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Sandringham starts its pre season campaign next weekend with two practice matches at Trevor Barker Beach Oval against old rivals Port Melbourne.

Saturday 1 March 2008#

Seniors start 2.00pm, Reserves at 11.10am.

Admission:

Adults - $5

Concession - $3

Visiting Members - $3

Sandringham Season Ticket Holders - FREE

With the Demons likely to step up their own campaign and some experienced faces due to return to the team for Friday night's Nab Challenge game v Western Bulldogs, we can expect to see some fresh new faces to the lists of both clubs as well as some of our old Zebra favourites.

I'm not up to speed so far as memberships are concerned but last year MFC members could pick up a SFC membership for free. Hopefully, the same applies this year.

# as advised on SandyFC site.

 

There's a good article on the Zebras in this week's Inside Football by Paul Amy entitled 'Hungry' Zebs rue one that got away.

He writes that when Andy Lovell arrived at Sandringham, he wondered if complacency had set into the club but he has found the opposite - a sense of unfinished business. This filters through from the top to the senior players who have trained extremely well - Pete Summers, Rod Crowe, Chris Lamb, Chad Liddell and Ezra Poyas have all been fantastic. Same with Ezra Poyas.

President Gerry Ryan confirmed the sense of failure and spoke of the fact that there's "a lot of determination about the club" ... "a lot of enthusiasm." He said Lovell had impressed "in every way" and the club believed he would "take us to another level".

The Zebras have, in the main, stayed out of the recruiting game over summer, preferring to push up the group of young players who emerged impressively last year including Tomi Johnston, Sam Monaghan and Rennie Gilchrist who have all been training well. However, Stuart Cleeve, a 194cm key position forward could take a step up to senior level after two seasons with the reserves. Other signings include 2007 Dragons best and fairest Brad Gilder, Beaumaris midfielder/half forward Chris Waller and Southport's Andrew McConnell, who came out of the Dragons' program at the end of 2006.

Delisted Melbourne rookie Danny Hughes, who was drafted from Sandy, is staying at Trevor Barker Oval but groin and hip operations will keep him but of the first half of the season and Scott Lockwood is also back.

I think we need to lobby Sandringham FC to move the practice match against Box Hill on Sunday March 23rd back an hour so its all over by just after 3pm so everyone (supporters, coaches, players) can make it back to the MCG.

As it stands right now, Sandy play Box Hill at 2pm which will go until 4.15 or so, doesn't given anybody much time.

Surely clashes should be avoided when it comes to praccy games. Particularly when its Sandy v Box Hill and Melbourne v Hawthorn!

 

I hope there's one or two Demons running around as I'll be there for this game...

If I notice anyone I'll try to keep Demonland up to speed.

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  Beach Road Bazza said:
I'm not up to speed so far as memberships are concerned but last year MFC members could pick up a SFC membership for free. Hopefully, the same applies this year.

I have confirmed with Sandy admin. that MFC members are admitted free to Sandringham home games as in past years, on presentation of their MFC membership card. If you ask at the gate, you will be issued with a card that admits them at a discounted rate at away games (these cards will not admit to Sandringham home games).

EDIT: The team lists for the games are as follows:-

Seniors:

Kyle Cheney [MFC]

Lynden Dunn [MFC]

Chris Johnson [MFC]

Addam Maric [MFC]

Stefan Martin [MFC]

Tom McNamara [MFC]

Trent Zomer [MFC]

Stuart Cleeve

Tom Dean

Dominic Dunne

Rennie Gilchrist

Adrian Gileno

Daniel Gribbin

Marc Johnston

Tomi Johnston

Chris Lamb

Scott Lockwood

Andrew McConnell

Sam Monaghan

Tom Paterakis

Jarrod Plymin [Port Melbourne]

Ezra Poyas

Nick Sautner

Peter Summers

Shane Tregear

Jack Vickers [Wy Yung]

Reserves:

Dylan Ayton [Wynyard]

Daniel Born

Luke Challman [Waverley]

Stuart Cleeve

Michael Curcio

Boeh Davies [Hampton Rovers]

Andrew Eaton [Dragons]

Andrew Fleming

Brad Gilder [Dragons]

Adrian Gileno

Madison Hardiman

Mathew Hine [Dragons]

Brett Liddell

Nick Lyall

Guy Martyn

Andrew McConnell

Daniel Sargeant [Old Brighton]

Hiwad Shakaib [Dragons]

Justin Summons [Dragons]

David Teasdale [Dragons]

Chris Torcasio

Jack Vickers [Wy Yung]

Phil Zarra


  Beach Road Bazza said:
Sandringham starts its pre season campaign next weekend with two practice matches at Trevor Barker Beach Oval against old rivals Port Melbourne.

Saturday 1 March 2008#

Seniors start 2.00pm, Reserves at 11.10am.

Admission:

Adults - $5

Concession - $3

Visiting Members - $3

Sandringham Season Ticket Holders - FREE

With the Demons likely to step up their own campaign and some experienced faces due to return to the team for Friday night's Nab Challenge game v Western Bulldogs, we can expect to see some fresh new faces to the lists of both clubs as well as some of our old Zebra favourites.

I'm not up to speed so far as memberships are concerned but last year MFC members could pick up a SFC membership for free. Hopefully, the same applies this year.

# as advised on SandyFC site.

Sounds good, I'll b there.

  myfavouritemartian said:
Sounds good, I'll b there.

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