ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL

STATEMENT

2015 Presented to the members at the

Annual General Meeting November 26th, 2015 at Turf Club Hotel,

Flemington Road, North Melbourne

WEST BRUNSWICK AMATEUR FOOTBALL

CLUB

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Contents

Office Bearers 2015...................................................................................................................... 3  

Sponsors....................................................................................................................................... 4  

Awards .......................................................................................................................................... 6  

President’s Report ........................................................................................................................ 8  

Senior Coaches Report............................................................................................................... 11  

Reserves Coaches Report.......................................................................................................... 14

Thirds Coaches Report ............................................................................................................... 14

Financial Report.......................................................................................................................... 18  

Appendix ..................................................................................................................................... 25  

• Final Standings............................................................................................................ 25  

• Leading Goal Kickers .................................................................................................. 28  

 

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Office Bearers 2015

President Anthony Gibson

Vice president Matt McIntosh

Secretary Benjamin Lichtenstein

Treasurer Codie Wills

Bar/Canteen Manager Evan Lloyd/Shane Devers

Social Managers Julia Germon/Matthew Dornauf

Football Operations Louis Martin/Wendell Vagg

Council Liaison Jim Forbes

VAFA Representative Stephen Fyffe

Website Editor Aaron Thompson/Chris Germon Sponsorship Officer Raphael Touzel

Senior Coach Angus Hamilton Senior Playing Coaches Scott Hulm/Bill Irving Assistant Coach Aaron Thompson

Reserves Coach Angus Campbell

Senior Captain Louis Martin

Reserves Captain Benjamin Lichtenstein

Club XVIII Coach Shane Devers

Club XVIII Captain Jayden Ong

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Sponsors

The West Brunswick Amateur Football Club would like to thank all of their sponsors for their support during the 2015 season. Being an amateur club we rely heavily on our sponsors to survive, without them we would not have had such a successful year financially, and we look forward to continuing our relationships in 2015.

M a j o r S p o n s o r

Capital Radiology

Website: http://www.capitalradiology.com.au

O t h e r G e n e r o u s S p o n s o r s

James Boag’s

Website: http://www.boags.com.au

Insurance House

Website: http://www.insurancehouse.com.au

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Turf Club Hotel – North Melbourne

Website: http://bevandmicks.com.au/turf.htm

Alink Network Services

Website: http://www.alink.com.au

Bendigo Bank Flemington

Website: http://bendigobank.com.au

C l u b P a r t n e r s

Cube Financial Group

Website: http://www.cubefg.com.au

Back in Motion

http://www.backinmotion.com.au/

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Multifit Sports

http://www.multifit.com.au

RMIT

Website: http://www1.rmit.edu.au

2015 Awards

David “Max” McAllister Memorial, Best Clubman Wendell Vagg

Bruce Ivey Medal, Senior Best and Fairest

Dave Ferrier

2nd Best and Fairest Bas Simpson

3rd Best and Fairest

Evan Lloyd/Cormac Cashin

Bob Baker Medal, Reserves Best and Fairest Corey Bull

Reserves 2nd Best and Fairest

James Simpson

Reserves 3rd Best and Fairest Russell George/Wendell Vagg

Raph Touzel Medal, Thirds Best and Fairest

Raph Touzel

Thirds 2nd Best and Fairest Hugh Baird

Thirds 3rd Best and Fairest

Sean Creek

Stan Hughes Memorial, Leading Goal Kicker Seniors: Dylan Muscat (55) Reserves: Aaron Thompson (48) Thirds: Luke McLain (14)

Doug Chappell Memorial, Seniors Most Courageous

Mitch Simpson

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Dick Vasquez Memorial, Reserves Most Courageous Christian Borovac

Thirds Most Courageous

Hugh Baird

Senior Coaches Award Will Dillon/Codie Wills/Xavier Fowler

Reserves Coaches Award

Craig Mitchell/Brad Wynne

Thirds Coaches Award Will Crafter

Seniors Most Improved

Oli Taylor

Reserves Most Improved Ben Rodin

Reserves Most Improved Ryan Conwell

Best First Year Player Seniors James Simpson

Best First Year Player Reserves

Nathan English

Best First Year Player Thirds Luke Jacobson

Best Finals Player Seniors

Mitch Simpson/James Simpson

Best Finals Player Reserves Henry Paez

Club Acknowledgment Award

Andrew Baker

150 games Richard Benjamin, Raph Touzel

100 Games

Warwick Baker, Wendell Vagg, Bill Irving, Chris Germon

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President’s Report 2015 – What a year. In 2015, West Brunswick Amateur Football Club enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in over 50 years of competing in the Victoria Amateur Football Association (VAFA). The season’s achievements were the result of a number of years’ hard work and planning, that has seen the club promote a winning culture and an excellent environment for young men to belong. The senior side enjoyed the club’s first back-to-back premiership wins after again defeating a previously undefeated side in the grand final. The side lost just two games throughout the season, and continual improvement underpinned by a simple, yet highly effective gameplan, saw the team qualify for the finals, finishing second on the ladder. The finals series saw a sluggish start with a comfortable victory over Swinburne University, followed by a thumping of old foes Hawthorn in the preliminary final. The grand final was a tight battle in the first half. Emmaus St Leo’s were only able to display their goalkicking power in the third quarter to set up a 26-point lead at the final change. West Brunswick rallied and charged home to record a pulsating victory – and securing rare back to back premierships, a feat made all the more difficult by the VAFA relegation/promotion system. Angus Hamilton has been the cornerstone in the evolution of a golden period for the club. His communication with players and upbeat nature has been instrumental in the development of a whole club buy-in to an extremely successful gameplan. Much of the gameplan can be attributed to the work of Matthew Drain who implemented the fundamentals of the playing style in 2012/13. Playing coaches Scott Hulm & Bill Irving have complemented the existing gameplan with new ideas and philosophies from their times at higher levels of football, which has been important in our football evolving to the higher levels of opposition in Division 3. Aaron Thompson was again the quiet achiever of the group, his strategy work on the bench on gamedays proving to be a point of difference as he managed a large group of midfield rotations. The ability of the side to run over the top of Emmaus St Leo’s in the fourth quarter of the grand final is an indication of the importance of his work. The Reserves side went through the season undefeated to secure Premiers & Champions status. The side was simply too strong for its opposition throughout the season, a testament to the club’s depth and game style. Led by Angus Campbell, his second year in charge, the reserves operated like a senior football side and demanded much higher levels of commitment than opposition sides. West Brunswick Amateur Football Club entered a third senior side for the first time, in 2015, with the team competing in the VAFA Club XVIII (2) fixture. The side was a great success with excellent numbers ensuring a full team could take the field each week and the team outperforming expectations by finishing 5th from the 8 team completion, to just miss out on a finals berth. Shane Devers took the reigns and did an excellent job in a difficult role than included a large workload with administration duties and working with players of varying football backgrounds. Three sides, huge depth, excellent training numbers and a committed and driven coaching panel were the ingredients for an unforgettable season on field!

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Off field, the club’s finances were soundly managed by first time treasurer Codie Wills. The club returning a net profit of $4,842, which is right on target in terms of a healthy and necessary profit to ensure a cash buffer is retained to manage outgoings in the first half of 2016. After a playing fee increase in 2014, the fees were kept the same this year and appear to be at a manageable level for club inflows and not too high a burden on the players. Key sponsorship arrangements were locked in early in the 2015 season, which alleviated budgeting stresses. Managed by Raph Touzel, sponsorship levels were increased from 2014 and the club now has in place some sound core sponsorship arrangements with the potential for these to remain in place for the medium term. On the social scene the club enjoyed some fantastic events, highlighted by the annual ball which was held at Bobby McGee’s and the Family & Friends day in round 1, where the 2014 premiership flag was unveiled. These events were impressively organised by Julia Germon who brought great energy and a much needed female eye for detail to our events. Lower key nights and the clubrooms and Turf Club Hotel were also successful, however the retention of numbers around the clubrooms on Thursday and Saturday nights has trailed off in the last few years and is an important challenge to focus on in 2016. The club bar and canteen process is well-drilled and low maintenance. Evan Lloyd and Shane Devers have put in place a very sustainable and successful template and are to be commended for this. Behind the scenes there were some outstanding individual efforts that went into running the football club in 2015. Football Operations where playing kits, match day jobs, team sheets, etc. are organised, was run in a highly effective manner by Louis Martin and Wendell Vagg. Wendell was awarded the best clubman award and thoroughly deserves this honour, perhaps the only blight is that Louis could not be bestowed the same honour. In my many years on the committee of this club, I still don’t have a complete grasp on what this role fully entails and I can’t speak highly enough of the thankless work of those who have run this function. The broader support network around the club, which basically means players who are not competing at the time, is on an upward trend and it’s great to hear a number of players who have joined the club in recent times, comment on how much they got out of increasing their involvement with the club. We are ultimately a player driven club and whilst it has its challenges it does present us with a unique opportunity to forge our own identity and stand for what we want our club to stand for. In my two years as President, the club has achieved solid financial results, sourced a great network of ongoing sponsorship arrangements, increased to three playing teams, and achieved outstanding on-field results. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Raph Touzel who had put the wheels in motion for all of these achievements, Louis for endless support across all facets of the role, Ocker for keeping on giving and Angus & Angus for a memorable couple of years with great transparency and communication around the football department. For the years ahead I see the huge opportunities for the club in the further development of our relationship with RMIT, women’s football, and tapping into a network of helpers who can gain much from involvement in a club environment. The return to D2 is exciting and the club should be aiming for continual on-field improvement and progression. For the year ahead, I know that the club is in outstanding hands with Benjamin Lichtenstein taking over the presidency. It is with great sadness that I relinquish the role and my direct involvement with the club. I have undoubtedly taken far more out of West Brunswick Amateur Football Club than I will ever be able to

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give back. I will be watching closely, the quest for a three-peat in 2016 and can’t wait to get back to the club when opportunities arise. WBAFC4LYF Anthony Gibson President 2015

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Senior Coach’s Report

After 2014 I thought that was a season that couldn’t be topped, beating an undefeated opponent in a Grand Final. The only downer for the year was the 2’s losing their only game for the year in the G-F.

Fast Forward 12 months, 1’s defeating an undefeated opponent in a Grand Final and going back-to-back for the first time in the Club’s history – Check. The 2’s going through the season as Premiers and Champions, an amazing effort - Check. Throw in a 3rd XVIII for the first time and I think that 2015 will be seen as a pivotal year in the history of the club.

It all reads pretty simple when you put it on paper, but success at any level is never just a process of ticking boxes and rolling up. A footy club is made up of over a 100 individual moving parts, and to be successful you need them moving in the same direction. Constant change and challenges present each and every year.

From 2014 to 2015 there was approximately 50% changeover of personnel in the senior side, a mix of players that were injured and missed, were away and returned, and those that were first timers at the club.

But as much as the playing group has changed, I believe the key to the continued success over the last few years can be attributed largely to the constant leadership and consistent message at the club.

Firstly to the President, Anthony Gibson (who took over from Raph Touzel). The support and faith shown by both these two over the last 4 years has been amazing. As young men, they have been both supportive and questioning when required, offered wise counsel, and steered the Club forward. To Anthony who has moved back to Tasmania, you have left the club in a better place than you found it. 3 time Premiership player (2 as President), long time committee member and tremendous servant of the club – one of the true greats of the club.

The Committee

For a small player run club, as a coaching group we are blessed to have such a hardworking and dedicated committee behind the club. No request is refused point blank and consideration given. Amazing efforts again, and thank you.

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Coaches

All coaches were back again, plus the addition of club favourite, Bill Irving (Morgan).

Scott Hulm – after missing out playing last year, it was great to for Scott to have the opportunity to play in the GF this year, but that doesn’t give his season justice. Broken Thumb early season – surgery. Back fit and firing and playing great Footy, broken finger 2 weeks out from finals – surgery and some doubt as to whether will be able to get back to play. Able to get back for the Prelim, and then get a shot in the G-F.

Bill Irving – Also had an injury dictated season, and had doubts that he would be able to play at all throughout the year. But was also so dedicated to get back and playing when it mattered.

To watch these two leaders grab the game by the balls when we were 26 points down at ¾ time and lead us to victory was one of the most inspiring things I have seen in football. Great work boys.

But for me the best thing about those boys was that although they had personal lows during the year, their positivity towards the group and training was never wavering.

Aaron Thompson – I have said year after year, what Aaza brings to the table is above and beyond. Couldn’t do it without you. On a personal note, to see Aaza get to play in a winning G-F side in the 2’s provided me with the thrill of the day. Everyone is deserving, but some are just more deserving. Well done mate.

Gus Campbell – After the heartbreak of last year, mate you smashed it! Work rate, preparation and complete belief in your boys. Lessons learnt last year, backed yourself in and reaped the rewards.

Shane Devers – as the inaugural coach of the 3rd XVIII, I bet you didn’t know what you were getting yourself into. But you delivered, on point with message and preparation. Not just a coach, but team manager as well. The results were fantastic and the 3’s are great step forward for the club.

The players, who do the work, spill the blood, and provide the sweat. To a man you are truly wonderful young men, a credit to yourselves, your parents and superb representatives of the West Brunswick Football Club.

Louis Martin – Captain.

As with Bill and Scott you battled your own issues throughout the year, but your positivity, strength and natural leadership never wavered. You are now a 3 time Premiership player and two as Captain. A true great of the club mate. But to me,

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outside your football, your 100% commitment to the club sets you apart. To have watched you grow as a person over the last four years has been an absolute honour.

I would love to mention each and every player, but quickly would like to thank personally for their efforts and contributions the following:

Chris Germon (VC), Jack Taylor, Mitchell Simpson & Corey Bull (DVC’s), Evan “ Red“ Lloyd and Ben Lichtenstein. All leaders in your own way.

In closing it has been an absolute pleasure and honour to again play a part in what has become one of the more successful periods of the club’s history. The challenge as always is to try and keep the momentum moving forward. Promotion will increase the level of opposition and we will need to improve again to be competitive in 2016.

Finally I would like to thank my wife Ana, for her understanding and support for enabling me to follow the dream.

As I write, Pre-season starts tomorrow and there is a palpable excitement amongst the group heading into another season.

Go Brunssy!

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Reserves Coach’s Report The start of season 2015 was like many others prior to it in many ways. The preseason seemed to kick off very early, old faces had left the club, new faces replaced them and once again Craig was organising new training jumpers. It was, however, different to the years previous as we had been promoted up a division for the first time in 4 years and this offered up new challenges. Unfortunately once again the twos had stumbled at the last hurdle in 2014 after an extremely successful home and away season and this burned strong for those involved. For many it felt like an even longer preseason as we chased some form of redemption. I wrote for last year’s end of season report that Season 2014 can be looked at from two sides of the coin – the improvements of individuals, game plan and the ratio of success. Frustratingly the definitive reward slipped away from us when it was there to be taken. In that report I also wrote a true measure of accomplishment is how we bounced back. In that I think our performance in 2015 as a reserves side we can well and truly tick that off. Finally breaking a drought of 17 years and putting to rest the demons of our grand final performances from the previous 2 years. Third time was a charm. Once again I was privileged to be in the position as coach at this great club. The support and leadership that is displayed across all individuals means that my job is sometimes very easy. Benno once again lead from the front both as Skipper and as the club secretary, but I know that he also received a tremendous amount of support from those around him. A key message of the year was to become leaders on the field and not to wait for instructions. Game day week in week out highlighted how strong we stuck to our game plan and highlighted the importance of leaders within a side. Pleasingly we got off to a strong start to the season and took last year’s premiers Hawthorn to the cleaners to the tune of 83 points. Hard to read into the result early in the year – was it us that had improved or had they dropped off? Comfortably beating Eley Park the following week (premiers from 2013) along with last year’s third placed (La Trobe) it became clear we had in fact improved. Our first real test was against 2014 runners up UHS-VU. On the windy deck of Brens Oval our wayward kicking kept UHS within striking range however we got a good lesson that we couldn’t let our guard slip and perhaps it wasn’t just going to be as easy as last year. As the season rolled on, our key components of our style of football didn’t change but the ways in which we managed to win did. We showed ourselves that we could be dominant in the middle at the contest, dominant on the outside, dominant with our ball use and particularly dominant with our rebound from defensive. A consistent however was our ability to run games out and not give our opponents a sniff, which would be important for later in the year. Round 10 finally saw us face the other undefeated side in the competition in Swinburne at their small home ground (almost identical to 2014). Word was that they were rotating players through there side to provide opportunities due to large numbers on the track so not much was to be gained by the outcome however knowing the final 6 format awaited us in finals, a win was important. The contest was tough and they continually tried to ‘quarterback’ and spread with good foot skills and quick inside entries. Thanks to some tight and tough defending and forward pressure we held on by 19 points in the end. However the way we approached the game was disappointing (with 9 players late) and certainly lessons were learnt about how we could improve. Winning can have a tendency to patch over cracks at times and it was important that we understood we could improve in our preparation and in how we played.

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The success of the thirds was outstanding and credit to those who worked extremely hard to get this off the ground and running. A lot of the groundwork was done in 2014 with the amalgamation of Wests and the Dragons - ‘Macca’s fire breathing dragons’. It provided a blueprint on what was required for the addition of another senior side to the club. Well done to Devo for leading the ship and the players who braved the morning dew, the night prior drunkenness/hangover and last minute call-ups. It allowed further opportunity for fringe players or players coming off injury or late additions to put their case forward to play at a higher level. The early part of the year was certainly less stressful as the rotation policy was dismissed and blokes all got opportunities. Evidenced in the success and importance of the thirds was the number of players who moved between the three sides (including between all sides!). Unfortunately as the thirds wound down, spots for the twos heated up. A relative clean bill of health and increased availabilities for the seniors meant a flow on effect for the twos and hard calls had to be made. Blokes who had been key members of the side for 14-15 rounds were missing out. Come grand final week as a coaching committee we were still genuinely discussing 35 players to fit into 22. I am sure that if an opportunity had presented to those players they would not have let us down either. Missing games for whatever reason at the pointy end of the year means a difficult road back into the side. The disappointment is immense and the attitude of those who missed out was first class. That, however, is small consolidation and I would be stoked to see those blokes prove in 2016 that they own their spot in the side. The similarities of seasons between 2014 and 2015 for the reserves were plain to see for all. Again we had been undefeated through the home and away season and again had relatively comfortably made it through to the grand final (including keeping Hawthorn goalless in the semi final). But the big question remained - would we stumble again? Three years running. Nick Mitch implored us to forget about the past and focus on us as a ‘new side’ with new challenges. This was a vital message and helped us focus not on redemption but on a new chapter. This Grand final was about how we acted in the moment. Calm but concentrated, the group trained well on the lead up to Sunday. The previous weeks’ routines ensured it was like any other week. The game itself was a slog early as we adjusted to conditions and the style of play. Up by 10 points at quarter time and 15 at half time didn’t truly tell the story. I had full confidence we would break the game open with our run and also knew we still could lift a gear in our attack. The forward pressure had been excellent, the backs had rebounded well but it was in our midfield where we had the most potential to lift. Clean possession was the focus at half time. The third quarter is the cliché ‘premiership quarter’ and the way the game was opened up with some of the best passages of football we played all year. It was surreal to see the hardness at the contest, the speed on the outside and the class of finishing. We grabbed it by the scruff of the neck and demanded the game be ours. Suddenly at three quarter time we had kept them scoreless and jumped to a 10-goal lead. It would have been easy to lose focus in the last but we stayed in the moment and didn’t think of the outcome. In fairness we could have been celebrating. We well and truly stamped our authority on the game and the year and West Brunswick twos became premiers and champions for the first time. I was disappointed that the VAFA made a complete meal of the reserves grand final presentations – no microphone, no stage and no opportunity for comment from either coach or captain. As much as I love to talk this was never the moment to be about me I had planned to highlight to our broader supporter base the key reasons we achieved what we achieved. Firstly, that we are truly a player run club and without the strong influence of the committee and all volunteers we wouldn’t even have this opportunity and your work doesn’t get unnoticed. Secondly, every supporter or past player who gets down during the year

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helps to keep the club afloat and the strong culture running. And Thirdly the 60+ players who represented the twos this year thanks again as you have been a pleasure to coach, but particular special mention to those who missed out on playing for whatever reason your attitude during this times shows just what it means to be a part of this awesome club. Winning was a monkey off the back for the twos and finally reward for an immense amount of hard work. It certainly meant the world to the players, and it was relief particularly to those who had been a part of the previous years’ losses or had never won a flag. However I didn’t feel I couldn’t yet celebrate. The club still had a job to do. The seniors once again didn’t let us down in a game that will be forever remembered, and one that Ocker will undoubtedly recant in great detail time and time again on Thursday nights. It was an absolute epic and the greatest part of all was that it sealed us as one club. It was a day of records and for the first time in West Brunswick history the seniors were back to back premiers, the reserves first time as Premiers and Champions, and most importantly we tasted ultimate success together with Seniors and Reserves premierships. Running the numbers this season we used 59 different players in the twos, including 23 first year players, 41 individual goal kickers, 306 goals kicked for the year, win streak of 19, A percentage of 428.34%, 5 wins where we kicked more than 20 goals, Average scoring shots per game 30 to a measly 7 against. Yet the number I am proud of came in the last game of the year 13.12- 90 to 1.6- 12. I personally would like to pay thanks to those who supported me in my role in 2015, and particularly to Hamma, Gibbo, Bingle, and my partner Jess who would endure endless discussions on all things football to ensure we continued to play as one club. We sustained our success as a club in 2015 while moving up a division again and I have extreme confidence that we have the depth, right attitude, and systems in place to again succeed in 2016. It isn’t long until the preseason again kicks off and blokes will again seek to make next year a personal success which is natural, but I think much more importantly as a club we shouldn’t be comfortable or complacent with our efforts over the past few years and rest on these but rather again hold no fear and tackle Div 2 with even more commitment and desire! Go Wests.

Angus Campbell

WBAFC Reserves Coach 2015

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Thirds Coach’s Report

For the inaugural season for a third team at WBAFC, expectations were not very high in terms of success, mostly what I was looking for was having lots of numbers as to not forfeit any games like a lot of new “Club XVIII” teams do. This area is the big positive to come out of the year. We had 69 different players play a game in the thirds & did not forfeit one game. For the bulk of the year we were playing with a 26-man team & only twice did we play starting with 3 or less people starting on the bench. This is an extreme effort which can hold the club / future of the thirds team in good stead if we continue to keep that amount of players around.

Coaching wise, the club’s game plan, style of play had, to be made a bit more simple to be easier for new players not only to the club but to the game to understand, and not overloading the guys who were there for more of a social game which may turn them away. I took the main, more key points of our club’s game plan and used them. There were at points, a lot of blank looks when I tried to explain more detailed sections early in the season which prompted me to try and make things a bit easier for the players, and not so to turn them away.

Issues moving forward out of the threes I saw are as follows:

• Player retention • Having regular twos / ones players snub their nose at having to play threes.

Retaining players should be the number one priority, keeping the guys who played then building off them, if we have an exodus of players it will be hard to replace that many quickly. The issue of some guys not wanting to play threes was not large but I did notice it with a couple of players around the twos level (will not name at this point) who were selected in the threes but would give me an excuse and pull out of the thirds game. At the latter point of the 2015 season and finals series, where the thirds’ season was finished, may have changed this because a lot of those guys didn’t get that game of threes to push their name for twos selection. Hopefully seeing that not having a thirds game then hurt their chances, this may have changed, but we still need to keep incorporating the thirds into the club, getting everyone as tight knit as the ones and twos are.

In reflection the decision to bring in a thirds team was definitely the correct one. Success will come in time. We just needed that strong foundation to be laid which I think has happened. Resting on the laurels and thinking “job done” will only put the thirds team in danger. We need to keep building, keep the interest high in it from everyone around the club having three teams part of the culture, a normal thing to have.

Shane Devers

WBAFC Club XVIII Coach 2015

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West Brunswick Amateur Football Club Financial Results  

WBAFC  Treasurer’s  Report  –  2015  

The  2015  season  off  the  field  was  a  successful  one,  with  the  club  making  a  net  profit  of  $4,842  and  increasing  cash  reserves  by  a  healthy  $8,882  (to  $26,619).  This  is  a  positive  result,  particularly  considering  the  inaugural  addition  of  the  3rd  team  for  the  season,  which  increased  operational  costs  without  a  commensurate  increase  in  players  relative  to  the  2014  player  roster.  A  continued  focus  in  the  2016  season  on  sourcing  new  income  streams  whilst  maintaining  expenditure  at  a  constant  rate,  or  investigating  ways  to  minimise  the  club  expenses,  will  help  maintain  financial  stability  off  the  field.    

The  treasury  was  this  year  ably  assisted  by  Sean  Creek,  who  gave  a  lot  of  his  time  in  chasing  up  player  fees,  West  2000  tickets,  ball  tickets,  and  general  supporting  of  the  financial  arm  of  the  club.  

A  high  level  overview  of  income  and  expenses  is  below:  

Income     2015  Season  

Memberships   $20,402  

Bar  and  Canteen   $15,146  

Events   $49,763  

Clothing   $2,271  

Sponsorships  (corporate  &  player)   $16,430    

Other   $5,900  

Total  Income   $109,912    

Expenses  &  Direct  Costs    

Bar  and  Canteen   -­‐$8,822  

Events   -­‐$22,145  

Clothing   -­‐$2,464  

Clothing  write-­‐off  (non-­‐cash  adj,  past  years)   -­‐$2,100  

Coaches  &  Trainers   -­‐$25,637  

VAFA  &  Medical   -­‐$34,576  

Ground  &  Insurance   -­‐$9,326  

Total  Expenses   -­‐$105,070  -­‐  

Net  Margin   $4,842    

 

With  a  look  to  the  future,  there  are  key  items  that  need  to  be  considered  for  the  2016  Season  and  beyond:  

! Maintain  player  numbers  /  increase  player  numbers  and  paying  player  memberships  ! Carefully  plan  and  implement  social  events  so  that  all  events  are  profitable  (a  key  cornerstone  of  

the  financial  stability  of  the  2014  and  2015  seasons).  ! Maintain  the  high  level  of  fundraising  and  sponsorship  that  was  achieved  in  2015.  Key  areas:  

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• Aim  to  increase  corporate  sponsorship.    • Re-­‐engage  and  ensure  that  our  important  Golden  Magpie  sponsorship  is  continued.  • Continue  to  investigate  and  run  new  fundraising  activities  (i.e.  Bunnings  BBQ  and  Toyota  

Good  for  Footy  Raffle)  ! The  proposed  addition  of  a  women’s  team  would  add  additional  expenses  of  potentially  $12-­‐15k  

due  to  increased  costs  associated  with  trainers,  medical  equipment,  ground  fees,  insurance,  VAFA  fees,  etc.  Projected  income  due  to  increased  memberships  (assuming  a  predominately  student  based  playing  group)  would  be  in  the  order  of  $6,000.  Careful  consideration  of  the  required  addition  income  should  be  undertaken  prior  to  the  addition  of  a  4th  team,  including  an  assessment  of  higher  canteen/bar  income,  attendance  at  functions,  player  sponsorships,  etc.  

VAFA  Expenses:  

With  the  addition  of  the  3rd  WBAFC  team  this  year,  VAFA  expenses  have  increased  from  $18,512  in  2014  to  $25,322  in  2015.  The  cost  per  team  in  2015  for  VAFA  expenses  was  $8,440.67  (three  teams),  this  compares  to  a  cost  of  $9,256.00  per  team  for  the  2014  season  (two  teams).    

Football  Expenses:  

Key  football  expenses  are  highlighted,  with  the  addition  of  the  3rd  team  resulting  in  additional  football  operations  related  expenses.    

Total  Trainers/Massage:  2015:  $10,067.25   2014:  $10,479  

Trainers  Expenses:  2015:  $7,422.50   2014:  $10,479  Massage  services  –  Training/Game  Day:    2015:  $2,644.75   2014:  $0  Note:  Trainer  staff  levels  were  not  at  the  same  levels  as  2014  due  to  unavailability.  The  club  can  expect  trainer’s  expenses  in  2016  to  be  more  line  with  2014  trainer’s  costs.  

Coaches:  Coach’s  payments  were  lower  this  year,  with  a  reduction  of  $3,000  compared  to  last  year.  A  total  of  $15,000  was  paid  to  coaches  at  WBAFC  this  year.  Coaches  costs  for  the  year  also  included  $570  related  to  coaching  courses.    

Ground  Fees:  

2015:  $6,345  (including  preseason  games/training)   2014:  $6,626  

Insurance:  2015:  $2,981     2014:  $2,360  

Playing  Memberships:  

Playing  memberships  for  the  2015  season  resulted  in  an  income  of  $20,400  from  a  total  of  77  players.  There  were  a  total  of  48  full  memberships  and  29  student  memberships.    

It  is  worth  noting  that  during  the  2014  season,  76  playing  memberships  were  received.  While  outright  playing  memberships  have  not  increased  with  the  addition  of  the  3rd  team  in  2015,  it  is  fair  to  assume  that  indirect  increased  revenue  at  social  events  and  game  day  bar  and  canteen  takings  have  increased.    

 

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Social  Events  

The  2015  year  in  relation  to  social  events  was  hugely  successful,  with  all  events  returning  a  profit.  The  overall  club  profitability  can  be  easily  affected  by  a  loss  making  social  event,  so  this  is  an  important  result.  

Key  social  events  and  profit:  

! Friends  and  Family  Day:  $2,547.93  ! Casino  Night:  $1,434.00  ! 2015  Ball:  $4,309.00  ! West  2000  –  Reverse  Raffle:  $12,623.89  

Sponsorship  &  Fundraising  

A  renewed  focus  on  sponsorship  and  fundraising  increased  income  compared  with  previous  years.  A  number  of  new  incomes  sources  were  sourced  in  2015,  with  the  club  holding  Bunnings  BBQs,  and  partaking  in  the  Toyota  Good  for  Footy  Raffle.  These  new  revenue  sources  combined  with  successful  increases  in  Golden  Magpie  and  Player  Sponsorship  resulted  in  and  first  time  occurrence  of  hosting  Bunnings  BBQs  (twice  in  the  year)  resulted  in  increased  sponsorship  and  fundraising  income  compared  with  previous  years.    

Key  profit  from  sponsorship  and  fundraising  is  detailed  below:  

! Bunninqs  BBQ:  $2,249  (two  separate  days)  ! Christmas  Breakfast  2014:  $1,000  ! Toyota  Raffle:  $670  ! Golden  Magpies:  $3,500  (a  total  of  63  individual  GMs)  ! Player  Sponsorships:  $1,500.63  (a  total  of  12  player  sponsorships)    ! Corporate  Sponsorship:  $10,980.00  (compared  with  a  2014  figure  of  $11,084)  

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Profit & Loss

Income   2015     2014          Memberships        Playing   $20,402     $22,321  Other   $3,950     $1,666  Total   $24,352     $23,987  Catering        Bar   $11,360     $22,184  Canteen   $3,787     $0  Total   $15,146     $22,184  Fundraising        Major  Event   $17,921     $19,389  Other  Events   $31,172     $13,184  Lunches   $0     $0  Raffles   $670     $0  Total   $49,763     $32,573  Clothing        Playing   $1,363     $1,200  Non  Playing   $908     $4,000  Total   $2,271     $5,200  Sponsorships        Corporate   $10,980     $11,084  Players   $1,500     $0  Total   $12,480     $11,084  Other  Income        Rental   $0     $0  Grants   $0     $0  Foundations   $0     $0  Sundry   $5,900     $512  Total   $5,900     $512  TOTAL  INCOME   $109,912     $95,540          LESS  DIRECT  COSTS        Catering        Bar   -­‐$6,616     -­‐$10,043  Canteen   -­‐$2,205     $0  Total   -­‐$8,822     -­‐$10,043  Fundraising        Major  Event   -­‐$5,297     -­‐$8,780  Other  Events   -­‐$16,848     -­‐$9,575  Lunches   $0     $0  Raffles   $0     $0  

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Total   -­‐$22,145     -­‐$15,668  Clothing        Playing   -­‐$1,478     -­‐$1,849  Non  Playing   -­‐$985     -­‐$3,169  Prior  period  w/off  (non-­‐cash)   -­‐$2,100     $0  Total   -­‐$4,564     -­‐$5,018  Sponsorships        Corporate   $0     $0  Players   $0     $0  Total   $0     $0  TOTAL  DIRECT  COSTS   -­‐$35,530     -­‐$30,080          GROSS  MARGIN   $74,381     $62,125  

       LESS  EXPENSES                Personnel        Coaches   -­‐$15,570     -­‐$18,031  Support  Staff   -­‐$10,067     $0  Total   -­‐$25,637     -­‐$18,031  Playing        VAFA   -­‐$25,322     -­‐$18,512  Medical   -­‐$3,035     -­‐$3,135  Other     -­‐$6,219     -­‐$10,479  Equipment   $0     $0  Total   -­‐$34,576     -­‐$32,126  Adminstration        Personnel   $0     $0  Ground   -­‐$6,345     -­‐$6,626  Insurance   -­‐$2,981     -­‐$2,360  General   $0     $0  Total   -­‐$9,326     -­‐$8,986  TOTAL  EXPENSES   -­‐$69,539     -­‐$59,143  NET  MARGIN   $4,842     $2,981  

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Balance Sheet

Balance  Sheet   Sep  30,  2015     Sep  30,  2014  ASSETS        Current  Assets                Current/Savings        Operating  account   $24,294     $17,667  Cheque  account   $0     $0  

Other  accounts   $0     $0  

Total  Current/Savings   $24,294     $17,667  Accounts  Receivable        

Accounts  Receivable   $0     $1,300  

Total  Accounts  Receivable   $0     $1,300  Other  Current  Assets        Cash  on  hand   $2,325     $70  Clothing  Stock  Held   $4,770     $7,510  Council  Deposit  &  Bonds   $0     $0  

VAFA  Good  Faith  Deposit   $0     $0  

Total  Other  Current  Assets   $7,095     $7,580  Total  Current  Assets   $31,389     $26,547  Fixed  Assets        Clubrooms   $0     $0  Furniture   $150     $150  Gym  equipment   $0     $0  

Other   $4,388     $4,388  

Total  Fixed  Assets   $4,538     $4,538  

TOTAL  ASSETS   $35,927     $31,085  

LIABILITIES        Current  Liabilities        Accounts  Payable        

Accounts  Payable   $0     $0  

Total  Accounts  Payable   $0     $0  Other  Current  Liabilities        

Tax  Payable   $0     $0  

Total  Other  Current  Liabilities   $0     $0  

Total  Current  Liabilities   $0     $0  Long  Term  Liabilities        

Bank  Loans   $0     $0  

Total  Long  Term  Liabilities   $0     $0  

TOTAL  LIABILITIES   $0     $0  

NET  ASSETS   $35,927     $31,085  

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EQUITY        Opening  Bal  Equity   $18,005     $18,005  Retained  Earnings  (open)   $13,080     $10,099  

Net  Income   $4,842     $2,981  

TOTAL  EQUITY   $35,927     $31,085  

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Appendix Final Standings

Seniors POS TEAM P W L D B FF FOR AGST % PTS

1 Emmaus St Leos OC AFC 16 16 0 0 2 0 2077 964 215.46 72

2 West Brunswick AFC 16 14 2 0 2 0 1680 773 217.34 64

3 Aquinas OC 16 12 4 0 2 0 1463 1110 131.80 56

4 Hawthorn AFC 16 11 5 0 2 0 1492 1292 115.48 52

5 Swinburne University AFC 16 8 8 0 2 0 1377 1439 95.69 40

6 Uhs-Vu Afc 16 8 8 0 2 0 1126 1341 83.97 40

7 Albert Park AFC 16 5 11 0 2 0 1186 1399 84.77 28

8 Power House AFC 16 5 11 0 2 0 1164 1463 79.56 28

9 Glen Eira AFC 16 5 11 0 2 0 1003 1583 63.36 28

10 La Trobe University AFC 16 2 14 0 2 0 956 1411 67.75 16

11 Eley Park Sharks 16 2 14 0 2 0 1144 1893 60.43 16

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Reserves

POS TEAM P W L D B FF FOR AGST % PTS

1 West Brunswick AFC 16 16 0 0 2 0 1859 434 428.34 72

2 Uhs-Vu Afc 16 12 4 0 2 0 1216 820 148.29 56

3 Power House AFC 16 12 4 0 2 0 1111 851 130.55 56

4 Swinburne University AFC 16 11 5 0 2 0 1440 711 202.53 52

5 Emmaus St Leos OC AFC 16 9 7 0 2 0 933 1029 90.67 44

6 Hawthorn AFC 16 8 8 0 2 0 974 994 97.99 40

7 Albert Park AFC 16 7 9 0 2 0 903 1190 75.88 36

8 La Trobe University AFC 16 4 12 0 2 0 829 1226 67.62 24

9 Aquinas OC 16 3 13 0 2 0 853 1218 70.03 20

10 Eley Park Sharks 16 3 13 0 2 0 792 1569 50.48 20

11 Glen Eira AFC 16 3 13 0 2 0 561 1429 39.26 20

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Club XVIII

POS TEAM P W L D B FF FOR AGST % PTS

1 St Francis Xavier OC 13 13 0 0 0 2 1686 501 336.53 60

2 Albert Park AFC 15 11 4 0 0 0 1307 910 143.63 44

3 Kew AFC 15 10 5 0 0 0 1239 742 166.98 40

4 Melbourne High School Old Boys 15 10 5 0 0 0 1180 746 158.18 40

5 West Brunswick AFC 14 5 9 0 0 1 926 1023 90.52 24

6 Ormond AFC 14 5 9 0 0 0 702 1168 60.10 20

7 Westbourne Grammarians Football Club 14 2 12 0 0 0 487 1537 31.69 8

8 Uhs-Vu Afc 14 1 13 0 0 0 521 1554 33.53 4

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Leading Goalkickers

Seniors    

Dylan  Muscat   55

Scott  Hulm   25

Matt  Holmes   20

William  Dillon   20

Reserves     Thirds    

Aaron  Thompson   48 Luke  Mcclain   14

Richard  Benjamin   34 Jason  Hopkins   10

Ben  Shepherd   26 Thomas  Crabtree   9