w. A. N. F. L. .U II! P IR E. S' ASS 0 C I A T ION

ANNUAL REPORT

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Gentlemen,

Another ·successful year has been completed by the Association both socially and financially.

On the social side of the activities, the highlights were the visit of the Victorian Umpires' Association members and our second Annual Ball.

Over the week the Victorians were .in Perth, many functions were held and special thanks must recorded to Ray Whitfield and Bob Smith for their untiring efforts in making the week a suc­

cess.

A return trip to Victoria is now pl&nned and every effort should be made to make it a real-ity.

The Ball was again very suocessfUl, and should now become a permanent feature of our social programme.

Finanoially, while.only a small surplus is revealed, the·Reserve Acoount has been refUnded of the amount borrowed to pay previous honoraria. A special \ford .of thanks is due to our Treas­urer, Peter Pustkuohen •.

The League was apppoaohed during the year on many points . a·ffecting umpires; they gave close consideration t o t he points r aised , and the results, though possibly disappointing, have estab­lished the pattern for presentation of ideas to t he League .

May I repeat my plea of last year that the care and. ooncern for property and person on the Country Trips be oontinued becaUse 'of til-;; -responsibiilties b~·t-ween both driver and passengers.

I would like to record appreciat i on t o the whole commit t ee for its work during · the year, in par .t ioular to the t wo ret iriJJg officers, Garry MoComish (Secreta~y) · :and Bob Smith (Vice

president). These two men have spared nei ther time nor energy in meeting the demands of the Assooiation· ~.ver the -years, arid can retire knowing that their job has. been weH done.

The Association is str9ng because of the support trom members and Illl are urged to oontinue their support over the coming years.

In closing, may V.ish all umpires on the panel for .1970 a suooessful season and many enjoy­able hours of umpiring.

JOlIN A. DOLLING

President

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PRESIDENT: Mr. J. Dolling

VICE PRESI~~~~.! ___ , __ ... Mr~ R. Whitfield " M~-.- R. Smith

HONORARY SECRETARY~ Mr. G. IIIcComish ' ~ . ~ ~ :

ASSISTANT SECRETARY: IIIr. K. Cox

TREASURER: Mr~ P. Pustkuchen

AUDITOR: Mr. E. Brunton

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT: Messrs. R. Kelly, R. 1II0ntgomer-y, M. Hale, R. Stubberfield, , G. Hewett, N. Pascoe.

LIFE MDlBERS: A. Chapman H. Clair H. Gibb '1;. Hurley: . J., Ferguson 'E. Crisp

" L. Nathan :, '_R. Montgomery . E~ Brunton C. Fitzpatrick D. Cumming r. _Woods B. Moore , L. McComish J. Smith-Gander N. Shepherd J. Campbell B. Rigg

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Gentlemen,

I have -pleasure in sUbmitting for your ?onsideration, my Annual Report for the 1969 se~.

CongratulationS to all new umpires 'for making the panel this season. Unfortunately, lIIe

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have lost from our ranks many experienced men, especially from the field and boundary categories. :This trend U ' most marked and has 'cont'wued -for a number .of years, bringing with it the obvious consequenoes of laok of depth and experience .

M.y appreciation.:to' John Dolling, : our President; who, with his usual tact and understanding, handled the executive decisions so well during the s eason. He was , of,course ; ably supported by his two Vice Presidents, Mr. R. Smith and Mr. R. Whitfield, and his Committee of Management.

UMPIRES' BOARD:

We have seen over the years a gradual 1ncrease in men being elected to the Board who have

:had ' a -'wealtn-of :,UDipiring experience, and we trust that this trend will continue. oUr oongratu­latiohs to John':D'olling on his appointment for the 1970 season. We know from our dealings 'lith

" -'him' he' Yiil acciuit hiDiSel1' very well indeed.

ll!IPIIUS' ADVISERS:

, '. '.our thanks to George Meiers and Ted Brunton for their oontribution and effort in imparting their knowledge of the gamefto us. Unfortunately, this year the W.A.N.F.L. sa. fit not to have an ASSistant Adviser, whioh I feel is a retrograde step. ..

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COUNTRY FOOTBALL: / ' ...

We continue to officiate at 13 country centres and remain well received by t;hem. ,\'lith . these Country Leagues we should always endeavour to put our best foot forward, especially with regard to transport arrangements, pick-up points, etc. " .. " ,

Two members have been recommended this year - namely, John Dolling and t;hQ , wri~r.

FINANCE:

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We oommenoe this season with a surplus of $114.19. If you read our Treasurer's Report you will see that we are continually burdened with losses on the Cabaret and Christmas Tree. Thel'e- ' fore I suggest to the inooming oommittee that these functions be looked at from this standp9int. Perhaps a different venue othe.r than Boans Rendezvous Room might ease the strain. . Remember, we subsid·ise the Training Camp and extra training equipment such as ' batons, ray leJl)pse.nd a st~p

"watch are necessities. 1'his is where the money should be spent.

Our TraU;ing Supervisor, 141'. Hal SylDons, organised a Training Camp at Point Peron which has now become an integral part of the pre-season programme. lfal is not with us this year, but his suocessor, Llr. Ken Armstrong, is proving his worth and is most popular witbthe panel. · ,

FEES:

Some inoreases occurred. However, boundary and goal umpires I consider remain underpaid. ~e 'question of fees, both for League appointments and to Country Leagues, should be looked at ' more fully. Conferences between those bodies and our Association would clear up much misunder­standing.

Again ~~y successful. We kicked off the season with cricket and tennis matches. The after-traiiiiiig dinners were, as usual, well attended, and the Cabaret Ball was socially a great success.

The kids ,of course, enj oyed ,th~ Chris.tmas Tree, and the Christmas Barbecue held at, Dick Stubberr~i~'s h~, was well atte~ed. ,

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subscriptions

Insurance " ,

Raffles (Net)

Transfer from Reserve Account

Na~iOlial ritness Weekend 'Ca~~

Socials:

Players' Teas

Annual Cabaret

Victorian Umpires' visit

, Christmas ' Tree'

Bank Interest

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Excess of Pa~nts over Receipts

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Accumul'ated Funds

Bank Balance - 1969 Interest - 1969

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; STATEMENT OF ','RECEIP~ 8. PAnlEti~ AS AT 31st MARCH, 1970 .... ~~; :!. t . ~ " ::: ' •. _ '! ~ !"': ':.' :-:' :.: .. -;:'

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, 197.40

188.46

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214.80

684,29

, l06~oo

69.35

8.5.1

2.99

$3,017.76

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Insurance Cheque Book

N. Martino

Transfer to Reserv.e Account Secretary's Expenses (including payment 'Phone'). Assistant Secretary - Telephone Acco~t National Fitness Weekend Camp Printing, etc. Bereavement N,otice - D. Montgomery ,~ainer's Fees

'lining :Material Training Footballs (1969 and 1970) Training Notices Presentation - R. Scott Attendance Sportsman Show (President and Vice President) Socials I Players' Teas , - Cabaret '"

Christmas' Trei! Victorian Umpires' Visit W.A.C.A. Hire and Cleaning Golf Day

B A L".i."in S"E " S-H E ETAS AT 3lst MARCH, 1970

, 210.08

-$210.08

RESERVE ACCOONT

::. !?~",ltB 20.47

. ' i589:95 1RA DlING"A'CCoiJ!!T

B8.nk Balance" , Cash to be banked Badges Unsold Typewriter ' " , ~cess of Payments over Receipts

AS AT 3lst MARCH, 1970

Bank Balance - 1970 : .

AS ItT 3lst Io:ARCH. 1970

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Receipts 187.14

t' ~ertify that the "above 'Statement; are Ii "ttue ' ~~cord "'from the f ilianciai recordS examine~. Bank Balance - 1970_-': -'

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200.00 100.00 100.00

419.97 886.77 145.40 170.03

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400.06 197.40

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·200.00 :, 82.17

_" , 7.00 265.22 - 59.76

. 1.75 70.00 , 7.30 39.91

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1,658.17

112~69 '1.50

22.90 70.00 2.99

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Following are the number of League Games at which members (1969) have officiated:

FIELD UMPIRES: G. Becker 29 R. Whitfield - 130 9 · B. Carbon 15 J. Fuhrman 26 (3 L. Johnston 49 cy R. Smith 5 G. McComish 5 T. Nielson 1

E. liIartino 20 III. Randall 1

R. Montgomery - 266 1'1- , D. Hinton 7 R. Scott - 123 19 w. Brown 23 +-1 ,~ Ie. C,., ~.Q-~./.,..ot :L.

BOUNDARY UMPIRES: C. Pratt - Hi2 10 B. Dickie 55 J. Dolling 85 K. Venning 19 M. James 1 /0 R. Pearse 44 tj

D. Wakens haw 6 17- . J. Waddell 10

R. Walsh 6 9 J. Fuhrman 7 R. Bond 10 ~. P. Bruce 52 IL W. Friday 10 J. Devine 38 K. Clarke 10 :3 B. McKenzie 33 to J. Pratley 57 K. Durtnall 21 R. Dawbarn 20 N. Miliauskas 33 t"l,

R~G..9 P. Imms 37 ~ D. Clair 21 il R. Skeggs 26 G. Feutrell 23 Ii <j<J.(j~{ /0-P. Snow 38

-,- $M.-\ It-., i R..bVvVt- S-GOAL UMPIRES: P. Pustkuchen 60 P. Katavatis 14

~ G. Hall 9:JlJV D. Allan 20 - Cf

/0 W. Johnson (:f~ U (1969 only) 'I.. Clair 23 - f. L. Bromley 12 H. Nettleton 61 iO M. Hale 12 <f D. Gardner - 181 (0

W. Carter - 190 to N. Shove 81 ()=

J. Dolling 40 R. O'Connor 68

R. Montgomery 29 O. Kelly 22

L. Chapman 77 D. Skipworth 21 /I

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1r6}~lls 10

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VICTORIAN UMPIRES' TRIP:

The successful tour of our visitors was aided in part by the attentIons or" oUr' ·Assoc·iation. Two particular members, Ray Whitfield and Bob' SriUth, availed of their time and their 1;:r~nsport to look after our visitors, and without their assistance our Association wou:ld not ha-.:e ·be~r: . :?-n any position to aocord our usual hospitality to visitors. Our thanks, Ray and Bob.

APPRECIATION:

*To John Dolling for his able administration of the offioe of President. "'To Kevin Cox, our popular Assistant, for his assistance to me. *To Peter Pustkuchen for his handling of our financial matters • • To the Committee of Manag~ment for their wise counsel and attendance at meetings. *To Ted Brunton for the auditing of our books. *To 'Togga' Tognolini, our Trainer, who oarried on throughout the season without

any assistance. *To Ray and Gloria. Whitfield, Dick: and Rose Stubberfield for the use of their homes

for barbecues • • To W.A.N.F.L.executive espeoially Harry Wade and Barney Giles, for their attention

to our requirements.

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GARRY IAcCCldISH Honorary Seo:etary

TREASURER'S REP ~~ T

Geptl:~~n,

Financially our Association has enjoyed a very sucoessful year. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year our Committee found it necessary to borrow $200 from the -Reserve' Account ._­to meet some of last season's commitments. ~ . .:lt_~ now pleasing to note that this money has been re.tll!ned to the Reserve Account; all finanoial commitments for the past season have Peen met, e.n,q cur Association has a credit balance to begin the new season of $114.19.

. FUnctions on the whole throughout the year have been well attended. However, losses on the Cabaret (over $200) and Christmas Tree (appro)limately $80) do give reasQn for some concern, y-' y~ur._Committee would welcome suggestions for placing these on a more even keel. Remember, ~ cO,urse., that our Association, under our new Training Supervisor, could well do with extra train­

.,ing. equipment, an area where our money could be well used. Just a thought!

. .My thanks to the Committee; Ted Brunton, our Honorary Auditor, and all members for ·their support and co-operation throughout the past season.

Mayall members, new and old, enjoy a most successful season.

. . '" . . . PETER PUSTKUCHEN

Honorary Treasurer

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