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Williamstown Lacrosse WWI find.
Williamstown Lacrosse legend and part time WLC historian John “Keka” Butkiewicz found an interesting column in the Clutha Leader, Volume XLIV, Issue 82, 26 April 1918, Page 5. Excerpt below: When the members of the Williamstown (Melbourne) Lacrosse Club went to the war they took with them their lacrosse sticks, and they now use them […]
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Club Referees
Dear Players, Parents and ALL supporters of the Williamstown Lacrosse Club, Welcome to season 2022! Every year, we as a club need to provide Club referees to help officiate our games on the weekend. It’s an important role that we need to fulfil as part of our Club’s responsibilities to the sport. We would like […]
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WLC Newsletter – Summer 2021/2022
To all WLC Members, Family & Friends, Like pretty much everything else in 2021, the Victorian lacrosse season started with plenty of promise, but ultimately didn’t end the way we’d hoped for. That said, all WLC Junior and Senior teams did manage to play two-thirds of the scheduled home and away games with some great […]
GameDay #willylax State League v Surrey Park at the Fearon! 2:45pm. Post Game Menu: Chicken Wings & Fried Rice. The deck will be open for game day refreshments.
Last chance to see our U23 contingent before they head of to the U23 World Championships in Limerick, Ireland in 10 days. The U23 will take on a Western Metro Mens side made up of Altona Lacrosse Club, Footscray Lacrosse Club & #willylax players. Game This Tuesday, 6:45PM @ Fearon Reserve, Williamstown. Bar Open and BBQ will be operating.
Club open from 5:30 tonight. Let’s see off our Under 21 Aussie contingent in style!!! #willylax
Congrats to @jake_mannix22 to be the 3rd first gamer to be welcomed to SL this year. New to the club Jake’s hard work and dedication has come to light with the help of tried and tested mentors within the club. Enjoy the journey, Jake. Keep working hard.
Williamstown Lacrosse legend and part time WLC historian John "Keka" Butkiewicz, drops a throwback Thursday bomb. 🥍💣 The Things you find in a NZ 1918 newspaper!
Get and a Support #Willylax state league from 2:45 the club will be warm and open!
All junior games are at the Fearon tomorrow and bacon and egg rolls will available from 9am. State League is also at home from 2:45pm vs our arch rival Malvern.
Battle of the Fearon 2022. #willylax seagulls 1 – pigeons 0. No birds were injured during play 🙂 📸 @jlgarns
Three father/son’s took the field in div3 on Saturday to defeat MCC Bendigo 10-5. If they have careers like their fathers #willylax is in good hands.
#viclax #willylax Good luck to our Willy u18 contingent representing Victoria in the nationals between the 7th and 10th of July! #willylax #viclax
Past weekend State League results saw #willylax defeat a late charging Footscray team 13 – 12 by in Overtime. #Willylax came out of the blocks early to be up 8-4 at the main break. Footscray reduced the margin to 3 by 3/4 time (10-7). Then a 5-2 last quarter drew the game at 12-12 after regulation time. Harry Gibson scored the game winner early in OT. Liam Clarke had a strong performance with 4 goals.
The Members of the Williamstown Lacrosse Club were saddened today by the news of the passing of Sandra Calvert.
Sandra was a valued member of our club, serving for many years on the General Committee and the Social Committee.
Sandra was our Scorer for many years scoring in excess of 450 games for our club.
We extend our deepest sympathy to her husband Garry and her extended family.
Vale Sandra
We have our second first gamer for the Fearons for 2022. Welcome to SL Sid Dunham. When your opportunity presents, grab it and go hard. Hard work and commitment to the club pays off. Well done and enjoy.
Belated throwback to legless seagulls 2001 end of season trip to the paradise lacrosse tournament at Broadbeach soccer club on the Gold Coast.
It's game day! Happy travels and see you back at the club for the 6:30 report. 🥍🥍
WLC will be hosting our 1982, 1992 & 2012 premiership team reunions BBQ on Saturday 4th June from 1pm. State League play’s Caufield from 2:45 pm. If someone has a photo of the 1982 premiership team please let us know!
The annual $1000 draw will be held on Saturday 18th of June at 7pm in support of the 6 WLC representatives’ heading to the 2022 U21 World Championships in Limerick, Ireland in August.
Our U21 Australian Representatives are:
• Brock Gourley
• Ed Pyke
• Harry Gibson
• Lachlan Hodge
• Rron Gvori
• Shae Moate
Tickets are now available from Darren Gibson (0414373907) or from the club during training and Saturday nights or via the below web link https://square.link/u/Uk8JXzRU?src=webqr
$70 Per Double, Ticket Price includes Dinner, Beer, Wine & Soft drinks.
Interested in playing lacrosse for Williamstown? 5 to 10 year old girls and boys are encouraged to try the term 3 program. Wednesday evenings 5:30-6:30 PM, all gear provided.Quick Stix Invade is back for Term 3! Wednesday’s at the Fearon for 5 weeks from August 17th. Register at www.quickstixlacrosse.com.au/event/williamstown-lacrosse-boys-girls-3-2-2/ 💙💛
Meet one the faceoff crew for 2022 Australian U21 Men’s team 🐊, Rron Govori from the Williamstown Lacrosse Club.
ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ɴɪᴄᴋɴᴀᴍᴇꜱ? Rrony
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴍꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ? Williamstown
ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ʟᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴇ? My first friends when I came to Australia played lacrosse so I started going to training with them
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ʟᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴇ? Making the Aussie team
ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ 15 ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ? Western Metro
ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ɪɴꜰʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ? Sean Clarke and Kade Robinson have been a part of my lacrosse career since I started and they have been pushing me to get better ever since
ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀʟʟ-ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀᴛʜʟᴇᴛᴇ? Khamzat Chimaev
ɪɴ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴏʀ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜ? Durable, fearless, strong
ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴜɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ? Mitch Baker because he is one of the best scorers I’ve ever seen
ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴇᴀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ? Brock Gourley because he plays his role so well and people fail to realise how good a person can play their position unless they are getting crazy highlights
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴛʀᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴏꜱꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ? My watch
ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴛᴛᴇʀʏ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴜʏ? C63 AMG
ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟɴ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴏᴄᴏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀx ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ? Al Pacino
ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘʀᴇɢᴀᴍᴇ ʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟꜱ/ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀꜱᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ? Nope
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴏɴɢ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴇɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏʟɪꜱᴛ? Don’t have one
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏɪɴɢ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ? Bachelor of Law and Criminology
ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴇꜱ, ᴡʜᴏ…
… ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ? Me
… ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇꜱᴛ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴɪꜱᴛ? Ed Pyke
… ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜɴɴɪᴇꜱᴛ? Me
#aussielax #ausmlax
Meet midfielder for the 2022 Australian U21 Men’s team 🐊, Harry Gibson from the Williamstown Lacrosse Club.
ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ɴɪᴄᴋɴᴀᴍᴇꜱ? Gibbo
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴍꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ? Williamstown
ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ʟᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴇ? Dad and brother played
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ʟᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴇ? 2019 Div 1 grand final OT win
ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ 15 ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ? Western Metro
ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ɪɴꜰʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ? Darren gibson (dad)
ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀʟʟ-ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀᴛʜʟᴇᴛᴇ? Mark Henry
ɪɴ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴏʀ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜ? Tough and quick
ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴜɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ? Impossible I’m the champ
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴛʀᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴏꜱꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ? Mitch (my dog)
ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴛᴛᴇʀʏ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴜʏ? Travel the world
ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟɴ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴏᴄᴏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀx ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ? Morgan Freeman
ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘʀᴇɢᴀᴍᴇ ʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟꜱ/ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀꜱᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ? No
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴏɴɢ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴇɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏʟɪꜱᴛ? PUFFIN ON ZOOTIES
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏɪɴɢ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ? Electrician
ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴇꜱ, ᴡʜᴏ…
… ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ? Daniel Bowater
… ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇꜱᴛ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴɪꜱᴛ? Lucas Koczwara
… ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜɴɴɪᴇꜱᴛ? Caroline McLuckie (Manager)
#aussielax #ausmlax
Loaned to the Brighton lacrosse club. 🙂Meet the first of our 3 captains for the 2022 Australian U21 Men’s team 🐊, attackman Ed Pyke from the Brighton Lacrosse Club.
ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ɴɪᴄᴋɴᴀᴍᴇꜱ? Ted
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴍꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ? Williamstown, Brighton
ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ʟᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴇ? Harry Gibson
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ʟᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴇ? Winning the State League Premiership with Williamstown in 2019
ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ 15 ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ? Western Metro
ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ɪɴꜰʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ? Darren Gibson has been a great mentor since the very first time I picked up a stick and has taught me just about everything I know.
ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀʟʟ-ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀᴛʜʟᴇᴛᴇ? Marcus Bontempelli
ɪɴ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴏʀ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜ? Respectful, slippery, tough
ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴜɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ? Daniel Bowater because he is irritating
ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴇᴀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ? Tane Roordink because he would make everything look effortless
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴛʀᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴏꜱꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ? My health
ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴛᴛᴇʀʏ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴜʏ? Would fund all Australian lacrosse representatives
ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟɴ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴏᴄᴏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀx ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ? Kevin Hart
ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘʀᴇɢᴀᴍᴇ ʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟꜱ/ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀꜱᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ? No
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴏɴɢ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴇɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏʟɪꜱᴛ? Big Energy (Remix)
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏɪɴɢ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ? Studying Chiropractic
ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴇꜱ, ᴡʜᴏ…
… ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ? Mitch Baker
… ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇꜱᴛ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴɪꜱᴛ? Doug Brookes
… ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜɴɴɪᴇꜱᴛ? Harry Gibson
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Have a great tournament Ed !!
All the best Ed 👍🥍
Only on loan !
Linda Morrison
GameDay #willylax State League v Surrey Park at the Fearon! 2:45pm. Post Game Menu: Chicken Wings & Fried Rice. The deck will be open for game day refreshments.
‼️GAME DAY 👇 🗓️ Saturday 06 Agust 2022 📺live streaming ⬇⬇📽️ jihan.cpa-streamhd.com/baseball.php
august, 2022
Junior Teams train on a Tuesday & Thursday evening between 5.30 and 6.30pm and play games Saturday mornings.
Senior teams train on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 6:30 and play games on Saturday afternoons.
Training is held at the Fearon Reserve on the Esplanade near Williamstown Beach.
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