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BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB (INC.)

Facere et Docere

The Family Club

1st

ANNUAL REPORT and FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2016

THE 112th SEASON

To be presented to the Annual General Meeting to be held in the Green Shed Bar, Crosby Park, Crosby Road, Albion on

Tuesday 6 December 2016 at 6.00pm

There’s BROTHERS, then there’s the Others.

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Images courtesy of John Sayer ([email protected])

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB INC. OFFICE BEARERS

President: Mr H.W. PEARSON

Vice-President: Mr P.D. FRENCH

Immediate Past President: Mr J.E.F. FRAYNE

Hon. Treasurer: Mr B.P. YANTSCH

Hon. Secretary: Ms A.J. BUTLER

THE FATHER OF CROSBY PARK: JACK BUCHANAN

Chief Executive Officer: Mr M.J. KAYE

Director of Rugby: Mr B.J. MCCORMACK

Operations Manager: Mr J.A. NEYLON

Registrar: Mrs K.E. NICHOLS

Groundsman: Mr A. ANDERSON

Club Captain: Mr B.J. FLANAGAN

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Senior Club Appointees:

Mr P.D. FRENCH, Mr. A.J LALOR, Mr. C.A. WARNER, Mrs K.M. GARDNER, VACANT Junior Club Appointees:

Mr. H.W. PEARSON, Mr B.P. YANTSCH, Ms. A.J. BUTLER, Mr C.R. MCCART, VACANT

OUR HOME GROUNDS:

Jack Ross Oval Vic Walsh Oval

Crosby Park, 103 Crosby Road, Albion

Keith Beavis Oval Alan Pettigrew Oval

Windsor Park, 82 Grafton Street, Windsor

OUR LOCAL MEMBERS:

Hamilton Ward (Local) – David Charles Burnett MCLACHLAN Electoral District of Clayfield (State) – Timothy James NICHOLLS M.L.A.

Electoral District of Brisbane Central (State) – Ignazia Graziella GRACE M.L.A. Division of Brisbane (Federal) – Trevor Mark EVANS M.H.R.

OUR LIFE MEMBERS

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB (since 1905)

Rev. Bro. P.A. FURLONG C.F.C* (1912), Rev. Bro. W.M. REIDY C.F.C* (1912), Rev. Bro. L.B. TEVLIN C.F.C* (1912),

Mr. J.P. FLYNN* (1926), Mr. C.J. CRANLEY*(1932), Mr. M.G. LYONS*(1934), Mr. J.A.S. MOORE*(1936), Mr. V.J. DORE*(1938), Mr G.J. BRERETON*(1940)

Mr. E.A. STAPLETON*(1942), Mr. R. HODGE*(1947), Mr. J.E. ROSS M.B.E.*(1948), Mr. J.L. BARLOW*(1949), Mr J.P. FRENCH A.M.*(1950), Mr B.P. O’CONNELL*(1951),

Mr. T.B. MCCORMACK c.B.E.*(1952), Mr K.J. HODDA*(1953), Mr. D. GUILFOYLE*(1954), Mr K.P. FEGAN (1955), Mr J.A. BUCHANAN (1959), Mr G.F. BERKELEY A.M.*(1960),

Mr T.L. SWEENEY (1961), Mr C.V.J. DAHL O.A.M.*(1962), Mr K.G. MACCHERONI*(1963), Mr B.F. REID*(1967), Mr J. KENNY*(1969), Mr M.T. HAZELL O.A.M.*(1972), Mr B.J. DAWSON (1977),

Mr P. ZAPPALA*(1981), Mr R.B. MCGRUTHER O.B.E. (1982), Mr F.J. DUHIG*(1983), Mr A.A. SHAW (1985), Mr. R.S. CONN (1989), Mr P.E. MCLEAN M.B.E. (1996),

Mr P.B. HOARE (1998), Mr. M.H. WATT O.N.Z.M. (2000), Mr J.A. EALES A.M. (2001), Mr P.J. OSWALD (2002), Mr R.G.J. PRICE (2003), Mr. D.J. HOGAN (2004),

Dr. P.N. ANDERSEN (2005), Mr. D. CROFT (2006), Mr. D.A. DUNWORTH (2008), Mr. R.W. URE (2009), Mr. R.P. MAHONEY (2011), Mr. P.R. LAVIN (2012),

Mr. D.M. CONNOR (2013), Mr. D.J. O’ROURKE (2013), Mr. C.B. HANDY (2014), Mr. J.D. CONNOLLY (2014), Mr. J.H. WINDSOR (2015), Mr. J.E.F. FRAYNE (2015)

* Deceased

QUEENSLAND RUGBY UNION (since 1882)

Mr. A.S.I. GRALTON*(1904), Mr. D.S. CARTER*(1915), Mr. J.P. FLYNN*(1931), Mr. J.E. ROSS M.B.E.*(1939), Mr. T.B. MCCORMACK c.B.E.*(1956), Mr J.P. FRENCH A.M.*(1959),

Mr K.J. HODDA*(1961), Mr. J.J.BREEN*(1990), Mr R.B. MCGRUTHER O.B.E. (2000), Mr A.A. SHAW (2013)

* Deceased

AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION (since 1949)

Mr. T.B. MCCORMACK c.B.E.*(1962), Mr J.P. FRENCH A.M.*(1977), Mr R.B. MCGRUTHER O.B.E. (2014)

* Deceased

BROTHERS JUNIOR RUGBY CLUB (1968-2015)

Mr. R.C. VIRGEN O.A.M (1987), Mr. B. O’DRISCOLL (1988), Mr. B.R. FELSMAN* (1991), Mrs. B. FELSMAN (1991), Mr R.S. ROBERTS (1997), Mr. J.D. MCCULLAGH* (2005),

Mr. C.J. STEWART (2010), Mr. D.L. HINE (2010), Mr. M.D. STANTON (2015)

* Deceased

THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL MEMBERS

THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS

MAJOR SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2016 has been a landmark year for the Club. The significant milestones that we have achieved have been made possible through the collective hard work and goodwill of the entire membership, players, volunteers, Club staff, Board and the engagement of the local community. When we started to explore the possibility of a merger of the Junior and Senior clubs in 2014/15, we could not have envisaged such a smooth and seamless transition as has been achieved in our first merger year of 2016. By bringing together the many sub-groups within the Club, respecting a century of history and tradition, embracing the Club’s very clear culture and values, introducing new activity streams, investing in our staff and systems and, most fundamentally, by turning our focus outward to the local community to position ourselves as ‘The Family Club’, we have been able to take the next step toward sustainability and set a new benchmark for community rugby in Australia. The Club enjoyed a 37% growth in registrations - with >1,800 players in 2016, we are now Australia’s largest community rugby club. I would like to personally thank the Board for their tireless efforts throughout the year; we made a lot of it up as we went along, setting a new governance framework, establishing new systems, and driving some early efficiency measures. We had an even representation of the senior and junior traditions of the Club as well as 25% female Board members. Some key Board achievements are:

Undertaking the Jacaranda Function Room air conditioning project from Club cash reserves;

Signing the 10-year Crosby Park lease;

Achieving profitability despite heavy investment in the first merger year;

Setting up reliable cash management and reporting systems for the large increase in turnover that the merger has generated;

Establishing reliable and transparent governance and reporting systems;

Creating a year-round offering with something for all members of the local community;

Formulating a five-year Strategic Plan;

Establishing regular dialogue / awareness with the ARU and QRU; and

Completing a tour to Sydney for the purposes of benchmarking our performance and establishing dialogue with the Sydney clubs; and

Securing the hosting rights to the 2017 National Club Championship and then negotiating a live TV broadcast deal with FOX Sports.

We have reported an adjusted profit of just short of $30,000, which is a strong outcome in our first year as a merged club. Thanks, go to Treasurer Brendan Yantsch and his Audit & Risk Sub-Committee. 2017 will see improved cost efficiencies and an expected profit increase. The 2017 Board will be focused on extracting further operational efficiencies and financial sustainability as well as further community engagement initiatives. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank our outstanding staff. Led by CEO Matt Kaye, the team has gone above and beyond to deliver the many facets of the Brothers rugby program both on and off the field. We are fortunate to have such a solid team delivering these programs and services for our members and their families. Thanks, go to Director of Rugby Ben McCormack, Registrars Karen Nicholls and Amanda Stenson, Administrator Leta Dempsey, Operations Manager Jason Neylon, Groundsman Al Anderson, and bookkeepers Nicole Elder and Des Hogan. The 2016 events program was highlighted by the Pre-Test Luncheon with >800 guests, home game feature days, Camp Out Night, Carnival Day, and the Gala Ball. Thanks to all involved in arranging these events. We were also delighted to welcome our Life Members Lunch at the Norths home game, and the 1966 Premiership 50 Year Reunion Lunch at the University home game. We thank our sponsors without whom we would be unable to make the investments required to drive the Club’s growth. In particular Ray White Ascot, Gouldson Legal, Rohrig Builders, Savills, BBC Digital and Super Butcher have all made significant contributions throughout the year. We have >30 sponsors and, although there are too many to name individually, we thank you all.

2016 has also been an outstanding year onfield. Who could have dreamt that we would win the Hospital Cup in our first merger year! In our best rugby year in >30 years, the Club took home five premierships including the Premier Grade title. Few of us will forget the amazing Grand Final Day at Ballymore with thousands of Brothers supporters forming the tunnel and then streaming onto the field at fulltime. This was truly the fullest representation of the strength of spirit of the merged Brothers Rugby Club. The ground shook at the Green Shed Bar that evening as we celebrated long into the night! Congratulations to Premier Head Coach Carl Marshall, his support team, and all involved in the four grade premierships. We congratulate all representative players in under age and open age divisions. We had 11 NRC representatives, two Australian U20 representatives, five Super Rugby representatives, and we are proud to see our very own Taniela Tupou join the Wallaby Spring Tour. The under-age divisions enjoyed a strong year with registration growth of 13% to reach our highest ever numbers. Thanks to all coaches, managers, volunteers, players and families for their support throughout the year. Our coaching program is reaching across all ages and will be improved in 2017 to give a clear pathway for all players whom we value equally from our U3 Little Bros through to Premier Grade. Congratulations to U12 White for their Premiership. The Club now offers traditional XV rugby for U6 to Premier ages, Little Bros for U3-U5 future players, Girls Touch, Sevens, Elite Development Squad for U16 to Premier Grade, and the Modified Rugby Program. Thanks to Jodie Kaye for her outstanding work with the Girls Touch program which now has >500 players and is Australia’s largest all-girls touch competition after just two short years. We congratulate Megan and Anthony Elliott for winning the Nick Farr-Jones Spirit of Rugby Award for the Modified Rugby Program, which was born at Brothers in 2014. We have been pleased to see the re-emergence of tours in the past three years with the U12 Sydney Tour, U13 NZ Tour, U16 Dubai Tour, and the Senior Tour to Canada. Special thanks go to Michael Spork and Stephen Twist for leading the volunteer base. Also, our sincere thanks to the many parents and friends who acted as managers, coaches, field marshal’s, club officials, and myriad other roles throughout the year. Further thanks go to The Hobbits who run The Hobbit Bar & Grill at home games under the guidance of Monty Grainger. Thanks, goes The Brothers Foundation for their generous support of the Club Memorial Wall which was coordinated by Club Historian Anthony McDermott. I would like to make a special mention to the Player Leadership Group led by Club Captain Bart Flanagan. On a personal level, it has been a privilege to work with these young men and to see them lead the culture of the Club. The merger could not have been completed without their leadership and engagement across all parts of the Club. I would also like to personally thank the Past Presidents Group for their guidance and counsel leading into the merger and throughout this year. Paul McLean, Tony Shaw, Dennis Croft, Mark Stanton and Dave Hine give of their time to simply help guide the culture and direction of the Club. We have achieved so much so quickly and yet the overwhelming feeling is that the journey has just started. We are focused on long term sustainability and forging a position of leadership for Australian community rugby while at the same time protecting and growing the unique culture that defines Brothers Rugby Club. The good news stories in Australian rugby today are the growth in women’s’ participation and the surge in the tribalism and quality of Club rugby. We are pleased that club rugby is alive and flourishing here in Brisbane and we are delighted to make our contribution to its escalation onto the national stage. Thanks to all members, volunteers, players, friends and family for a wonderful year. Brothers. The Family Club.

Hans Pearson

TREASURER’S REPORT I am pleased to present the audited financial statements and Treasurer’s Report of the club for the year ended 31 October 2016. Before describing the results for the year, I take this opportunity to acknowledge the efforts and thank all past committees and treasurers of both Brothers Rugby Club and Brothers Junior Rugby Union Club for delivering the respective clubs into the amalgamation process in strong financial positions. It has been a successful year for the club, both on the field, and in managing the amalgamation process. The culmination of these efforts resulting in delivering a continuation of this strong financial position. The focus for this year has been the introduction of new accounting policies, internal controls and reporting mechanisms which bring the club’s finance function from that of 2 small operations into those mechanisms required for an organisation with turnover now exceeding $1.6M. Financial summary - The key financial information in relation to the 2016 financial year are as follows:

Operating deficit after depreciation and abnormal items ($52,207)

Operating profit before depreciation and abnormal items $28,965

Total income of $1,624,932 [2015 $1,505,309] - Memberships and registrations - increased player numbers across all ages, lead to greater

player registrations and membership revenue: 14% $317,952 [2015 $273,313] - Brothers Touch Association – 2 seasons in 2016, only 1 season in 2015 120% $53,272 [2015

$24,214] – net profit from touch 75% $9,073 [2015 $5,177] - Events – exceptional result from events considering the club undertook one less event than in

normal years, main contributor was the rugby lunch. - Function centre and Rent Ruggers, concentrated effort to capitalise on club facilities, Ruggers

contributed for full year following an initial rent free period 99% $85,428 [2015 $42,966] - Investment Income & Southside Bingo – decrease due to drop in Bingo operations and a profit

retention policy in preparation for redevelopment in 2017-18 41% $48,417 [2015 $82,122] - QRU subsidies – ceased in 2016 100% $ nil [2015 $20,000]

Total COGS of $504,830, [2015 $557,406] - 2015 influenced by one off stock write offs of all stock holding old club logos

Total expenses of $1,091,137, [2015 $986,742] - Direct Rugby expenses – increased due to additional wages for Director of coaching - Grounds Facilities & Clubhouse – increased costs due to increased usage, major costs increase

offset by outgoings recovered from Ruggers rent and function revenue

Despite the reported deficit, the underlying profit from normal operations was a good result. Some of the cost duplications and economies of scale that were identified during the merger analysis and 2016 budget mechanism did not eventuate as the club concentrated on delivering new programs to the members during the merger year. The focus for 2017 is the identification of cost savings and efficiencies and rolling out the new programs for a second time, which should drive improved margins.in 2017.

Conclusion I would like to take this opportunity to thank Matt Kaye and all BRC staff for their efforts. In particular, I would like to thank Des Hogan who has worked tirelessly in assisting the club staff and myself. Des’ advice and counsel during this merger year has been invaluable. I would also like to thank the Management Committee, members of the Audit and Risk Sub-Committee, General Committee members, club volunteers, players, coaches, members and supporters for their contributions to the club during 2016.

Regards

Brenden Yantsch

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Since its appointment your Management Committee has held 9 meetings, attendance at Committee Meetings were as follows;

Management Committee Appreciation Awards 2016

Dwight Ferguson – Ray White Ascot Faran Gouldson – Gouldson Legal

Megan Elliott & Anthony Elliott – Modified Rugby Programme Jodie Clarke – Brothers Touch Association

David Clark – U13 Tour to New Zealand Randall Corless – U12 Tour to Sydney

John “Monty” Grainger – Hobbits Bar & Grill Anthony McDermott – Major Project of the Year (Club Rooms Honour Boards & Walls)

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LIFE MEMBER

Dallas John O’NEILL

St. Joseph’s Nudgee College

St. Joseph’s Nudgee College 1st XV – 1959, 1960C (Premiers), 1961C (Undefeated Premiers)

To support Dallas’ nomination an outline of his contribution to the Club as a player, coach and member of the Club for a period of over 50 years was submitted by his sponsors: CLUB PERPETUAL TROPHIES:

Cyril Fogarty Memorial Trophy "Outstanding Service to the Club"– 1979

Club Captain Trophy – 1964, 65, 66

Most Consistant ‘A’ Grade Player – 1966 FOOTBALL: Player: Brothers “A” Grade – 1962, 63, 64, 65, 66 (47 games) Brothers “A” Grade Premiers (Hospital Challenge Cup) – 1966 (Captain)

Queensland Representative – 1962, 63, 64C, 65C, 66C (25 games) Queensland Tour to New Zealand – 1963 (played all 4 games on Tour)

Australian Representative – 1962, 63, 64 (20 games including 2 Tests) Wallaby Tour to New Zealand 1962 (5 games) Wallaby Tour to South Africa 1963 (8 games) Wallaby Tour to New Zealand 1964 (7 games including 2 Tests) Brothers 17th Premier “A” Grade Coach: Brothers “A” Grade – 1973, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79 (135 games) Brothers “A” Grade Premiers (Hospital Challenge Cup) – 1973, 74, 75 Brothers “A” Grade Runners-Up (Vince Nichols Memorial Shield) – 1977, 79 Dallas is 1 of only 4 Brothers men to be both a premiership winning Captain and Coach

The Club’s Management Committee unanimously supported Dallas’ nomination and referred it to a representative group of current Life Members for ratification and approval.

Brothers would like to congratulate a truly deserving Clubman on his nomination and acceptance of Life Membership of the Club, well done Dallas.

Dallas John O’NEILL Anthony John MCDERMOTT

LIFE MEMBER Anthony John “MACCA” MCDERMOTT St. Brendan’s College, Yeppoon To support Anthony’s nomination an outline of his contribution to the Club as a Player, Coach, Manager, Office Bearer and Member of the Club for a period of nearly 20 years was submitted by his sponsors: Brothers Rugby Club – PERPETUAL TROPHIES Anthony O’Brien Memorial Trophy (Service and Support to the Lower Grades) – 2000 Robert McGladrigan Memorial Trophy (Training and Team Spirit) – 2003 J.C. Atherton, H.F. Edwards & Mick Flynn Memorial Trophy (Club Man of the Year) – 2005, 07, 09 Player: 1999-2007 (Reserve Grade to Normanby Cup) (165 games) 1999 – 4th Grade (Preliminary Finalists) – The Presidents Trophy (Best Performed Team) 2002 – 2nd Grade Premiers – The Presidents Trophy (Best Performed Team) 2005 – Normanby Cup “Old Bhoys” (Preliminary Finalists) Coach: 3rd Grade – 2007 (5th), 08 (Preliminary Finalists) (38 games) Manager: Premier Grade – 2009, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (155 games) 2009 – Premier Grade Premiers (Hospital Challenge Cup) – F. McDonnell & J.E. Ross M.B.E. Memorial Trophy (Best Performed Team) 2011 – Premier Grade Runners-Up (Vince Nichols Memorial Shield) 2016 – Premier Grade Premiers (Hospital Challenge Cup) Office Bearer & Management Committee Honorary Secretary – 2010, 11, 12, 15 Committee – 2004, 05, 06, 07, 08 Club Historian & Archivist Researched, compiled, edited and consolidated the Historical Records of the Club including but not limited to; Office Bearers & Life Members, Internationals & Queensland Representatives, History & Winners of Perpetual Trophy Winners and Club Premiership Winners. Commissioned 5 of the missing Perpetual Trophies to be made. 2004, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Author & Publisher of Brothers Rugby Club ANNUAL REPORT After the publication of the Annual Report fell into abeyance, took over writing and publishing the Annual Report including the missing issues from 2005 & 2006, to ensure an accurate historical record of the Centenary Year was recorded for posterity. 2005, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Brothers Rugby Club CENTENARY 2005 Centenary Committee – 2005 Organiser of the 2005 Andrew Pacey Memorial Shield Carnival as a Centenary Event, with Brothers Clubs from Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton & Perth attending. Organiser of the 2005 Centenary Match against NZ Marist as a Centenary Event. “Brothers in Arms – The History of Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club”, researcher of club history publication (2004-09). Book published and released in 2009 at a Gala event.

Brothers Rugby Club OVERSEAS TOURS Organiser, Fund Raiser and Manager of Touring Party; Copa Patagonia Tour, Argentina – 2003, 05 COBRA 10’s Tour, Malaysia – 2007 New Munster Development Tour, New Zealand – 2013 Brothers Rugby Club FUNCTIONS Taking inspiration from the 1950’s, 60’s, & 70’s when Brothers would host and entertain the incoming International Touring Teams, I decided to extend an invitation to the President of the Irish Rugby Union to be our Guests while they were in Brisbane. From this initial invitation and the subsequent Welsh Tour, the Brothers Annual Test Lunch has become a Calendar highlight and important fundraiser. Organiser of the 2010 Lansdowne Cup Test Luncheon with the Queensland Irish Association, guests included President of the IRFU, CEO of ARU and President of QRU. After discussions with John Callaghan (President) and Paul McNaughton (Manager) the Irish Test Team also held a Fan Day at Crosby Park. Member of the 2012 James Bevan Trophy Test Luncheon at Suncorp Stadium, responsible for inviting and liaising with President of the WRU, CEO of ARU and President of QRU. With the help of Dennis Gethin (President) organised the Welsh training session with the Brothers Premier Grade Side prior to Brisbane Test. General Purchased and Registered brotherrugby.com domain name in 2007, as a part of a strategy to improve the Club’s global image on the World Wide Web. Funded, managed and maintained the new website from 2007-13. Developed and instigated the LT. H.M. Flynn D.C.M. - FLTLT. L.S. Lewis Memorial Challenge Shield in 2011. The Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield is a challenge trophy which will be contested annually by the Brothers and GPS Rugby Club’s. The Shield is a whole of Club challenge where all teams from Premier Grade to Colts 2 contribute to the overall result. Responsible for compiling, designing and arranging installation of Brothers Rugby Club’s Honour Boards, the display of all A Grade Premiership Teams, Internationals, Queensland, Life Members & Presidents in 2016, with the help of the Brothers Rugby Club Foundation. Brothers Rugby Fraternity Australia Re-established links with the Country Clubs in 2003 after the network fell into abeyance, to build on mutual relationship and ensure an ongoing recruitment tool for our Club. Delegate since 2003. New Zealand Marist Re-established and developed links with NZ Marist in 2005 after the association fell into abeyance, to build on mutual relationship and ensure an ongoing recruitment tool for our Club. Organiser and liaison with NZ Marist to send Brothers player to New Zealand Marist Colts Tour since 2007. Delegate since 2007. The Club’s Management Committee unanimously supported Macca’s nomination and referred it to a representative group of current Life Members for ratification and approval. Brothers would like to congratulate a truly deserving Clubman on his nomination and acceptance of Life Membership of the Club, well done Macca.

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB

PERPETUAL TROPHIES WINNERS 2016

J.C. Atherton, H.F. Edwards & Mick Flynn Memorial Trophy Club Man of the Year This trophy is awarded to the Club Member who best displays the core values of the original constituent awards that now make up this Perpetual Trophy. The Club Member must demonstrate that he not only the Best Club Man but is also a true Brothers & Rugby Man in his efforts for the Club.

Michael Spork

“THE BUTCHER BHOY”

F.M. Arnell & J.P. Gralton Memorial Trophy Most Improved Player This trophy is awarded to the player who best displays the values of not only being the most improved player, but demonstrates the most resilience, heart and spirit in playing for the Club.

Nico Bueta

Robert McGladrigan Memorial Trophy For Training & Club Spirit This trophy is awarded to the player who displayed an outstanding effort at training and through his endeavours both on and off the field has shown excellent Club spirit.

Francois Postal “ROOSTER”

Cyril Fogarty Memorial Trophy For Outstanding Service to the Club

Stephen Twist

Anthony O’Brien Memorial Trophy For Service & Support to the Lower Grades

Greg Beaver

The R.G.J. Price Coaches Award For outstanding service to the Club in the role of a team Coach This trophy is named in honour of a great Brothers man. Ronnie’s coaching career is second to none with a career spanning from 1978 to 2015 and an outstanding strike rate of 11 Premierships from 13 Grand Finals. He’s probably most famous for coaching the Club to 5 consecutive “A” Grade Premiership from 1980 to 1984.

Carl Marshall (Premier Grade) “THE RONNIE”

The B.R.C. Coaches Award (NEW AWARD) For outstanding service to the Club in the role of a Junior team Coach

Peter Bayo (Under 10 – Blue)

Charlie Seymour Memorial Trophy Most Outstanding Player in a Representative Match

Taniela Tupou (Super Rugby Round 16 vs. Chiefs)

Paul Edward McLean M.B.E. Ball Awarded to the Highest Point Scorer in a Season

Mitchell Felsman (193 Points)

The Christian Brothers’ Trophy Best & Fairest Club Player

Luke Beauchamp “THE FLYING FRIAR”

M.T. “Merv” Hazell O.A.M. Memorial Trophy Best & Fairest Colts Player

Rhys Martin “MERV”

Jodie Kairl Trophy Best & Fairest Women’s Player

NO AWARD

Iosefo Bele Tabalala Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year

Elih Baillie “BELLSIE”

The Managers “Honour Pocket” Award Awarded for playing 200 Games for the Club

NO AWARD “MACCA”

Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club Trophy Awarded for playing 100 Premier Grade Games for the Club

Charles Freney (100 Games)

F. McDonnell & J.E. Ross M.B.E. Memorial Trophy Awarded to the best performed team This trophy is named in honour of 2 great former Brothers’ Presidents who served in the Club’s Highest Office for 18 years and 35 years respectively.

Colts 1 (Colts 2nd XV) “PRESIDENT’S TROPHY”

The President’s Trophy (NEW AWARD) Awarded to the best performed Junior team

Under 12 – White

The Chairman’s Trophy Awarded to the best player in a Grand Final

Stefano Hunt (Premier Grade)

Tom Gaffney Memorial Trophy Club Captain

Bartholomew Flanagan

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT In last year’s Annual Report, I mentioned that the club had several highlights and disappointments but was in a much stronger position than the previous year. In 2016 there has been significant change, with the club’s merger we are now the largest community Rugby Club in Australia, we continue to be in a sustainable financial position and claimed the Queensland Premier Grade Premiership for the first time seven years. The clubs on field performances winning Four Premierships has demonstrated years of hard work beginning with the recruitment of quality players over the last 4-5 years, the high-quality coaching staff and an increased professionalism in the rugby program. The Elite Development Squad Program supported by Rohrig Group was formed in 2013 and we are now seeing players who have been through the program perform at Premier Rugby level and contracted to Super Rugby teams. What the last couple of years have proven is that the Brothers Rugby program is one of the best in Australia, pushing players into professional Super Rugby and overseas contracts. This is an objective that we will continue to strive for. I would like to congratulate all Brothers players who are currently on professional contracts throughout the world, those selected in Super Rugby franchises, Brisbane City & Queensland Country NRC players, Australian Schoolboys, Queensland Schoolboys and Junior Representative teams. Brothers will only get better with your involvement over the years and we look forward to providing the pathway to professional rugby. To the Brothers Leadership Group, thank you for developing and setting a strong set of values and behaviours which has shaped our culture in 2016. The senior players accepted the junior players and loved their involvement in match days. If we continue to drive the one club culture, we can only get stronger. We continue to build a strong base of junior players who wear their heart on their sleeve every time they take the field. We are providing some awesome touring opportunities for players to travel to Sydney, New Zealand and Dubai. It was also great to see so many players take part in the Brothers 7s, the skills the players learnt during this social comp will no doubt transfer to the 15 a-side game next year. The club is working hard on a developing a Brothers style of play from u6 to Premier Grade which will provide coaches, players and parents a framework to improve skills. All players should be proud of their performances this year and we can’t wait to work with you again in 2017. I would like to personally thank all the volunteers who have contributed to the club this year, from coaching or managing to washing the jerseys and working the canteen to packing kit bags. Your help is invaluable to a club this size and without you we would not be able to provide the opportunities we do. We brought in the motto ‘The Family Club’ late last year to help recognise the entire families’ contribution to the club. You are all now part of the Brothers Family. In 2016 we ran several events highlighted by the annual June Pre-Test Luncheon prior to the English Test series in June where over 800 guests witnessed English Coach Eddie Jones predict the Wallabies defeat. We are getting to the point where nearly everything we do is about creating an event that people want to attend, whether it be events like; Carnival Day, Ladies Day, Corporate Golf Day and on a more regular basis Premier Home Matches. We are well underway with our planning of events for 2017 and are attempting to provide patrons/supporters a higher quality offering for their money. From its humble beginnings, Brothers Touch Association, has grown to over 500 girls over two seasons. We have a Brothers Touch Rep team participating in the Queensland Junior State Cup and had one player picked in Brisbane Cobras. We now also run a Sevens program for Under 10 & Under 12 players during the offseason which has over 170 players on a Thursday night. Hopefully the skills the players are learning now will one day see them don the Green & Gold for Australia at an Olympic Games. I would like to thank the Club Sponsors for their support throughout the year, your investment in the club has assisted in the improved culture and environment at Brothers. We will continue to work hard in 2017 to provide a good offering to Sponsors where they can see brand exposure and business support from our members. The club continues to invest considerable funding into the facility to provide a place that the community, sponsors, supporters, players and parents can be proud of. We still have a long list of improvements which will be

incorporated into the Club’s Master Plan for Crosby Park over the coming years. We are pleased to inform we have signed a 10-year lease with the Brisbane City Council and will attempt to make this site commercially sustainable in the near future. We remain a tenant of Windsor Park for our under 6 – under 9 teams to train and play and would like to thank St Margaret’s Anglican School for their support at this venue. Thanks to the Clubs staff whom have all worked above and beyond their duties this year. Full time staff Ben McCormack, Jason Neylon, Karen Nichols, Alan Anderson and Part time staff Amanda Stenson, Leta Dempsey, Nicole Elder, Jodie Clarke, Marcus Moloney, Yolanda Lindsay and Tracey Roberts have tirelessly worked to provide the best possible program for the Brothers community. Special mention should also go to Life Member, Des Hogan, who volunteers a considerable amount of his week to come help with the accounts. Without you all we couldn’t do what we do. Finally, to the Brothers Rugby Club Board led by Hans Pearson thank you for providing the direction and guidance throughout the year. You should be proud of your achievements in creating what is Australia’s largest community rugby club.

Matt Kaye

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY’S REPORT It was a big year for the Rugby department of Brothers in 2016. The amalgamation of clubs meant we are now one of the biggest rugby clubs in the Southern Hemisphere. Comprehensively covering the full scale of a player’s career from our “Little Brothers” Under 5’s through to Senior Grade Rugby. For the merger to begin well from a rugby perspective it was imperative we had a plan for immediate integration and a clear understanding of our desired direction, with the help of our club leadership team and premier Grade head coach Carl Marshall we went about implementing this plan from the start of preseason. The leadership group spoke at length about ways to make our junior players feel a part of the group as well as adapting or amending our “Brothers Way” leadership document to encompass not only our juniors but also our new girls playing touch. Throughout 2016 we implemented a number of programs designed to aid in the integration process including EDS Junior Skill Development Sessions, Senior Player coaching nights, and Junior Jersey presentations at all Home games, these were all highly successful but have huge capacity for continued improvement. Our performance on the field yielded some pleasing results through our 13’s to 17’s age groups with 7 out of 9 teams playing in the finals providing us with 2 premierships and the senior club achieved fantastic results with 10 out of 11 teams playing finals football, 7 gaining Grand Final births and bringing home 4 Premiership trophies. That’s 85% of teams that compete for premierships making the finals series which is a fantastic achievement, one the players and coaches should be proud of. As well as great participation numbers, we had numerous high achievers amongst the ranks.

Congratulations to the following Brothers players for their selections!

U12 Skills Development Squad: Carter Aitken, Mitchell Bodimeade, Morgan Chippendale, Harry Lane, Lington Ieli, Ned Madden, Daniel Hara, Eddie Ryan, Griffin Schostakowski, and Lewis Strachan.

U13 Rep Selection: Lachlan Bishop, Jackson Connelly, Cooper Corless, Will Greentree, Isaac Rogers, Moni-Tongamau Siaosi, Byron Smith, Zachary Smullen, and Trey Soli.

U14 Rep Selection: Lastus Auakai, Lachlan Beecraft, Benjamin Hains, Charlie Hayes, Oliver Horwood, Johna Luka Ellis Mahoney, Luke Wright

U16 PVP Selection: Johnathon Dixon, Mitchell Duncan, Matthew Durnan, Joshua Flook, Nicholas Fraser, Joee Granato, Harrison Jennings, Jared Hanlan, Quinton Ravaula, Hayden Sayers, Nicholas Skelton, Henry Smith, Hugo Smith, and Ryan Wilson.

Brisbane North Colts: Reuben Wall, Liam Richman, Emmanuel Latu-Meafou, Lorenzo Skelton, Kaileb Coventry, Chris Morgan, Rhys Martin, Harry Hoopert, Lartrell Soli, Sosifa Funaki

NRC Programs: Ted Postal, Angus Fowler, Taniela Tupou, Matt Mafi, Dave Findlay-Henaway, Sam Talakai, Luke Beauchamp, Criff Tupou, Paddy James, Mitch Felsman, Lukhan Tui

National 20’s Programs: Angus Fowler, Harry Hoopert, Taniela Tupou, Lukhan Tui

Queensland Reds: Sam Greene, Sam Talakai, Matt Mafi, Lukhan Tui, Taniela Tupou

International Honours: Taniela Tupou (Wallaby Spring Tour) Angus Fowler, Lukhan Tui (Australia Under 20’s) Richard & Jeremey Skelton (Australian Barbarian’s) Harry Wilson (Australian Schools) Rob McCafferty, Andrew Ramsden (Philippines 7’s)

Although from an outside view the club was very successful we must continue to strive for improvement so amongst other plans we are currently undertaking a full junior coaching review. After holding feedback sessions, discussing current trends and issues within the pathway, we are looking to update our program and increase the amount of support we offer our younger age groups in 2017. Finally, I would like to thank all the volunteers who gave up a tremendous amount of time to help with the running the club in 2016, your support and hard work is truly valued and appreciated.

Ben McCormack

OPERATIONS MANAGER’S REPORT The 2016 season, was our first full season under the new merged entity of Brothers Rugby Club. As the transition ran relatively smoothly a great deal of work has been implemented behind the scenes in making this a success. Some of works included 1. New entity branding 2. Consolidation of all Club sponsors, respecting current agreements (junior or senior) and positioning them in under the new club. (*As a result of these, an update of all sponsors boards, signage, playing kit and ground advertising had to be

conducted to reflect new club entity and current 2016 sponsors.)

3. Consolidation of stocks and suppliers and align procedures in relation to ordering / transferring of stocks. 4. Creation and ongoing development of a merged club operational plan and procedures. 5. Developing Maintenance and facilities plan This season commenced superbly, with great work from the Brothers Rugby Club Foundation and Anthony McDermott with the erection of the Brothers honour boards and artwork to the foyer and Green shed bar in the main clubhouse. This is a fantastic addition and great historical record of the club success over the 111 years of operation, also adds an impressive statement for members or visitors to view. Also early in the year the Brothers playing group conducted a working bee to refurbish the home change rooms increasing the size of room and install new seating. Furthermore, additional storage was added in the form of a second 20ft shipping container. Positioned adjacent to the top field, this was purchased solely to house all game day equipment (marquees, post pads, corner posts, benches, etc.), in an effort to shift equipment out of the dressing sheds and allow further space for teams. Bars and canteen sales continued to trade soundly throughout the season, with the introduction of junior clubhouse and BBQ operation during senior premier and grade games. A big thanks goes out to the Hobbits, our junior club canteen supervisors and staff who once again operated and run the bars and canteens seamlessly throughout the season. In an effort to bolster club BBQ and canteen sales and to assist with the clubs “Good sports healthy eating accreditation”, we launched the inclusion of healthy menu items this season - Chicken breast, salads (tomato and lettuce), long life fruit juices and during our offseason sevens and touch football programs we have introduced fresh sushi. Whilst these additions have added to our food and canteen menu, we also expanded our beer and wine range to offer both a premium and standard price point to catering for all markets and tastes. With over 400 registered female players in 2016 seasons of our touch football association and the addition of 180 junior seven’s players (U10s and U12s) the club continues to operate and generate income during our off season which establishes Brothers Rugby Club as a year-round community club. A true reflection of our club motto “The Family Club”. Whilst these off-season programs continue to run into mid-November the limited traffic and ground usage allows the club to commence annual field maintenance and facilities maintenance. In early October both top and bottom fields were top dressed as the first stage of field prep and further works will continue for start of the 2017 season. Also after a prolonged delay, the club is pleased to announce air conditioning has now been fitted into the Jacaranda room which now enhances our club facilities and potentially attracts further functions and events to the club. Throughout the year the club have submitted additional state government and 3rd party grants applications and we are currently waiting on advice of some successful submissions to assist in funding further facilities and maintenance works. The club has made great steps in our first year, integrating the two clubs together and like any project it’s a work in progress to make Brothers Rugby sustainable and increase the longevity for now and into the future.

Thanking You

Jason Neylon

REGISTRAR’S REPORT There was an overall Increase in Junior & Senior Registrations this season from 2015. RugbyLink registrations for the Juniors ran very smoothly with ONLINE registrations the only method available. Seniors proved more time consuming with both ONLINE and OFFLINE registrations. Two new initiatives were introduced this year with Little Brothers and Brothers 7’s. Extra registrations with two new Initiatives in 2016: • Little Brothers – 64 Participants • Brothers 7’s Jnrs (Under 10 & Under 12 Boys only) – 159 Participants (includes approx. 10% of these players from League and other clubs) The Recommendations are for ONLINE registrations only for 2017.

Karen Nichols

REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS

AUSTRALIAN U20:

Lukhan Lealaiauloto-Tui Angus Fowler Adrian Thompson (Coach)

AUSTRALIAN BARBARIANS:

Richard Skelton Jeremiah Skelton

AUSTRALIAN SERVICES:

Josh Gray

QUEENSLAND REDS:

Sam Greene Matthew Mafi Lukhan Lealaiauloto-Tui Sam Talakai Taniela Tupou

MELBOURNE REBELS:

Dom Shipperley Thomas Moloney Dallan Murphy Zane Hilton (Ass. Coach)

A.C.T. BRUMBIES:

Ben Hyne

QUEENSLAND REDS U20:

Taniela Tupou Lukhan Lealaiauloto-Tui Harry Hoopert

MELBOURNE REBELS U20:

Angus Fowler

QUEENSLAND 7’s:

Niko Bueta

AUSTRALIAN SERVICES 7’s:

Josh Gray

NRC – BRISBANE CITY:

Sam Talakai Lukhan Lealaiauloto-Tui Matt Mafi

Luke Beauchamp Criff Tupou David Findlay-Henaway Patrick James Angus Fowler Mitchell Felsman Anthony Mathison (Ass. Coach)

NRC – QUEENSLAND COUNTRY:

Taniela Tupou Ted Postal Gina Nelson (Head Physiotherapist) Gary Mitchell (Doctor)

NRC – MELBOURNE RISING:

Tom Moloney Dom Shipperley Zane Hilton (Coach)

PREMIER RUGBY BARBARIANS:

Francois Postal Jeremiah Skelton

PREMIER COLTS NORTH:

Emmanuel Latu-Meafou Rhys Martin Lorenzo Skelton Kalib Coventry Latrell Soli Sosifa Funaku Reuben Wall Liam Richman

Matt Mafi No.218 & Sam Talakai No.220

Season Events

Season Launch & Unveiling of the NEW CLUB HONOUR BOARDS – March 2016

This was a Project that was 6 years in the making. At the Launch of the Club’s Centenary History back in 2009, Jim Tucker and I were having a quiet drink after a job well done. We started to think, that now we have finally filled in all the gaps and were able to kill off all the old myths, maybe we should put the Honour Boards back up on the Walls in the Clubhouse.

The next couple of years we looked at types and styles of Honour Boards and methods of raising the funds to complete this important part of our Club’s History. Unfortunately, we were just unable to raise the money to progress the Project.

So we went to see Crofty and the Foundation and presented the concept for the New Honour Boards and Walls, Crofty and the Foundation said yes and championed the Project.

I’d like to thank Dennis, Paul, Mark, Tom and the Foundation for funding this Project, James Briskie & Bryce Cathcart for installing & plastering the new walls and Warwick Ward, David Wicks and Breed Brand Management for manufacturing and installing the wall panels. Thank you very much.

WINDSOR PARK CARNIVAL DAY – March 2016

10th Annual Ladies Day – May 2016

7th Annual Test Lunch – June 2016

MOVIE NIGHT & CAMP OUT – June 2016

MODIFIED RUGBY PROGRAM End of Season Carnival – June 2016

3rd Annual “Battle of the Bush” Showdown – July 2016

Incoming Tour Match – August 2016

Awards Season – August / September 2016

Crosby Cup 7’sTournament – September 2016

Crosby Cup Winners – Brisbane Fiji Barbarians

Crosby Plate Winners – University (2)

Crosby Bowl Winners - Easts

INTER-CLUB CHALLENGE TROPHIES

BROTHERS vs. University of Queensland Templeton-McLean Cup

Contested at the Home Ground of the current Holder

Round 2 @ Field 5B, St. Lucia (Sat 19 March 2016). University 19 defeated BROTHERS 13 (M. Felsman, E. Baillie tries; S. Hyne pen)

Previous Holders

Year Templeton-McLean Cup

2001 Brothers Old Boys

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BROTHERS vs. Western Districts Pilecki-Shaw Cup

Biannual competition that is contested at each Club’s Home Ground

Round 8 @ Jack Ross Oval, Albion (Sat 7 May 2016) BROTHERS 41 (M. Felsman 3, M. Mafi, E. Baillie, W. Shipperley, R. Skelton tries; M. Felsman 3con) defeated Wests 19

Round 17 @ Akuna Oval, Kenmore (Sat 9 July 2016)

BROTHERS 48 (P. James 2, C. Tupou, A. Fowler, E. Baillie, L. Williams, N. Beuta tries; M. Felsman 5con, 1pen) defeated Wests 14

AGGREGATE POINTS: BROTHERS 89 defeated Wests 33 (2-0)

Previous Holders

Year Pelicki-Shaw Cup




2011 Western Districts

2012 Western Districts





BROTHERS vs. G.P.S. Old Boys LT. H.M. Flynn D.C.M. - FLTLT. L.S. Lewis Memorial Shield

Contested at the Home Ground of the current Holder

Round 13 @ Crosby Park, Albion (Sat 11 June 2016)

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Brothers 2 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 35

GPS 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7

Previous Holders

YEAR Flynn-Lewis Memorial

Shield Matches Wins Points

2011 Brothers Old Boys 7 4 - 3 21 - 18

2012 G.P.S. Old Boys 8 5 - 3 25 - 13

2013 G.P.S. Old Boys 6 3 - 3 15 -12

2014 G.P.S. Old Boys 8 8 - 0 36 - 1



VALE

Brothers, Queensland and Australian Rugby is mourning the loss of Michael ‘Mick’ Purcell who passed away on Tuesday 6 January at the age of 70. Following his last Test match against Ireland in 1967, a broken wrist later that year signalled the end of Mick’s Rugby career at age 21, as he made the decision to focus on finishing a law degree and moving into practice. Mick commenced his legal career with Brisbane firm Walsh, Halligan and Douglas and became a senior partner. He later joined national legal firm HWL Ebsworth where he worked up until late 2015. Mick is survived by his wife Marina, son Kieran and daughter Claire. The funeral was held on Wednesday, 13 January, at Twelve Apostles Catholic Church, 111 Yallambee Road, Jindalee at 10:30am. Michael Peter PURCELL Wallaby No: 500 B: 6 September 1945 D: 5 January 2016 St. Columban’s College, Albion St. Joseph’s Nudgee College Brothers 1963-67 (55 Club games including 37 Premier Grade games) Member of Brothers 14th Premier “A” Grade Premiership team – 1966 Member of Brothers “Team of the Decade” – 1960-69 Brisbane 1964-65 (2 matches) Queensland 1965-67 (19 matches) Queensland U18 – 1963 Member of 1st Queensland Tour to Fiji 1965 Australia 1966-67 (21 matches including 3 Tests) Member of the 5th Wallaby Tour to UK, Ireland, France & Canada 1966/67

OLDE BHOY NEWS Club Captain, Bart Flanagan and his lovely wife Michelle, celebrated the birth of their first child, a son and heir, named Frederick James Flanagan on the 5th April 2016. Club stalwart, Olde Bhoy and Centenarian, Simon Price married Kate Johnson as a surprise at her 30th Birthday Party at Moda Events Portside in Hamilton on Saturday 9 July, nice work Pricey. Club stalwart, Olde Bhoy and Centenarian, Ant Sauer married his long-time love, Tanya Gosling at the Secret Garden in Bryon Bay on Saturday 5 November 2015. Congratulations Mr & Mrs AntMan.

COACHES & MANAGERS

GRADE COACHES MANAGERS Queensland Premier Rugby: Premier “A” Grade Carl Marshall, Ben McCormack, Brendan Gabbett Anthony McDermott,

Tim McKellar Premier Reserve Des Kissane, Kelevi Tuicolo, John Gabbett Sandra Prestedge Premier Colts (U19) Ty Tierney, Nio Halangahu, Matt Dews Jim Marning Brisbane Rugby Union – 1st Division: 1st Grade Manuel Cole-Manolis, Peter Williams John Diamond 2nd Grade Greg Beaver, Brent Matchett Daryn Shepherd 3rd Grade Geoff Davy, Adrian Dixon Stephen Twist 4th Grade Matt Bray, Josh Borrill Stephen Twist Colts I (U19) Blair Hart, Wayne Maki Jordan Swepson Colts 2 (U19) Stephen Partridge, Dan Dalton Denis O’Rourke Queensland Suburban Rugby Union – 5th Division: Normanby Cup (1) Frazer Bax Normanby Cup (2) Mark Andrews

SUPPORT STAFF Grades Co-ordinator: Greg Beaver Colts Co-ordinator: Denis O’Rourke Strength & Conditioning: Ricky Dumigan Doctor: Dr. Gary Mitchell MBBS Dentist: NO APPOINTMENT Physiotherapist: Ian Astbury, Gina Nelson, Mal Fayers, Charlie Cordery, Katherine Krosch, Josh

Schultz, Mark Fyffe

COACHES & MANAGERS

Age Group Coaches Manager B.J.R.U. Season 1 Competition:

Under 17 – Navy Hugh Stitt, Tom Sayer Andrew Brodie

Under 16 – Navy Jackson Darby, Adrian Dixon Dan Greentree

Under 16 – White Elias Power, Richard Smith Jim Campbell

Under 15 – Navy Michael Vacca, Nick Smith Peter Shepherd

B.J.R.U. Season 2 Competition: Under 17 – Navy Mick Caruana Chris Huth

Under 15 – Navy Michael Vacca Peter Shepherd

Age Group Co-Ordinators: Under 14 Dougal Hains 2 Teams

Under 13 Andree Anderson 3 Teams

Under 12 Stephen Heath 3 Teams

Under 11 Luke Howard 4 Teams

Under 10 Carolyn Hood 6 Teams

Under 9 Charles Willmore 6 Teams

Under 8 John Sciacca 9 Teams

Under 7 Hamish Baird 7 Teams

Under 6 Tina Storey 8 Teams

CLUB CAPTAIN’S REPORT

What a pleasure and an honour it has been to represent the playing group of 2016. This year has seen many successes

for our new merged club and sent us off in new and exciting directions. As a senior playing group, we have embraced the

idea of the “Family Club” and put good our word to embody the “Brother’s Way.” The culture of the club is taking on a new

form with all of our little brothers joining the fold.

Reflecting on the 2016 season, it started back in October last year with a new look preseason program that had the feeling

and look of a professional outfit. The road to victory started with intense, energetic and gruelling sessions in the summer

heat. We trialled with intent and tenacity through the opening rounds and found our spot amongst our brothers. All season

we slogged away with our mates and bled the blue and white. The result of this hard work seeing us with 10 teams playing

finals footy, 9 playing through to at least preliminary finals, 6 in grand finals, 4 Premierships and of course, lifting the

Hospital Cup. Well done bhoys you deserve it.

Amongst these victories there are yet more highlights with Brothers retaining the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield against

GPS and the Pilecki-Shaw Cup against Wests. We had 10 players win their 1st caps for Premier Grade including; Niko

Beuta, Stu McReight, Richie Skelton, Jeremy Skelton, George Partridge, Sam Talakai, Lukhan Tui, Elih Baillie and George

Maloney. We also had several players go onto represent the Club in both the NRC and Super Rugby competitions.

There are several other highlights this year that really stood out for me. The first is the involvement of the juniors on game

days and the massive tunnel they made for Premier Grade on grand final day. It highlights the new unity of the club and

positive impact that we can have on the development of rugby at Brothers. The second highlight was watching the big

Ernie Skelton run out onto the field with his two sons and seeing him want to flog anyone who tried to touch them. It was

special to see father and sons play together and epitomises the idea that we are the family club. And lastly, seeing Charlie

Freney run out for the Brethren for the 100th time and win the premier grade final. Charlie’s service to Rugby at brothers

over the years has been fantastic. He brings a fearless and relentless attitude to playing that lifts all the players around

him. All of these highlights and achievement would not have happened however, without the hard work and dedication of

many people.

So, thank you to all the of the coaches and managers who have toiled away all year your efforts are greatly appreciated.

Thank you to the medical staff: Ian, Gina, Mark, Mal, Katherine, Josh and Gary for all your strapping and on and off field

support, we wouldn’t keep running out every week without you. To Ricky and Luke for tolerating us in the gym all year,

thank you for your efforts with all of the strength and conditioning

To Anthony McDermott, thank you for your dedication to club and the development of the honour boards in the main entry

and Green Shed Bar. It keeps the rich history of the club embedded solidly in our minds.

To the leadership group; Daniel, Luke, Tom, Harry, Robert, Jack, David, Liam and Rueben, thank you for all your work

and support over the season. A special thankyou also has to made too Stephen Twist for his tireless work on game

organising the player’s area and firing up the boys.

Bart Flanagan

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

QUEENSLAND RUGBY UNION

Queensland Rugby Union - Club Championship "DOUGHTY CHALLENGE SHIELD"

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Brothers 61 64 61 56 37 35 56 62 26 458

Sunnybank 46 66 42 9 65 46 20 69 363

Souths 57 35 30 66 52 53 33 14 340

GPS 41 40 55 57 29 5 14 27 13 24 305

Easts 30 30 16 36 12 64 42 27 27 284

Bond University 42 45 70 53 210

Wests 17 23 11 18 16 33 0 52 170

Logan City 55 42 13 7 117

Norths 24 20 27 12 9 2 6 100

PREMIERS

A NEW CLUB RECORD

Club Legend Ernest Skelton created Club history when he took the field in the Round 7 Premier Reserve Grade game against Bond University. Ernie was playing with both his sons Richie & Jeremy in this game and upon searching the Club Archives, it was determined that this was the first time in 112 years that Father & Son had played together in this level of Grade football. This newly minted record would stand for only one week until the Round 8 Premier “A” Grade game against Wests, when all 3 Skelton’s took the field at Crosby Park. We believe that this could be the first time in Queensland Premier Rugby history that a Father and Son/Sons have played together in the “Top Grade”. To cap the season off, Ernie played in the Tour Match against the All American Collegiate team with his 3 sons, Richie, Jeremy and Lorenzo, well done Olde Bhoy. .

Q.R.U. Perpetual Trophies A list of the Perpetual Trophies historically awarded by the Q.R.U. to winners of competitions contested in the Senior Grades Competitions. The Minor Premiers Trophy for Premier Reserve, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade were originally awarded to the 2nd Round Champions up until the 1978 season. The Keith Horsley Memorial Trophy was awarded to the 2nd Round Champions from 1946 to 1999 until it was reinvested as the Minor Premiers Trophy for the 2000 season.

First Awarded QRU COMPETITION TROPHIES 2016 WINNERS

1957- Doughty Challenge Shield Club Championship University

PREMIER “A” GRADE (originally 1st Grade)

1946- Hospitals Challenge Cup Premiership BROTHERS

1954- Vince Nicholls Memorial Trophy Runners-Up University

1933- Thomas Welsby Memorial Cup 1st Round Champions University

1946- Keith Horsley Memorial Trophy Minor Premiers University

PREMIER RESERVE GRADE (originally 2nd Grade)

1954- Chappie Schulte Memorial Trophy Premiership University

1946- T.L. Jones Memorial Shield 1st Round Champions BROTHERS

1930- F.C. Lea Memorial Cup Minor Premiers Sunnybank

BRISBANE-1st GRADE (originally 3rd Grade) Premiership BROTHERS

1957- H.F. Edwards Cup 1st Round Champions University

1949- Max Wyllie Memorial Cup Minor Premiers University

BRISBANE-2nd GRADE (originally 4th Grade)

1969- W.H. Bickley Cup Premiership Souths

1949- Brian Sharry Memorial Cup 1st Round Champions G.P.S.

1949- Alan Eason Memorial Cup Minor Premiers Souths

Brothers Rugby Club hopes that the QRU continues to honour the memory of the “Rugby” men that these Perpetual Trophies are named in honour of, for their outstanding service to Rugby in Queensland.

PREMIERS – Q.R.U. Premier “A” Grade:

BROTHERS 31 (D. Findlay-Henaway, N. Gendle, P. James, M. Felsman tries; M. Felsman

4 con, 1 pen) defeated University 28

PREMIERS – Brisbane 1st Grade:

BROTHERS 17 (H. Stitt, A. Harper tries; Z. Harding 2 con, 1 pen) defeated University 8

PREMIERS – Brisbane Colts 1:

BROTHERS 17 (J. Poulier, C. Lanskey, C. Morgan tries; B. Bright con) defeated

University 10

PREMIERS Under 16 – White (Season 1)

B.J.R.U. Under 16 – Division 2: BROTHERS 17 defeated Sunnybank 15

PREMEIRS Under 12 – White

B.J.R.U. Under 12 – Division 5: BROTHERS (First past the Post)

COMPETITION POINTS TABLES

QUEENSLAND RUGBY UNION

Queensland Premier Rugby - Premier Grade "HOSPITAL CHALLENGE CUP"

Club Played Won Lost Draw For Against 4T < 7pts Points

University 16 15 1 0 594 343 13 0 73

Brothers 16 11 5 0 539 378 13 4 61

Souths 16 11 5 0 535 407 11 2 57

Sunnybank 16 8 8 0 459 445 11 3 46

Bond University 16 8 8 0 430 488 9 1 42

GPS 16 7 9 0 395 397 8 5 41

Easts 16 5 11 0 350 427 5 5 30

Norths 16 5 11 0 275 440 2 2 24

Wests 16 2 14 0 309 560 5 4 17

Queensland Premier Rugby - Premier Reserve Grade "CHAPPIE SCHULTE MEMORIAL TROPHY"


Sunnybank 16 13 3 0 442 260 12 2 66

Brothers 16 12 4 0 518 247 12 4 64

University 16 10 6 0 402 321 10 2 52

Bond University 16 9 7 0 362 342 6 3 45

GPS 16 8 8 0 360 368 4 4 40

Souths 16 6 10 0 303 349 6 5 35

Easts 16 5 11 0 280 383 5 5 30

Wests 16 4 12 0 235 421 3 4 23

Norths 16 5 11 0 264 475 4 0 20

Queensland Premier Rugby - Premier Colts


Bond University 16 14 2 0 453 226 12 2 70

Sunnybank 16 13 3 0 475 289 11 2 65

Brothers 16 10 6 0 399 281 11 5 56

University 16 11 5 0 508 260 9 2 55

Easts 16 8 8 0 392 280 8 2 42

Souths 16 7 9 0 260 439 4 1 33

Wests 16 6 10 0 322 331 4 5 33

GPS 16 2 14 0 194 484 3 3 14

Norths 16 1 15 0 182 595 2 3 9

PREMIERS


BRISBANE RUGBY UNION

BRISBANE RUGBY UNION - 1st Grade


University 16 13 2 1 574 187 12 1 67

Brothers 16 12 3 1 451 246 9 2 61

GPS 16 11 4 1 364 242 7 2 55

Logan City 16 10 5 1 415 252 10 3 55

Sunnybank 16 8 7 1 301 265 5 3 42

Souths 16 5 10 1 215 363 4 4 30

Norths 16 5 10 1 264 356 4 1 27

Easts 16 3 13 0 241 577 3 1 16

Wests 16 1 14 1 163 518 2 3 11

BRISBANE RUGBY UNION - 2nd Grade "W.H. BICKLEY CUP"


Souths 16 13 2 1 698 142 11 1 66

University 16 12 3 1 479 186 10 2 62

GPS 16 12 3 1 456 161 7 0 57

Brothers 16 11 4 1 509 257 10 0 56

Logan City 16 7 8 1 401 375 9 3 42

Easts 16 7 9 0 401 573 7 1 36

Wests 16 3 12 1 213 524 3 1 18

Norths 16 2 13 1 173 734 2 0 12

Sunnybank 16 1 14 1 170 548 1 2 9

BRISBANE RUGBY UNION - 3rd Grade "COL KAUS CUP"


Souths 12 10 0 2 339 151 8 0 52

University 12 9 2 1 389 155 9 1 49

Brothers 12 7 4 1 275 220 6 1 37

GPS 12 5 6 1 260 241 3 3 29

Wests 12 3 9 0 152 306 2 2 16

Logan City 12 3 8 1 190 318 4 1 13

Easts 12 2 10 0 163 377 0 3 12

PREMIERS


BRISBANE RUGBY UNION

BRISBANE RUGBY UNION - 4th Grade


Easts 15 12 3 0 546 195 12 3 64

University 1 15 11 3 1 451 207 9 1 56

Souths 1 15 10 4 1 411 229 8 1 53

Brothers 15 6 8 1 358 275 7 2 35

Souths 2 12 5 6 1 184 323 4 1 25

University 2 15 3 11 1 221 536 3 1 18

GPS 15 1 13 1 151 557 1 2 5

BRISBANE RUGBY UNION Colts - 1st Grade


Brothers 14 12 1 1 541 136 12 0 62

Bond University 14 10 3 1 480 230 10 1 53

University 14 9 4 1 497 197 9 1 48

Sunnybank 14 7 5 2 386 206 8 5 46

Easts 14 5 8 1 256 337 3 2 27

GPS 14 6 7 1 159 322 1 0 27

Souths 14 3 10 1 126 520 0 0 14

Norths 15 0 14 1 101 598 0 4 2

BRISBANE RUGBY UNION Colts - 2nd Grade


University 9 8 0 1 316 113 8 0 42

Easts 9 5 3 1 227 191 4 0 27

Brothers 10 5 4 1 216 154 4 0 26

Sunnybank 9 4 4 1 183 245 4 0 20

GPS 9 2 7 0 174 185 2 3 13

Wests 6 0 6 0 42 270 0 0 0

PREMIERS


QUEENSLAND SUBURBAN RUGBY UNION

QUEENSLAND SUBURBAN RUGBY UNION - "NORMANBY CUP"


Wests 14 13 1 0 481 115 9 1 62

Brothers 1 (Fire Ants) 14 12 2 0 381 147 8 0 57

Brisbane Irish 14 9 5 0 376 173 5 4 46

Logan City 14 8 6 0 379 214 5 3 39

Easts Longhorns 14 6 8 0 155 329 1 0 25

UQ-Medicals 14 3 11 0 210 399 1 4 18

Brothers 2 (FNF) 14 4 10 0 166 376 2 2 16

Beaudesert 14 1 13 0 102 497 0 3 5

PREMIERS – Q.S.R.U. Normanby Cup:

BROTHERS (1) 29 (B. McCormack, C. Crain, J. Court, F. Bax, T. Symonds tries; A.

McLean, A. Andrews con) defeated Brisbane Irish 23

TEAM REPORTS

Premier “A” Grade PREMIERS, Winners of the Hospital Challenge Cup, Pilecki-Shaw Cup and

Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield

The pre-season kicked-off in October 2015 and 80 keen men in the wider Premier Group started the hard work in the gym and on the field in the hope of glory come August. On the Friday night before the opening game of the Home and Away season Matt Mafi made his Queensland Reds debut in the Round 3 Super Rugby match against the Melbourne Rebels in Melbourne. The opening round of the 2016 Hospital Challenge Cup Premiership saw us play Norths at Crosby Park was the traditional Northside derby and the Bhoys started the season with 51 points to 20 win and Elih Baillie, Jeremy Skelton and George Partridge made their Premier “A” Grade debut. Round 2 saw the Bhoys on their first away game for the season against University for the Templeton-McLean Cup, it was an ugly game and the Bhoys went down 19 points to 13, which meant the first piece of silverware on offer for the year would stay with the Red Heavies. Pierce FitzGerald played his 50th Premier “A” Grade game and Richie Skelton also made his Premier “A” Grade debut for the Grande Olde Club. We returned to Crosby Park to battle it out with Sunnybank on the first anniversary of the death of Club Man, Iosefo Tabalala and it looked like Bellsie was keeping an eye on us and the Bhoys won the day 41 points to 27 and Mitchell Felsman played his 50th Premier “A” Grade game. Go west young man, so we headed out to Ashgrove Sports Ground for Round 4 to take on GPS, it was truly one that got away. With a kick on fulltime to draw the game, the conversion sailed wide and we went down 19 points to 17. Lukhan Tui also made his Premier “A” Grade debut for the Grande Olde Club and then went away with the Reds on their South African Tour where he would make his Queensland Reds Debut in the Round 8 Super Rugby match against the Bulls in Pretoria. Our long-standing rivalry with Souths took another stage when the Bhoys battled the Maggies at Crosby Park, it was yet another tough game against the Reigning Premiers, and this time it was the right result with the Home Team winning the day 43 points to 27. We headed into the BYE with 3 wins and 2 losses, so not a bad start to the year. Round 7 saw the Bhoys head down the M1 to take on Bond University and see how we handled the week off. Everything clicked and the Bhoys didn’t miss a beat knocking off the Bull Sharks 41 points to 22. Stefano Hunt also made his Premier “A” Grade debut and made playing footy look easy. Former Brothers Premier Grade Coach and the Australian Under 20’s had both Lukhan Tui and Angus Fowler playing in the 2-match series in May against New Zealand Under 20’s on the Gold Coast prior to the final selection of the Junior World Cup squad that would go to England in June. Our next 2 games were to be home games and the player group saw a golden opportunity to start a charge for a chance to play for the Welsby Cup. The Round 8 game against Wests also doubled as the first of Pilecki-Shaw Cup fixtures. The Bhoys were methodical and showed a ruthlessness that would be important to us later in the season and cruised to a 41 point to19 win. Sam Grasso played his 50th Premier “A” Grade game and George Moloney made his Premier “A” Grade debut against Wests and I don’t think I’ve seen a bigger smile from a debutant in the 9 years I’ve been managing this team. The game against Wests was turning into a Day of Highlights or maybe even “Skelton Day”, with Club stalwart Ernest Skelton, 2011 Grand Final Player, taking the field with 2 of his 5 son’s Richie & Jeremy in Premier “A” Grade. After searching through the Club’s Archives, we believe this is a Club Record for the highest level that a father & son have played together. This was followed by a 42 point to16 win against Easts in the last game of the First Round. This meant we finished equal 2nd on point with Souths at the end of the First Round, but because we had one less win we would miss out playing for the Thomas Welsby Memorial Cup against University. We also lost Sam Greene to a professional contract with the Toyota Industries Shuttles Club playing in the Japanese Top Flight Premiership for the 2016/17 season and the end of the Frist Round. With the start of the Second Round of the Premiership, we headed of the

Hugh Courtney Oval to take on our Northside rivals. It was a tough day at the office and the Bhoys managed to scrape through with an ugly 17 points to 16 win. Richard Skelton and Jeremy Skelton who had made their Premier ”A” Grade debuts earlier in the year, played a mid-week fixture for the Australian Barbarians against the Australian U20’s as a reward for their good form throughout the season. The Red Heavies came to Crosby Park for Round 11 and the Bhoys were keen to improve on the previous week’s performance. However, despite an improvement we just couldn’t capitalise on the chances, going down 47 points to 35. The after-match discussions were good and the Bhoys could already see that University were beatable, how prophetic this would turn out to be. The Round 12 game was a delayed Tuesday night fixture against Sunnybank and Sam Talakai was making his Premier “A” Grade debut for Brothers. The disruption didn’t seem to bother the playing group too much, the result just didn’t fall our way, going down 33 point to 29. The Bhoys headed back to Crosby Park ready for the Round 13 Home Game against GPS and the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield Day fixtures. The excitement built throughout the day with the previous 7 teams winning their games against GPS which meant we retained the Shield, but had a chance for a clean sweep for the day. It was disappointing that Premier Grade lost their game by 26 points to 24, but it was good that the Club retained the Shield by a total of 35 points to 7. Coming off 3 losses in a row, the Bhoys needed to look deep within themselves and work out how badly they wanted to play in the Finals. Training was good during the week and you could sense that the players wanted to go deep into the Finals window. We went across the creek to Chipsy Wood Oval to have another crack at the Premiers in Round 14. The Bhoys worked hard and started to show that ruthlessness that they had been previously building and went on to win by 34 points to 27, with Mitch Felsman continuing his try scoring spree and grounding his 50th Premier “A” Grade career try for the Club. Mitch “Curl3r” Felsman now joins his dad Greg “Curl2r” Felsman and granddad Brian “Curler” Felsman as both Premier “A” Grade player and try scorer, not too bad at all. The Club has always been proud of the large number of Fathers & Sons, Uncles & Nephews and Brothers who have played for our Club, but there’s something a little bit special about Grandfathers, Fathers & Sons. So, with a great win the Bhoys headed in the Round 15 BYE with their spirits high and looking forward to the last 3 Rounds of the Home & Away Season in anticipation. The BYE weekend also saw Taniela Tupou make his Queensland Reds Debut in the Round 15 Super Rugby match against the ACT Brumbies in Canberra. Our last home game of the year was a little bit different this year with the 3rd Annual “Battle of the Bush” fixture being played against Bond University up at Gold Park in Toowoomba. The day saw 4 grades take the field against the Bull Sharks, Premier “A” Grade, Premier Reserve, Premier Colts and Brisbane Colts 1all heading up the Range on a Road Trip. Unfortunately, it was a mixed bag in the results with only Premier “A” Grade and Brisbane Colts 1 getting up and the Bhoys winning by 35 points to 22. It was great to see young Stuart McReight make his Premier “A” Grade debut for Brothers in this game. In the penultimate round the Bhoys headed out to Kenmore for the second Pilecki-Shaw Cup fixture against Wests and it was an outstanding result with a 48 points to 14 victory to the good guys and Niko Bueta also made his Premier “A” Grade debut for Brothers. The last Home & Away game was across the creek at David Wilson Field against the Tigers. The Bhoys took good form into the game and were looking forward to the finals, but Easts were hoping to rain on our parade. It was a blessing in surprise because the Bhoys had to fight for everything and though it was a dour game, it was the best preparation for the upcoming weeks and a 17 points to 15 win was good enough. Major Semi-Final against University at Ballymore was a fantastic start to the Finals for the Bhoys. All the Media releases were telling everyone that the Red Heavies had already won 15 games in a row and the Premiership was already there’s and the other teams don’t need to turn up. This was like showing a red rag to a bull and the Bhoys were keen to show everyone how to win a Premiership. After a dominant performance and an 18 points to 10 win, they go straight through to the big dance in two weeks’ time.

Grand Final Day arrived and the Bhoys were excited, confident and knew they could knock-off the Red Heavies. This would be the 21st time the Club’s had meet in a grand Final and the table currently sat a Brothers 10 & University 10, so bragging rights were well and truly up for grabs. The Bhoys played with composure and you could see that they were never going to lose, everything University threw at them, they had their measure. The result was in favour of the good guys by 31 points to 28 and then the Hill swarmed onto Ballymore and the party started. Charlie Freney played his 100th Premier “A” Grade game and joined two Club’s in one, not only did he become a Centurion but also become only the 2nd Father & Son pair along with his dad Michael, to play 100 Premier “A” Grade games for our Club. Taniela Tupou was awarded the Tony Shaw Medal for Man of the Match in the Grand Final. The year was full of highlights but I’d just like to say thank you to the Premier “A” squad and support staff, you have a lot to be proud of. As a group, you played in our Club’s 52nd Grand Final and won our 28th Premiership and both Carl Marshal and Nathanuel Gendle now join an illustrious group as only the 13th Premiership Coach and the 19th Premiership Captain respectively. Special congratulations to all our players and support staff who were involved in the Queensland NRC teams this year, it was a wonderful reward for effort for all of you. • Brisbane City; Sam Talakai ©, Lukhan Tui, Matt Mafi, Luke Beauchamp, Criff Tupou, David Findlay-Henaway, Patrick James, Angus Fowler, Mitchell Felsman, Anthony Mathison (Ass. Coach) • Queensland Country; Taniela Tupou, Ted Postal, Gina Nelson (Head Physiotherapist), Gary Mitchell (Doctor) Finally, thanks to the Coaching staff; Carl, Ben, Brendan & Anthony, the Support staff; Tim, John, Ian, Gina & Gary and the players for making this a year to remember

Anthony McDermott

Manager

Charlie Freney’s 100th Premier “A” Grade Match, Grand Final vs University

Mick Freney, Charlie Freney, Gabrielle Freney, Eliza Freney, Alice Freney

Premier Reserve Grade Grand Finalist, Winners of the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield and T.L. Jones Memorial Shield

Despite the disappointing loss in the “big dance” the Brothers premier reserve grade had a successful season. Finishing

the season as runners up, the team can still claim to have had the best attacking record by seventy-six points and the best

defensive record by thirteen points. After winning only one of the first three matches, the team decided to use the away

game to GPS to announce to the rest of the competition how we wanted to play the game with a convincing 42-21, 6 tries

to 3 win. The victory was the start of an eleven game winning streak.

A highlight of that streak was the game against University of Queensland at Brothers, where the team turned a halftime

deficit of 10 – 21 into a fulltime victory of 53-28. Another was the match against Easts at Brothers. This was probably the

best defensive game the team had, also showing their true character as a playing group. For the majority of the match

there was only ten points difference between the sides until the final ten minutes when Brothers pulled away to win 29 –

0.

Premier Reserves would not have had the amount of success it enjoyed had it not been for the large pool of players that

came into the team at various stages. There would have only been two or three out of twenty matches where the team

that took the field was the same from the week before. It was a real credit to the players that they were still able to turn

out excellent performances every week. Congratulations to the many players who deservedly went onto play for premier

grade. Special mention goes to the following players who made their debut for the top side coming through Reggies; Niko

Bueta, George Maloney, George Partridge, Richard Skelton, Jeremy Skelton, Stu McReight and Stefano Hunt.

Thank you to Matt Kaye and the club committee for the support they have provided the club this year. The future and

development of the club is clearly in good hands. Thank you to Gina, Ian and the medical staff for their hard work in

helping the boys get back to playing and staying on the field injury free. Thank you to Greg Beaver, Manuel Cole-Manolis

and the lower grade staff for their work and support in ensuring the high quality player depth enjoyed by the club continued

throughout the season. Thank you to the premier coaching staff Carl Marshall, Ben McCormack and Brendan Gabbett for

their work and support in guiding the premier reserve grade programme and players. Their input was invaluable.

Thank you to all of the Premier Reserve Grade support staff (runners, trainers, etc.) throughout the season, team manager

Sandra Prestedge, coaching staff Des Kissane and John Gabbett for the hard work they put in every week to make sure

the boys were as prepared as they possible could be when they hit the field on the weekends. All of your work and

involvements was what created the environment the players were able to enjoy, develop and succeed in.

Lastly, congratulations to everyone involved with the club in what was a very successful and memorable season.

Congratulations to the premiership winning teams for their outstanding achievements. Exciting times lie ahead of the club

and season 2017 cannot come quick enough to start the adventure again.

Kelevi Tuicolo

Coach

Brisbane – 1st Grade PREMIERS, Winners of the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield

After several minor premierships and grand final appearances but without an actual Premiership... 1st grade adopted a

different attitude toward the 2016 season. We focused on defence, on the 1% efforts, week to week was not about winning

but building towards finals and about each player further developing their skills.

During the season we had 51 different starting players and a further 13 off the bench who helped 1st Grade to a

Premiership. This was a result of injuries and some excellent play with several players elevated to permanent Premier

reserve grade positions.

After the opening 9 rounds we had only one loss but we were 7th based on points conceded. This was an area of concern

and as a team we made a decision to fix it. Over the next two games we only conceded 6 points and for the final 10 games

conceded an average of only 12 points per game.

Although we lost two games on the run home we built a steely resolve in defence which put an exclamation point on our

season. In the finals everything we had worked so hard for came to fruition. In the major semi-final and grand final we did

not allow University into the game. We punished them in defence early and worked cohesively in attack to build points and

displayed a clinic in field position.

I would like to thank every single player who contributed to our premiership and also assistant coaches Pete Williams,

Greg Beaver, Brent Matchett and Manager John Diamond. It takes a whole club to win a premiership!

Manuel Cole-Manolis

Coach

Brisbane – 2nd Grade Preliminary Finalist, Winners of the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield

Season 2016 started well with a great pre-season and commitment from a large Grade squad for all pre-season trials. It

left us with a very balanced and experienced group of players with a good mix of Colts that had moved into the grades.

We started the season at home with a comprehensive win against North’s, then started a tough run against our traditional

rivals went down to UQ in stifling 36-degree heat, rebounded with a solid win against Sunny bank. Then we were the team

of the day for Brothers at GPS with a complete performance 47 – 5, We continued to build into Round 1 until we came up

against a strong South’s team at home and where soundly beaten. We bounced back and finished the first Round in 3rd

place.

Round 2 started well with big wins over North’s and GPS again. We were the only team to beat GPS in the regular season.

Again when down to UQ at home in what was the windiest day of the last Century? With the addition of Georgdie Asprey

and Zac Harding to our team we continued to build towards the finals with very controlled and polished performance. Along

the way identifying some young talent. With the likes on Matt Burke and Sam Walters.

We went into the finals in 4th place and had a solid win against GPS in round 1, to set up a show down with Minor Premiers

South’s. We knew we would be in for a tough game.

The team played extremely well on the day with some standouts performances from Georgdie, Skip, Burkey, Zac, Blaise,

Izzie and a solo 60 meter try from DK with 5mins to go to give us a sniff at the death. As the year finished with a

disappointing 20-19 loss in the Preliminary final.

As coaches we are really proud of the effort from the group this year. Although we did not achieve what we wanted to this

year all the boys that played 2nd Grade this year can hold their heads high and come back next year to dig that little deeper

and get the result we are after.

Other standout players of note from the season, the Coaching Staff;

Set Piece/Defence Coach: Greg Beaver

Attack/Skills Coach: Brent Matchett

Manager: Daryn Shepherd

Really proud of the performance of all grades this year and the efforts put in by all Coaches, managers and the players.

This year we seemed to turn the corner and showed real club sprit both on & off the field and it showed in our results for

all grades.

The commitment to improve skill of all players was especially great to see and we continue to build as we head in top

another successful season in 2017

1st Grade – Premiers

2nd Grade – Preliminary Finalist

3rd Grade – Grade Finalist

4th Grade – Semi Finalist

Greg Beaver

Coach

Brisbane - 3rd Grade Grand Finalist, Winners of the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield

The 2016 Brisbane Premiership 3rd grade season saw our team make a remarkable turnaround from last season. Finishing

fifth and not making the top 4 last year to beating the minor premiers in the preliminary final and then unfortunately losing

in extra time in this year’s Grand Final to University, shows how hard this team and their coaching staff have worked all

year to ensure success. Our season was disrupted, just like every other grade, quite frequently due to injury and availability

of players. With also Norths and Sunnybank not being able to field a 3rd grade squad we were subject to an inconsistent

playing draw which saw every other week being a bye for us.

We started the first half of the season quite slowly having only played 3 games in 6 weeks. We let a 14-0 lead against

GPS turn into a 19-14 loss which was a pivotal game of the first half of our season. From that loss we built a great amount

of momentum and after starting the season 0-2 we finished the first half of the season with 3 wins, 2 losses and a draw

against Souths. We started the second half of the season in similar fashion as the first half with a loss against Uni and

Souths. But after our devastating loss earlier in the season to GPS we had our revenge, winning at home, 21-17. Again

another turning point for our season and we ended the regular season on 12 games, 7 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. We

finished 3rd overall and were carrying a 3 game winning streak into the semi-finals against GPS at Ballymore!

Throughout the entire final series, we dominated territory, our goal line defence was incredible, our forwards controlled the

breakdown and our outside backs dominated the set piece. We beat GPS 21-16 in the Semi-Final and played Souths in

the Preliminary Final. We led 12-0 until the final minute of the game where Souths scored a consolation try. We earned

our ticket to the big dance by knocking off the minor premiers 12-7.

The Grand Final!

Consistency, continuity and momentum was key to our success in the back half of the season. We had won 5 in a row

going into the Grand Final, we had the same team, for the most part, and we had players playing continuously in the same

positions. We started the grand final very well, controlled possession and we played the majority of the game in their half.

We were unfortunately unable to convert 4 separate penalty attempts and were denied a try right on half time. Uni

converted a try from a break in play in their own half, however, our defence again was fantastic and they never looked

likely from within their red zone. After Skinner converted a penalty just before full time we were 10 – 10 going into extra

time. Uni put pressure on us out wide and were able to score in both halves of extra time and we went down 22 – 10.

To draw at the end of regular time and then to lose the final in extra time is a massive accomplishment from the players

and they should all be very proud of themselves. Best forward for the season and most improved went to Brad Ollsen. The

best back was Jeremy Steven. His work rate, aggressiveness, tenacity and vision of the rugby field made him a great

asset as our scrum half. Josh Higgins, captain at the start of the season, workhorse forward, a great leader on and off the

field, was deservingly named best and fairest in his retirement season from the club. The Brothers Medal went to Bill Leal.

Bill showed tremendous leadership throughout the season, controlled the game excellently, had the respect of the entire

team and was instrumental throughout the final series.

I want to thank John Burton, Adrian Dixon, Matt Bray and Josh Borrill for all your help coaching this season. It was a

fantastic opportunity to be able coach this side and I want to thank every player for their effort throughout the season.

Making the Grand Final to only lose in extra time against University was an incredible effort and a great representation of

how successful our season really was. Finally, a massive thank you to the great club man, our manager, Stumpy!

Geoff Davy

Coach

Brisbane – 4th Grade Semi-Finalist, Winners of the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield

“No greater honour will ever be bestowed on a rugby player than donning the fourth grade blue and white butcher’s stripes

of Brothers Rugby Club!” - Chris ‘Buddha’ Handy

2016 was a year where club culture was at the forefront for ‘froth grade’ in conjunction with the ambition of playing finals

football. Over 50 players participated in fourth grade for 2016. There were a number of highlights from a playing

perspective, such as making the finals, defeating traditional rivals G.P.S by over 50 points on two occasions, and ultimately

beating the ‘old adversaries’ from St Lucia by 57-5 at Crosby Park.

Brothers has always been regarded as a club with a strong culture. After each game, a carton (or more) was consumed

by the players to ensure the fostering of mateship and the participation in the off-field ‘festivities’ offered by the club. The

majority of fourth grade players would then descend to the hallowed turf on ‘Harry Shaw’ Hill to support the Brethren in

Premier Grade for each home game.

From an administrative perspective, I would like to firstly thank the coaching staff. Adrian Dixon – who, if cut, would

profusely bleed blue and white blood! Adrian coached two teams whilst assisting Anthony Mathison as Scrum Doctor for

the senior club. Matthew Bray and Josh Borrill both decided to hang up the boots in 2015 and undertake coaching roles

at Brothers in 2016. On behalf of the playing group, I thank all three of you for your contributions to the lower grades.

Praise also extends to third grade coach Geoff Davy who assisted in coaching both teams and running joint training

sessions. I also acknowledge the services of Lynn Mathers, James O’Connell, John Burton, Sandy Prestedge, Matt Kaye,

Ben McCormack and Sam Marley. Moreover, I thank former Brothers captain and on field chiropractor, Tony Shaw for

coming to games to lend his words of rugby wisdom to the lower grades. To the “Voice of Brothers” David Stokes for

venturing out to watch the team play home and away, thank you Stokesy – “Straight in…BROTHERS!”

Finally, I would like to thank the playing group. I hope each of you enjoyed a great year at Crosby Park for both fourth

grade and the whole club. Unfortunately, we did lose to a strong Souths outfit who ultimately made the Grand-Final. But

I’m sure that ignites the proverbial ‘fire in the belly’ for a successful 2017. The team’s potential was evident in a number of

games this year. With our growing number of players, along with individual and group talent, there is no reason why we

cannot repeat the efforts of this year and ultimately strive to achieve greater in 2017.

Up the Brethren,

Stephen “Stumpy” Twist

Manager

Premier Colts Preliminary Finalist, Winners of the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield

After a thorough preseason program over the summer months under the guidance of Premier Grade Head Coach Carl

Marshall, expectations were high for the 2016 season. With some exciting young talent joining the club & strong depth in

the Colt’s system, the coaching team had great confidence in what this group could achieve.

Building combinations & developing our systems throughout trials, the team were ready to play for points. A strong start to

the season with 4 consecutive wins, was then offset by 3 losses as we faced some injury & form challenges. Led by captain

Robby McCafferty, the boys worked hard during the week to get their season back on track and went on to win 6 of their

last 9 games whilst losing the other 3 games by a total of 6 points. Finishing the regular season in 3rd place, the boys were

ready for the challenge of finals footy & knew it was do or die as they faced off against competition heavyweights University.

After a slow start, our attack clicked into gear & the team produced their best performance of the season with a 34-7 win.

Unfortunately, we were unable to replicate this the following week, eventually losing to minor premiers Bond in the

preliminary final.

The 2016 season encompassed many personal achievements which should be acknowledged -

• North Colts Team – Harry Hoopert (injured), Latrell Soli, Emmanuel Latu, Sosifa Funaki, Rhys Martin, Reuben

Wall, Liam Richman, Lorenzo Skelton, Kailab Coventry, & Chris Morgan

• QLD Men’s 7’s Training Squad – Reuben Wall, Kailab Coventry, & Lorenzo Skelton

• Philippine National Men’s Rugby 7’s Team – Robby McCafferty, Andrew Ramsden

I would also like to congratulate those who received club awards after a great season - Lorenzo Skelton (Best Back),

Jackson Evans (Best Forward), Rhys Martin (Best & Fairest), & Will Wilson (Brothers Medal). Very well deserved lads!

Furthermore, congratulations to Robby McCafferty (Colts Man of the Year) & Rhys Martin (Colt of the Year) on your

prestigious awards.

Finally, I would like to thank all coaching staff & managers for their efforts throughout the season. Your tireless contribution

has been greatly appreciated by all!

Ty Tierney

Coach

Brisbane - Colts I PREMIERS, Winners of the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield

Another fantastic year for Brothers Colts rugby across the board. What an amazing year for Colts 1 finishing top of the ladder and securing the minor premiership, having scored more points and having the least amount of points scored against resulting in the best for and against record in the grade over last 3 years. All of this leading to the Grand Final weekend at Ballymore to secure the first of what would become three of the club’s premierships for the weekend and the first Colts premiership in over 10 years. All of this topped off by being award Brother’s Rugby Club “Team of the Year”, in a year that saw the mighty premier grade bring home the Hospital Cup it was very humbling for the boys and all included.

Having come oh so close last year to tasting victory the boys rallied early and ripped in throughout the pre-season. With a lot of the old band around from last year it was easy to set expectations and standards on what it would take to get to the big show. Based on our learnings from 2015, to achieve the dream we decided on a focus of building a great defensive structure that required the boys to be fit and strong. This required great commitment which the boys were more than willing to deliver on. The effort applied payed off, finishing the first half of the year undefeated having only conceded an average of 7 points per game to that point and achieving bonus point victories for all games played. The confidence and belief in the playing group indicated that nothing short of a premiership would be acceptable. The middle of the season saw Wayne Maki depart to Melbourne, resulting in Jordan Swepson stepping up to guide the backs and Blair Hart moving into the big shoes left by Wayne as forwards coach. Wayne remained a constant figure over the phone for the team and returned to guide the boys throughout the finals series. Having only one minor hiccup this year with a loss in round eleven to Uni, the boys pressed the foot firmer on the throat of the opposition by sending a massive message to the competition by locking up the minor premiership with two rounds to play by pummelling second placed Bond University in Toowoomba 50 – 15. An outstanding performance by Dom Fraser set the platform that would lead the team to the Grand Final. The finals series saw some amazing defence and spectacularly well executed tries scored by the boys. A number of the second year colt’s players stepped up to the mark and delivered, none more so than Noah Nielson and our team player award winners. All of the hard work the boys had put into the season set the tone for our Grand Final. Led out by our captain Pat Watson, for the last time, the tone was set for a massive finish to what had been an incredible year of rugby for this group. The lads pressed out hard and fast and had crossed the line for the first points of the game, the boot of Ben Bright ensured Uni would need to maximise their opportunities, which we assured were of few. In the end Uni ran out of time and puff resulting in what was a much deserved premiership to the group securing a 17-10 victory at the home Qld rugby. Special thanks to Tony Morgan for all of his help throughout the year. Thanks for the most memorable year!

Blair Hart

Coach

Brisbane - Colts 2 Preliminary Finalist, Winners of the Flynn-Lewis Memorial Shield

The club enjoyed another very successful Colts year both on and off the field. The Colts 2 lads were very much to the fore in terms of competing hard on the field and supporting the rest of the club, whether it be on the hill at Crosby or on the hill at Ballymore. I thought one of our best achievements as a colts group was to see the sheer number of colts’ players who stormed the field at full time in the Premier Grade Grand Final. The Colts 2 year, as in previous years started with numbers well in excess of 40 players. We were able to after a few rounds apply to the QRU to have a further colts team entered into the competition. This second team did not play for official points in the Brisbane district competition. The overall Colts 2 competition had 6 competing teams and many bye weekends, where as possible ‘scratch’ games were organised. The University club were very accommodating in many of these extra games. Colts 2 had a largely successful year, falling just one game short of making grand final day. We had our chances against Easts in the Preliminary Final but could not quite finish the way we had against Sunnybank the previous week. To the young lads who due to the replacement restrictions of finals did not get the opportunity to take the field, thank you for your patience and understanding. To our front row who had very limited game time in the finals, due to the opposition declaring uncontested just prior to kick off, I also include an acknowledgement and a thank you. On a side note in my three years

with Colts 2 we have had a contestable scrum for every minute of every game and I am still yet to see a GPS Colts 2 scrum that will push. A further large thankyou to the coaching and management staff including, Dan ‘the windmill’ Dalton and Denis Rugby O’Rourke. These gentlemen were very much in the middle of teaching the playing group what it means to be a Brothers man and player. Also, congratulations to Blair Hart and the Colts 1 lads for a fantastic season and a just reward on GF day and further recognition on trophy night as club team of the year. To those players in their last year of Colts I wish you well in your future rugby years and trust you will continue to maintain either on the field or in another capacity a strong relationship with the boys from Crosby park.

Stephen Partridge

Coach

QSRU Division 5 - Normanby Cup (1) “FIRE ANTS” PREMIERS

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Fraser Bax

Coach

QSRU Division 5 – Normanby Cup (2) “Friday Night Filth”

2016 Normanby cup would this be the year. Pre-season training was intense, players were ripping in the sand pits of Albion to put strength in the legs and perfect tackling, goanna training to stay low, physios around Brisbane were inundated with body’s preparing for the season ahead. Old heads mixed with new, body shapes of all sizes could play this great game thin and tall to short and squat we had them all. One goal was set for the year “turn up for your mate”. Whether it be in attack or defence just turn up for your mate.

First game 15th April couldn’t arrive soon enough, the trainers and coaches had done their job it was now up to the players to perform and perform they did, brutal force thru the forwards in attack and defence enabled the backs show all their arts and crafts, gentle hands and fleet of foot, skills that were honed to perfection, would this be the year.

After round 4 injuries had started to take their toll, fractures, dislocations sprains strains and concussions. All the skill and wizardry of our dedicated medical staff was finding it difficult to patch-up broken bodies. We battled on recruited some young blood to fill the holes but more injuries followed. The rugby was entertaining but the results weren’t coming our way. This wouldn’t be our year.

To the guys that played you achieved our goal, ”turn up for your mates”, thank you.

To the medical staff Sue and Mikala thank you.

To the fans and supporters thank you.

To Brothers Rugby thank you.

Will this be our year 2017

Mark Andrews

Coach

TEAM & AGE GROUP REPORTS

Under 17 – Navy (Season 1) Grand Finalist

I would like to congratulate the bhoys of Under 17 Navy, on what was a relatively successful season given the circumstances. Under 17 is always a hard year for club rugby, given many players are in training for respective GPS and AIC seasons. 2016 drew a wide variety of players, however numbers were very inconsistent and training was somewhat difficult, and often meant playing a man down, or with the help of some under 16 bhoys. Despite this, raw talent prevailed, and the bhoys managed to make the Grand Final, unfortunately coming unstuck at the final hurdle to a well drilled Gold Coast Eagles side. Special mention must go to our award recipients for the 2016 Season: Best and Fairest: Doug Bailey Best Back: Travis Donoghoe Best Forward: Noah Burchett-Knott Brothers Medal: Angus Brodie The bhoys throughout the season consistently displayed the key values of being a Brothers man, and not only were they a talented and tough rugby team, they are also a great bunch of blokes. We hope to see all of these boys in the Butchers Stripes next year as they embrace the exact culture Brothers is trying to create. Thanks again for the year lads.

Hugh Stitt

Coach

Under 17 – Navy (Season 2)

The Brothers U17 Navy team that played Season 2 of 2016 was made up of men from both U16 and U17 age groups. Coached by Mick Caruana they played in Division 2 against teams from Redlands, GPS, Helensvale, Sunnybank and Wynnum. It was a short season made up of 5 games excluding the final series, and Mick did a fantastic job of bringing together a group of men that had never played together before. With 20 players on the squad, 75% being forwards, it was amazing to see the group come together as a team, playing in positions as required (as opposed to where preferred) and week after week demonstrating the spirit of what it means to play in the butcher's stripes. While the team was unable to win a match and finished on the bottom of the ladder, it was a fantastic group to be part of and their attitudes towards the game, their team mates and their opposition exceeded what you would expect from a Brothers Rugby Team. The team was lead through season by captain Lochie Stuart, who's performance and conduct throughout the competition also saw him walk away with the Brothers Medal on Trophy Night.

Chris Huth

Manager

Under 16 – Navy (Season 1) Grand Finalist

The bhoys enjoyed a short but none the less fun half season in the first part of 2016. Team chemistry was easy as the team had many boys return from previous years, coupled with some fresh faces and talents. Our season began in stunning fashion with a convincing 90-point win over Taylor Bridge at Crosby Park. The forwards really dominated, setting a great foundation for the backs to score plenty of tries. Next we visited Souths away at Chipsy

Wood. This was unfamiliar territory for the team as Souths had not featured in recent seasons in conjunction with an uncharacteristic loss. The bhoys battled the soggy conditions against a strong, aggressive Souths outfit, however too many errors on Brothers and Souths deserved their win. Our last match of the round saw 16 Navy make the Journey to play the Nerang Bulls on Mother’s Day. The Butcher Bhoys earned a narrow victory despite losing personal to injuries and foul play. The Bulls were a well organised and physical team and the team demonstrated well grit and determination to get the win. Due to the withdrawal of Taylor Bridge and the loss of personal through injury and suspension Brothers were faced with a do-or-die game against Nerang for a place in the Grand Final. This was a brutal encounter, which the team knew to expect from Nerang. Unfortunately for us, we lost more personal to ill-discipline and injuries, which ultimately cost us the game, and our season. Brothers Navy despite the loss, qualified for the Grand Final but due to the amount of injuries incurred, we were unable to field a full team. It was not the way this talent group of men wanted to bow out of their season. A big thank you must go to our staff, the coaches Jackson and Adrian for their efforts preparing for the boys for this and previous seasons. Also to Dan Greentree the team manager, thank you for tireless communicating and organising with parents and players behind the scenes. Thank you especially to the parents and the playing group, we hope you enjoyed the rugby played and that the boys enhanced their skills.

Jackson Darby

Coach

Under 16 – White (Season 1) PREMIERS The bhoys in the Blue and White butcher stripes are putting everything on the line to guarantee this win. Every tough training session at Crosby Park managed by Jim Campbell and coached by Elias Power has amounted to this outstanding season result as 80% of the team are Under 15’s playing up in Under16 division. Round 1 against Coomera was a nervous game with a season ending injury going to Schostakowski. Tries to; Schostakowski (2), Pescatore, H Smith and Rigney with a late penalty to Coomera producing a close loss after the Siren. Round 2 against Sunnybank saw tries through Henry Smith Angus McDonald and Josh Flook scored early in the second. Outstanding counter attacking from Tom Johnston was helping Brothers, however in the end Sunnybank ran away the game. Round 3 up against Redlands the game was physical and fiery. Try Scores; Johnston, Rigney, Smith, Coetzee and Tascheret with a 34-17. Round 4 saw a focused team putting on 70-7 points on the South's defence. Extremely satisfying due to the fact that every brother's player scored in this game. A slight fortune saw an advancement into the finals with the forwards showing grit and strength through the middle to allowed the backs - lead by Flook and Smiths twins - to pile on the points. Wins against Souths and Coomera in the Semi and Preliminary Finals saw the Butcher Bhoys take on Sunnybank in the Grand Final. Led by Captain Henry Smith against a tough Sunnybank team an inspirational speech from injured waterbhoy Schostakowski fired the boys up. Only minutes left to go in the game saw the team rise as Pescatore was brought to the ground and a dying pass been caught by Flook found the corner try and a conversion putting the boys in front. After this the boys put their bodies on the line guaranteeing the win and the Under 16 Division 2 Premiership 17-15.

Elias Power

Coach

Under 15 – Navy (Season 1 & Season 2)

2015 saw only one Under 15 team wear the butcher stripes of Brothers.

Season 1 saw 14 Bhoys turn up to the first training session which was pleasing to see for me and Pete Shepherd (manager). When split into forwards and backs we had 11 forwards and 3 backs and all the backs had little or no experience. Therefore, to reach the semis was seen as a good achievement. Most games we had little or no spare bodies on the bench, the most memorable game, in my view, was away against Wynnum where we came away with a draw while finishing the game with 12 men.

We heartbreakingly lost the Semi-Final to GPS by two points, the eventual Division 3 Premiers. We had beaten the same team in the regular season.

Season 2 saw us return with the loss of only three Season 1 players and picking up some new troops.

We started the season well with a 70-0 win over North Lakes Leopards, who were the Season 1 Division 4 Premiers. We were promptly moved up to Division 2. We had a mixed season due mainly to school interruptions but again made the Semi-Finals. Unfortunately drawing the match with Easts and not progressing due to an inferior for and against (5 Points).

Overall a very good and enjoyable two season and myself and the Bhoys are looking forward to completing some unfinished business in 2017.

Michael Vacca Coach

Under 14

From what started with a shaky beginning and against all expectations, the 2014 season for the Under 14 age group ended up a great success.

With initial numbers of only 26, a strong recruitment drive was undertaken resulting in a cohort of some 38 players allowing Brothers to field 2 teams this year in Under 14’s.

The Under 14 Navy team welcomed a few new bhoys to the Club this year and were competitive thorough out the season. However, GPS commitments and an amazing string of unlucky injuries took their toll on the team’s performance. They were still able to scrape together enough wins to finish 3rd in the Division and played strongly to reach the Preliminary Finals. However, the commitment of the competition was too strong and even the help of a few Under 14 White players was not enough to convert the opportunity to make the Grand Final this year.

The Best & Fairest for the year was Oliver Horwood and Ben Hains won the Brothers Medal.

Congratulations should also go Ben Hains, Oliver Horwood, Will Jones, Ellis Mahoney and Luke Wright for making the BJRU Representation side for North.

The Under 14 White team bonded well immediately and trained hard each and every week to produce some excellent results. They finished the season equal first on points but the for/against results meant they qualified for the Finals in third. Ultimately, the Under 14 White fell one victory short of making the Grand final and were unlucky knocked out in the Preliminary Final.

The Best & Fairest for the year was Declan Clark-Murphy and Peter Fiso won the Brothers Medal.

The Under 14 also had a few boys that received their 10 Year Player Pennants for playing 10 seasons with the Club. These bhoys were Lachlan Beecraft, Alec Bodimeade, Ed Colwell, Ben Hains and Wes Stanton. Congratulations to these boys for their outstanding commitment and service to Brothers Rugby.

Dougal Hains Age Group Co-Ordinator

Under 13

What a fantastic season for the Brothers Under 13 teams! We have had the tour, a grand final showdown and many, many highly competitive games. The Under 13 Navy team was comprised of players who opted into the grading processes and was allocated to Division 2. The Under 13 White and Gold teams opted to play as per last year or with their mates and were both eventually allocated to Division 5. This created an atmosphere of ‘Brotherly’ rivalry notwithstanding an apparently greater need to win. The games played between these teams were of the highest quality and put them both into the final rounds. The White team played a huge Semi-Final against Easts but unfortunately did not make it through the round. The Gold team went through to the Grand Final at Ballymore. “It’s not every day you get to play a Grand Final at Ballymore” they were told by their coach. Fathers’ Day plus the grand final saw a huge turn-out. The boys ran on to the field through a tunnel made up of their family members. Competition was fierce but in the end Everton Park came out the better team. What a day! Some of the managers have had the following to say about their teams: Our team overcame many challenges this season including numerous injuries, juggling school commitments...this may have broken many but not 13 White! Our boys stepped up and gave their heart and soul many times our team had 13 players and managed to give our opposition a real contest! We are very proud of the way our boys showed true Brothers spirit and fought the good fight for the blue and white with fairness and integrity every game. The boys have learned so much this season which will strengthen them as players and young men in the future. (Kellie Jilani, Under 13 White) One of our biggest success factors was getting the fathers away from training and using an age relevant premier grade player. We were fortunate to have Luke Beauchamp coach the boys. A few initial issues and even losing them all one training night to a Pokémon chase were overcome. The boys really enjoyed having Luke as their coach and it also assisted with bringing interest and alignment between the Senior and Junior players and events. (Callum Stenson, Under 13 Gold) Trophy night for Under 13 was a different experience this year. No longer a day of rides, sun, sausages and sugary drinks, but a more relaxed night of awards, recognition and hamburgers (oh, and sugary drinks). We were joined by the Modified Rugby Program players and mentors for their trophy night which was a great opportunity for the Under 13 parents and boys to hear about the MRP and meet some of the boys. As you are aware, the running of the club greatly depends on volunteers. In the first instance, many thanks are to go to managers and coaches who spend a great deal of time ensuring that the season runs smoothly and that the boys have every opportunity available. Additionally, the time given by the parents of our players who on many occasions tended bar, canteen and the merch shop has also been greatly appreciated. This season saw quite a number of injuries, which as a parent isn’t something that I want to see, but as a club official puts me out into the middle of the field and on occasion into the first aid room with the ambulance drivers. It is reassuring to see the level of care and concern from all involved. I would like to take this opportunity to recognise the assistance willingly provided by medical practitioners associated with the Club – parents, officials and medics. It is such an integral and important part of the club function that is sometimes (thankfully) not required, but generally not noticed or visibly appreciated. The managers and parents were cognisant of the fact that in the 2nd half of the season most of the boys had school rugby which meant they were involved in three training sessions a week and two games. At this point some teams decided to make the training enjoyable have some games and challenges and cut the time to an hour. Perhaps consideration to a half season for under 14s could be discussed. Congratulations to all the boys for an amazing season. We hope to see you all return to the Club for the 2017 season.

Andree Anderson

Age Group Co-Ordinator

Under 12

2016 was a successful year for the Under12 playing group, highlighted by a passionate and dedicated group of young men open to improving their rugby skills, team work and support for their club. U12 this year was composed of three teams. Under12 Navy competed in the Division 1 competition, while our two other teams, Gold and White, contested Division 5. Outside of the regular grading and competition rounds the boys represented their club in the now annual Mosman trip, bringing home the coveted John Eales Cup. Post season the boys also played an “International” game against Marist St Michael’s from Rotorua in a tightly contested game which resulted in draw. Our Navy Team had contested several key games throughout the year. Notably two wins were recorded against the much physically larger Sunnybank team. The bhoys showed that technique and desire to play for each other, often having to overcome a size disadvantage. A strong win over the eventually premiers GPS in the latter half of the season showed the competitiveness of this team. The coach and team management commented on the quality of the rugby this season and stated it was the best that seen from this group since being involved at Brothers. Coach, Jim Vincent did a superb job in coaching a great bunch of kids. He developed their skills and game play with a very relaxed style that brought out the best in each bhoy. Ned Maddern was the Navy’s team Brothers Medal winner. The Under12 Gold team played in Division 5 and finished the season with five wins, four losses and one draw. This saw the team finish in third place, one point off second position. The team contained a few new boys to rugby, and as the season progressed the winning streak commenced. Once eventual positions were finalised & belief in winning developed the team hit its straps resulting in five wins in a row. In the final game against Brothers White, the team demonstrated great fortitude in one the best games of the year. The game was evenly contested up until half time. The team stayed committed, and focused on competing in the second half, eventually, however, the White team ran out winners. It was great to see the two teams come together at the end of the game and celebrate a great contest. Douglas Swan was successful in winning this teams Brothers Medal. The final Under12 team was Brothers White who were named as Brother’s 2016 Junior Team of the Year. A tremendous accolade for the team, who were also Under12 Division 5 Premiers. This team showed tremendous skill development, which was demonstrated in return game at home against Eastern Districts. This was the only team to have beaten our side. This game was critical to winning the premiership. The game itself was such a great team defensive effort which wore down the East team. Brothers held less than 45% of ball possession & still came away with the win. The team defended strongly for most of the first half, when their line was not crossed. In addition, the White scrum stole a large majority of East’s feeds to the scrum contributing significantly to breaking up the East attack. Eventually some well-deserved and entertaining tries resulted ensuring the game went the way of Brothers White. A fantastic season with both coaches, Karl and Anthony, contributing to the development of all boys as individual and a team The Brothers Medal Winner for the team was Lewis Strachan. The future certainly looks bright for the 2017 U13’s, with many Under12 bhoys indicating the desire to return and build on the successful and enjoyable year that was 2016.

Stephen Heath


Under 11

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Luke Howard


Under 10

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Carolyn Hood


Under 9

The start of the Under 9 season is always slightly apprehensive – the increased number of players per team inevitably leads to some ‘team consolidations’. This year two pairs of teams were successfully merged. They quickly and seamlessly merged providing the kids and parents a chance to make new friends (note to Under 8 parents in 2017 – if your team is merged, view this as an enriching opportunity, not the end of life as you know it!) ... As a result of the mergers, some of this year’s Under 9 coaches and managers were able to step back (or sideways) from their roles. Many of them had been coach or manager for the previous three years and we thank them for their hard service... it also meant that they were able to relax a bit more & enjoy watching the rugby at a slightly more leisurely pace! The Under 9 year group is responsible for organising the annual Carnival Day, which is usually held in March prior to the commencement of the junior competition matches. It’s a huge day – ‘bigger than Ben Hur’ and its smooth running requires a lot of preparation and volunteer help. We were fortunate to have Jason Shearer-Smith firmly guiding us (Jason had run the previous two Carnival Days. Carnival Day is usually quite hot (a baptism of fire), and quite taxing – particularly for the

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Division 2 No Competition Redlands Red Brothers White G.P.S. Green Taylor Bridge Gold Helensvale Hogs

Division 3 G.P.S. Green G.P.S. Green

Division 4 North Lakes Purple Caboolture Maroon

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Division 1 G.P.S. White Albany Creek-G.P.S. Green G.P.S. Blue

Division 2 Norths Blue Souths Black Norths Blue

Division 3 Easts Gold Easts Gold Springfield Hawks

Division 4 Wests-Kenmore Harlequin Sunnybank Green Ipswich Green

Division 5 Souths White Everton Park Blue Brothers White

Division 6 Kenmore Gold G.P.S. Yellow

Division 7 Goodna Gladiators

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younger kids and new parents... however it is a great day & a fantastic way for each age group to intensively prepare for the challenges of the forth coming season. The set up ran smoothly with teams of volunteers erecting a multitude of tents in no time at all. The pitches were immaculately marked out by Brendan Yantsch and Hamish Baird the night before. All the matches ran to schedule and we were lucky to have Reds players and staff with their usual array of inflatables. Positive feedback has been received from all the teams. Good luck to Hamish Baird – the lucky coordinator for Carnival Day 2017! For some Under 9 teams and players this year was the first time they took up placed positions on the field – either as forwards or backs. Most seemed to take to this like ducks to water. In the second half of the season all coaches were off the field for the first time and it was amazing to see the kids just clicking into place. One or two teams experienced some lively (robust), opponents, but on the whole the year has gone very well. Even though the kids are experiencing a much more physically demanding game everyone seems to have had a fantastic season and this has been partly assisted by the growing involvement of more senior players at the training sessions. Bring on Season 2017.

Charles Willmore Age Group Co-Ordinator

Under 8 At the end of the Under 7 season for 2015, you could see that all teams were all racing to go TACKLE in 2016! The season started with the endless tackling of the tackle bags. During the year teams gained skills in scrummaging and lineouts. I’m sure that there is a future Nathan Sharpe and Stephen Moore in these teams. The Under 8 group club roles is the annual hosting of the camp at Crosby Park. Thank you to those Under 8 parents that volunteered and special thanks goes to Patrick Gerry for his ideas, passion and the implementation of the camp. This year saw the introduction of tough brothers which saw a huge turnout. The annual poker night was held at the camp, with “donations” changing several times. Huge thanks go to the parents, guardians, coaches, refs and all the sundry supporters in making the game and season enjoyable and fun. A key to the success of junior rugby is ongoing friendships made by all. We can’t wait for the Under 9 season!

John Sciacca


Under 7

2016 revealed the strength in numbers for Under 7, having maintained the same 7 teams from the prior year Under 6’s, each team grew with additional players. The official start of the season was the Carnival Day (thanks to Under 9 for hosting) on a hot day at Windsor Park on Saturday 19th March. A real highlight for the Under 7 age group was, “Under 7 Day at Crosby” on Saturday 14th May when Brothers played Easts in Premier Grade. Kids from all seven Under 7 teams participate in two half time games on the main oval, in front of a big Crosby Park crowd, and took front position in one of Crosby’s longest tunnels, for the Premier Grade players. This was a really opportunity for the kids and parents to feel a part of the wider Brothers community, and revel in a big Premier Grade victory over Easts.

The Camp-out (thanks to Under 8 for hosting) was enjoyed by all the kids and parents, with particular congratulations to Patrick Gerry, for the additional day-time activities featuring the Junior Tuff Brudda. Under 7 White could not get enough of rugby this year, and participated in the City-Country-Surf Carnival on the Gold Coast. Trophy day certainly allowed all the kids one last catch-up with their teammates before the big break. Everyone was impressed with the new trophies. From all the games I was able to see, the kids have certainly made big improvements from Under 6. Thanks to all the Under 7 Managers, Coaches, Trainers, Referees, and every other parent who cut-up the oranges, washed jerseys, ran the sideline, helped as Field Marshall, volunteered at the Canteen or helped with the big events during the year. We hope to see you all back at the club for Under 8 in 2017… bring on tackle.

Hamish Baird


Under 6

The Under 6 teams began their rugby careers with much enthusiasm. Training nights were similar to herding cats in the first weeks but as time progressed the teams and their coaches began to find their rhythm and starting learning some of the fundamentals of rugby. The first run out for the Under 6 teams was the Brothers Carnival day, a fantastic opportunity for the boys and girls to understand the game and for the parents to grasp the concept of Under 6 Rugby. The day was hot, it was long and by the last game for the Under 6’s at 11.30am, they were definitely over it. Moving forward I would suggest that the Under 6 start earlier or only play two rounds as getting them back up for the last game was a challenge in itself. The season progressed well, some teams won a high percentage of their games, some didn’t, but all in all, they’ve all enjoyed themselves and are looking forward to 2017.

Tina Storey


CLUB TOUR REPORTS

Senior Tour to Canada

On the 24th of September, 18 Members of the Brothers Rugby Club, jetted out from Brisbane International on route to

Vancouver International Airport for a two-week tour through the West Coast of Canada. The lads touched down early

Saturday Morning and immediately began exploring the different sights and buildings positioned throughout Vancouver. A

definite highlight for many of the guys of Vancouver was Stanley Park. With incredible scenery and wildlife galore, the

boys enjoyed seeing different animals such as squirrels, raccoon and even a skunk!

Our first game of the tour came against University of British Columbia and the boys were excited about the chance to go

up against a top school in Canada. The game was a tough slog with many of our players playing together first time, as

such, combinations were lacking. George Partridge and Dario Maruco came in with a frame of mind that was unmatched

and both thoroughly enjoyed getting the hands in a free-flowing game. Brothers winning 17-5. After that it was short flight

over to Vancouver Island (Victoria) for a two night stop over. A beautiful and historical city, the boys thoroughly enjoyed

wandering around the old city.

A game of 10s rugby ensured against James Bay Rugby Club and the game was thoroughly enjoyed by both sides. George

Moloney was superb and became the first brothers prop to receive a try assist from a box kick! Nave Fonoti showed us all

why he is hanging up the boots after being bumped too easily from one of the James Bay Players. Brothers ended up

winning 65-30. From Victoria it was time for our last stop over in Calgary. One of the definite highlights for many of the

boys was the one-night trip to Banff. With the lads loading into 4 different cars, we made the 1.5 hr trip to see the majestic

Lake Louise, before spending a night in the freezing cold of Banff. Some of the boys were lucky enough to see a deer and

happily named him Eugene.

Our last game, and definitely our toughest, was against the Calgary Hornets. In a tough game, played at 0 degrees and

3000m above sea level, David Corbenici showed all his skills with some strong runs and the big left hand fend. A big

thanks to the guys from Calgary Saints who came and had a run with us and got to don the famous Butcher Stripe. Brothers

ultimately won the game 51-33. It was great to do the Brothers name proud and come away with 3 wins from 3 games.

The obvious highlight of the trip was many of the Lads was attending an ice hockey game and getting to see the Calgary

Flames in action. The boys thoroughly enjoyed this brutal sport and many of us we're glad we chose rugby. It was a great

trip that all on tour thoroughly enjoyed.

A few thank you's are in order cause a trip like this does not happen overnight. To Nave Fonoti for all his fundraising efforts,

whether poker night or Fundraiser at Miss Kaye's Nave went above & beyond in his efforts to fund raise. A thank you to

Neill "Buckwheat" Johansen for organising all the games in Canada and liaising with the local Canadian teams. To Debbie

Gray from MTA travel agents who organised our flights and hotels. This trip would not have been possible without her

behind the scenes. To Simon Price who organised the tour and got it off the ground and running. To Moray & Agnes

lawyers who were our major sponsors for the tour. To all the boys who came on tour it was a fantastic thrill and something

that I will never forget. Lastly, to Matt Kaye and Brothers Rugby Club for helping with controlling the funds and allowing us

the opportunity to experience the world through our love of rugby, I thank you.

It was an incredible trip filled with memories and highlights that I, and all of the boys on tour, will carry with us for the rest

of our lives. I hope they're more opportunities for the club in the future to travel around the world and experience this world

through the great game.

Michael Gilbert

Organiser

Under 13 Tour to New Zealand

In September 2016, Brothers Rugby Club undertook its inaugural Under 13 New Zealand Rugby Tour.

Twenty-two players and five tour managers toured both Christchurch and Queenstown for a series of rugby games and

touring activities. The tour included two nights in Christchurch staying at the Christchurch Football Club with its motel on

site and playing against the under 13 team. The boys visited Malvern Park and a closed Canterbury (Mitre 10 Cup) team

training session.

The tour then moved onto Queenstown to participate in the annual Queenstown Rugby Festival organised by Global

Games for under 10’s to under 13’s. The team won a number of games, had a draw and a number of losses, which made

it a very enjoyable contest.

The Brothers New Zealand tour was open to anyone in the under 13 age group and was not a graded team. We had a

good even spread of boys across the three graded u13 teams from Brothers in 2016.

The cost of the tour was $2500, but after fundraising and sponsorship the player cost was reduced to $1950. Absolutely

everything including, flights, accommodation, meals, tour jersey, tour shirt, tour jacket, tour bag, jet boating, rafting, rugby

and $120 spending money was included in this package. Fundraising was a compulsory component of this tour.

The tour was run on TeamApp, which did a fantastic job of keeping players and supporters informed of activities. The

Brothers Facebook page was used for social media exposure to the wider club base.

Unlike the Under 12 Mosman Tour parents and supporters were not included in the organisation of this tour, but were

encouraged to join us in Queenstown for the rugby and tour activities if they wished.

The boys toured extremely well together and formed new friendships across the group. They had plenty of opportunity to

mix with other teams and enjoyed freedom in a safe environment that under 13 boys relish.

A review paper will be submitted to the Junior’s committee for their consideration, but tour organisers, Richard Smith and

David Clark, believe there is a great formula for a tour which should be set up in perpetuity for the under 13 age group.

David Clark

Organiser

Under 12 Tour to Sydney

For the second year running, the Brothers Under 12’s toured Sydney to compete for the John Eales Shield against the

Sydney Mosman Whales over the weekend 15th to 17th May 2016. The aptly named shield signifies John Eales’ Club of

Brothers and his current local Rugby club of Mosman. The 44 lads, who were an even mixture of the three Under 12

Brothers teams Navy, White and Gold, were keen to see the Shield head north after a heartbreaking one-point loss in the

last minute of the final game of the inaugural year.

The John Eales Shield is decided by cumulative points of the 4 halves of rugby played on Sunday at Rawson Oval between

the two Brothers Teams and two Mosman teams. The two Brothers teams named “Brothers Eales” and “Brothers Shaw”

accumulated 57 points over the 4 games, easily accounting for Mosman’s 36.

Results were as follows:

Brothers Eales 12 defeated by Mosman A 17

Brothers Shaw 19 defeated Mosman B Nil

Brothers Shaw 7 defeated by Mosman A 12

Brothers Eales 19 defeated Mosman B 7

The Tour started on Friday afternoon with an Alliance Airlines charter flight for the boys along with the 48 strong supporter

group of tour leaders, parents and siblings. The boys were billeted with the Mosman families and the parents and

supporters accommodated at the North Sydney Harbour View Hotel. The tour cost for each boy was less than $400 and

included the return charter flight, accommodation, meals, activities, tour bag, jersey and uniforms. The pricing was after

the generosity of corporate sponsors and the compulsory fund raising efforts of each of the touring boys.

On the Saturday, the boys enjoyed a Ferry Ride to take in the sights of Sydney Harbour followed by the tour highlight in

many of the boy’s opinions ... the Harbour Jet Boat ride. Following a lunch overlooking the Harbour Bridge and Opera

House, the boys were loaded into coaches to travel to Mosman’s Balmoral ground which has to be one of the most

picturesque grounds in Sydney alongside the Esplanade of Balmoral Beach at Mosman.

The warm-up Round Robin event was dominated by Brothers who scored 85 points to Mosman’s 5. The event was also

to be attended by Hunter’s Hill Rugby Club who unfortunately had to withdraw. But this gave the two Brothers teams the

chance to play against each other which was arguably the best game of the weekend, won by Brothers Shaw 7-5.

The Saturday was rounded off with a trip to Allianz Stadium to participate in the Junior Rugby Club March-Past prior to the

kick off of the Waratahs versus the Bulls Super 15 game. The boys were seen on the big screen at the ground and on Fox

Sports coverage on National television.

The ultimate aim of the tour is for the boys, parents and supporters to unite as a Brothers Club rather than just being part

of their weekly team. From all reports, many lifelong friendships have been formed and is a much talked about tour amongst

the younger Brothers fraternity, who eagerly await their turn to tour Mosman and bring home the John Eales Shield.

Randall Corless

Organiser

CLUB TROPHY WINNERS

TEAM AWARDS

Premier “A” Grade

Best Forward: Criff Tupou Best Back: Paddy James Best & Fairest: Luke Beauchamp Brothers’ Medal: Dave Findlay-Henaway

Premier Reserve Grade

Best Forward: Bart Flanagan Best Back: Kris Larosa Best & Fairest: Niko Bueta Brothers’ Medal: Bart Flanagan Brisbane – First Grade Best Forward: Sam Phuong Best Back: S am Hicks

Best & Fairest: Al Harper Brothers’ Medal: James Briskie

Brisbane – Second Grade

Best Forward: Ben Boquest Best Back: Sam Walters

Best & Fairest: Zac Harding Brothers’ Medal: Lewis Harper

Brisbane – Third Grade

Best Forward: Brad Olsson Best Back: Jeremy Steven Best & Fairest: Josh Higgins Brothers’ Medal: Bill Leal

Brisbane – Fourth Grade

Best Forward: Sam Nichols Best Back: Harrison Coburn Best & Fairest: Mick Skinner Brothers’ Medal: Pat Goddard

Premier Colts

Best Forward: Jackson Evans Best Back: Lorenzo Skelton Best & Fairest: Rhys Martin Brothers’ Medal: Will Wilson

Brisbane – Colts I

Best Forward: Dom Fraser Best Back: Ben Bright Best & Fairest: Noah Nielsen Brothers’ Medal: Pat Watson

Brisbane – Colts 2

Best Forward: Oscar Higgins Best Back: James Colwell Best & Fairest: Chris Tully Brothers’ Medal: Riley Hamilton

Brisbane – Women

Best Forward: NO TEAM FIELDED Best Back: NO TEAM FIELDED Best & Fairest NO TEAM FIELDED Brothers’ Medal: NO TEAM FIELDED QSRU – Normanby Cup 1 “Fire Ants” Best Forward: .no record. Best Back: .no record. Best & Fairest: .no record. Brothers’ Medal: .no record.

QSRU – Normanby Cup 2 “FNF” Best Forward: Cooper Burtenshaw Best Back: Steve Beaumont

Best & Fairest: Luke Ranc Brothers’ Medal: Landis Condon

Jodie Kairl Trophy Colts Man of the Year • Robby McCafferty

TEAM AWARDS

TEAM AWARDS (Under 15 – Under 17) SEASON 1 SEASON 2

Under 17 – Navy Best Forward: Noah Burchett-Knott Best Back: Travis Donoghoe Best & Fairest: Douglas Bailey Brothers’ Medal: Angus Brodie

Under 17 – Navy Best Forward: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best Back: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best & Fairest: NO AWARDS GIVEN Brothers’ Medal: Lachlan Stewart

Under 16 – Navy Best Forward: Samuel Beaver Best Back: Jarrod O’Hanlon Best & Fairest: Sam Hearne

Under 16 – White Best Forward: Harrison Jennings Best Back: Josh Flook Best & Fairest: Henry Smith & Hugo Smith

Under 15 – Navy Best Forward: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best Back: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best & Fairest: NO AWARDS GIVEN

Under 15 – Navy Best Forward: Oliver Berglas Best Back: Kianu Leituvae Best & Fairest: Andrew Mackay Brothers’ Medal: Max Vacca

TEAM AWARDS (Under 11 – Under 14) Under 14 – Navy Best Forward: Ellis Mahoney Best Back: Luke Wright Best & Fairest: Oliver Horwood Brothers’ Medal: Benjamin Hains

Under 14 – White Best Forward: Declan Clark-Murphy Best Back: Thomas Cox Best & Fairest: Drew McBeath Brothers’ Medal: Peter Fiso

Under 13 – Navy Best Forward: Trey Soli Best Back: Franco Lim Santos Faria Best & Fairest: Cooper Corless Brothers’ Medal: Jack Moses

Under 13 – White Best Forward: Jack Thompson Best Back: Alexander Evans Best & Fairest: Matthew Mitchell Brothers’ Medal: Benjamin Weber

Under 13 – Gold Best Forward: Zach Manitta Best Back: Nicholas Glass Best & Fairest: Kallum Russell Brothers’ Medal: Archie Gouldson

Under 12 – Navy Best Forward: Carter Aitken Best Back: Mitchell Bodimeade Best & Fairest: Lington Ieli Brothers’ Medal: Ned Madden

Under 12 – White Best Forward: Archer Corless Best Back: Keiren McCarthy Best & Fairest: Jonah Nelson Brothers’ Medal: Lewis Strachan

Under 12 – Gold Best Forward: Addison Pfaender Best Back: Campbell King Best & Fairest: Monty Martin Brothers’ Medal: Douglas Swan

Under 11 – Navy Best Forward: Sam Hulls Best Back: Rudy Dempsey Best & Fairest: Davis Jacobs Brothers’ Medal: Mitch Moses

Under 11 – White Best Forward: Flynn Martinez-Briggs Best Back: Charlie Brosnan Best & Fairest: Charlie Tagicakibau Brothers’ Medal: Jack Ball

Under 11 – Gold Best Forward: Spencer Mahoney Best Back: Louis Rhodes Best & Fairest: Oliver Clements Brothers’ Medal: Liam Thomas

Under 11 – Black Best Forward: Noah Varricchio Best Back: Jackson Andrews Best & Fairest: Samuel Cameron Brothers’ Medal: Artie Cruice

TEAM AWARDS (Under 8 – Under 10) Under 9 – Navy

Best Forward: Francesco Navunicagi Best Back: William Thomas Best & Fairest: William Crutcher Brothers’ Medal: James Brown

Under 8 – Navy Best Forward: Benjamin Brandt Best Back: William Campbell Best & Fairest: Louis deLautour Brothers’ Medal: Alexander Penrose

Under 8 – White Best Forward: Oliver McKeown Best Back: Ted Davison Best & Fairest: Johnny Gough Brothers’ Medal: Ash Tayler

Under 10 – Gold Best Forward: Charlie Dixon Best Back: Cooper Sharpe Best & Fairest: Carter Corless Brothers’ Medal: Will Mason

Under 9 – Gold Best Forward: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best Back: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best & Fairest: Hunter Beirne Brothers’ Medal: James Yantsch

Under 8 – Gold Best Forward: Tristan Duane Best Back: Daniel Benjamin Best & Fairest: Harrison Beirne Brothers’ Medal: Riley East

Under 10 – Black Best Forward: Charlie Cross Best Back: Liam Astbury Best & Fairest: Conrad Scott Brothers’ Medal: Benjamin Griffin

Under 8 – Black Best Forward: Lachie Cooper Best Back: Michael Dore Best & Fairest: Angus Kearney Brothers’ Medal: Kieran Lonagata-Seeto

Under 10 – Blue Best Forward: Patrick Bayo Best Back: Will Enders Best & Fairest: Marcus Saunders Brothers’ Medal: Gabe Gerry

Under 9 – Blue Best Forward: George Livingstone Best Back: Christian Skinner Best & Fairest: William Butterfield Brothers’ Medal: Lachlan McMaster

Under 8 – Blue Best Forward: Edward Gerry Best Back: Raefe Swindle Best & Fairest: Thomas Bayo Brothers’ Medal: Luke Shepherd

Under 10 – Green Best Forward: James Murray Best Back: Harry Kemph Best & Fairest: Oscar Bodimeade Brothers’ Medal: Sebastian Kimbell

Under 9 – Green Best Forward: Heath Dennison Best Back: Fletcher Austin Best & Fairest: Harry Shearer-Smith Brothers’ Medal: Dallan Wilkie

Under 8 – Green Best Forward: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best Back: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best & Fairest: NO AWARDS GIVEN Brothers’ Medal: Edward Earnshaw

Under 10 – Silver Best Forward: Alex Parkes Best Back: Lachlan Conn Best & Fairest: Max Rohan Brothers’ Medal: Jack Hogan

Under 9 – Silver Best Forward: Thomas Duffield Best Back: Harry DeSouza Best & Fairest: Jake Kose Brothers’ Medal: Hamish Cooke

Under 8 – Silver Best Forward: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best Back: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best & Fairest: Aiden Wessels Brothers’ Medal: Fergus O’Regan

Under 8 – Harlequin Best Forward: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best Back: NO AWARDS GIVEN Best & Fairest: NO AWARDS GIVEN Brothers’ Medal: Oliver Kent

Under 10 – Maroon Best Forward: Dominic Weber Best Back: Jesse Daly Best & Fairest: Ethan Jager Brothers’ Medal: Jacob Moesbergen

Under 9 – Red Best Forward: Luka Moore Best Back: Angus Tagicakibau Best & Fairest: Samuel Margetts Brothers’ Medal: Henry Stuart

Under 8 – Red Best Forward: Reihana Hawea Best Back: Cooper Kennedy Best & Fairest: Hamish King Brothers’ Medal: Kyna Te Patu

BROTHERS’ MEDAL Winners (Under 6 – Under 7) Under 7 – Navy: Dashiel Crutcher Under 7 – White: Joshua Steptos Under 7 – Gold: Harrison Watt Under 7 – Black: Liam Hughes Under 7 – Blue: William Bayo Under 7 – Green: Max Woolley Under 7 – Silver: Xavier Bright

Under 6 – Navy: William Angelini Under 6 – White: Billy Gough Under 6 – Gold: Isiah Mazzocchi Under 6 – Black: Xavier Martin Under 6 – Blue: Samuel Jaques Under 6 – Green: Jeremy Stuart Under 6 – Silver: Oliver Smith Under 6 – Harlequin: Ryan Willemse

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB (Junior Section)

10 Year Player Pennant (2007-16)

Lachlan Beecraft Alec Bodimeade

Eddie Colwell Ben Hains

Tom McCall Wes Stanton

Megan and Anthony Elliott at the World Rugby Awards in London

MODIFIED RUGBY PROGRAM (MRP)

What an exciting year 2016 was for the MRP at Brothers!

The MRP is a world first, modified form of touch only rugby where each boy or girl with a learning and perceptual disability (MRP Players) has their own club PlayerMentor on the field supporting them. The MRP aims to move boys and girls with learning and perceptual disabilities off the sidelines and into the main game. Through the GingerCloud Leadership Program, PlayerMentors are nurtured and supported as they develop into a generation of young people for whom disability is normalised.

The MRP was created by GingerCloud Foundation (whose co-founders are a family from Brothers Megan and Anthony Elliott) with the support of the QRU and was piloted at Brothers in 2014 with 1 team of 16 participants. Now in 2016 there are 160 MRP participants across 8 teams and 6 Clubs in South East Qld.

This year Brothers hosted both an MRP team as well as a world first MRP 7s pilot team. The MRP 7s is a new, modified form of Viva 7s which allows the MRP Players who are ready to progress, to move into this faster, more independent form of the game. In the MRP 7s there are still modifications to the game and support provided however the MRP Players participating no longer require one-on-one PlayerMentor support as in the MRP team. Like the MRP, the MRP 7s is a mixed form of the game so it was great to see young women on the field as well. The MRP 7s creates a long-term pathway for inclusion for boys and girls with learning and perceptual disabilities.

A highlight of the MRP season is the opportunity to play at Suncorp and this year both Brothers MRP and the MRP 7s team played at half time during the Reds vs Sunwolves match in May. It was such an exciting day and it was a thrill for the teams to be part of the 160 MRP participants who played at Suncorp that afternoon.

For the PlayerMentors, the PlayerMentor Leadership Evening with MRP Ambassadors Nathan Sharpe and Tim Horan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about leadership and gain rugby skills from ex Wallaby Captains and rugby legends. This year, Crosby Park played host to more than 80 PlayerMentors from 8 MRP teams across South East Qld and it was a great thrill that the boys and girls from USQ Toowoomba were also able to participate in the evening. They were lots of selfies (with the parents as well!) so it was a very special evening for everyone involved. Both Nathan and Tim have been involved with the MRP as Ambassadors since the 2014 pilot at Brothers and their support continues into 2017.

To add another level of excitement to the season, in June World Rugby video producer Rich Melton filmed a wonderful documentary about the MRP at Brothers. He followed the Chesterman family whose son Matthew has played in the MRP since 2014. The documentary was aired globally as part of the #RugbyBuildsCharacter campaign. Here is the link to the World Rugby website: Moving Story of Modified Rugby

In October, the MRP was honoured at the John Eales Medal Awards Night and was recognised through the Nick Farr-Jones Spirit of Rugby Award. To cap off a thrilling 2016, Megan and Anthony Elliott were invited by World Rugby attend the World Rugby Awards in London on November 13 where the MRP will be recognised.

Megan Elliott Co-Ordinator

http://www.mymrp.org/

http://www.mymrp.org/

http://www.worldrugby.org/video/192356

http://www.mymrp.org/rugby-leads-the-way-in-promoting-diversity-inclusion-and-access

http://www.mymrp.org/rugby-leads-the-way-in-promoting-diversity-inclusion-and-access

BROTHERS TOUCH ASSOCIATION

2016 has seen Brothers Touch Association grow to over 500 girls playing under the Brothers club banner. It has been a fantastic year, achieving many of our goals in our first full official year of competition. We saw our inaugural Brothers Representative Team – “Sisters in Arms” playing in the QLD Touch Football Junior State Cup, record number of players with our numbers near doubling, our first ever player selected for higher representative honours and a record number of referees participating in level 1 courses.

Our numbers continue to grow, making us one of the biggest Girls Only competitions in Australia. Season 1 2016 saw 20 teams enter our competition with 33 teams taking the field in Season 2 from age groups under 10 to over 14s. We run 3 time slots with each time slot at capacity.

One of our major goals for the club is to be a competitive force within the Brisbane area. To give North side players an opportunity to compete in a safe and encouraging environment with a potential representative pathway. An U12 Brothers Touch Representative team was selected in March and participated in several pre-tournaments before heading to Hervey Bay to compete in the QLD Junior State Cup. This was an amazing experience for all girls and families and we look forward to entering more teams next year. From this tournament, we had some Brothers players selected for the Brisbane Cobras regional team. This is an exceptional achievement and showed the bigger clubs that Brothers Touch are on the way up.

Registrations for season 2 exceeded our expectations with over 340 players signing up to play. To see so many fit and active girls taking part in organised team sport every Friday is a dream come true for administrators. The atmosphere is buzzing; it gives families the opportunity to be involved in Brothers as a club at all different levels. “Sisters” are now members of Brothers and belong to the legendary club in their own capacity. The girls can wear their pink B cap, their pink butcher stripes and their customized Brothers Leggings. We have worked hard on creating Brothers merchandise for the girls that keeps in with the traditional symbols of the club.

I would like to thank all players, families, referees and coaches for their support throughout the year. The fun and social environment we have created, is a credit to everyone and we couldn’t take the field each Friday without you all. From the running of the kids on the field and coaching after school to the dropping off and picking up and all the cheering and encouraging.

As we move forward and put our policies and procedures into place, we will continue to grow and develop and make Brothers one of the top affiliates in Brisbane. While doing this, we will never forget the reason that we are here. To provide our daughters with an opportunity to play sport in a supportive community, where the ultimate outcome is fitness, health, friendship, lifestyle choices with a competitive spirit and to belong to the Brothers family. Watch out for our girls in the pink and Navy butcher stripes in 2017

Jodie Clarke

Co-Ordinator

BROTHERS RUGBY FRATERNITY

Brothers’ Rugby Club would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Brothers’ Club’s throughout Australasia on yet another successful season. Cairns (FNQRU): A Grade – 7th Res Grade – 7th Club Championship – Not Awarded Townsville (TDRU): 1st Grade – Preliminary Finalist 2nd Grade – Grand Finalist 3rd Grade – Semi-Finalist Colts (U19) – Minor Premiers & PREMIERS Women – Preliminary Finalist Club Championship – 2nd Mackay (MDRU): A Grade – 5th Res Grade – No Competition Club Championship – Not Awarded Rockhampton (CQRU): A Grade – Semi-Finalist Res Grade – Semi-Finalist Club Championship – Not Awarded Sunshine Coast (SCDRU): (Currently only fielding underage teams U6-U17/18) A Grade – No team fielded Res Grade – No team fielded Colts (U19) – No Competition Club Championship – Not Awarded

Sydney (St. Pius X Old Boys) (NSWSRU) 3rd

Division:

1st Grade (Clark Cup) – Grand Finalist 2nd Grade (Farrant Cup) – 8th 3rd Grade (Campbell Cup) – 7th 4th Grade (Nicholson Cup) – Semi-Finalist Club Championship (Harris Shield) – 4th St. Patrick’s (St. Patrick’s Old Boys), Sydney (NSWSRU) 1st Division: 1st Grade (Kentwell Cup) – 6th 2nd Grade (Burke Cup) – 5th 3rd Grade (Whiddon Cup) – 5th 4th Grade (Judd Cup) – Grand Finalist Colts (U21) (Barbour Cup) – 5th Club Championship (Bruce Graham Shield) – 5th Waverley (Old Waverlians), Sydney (NSWSRU) 2nd Division: 1st Grade (Barraclough Cup) – Preliminary Finalist 2nd Grade (Stockdale Cup) – Minor Premiers & PREMIERS 3rd Grade (Blunt Cup) – Minor Premiers & PREMIERS 4th Grade (Richardson Cup) – Minor Premiers & Grand Finalist Colts (U21) (Robertson Cup) – Semi-Finalist Club Championship (Reliance Shield) – 1st

Beecroft (St. Leo’s Old Boys), Sydney (NSWSRU) 3rd Division: 1st Grade (Clark Cup) – Preliminary Finalist 2nd Grade (Farrant Cup) – Grand Finalist 3rd Grade (Campbell Cup) – Grand Finalist 4th Grade (Nicholson Cup) – PREMIERS Club Championship (Harris Shield) – 2nd Joondalup (RugbyWA): Premier “A” Grade – 7th Premier Reserve Grade – 8th 3rd Grade – 9th 4th Grade – 7th Division 1 Colts (U20) – Semi-Finalist Women – No team fielded

Ballarat (St. Patrick’s Old Collegians), (VicRugby): 2nd Division “B” Grade – PREMIERS Dunedin (Otago Rugby Union, NZ): Metropolitan Premier 1 – Grand Finalist Metropolitan Premier 2 – 5th Metropolitan Senior – Semi-Finalist [1st Division] Premier Colts U21 (Makos) – Semi-Finalist [2nd Division] Junior Colts U20 (1) (Tiger Sharks) – 5th [2nd Division] Junior Colts U20 (2) (Dog Sharks) – 8th Women – No team fielded Club Championship

OUR BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER MOTHER Christian Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club’s from around the World

Founded 1871, formally affiliates with CBC Dunedin in 1919

http://www.sporty.co.nz/dunedinrfc

Otago Rugby Football Union Premier Division

Founded 1925 by Old Boys of Waterpark College (CBC),

Waterford

www.waterparkrfc.com

Munster Rugby Football Union

Junior League – Division 1

Founded 1955 by Old Boys of CBC Cork

www.oldchristiansrfc.ie

Munster Rugby Football Union

Junior League – Division 1

Founded 1962 by Old Boys of Stella Maris College (CBC),

Montevideo, Uruguay

www.oldchristians.org

Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU)

Premier Division

Founded 1979 by Old Boys of Cardinal Newman College (CBC),

Buenos Aries, Argentina

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Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires (URBA)

Top 14

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONALS 73 WALLABIES, 1 KANGAROO

No Player Matches

Honour Board Test Captain

(Tests) Year Match Caps

1 Colton, T.J. 5 (2) 1905

2 Carmichael, P.P. 38 (4) 1907

3 Oxenham, A. McE. 2 1907

4 Flanagan, P 2 1907, 08, 09

5 Fihelly, J.A. 1 1907

6 Murphy, P.J.B. 18 (9) 1910, 13, 14, 19

7 Murphy, W 11 (1) 1912

8 Flynn, J.P. 16 (2) 1912, 13, 14C, 19 1914 23 1

9 McMahon, M.J. 6 (1) 1913, 19

10 Thompson, J 2 1914

11 Birt, R.S.W. 1 1914

12 Kruetzer, S.D. 2 (1) 1914, 19

13 Morrissey, W 1 1914

14 Swenson, W.H. 1 0 1914

15 Swenson, F. 1 0 1914

16 Breen, W.M. 3 2 (0) 1919

17 Mooney, V. 3 2 (0) 1919

18 O'Sullivan, B. 3 2 (0) 1919

19 Murray, R. 3 1 (0) 1919

20 Gorman, J.T. 32 (10) 1928C 1928 31 25 (7)

21 Banks, P.E. 1 (0) 1930

22 Howard, J. 2 1938

23 McMaster, R.E. 38 (7) 1946, 47, 48

24 Hodda, K.J. 2 1 (0) 1946

25 Bourke, T.K. 16 (1) 1947, 48

26 Harvey, P.B. 2 1949

27 Fogarty, J.R. 6 (2) 1949

28 Forbes, C.F. 22 (6) 1952, 53, 54, 56

29 Sweeney, T.L. 14 (1) 1953

30 Ryan, K.J. 30 (5) 1957, 58

31 Connor, D.M. 40 (12) 1957, 58C, 59 1958 131 2

32 Roberts, H.F. 10 (4) 1958, 61

33 Forbes, L.J. 2 4 (0) 1958

34 Knapp, P.L. 1 0 1961

35 O’Neill, D.J. 20 (2) 1962, 63, 64

36 Honan, R.E. 6 (2) 1964

37 Purcell, M.P. 21 (3) 1966, 67

38 Honan, B.D. 23 (9) 1967, 68, 69

39 Reilly, N.P. 27 (10) 1968, 69

40 Pope, A.M. 2 (1) 1968

41 Barry, M.J. 15 (1) 1968, 69, 71

42 Sullivan, S.S. 2 11 (0) 1968, 69

43 Kelleher, R.J. 11 (2) 1968, 69

44 L’Estrange, R.D. 44 (16) 1968, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75C, 76 1975 2 (0)

45 Moore, P.D. 2 11 (0) 1969

46 McLean, J.J. 32 (13) 1971, 72, 73, 74

47 Dunworth, D.A. 14 (5) 1971, 72, 73, 75, 76

48 Flynn, B.M. 2 4 (0) 1971

49 Freney, M.E. 14 (6) 1972, 73

50 Cocks, M.R. 29 (10) 1973C, 75 1973 1 (0)

51 Shaw, A.A. 84 (36) 1973, 75, 76, 78C, 79C, 80C, 81C, 82 1978 211 29 (15)

52 McLean, P.E. 70 (30) 1974, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80C, 81, 82 1980 221 4 (1)

53 Moon, B.J. 67 (35) 1978, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86

54 Handy, C.B. 16 (6) 1978, 79, 80

55 D’Arcy, A.M.W. 26 (10) 1979, 80, 81, 82

56 Hanley, R.G. 24 (3) 1982, 83, 84, 85

57 Nightingale, S.N. 2 5 (0) 1982

58 McBain, M.I. 44 (7) 1983, 84, 85, 86, 87W, 88, 89

59 Grigg, P.C. 61 (25) 1985, 86, 87W

60 Frawley, D.J. 26 (10) 1986, 87, 88

61 McCall, R.J. 72 (40) 1986, 88, 89, 90, 91W, 92, 93, 94, 95CW 1995 330 1

62 Maguire, D.J. 12 (3) 1989, 90

63 Ryan, M.J. 2 8 (0) 1990, 92, 93

64 Eales, J.A. 97 (86) 1991W, 92, 94, 95W, 96C, 97C, 98C, 99CW, 2000C, 01C 1996 334 60 (55)

65 Tabua Tamanivalu, I.S. 13 (10) 1993, 94, 95W

66 Cannon, B.J. 1, 2 47 (42) 1996, 97

67 Flatley, E.J. 44 (38) 1997, 2000, 01, 02, 03W, 04, 05

68 Panoho, G.M. 21 1998, 99W, 2000, 01, 03

69 Spooner, N.R. 2 1999

70 Cordingley, S.J. 25 2000, 06, 07W, 08

71 Hardman, S.P. 4 2002, 06, 07W

72 Croft, D.N. 5 2002, 03W, 04

73 Shipperley, D.P. 4* 2012

74 McKibbin, B. 1, 2 0 2012

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The ARU have ruled on the criteria for a player to be known as a Wallaby or an Uncapped Wallaby:

a) Any player that is selected in a Wallabies squad and tours overseas with the national team is considered an Uncapped Wallaby, even if for any reason he is unable to play in a match,

b) Any player who was selected to assemble with a Wallabies squad and trained with the team in the lead-up to a Test during the period of the non-replacement rule in International Rugby is considered an Uncapped Wallaby; and/or

c) Any player in the replacement rule era who has been selected in a Wallabies Test squad, is part of the 23-man game day squad, but is not called on during the course of the match is considered an Uncapped Wallaby.

AUSTRALIAN 7's REPRESENTIVES

No Player Matches Honour Board Captain

Year Match Caps

1 McLean, P.E. 1977, 78

2 Shaw, A.A. 1977, 78

3 Moon, B.J. 1981, 82, 83, 84, 86

4 Tabua Tamanivalu, I.S. 1993W

5 Faoagali, M.R. 1997

6 Croft, D.N. 1999, 2000

7 Sauer, A.S. 2004, 05, 06, 07C, 08 2007

8 Murphy, D.C. 2005, 06E, 08, 09CW 2009

9 Shipperley, D.P. 2009, 10

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AUSTRALIAN U21's AUSTRALIAN U20's AUSTRALIAN U19's

NAME YEAR NAME YEAR NAME YEAR

Costello, P. 1980 Shaw, A.G. 2009 Pentecost, A 1993

McBain, M 1980 Shipperley, D. 2010 Brosnan, W. 1993

Nightingale, M. 1980 Postal, T. 2011 Condon, B. 1994

Hanley, R. 1981, 82 Payne, J. 2014 Grasso, J. 1996

Crank, M. 1981 Lealaiauloto-Tui, L. 2016 O'Brien, M. 1996

Dahms, S. 1981 Fowler, A. 2016 Ross, S. 1996

Frawley, D. 1983 Appleton, G. 1997, 98

Partridge, S. 1986 Grant, L. 1997

Merlo, A. 1988 Croft, D. 1998

Eales, J. 1990 Satui, S. 2004

Ryan, S. 1990 Mailata, T. 2005

Washington, J. 1995 Hennessey, S. 2005

Condon, B. 1995 Felsman, M. 2011

Flatley, E. 1996, 97, 98 Beauchamp, L. 2011

Ross, S. 1998 Hardman, S. 1998 Croft, D. 1999, 2000 Daruda, S. 2005 Mailata, T. 2005

Lukhan Lealaiauloto-Tui No.219 & Sam Talakai No. 220

INTERNATIONALS (OTHER NATIONS – Tier 1 & Tier 2)

No Player Matches



1 Bolawagatabu, E.V. 15 FIJI 1969C, 70C, 72, 73 1969 4

2 Tabua Tamanivalu, T. 8 FIJI 1995, 96

3 Bari, M.D. 18 FIJI 1995, 96, 97

4 Tabua Tamanivalu, I.S. 16 FIJI 1998, 99W

5 Seruvakula S. 1 FIJI 2002, 03W

6 Buchholz, J.R. 9 USA 2004

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INTERNATIONALS (OTHER NATIONS – Tier 3)

No Player Matches



1 Duhig, M.J.J. 17* PHILIPPHINES 2006, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

2 Dixon, A.K. 6 (2)* PNG 2008, 09, 10, 11

3 McLay, A.D. PNG 2008,

4 Maui, B. 1* COOK ISLANDS 2014

5

Taniela Tupou – Wallaby Spring Tour Development Player

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB

QUEENSLAND

No. Player Honour Board

1 Colton, T. 1905

2 Fihelly, J. 1905, 06, 07, 08

3 Flanagan, P. 1905, 06, 07, 08C

4 Oxenham, A. 1905, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10C

5 Ahern, F. 1906, 07, 08

6 Carmichael, J. 1906, 07, 08, 09, 10

7 Carmichael, P. 1906,07

8 Gallagher, B. 1907, 08

9 Murphy, P. 1908, 09, 10, 11C, 12, 13, 14, 19

10 Scanlon, A. 1908

11 Grealey, L. 1909

12 Guilfoyle, D. (Snr) 1909, 10

13 O’Sullivan, D. 1909

14 Carmichael, V. 1910, 13

15 Swenson, W. 1910, 11, 14

16 Thompson, J. 1910, 11, 14, 19, 20

17 Flynn, H. 1911, 13

18 McMahon, M. 1911, 12, 13, 14, 19

19 Ryan, T. 1911, 12, 13

20 Flynn, J.P. 1912, 13C, 14C, 18, 19C, 21

21 Murphy, W. 1912

22 Birt, R.W.S. 1913, 14

23 McManis, R. 1913

24 Morrissey, W. 1913, 14

25 Russell, J. 1913, 14

26 Kreutzer, S. 1914, 18, 19, 20, 21

27 Smith, R. 1914

28 Swenson, F. 1914

29 Breen, W. 1919

30 Liddy, J. 1919

31 Mooney, T. 1919, 21, 22

32 Mooney, V. 1919

33 Murray, R. 1919

34 O’Sullivan, B. 1919

35 Daly, J. 1920

36 Allman, G. 1925, 26

37 Riipinen, E. 1925

38 Gorman, T. 1926C, 27C, 28C

39 O'Mara, J. 1928

40 Carter, C. 1928, 29

41 Holohan, T. 1928

42 McCormack, A. 1928

43 Twomey, J. 1928

44 Arnell, L. 1930, 31

45 Banks, P. 1930, 31, 32

46 Casey, T. 1930, 31

47 England, C. 1930

48 Mott, E. 1930, 31, 32, 33, 34

49 Woodward, V. 1930

50 Arnell, F. (Snr) 1931, 32, 33, 34

51 Hamalainen, H. 1932

52 Costello, J. 1933, 39, 40

53 Dore, V. 1933, 34

54 McCarthy, C. 1933

55 Sammon, F. 1934

56 French, J. 1935, 36

57 Bowers, H. 1936

58 Bowers, J. 1936

59 Brown, T. 1936

60 Stewart, R. 1936, 37

61 O’Shea, J. 1937

62 Howard, J. 1937, 38

63 McNamara, C. 1938

64 Walker, L. 1938, 39, 40

65 Comerford, J. 1939, 40

66 Keim, J. 1939, 41

67 McNeill, T. 1939, 40

68 Vogel, A. 1939

69 Ivers, S. 1940

70 Bourke, K. 1941, 47, 48

71 Desmond, K. 1941

72 Sheehan, J. 1941

73 Carmody, F. 1945

74 Kennedy, K. 1945, 46

75 Maloney, W. 1945, 48

76 O’Connell, B. 1945, 46

77 Carroll, T. 1946

78 Hodda, K. 1946, 47

79 McMaster, R. 1946, 47

80 Rutkin, K. 1946

81 Fogarty, J. 1947, 48, 49

82 Harvey, P. 1947, 48, 49, 50

83 Johnson, E. 1947

84 Bourke, J. 1948

85 Ludwig, T. 1948

86 Maccheroni, K. 1948, 49, 50, 51, 52

87 Patane, J. 1949, 50

88 Spillane, K. 1949

89 Brusasco, I. 1950, 51

90 Clancy, H. 1950, 51

91 Guilfoyle, D. (Jnr) 1950

92 Maccheroni, T. 1950

93 Buchanan, J. 1951

94 Smith, S. 1951

95 Corcoran, T. 1952, 53

96 Forbes, C. 1952, 53, 54, 56

97 Heenan, P. 1952, 53

98 Sweeney, T. 1952, 53, 54

99 Deignan, B. 1953, 54

100 Smith, J. 1953, 54

101 Swepson, P. 1953, 54

102 Connor, D. 1954, 55, 56C, 57, 58, 59C

103 Ellis, J. 1954, 55

104 Ryan, K. 1954, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59

105 Forbes, L. 1955, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60

106 Chambers, B. 1955

107 Connors, P. 1955

108 Traill, G 1955

109 Clarke, J. 1956, 59

110 Sweeney, P. 1956

111 Hogan V. 1957, 58

112 Roberts, H. 1958C, 59C, 61, 63

113 Deveries, G. 1958

114 Fitzpatrick, K. 1959

115 Flynn, J. 1959

116 Cullinan, M. 1960

117 Lusk, K. 1960

118 McCarthy, D. 1960

119 Knapp, P. 1961

120 Stevens, P. 1961, 62, 65

121 Laracy, R. 1961

122 O’Neill, D. 1962, 63, 64C, 65C, 66C

123 Arnell, F. (Jnr) 1963

124 Honan, R. 1963, 64, 65, 66

125 Hose, A. 1963, 64

126 Suggars, W. 1963

127 Murphy, J. 1965, 66

128 Purcell, M. 1965, 66, 67

129 Ryan, D. 1965, 66

130 Barry, M. 1966, 67, 68C, 69, 70, 71

131 Honan, B. 1966, 67C, 68, 69, 70, 71C

132 Bolawagatabu, E. 1967, 68

133 Costello, J. 1967

134 Dunsdon, J. 1967, 68

135 Pope, A. 1967, 68, 69, 70C, 71

136 Shanahan, T. 1967

137 Allen, E. 1968

138 Kelleher, R. 1968, 69, 70C, 71

139 L’Estrange, D. 1968, 70, 71C, 72, 73, 74, 75

140 Reilly, P. 1968, 69

141 Sullivan, S. 1968, 69

142 Andrews, W. 1969, 70, 72, 75

143 Dunworth, D. 1969, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76

144 Flynn, M. 1969, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78

145 McLean, J. 1969, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

146 Moore, P. 1969, 70

147 White, B. 1969

148 Freney, M. 1970, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75

149 Lewis, P. 1970

150 Price, R. 1970, 71, 72, 74

151 Fleming, P. 1972

152 Handy, C. 1972, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80

153 O'Reilly, J. 1972

154 Cocks, R. 1973C, 74C, 75C

155 McLean, P. 1973, 74, 75, 76, 77C, 78, 79, 80C, 81, 82

156 Shaw, A.A. 1973, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80C, 81C, 82C, 83C

157 Andersen, M. 1974

158 Logan, D. 1974, 75, 76

159 Rickett, H. 1974

160 White, G. 1974, 75

161 Dunsdon, R. 1974

162 Howell, B. 1974

163 Twist, P. 1974

164 Hall, D. 1975, 76

165 Leal, B. 1975, 76

166 D’Arcy, T. 1978, 79, 80, 81, 82

167 Moon, B. 1978, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84

168 Costello, P. 1980, 81, 83, 84

169 McBain, M. 1980, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89C, 90

170 Nightingale, S. 1980, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88

171 Hanley, R. 1981, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87

172 Nightingale, M. 1982

173 Burke, G. 1982

174 Crank, M. 1983, 84, 85, 86, 90

175 Lavin, P. 1983

176 Tighe, D. 1983

177 Frawley, D. 1985, 86

178 Grigg, P. 1985, 86, 87, 88, 89

179 Mills, P. 1985, 86, 87, 88

180 McCall, R. 1986, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92C, 93C, 94C, 95C, 96

181 Partridge, S. 1987

182 Maguire, D. 1989, 90, 91, 92

183 Dodson, T. 1990

184 Eales, J. 1990, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97C, 98C, 99C, 2000C, 01C

185 Ryan, M. 1990, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96

186 Skeggs, A. 1991

187 Holt, M. 1993

188 Jeffries, K. 1993

189 Panoho, G. 1993, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03

190 Tabua, I. 1993, 94, 95, 96

191 Bari, M. 1996

192 Cannon, B. 1996, 97, 98

193 Daly, A. 1996

194 Flatley, E. 1996, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04C, 05C, 06

195 Carne, W. 1997

196 Coombe, A. 1997

197 Grant, L. 1997

198 Harley, A. 1997

199 Watkins, J. 1997, 98

200 Cordingley, S. 1999, 2000, 06, 07, 08C

201 Hardman, S. 1999, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09C, 10

202 Spooner, N. 1999

203 Croft, D. 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06C, 07, 08

204 Fava, S. 2000, 01

205 Daruda, S. 2005

206 Sauer, A. 2005, 06, 09

207 Collis, D. 2005

208 Satui, S. 2006

209 McKibbin, B. 2009

210 Shaw, A.G. 2009, 10

211 Chambers, W. 2010, 11

212 Shipperley, D.P. 2011, 12, 13, 14

213 Murphy, D.E. 2011, 12

214 Rapana, J. 2012

215 Greene, S. 2015, 16

216 O'Connor, J. 2015

217 Hunt, K. 2015

218 Mafi, M. 2016

219 Lealaiauloto-Tui, L. 2016

220 Talakai, S. 2016

221 Tupou, T. 2016

222

223

224

225

QUEENSLAND SUBURBAN (1964-Present)

No. Player Honour Board

1 Hoatson, K. 1996

2 Horton, T. 2002

3 Harrington, D. 2003

4 Klinge, R. 2003

5 Timmins, M. 2012

6 DeWet, D. 2012

7 Asprey, D. 2013

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9

10

Matt Mafi No.218 & Taniela Tupou No. 221

Correct as at 30 November 2016

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB

(1996-2001, 2006-10)

AUSTRALIAN WOMENS INTERNATIONALS

No Player Test

Honour Board Captain

Caps Year Match Caps

1 Columbus, J.E. 2 1996C, 97 1996 1

2 Hart, B.A. 7 1998W

3 Osborne, T.L. 10 1998W, 2001

4 Palaialii, P.U. 14 1998W

5 Batibasaga, I.C. 6 2006W, 07, 08, 09, 10W

6 Finch, A.J. 1 2006W

7 Tavo, R.S. 2010

8

9

AUSTRALIAN WOMENS 7's REPRESENTATIVES

No Player Matches Honour Board Captain

Year Match Caps

1 Batibasaga, I.C. 2008, 10

2 Tavo, R.S. 2008, 09W, 10, 11C

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QUEENSLAND WOMEN

No. Player Honour Board No. Player Honour Board

1 Jones, L. 1996 16 Stuart, K. 2000

2 King, F. 1996, 97 17 Batibasaga, I.C. 2006, 07, 08, 09, 10

3 Columbus, J.E. 1996, 97, 98, 99, 2000 18 Finch, A.J. 2006

4 Collier, J. 1997 19 Stiffler, M.C. 2006

5 Kairl, J. 1997, 98, 99, 2000 20 Robson, A.K. 2008

6 Olive, C. 1997, 99 21 Tavo, R.S. 2008, 09, 10

7 Patterson, A. 1997, 98, 99 22 Blair, H.K. 2009, 10

8 Hart, B.A. 1998 23

9 McCallum, K. 1998 24

10 Nooteboom, V. 1998 25

11 Osborne, T.L. 1998, 99, 2000, 01 26

12 Palaialii, P.U. 1998 27

13 Hall, T. 2000 28

14 Hoyle, T. 2000 29

15 Shaw, K. 2000 30

PREMIER ‘A’ GRADE GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1949

PLAYER GAMES

Bryan O’Connell 230

Andrew Coady 201

Nathanuel Gendle 198

James Windsor 181

Tony Shaw 180

Paul Mills 168

Mark McBain 166

Dan Tighe 160

Peter Lavin 158

Mark Nightingale 156

Damon Murphy 155

Greg Burke 153

Simon Price 151

Michael Crank 146

Paul Costello 145

Anthony Pyers 143

Dominic Maguire 139

John Watkins 138

Geoff White 135

Matthew Dews 131

Adam Bennie 129

Tim Dodson 129

Anthony Sauer 128

Rod McCall 127

Stephen Partridge 127

David Logan 121

Tim Grady 120

Sean Hardman 115

Paul McLean 113

Ron Price 113

Paul Bone 112

Peter Tunney 111

Jason McCall 110

Nathan Ross 110

Paul Doneley 110

Ross Hanley 110

Shaun O'Brien 110

George Tagicakibau 109

Dan Woolnough 108

David Croft 108

Jerry O'Reilly 106

Chris Handy 105

Adrian Dixon 104

Jason Woodward 104

Brendan Gabbett 102

Jason Aland 102

Charles Freney 100

Michael Freney 100

Shane Nightingale 100

L. Beauchamp 99

Dallan Murphy 96

M. Andersen 95

M. Ephraims 95

B. Hunt 94

K. Jeffries 93

S. Burstow 91

A. Cox 90

M. Potts 88

J. Grant 85

James Harvey 84

G. Panoho 79

Sean Ryan 78

P. Moore 77

A. O'Sullivan 75

B. Moon 74

B. Stapleton 72

A. Dunn 70

T. Jones 70

R. Cocks 69

M. Flynn 68

P. Beckett 66

A. D'Arcy 65

M. Felsman 65

S. Reid 65

D. Ryan 64

P. Stevens 64

G. Traill 63

J. Hannan 62

Paul French 62

K. Maccheroni 61

Pierce FitzGerald 61

R. Craig 61

L. Forbes 60

D. Dunworth 59

G. Leyden 59

J. Carter 59

P. O'Donnell 59

J. Buchanan 58

A. Merlo 57

B. Walker 57

D. Drake 57

D. L'Estrange 57

J. McLaughlin 57

S. Grasso 57

T. Corcoran 57

B. McKibbin 56

H. Clancy 56

M. Halpin 56

R. Laracy 56

D. Campbell 55

D. O'Rourke 55

J. Connolly 55

W. Andrews 55

A. Apelt 54

J. Grasso 54

J. McKendry 54

E. Bolawagatabu 53

A. McLean 52

J. Murphy 52

J. Smith 52

Z. Hilton 52

D. Frawley 51

D. Woods 51

C. Mounsey 50

Iosefo Tabalala 50

J. Bosanquet 50

K. Stanton 50

B. Leal 49

J. Gabbett 49

L. Shaw 49

Peter Sweeney 48

A. Miller 47

B. Dawson 47

B. Delahunty 47

D. O'Neill 47

P. Twist 47

S. Windsor 47

F. Carmody 46

T. O'Connell 46

A. O'Brien 45

K. Allen 45

M. Itel 45

M. Steele 45

T. Postal 45

T. Sayer 45

C. Forbes 44

D. Marshall 44

J. Dunsdon 44

J. Eales 44

J. Maguire 44

P. Knapp 44

B. Smith 43

P. Loli 43

Paul O'Brien 43

R. O'Malley 43

D. Kilmartin 42

L. Creighton 42

Andrew Shaw 41

D. Connor 41

G. Tracey 41

M. Ramalli 41

P. Grigg 41

P. Vola Vola 41

Sean W. Ryan 41

W. Reilly 41

Darren Murphy 40

J. O'Connor 40

A. McLay 38

D. Collis 38

D. Henegan 38

H. Symes 38

P. Heenan 38

R. Vaughan 38

A. Hose 37

B. Chalmers 37

C. Bidois 37

M. Purcell 37

C. Hammond 36

D. Shipperley 36

H. Roberts 36

K. Ryan 36

R. Hose 36

S. Ross 36

D. Asprey 35

M. Mafi 35

P. Frisby 35

T. Walls 35

A. Pope 34

C. Knox 34

G. Felsman 34

G. Gross 34

P. D'Arcy 34

V. McLoughlin 34

A. Pentecost 33

C. Tupou 33

D. Carlton 33

D. Dalton 33

E. Flatley 33

Matthew Ryan 33

P. Neisler 33

S. Dahms 33

T. Maccheroni 33

T. Tabua 33

A. Boyd 32

A. Burtenshaw 32

B. Campbell 32

G. Beveridge 32

M. Conway 32

R. Honan 32

S. Greene 32

Samiuela Satui 32

W. Maki 32

B. Nadenic 31

I. Thomson 31

J. Durkin 31

J. Tolhurst 31

M. Edwards 31

N. O'Connor 31

J. Johnston 30

T. Honan 30

B. Honan 29

D. McCarthy 29

G. Appleton 29

J. Ellis 29

M. Barry 29

Paul Sweeney 29

B. McCormack 28

C. Whyllie 28

D. Mason 28

F. Wright 28

J. Grainger 28

J. Suggars 28

J. Washington 28

Luke Harvey 28

M. Hefferan 28

M. James 28

M. Lyons 28

M. Mahoney 28

P. Hawke 28

R. Hogan 28

A. Wright 27

D. Dunsdon 27

D. Hall 27

P. Swepson 27

S. Cordingley 27

T. Burkett 27

T. Frisby 27

B. Hyne 26

F. Bistrain 26

J. McLean 26

M. Geary 26

N. Superina 26

P. James 26

R. Tully 26

W. Brosnan 26

W. Grayson 26

A. Fowler 25

F. Postal 25

G. Warren 25

I. Mosese 25

J. Power 25

S. Best 25

S. Kelly 25

S. Seruvakula 25

J. Bourke 24

J. Costello 24

P. Connors 24

P. Mooney 24

P. O'Neill 24

D. Bowman 23

D. Dunn 23

D. Findlay-Henaway

23

E. Allen 23

G. Kelly 23

J. Narruhn 23

L. Reilly 23

P. Reilly 23

A. Harley 22

B. Cannon 22

D. Kappu 22

Gary Lawler 22

M. Wiggins 22

Matthew Smith 22

P. Douglas 22

Steve Smith 22

A. Skeggs 21

B. White 21

D. Dyson 21

D. Semple 21

Dennis Croft 21

J. Fitzpatrick 21

P. Hancock 21

R. Elmer 21

R. Hoffman 21

R. McGruther 21

R. Schultz 21

S. Fava 21

T. McMahon 21

A. Coombe 20

A. Hudson 20

G. Millburn 20

J. Colvin 20

J. Delahunty 20

J. Patane 20

J. Peters 20

S. Sullivan 20

T. Colley 20

A. Gold 19

B. Gillespie 19

D. Gardner 19

E. Burke 19

G. Hutchinson 19

L. Barber 19

M. Braithwaite 19

M. Cullinan 19

M. Gaviolli 19

M. Twist 19

N. Freney 19

P. Stephenson 19

B. Maui 18

B. Perkins 18

D. Hannay 18

D. Taikato-Simpson 18

J. Martin 18

K. Sanday 18

M. Morgan 18

P. Andrews 18

P. McGrath 18

P. Tully 18

R. Kennedy 18

R. McCrane 18

T. Collins 18

W. Beck 18

B. Condon 17

D. Hedditch 17

E. Skelton 17

G. Esmonde 17

L. Donald 17

M. Thompson 17

N. Fleming 17

P. Harvey 17

S. Daruda 17

T. Jack 17

T. Moloney 17

T. Sweeney 17

T. Tupou 17

V. Hogan 17

W. Gray 17

C. Gentle 16

C. Meehan 16

E. Baillie 16

I. Tabua 16

J. Betts 16

M. Bond 16

R. Dunsdon 16

R. Korst 16

R. Noud 16

S. Handy 16

W. Challenor 16

A. Hacker 15

D. Dowling 15

G. Barnard 15

G. Crocombe 15

J. Bennie 15

J. Lynch 15

K. Lusk 15

M. Blockey 15

M. Cristan 15

M. McGrath 15

M. Shanahan 15

P. Buxton 15

P. Leary 15

P. Murray 15

P. Wall 15

R. Cooke 15

S. Whalley 15

V. Nuggin 15

A. Hammond 14

A. Hefferan 14

B. Power 14

D. Greathead 14

D. McKay 14

J. Healy 14

K. Francis 14

M. Dennehy 14

A. Copping 13

A. Scarbosio 13

B. Suisala 13

D. Steele 13

G. Cameron 13

G. McNamara 13

G. Vincent 13

J. Cleary 13

K. Fitzpatrick 13

L. Evans 13

M. Faoagali 13

M. O'Connor 13

S. Hyne 13

T. Fogarty 13

A. Cowley 12

B. Rummery 12

G. Partridge 12

J. Clark 12

J. French 12

J. Hawes 12

L. McKeown 12

M. Miller 12

M. Richardson 12

M. Sitch 12

Matthew R. Smith 12

P. Fleming 12

P. O'Brien 12

R. Andersen 12

R. Leeson 12

T. Canty 12

B. Hart 11

B. Phelps 11

C. Osborne 11

C. Windsor 11

D. O'Brien 11

E. Gillen 11

E. Pearen 11

F. Arnell Jnr. 11

G. Frisby 11

H. Adams 11

H. Rickitt 11

L. Gibbons 11

L. Grant 11

M. Bari 11

M. Cook 11

M. Sinclair 11

P. Gilbert 11

P. Lewis 11

P. Lung 11

P. Rhead 11

R. Kelly 11

R. Skelton 11

S. Gelling 11

W. Maher 11

A. Cruice 10

B. Howell 10

B. McGarry 10

D. Corbenici 10

E. Glasson 10

J. Atu 10

J. Baker 10

J. Webby 10

K. Carmody 10

M. Slade 10

N. Spooner 10

P. Conran 10

P. Dwyer 10

P. Jacques 10

P. Wallace 10

P. Zappala 10

R. Chapman 10

T. Walker 10

W. Shipperley 10

A. Fanning 9

A. Rae 9

Angus Cameron 9

B. Hose 9

B. Sadrugu 9

C. Anderson 9

E. Naiwasetawa 9

G. Campbell 9

G. Davies 9

J. Barry 9

J. Crowley 9

J. Flynn 9

J. Gordon 9

J. Roderick 9

K. McCormack 9

M. Arnold 9

M. Fogarty 9

Peter FitzGerald 9

R. Currie 9

S. Healy 9

T. Daly 9

T. McKellar 9

A. Carr 8

A. O'Neill 8

B. Berge 8

B. Daly 8

C. Cronin 8

C. Walker 8

D. Guilfoyle Jnr. 8

D. O'Hara 8

D.J. Marshall 8

G. Coates 8

J. Bruce 8

J. Keane 8

L. Harvey 8

N. Davis 8

N. Proctor 8

P. Graham 8

P. Hollamby 8

R. Aldridge 8

R. Doherty 8

R. Graham 8

R. Hickey 8

S. Edwards 8

S. Hunt 8

S. Tagicakibau 8

W. Martell 8

A. Davidson 7

A. James 7

B. Deignan 7

B. Warnick 7

C. Campbell 7

C. Ferraro 7

C. Lawson 7

C. Massie 7

C. Stewart 7

D. Aleckson 7

D. Bartlett 7

D. Dignam 7

D. Staley 7

D. Suki 7

G. Berkeley 7

G. Gallagher 7

J. Burke 7

J. Fogarty 7

J. Rapana 7

Jason Harvey 7

M. Blair 7

M. Kreis 7

M. Murray 7

M. O'Brien 7

Peter French 7

R. Winterscheidt 7

S. Cash 7

S. Cox 7

S. Fonoti 7

S. McCarthy 7

Sitani Satui 7

T. Cassidy 7

T. Ludbrook 7

T. Mailata 7

T. Reid 7

T. Shanahan 7

W. Ryall 7

B. Collins 6

B. Rigg 6

B. Wellbrook 6

C. White 6

D. Partridge 6

D. Smith 6

G. McGrath 6

G. Tonner 6

J. Burey 6

J. Gibbons 6

J. O'Callaghan 6

J. Skelton 6

J. Thomas-Brown 6

K. Flexman 6

K. Krueger 6

L. Hegerty 6

L. Kelly 6

L. Williams 6

M. Anderton 6

M. Kearney 6

M. Luddy 6

N. Morrison 6

O. Mayhew 6

P. Byrne 6

P. McGill 6

R. Baker 6

R. Culpitt 6

R. Hawton 6

T. Bryce 6

T. Dixon 6

T. McDonnell 6

T. Newsome 6

W. Reid 6

W. Suggars 6

A. O'Loan 5

B. Felsman 5

B. Hartley 5

B. Knapp 5

B. McCall 5

B. Meapo 5

B. Wood 5

D. Deignan 5

D. Flynn 5

D. Lyons 5

D. Swepson 5

F. McDonnell 5

G. Swepson 5

G. Walker 5

H. Stitt 5

J. Buchholtz 5

J. Cummins 5

J. Wright 5

K. Bourke 5

M. Crossland 5

M. Frawley 5

N. McKendry 5

N. Schwarzer 5

P. Burnett 5

P. Stevenson 5

R. Klinge 5

R. Lemass 5

T. Ah Ben 5

V. Oxenford 5

W. Reeves 5

A. Buckley 4

B. Conway 4

B. Flanagan 4

B. Kehoe 4

C. Johnson 4

C. Niwa 4

D. Bechler 4

D. Coles 4

D. Liddy 4

D. Moore 4

F. Bourke 4

G. Clouston 4

G. Kerr 4

Geoff Lawler 4

J. Coutts 4

J. McCallum 4

J. Muisneiks 4

J. Payne 4

K. Tuicolo 4

N. Stanley 4

P. Cartwright 4

P. Moloney 4

P. O'Malley 4

P. Spizziri 4

P. Twomey 4

R. Budd 4

S. Bikneris 4

S. Fiti 4

S. Guthrie 4

T. Barbour 4

T. Enright 4

T. McCulloch 4

W. Hammond 4

A. Cameron 3

A. Nixon 3

B. Grayson 3

B. Healy 3

B. McGrath 3

B. Origlasso 3

B. Taylor 3

C. Milligan 3

C. O'Connor 3

C. Wilder 3

D. Fraser 3

D. McGrath 3

E. Suavai 3

G. Conaghan 3

H. FitzGerald 3

H. Hamilton 3

J. Allen 3

J. Breen 3

J. Carpenter 3

J. Gardener 3

J. Gray 3

J. Heineger 3

J. Keppie 3

K. McMahon 3

K. Moeke 3

K. Spillane 3

K. Whelan 3

M. Barbosa 3

M. Bermingham 3

M. Sloan 3

M. Tancred 3

N. Bueta 3

P. Bader 3

P. Edwards 3

P. Menzies 3

P. Siulangapo 3

P. Thompson 3

P. Verhoven 3

P. Williams 3

Paul Williams 3

R. Dunworth 3

R. Freney 3

S. Driscoll 3

S. Flynn 3

S. McReight 3

S. Talakai 3

T. Dunworth 3

T. Young 3

Tim Shaw 3

W. Corbett 3

W. Thompson 3

A. Borle 2

A. Hayes 2

A. Tuibua 2

B. Abbott 2

B. Fogarty 2

B. McKenzie 2

B. Pascoe 2

B. Reid 2

C. Carlton 2

C. Flack 2

C. Shilley 2

Christian Anderson 2

D. Barr 2

D. Cooper 2

D. Eri 2

D. Harrington 2

D. Hicks 2

D. Hinch 2

D. Kent 2

D. Lavercombe 2

D. Marsh 2

D. Wright 2

E. Power 2

F. Mitchell 2

G. Huntington 2

G. Kirk 2

G. Waters 2

I. McCulloch 2

I. Warmington 2

J. Aloua 2

J. Barnett 2

J. Hamilton 2

J. McGilvary 2

J. McMahon 2

K. Sitauti 2

L. Cella 2

L. Clarke 2

Luke Donald 2

M. Allen 2

M. Copeman 2

M. Corbett 2

M. Cranitch 2

M. Grainger 2

M. Hurley 2

M. Keen 2

M. Windsor 2

N. Hunt 2

N. Winkler 2

P. Bourke 2

P. Crowley 2

P. Healy 2

P. Howlie 2

P. O'Shea 2

P. Taylor 2

R. Dunn 2

R. Goodwin 2

R. Howden 2

R. Martin 2

R. Ure 2

S. Hennesy 2

S. Ohiyama 2

S. O'Reilly 2

S. Roberts 2

S. Simpson 2

S. Smith 2

T. Begg 2

T. Graham 2

T. Haidley 2

T. Pagliaro 2

T. Spencer 2

T. Wiley 2

W. Chambers 2

W. Mace 2

W. Purcell 2

Z. Harding 2

Z. Shanks 2

A. Cunneen 1

A. Ingram 1

A. Liles 1

A. McDonald 1

A. Nock 1

A. Soanes 1

B. Canniffe 1

B. Hayes 1

B. Hicks 1

B. Jones 1

B. McCarthy 1

B. Miller 1

B. Ryan 1

B. Steele 1

B. Stewart 1

B. Williams 1

B. Wyllie 1

C. Maxwell 1

C. Rock 1

C. Sinapati 1

D. Chapman 1

D. Crowe 1

D. Ford 1

D. Gornall 1

D. Kissane 1

D. Power 1

D. Rangi 1

D. Robertson 1

D. Scott 1

D. Thompson 1

D. Tinney 1

Dan Dalton 1

E. Aila 1

E. Nogoua 1

F. Wilkinson 1

G. Anderson 1

G. Asprey 1

G. Brandenberg 1

G. Dearlove 1

G. Fowler 1

G. Jesson 1

G. Lalor 1

G. Lynch 1

G. Moloney 1

J. Beiers 1

J. Fenton 1

J. Hegarty 1

J. Kavanagh 1

J. Kenny 1

J. King 1

J. McKeon 1

J. McVeigh 1

J. More 1

J. Ray 1

J. Roussetos 1

J. Vail 1

J. Zehmke 1

James D. O'Connor 1

K. Cuminer 1

K. Murphy 1

L. Hannan 1

L. Lealaiauloto-Tui 1

L. McKeering 1

Lee Evans 1

M. Doxey 1

M. Gibson 1

M. Healy 1

M. Joyce 1

M. Keam 1

M. Leota 1

M. Linnane 1

M. McCarthy 1

M. Muttakumaru 1

M. Neville 1

M. Patuara 1

M. Pike 1

M. Skinner 1

M. Tanwan 1

Michael Ryan 1

N. Mullen 1

N. Patrick 1

N. Steel 1

P. Adams 1

P. Ahern 1

P. Baxter 1

P. Bradley 1

P. Caldwell 1

P. Cannon 1

P. Cavanagh 1

P. Dornan 1

P. Hyland 1

P. Jarrett 1

P. Johnson 1

P. Netto-Fernandes 1

P. Nolan 1

R. Buckby 1

R. Coetzee 1

R. Crane 1

R. Faiva 1

R. Moore 1

R. Nalatu 1

R. Rinaudo 1

R. Walk 1

R. Webb 1

Robert B. Mackay 1

S. Brown 1

S. Drahm 1

S. King 1

S. Maidment 1

S. McKellar 1

S. Milfull 1

S. Paramore 1

S. Waqanaceva 1

S. Williams 1

T. Dammers 1

T. Favell 1

T. Hewitt 1

T. Hilton 1

T. Lola 1

T. McCormack 1

T. Phillips 1

T. Ridgeway 1

T. Siale 1

W. Avery 1

W. Carne 1

W. Miller 1

Correct as at 30 November 2016

PREMIER ‘A’ GRADE POINTS SCORERS SINCE 1947

PREMIER "A" GRADE POINTS SCORERS (100+ Points)

No. PLAYER POINTS

Try Con Pen D/G Total

1 Paul McLean 33 236 168 17 1159

2 James Windsor 39 187 197 2 1127

3 Peter Lavin 43 95 67 43 692

4 Dallan Murphy 32 170 59 677

5 Jeffrey McLean 72 100 68 647

6 Ryan Craig 15 78 119 16 636

7 Stephen Partridge 29 98 86 11 603

8 Damon Murphy 94 6 482

9 Anthony Sauer 88 8 456

10 Vincent

McLoughlin 3 102 78 447

11 Brendan McKibbin 18 106 47 1 446

12 Samuel Greene 18 88 52 422

13 Anthony Pyers 83 1 417

14 Paul Doneley 78 390

15 Paul Costello 94 376

16 Vincent Hogan 17 80 54 1 376

17 Doug Ryan 73 369

18 Mitchell Felsman 52 40 6 358

19 David Collis 12 97 34 356

20 Mogens Andersen 33 46 38 338

21 Paul Mills 76 1 1 1 312

22 Peter Stevens 13 36 60 291

23 Elton Flatley 12 69 28 282

24 Nathanuel Gendle 48 10 260

25 Michael Ephraims 19 6 3 50 251

26 Jimmy Smith 78 234

27 James Harvey 46 1 232

28 Ross Hanley 57 0 0 1 231

29 Des Connor 27 60 9 1 231

30 Brendan Moon 50 7 1 2 223

31 Paul Niesler 6 42 32 6 222

32 David Logan 42 2 0 16 220

33 George

Tagicakibau 40 2 204

34 Matthew Edwards 6 34 32 194

35 Stephen Burstow 48 192

36 John Dunsdon 29 33 11 1 189

37 Adam Bennie 5 46 22 183

38 Thomas Corcoran 56 168

39 Brendan Gabbett 25 8 8 1 168

40 Timothy Dodson 39 1 167

41 Anthony Merlo 8 17 23 9 165

42 Thomas Sweeney 4 45 20 1 165

43 Matthew R. Smith 3 48 17 162

44 Jason McCall 36 158

45 Geoff Tracey 19 32 12 157

46 John Fogarty 52 156

47 John Costello 14 16 26 153

48 William Reilly 12 26 21 151

49 Simon Price 30 150

50 Mark Nightingale 36 0 0 1 147

51 Paul O'Brien 15 12 15 144

52 Paul Sweeney 10 31 16 1 143

53 Robert Honan 37 10 1 1 137

54 Anthony Shaw 34 136

55 Gerard Leyden 9 20 14 2 133

56 Joseph Narruhn 3 17 27 1 133

57 Samiuela Satui 25 2 129

58 Peter Tunney 26 128

59 Charles Freney 25 125

60 Luke Beauchamp 25 125

61 Pierce FitzGerald 25 125

62 Mark Halpin 11 9 17 123

63 David Croft 24 1 122

64 Dominic

Shipperley 24 120

65 Peter Sweeney 29 10 4 119

66 Robert Laracy 14 11 16 112

67 Andrew Coady 22 110

68 Giles Beveridge 22 110

69 Craig Mounsey 11 18 4 1 106

70 Peter Twist 26 104

71 Dominic Maguire 25 104

72 Patrick Moore 20 2 104

73 Benjamin Perkins 6 17 12 3 103

74 Thomas Ludwig 34 102

75 Geoffrey White 25 100

76 Shane Nightingale 22 6 100

PREMIER ‘A’ GRADE COACHES & MANAGERS SINCE 1905

PREMIER 'A' GRADE HEAD COACH (1905-Present) PREMIER 'A' GRADE MANAGER (1951-Present)

Name Seasons G.F. Premiers Games Name Seasons G.F. Premiers Games

J.P. French 11 8 5 218 Peter Hoare 22 13 9 515

J. Kenny 7 4 3 150 Anthony McDermott 8 3 2 155

D.J. O'Neill 6 5 3 135 John Druery 5 2 0 100

V.P. Mills 7 1 0 132 Bill Dunn 4 2 1 78

R.G.J. Price 5 5 5 122 George Berkeley 4 2 1 73

T.L. Sweeney 5 2 1 90 Patrick Oswald 4 1 1 73

A.S.I. Gralton 6 3 1 74 Chris Carmody 3 0 0 53

M.L. Nightingale 3 1 0 72 Jim Kenny 3 0 0 52

K.G. Maccheroni 4 0 0 71 Michael Gubbins 2 1 1 44

P.E. Banks 4 1 0 65 Merv Hazell 2 1 0 41

B.P. O'Connell 4 1 0 63 T. Barry 1 1 1 24

F.M. Arnell Snr. 4 1 0 59 Paul McLean 1 0 0 24

F.K. Ahern 4 4 3 52 J. Hegarty 1 1 1 22

P.J. Murphy 5 4 2 52 Paul Taylor 1 1 1 21

J.E. Ross 3 0 0 51 John Wren 1 0 0 21

J. Roderick 2 0 0 51 John Elliott 1 0 0 20

A.A. Shaw 2 1 0 48 Andrew Palmer 1 0 0 18

J.P. Flynn 3 2 0 46 Bob Kelly 1 0 0 18

Z.R. Hilton 2 1 1 44 Hal Robertson 1 0 0 17

G. Burke 2 0 0 43 S.D. Kreutzer 3 1 0 42 TOTAL 66 28 18 1369

J.T. Gorman 3 2 1 41 M.J. Kaye 2 0 0 39

A.M.W. D'Arcy 2 0 0 34 A.R. Mathison 2 0 0 34

P.A. Healy 2 0 0 32 M.R. Cocks 1 1 1 26

J.D. Connolly 1 1 1 25 C.B. Handy 1 0 0 24 M.I. McBain 1 0 0 21 R.J. Murdock 1 1 0 21

A.M. Thompson 1 1 0 20 C.P. Marshall 1 1 1 18 P. Sweeney 1 0 0 18 P. O'Donnell 1 0 0 18

TOTAL 112 52 28 2051

All historical information & statistics relating to Australian Representatives, Queensland Representatives and Brothers

Premier “A” Grade have been compiled using the Brothers Rugby Club Annual Reports and official Brothers Rugby Club Archives.

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB INC

Notice of Annual General Meeting

2016

INVITATION and NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Brothers Rugby Club Inc. will be held in the Green Shed Bar, Brothers Rugby Club, 103 Crosby Road, Albion on Tuesday 6th December, 2016 at 6:00pm.

AGENDA

Business

1. Opening and Apologies

2. President’s Report

3. Financial Reports:

a. To receive, consider and adopt the Statement of income and expenditure, assets and liabilities for the last financial year;

b. To receive, consider and adopt the independent auditor’s report for the last financial year;

4. Election of 2017 Office Bearers and Management Committee members.

5. Appointment of Auditor.

6. Set 2017 Registration Fees

7. Notice of Special Resolution

Resolution No.1:

Election of a Life Member:

For the financial members of the Club to vote on a nomination for Life Member of Brothers Rugby Club

Inc if received from a committee of life members.

Voting on the Election of a Life Member:

To be successful it requires a yes vote by way of a show of hands from a simple majority of the financial

members who attend the meeting.

8. General Business

By Order of the Management Committee Amanda Butler Secretary 3rd November 2016

NOTES:

1. Nomination forms for Committee Members are available on the Club Website or from the Brothers Rugby Club offices.

2. Nominations must be received by the Secretary no later than 12:00 Noon on Tuesday 22nd November 2016.

3. A copy of the 2016 Annual Report and Financial Statement will be available at the AGM.

BROTHERS RUGBY CLUB INC.

Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 October 2016


ABN: 73 340 362 676

Contents


Management Committee Report 3

Independent Audit Report 4

Income and Expenditure Statement 6

Assets and Liabilities Statement 8

Statement of Changes in Equity 9

Statement of Cash Flows 10

Notes to the Financial Statements 11

Statement by Members of Management Committee 22

Disclaimer 23

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment 24


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Income and Expenditure Statement

As at 31 October 2016

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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2016

$

Income

Registrations & memberships 317,952.11

Touch - Brothers Touch Assoc 53,272.70

Rugby Clinics 3,806.59

Sponsorship 289,272.72

Canteens, BBQ & bars 259,150.07

Merchandise 83,426.92

Events & fundraising 392,732.00

Grants & Donations 66,117.11

Rent & function centre income 85,427.99

Gate takings 14,731.55

Other Income 10,625.72

Investment income & SSB 48,416.89

1,624,932.37

Direct Cost of Sales

Canteen, BBQ & bar 182,966.49

Merchandise 62,062.39

Events & fundraising 253,301.43

Bad debts expense 6,500.00

504,830.31

Gross profits 1,120,102.06

Expenses

Club administration costs 337,124.38

Direct rugby expenses 427,268.07

Direct touch expenses 44,199.99

Grounds facilities & clubhouse 275,812.99

Other expenses 6,732.00

1,091,137.43

Profit from operations 28,964.63


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Income and Expenditure Statement

As at 31 October 2016


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2016

$

Profit from operations 28,964.63

Depreciation expense

Depreciation - Leasehold improvements

56,448.00

Depreciation - Operating assets 12,361.00

Total depreciation expense 68,809.00

Abnormal items

Merger Costs - one off expenditure 12,363.45

Total Abnormal Items 12,363.45

Profit /(loss) from operations after depreciation and abnormal items

(52,207.82)


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Assets and Liabilities Statement



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Note 2016

$

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents 2 56,536.36

Trade and other receivables 3 72,140.56

Inventories 4 71,781.14

Other current assets 5 11,907.94

Total current assets 212,366.00

Non-current assets

Leasehold Improvements 6 1,056,524.00

Plant & Equipment 6 85,330.36

1,141,854.36

Investments 7 147,447.00

Total non-current assets 1,289,301.36

Total assets 1,501,667.36

Current liabilities

Trade and other current payables 68,858.48

GST / BAS Liabilities 15,439.28

Borrowings 8 7,000.00

Payroll liabilities 55,088.08

Accruals 86,317.49

Provisions - Employee Entitlements 32,398.76

Other provisions & Tour Funds 1,581.64

Total current liabilities 266,683.73

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings 8 56,000.00

Total non-current liabilities 56,000.00

Total liabilities 322,683.73

Net assets 1,178,983.63


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Statement of Changes in Equity



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Note 2016

$

Equity

Member’s Capital – at 1 November 2015 -

Contribution of Member’s Capital at amalgamation 1,231,191.45

Retained Earnings – at 1 November 2015 -

Current Year Earnings (52,207.82)

Total Equity 1,178,983.63


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Statement of Cash Flows



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Note 2016

$

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from members and customer 1,696,998.37

Payments to suppliers and employees (1,729,100.94)

Investment income 47,687.13

Finance costs (4,824.91)

Net cash provided by operating activities 9 10,759.65

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of property, plant and equipment (34,290.36)

Purchase of investments (21,624.00)

Net cash (used in) investing activities (55,914.36)

Cash flows from financing activities

Repayment of borrowings (7,000.00)

Net cash (used in) financing activities (7,000.00)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents (52,154.71)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of financial year 108,691.07

Cash and cash equivalents at end of financial year 2 56,536.36


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Notes to the Financial Statements



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The financial statements cover Brothers Rugby Club Inc. as an individual entity. Brothers Rugby Club Inc.

is a not-for-profit Association incorporated in Queensland under the Associations Incorporation Act

(ACT) 1991 ('the Act').

These special purpose financial statements have been prepared to meet the reporting requirements of

the Act.

Under section 86 of the Act the effect of the amalgamation of clubs is the creation of a new Association.

At amalgamation the assets and liabilities of the old Associations become the assets and liabilities of the

new Association and the incorporation of the old Association is cancelled. On the basis that this entity is

a new Association these financial statements have been prepared without comparatives.

The net value of the respective assets and liabilities of each former club has been brought to account as

Member’s Capital on 1 November 2015. As each former club had adopted differing accounting polices

the net value of the respective assets and liabilities contributed have been adjusted to reflect the

retrospective application of the accounting policies adopted in these financial statements.

The functional and presentation currency of Brothers Rugby Club Inc. is Australian dollars.

Basis of Preparation

In the opinion of the Management Committee, the Association is not a reporting entity since there are

unlikely to exist users of the financial report who are not able to command the preparation of reports

tailored so as to satisfy specifically all of their information needs.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in

Note 1 to the financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs

modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial

assets and financial liabilities.

Significant accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are presented

below and are consistent with prior reporting periods unless otherwise stated.


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1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Income Tax

Under current legislation, the Association is exempt from income tax under section 50-45 of the Income

Tax Assessment Act 1997.

In accordance with the Club Constitution and operations the Management Committee consider that the

main purpose during the year is the encouragement of the game of Rugby, and as such income derived

from all sources is exempt from income tax.

Revenue and Other Income

Revenue is recognised when the amount of the revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that

economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Association and specific criteria

relating to the type of revenue as noted below, has been satisfied.

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and is presented net

of returns, discounts and rebates.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

Registrations and Membership

Revenue from registrations and membership, and touch rugby are recognised when received.

Grants

Non-reciprocal grant revenue is recognised in profit or loss when the entity obtains control of the grant

and it is probable that the economic benefits gained from the grant will flow to the entity and the

amount of the grant can be measured reliably.

Donations

Donations and bequests are recognised as revenue when received.

Interest

Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues using the effective interest method, which for floating rate

financial assets is the rate inherent in the instrument.

Trust Distribution – Southside Unit Trust

Trust income is recognised when the present entitlement to the distribution has been established.


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Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of

GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Tax Office. In these circumstances, the GST is

recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense.

Receivables and payables in the assets and liabilities statement are shown inclusive of GST.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprises cash on hand, demand deposits and short‑ term investments

which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of

change in value.

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables include amounts due from sponsors and other customers for the sale of

goods or services performed in the ordinary course of business. Receivables expected to be collected

within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other

receivables are classified as non-current.

Trade and other receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at

amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment.

Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables represent the liabilities for goods and services received by the entity that

remain unpaid at the end of the reporting period. The balance is recognised as a current liability with

the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability.

Employee Benefits

Provision is made for the Association's liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by

employees to the end of the reporting period. Employee benefits that are expected to be wholly settled

within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled.

Employee benefits relating to long service leave balances are the expected amounts to be paid and is

accrued when an employee reaches 7 years of employment. Changes in the measurement of the

liability are recognised in profit or loss.


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Property, plant and equipment

Each class of plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair value less, where applicable, any

accumulated depreciation and impairment of losses.

Plant and equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the assets useful life to the Association,

commencing when the asset is ready for use.

Depreciation

The depreciable amount of all fixed assets are depreciated on a straight line basis over their useful lives

to the entity commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

The depreciation rates used for each class of assets :

Asset Class Useful Life Depreciation rate

Buildings and Leasehold improvements 50 years 2% straight line

Equipment 10 years 10% straight line

Grounds Equipment 10 years 10% straight line

Office & Electrical Equipment 5 years 20% straight line

Gym Equipment 10 years 10% straight line

Construction in progress N/A Not yet held ready for use

All property, plant and equipment of less than $2,500 - Immediate write off

The assets residual values and useful lives are reviewed and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance

sheet date.

An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s

carrying amount is greater than its recoverable amount.

Construction in Progress

The construction in progress represent in the balance sheet relates to the Air-conditioning project in the

Jacaranda Room.

Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost of inventory is determined

using the first-in-first-out basis and is net of any rebates and discounts received.


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Events Occurring After the Reporting Date

No matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly affected

or may significantly affect the operations of the Association, the results of those operations or the state

of affairs of the Association in future financial years.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements

The Management Committee evaluate estimates and judgements incorporated into the financial

statements based on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a

reasonable expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained

both externally and within the Association.

Key estimates

Inventories

i. As a consequence of the amalgamation of the clubs and change in logos all inventories carrying

the old club logos have been written off and represented in the Impairment to Inventories. It is

anticipated that these items will need to be sold at discounted rates or given away as part of

club promotions.

Investments

i. The club owns an asset being a perpetual membership at Ballymore. The historical cost of this

asset is $10,000. The lack of a ready market for this asset and the diminishing economic benefits

following the reduction in games being played at Ballymore an impairment loss of $9,999 has

been raised to record the carrying value at $1. This determination will be reviewed annually,

and adjustments made in future periods if future market activity or estimate of future economic

benefit indicates that such adjustments are appropriate.

Property Plant & Equipment – useful life

Buildings and leasehold improvements

i. Crosby Park – during 2016 the Association signed a 10 year lease with Brisbane city council.

There is no expectation that the lease would not be renewed at the expiration of the lease

term. As such the Management Committee consider a 50 year useful life appropriate for

buildings and leasehold improvements.

ii. Windsor Park – in 2014 the previous junior Association signed a licence agreement with St

Margaret's Anglican Girls School for access to the shared grounds and facilities at Windsor Park

for all U6 to U9 games and training, U10 to U12 training and Association Events. The term of the

agreement is 15 years and an annual licence fee is payable by 30 June of each year. There is no

expectation that the lease would not be renewed at the expiration of the lease term.


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Event after the Balance Sheet Date

No other matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly

affected or may significantly affect the operations of the Association, the results of those operations, or

the state of affairs of the Association in future financial years.

Contingencies

In the opinion of the Management Committee, the Association did not have any contingencies at

reporting date, other than those provided for in the balance sheet.

Association Details

The registered office and principal place of business of the Association is:

Brothers Rugby Club Inc.

103 Crosby Road Albion Qld 4010

2 Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash at Bank 52,686.36

Cash on Hand 3,850.00

56,536.36

3 Trade and Other Receivables

Current

Trade Debtors 63,891.52

Accrued income 8,159.04

72,140.56

4 Inventories

Current

Inventory - Merchandise 36,271.00

Inventory - Canteen/Bar 19,893.83

Inventory Junior - Jerseys 14,046.66

BRC Special Wine Stock 1,569.65

71,781.14

5 Other Current Assets

Deposits Paid 2,413.23

Prepayments 5,998.41

Tour Funds Receivable 3,298.24

Bartercard Trading Account 198.06

11,907.94


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6 Property, Plant and Equipment

Buildings & Leasehold Improvements - Crosby Park

Bldg and Leasehold Imp - CP 2,517,701.00

Accumulated Depreciation (1,734,545.00)

783,156.00

Buildings & Leasehold Improvements - Windsor Park

Bldg and Leasehold Imp - WP 297,313.00

Accumulated Depreciation (23,945.00)

273,368.00

Total Leasehold Improvements 1,056,524.00

Equipment at Cost

Equipment at Cost 84,532.36


27,153.36

Grounds Equipment at Cost

Grounds Equipment at Cost 17,829.00


9,187.00

Office & Electrical Equipment - at cost

Office & Elect Equip 44,196.00


10,150.00

Gym Equipment at Cost

Gym Equipment at Cost 16,288.00


-

Construction in Progress

Construction in Progress – Jacaranda Room Air Cond 38,840.00

38,840.00

Total Plant & Equipment 85,5530.36

Total property, plant and equipment 1,141,854.36


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7 Investments - at cost

Non-Current

Investments - Units in Southside Bingo Unit Trust 147,446.00

Investments – Perpetual Membership Ballymore 1.00

147,447.00

8 Borrowings

Current

Loan – Upendi Pty Ltd - Current 7,000.00

Non-Current

Loan – Upendi Pty Ltd - Non current 56,000.00

63,000.00

Loan from Upendi Pty Ltd has been renegotiated during the 2016 year. The loan is made on commercial

terms with a 10 year repayment schedule and at commercial interest rate.

9 Cash flow information

Reconciliation of cash flow from operations with profit

Profit/ (loss) (52,207.82)

Non-cash flows in profit

- Non cash expenditure 6,500.00

- Depreciation 68,809.00

Change in assets and liabilities

- Increase in receivables (31,231.70)

- Increase in deposits and prepayments (3,269.18)

- Decrease in inventories 6,392.11

- Decrease in trade and other current payables 42,090.97

- Increase in provisions and employee entitlements (26,323.73)

Net cash provided by operating activities 10,759.65


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10 Comparatives – Income and Expenditure Statement

For the purpose of comparison to prior year’s performance of the previous clubs the Management Committee

have prepared the following summary.

Combined Eliminations 1

Seniors 2

Juniors

2016

$ $ $ $ $

Income

Registrations & Memberships 317,952 273,313 - 89,561 183,752

Touch - Brothers Touch Assoc 53,273 24,214 - - 24,214

Rugby Clinics 3,807 - - - -

Sponsorship 289,273 290,360 - 115,877 174,483

Canteens, BBQ & Bars 259,150 238,021 - 72,827 165,194

Merchandise 83,427 67,370 - 14,303 53,067

Events & Fundraising 392,732 407,512 - 254,638 152,874

Grants & Donations 7 66,117 48,516 - 48,062 454

Rent & Function Centre income 85,428 42,966 (101,346) 144,312 -

Gate Takings 14,732 9,857 - 9,857 -

Other Income 10,626 21,058 - 15,275 5,783

Investment income & SSB3 48,417 82,122 - 81,622 500

1,624,932 1,505,309 (101,346) 846,334 760,321

Direct Cost of Sales

Canteen, BBQ & Bar 182,966 147,540 - 38,185 109,355

Merchandise 6 62,062 110,101 - 32,028 78,073

Events & Fundraising 253,301 295,536 - 166,089 129,447

Bad Debts Expense 4 6,500 4,229 - - 4,229

504,830 557,406 - 236,302 321,105

Gross profits 1,120,102 947,903 (101,346) 610,033 439,216

Expenses

Club Administration Costs 5 337,124 348,503 - 184,841 163,661

Direct Rugby Expenses 7 427,268 361,142 - 171,045 190,097

Direct Touch Expenses 44,200 19,037 - - 19,037

Grounds Facilities & Clubhouse 5 275,813 246,481 (101,346) 222,515 125,313

Other Expenses 6,732 11,579 8,150 3,429

1,091,137 986,742 (101,346) 586,551 501,537

Profit/ (Loss) from operations 28,965 (38,839) - 23,481 (62,321)

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Seniors 2

Juniors

2016

$ $ $ $ $

Profit/ (Loss) from operations 28,965 (38,839) - 23,481 (62,321)

Depreciation expense

Depreciation - Leasehold Imp 8 56,448 36,360 - 30,414 5,946

Depreciation - Operating Asset 12,361 30,506 - 16,039 14,467

Total Depreciation expense 68,809 66,866 - 46,453 20,413

Abnormal items Expenses

Abnormal - one off merger costs 12,363 1,956 - - 1,956

Total Abnormal Items 12,363 1,956 - - 1,956

Net reported Profit/ (Loss) (52,208) (107,661) - (22,972) (84,689)

Notes:

1. Eliminations

2. Senior's 2015 figures

3. Southside Bingo Revenue

4. recognition of doubtful debts

5. recognition of employee entitlements

6. recognition of impairment to merchandise

7. recognition of accrual and contingencies

8. change in capital and depreciation policy

2015

Adopted accounting policy to impair all merchandise with old club

logos. Junior had implemented this policy, Senior's balance sheet did

not apply this policy.

Adopted accounting policy to raise accrual for all expenditures. Accrual

for payroll, interest payable and grant expenditure not yet expended.

Adopted accounting policy, change of useful life of leasehold

improvements and other plant, immediate write off for all items of cost

below $2,500

Eliminations are represented by charges between the Senior club and

junior club for lease/rent of Crosby Road, recorded as a cost in Juniors

and income in Seniors

The Senior club 2015 annual performance was recorded as a 13 month

period from 1 October 2014 to 31 October 2015. Senior club had an

accounting policy to net revenue and expense items (for example event

revenue was recorded as the net of revenue less expenses). The

accounting policy in these accounts and the Junior accounts is to show

gross revenue and gross expenses. The 2015 Senior Club results have

been adjusted to reflect the application of this accounting policy.

Change in accounting policy, raise a provision for doubtful debts as at

reporting date

Change in accounting policy, raise a provision for employee

entitlements and annual leave. Juniors had no full time employees, all

casuals or contractors, Senior's balance sheet did not accrue leave

entitlements for CEO, and facilities employees.

Revenue from Southside Bingo investment was $31,478 less in 2016

due to a decrease in the performance of the bingo operations and a

debt reduction policy in SSUT in preparation for redevelopment planned

for 2017 (Bingo $24,367 : 2016 $39,997 : 2015, SSUT $24,050 : 2016

$39,898 : 2015)


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Seniors 2

Juniors

2016

$ $ $ $ $

Club Administration Expenses

Audit & Accounting 3,833 3,941 1,941 2,000

Bank Charges 9,243 8,271 3,880 4,391

Computer & Software 3,533 1,471 402 1,069

General Expenses 1,091 26,924 22,031 4,893

Licences & Registrations 2,902 3,369 2,965 404

Postage, Printing Stationery & Phone 17,547 20,671 9,259 11,412

Wages & Superannuation - Admin Staff 5

227,877 219,535 121,670 97,865

Sponsors Dealings 23,550 22,622 9,356 13,266

Recruitment Expenses - 732 732 -

Travel & Accommodation - 2,031 2,031 -

Insurances - Mgnt Liab, Pub Liab, Building 16,930 11,782 10,574 1,208

Security 2,352 - - -

Website 2,292 5,808 - 5,808

Marketing, Advertising & Social Media 25,976 21,346 - 21,346

Total Club Administration Expenses 337,124 348,503 - 184,841 163,661

Direct Rugby Expenses

Wages & Super - Coaching staff 95,965 31,238 20,189 11,049

QRU/ARU Affiliation fees & player levies 7

80,040 79,005 32,000 47,005

Equipment 64 2,634 801 1,833

Player Insurance - 1,333 1,333 -

Clothing and kit 115,886 138,196 33,800 104,396

Medical 32,279 22,839 12,500 10,339

Trophies 9,827 9,441 1,469 7,972

Laundry 10,853 7,845 7,845 -

Match day expenses 24,181 18,473 18,298 175

Photos 7

7,482 7,827 500 7,327

Coach / Manager Expenses 3,777 134 134 -

Player Entertainment 8,891 8,229 8,229 -

Strapper physio 15,530 15,700 15,700 -

Rugby Tournaments 3,619 5,685 5,685 -

EDS 11,464 11,000 11,000 -

Line Marking 5,934 - - -

Motor Vehicle 1,476 1,562 1,562 -

Total Direct Rugby Expenses 427,268 361,142 - 171,045 190,097

Grounds Facilities & Clubhouse

Light & Power 54,292 45,063 44,940 123

Cleaning & Waste 11,253 9,377 7,443 1,934

Rates Council & Water 31,274 20,990 20,990

Repairs Grounds 30,903 28,620 (49,524) 22,076 56,068

Repairs Buildings 19,271 29,732 14,017 15,715

Foxtel 4,896 955 955

Wages & Super - Facilities Staff 5

123,924 111,746 (51,822) 113,049 50,519

Total Grounds Facilities & Clubhouse 275,813 246,481 (101,346) 222,515 125,313

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---------------Disposals-------------- ---------Depreciation---------

Opening Depreciation Closing

Asset Acquisition Private Original Written down Disposal Disposal Profit(Loss) Rate Depreciation Written Down

Description Date Use % Cost Value Date Value on sale & Method Amount Value

Bldg, Fences & Lights at Cost Clubhouse Building - Snr 31/12/1979 0.00 1,814,438 514,099 0.00 - 2.00 PC 36,388 477,711

Main Clubhouse Building - Snr 30/04/1973 0.00 121,933 18,286 0.00 - 2.00 PC 2,445 15,841

C J Dahl Complex - Snr 30/11/1973 0.00 125,018 20,223 0.00 - 2.00 PC 2,507 17,716

Tom McCormack Place - Snr 30/04/1974 0.00 60,707 10,331 0.00 - 2.00 PC 1,217 9,114

Toilet Block - Snr 30/09/1974 0.00 26,543 4,727 0.00 - 2.00 PC 532 4,195

Kitchen Block - Snr 30/09/1974 0.00 16,006 2,859 0.00 - 2.00 PC 321 2,538

Office Block - Snr 30/09/1974 0.00 16,386 4,222 0.00 - 2.00 PC 329 3,893

Fencing & Lighting - Snr 30/04/1976 0.00 57,617 12,108 0.00 - 2.00 PC 1,155 10,953

Lighting Upgrade - Snr 30/04/1999 0.00 13,873 9,303 0.00 - 2.00 PC 278 9,025

Lighting Upgrade 2014 - Snr 30/11/2014 0.00 74,600 73,231 0.00 - 2.00 PC 1,496 71,735

New Retaining Wall - Snr 30/11/2012 0.00 11,909 11,214 0.00 - 2.00 PC 239 10,975

Electronic Scoreboard - Snr 31/10/2013 0.00 1 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Junior Clubhouse buildings - CP - Jnr 31/10/2003 0.00 46,511 35,348 0.00 - 2.00 PC 933 34,415

Junior Clubhouse Improvements - CP - Jnr 30/04/2008 0.00 11,611 9,870 0.00 - 2.00 PC 233 9,637

Deck Extension & Patio - Junior Clubhouse - CP - Jnr 30/04/2009 0.00 51,855 45,110 0.00 - 2.00 PC 1,040 44,070

Building Improvements - Junior Clubhouse - CP -2007 - Jnr 30/06/2010 0.00 29,441 26,298 0.00 - 2.00 PC 590 25,708

Gates & Balustrade - Jnr 31/10/2010 0.00 6,423 5,783 0.00 - 2.00 PC 129 5,654

Canteen and Bar cabinetry and fitout - Junior Clubhouse - CP - Jnr 20/12/2011 0.00 16,999 15,686 0.00 - 2.00 PC 341 15,345

Fixtures & Fittings – Junior clubhouse - Jnr 20/12/2011 0.00 15,566 14,943 0.00 - 2.00 PC 312 14,631

2,517,701 833,641 - 50,485 783,156


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Clubhouse at Cost - WP WP Clubhouse Improvements - Jnr 20/12/2011 0.00 163,641 150,998 0.00 - 2.00 PC 3,282 147,716

WP Clubhouse Improvements - Jnr 01/11/2013 0.00 133,672 128,333 0.00 - 2.00 PC 2,681 125,652

297,313 279,331 - 5,963 273,368

Equipment at Cost Scrum Machine - Snr 30/06/1995 0.00 10,500 - 0.00 - 10.00 PC - -

Player Benches - Jnr 31/10/2013 0.00 794 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Heaters - Jnr 31/10/2013 0.00 362 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Insulated Refrigerated Reefer Container - Jnr 31/12/2008 0.00 5,045 1,595 0.00 - 10.00 PC 506 1,089

Refrigeration System - Jnr 30/09/2010 0.00 3,350 1,647 0.00 - 10.00 PC 336 1,311

Chip Fryer - Junior Clubhouse - Jnr 21/02/2014 0.00 545 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Upright Freezer - Junior Clubhouse - Jnr 23/04/2014 0.00 1,000 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Upright Freezer - Junior Clubhouse - Jnr 23/04/2014 0.00 1,000 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Aluminium Benches & Seating - Jnr 21/03/2014 0.00 6,650 5,577 0.00 - 10.00 PC 667 4,910

Signage - Sponsor and Thankyou Board - Jnr 03/11/2014 0.00 3,079 2,774 0.00 - 10.00 PC 309 2,465

Shipping Container 12/02/2016 0.00 2,500 - 0.00 - 10.00 PC 180 2,320

3 x Refrigeration Units 22/02/2016 0.00 1,639 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO 1,639 -

Signage Boards - Events/Draw, Welcome and Bar/Grill 10/05/2016 0.00 1,309 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO 1,309 -

Gazebo Tents x 5 18/02/2016 0.00 2,382 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO 2,382 -

Bain Maree - Food warmer 17/06/2016 0.00 1,314 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO 1,314 -

Licenced Club Assets - Ex Administrator - Snr 31/05/2003 0.00 27,273 - 0.00 - 0.00 PC - -


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Foundation Wall and Honour Boards 30/04/2016 0.00 15,790 - 0.00 - 10.00 PC 732 15,058

84,533 11,593 - 9,374 27,153

Ground Equipment at Cost Goal Posts - Snr 30/06/1999 0.00 2,964 2,000 0.00 - 2.00 PC 59 1,941

Brothers Clock - Snr 30/09/1999 0.00 1,500 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Quad Bike - Snr 31/10/2013 0.00 1 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Husqvarna Ride on Mower - Snr 31/10/2013 0.00 1 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Isiki Mower (half-share) - Snr 04/04/2012 0.00 6,363 4,089 0.00 - 10.00 PC 638 3,451

Isiki Mower (half-share) - Jnr 04/04/2012 0.00 7,000 4,497 0.00 - 10.00 PC 702 3,795

17,829 10,586 - 1,399 9,187

Office & Elect Equip at Cost Office Equipment - Snr 30/06/1997 0.00 1,841 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Air Condit Unit - Snr 31/10/1992 0.00 745 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Photocopier & Fax - Snr 30/06/1991 0.00 1,100 - 01/11/2015 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Office Desk & Chairs - Snr 30/04/1997 0.00 194 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Office Equipment - Snr 31/01/2001 0.00 1,113 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -


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Aesus Laptop Computer - Snr 30/06/2010 0.00 1,373 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Sound System X Baldwin - Snr 30/04/2011 0.00 3,108 307 0.00 - 20.00 PC 307 -

HP Laserjet Printer - Snr 30/06/2004 0.00 1,741 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Computers (2) - Snr 31/01/2005 0.00 1,867 - 01/11/2015 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Computers (2) - Snr 30/06/2008 0.00 7,139 - 01/11/2015 0.00 - 20.00 PC - -

Office Equip X Quikfund - Snr 30/09/2013 0.00 3,559 2,075 0.00 - 20.00 PC 714 1,361

Video Camera - Snr 30/04/1997 0.00 2,507 - 01/11/2015 0.00 - 20.00 PC - -

PA System Junior Clubhouse - Jnr 30/06/2005 0.00 1,420 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Computer – Amanda - Jnr 31/12/2004 0.00 580 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Cash register Junior Clubhouse - Jnr 31/12/2004 0.00 895 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Trophy Cabinets- Office - Jnr 30/06/2004 0.00 2,200 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Flat Screen TV – Junior Clubhouse - Jnr 17/03/2006 0.00 163 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Computer – Jason - Jnr 06/11/2006 0.00 974 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Fuji Printer - Jnr 04/12/2013 0.00 682 - 01/11/2015 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Computer - Karen - Jnr 14/05/2015 0.00 1,639 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Sound Equipment 19/04/2016 0.00 5,265 - 0.00 - 20.00 PC 565 4,700

Projector & Screen - Epson EB 1430Wi 31/10/2016 0.00 4,091 - 0.00 - 20.00 PC 2 4,089

44,196 2,382 - 1,588 10,150

Gym Equipment at Cost Commercial Bike 30/06/1993 0.00 3,185 - 0.00 - 10.00 PC - -

Bench 31/10/1991 0.00 1,000 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Free weights stack 31/10/1995 0.00 5,012 - 0.00 - 10.00 PC - -

Bench 31/10/1995 0.00 1,000 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -


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Bench 31/10/1995 0.00 955 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

Commercial Bike 30/06/1999 0.00 3,145 - 0.00 - 10.00 PC - -

Scales 31/12/2001 0.00 1,991 - 0.00 - 100.00 IWO - -

16,288 - - - -

Construction in Progress Air Conditioning - Jacaranda Room - 6 x Ceiling Cassette 31/10/2016 0.00 38,840 - 0.00 - 0.00 EFD - 38,840

38,840 - - - 38,840

Grand Total 3,016,700 1,137,533 - 68,809 1,141,854

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