher game up next against Mosman,
some early errors setting us back but
recovering to win 12-7. James and Will
were solid in the rucks with sharp wide
running from Zac and Aiden. Darragh and
Richard defended their line resolutely
leading to a turnover and magnificent full-
field try to Cooper to get us home late.
Game 3 we faced a strong Bays outfit, and
despite the team playing their hearts out,
the bounce of the ball didn’t go our way
and lost 15-0 to unfortunately miss the
Final. Jack Mitchell and Ciaran were
strong all over the field, Jude and Riley
tough in contact and Ned ran strongly in
combination with Owen.
Like Meatloaf said, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad – and considering the squad only had one training
session to learn Under 10 laws and adapt to the much larger field they were very impressive
and showed a great desire to run the ball and play in the right spirit of the game (and not kick
yay!). Lookout 2019!
COOGEE SEAHORSES CLUB SONG Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh, (until everyone joins..) We are the Coogee Seahorses The leaders of the pack. When we take the field, We’re always on attack Running, passing, scoring tries, (PAUSE) The sight is simply grand. A credit to all Coogee. Wherrrrree - the ocean meets the sand Da da da dahhh, Da da da dahhh, Da da da dahhh, Da da da dahhh, GO THE SEAHORSES!!!!
Under 10 Grey defeat South Coogee
to take their place in Grand Final
BY DARCY SPELLSON
On Friday night the U10 Greys played South Coogee
Red in the Semi Final. We have never beaten them
before. In the first half we kicked off. The first try
scored in the game was by our second row Ben
Pignatelli in the first 3 minutes and we converted.
Then South Coogee came back scoring a try that
was not converted. After that we kept up our
defence but unfortunately South Coogee had to We used our Sushi move and Ben booted it down
make a break and score and converted. the field and fast Sam Lennon chased it giving him
Then we came back strong in attack, after 20 a perfect bounce to run and score a try under the
phases and pick and drive we made a break and posts. Angus converted again.
Hamish Walker scored and Angus Sungvist Just at the end South Coogee passed it wide and
converted. scored. The final score was 28 US and 17 them so we
claimed the first win in 3 years against a solid,
In the second half South Coogee kicked off to us.
strong and enormous team to make our way into
Straight after the break the Seahorses came back
the Grand Final to verse the undefeated Rockdale
strong and almost immediately Hamish Walker
scored again and Angus converted. South Coogee Rangers. This was completely a team effort and if
came back very strong, they had us standing on our we do the same next week we will have a good
line giving big hit ups to the big fellas and trying to game.
spread it wide but our cover defence was too good And a special thanks to our reserves, Sam Lennon,
and at last Hamish stripped the ball off a guy. Peyton O’ O’shea, Sofia Wilson and Pablo Toepfer
Garcia.
This semi-final was won on heart, commitment, and belief - with every player giving 100%. South Coogee Red kept their width beautifully throughout the match which forced us to scramble in defence many, many times (and parent’s vocal chords to go hoarse!). They held the ball for long periods of time, putting multiple phases together, yet the Seahorses kept defending; kept backing each other. There were try-saving tackles made all over the park. With only a two point lead going into the half time break, thanks to tries from Ben and Hamish, the team listened intently to stand-in coach Spellsom, who reminded the players of the emotional and encouraging words Trevor had sent them earlier that day. The turning point in the game came minutes into the second half when Hamish busted through after a strong clean out. Angus kept building scoreboard pressure with 100% accuracy from the boot. Not long after, we defended 12 or so phases in our own 22 and got turn over ball. The counter attack was on. While the parents were going berserk on the side-line, the call “Sushi" could be heard and Angus booted it down the field with a perfect bounce for Sam who scored. One of the most exciting games of rugby to watch all season and everyone was thrilled (and incredibly relieved) when the final whistle blew with the score 28 -17, which didn’t reflect the closeness of the match. We’re all looking forward now to a great grand final! Kylie Johnston
Under 10 Semi-final Win
UNDER 11 BLACK Michael Walker From the kickoff ,with ball in hand, the boys controlled the speed of the game well but unfortunately couldn’t convert it into points. Clovelly Reds scored back to back tries giving them a half time lead. Led by their inspirational captain Max in the second half Coogee Black looked a different team. Hard running and quick clearance of the ball saw Tex and Kobe score great tries. This put them within reach however unfortunately a few defensive lapses saw the result go clovelly's way. RUGBY WAS THE REAL WINNER.
UNDER 11 WHITE
by Simon McFadden
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....
With a solid 41-29 win over Clovelly Blue and an injury
to one of our team, our boys walked off the Latham
pitch ready to return in a week for the Plate Final.
Seeing as we were close to the end of the season, we
had a few cracker quotes from some of the parents
which need to be mentioned. With a new Prime
Minister announced today, a great start was when Rod
Willey said "it was a like a Liberal Party meeting at the
start of the game - no one knew what they were
doing".
Just before kickoff, coach John Kennedy (JK) declared
that was very happy that the beer was cold, and the
warmup then appeared to be 50% of JK rounding up
the kids and 50% of them doing drills.
Jeff Pickthall arrived with a million snags and
managed to shift all but one of them, whilst
Clovelly started well, scoring between the posts.
That said, Coogee had a very strong first half,
with multiple tries from both Lachies (Walters
and Algie) and Conor McFadden, leading 29-12.
Nice to see Jack Willey kicking the ball, one
particular point when they were under pressure,
it led to a 50m chase and a penalty to Coogee,
followed by a long period of pressure which just
fell short after a controversial touchie decision
against Coogee.
Pat Kennedy did a great dummy and run from a
ruck in the middle of the pitch, making a great
break.
Jett Vella was tackled hard on the tryline, picked
up a knock and was carried off, but with some
ice and a snag, he perked up pretty quickly.
Hope you're feeling better soon J.Clovelly Blue made a strong comeback in the second half, scoring 3 unanswered tries, but Coogee White dug deep and built the gap up to 41-29 at the final whistle. With it being the end of the season and the entire Eastern Suburbs supply of cheese, red wine and chips laid out on a table on the touchline, there was quite a bit of party atmosphere, evidenced by the fact that our intrepid Manager, Siobhan McFadden was heard to say "did they get that conversion?" about 9 times. All in all, a great performance by the boys, and even better by their parents. At 8pm the touchline resembled the aftermath of a Big Day Out concert. A few other parent quotes: "Let the ball sing!" - Mike Banks "Seeing it is a semi, we should probably pay some attention to the score" - anonymous "HA - you're on the Wrap, you're going to have to watch the WHOLE game!" Keiran Tanner
UNDER 12
Dermot Nestor
“ … We’ll always have Paris …”
Our fourth trip to Redmond Oval in one year may
well have been a simple case of “play it again
Sam”.
“ However the words spoken by Humphrey
Bogart’s character Rick Blaine as his former lover
Ilsa Lund (ingrid Bergman) boards a plane for
Lisbon to escape German officials have far
greater resonance. When Casablanca finally aired
to an Irish audience having previously been
banned because of concerns about wartime
neutrality, it contained no reference to the
Parisian romance between the main characters.
As a result of the censor’s desire to uphold what
he called “Catholic morality”, Rick’s poetic
affirmation of how the “us” which might have been
is best preserved by the “us” which never could,
made absolutely no sense to those sitting in the
aisles drinking tea or sipping lemonade – for this
writer, and on Friday night, it made perfect sense.
Getting there early was the plan – finding it, again
the challenge. Under the lights of the balding oval,
Habler sported an Ascot cap and double barrelled
Nerf gun that had me more than worried as to how
serious his threat to “interrogate” the opposition
as the eligibility of their players really was. Our
own forces gathered slowly but as familiar, sadly
missed, faces emerged from the shadows, the
high five count and excitement began to mount …
it was time to knuckle down. As Nick and I
sprayed a few passes and instructions, Coach
Habler entered that ethereal place of “one on one”
direction. Having played hurling at the highest
level for some twelve years I can honestly confirm
there are very few who can articulate that delicate
balance between positive affirmation and manic
aggression – Habler is the master! We entered
“The Sheds” (I have said all I want to on this name
last year …) where the finer details of team
selection and match tactics were interspersed with
the sharing of a mullet wig – that just about sums
of this crew: fun is never absent (or absinthe?)
A few choice words to rally the troops, a call to
our mate Hugo, a shout of “Coogee” and out we
went - game on.What we witnessed was worth the admission With the conversion sailing between
price to any venue and as close to the Greek the uprights enthusiasm and
martial art of Pankration (“total powers”) one is excitement was raised to fever pitch.
ever likely to see. Everything was, and simply Nothing could hurt us … well, not for
had to be on the line as our lads faced down long anyway. Defense was certainly
wave after wave of attack from multi-syllabyle-d the order of the day but each action
assailants. Arms were aching and chests were when done correctly (as any coach
heaving – and that was just parents on the will tell you) was itself an attack as
sideline … the lads out on the turf were feeling Rockdale were pressed harder and
pain they may never be able to describe and in
harder for every inch of the field.
places they might no longer have. When we did
concede, and the water bottles were passed
around behind the try line, there was little need The final few minutes witnessed
to provide inspiration and there was no room for moments of bravery, camaraderie
consolation: these boys knew what was required and total commitment that in days
and they knew how to go about it. We pressed gone by would have been
as hard as we were pushed and returned serve remembered in song or verse and
on anything thrown at us … come half-time shared in public houses or at wakes!
Habler could only extol, not admonish. More, he When the whistle came there were
said, give me more. no tears, no shame and no sense of
The second half saw us pick up precisely where loss. The opposition respectfully and
we had left off: nose to the grind and a shoulder sportingly assembled the tunnel and
to the thigh or chest (occasionally the jaw) of the applauded our lads off the pitch; we
opposition. Tackles were now being made with reciprocally and honestly honoured
force by every Coogee player, each one an them. After all manner of soft drink
affirmation of emergent, determined self-belief was consumed or sprayed about,
and an inspiration to team-mates – this is the parents and children picked up the
type of stuff that simply deserves reward. When kit one last time, and walked back to
it came, it came in a style we are accustomed to the cars to head for home.
and, in a manner which we controlled; deliberate
As we passed the airport, I watched
ruck ball, rapid pick and drives and, when a sniff
a plane take off and, recalling the
of opportunity presented itself, the yellow head
gear landed one for the team. Bogart line above, realized that I too
had just left a very significant part of
my life behind me. This was not
some purposeful omission however;
no hole to be filled or an abyss to
generate anxiety. On the contrary, it
is a memory, and one that will surely
define me, and all who shared in its
generation: Maybe not today, maybe
not tomorrow, but soon and hopefully
for the rest of our lives.
US: je ne regrette rien
THEM: Enter Sandman
Photos from the PastSOME GOLDEN MOMENTS U12
Game Reports and Photos
Please email your game reports and photos
to coogeeseahorsesweeklywrapup@gmail.com by Monday
evening.
Thank you in advance.COOGEE SEAHORSES TEAM APP
The Coogee Seahorses Committee has launched the new Website as
well as TeamApp for 2018. Coaches, managers and members of the
committee will communicate all information through TeamApp.
To join, download TeamApp onto your phone from the App Store or
Google Play (green icon with a T in it), search for Coogee Junior
Rugby, then request to join the age group relevant to your team.
You can use the following link:
https://www.coogeerugby.com.au/blank-8
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Media or in publications, please contact your manager or coach or email
coogeeseahorsesweeklywrapup@gmail.com.Meet the 2018 Committee
President – Arthur Spellson
Treasurer – Helen Cambell
Sponsorship – Trevor Folsom
Registrar – Andrew Maxwell
Coaches and Mangers Co-ordinator – John Shelley
Brisbane Tour – Andy Pryer
Wrap Editor – Mary Ryan
Kits Manager – Gerard Pignatelli
Social Media Coordinator - Angus Algie
Fundraising Committee - Jacquie Folsom, Julia
Pignatelli and Jo Habler
Contact details can be found here19 THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS 2018 SPONSORS
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