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Double Centurions (200+ games).
                     Steve Williams (229), Andy Bell (361), Matt Williams (253), Johnny Bell (285) & Mark Phillips (304).


     without her, this club would not have achieved as much as it   plaque on the wall to recognise their 100 first team games.
     has  on  and  off  the  field.  In  fact  –  I’m  not  sure  it  would  Our  Double  Centurions,  like  our  life  members,  will  have
     continue to exist.                                       their  photo  placed  on  the  wall.  The  photo,  will  be
             Without all of the people I have mentioned, this club   accompanied with their career statistics to immortalise their
     would not exist.                                         on-field contribution to this club. And it is symbolic that they
     There is a challenge for the rest of you, I want you to have a   are recognised in the same space as our Life Members and
     think about something – “What have you given back?” Or in  Patron.
     Tracey  Bell’s  words,  “What  have  you  done  for  your  club      Please, as a sign of respect, put your hands together
     lately?”                                                 to recognise their achievements.
             The  club  still  needs  your  support,  your  time,  your
     input and energy. If you can’t manage these - then please –      Lastly, as this is a momentous occasion for our club,
     just send us some money!                                 we have taken the opportunity to recognise some people and
             Please put your hands together to thank those people   their  contributions  over  the  years.  We  have  four  Life
     for their contribution to this great weekend and our history.   Member Nominations.
                                                                      Life  Membership  is  a  special  honour  to  recognise
             Moving  on,  we  have  some  special  awards  that  I’d  those  people  who  have  given  up  a  significant  part  of  their
     like to present.  If I could ask:                        lives, dedicating their time and effort to the good of the club.
     197 CLOUT Graeme             176 SULLIVAN Sean           •  Our  first  nominee  is  Rose  Connolly  for  Administrative
     168 KERR-BELL Ryan           168 TOZER Jeff                services spanning over 20 years
     164 VAN HOUTTE Phillip       157 DALY Andy               •  Our  second  nominee  is  Jeff  Tozer  for  Coaching  and
     143 BROWN Glenn              139 STABLES Phil              Administrative services spanning over 30 years
     138 CATLEY Andrew            136 WATENE Stu              •  Our third nominee is Matthew Williams for Services to the
     134 CARLSON Grant            133 CROWE Sean                Club spanning over 20 years
     133 HELWIG Nikolai           129 BARAKAT Chris           •  Our fourth nominee is Tui Morrell for Services to the Club
     126 LIDDLE Michael           120 McMILLAN Paul             spanning over 20 years
     120 ROJAS Rodi               117 CARGO Jason
     117 KAUTAI Tim               113 BLUCHER Ken                     Well, with that concluded. I’d like to wish everyone
     102 BATES Wayne                                          an  awesome  night,  we  hope  to  see  you  tomorrow  for  our
             These people are First team Centurions. There are a   memorial  service  for  members  who  have  since  past  and  a
     few  more,  but  unfortunately  they  aren’t  with  us  this   brunch to round out the weekend.
     weekend.
             If  I  could  ask:  Andy  Bell,  Johnny  Bell,  Steve      If  you  are  needing  a  ride  home,  thanks  to  Robbie
     Williams,  Matthew  Williams  and  Mark  Phillips  up  here.   McLean,  we  have  some  Shuttle  buses  on  offer,  please  see
     These  five  people  are  the  clubs  only  Double  (and  Triple)   Mary at the bar, who has a list of shuttle times and spaces.
     Centurions.  As  a  club  we  haven’t  always  consistently   Thanks to Des, our wonderful driver who will help you get
     recognised our centurions or our Double centurions for that   home safely.
     matter.  And  we  would  like  to  start  that  now  and  have  a      Finally, thank you for coming and being a part of our
     formal process going into the future.                    celebrations, and our history.
             We  have  decided  that  from  now  on,  and  including
     the Centurions and Double Centurions here, that we will start                     - Jared Williams (Club President)
     a wall of fame in our foyer. Centurions will be given a name
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