Mirboo North Football Netball 2024 Preseason Report
MIRBOO NORTH FOOTBALL NETBALL 2024 PRESEASON REPORT
by Rover
AFTER THE STORM COMES THE SUNSHINE
MIRBOO North Football Netball Club is fighting back hard after 13 February's severe storm event left a trail of destruction throughout the town and district.
In the space of three horrific minutes, roofs flew off houses, giant eucalyptus trees were cut in half and many residents' hearts broken.
Tigerland's oval was covered in foliage and its four 10-metre high aluminum goalposts had snapped at right angles like candy sticks .
In the aftermath, Joe Piper resigned the presidency of MNFNC, to become the club's facilities manager and begin the clean up in earnest.
His replacement, Andy McCarthy, immediately set a cracking pace in his new role at the helm of the mighty Tigers.
Katrina Palmer returns as netball vice president, a post she previously held for a number of seasons.
Long serving football vice president and senior football manager, Andrew Taylor, also resigned and is now the club's Mid Gippsland League delegate.
As well, Damien Turner has been appointed senior football coach, following Peter Mongta's decision to resign and pursue other interests.
Daniel Taylor takes up the position of senior football manager after two years at Yinnar, where he coached the Magpies to the MGFNL senior 2022 footy premiership.
MNFNC 2024 APPOINTMENTS
President: Andy McCarthy
Netball VP: Katrina Palmer
Junior Football VP: Justin Conlan
Senior Football Coach: Damien Turner
Senior Football Manager; Daniel Taylor
Senior Football Team Manager; Brian McCormack
Reserves Football Coach; Dom Pinneri
Thirds Coach: Jasan Hysen
Head Trainer: Belinda Porter
Media Liaison; Rover
Junior Football Coordinator: Matt Snell
Junior Netball Coordinator: Rachel Vansittart
Secretary: Bec Woodall
Business Manager: Brian Lawson
Football Player Representative; Mitch Richardson
A Grade Netball Coach: Emma Taylor
U17 Netball Coach: Maddi Knowles
U15 Netball Coach: Emma Evans & Jakobi Eden
U13 Coach; Christina Stoertebecker
ROVER'S 2024 PRESEASON WISDOM
1. An effective engine room must have compression and aggression, combined with the speed of an e-bike on full throttle.
2. As far as many football spectators go, words are small change for their thoughts, most of which, wisely, aren't disclosed to other people.
3. Ineffective disposals produce unintended consequences.
4. Giving away free kicks only helps the opposition.
5. Every coach wants a defence that's tighter than a honky tonk guitar string.
6. A netball in your team's hands is worth two in no person's land.