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2022 Season Presentations

The football and netball clubs conducted their season end presentations with great turnouts.
2022 was a huge year for the Nar Nar Goon football and netball clubs with a record number of teams representing the club this year.
Many thanks to the respective committees, team officials and volunteers who put in an enormous amount of work to make the season a success.

Senior Football

Reserves Football

A Grade Netball
Bridie Cunningham Memorial Trophy and
Best and Fairest: Chantelle Dale
Runner Up B&F: Hollie Keysers
Coaches award: Hannah Carney

B Grade Netball
Best & Fairest: Tay Beck
Runner up B&F: Yasmin Dickson
Most consistent: Vanessa Stocco
Coaches award: Lauren Lenders

C Grade Netball
Best & Fairest: Taylah Boatwood
Runner up B&F: Alexandra Goodie
Most consistent: Tara O’Sullivan

D Grade Netball
Best & Fairest: Indi Crawford
Equal r/up B&F: Lily Davine and Hannah Smith
Coaches award: Bronte Tivendale

Netball Life Membership
NNGNC Life Membership was awarded to Hannah Smith for her 28 years of involvement to the club

Netball Senior Club Person - Maggie White

Under 18’s Football
B&F Marty Crudden Memorial: Connor King
Runner up B&F:                               Sam Coleman
Most Determined:      Bayley Tytler
Best Utility:                                      Lachlan Pryor
Most Courageous:                        Luke Mounter
Coaches award:                         Josh Dellaquila
Most Improved:                             Riley Sutherland

Under 16s Football
B&F Ray Collins Memorial: Jack Murphy
Runner up:                                 Chace Parker
Most Consistent: Jack Allchin
Most Determined: Jesse Smith
Coaches award:    Ben Cole
Most Improved:    Zane Rooke

17 and under Netball

15 and under Netball

13 and under Netball

11 and under Netball

Under 14 Football
Best and Fairest: Oscar Henwood
Runner Up B&F: Jake Webster
Most Consistent: Jai Hall
Best Team Player: Tate “Nugget” Smith
Most improved: Toby Holland

Under 14 Girls Football     (First season)
Best and Fairest:   Miley Norbury
Runners up B&F:   Amelia Katta and Amelia Webb
Best team player: Georgia Coombes
Coaches award: Sophie Corrigan
Most Improved:     Maddy Banks

Under 12 Blue Football
Best and Fairest: Tyler Kent
Runners up B&F: Declan Kennedy
Best team player: Blake Hermon
Coaches award: Jack Handley
Most Improved: Tristan Crema

Under 12 White Football
Dual Best and Fairest: Harry Coombes & Max Bauer
Runners up B&F:    Hugo Scanlon
Best Team player:    Harley Dobin
Coaches Award: Jackson Bunting
Most Improved:    Ben Watts

Under 12 Girls Football    (First season)
Best and Fairest:    Charlotte Walker
Runners up B&F:    Abby Pepi
Best team player: Chloe Varty
Coaches award:      Paige Langdon
Most Improved: Islah Priest

Under 10 Blue Football - Grand Finalists

Under 10 White Football

Under 8s Football

Congratulations to our Grand Finalists

A big congratulations to our Netball 11 and under team who won their Grand Final.

Well done also to the other teams who made the grand final and represented the club with pride.

13 and under netball

B Grade netball

Under 10's Blue football

Our League's Best

Congratulations to our superstars who won their respective League Best & Fairest awards

Georgia Coombes
WGJFC U14 Girls Best & Fairest

Oscar Henwood
WGJFC U14 Mixed Best & Fairest

CLUB Goal Kicking Record - Dermott Yawney

Vale Club Legend Bill "Doc" Doherty 1923-2022

Nar Nar Goon mourns the passing of club legend, Bill "Doc" Doherty.
Life Member, past President, past league President, and great person in Bill Doc Doherty. What a great innings he had and healthy to the end. He was such an inspiration to the football community in the district & will be sadly missed. Our deepest sympathy to the Doherty family
From the NNGFC, committee, members and supporters - RIP Doc

A snapshot of Bill's enormous contribution to the Nar Nar Goon FC and local communities.

Nar Nar Goon Football Club
* Player for Nar Nar Goon FC 1945-56.
* NNGFC President 8 years, Committee, League Delegate 13 years, Selector 9 years, Publicity Officer 7 years.
* President of Past Players and Officials and initiator of the annual grand final breakfast during the 1980's.
* Curator of the Nar Nar Goon rec reserve and oval for 20 years.
* Life member in 1967.
* Honoured as first club legend in 2018.
* The "Bill Doherty" medal for NNG-Cora Lynn clashes named in his honour.

West Gippsland Football League
* President 9 years, Vice president 5 years
* Publicity Officer 7 years, Tribunal Secretary 8 years, Inter-league selector 9 years.
* Life member 1971.
* West Gippsland Junior Football League Life member.

Community
* Victorian Country Football League service medal.
* 1999 - Cardinia Shire Citizen of the Year.
* 2001 – Awarded the Australian Sports and Centenary Medals.
* Member of Nar Nar Goon CFA brigade where he served terms as captain and 3rd lieutenant.
* Served in Australian Army 1945-47.
* Member of the Nar Nar Goon sub-branch of the Returned Services League.
* 2021 - Awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the general division.

2022 Season Presentations

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Club News

TAC CLUB REWARDS Program

*Attention all NNGFC community*
The Nar Nar Goon Football Club is currently taking part in the TAC Club Rewards program. To briefly explain, the initiative aims to include community Football & Netball Clubs in the mission to eliminate deaths & serious injuries on road. Throughout the season the club will be participating in actively spreading the road safety messages through various promotional activities. In return the club can earn up to $10,000
Look out for posts like this, check out the posters around the clubrooms, stay involved & remember to drive safe
We all have someone to get home to. Lets band together to make sure we all get home safely.

https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/.../band-together/band-together

#tacbandtogether

Black armbands have been worn on the field to honour a death in the community for decades. This year, for TAC and AFL Victoria’s Road Safety Round, everyone in the community will wear a new kind of armband. One that will help us band together to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on the road.

Across the 15-17th of July, every AFL Victoria club will run out onto the field for the TAC & AFL Victoria Road Safety Round. But this year, it’s not just the players who will be participating. It’s the entire community. To commemorate their commitment to eliminating deaths and serious injuries on the roads, captains, coaches, players and the surrounding community will wear their support in the form of a blue armband. These bands will be available at your local football club and handed out to anyone who wants to get behind the cause. On every armband lies a QR code containing stories from an ever-growing number of Victorians on why road safety matters to them.

ANZAC Round News

What a massive day at the Goon last Saturday with our Anzac game against our friends from KWR. The weather was perfect and a huge crowd was in attendance to witness some great games of footy and netball.

Thanks to members from NNG and KWR RSL that assisted with the pre-game ceremonies.

A big thanks to all of the committee and volunteers that helped out with the preparation and jobs on the day.

It is so good to have the footy back and thriving again with great crowds witnessing some fantastic matches.

We also had the pleasure of unveiling a memorial seat in memory of club LEGEND Ray Coombs. It was great to have the Coombs family present for this special event and a lasting recognition of the massive contribution Ray made to NNG FC over so many years.

We also had a reunion for the 1980 premiership team in the clubrooms prior to the senior game. It is always great to have our past players back at the club and reminisce about glory days.

Thank you to all our sponsors who have committed to us in 2022, your support helps us greatly. More sponsorships are still available. Contact details above.

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Retirement News
This year, two of our long term players in Shannon Stocco and Lucas Thomas have decided to call time on their football at Nar Nar Goon.

The end of an era has come for a veteran of the Nar Nar Goon Football Club. Shannon Stocco has decided hang up the boots after 25 years of competitive football including 19 years of senior football.
Few across West Gippsland and Ellinbank would not have heard of Shannon, as he is very hard to miss on the football field with his enthusiasm, presence, competitiveness and chatter. Consistently voted the most annoying team mate at the club, he never goes unnoticed.
Shannon began playing as an 11 year old in the under 13’s around 1997 then progressed through the grades, Fourths 2000-01, Thirds 2002-04 and seniors thereafter until his final game in 2021 when covid halted the season and ultimately his playing days. In Shannon played a colossal 239 senior games, along with 37 reserves, 48 thirds and 28 fourth games.
Shannon’s debut senior game was in 2003 whilst still in the thirds, was in round 5 against Cerberus. It was a notable for other reasons, in that Simon Ponter kicked the club record of 15 goals in that game. In 2004 he played 3 more senior games before becoming a regular in 2005.
Goal kicking was Shannon’s passion from early juniors to current day. Always one to be celebrate to the max, the opposition had no doubt who had kicked the goal. A total of 303 senior goals makes Shannon the 3rd highest goal kicker for the club. Along the journey this included 11 bags of 5 or more, and a career high of 8 in 2011 vs Buln Buln.
A highlight for Shannon would ultimately be being a member of the 2010 Senior premiership. The 10 year reunion provided great entertainment last year for his teammates, whilst he was still playing. Next time they’ll all be on the same side of the fence.
Over the years Shannon’s value to the team through his determination has not gone unnoticed. 4 times he has been awarded the clubs most determined player.
In 2013 Shannon joined his brother Matt at Doveton for a year, before returning in 2014 to again relishing being up forward, to become the club’s leading goalkicker.
In later years Shannon was given more defensive roles, but always known to slip forward for any possible opportunity. As always though, giving maximum energy and effort to every contest.
Thank you Shannon for your playing service to the Nar Nar Goon Football Club, and wishing you and your family success and happiness in whatever comes next.

Lucas Thomas, or better known as “LT”, has decided to call time on his brilliant football career at The Goon. One the purest and silkiest movers of the ball across the years at the club, he has always been an attention getting player on the field. He is very often noticed by the umpires and been a regular vote getter in league awards. A player that has certainly worn the number 11 with great pride and distinction.
Joining Nar Nar Goon in 2004 after around 100 games at Berwick Juniors, he fitted straight into our under 18’s team. Then in 2005 joined the senior ranks and made his senior debut. LT was a regular in the seniors for the first 3 years and thereafter predominately one of the main workhorses in the reserves team. This was a team that for 11 consecutive years (2008-2018) was top 4, and brought home 4 premierships (2009-10-11-14). Lucas played in 3, was a major contributor in 2010 until an untimely hamstring injury during the finals. A late bid to play that grand final just fell short.
In 2013 Lucas was playing some of his best football, won the club’s reserves B&F award, played several senior games, and nearly capped it off with another reserves premiership.
In a premiership year, Lucas won the 2014 league Reserve grade best and fairest award. Consistently impressing the umpires, right up to last year, during 2021’s interrupted season, he was among the league’s leading vote getters.
Throughout his career Lucas was a no fuss and low profile person around the club, but his work ethic to training and preparation for a game was always at a top level. Not something often seen at reserves level.
Lucas led the reserves in 2017 as playing coach, and yet another finals campaign.
Throughout Lucas’ career he has played 47 senior, 227 reserves and 16 thirds games. This also included 16 senior and 209 reserve goals. A fantastic career at The Goon spanning 18 years.
Whilst Lucas maybe moving on with other things in his life, football won’t be lost to him and a Super Rules career beckons. The Nar Nar Goon Football Club wish Lucas and family all the best for the future.

Our annual $5000 draw is on again.
Book out your diary for Sunday 10th July.
Grab you tickets online here or at the clubrooms.
Tickets purchased after Tues 5th July can be picked up at the club or on the event day.
This is our major fund raiser for the year.

$5000 Draw - BUY HERE