CBRA Annual Report Season 2019

CANTERBURY – BANKSTOWN DISTRICT RUGBY LEAGUE REFEREES’ ASSOCIATION Inc.

98th ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENT SEASON 2019

Notice of Meeting 98th Annual General Meeting Thursday 27th February 2020 The Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held at Canterbury League Club, 26 Bridge Rd, Belmore on Thursday 27th February 2020 commencing at 7:45pm. A cordial invitation is extended to all members to attend.

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Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting Correspondance Consideration of the Hon. Secretary’s Annual Report Consideration of the Hon. Treasurer’s Report and Balance Sheet Hon. Auditor’s Report Election of Office Bearers Notice of Motion Committee Report General Business

Daniel Gardner Hon. Secretary 5 Warlencourt Avenue MILPERRA NSW 2214 Phone: 0452 066 376 Email: cbrasecretary@outlook.com

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CONTENTS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

PATRON’S REPORT – Andrew Hill, Lynne Anderson, George Coorey 04 05 PRESIDENTS FOREWORD – Mr Paul Archer 09 OFFICE BEARERS SEASON 2019 11 HON. SECRETARY’S REPORT – Mr Daniel Gardner 19 SOCIAL SECRETARY’S REPORT – Mrs Kim Archer 21 SPONSOR IN FOCUS – Canterbury League Club 22 DIRECTOR OF REFEREE’S REPORT – Mr Richard Daizli 24 LEO RANDLE TRUST REPORT – Mr Paul Archer 25 SPONSOR IN FOCUS – Ronnies Demolitions 26 NSWRLRA GRADE SQUAD REPORT – Mr Nathan Loveday 29 LIFE MEMBERSHIP RECORD – Mr Warren Gee 30 SPONSOR IN FOCUS – MIYO Australia 31 SPONSOR IN FOCUS – CLEANRITE Sydney TRAINING REPORT – Mr Joseph Tesoriero 32 NRL REPORT – Mr Adam Gee 34 34 37 HON TREASURER’S REPORT – Mr Gavin Beecroft 42 SPONSOR IN FOCUS – DeVeL Pty Ltd 43 SPONSOR IN FOCUS – Soneta Plumbing 44 LIFE MEMBERSHIP RE-PRESENTATION – Mr George Elias 45 MEMBERSHIP & MEETING ATTENDANCES 2019 46 POSITIONS HELD BY MEMBERS WITH OTHER BODIES 2019 47 SPONSOR IN FOCUS – Club Menangle 48 SPONSOR IN FOCUS – Bankstown RSL

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HONORARY MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION LIFE MEMBERS SEASON 2019 AWARD WINNERS GRAND FINAL APPOINTMENTS 2019 ASSOCIATION OFFICE BEARERS 1922- 1982 ASSOCIATION OFFICE BEARERS SINCE 1983 2020 MEETING DATES 2020 ELECTION RESULTS 3

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PATRON’S REPORTS SEASON 2019 As the Chief Executive of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, I am in the lucky position of being able to see all the great work that continues to take place in relation to the officiating of the game. As Patron of the CBDRLRA, I understand how the continued development of match officials is crucial to the ongoing success of our sport.

The CBDRLRA continue to provide the training, education and administration that is vital for all officials as they progress in the game. This support is crucial in continuing to attract young people who wish to take on officiating roles.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved for the time you devote to this area of the game and wish you all the best heading into the 2020 season Mr Andrew Hill – CEO Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

One of the most important aspects of sport is the respect shown to officials.

This is particularly important for juniors coming through the system and learning about what sport is all about.

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have always relied on a strong junior league producing players that are taught the basics of the game and then develop their skills as they move through the age groups.

The dedication of officials and their ability to educate young players during the game is crucial to this development.

The time and commitment put in by officials to support junior league is outstanding and something that no one should take for granted.

I applaud all those officials that contribute so much to the game and thank you for your continued support.

Everyone at the Bulldogs recognises that the game couldn’t exist without you.

Mrs Lynne Anderson – Chair Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

On behalf of Canterbury League Club I would like to congratulate the CanterburyBankstown District Rugby League Referees' Association on another successful year.

The League Club is proud to have been the Major Sponsor of the CBDRLRA for many years and I am personally honored to have been one of the Association’s patrons in 2019. It’s a well-worn cliché but one that continues to ring true – without the referees there is no game. The work that the Association do to bring new referees to rugby league and to support our existing referees is crucial to the strength of the game in our region and we look forward to again partnering with the CBDRLRA in 2020.

Mr George Coorey – Chairman Canterbury League Club

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PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD Mr. Paul Archer

At the conclusion of our 98th season the Association is in a very healthy state, our membership base is solid and financially we are well placed for the future.

We have 55 active district members who service the Junior League each weekend during the season, these members consist of our younger members and those mature members who are the backbone of this great Association.

We continue to recruit new members and I acknowledge the assistance of the district club in these endeavours, as we advertise for members at every Bulldogs home game! Can I ask all members to assist and ask your mates to join up and enjoy both our on and off field activities that CBRA has to offer and earn some extra money. I thank all active members for your contribution each weekend, it can be a challenge but you continue to impress me by your resilience. However, two areas that cause myself and the Committee concern is the lack of active members who attend training each week and a continual average result in our rulings tests. We need to address these areas to improve our skills and knowledge of the laws of the game; the Committee is reviewing these matters during the off season.

We cannot survive without the wonderful support from our loyal sponsors, long term major sponsor Canterbury League Club chaired by our friend George Coorey continue to offer both financial and administrative support, it was terrific to see League and Football Club Director John Ballesty and his wife attend our Blue and White function as did our mate and fellow League Club Director (& Hon Member for Life) Peter Winchester. The support from Steve and Geoff Dib from Soneta Plumbing and DeVel P/L is ongoing and their announcement of additional funding for our Centenary celebrations was well received, we are proud to be associated with the Dib brothers, they are true friends of this Association. Talking about Association friends, we have no better friends than Paul and Yvette Hassarati; their company Ronnie’s Demolition have been our sleeve sponsors for about 15 years. However, they have decided it is time to slow down and have sold the business and 2019 was the final year of their sleeve sponsorship. On behalf of all members, thank you Paul & Yvette, your support and friendship has been very important to the

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Association, we look forward to continuing to see you at our functions for years to come. The Committee has resolved that Ronnie’s will appear on our jerseys for 2020, as it is our intention to have new on field gear in 2021 and we will negotiate for a new sleeve sponsor during the upcoming season. The printing sponsorship provided by Club Menangle (NSWHRC) is ongoing, spanning the past 23 years and to Bruce Christison, CEO a massive thank you!

The support from Buddy Semrani from Centenary Sponsors, Cleanrite Sydney is welcomed and in 2019 we had a new Platinum Centenary Sponsor in Bankstown RSL who have signed up for 3 years (2019-21), the Club logo appears on our Touch Judges flags and a new trophy was introduced this year to acknowledge the TJ of the year! We had a couple of dinners at Bass Hill RSL during 2019 and in 2020 these will be held at Bankstown RSL, it is a new club and members are encouraged to support it as they support us! I acknowledge the financial and administrative support from the NSWRLRA, NSWRL and NRL which is provided each season.

Talking about support, the Canterbury Football Club headed by Chair Lynne Anderson and CEO Andrew Hill continue in the long standing tradition of being ‘there for us’ whenever needed. As members are aware during 2019 the Board agreed to name the referees room at Belmore, the Leo Randle Referees’ Room in honour of our late President and Life Member. It was an honour for myself and then Director Chris Anderson to open the room on 19 th May 2019, a very proud moment for the Association. We conducted a well-attended meeting at Belmore that night. Thank you to all at the Football Club for your friendship and support.

The Junior League had a strong season, little on field controversy, their volunteer base do a tremendous job for our local clubs and I thank the staff at the Junior League in particular Anne - Maree Poole for your assistance during season 2019. The GM of the Junior League, Nathan Mairleitner was a tremendous supporter of our Association and the JL in particular. He introduced many new initiatives and certainly had the kids in the foremost of his thinking; Nathan is a very professional administrator. Unfortunately, Nathan resigned his position late in the season, a tremendous loss for our district; we wish him well for his future employment and as he is an accredited referee we were very pleased that he joined our Association in August 2019.

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On the social front season 2019 was a great success, our annual Trots night was well supported and our major function the Blue and White dinner at the League Club in June was a great night, over 110 in attendance to see Warren Gee become our 86th Life Member, a just reward for Warren’s contribution both on and off the field. We entertained our exchange visitors from both the Gold Coast and Auckland Referees’ for dinners at Bass Hill RSL and Moxon Sports Club, thanks to those members who attended these functions.

Our final formal function for season 2019 was our Life Members Lunch and Presentation. This year we moved to a lunch format with a guest speaker. A change in venue to the Terrace Bar at The League Club was perfect and a crowd of 70 plus attended, the GM of Football for the Bulldogs, Steve Price entertained the gathering as our guest speaker and covered a range of topics which had all entertained. Thank you Steve. After acknowledging the Life Members in attendance the following trophies/awards were presented: Clubb Johnson Trophy

Jack Bird

Farrelly Dick Trophy

Matthew Gomes

Styles Matthews Award

Owen Miller

Bank RSL TJ of Year Award

Kane Thorburn

Archer Garwood Award

Joey Tesoriero

Leo Randle Award

Kim Archer

Congratulations to all recipients, you are all wonderful contributors to our Association.

We had 4 members on the Junior Rep Panel who all performed well, but without doubt the highlights were the appointment of Jack Bird to the centre in the Harold Mathews Grand Final and Stephanie Penteado’s appointment to the line in the Tarsha Gale grand final.

Graded members, Nathan Loveday and Jimmy Oliveira both had semi appointments and NRL referee Adam Gee for the 3rd consecutive year reached the 3rd round of the NRL semis. Well done to all.

During 2019 St. George and Illawarra Referees celebrated their centenaries, congratulations to both Associations. Season 2020 will be our 99th; final

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preparations for our Centenary year in 2021 are well underway with the Centenary Committee in for a busy 2020. Our Gala Centenary Dinner will be held on Saturday 23 January 2021 at William Inglis Hotel at Warwick Farm. We will also conduct the annual Blue and White function in June, 2021. Non active members should ensure they are financial to ensure their eligibility to be invited to one of our Centenary functions. We will celebrate this milestone in true CBRA tradition; we are the ‘social’ association.

Finally, to our office bearers who toil away each year, whether it be training, appointing of referees, social & gear activities you all have the welfare of your fellow members and the Association at your forefront, we appreciate your efforts. To my fellow Committee members, thanks for your input and to our hard working Secretary Daniel Gardner; you have held the position now for 4 years and continue to impress with your work ethic and professionalism. I enjoy our regular interaction and you make my job so much easier. Although, the fact you support East’s makes it difficult at times! Thanks, Gards!

Can I say thanks to all the partners and parents of our members, thank you for supporting your family ones who have decided to ‘take up the whistle’, they could not do it without your support. Finally, to my wife Kim, you continue to contribute in so many ways to CBRA and more importantly to me, thanks, I love you!

Look forward to catching up at the AGM.

Paul Archer President

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Patrons 2019

George Coorey

Andrew Hill

Lynne Anderson

OFFICE BEARERS 2019

HON. SECRETARY

PRESIDENT

Daniel Gardner

Paul Archer

VICE PRESIDENT

Nathan Loveday

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Adam Gee

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HON. TREASURER

Gavin Beecroft

SOCIAL SECRETARY

Kim Archer

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Anthony Harb

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Peter Chayna

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DELEGATES NSWRLRA

CBDJRL

Jack Bird Aaron McGeoch (Deputy)

John Maarbani Aaron McAndrew (Deputy)

SUB-COMMITTEES SOCIAL COMMITTEE

GEAR COMMITTEE

Anthony Harb Nathan Fayad Mariam Rifaie

Kane Thorburn Mariam Rifaie Anthony Ibrahim

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

TRAINING CO-ORDINATOR

Nathan Loveday

Joseph Tesoriero

WELFARE OFFICERS

APPEALS PANEL

Lionel Brown Barry Belford

Barry Ruttle George Elias David Abood Wayne Loveday Richard Daizli

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Daniel Gardner

DIRECTOR OF REFEREES JUNIORS (U7-12s)

SENIORS (U13-OPENS)

Director: Daniel Gardner Assistants: Kim Archer & Jamie Pomeroy

Director: Richard Daizli Assistant: Nathan Loveday

ADVISORY BOARD Paul Archer, David Abood, George Elias, Lionel Brown, Barry Belford, Adam Gee, Warren Gee, Wayne Loveday, Barry Ruttle

AUDITORS Ian Butler & John Maarbani

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HON. SECRETARY’S REPORT Mr. Daniel Gardner

Mr Chairman and Members, Another year down and another step closer to our Centenary season in 2021!

2019 was another successful season on and off the field, and we continue to set the bar as an Association, something which continues to make me proud to serve as your Secretary The 2019 season kicked off with our Annual Seminar on Saturday 30th March, held this year at Belmore Sports Ground. Many thanks to all our members and special guests who attended and ensured we hit the ground running for the season ahead.

The AGM was once again at the home of our Major Sponsor, Canterbury League Club, on Thursday 28th February 2019.

Paul Archer was elected unopposed as President for his 4th consecutive season, and 17th overall. A wonderful achievement by Paul who continues to lead this Association well and clearly has the support from the members!

The members elected Andrew Hill, Lynne Anderson and George Coorey as Patrons for the 2019 season. All three individuals gratefully accepted the nominations and were wonderful patrons throughout 2019. Thank you to Andrew and Lynne for their reports which can be found earlier on in this report.

The Committee welcomed some fresh faces onboard in 2019 with Anthony Harb being elected unopposed as Assistant Secretary for his first season on the Committee. This saw Peter Chayna and Adam Gee elected onto the General Committee via a ballot. All other positions from 2018 remained unchanged.

The stability in the Committee indicates the trust shown by our members and the Committee greatly appreciates this support and will continue to put the Association first in all matters!

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I’d like to acknowledge Aaron McAndrew who unfortunately missed out on a position on the Committee this season. Aaron was a positive contributor in his time on the Committee and I am sure we will see him hold a position elsewhere in the future. Thanks Aaron!

Sponsorship Canterbury League Club was the Association’s major sponsor once again for 2019, taking our partnership to 23 years. Chairman George Coorey was elected as a Patron for 2019, and we wish to thank George, the Board and all the staff for their wonderful support of our Association throughout 2019. Our relationship with Canterbury League Club continues to go from strength to strength and we look forward to 2020!

Ronnie’s Demolition & Excavation returned as our sleeve sponsor for 2019. We cannot thank Paul and Yvette Hassarati enough for their generous support over many years. Unfortunately, Paul and Yvette have decided to take a break and have sold the company, meaning 2019 was our last season with Ronnie’s Demolitions & Excavation as our ‘sleeve sponsor’. We thank Paul & Yvette for their endless support and wish them both well in their future endeavours!

Club Menangle once again supported our Association in 2019, with all printing needs (including our Annual Report) and hosting our Annual Trots Night at Menangle Park. Thanks to CEO Bruce Christison and all the team at Menangle for their support, it is very much appreciated.

A big thanks to Nathan Loveday and his team at MIYO Australia for all their work providing gear throughout 2019.

We welcomed new shorts sponsors this season, with DeVel Pty Ltd coming on board. Whilst a new company, it is far from a new relationship with Steve & Geoff Dib agreeing to be Shorts Sponsors, signing on for 3 years (2019-2021) Steve and Geoff Dib also have contributed to our Centenary Fund through both SONETA & DeVel P/L and we are truly grateful for their support!

We continue to enjoy the support of Centenary Sponsors CLEANRITE SYDNEY. To Buddy and Nancy Semrani, our sincerest thanks to you for another wonderful season

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This season saw Bankstown RSL come on board as Platinum Centenary Sponsors, and what a year it was! Our new flags with the Bankstown RSL Logo look fantastic and got plenty of exposure throughout the season at all grounds.

We also introduced the ‘Bankstown RSL Touch Judge of the Year’ award this season, congratulations to inaugural winner Kane Thorburn.

Paul and I met with Scott Dickson (CEO) and Andrew Bailey (Marketing) midyear and enjoyed a tour of the new facilities on offer at Bankstown RSL. We look forward to being able to utilise the facilities for various meetings & functions throughout 2020.

Some of our members were lucky enough to attend the Bankstown RSL Melbourne Cup Function in November and whilst there weren’t many winners it was a great day had by all. Thanks to Andrew and his team for their hospitality!

Junior League Season 2019 saw Wayne Oxford once again elected as President of the Junior League, with Nathan Mairleitner settling into his role as General Manager.

The season went by, not without its challenges, but working with Nathan was a pleasure and we got through the season virtually unscathed. To my disappointment, I was notified a week before the Semi Finals that Nathan had resigned his position, effective immediately. I personally want to thank Nathan for his efforts for our Junior League. It is very rare to get someone with the passion and dedication Nathan committed to the League, and he will be a big loss moving forward. All was not lost though, with Nathan joining our Association as a member at our General Meeting on 28th August and we are extremely thrilled to have Nathan in our ranks!

John Grealy has been appointed General Manager of the Junior League as of November 2019 and I wish John all the best in his new role, and look forward to seeing what he will bring to the Junior League.

The season culminated with 3 weekends of Grand Finals at various grounds throughout the district. I congratulate all officials who were appointed to Grand Finals. All games were refereed exceptionally well and there were some outstanding games watched over the course of the 3 weeks, much of this due to the contribution of our officials.

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Congratulations to Jack Bird, who refereed the U20 Gold Grand Final, thus receiving the ‘Clubb-Johnson Trophy’ for the first time. Jack had a wonderful season and this honour was well deserved!

Membership & Meetings This year the Association held 8 meetings, including the AGM and the average attendance was 39.

The Committee decided to continue with monthly meetings, this format being supported by our members. I encourage members to attend meetings where possible as it will only enhance your knowledge and understanding, also giving you an opportunity to mingle with members you may not know or see that often. Rulings this year took on a fresh approach, with Brad Zarb introducing ‘KAHOOT!’ to the meetings. For those unaware what KAHOOT is, I would suggest you download it on your phone and start practising how quick you can answer rulings! This new style seemed popular and congratulations to Aaron McAndrew who finished the overall winner, walking away with a $100 gift card!

This season saw us welcome 9 new members to CBRA (Alaa Chahine, Nazih Chehine, Owen Millar, Chris Rizoglou, Michael Rizoglou, Kye Truman, Danny Melhem, Elie Haddad and Nathan Mairleitner). As always, all our new members were given the very best in coaching by our senior members and with some exciting prospects amongst the group, we look forward to their development in the coming years.

Training & Development Joseph Tesoriero was in charge of training for Season 2019, and I am sure Joseph will agree the attendance overall was poor. This is extremely disappointing as training is an important tool in educating our referees. The Committee is looking into this and we hope to bring some changes to next year to ensure more members attend on a regular basis. I personally thank Joseph for his efforts throughout the season, whilst it would’ve been very disheartening to turn up every Tuesday with a lack of numbers, to Joseph’s credit he continued to run the sessions with vigour and encouraged members to attend. Thanks Joey!

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Cronulla Referees hosted our Annual Combined Training Session at Pointsbet Stadium. It was another wonderful night, with a healthy attendance from our members. A big thank you to Brian Gilchrist, Russell Stevens and all at Cronulla who were involved in making the night a success. Next season is our chance to host again and we are very much looking forward to this!

Awards This year the Committee decided to alter the format of our Life Members Function. For the first time ever, the function was held as a Luncheon. And it was most pleasing to see the members support this change, with 70+ in attendance for what was a great event. Special thanks to Guest Speaker Steve Price who entertained all of us with many stories about his career!

Congratulations to the following worthy award recipients: • • • • •

Leo Randle Award – Kim Archer Clubb-Johnson Trophy – Jack Bird Farrelly-Dick Trophy – Matthew Gomes Mathews-Styles Award – Owen Millar Archer-Garwood Award – Joseph Tesoriero

Grade – NRL/NSWRL After a mishap early on in the season which resulted in a fractured shoulder, Adam Gee had a wonderful season finishing off with an Assist Referee appointment to the Roosters v Storm Preliminary Final at the SCG. Adam has cemented his position within the NRL Refereeing ranks as a regular ‘Head Referee’ and we wish him well heading into season 2020 Jimmy Oliveira and Nathan Loveday were once again in the Graded Squad for 2019. Both performed well on a weekly basis and congratulations to Nathan who was appointed as an IN GOAL ASSIST for the Sydney Shield Grand Final. A wonderful achievement to receive a Grand Final Appointment!

We once again thank the NSWRLRA for their support throughout 2019.

Wonderful leadership shown by Chairman Peter Filmer and Executive Officer Faye Lehane, as well as continued support from their Directors, in particular Matt Hewitt and Steve Clapson

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Vale In April we received the sad news of the passing of Fred Dib, father of our wonderful sponsors Steve and Geoff Dib. In December we were advised of the passing of former long serving Junior League Treasurer Sandy Steuerwald We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of those who have passed.

To any member who lost a loved one throughout 2019, our thoughts are with you.

Social Kim Archer ensured another wonderful season of social events were had throughout 2019.

The Blue and White Cabaret was another successful night, with the highlight being Warren Gee receiving his Life Membership!

I continue to stress the importance of attending social functions each year, and each year I continue to be impressed by the support our members give to these functions.

The Committee decided to change the format of our Life Member’s Function, and whilst there was some pre-function jitters, this quickly disappeared once the day got underway with 70+ in attendance! The day was definitely well supported and we look forward to continuing to build on the social front in 2020.

General The NRL introduced a new online system for accreditation in 2019, and whilst there was some hiccups and issues experienced by members, I hope the changes made heading into 2020 will eradicate these issues and the process will be smoother for all members. Many members would’ve received notice of their accreditation expiring in November 2019. Members are reminded not to be alarmed by this, with the new system rolling over every 12 months. Once members attend a re-accreditation session each season (Seminar), their accreditation will roll over for another 12 months.

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This season we had 4 members in the Junior Rep Squad with Ramzi Daizli joining Joseph Tesoriero, Aaron McGeoch, and Jack Bird. All 4 enjoyed successful seasons, with Jack topping off his season by being appointed to referee the Harold Matthews Grand Final. This match was played at Bankwest Stadium and Jack had an outstanding game. Special mention to Stephanie Penteado who whilst not in the Junior Rep Squad for 2019, was appointed as a Touch Judge to the Tarsha Gale Grand Final which was also played at Bankwest Stadium.

Stephanie and Mariam Rifaie have both been invited to trial for Junior Reps for 2020 and we wish them well in their endeavours!

We once again participated in our Annual Exchange Programs with Group 6, Gold Coast & Auckland this season.

Congratulations to the following members who participated in our exchanges: • Gold Coast Exchange – Gavin Beecroft & Matthew Gomes • Auckland Exchange – Jamie Pomeroy & Anthony Ibrahim • Group 6 (Junior League) – Jake & Daniel Kolesnyk Whilst our members enjoyed their travels, we were lucky enough to host the following referees, who all represented their Associations with distinction and were a pleasure.

• Gold Coast Referees – Ibby Jahsan & Henry Symonds • Auckland Referees – Garth Mitchell & Zane Richardson • Group 6 Referees – Matthew Galvin & Ryan Schumack Our Exchanges have been held for many seasons and we look forward to continuing these in 2020.

At the final meeting of the season, ‘The Leo Randle Meeting’, George Elias was re-presented with Life Membership. Further detail of George’s extensive record of service to the Association can be found on page 44 of this report, and it is quite a read! George has dedicated decades of service to this Association, and is always on hand to help in any role possible. George has held positions as Vice-President, Secretary, Director of Referees to name a few, and amazingly has attended 500+ meetings with a rate of 84.3%. Outstanding! Thank you

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George for all your service and it was most pleasing to see you re-presented with your Life Membership this year.

In conclusion, after my 4th season as Secretary, I am still learning and growing in the role. Whilst challenging at times, the enjoyment in serving all of our members is something I really do cherish and I thank each and every member for their support throughout the season.

I thank all the Committee for their efforts throughout 2019, and in particular Paul Archer who continues to amaze me with his dedication to this Association.

Paul still has unwavering passion for this Association and its members after 17 seasons as President, and our members are truly grateful!

Whilst I mentioned challenges in my role, it is nothing compared to the challenges our country has faced with the bushfire crisis which has engulfed much of our country, and in particular our state. Many of our members have retired and moved out of Sydney over the years, and I hope all our members and families are safe wherever they reside.

The devastation that has occurred is truly beyond comparison, and our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by these terrible fires.

I also want to thank each and every emergency worker who has committed so much of their time to help. Whilst there has been many great losses throughout this crisis, it could’ve been much worse had it not been for the efforts of our wonderful firefighters and volunteers!

In early January the Leo Randle Trust Committee approved a donation of $1,500 to the RFS to help with the recovery and rebuild after the fires I look forward to seeing everyone at our Annual General Meeting in February.

Daniel Gardner Hon. Secretary

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SOCIAL SECRETARY’S REPORT Mrs. Kim Archer

Social Committee: Anthony Harb, Mariam Rifaie & Nathan Fayad Our 98th season was celebrated in true CBRA fashion with several outstanding social functions. We started the season with a pizza night at Moxon Sports Club following our annual seminar, this dinner was a great start to our social calendar with a large group in attendance. Our next get together was our annual visit to Menangle Park Trots, as usual the buffet was outstanding but unfortunately the 30 guests had difficulty in finding a ‘winner’!

On the Sunday of the June long weekend we entertained 110 members, guests and sponsors in the Blueberry Hill Room at our major sponsor Canterbury League. Another great night, we witnessed member Warren Gee be elevated to Life Member status and as a result we established another first for CBRA in that Warren joined his son, Adam who received his Life Membership in 2017.

Congratulations Warren, a just reward for your service both on and off the field. Mid-season we entertained our exchange referees from the Gold Coast and Auckland with dinners at Bass Hill RSL and again at the Moxon Sports Club with our guests mixing with members for enjoyable evenings.

Always a highlight is our final meeting, the Leo Randle meeting with large numbers attending and enjoying a drink and light supper in memory of our former President and Life Member, Leo. On 21 September we conducted a very successful Life Members’ Lunch and Presentation, the Committee resolved to change to a luncheon and this proved a good decision with 72 in attendance to honour our Life Members and acknowledge the award winners for 2019. Congratulations to all award recipients and I was overjoyed to receive the Leo Randle Award, Leo was a great friend to both Paul and I & we spent many hours with Leo both at his house and in the nursing home, we have great memories and he is sorely missed by all those that knew him. Also on the day we were fortunate to have former Bulldogs captain and current GM of Football, Steve Price as a guest speaker. Steve discussed a range of topics from his early days in Queensland,

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playing for the Bulldogs, QLD and Australia and his final seasons with the NZ Warriors, a most enjoyable speech.

Unfortunately, our planned Indoor Sports day in late October was cancelled due to lack of numbers, this was very disappointing for myself and the Committee, these events are planned well in advance and are for your enjoyment, please support us in our endeavours to provide alternate social events for all members. Please note we have rescheduled this event to Sunday 9th February at 12:00pm with a light lunch provided.

The social events concluded with a successful barefoot bowls day and surprise for the kids at the Moxon Sports Club in late November.

Finally, many thanks to those members who supported our various socials in 2019 and to my Committee, Anthony Harb, Mariam Rifaie and Nathan Fayad many thanks for your assistance. It has been a pleasure to be your Social Secretary and I look forward to 2020

Kim Archer Social Secretary

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SPONSOR IN FOCUS MAJOR SPONSOR – Canterbury League Club 2019 was the 24th consecutive season having Canterbury League Club as a proud sponsor of our Association.

As Major Sponsor, Canterbury League Club have been an integral part of our Association, allowing our functions to be held at their club/s, as well as offering funding which has been extremely beneficial for our active member base.

Special thanks to Chairman George Coorey and his board, in particular Peter Winchester for their continued support. Peter is an Honorary Member for Life of our Association and a wonderful friend to many of our members.

We cannot thank Canterbury League Club enough for their support, and we look forward to continuing our relationship in the future.

We encourage all our members to sign up as a member of this great club and support those who support us!

Canterbury League Club offers a wide range of facilities for their members and guests and more information is available at www.canterbury.com.au

Sponsors at our Annual Blue & White Cabaret including Canterbury League Club Directors Peter Winchester & John Ballesty

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DIRECTOR OF REFEREE’S REPORT Mr. Richard Daizli

In 2019, the Director’s role was split between junior games (under 7 to under 12s) and senior games (under 13s to Opens). In control of the junior games were Daniel Gardner, Kim Archer and Jamie Pomeroy and I would like to thank them for their assistance during the year. Their feedback on referees ready to graduate to the senior ranks was appreciated and greatly assisted us in appointing referees and touch judges on all games.

This year, Nathan Loveday once again joined me as my assistant and was extremely helpful in sharing a number of tasks making my job much easier.

Nathan was instrumental in coordinating the assessors for each weekend.

Unfortunately we were not able to match the number of assessments completed in 2018 and the decline is something that will need to be addressed for 2020. With a large number of referees now capable of refereeing senior grades, they will need to be watched to ensure they are progressing at an acceptable level.

Overall, our referees performed strongly over the year and especially during the finals series. Congratulations for those members who ran during the finals and did grand finals as well as those who achieved their first taste of senior football.

With all divisions for 14, 15 and 16s scheduled for Saturdays’, this stretched our resources in terms of covering touchlines for all games. I would like to thank those referees who constantly would travel between grounds on Saturdays’ to fulfill these appointments.

Referees identified as potential of joining development squads were given the opportunity to referee in higher grades to develop their skills and prepare them if selected. This ensures we as an association are supportive of the pathways system that has been created by the league in developing referees.

Credit must go to Nathan Loveday for his work with the development squad as most of the referees in this squad improved immensely by the end of the year

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and were rewarded with finals and grand finals as well as being invited to the Emerging Squad.

It was pleasing to hear that Stephanie Penteado and Mariam Rifaie have been invited to train with the Junior Representative squad. Hopefully they both trial well and are part of the squad long term. There are always opportunities for those willing to do the hard work so if you have ambition to progress through the ranks, it is up to you to put the effort in. Senior members will always be there to help guide and support you on your journey.

Thank you to all advisory board members, including senior active referees who gave up their time to assess referees every week and pass on their advice to help develop all referees. We have a high number of young referees so this will be crucial in the coming years to ensure all our referees are performing at a competent level.

Congratulations to Jack Bird for receiving the Clubb Johnson Trophy for the first time. Jack performed strongly all year and was also rewarded at junior rep level with some outstanding appointments. Congratulations to Mathew Gomes for receiving the John Farrelly-Reg Dick Trophy for most improved referee of the year. His persistence and willingness to learn saw him progress to under 16s by the end of the year and he has a bright future if he continues to put in the hard work.

Thank you to the executive board for their support during the year. Also special thanks to the junior league and the district club for their support throughout the year.

Enjoy the festive season, keep training hard and set your goals for 2020.

Ensure you read the Laws of the Game and work hard to fulfil your goals.

Richard Daizli Director of Referees

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LEO RANDLE TRUST REPORT Mr. Paul Archer

Trustees for 2019: Paul Archer (Chair), Nathan Loveday, Daniel Gardner, Peter Longhurst, Warren Gee The Trust funds continue to be in a very healthy state due to a sound investment strategy recommended by advisor Ian Butler. We finalised a new Trust Deed during 2019 and these now requires that the Trust submits a tax return each financial year. The Trustees have engaged an Accounting firm to oversee this and I acknowledge the assistance provided by Anthony Ryan who has audited our books for the past 10 plus years without charge.

Trustee Peter Longhurst has been the driving force behind the new deed and arranging for our accounts being audited and is efforts are greatly appreciated.

During the calendar year of 2019 the following funds were distributed from the Trust: 24/4/2019

CBRA – Gear (new shorts)

$1782.00

24/4/2019

ASIC – Renewal fee (part)

$146.00

24/4/2019

ASIC – Annual fee

$1224.00

16/5/2019

Premier Awards (LR Plaque)

$650.60

Total withdrawal during 2019

$3802.60

Further, the Trustees have approved a request from the CBRA Executive for $10k to be allocated towards the printing of the Association history for the upcoming Centenary celebrations

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SPONSOR IN FOCUS SLEEVE SPONSOR – Ronnies Demolitions Established in 1988, Ronnies Demolitions are well known for professional demolition expertise. Ronnies operate a unique model that allows their service standards to remain high and their demolition and excavation rates low.

Ronnies have been sleeve sponsors of our Association for 13 seasons and we are extremely thankful for the continued support we have received from Paul & Yvette Hassarati. Paul & Yvette are not only sponsors, but great friends of our Association.

Unfortunately Paul & Yvette have notified the Association of their intention to sell the business and as such, their sponsorship will wind up as of the end of 2019. We cannot thank Paul & Yvette enough for their support and they will remain great friends of our Association for years to come!

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NSWRLRA GRADE SQUAD REPORT Mr. Nathan Loveday

2019 started in early November with Mick Stierli replacing Peter Burke who after 15 years involved in the squad stepped aside.

Burkey must be commended for the time, effort and mateship given to many that have been and gone not only in this squad but the NRL squad as well. He has made a huge contribution not only as Strength and Conditioner but off the field as well. Thanks for the memories Burkey!

The hard slog started at the Centre of Excellence, a welcome addition to the program and now a world class facility for the squad to train at week in and week out. The few weeks leading up the Christmas were tough with variety and besides the normal bash up, there was thinking under fatigue and referee related activity and decision making as well. The variety was first class and much appreciated by all the squad members.

Late January came and it was time for the camp, 2 lots of ferries to Milson Island saw the squad greeted by coaches and straight into Hill Sprints repeated for half an hour before touring the island in single file before splitting into our groups for the weekend.

There was 4:00am starts with the sound of a bell echoing throughout the island, the theme being ‘handling adversity’. There were many questions answered whilst doing laps, push ups, shuttles and Malcolm’s that would see the group up against it. It was all about turning up and not giving in and as a squad the effort was fantastic.

Brett Kimmorley spoke to the squad in what was emotional and really hit the group. Following this was the amazing race; this tested the group with decisions under fatigue and teamwork being tested. I think Ben Teague is still holding onto his rubix cube and he still hasn’t finished it.

The best thing about the camp was the Saturday night comradery; there was banter, singing and plenty of getting to know each other. It was also a nice

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touch to go through every team song across many different codes, some of the knowledge is extensive!

When it comes to milestones throughout the year congratulations must be given to the following: 2019 Graded Referees Joey Butler Mitchell Currie Paul Eden

Billy Greatbatch Louis Matheson Ben McMurray

Kara-Lee Nolan Tom Stindl Charlie Suters

Cameron Turner Dillan Wells

NRL Debut Todd Smith

Darian Furner

Drew Oultram

Representative Games MATCH

REFEREE

TOUCH JUDGE

TOUCH JUDGE

U20 SOO Women’s U18 SOO RMC Rep Game

Martin Jones Tom Cambourn Clayton Wills

Damian Brady Mitch Currie

Mitchell Stone Cameron Turner

Awards AWARD Trainer of the Year Michael Stone Medal NSWRL Referee of the Year Doug Winton Award

RECIPIENT John Woods Kieron Irons Kieron Irons Nathan Loveday Retirements

Lindsay Packer and Dean Tyler announced their retirements throughout the 2019 season.

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NSWRLRA Grand Final Officials 2019 Intrust Super Premiership HEAD REF Todd Smith

ASSIST REF Drew Oultram

TOUCH JUDGE Cameron Mitchell

TOUCH JUDGE Ben Teague

Ron Massey Cup REFEREE

TOUCH JUDGE

TOUCH JUDGE

IG ASSIST

IG ASSIST

Keiron Irons

James Vella

Adam Reid

Damian Brady

Daniel Luttringer

Jersey Flegg Cup REFEREE

TOUCH JUDGE

TOUCH JUDGE

IG ASSIST

IG ASSIST

Jake Sutherland

Tom Cambourn

Clayton Wills

Cameron Turner

Tom Stindl

Sydney Shield REFEREE

TOUCH JUDGE

TOUCH JUDGE

IG ASSIST

IG ASSIST

Damien Briscoe

John Woods

Patrick Mackey

Nathan Loveday

Billy Greatbatch

Graded Squad Coaching Staff: Stuart Raper, Paul Kalina, Russell Turner, Sean Villa, Andrew Zapantis, Mick Steirli, Ken Alivio To all MDC & MDA thank you for your efforts throughout, it’s a long task and reviewing games whilst balancing work and family time is tough but all squad members appreciate the effort to benefit us all.

Finally, to the board of the NSWRLRA we want to thank you all as a squad, your continued support is appreciated and the value and experience by the board is a consistent positive for all of our squad.

Nathan Loveday NSWRLRA #1004

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Life Membership Record 2019 – Warren Gee Membership • Date Joined: 18th April 2002 Meetings • Total Meetings Attended: 191 meetings • Attendance Percentage: 83.8% Sub-Committees • Gear Committee: 2004 • Leo Randle Finance Committee: 2018, 2019 Other Positions • Assistant Secretary: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 • Advisory Board: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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SPONSOR IN FOCUS GEAR SPONSOR – MIYO Australia MIYO Australia is a custom sportswear company specialising in creating unique items. MIYO has a great design team that can turn your ideas into reality!

MIYO has been our Gear Sponsor since 2014 and we are extremely grateful to Nathan Loveday and his team at MIYO for all their support provided over the years. MIYO has provided high quality on field and off field gear for all our members and we take great pride in stepping out onto the field looking the best in the business.

If any member is after any gear please visit their website www.miyo.com.au for further information!

Members wearing our off field gear supplied by MIYO at a Bulldogs NRL match

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SPONSOR IN FOCUS CENTENARY SPONSOR – Cleanrite Sydney Cleanrite Sydney joined our Association in 2018 as a Centenary Sponsor and are signed on up until 2021!

Cleanrite Sydney are the best in the business when it comes to domestic cleaning and we appreciate the support we have received from Buddy Semrani and his company in their second season involved with Canterbury Referees We look forward to building the relationship with Cleanrite as we head into our Centenary celebrations in 2021

Social Secretary Kim Archer & Buddy Semrani from CLEANRITE Sydney at our Blue & White Cabaret

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TRAINING REPORT Mr Joseph Tesoriero

Training for the season of 2019 may not be remembered or hailed as one of the greatest in CBRA’s history due to the poor attendance and potential lack of interest in refereeing; however, I believe it was important for two reasons.

Firstly, on a personal level, it was a huge learning experience. Many members probably don’t realise, apart from the training coordinators of the past, the amount of time and effort that goes into planning, organising and executing sessions. To put in the time and effort that it takes and then see attendance numbers diminish to quite a low average is, to be honest, a pretty big bummer.

However, it challenged me to persist on and deliver what I hope were smartly planned, informative and beneficial sessions to the committed bunch of people who did attend (my second point). To all of you who came week in and week out I want to give a big thank you!

American author Kenneth Blanchard once said “There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results”. This quote I feel really sums up the attitude shown by those members who made the trek to training throughout the year. Hopefully those members felt that they were rewarded for their commitment throughout the year.

I wanted to take last year’s structure of training, which I felt was really good, and make some additions to it. Changing up the fitness component every four weeks ensured that members got a feel for all different types of training and different things that they can possibly incorporate in their own individual training. Members were put through their paces on various drills consisting of aerobic fitness, speed/acceleration, agility practice and strength training.

Something else I wanted to bring to the table was the importance of teamwork, including a team working drill in every session. As we all know if you aren’t working on the field as a team, god help you!

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Moving forward onto training next year hopefully more members attend so everyone can get the best out of it. I wanted to also take the time out to thank our assistants for training this year who consisted of Brad Zarb, Aaron McGeoch, and Jack Bird and to those members who additionally helped out with drills throughout the year, those members being Barry Ruttle, Daniel Gardner and Peter Chayna.

Enjoy your off season and hopefully we can all come back bigger and stronger next season!

Cheers,

Joseph Tesoriero Training Co-ordinator

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NRL SQUAD REPORT Mr. Adam Gee

The 2019 NRL Season saw the Sydney Roosters go back to back as premiers, the first club to achieve this in 26 years.

For the NRL Referees, the season began with a week-long camp in Coonabarabran (country New South Wales), the hometown of Bernard, Gerry and Chris Sutton. This involved community activities with some di-hard Rugby League fans from the Breakthru Disability and Support Organisation. Here we met some wonderful people, witnessed the work they were doing, and were able to complete a bush walk and BBQ lunch. The camp also involved a Q & A with the locals, some hands on labouring in the bush, a game of League Tag against the home town A-grade Team and of course some solid training!

The beginning of the season saw the retirements of Alan Shortall (243 NRL games), Gavin Reynolds (147 NRL games) and Brett Suttor (109 NRL games) as referees and multiple more as Touch Judges; All wonderful officials who I have personally had the pleasure of refereeing with. All have moved on to other roles within the game or in Brett’s case as a Police officer in Tasmania.

Congratulations to this group on outstanding careers, and on behalf of myself and the Canterbury Referees Association we wish them all the best in the future.

Other milestones and award recipients this year include: Adam Cassidy – Referee debut Todd Smith – Referee debut Belinda Sharpe – Referee debut. Congratulations to Belinda on making history as the first ever female to officiate in the middle in an NRL match. An outstanding achievement!

Darian Furner – Touch Judge debut

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Beau Scott and Ben Lowe - debut as Review Officials Chris Sutton – 100 games Referee Dave Munro – 100 games Referee Michael Wise – 200 games Touch Judge Ben Cummins and Gavin Badger - 350 games as Referees Special congratulations to award recipients from the Col Pearce Medal presentation evening where Todd Smith received Rookie of the Year, Peter Gough Most Improved, Kevin Roberts Medal awarded to Ben Cummins and the prestigious Col Pearce Medal to Gerry Sutton.

Personally, it was a season that began with a few low points after fracturing my shoulder in Round 2 after colliding with a player. This left me sidelined for 5 weeks, however, things turned around and after 5 long weeks on an exercise bike and plenty of rehab exercises, I found myself back head refereeing just in time for the inaugural Magic Round in Brisbane. This was one of the highlights of the season with a great buzz around town and a wonderful atmosphere at the games. It is quite rare as a refereeing group to all be in the one place for a weekend to officiate. This usually only occurs at tournaments like the 9’s. Next was Rep Round and I was lucky enough to referee PNG v Samoa. Once again, a great carnival type atmosphere. It is certainly true that international Rugby League is played differently to the NRL. I also had the privilege of being involved in some wonderful matches in the finals series with two of these games being played at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground, which is also a rare occurrence these days. Finally, the season concluded with the inaugural World Cup 9’s a tournament that in time will only grow when played at various venues.

To Jack Bird, congratulations on receiving your First Clubb-Johnson Trophy as the number one ranked referee in the district. A deserved reward at the end of a very successful season in Junior Reps and hopefully a stepping stone for bigger things to come!

Once again, I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of all the Canterbury graded members to personally thank the Canterbury Association and its membership for all its ongoing support and encouragement throughout the

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season. It is the phone calls, the texts, emails and general chats at meetings that provide the support and friendship that make Canterbury the number one association.

Adam Gee NRL Squad Member #108

Adam Gee – NRL Action throughout Season 2019

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HON. TREASURERS REPORT Mr. Gavin Beecroft

It is with pleasure that I submit the 2019 financial accounts to members for financial year ending 31 October 2019.

I am pleased to say that we have had strong year financially. The overall result for the 12 months to 31 October 2019 was an increase in equity of $8,434.77.

We are grateful of the continued support we receive from our sponsors, without their support, we would not be in such a fortunate position.

As we look through the figures for 2019, our financial surplus was enhanced up by a once off contribution from our centenary sponsors, particularly the Bulldogs League Club to contributed $15,000 in the 2019 financial year. Some of those funds were used ($8,000) to secure the venue for our Centenary celebrations for 2021.

Once again, we are fortunate have support from the New South Wales Rugby League Referees’ Association (NSWRLRA) continues to offer great support by making available Coaching Development and Administration Grant.

During 2019, we were able to secure additional funding from head body, due to having a strong presence of active membership; we were able to achieve tier one funding.

Our expenses for Coaching Development for 2019 were $6,039.69, funding from NSWRLRA assist us in running coaching and development programs.

I would like to acknowledge & thank the following for their financial contribution during 2019: NSWRLRA Cleanrite Soneta Plumbing

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Devel Pty Ltd Ronnies Demolitions MIYO

Canterbury League Club Bankstown RSL Club Menangle

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Some notes regarding our financial reports: Camp - Our camp which was held in November 2018 costs were $1,617.85, members funded this camp in the previous financial year.

Meeting costs - During 2019, there was a significant reduction in costs of meetings throughout 2019. The reason for this was Canterbury League Club waived the $100 room hire for the 2019 Season Blue & White - During 2019, there was a significant reduction in costs of Blue & White Cabaret. One factor behind the reduction in costs, was the reduction of the alcohol bill for the night, via a voucher system introduced to prevent unnecessary waste.

Centenary Fund – During 2019, we were able to place a deposit of $8,000 for the centenary function in 2021. The Centenary Fund balance is currently $47,085.11 as at 31 October 2019. We are well on track to have sufficient funding for this upcoming milestone.

Our Centenary sponsors, DeVel, Cleanrite, Bankstown RSL, have contributed to our Centenary Fund. On behalf of the members, we thank them for their support.

During 2019, I segregated the Centenary Funds from the Associations General Funds. Centenary funds are made of cash in the current St George Term Deposit and St George Business Saver account. The General Association funds made up from St George transaction account and CBA cheque account. I also advise all interest earned throughout the year from all accounts has allocated to the Centenary Fund. The balance of Centenary Fund and General Funds are shown below Cash - General Fund & Funds Allocated Towards Centenary Fund General Fund

8,246.41

Centenary Fund

47,805.11

Total

56,051.52

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Canterbury Bankstown District Rugby League Referees Assoc.

Profit and Loss Statement For the 12 months ending 31 October 2019 2018

2019

$ 525.00 1.00 2,143.00 4,010.00 9,214.00 2,892.24 1,760.00 1,160.00 404.05 2,800.00 7,200.54 8,250.00 1,500.00 1,200.00 43,059.83

$ 490.00 4.00 3,814.56 500.00 9,700.00 1,914.76 0.00 1,412.00 240.20 0.00 5,962.76 9,750.00 20,650.00 0.00 54,438.28

0.00 123.00 350.00 0.00

128.47 120.00 700.00 0.00

0.00 350.00 657.39 452.94 0.00 3,932.17 5,392.50

1,617.85 200.00 517.82 305.00 460.00 2,939.02 6,039.69

3.45% 0.43% 1.10% 0.65% 0.98% 6.27% 12.88%

127.48 127.48

343.49 343.49

0.73% 0.73%

2,625.10 72.29 63.46 7,286.85 525.34

2,596.10 46.18 0.00 10,668.90 0.00

5.54% 0.10% 0.00% 22.75% 0.00%

0.00 0.00

8,000.00 8,000.00

Honorarium Webmaster Postage, Printing & Stationery

1,730.00 200.00 39.95

1,730.00 200.00 0.00

17.06% 17.06% 0.00% 3.69% 0.43% 0.00%

Social Activities Blue & White Cabaret Christmas Gathering

9,211.88 754.45

5,255.35 1,100.35

11.21% 2.35%

Income Affiliation Fees Fines Gear Sales Leo Randle Trust Distribution Grants Member Fees Camp Fees Lotto Fund Raising Raffles Fund Raising Donation Social Fee Subscriptions Sponsorship Centenary Sponsorship Centenary Fund Raising Total Income Expense Advertising Bank Service Charges Blazers LRT Expenses Coaching & Development Camp Coaching Training Seminar Communication Gear Servicing Exchange Program Total Coaching & Development Communication Fees Internet Total Communication Fees Depreciation Expense Filing Fees Flowers Gear Purchases Gifts and Donations Centenary Expenses Venue Hire (Deposit) Total Centenary Expenses

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% of Income 0.90% 0.01% 7.01% 0.92% 17.82% 3.52% 0.00% 2.59% 0.44% 0.00% 10.95% 17.91% 37.93% 0.00% 100.00%

0.27% 0.26% 1.49% 0.00%

Cricket Day Entertainment General Trot Night Leo Randle Meeting Gala Day Indoor Sports Day Life Members Reunion Meeting Costs Total Social Activities

395.85 1,029.40 575.00 300.00 376.39 161.27 4,441.59 2,825.80 20,071.63

0.00 1,296.60 627.00 888.40 154.40 197.20 5,156.50 932.09 15,607.89

Trophies & Engraving Miscellanies Jersey Framing Total Expense

0.00 441.85 230.00 39,279.45

475.10 241.22 0.00 46,897.04

Net Ordinary Income/ (Loss)

3,780.38

7,541.24

Other Income/Expense Interest Income Interest Income Centenary Fund Total Other Income

60.28 0.00 60.28

0.00 893.53 893.53

Net Other Income

60.28

893.53

3,840.66

8,434.77

Net Income

CBRA Members visiting the NRL Bunker in February 2019

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0.00% 2.76% 1.34% 1.89% 0.33% 0.42% 11.00% 1.99% 33.28% 0.00% 1.01% 0.51% 0.00% 100.00%

Canterbury Bankstown District Rugby League Referees Assoc.

Balance Sheet For the 12 months ending 31 October 2019 2018 $

2019 $

1,260.00 6,801.70 4,043.86 34,265.00 46,370.56

676.34 7,570.07 15,805.11 32,000.00 56,051.52

1,094.00 1,094.00

9,500.00 9,500.00

47,464.56

65,551.52

11,618.11 -2,625.10 8,993.01

8,993.01 -2,596.10 6,396.91

Total Fixed Assets

8,993.01

6,396.91

TOTAL ASSESTS

56,457.57

71,948.43

Accruals Total Other Current Liabilities

0.00 0.00

7,056.00 7,056.00

Total Current Liabilities

0.00

7,056.00

TOTAL LIABILITIES

0.00

7,056.00

56,457.57

64,892.43

52,617.00 3,840.66

56,457.66 8,434.77

56,457.66

64,892.43

ASSETS Current Assets: Current/Savings CBA Trading Account St George Bank Transaction Account St George Bank Business Saver Centenary Ten Term Deposit Total Current/Savings Other Current Assets: Accounts Receivable Total Other Current Assets Total current assets Fixed assets: Equipment Original Cost Depreciation Total Equipment

LIABILITIES Current liabilities: Other Current Liabilities

NET ASSETS EQUITY Opening Bal Equity Net Income TOTAL EQUITY

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SPONSOR IN FOCUS SHORTS SPONSOR – DeVel Pty Ltd “Devel – The type of exceptional craftsmanship others strive for!”

Devel provides a complete range of building services, including constructions, plumbing services, extensive renovation services, building insurance restorations and much more. At Devel, we are building for the future and all of our flawless craftsmanship comes standard with warranties that exceed national standards We are excited to welcome Devel on board in season 2019 and thank Geoff and Steve Dib for their generosity in sponsoring our Association. Steve and Geoff have been exceptional with their support and we look forward to growing this relationship in the years to come For any building needs be sure to contact Devel at www.devel.com.au

(L-R) Steve Dib, Pierre Gerges, Geoff Dib @ CBRA Christmas Party 2019

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SPONSOR IN FOCUS CENTENARY SPONSOR – Soneta Plumbing SONETA Plumbing is a family owned company operating within Sydney providing the benchmark standard for plumbing service in every job that they do.

SONETA distinguishes themselves through the level of service which they provide when it comes to all aspects of plumbing.

SONETA specializes in commercial and residential plumbing services, and have substantial experience assisting in the development of major projects such as hydraulic works, heating and cooling systems, drainage works and much more.

The quality and efficiency that they perform on site is second to none and through quality of their works they have expanded their networks and consolidated their reputation as reliable, effective construction plumbing specialists.

We are extremely grateful to have SONETA Plumbing join our Association as a Centenary Sponsor heading into 2021!

For any plumbing needs, please visit www.soneta.com.au

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Life Membership Re-Presentation – George Elias Membership Date Joined: 23rd March 1977

Total Meetings: 512

Attendance %: 83.4%

Awards Leo Randle Award Clubb-Johnson Trophy

2011 1988

Office Bearer Positions Vice President Secretary Committee Member

1991,1992,1993 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015 1989,1990,1998,2006,2007

Sub Committees Social Committee Doubles Committee Leo Randle Finance Committee Appeals Panel

1990 1978,1979,1981 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015 2016,2017,2018,2019

Other Positions Recruitment Officer Director of Referees Assistant Director of Referees Advisory Board Graded

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2007 2010,2015,2016 2008,2009 1982,1997,2011-2014,2017,2018,2019 1982

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Membership & Meeting Attendances Season 2019 Total Meetings held: 8 LIFE MEMBERS (40) David ABOOD Paul ARCHER Kim ARCHER Joseph ATTARD Brian BARKER Gavin BEECROFT (A) Barry BELFORD Chris BETTIOL Barry BOLTON Lionel BROWN Mario CAFARELLI Richard DAIZLI Phil DAWS Tom DELAUNEY George ELIAS (A) Paul FIELD Robert GARWOOD Adam GEE Warren GEE John GORZANELLI (A) Jim HALL Cliff HAYNES Tom HEALY Claude HENNESSY Matthew HEWITT Mitchell HOFFMAN Sam ISSA Glenn JEFFCOAT Peter LONGHURST Wayne LOVEDAY John MAARBANI (A) John McCORMACK Ray PAYNE Barry RUTTLE (A) Peter RYAN Michael THOMPSON Colin TURNELL David TURVEY Peter WALLACE Brad ZARB (A) (A) – Also Active

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6 8 8 5 2 8 8 0 2 7 2 7 0 0 7 1 7 5 6 7 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 5 8 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 7

Average Attendance: 40 ACTIVE MEMBERS (47) Yeyha ABDUL-AL Rami ABU MANSOUR Jack BIRD Ian BUTLER Alaa CHAHINE Nazih CHEHINE Peter CHAYNA Ramzi DAIZLI Jabril DAIZLI Robert DALZIEL Nathan FAYAD Jack FLAHERTY Greg FULLER Daniel GARDNER Matthew GOMES Elie HADDAD Anthony HARB Anthony IBRAHIM Billal ISKANDAR Taha ISKANDAR Daniel KOLESNYK Jake KOLESNYK Alaa LABABIDI Meleck LABABIDI Richard LANGTRY Kassem MAARBANI Joshua MABON Samson MAIRI Reginald MARKS Aaron McANDREW Aaron McGEOCH Jack McILVENNY Danny MELHEM Owen MILLAR Nick OUSTAMBASIDIS Alexander PASSARELLI Stephanie PENTEADO Jamie POMEROY Mariam RIFAIE Christopher RIZOGLOU Michael RIZOGLOU

1 1 7 8 3 1 7 6 5 0 5 3 0 8 6 2 4 7 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 3 4 5 1 6 6 6 6 3 3

Eddie SEMAAN 1 Michael TASKER 0 Joseph TESORIERO 3 Kane THORBURN 8 Gary TOWNER 2 John WILLIAMS 7 NON-ACTIVE/GRADED MEMBERS (34) Stavros ANAGNOSTAKIS 0 Luke BETTISON 0 Scott BUTLER 0 Chris CAFARELLI 0 Phil COOLEY 0 Mathew DAMASO 0 Brian DAVOREN 0 Geoffrey DEEHAN 0 Robert DUBOIS 1 Andrew ELIAS 0 Dylan ELIAS 0 John ELLIS 0 Pierro FAYAD 0 Pierre GERGES 6 Ian GREGORY 1 Annita HALL 0 Jeffrey HASSARATI 0 George JANKOWSKI 0 Ryan JEFFCOAT 0 Feras KAREM 0 Doug KEEN 0 Shane KENNEDY 0 Gary LEE 0 Nathan LOVEDAY 7 Nathan MAIRLEITNER 1 Shane MERRY 0 Jimmy OLIVEIRA 1 Jim O’MEARA 0 Dennis QUIN 0 Barry RYAN 0 Hilton WOOD 0 Joseph YARAK 0 Matthew ZADA 0 Mark ZADA 0

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Committee Meeting & Attendances 2019 (1st Jan 19 to 31st Dec 19) Total Meetings: 5

President Vice President Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer Assistant Secretary Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Social Secretary

Paul Archer Nathan Loveday Daniel Gardner Gavin Beecroft Anthony Harb Adam Gee Peter Chayna Aaron McAndrew*

Kim Archer

5 3 5 5 3 4 5 1 5

* 2018 Committee Member

Positions Held by Members – Other Bodies 2019 NSWRLRA Inc. • Matthew Hewitt - Director of Finance NRL • Adam Gee – NRL Match Official NSWRLRA Grade Squad • Jimmy Oliveira • Nathan Loveday NSWRLRA Junior Rep Squad • Jack Bird • Aaron McGeoch • Joseph Tesoriero • Ramzi Daizli

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SPONSOR IN FOCUS SPONSOR – Club Menangle For 20+ seasons, NSW Harness Racing has generously assisted our Association with printing of our Annual Reports and Social Calendars, of which we are extremely grateful.

Club Menangle is one of the Premier Harness Racing venues in NSW. The racing precinct has everything to accommodate every enthusiasts needs and offers a wide range of options for the general public right through to the corporate identities. The spacious lawns are family friendly and the public facilities are inviting. With over 130 meetings a year, there is always something happening at TABCORP Park Menangle.

Each year Club Menangle hosts our Annual Trots Night, and our members and guests are always looked after with ‘the best seats in the house’.

For more information on the wonderful facilities provided by NSW Harness racing, in particular TABCORP Park Menangle, please visit www.clubmenangle.com.au

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SPONSOR IN FOCUS FLAG SPONSOR – Bankstown RSL Bankstown RSL were welcomed on board in 2019 as not only Flag Sponsors, but Platinum Centenary Sponsors!

Opening in January 2019, the newly renovated BANKSTOWN RSL represents Sydney’s newest, state-of-the-art hospitality location. With facilities and car parking extending over four floors, the club will only get better with a 250 room Mercure Hotel in store for Stage 2 of Construction.

We thank CEO Scott Dickson and his staff for all their support throughout 2019.

This season also saw our Committee introduce a new award: ‘The Bankstown RSL Touch Judge of the Year’ and we thank the club for sponsoring this award.

All members are encouraged to join Bankstown RSL and support the club as we look to build on our relationship heading into our Centenary celebrations. For further information on Bankstown RSL, please visit their website: www.bankstownrsl.com.au

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HONOUR ROLL HONORARY MEMBERS FOR LIFE • • • • •

S. G. Garland OAM (Deceased) Keith Lotty Victor Pitt (Deceased) Garry Hughes Peter Winchester

HONORARY MEMBERS SEASON 2019 • • • • •

Paul Hassarati Yvette Hassarati Bruce Christison Steve Dib Geoff Dib

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Arthur Coorey Steve Mortimer John Ballesty Buddy Semrani Dr. George Peponis

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ALL LIFE MEMBERS 1933 George Russell* 1933 Vic Meinrath* 1938 R Oxford* 1939 Alec Spankie* 1940 R Wade* 1941 R Hibbard* 1942 H Miller* 1943 William Devine* 1944 E Fletcher* 1945 George Griffin* 1946 G Pearce* 1947 Jack O’Brien* 1948 Ernie Wearing* 1950 Dan Elphick* 1951 W Ward* 1952 S Robb* 1953 Jack Eedy* 1954 W.G Burns 1955 Leo Randle* 1956 Wally Farrin* 1957 Terry Johnson* 1958 Fred Csisz* 1959 John Martin* 1960 Frank Wilcox* 1961 James O’Conor* 1962 Jim Doherty* 1963 Reg Dick* 1964 John Smith Jnr* 1965 Alan Aggett*

1966 John Leeds* 1967 Keith Clubb* 1968 Alan Matthews* 1969 Stan Williams* 1970 Jack Harvey* 1971 John Farrelly* 1972 Ron Smith* 1973 Arthur King* 1974 Brian Knight* 1975 Claude Hennessy 1976 Ron Peters* 1977 Tom Delauney 1978 Les Mathews* 1979 Colin Turnell 1980 Ron Fordham* 1981 Wally Kirk* 1982 Robert Garwood 1982 Robert Styles* 1983 Robert Hunt* 1983 Ray Payne 1984 Peter Wallace 1984 Barry Bolton 1985 Arthur Carragher* 1985 Tod Walker* 1986 Michael Thompson 1986 Paul Archer 1987 Peter Ryan 1989 David Turvey 1990 Mario Cafarelli

1991 Paul Field 1992 George Elias 1992 Tom Healy 1993 Peter Longhurst 1994 John McCormack 1995 Phil Daws 1996 Brian Barker 1997 Barry Ruttle 1998 David Abood 1998 Mitchell Hoffman 1999 Matthew Hewitt 2000 Glenn Jeffcoat 2001 Joseph Attard 2002 Cliff Haynes 2002 Wayne Loveday 2003 Sam Issa 2004 Jim Hall 2005 Kim Archer 2005 Lionel Brown 2007 Chris Bettiol 2008 Richard Daizli 2012 Brad Zarb 2014 Gavin Beecroft 2014 John Gorzanelli 2016 Barry Belford 2017 Adam Gee 2018 John Maarbani 2019 Warren Gee *Deceased

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CLUBB-JOHNSON TROPHY The Clubb-Johnson Trophy is awarded each year to the referee who finishes the season ranked number one, therefore refereeing the highest grade Grand Final possible.

2019 Clubb-Johnson Trophy Recipient – JACK BIRD

Previous Clubb-Johnson Trophy winners 1978 Michael Thompson 1979 Robert Styles 1980 Paul Archer 1981 Peter Wallace 1982 Michael O’Neill 1983 Robert Styles 1984 Peter Moon 1985 Peter O’Brien 1986 Greg McAlister 1987 Barry Ruttle 1988 George Elias 1989 Ray McGavin 1990 Tom Healy 1991 Paul Field

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1992 Jim Hammonds 1993 Mario Cafarelli 1994 David Abood 1995 Mario Cafarelli 1996 Alan Fallah 1997 Sam Issa 1998 Chris Fitzpatrick 1999 Gary Towner 2000 Richard Daizli 2001 Gary Towner 2002 Chris Bettiol 2003 Chris Bettiol 2004 Adam Gee 2005 Adam Gee

2006 Jimmy Oliveira 2007 Brad Zarb 2008 Brad Zarb 2009 Reg Marks 2010 Reg Marks 2011 John Maarbani 2012 Brad Zarb 2013 Nathan Loveday 2014 Nathan Loveday 2015 Nathan Loveday 2016 Nathan Loveday 2017 Joseph Tesoriero 2018 Joseph Tesoriero

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FARRELLY-DICK TROPHY The John Farrelly-Reg Dick Trophy is awarded each season to the most improved referee. This award is named after 2 former Life Members and is voted on by the Director of Referees

2019 Farrelly-Dick Trophy Recipient – MATTHEW GOMES Previous Farrelly-Dick Trophy Winners 1992 John Maarbani 1993 Kevin Freund 1994 Chris Bettiol 1995 John Tamine 1996 Alan Fallah 1997 Joe Makdessi 1998 Richard Daizli 1999 Brad Zarb 2000 Mo Fajajo

2001 Viktor Unal 2002 Brett Walsh 2003 Lionel Brown 2004 Hilton Wood 2005 Greg Fuller 2006 Chris Cafarelli 2007 Mark Zada 2008 Matthew Zada 2009 Feras Karem

2010 Nathan Loveday 2011 Phelix El Kek 2012 Billal Iskandar 2013 Joshua Quin 2014 Joseph Tesoriero 2015 Anthony Harb 2016 Joshua Mabon 2017 Aaron McGeoch 2018 Anthony Ibrahim

MATTHEWS-STYLES AWARD The Matthews-Styles Award was introduced in 2012. This award is named after 2 former Presidents and Life Members, Les Matthews and Robert Styles. This award is presented to a new member (having not refereed before) who excels in their first full season. Training, meeting and social-function attendance as well as on field performance are all taken into consideration. This award is voted on by the Committee each year.

2019 Matthews-Styles Award Recipient – OWEN MILLAR Previous Matthews-Styles Award Winners

2012 Peter Chayna 2016 Nathan Fayad 2013 Mark Moutou 2017 Matthew Gomes 2014 Aaron McGeoch 2018 Jake Kolesnyk 2015 Mariam Rifaie

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ARCHER-GARWOOD AWARD The Archer-Garwood award was introduced in 2016 by the Committee, and is awarded to a member who gives outstanding contribution to the Association within that calendar year. The award is named after 2 long serving Life Members, Paul Archer and Bob Garwood, both of whom are still actively involved in the Association to this day. This award is voted on by the Members.

2019 Archer-Garwood Award Recipient – JOSEPH TESORIERO Previous Archer-Garwood Award Winners

2016 2017 2018

Nathan Loveday Daniel Gardner Brad Zarb

LEO RANDLE AWARD The Leo Randle Award is considered an extremely prestigious award within our Association. Named after former Life Member and President, Leo Randle, this award is presented to a member who has shown considerable commitment and dedication towards the Association over a minimum period of 25 years.

This award is chosen by the Committee each year.

2019 Leo Randle Award Recipient – KIM ARCHER Previous Leo Randle Award winners 1998 Les Matthews 1999 Robert Garwood 2000 Robert Hunt 2001 Bryan Knight 2002 Tod Walker 2003 Peter Ryan 2004 Paul Archer 2005 Robert Styles 2006 Tom Healy 2007 Peter Longhurst 2008 Mario Cafarelli

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2009 John McCormack 2010 George Elias 2011 Barry Ruttle 2012 David Abood 2013 Colin Turnell 2014 Glenn Jeffcoat 2015 Joseph Attard 2016 Wayne Loveday 2017 Lionel Brown 2018 Richard Daizli

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GRAND FINAL APPOINTMENTS 2019 U9 Division 3

U9 Division 2

Referee: John Williams Touch Judges: Ian Butler & Chris Rizoglou

Referee: Kane Thorburn Touch Judges: Michael Rizoglou & Peter Chayna

U9 Division 1

Referee: Stephanie Penteado Touch Judges: Kassem Maarbani & Samson Mairi

U10 Division 1

Referee: Gary Towner Touch Judges: Alaa Lababidi & John Gorzanelli

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U10 Division 2

Referee: Greg Fuller Touch Judges: Jack Flaherty & Jack McIlvenny

U11 Division 3

Referee: Jake Kolesnyk Touch Judges: Yehya Abdul-Al & Jamie Pomeroy

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U11 Division 2

Referee: Taha Iskandar Touch Judges: Mariam Rifaie & Owen Millar

U12 Division 3

Referee: Anthony Ibrahim Touch Judges: Anthony Harb & Danny Melhem

U12 Division 1

Referee: Matthew Gomes Touch Judges: Meleck Lababidi & Alex Passarelli

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U11 Division 1

Referee: Daniel Kolesnyk Touch Judges: John Maarbani & Rami Abu Mansour

U12 Division 2

Referee: Jabril Daizli Touch Judges: Aaron McAndrew & Reg Marks

U13 Silver

Referee: Anthony Ibrahim Touch Judges: John Maarbani & Ramzi Daizli In Goal Judges: Samson Mairi & Kassem Maarbani

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U13 Gold

Referee: Jabril Daizli Touch Judges: Anthony Harb & Greg Fuller In Goal Judges: Alaa Lababidi & Jack McIlvenny

U14 Silver

U14 Girls

Referee: Kane Thorburn Touch Judges: Meleck Lababidi & Jamie Pomeroy In Goal Judges: Chris Rizoglou & Michael Rizoglou

U15 Gold

Referee: Matthew Gomes Touch Judges: Stephanie Penteado & Brad Zarb In Goal Judges: Jack Flaherty & Owen Millar

Referee: Daniel Gardner Touch Judges: Daniel Kolesnyk & Taha Iskandar In Goal Judges: Danny Melhem & Alex Passarelli

U16 Gold

U17 League Tag

Referee: Mariam Rifaie Referee: Aaron McAndrew Referee: Brad Zarb Touch Judges: Jake Kolesnyk & Nick Oustambasidis Touch Judges: John Gorzanelli & Rami Abu Mansour In Goal Judges: Rami Abu Mansour & John Williams

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U17 Silver

Referee: Ramzi Daizli Touch Judges: Michael Tasker & Reg Marks In Goal Judges: Jake Kolesnyk & Anthony Ibrahim

U18 Gold

Referee: Anthony Harb Touch Judges: Jamie Pomeroy & Brad Zarb In Goal Judges: Jabril Daizli & Daniel Kolesnyk

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U18 Girls

Referee: Peter Chayna Touch Judges: Reg Marks & Aaron McGeoch In Goal Judges: John Gorzanelli & Yehya Abdul-Al

U20 Gold

Referee: Jack Bird Touch Judges: Joseph Tesoriero & Aaron McGeoch In Goal Judges: Kane Thorburn & Matthew Gomes

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GRAND FINAL REFEREES A to E Grade (u16s) 1957-2011 (No records prior to 1957) YEAR A GRADE 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

B GRADE

A Matthews J Smith R Dick B Jackman S Williams A Matthews R Dick W Kirk A Aggett J Farrelly J Farrelly J Harvey L Burnell W Kirk J Harvey B Knight A Benson C Hennessy J Harvey C Hennessy ----B Wiseman J Harvey C Hennessy ----A Collins T Delauney N Rumph J Leeds J Thomas L Matthews N Duncan L Matthews ----N Duncan J Leeds R Hunt ----R Fordham H Delauney R Hunt R Fordham M Thompson P Archer R Styles R Fordham P Archer P Ryan P Wallace (B) M O’Neill (B Res) M O’Neill D Turvey R Styles D Turvey ----P Moon ----P O’Brien G McAlister D Turvey B Ruttle W Whitney G Elias D Turvey R McGavin M Hoffman T Healy D Abood P Field T Healy J Hammonds D Abood ----M Cafarelli

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C GRADE

D (U18)

E (U16)

R Dick A Stanley P Tipper L Burnell W Kirk L White K Holman A King B Knight B Wiseman B Knight A Collins A Collins B Cole N Duncan C Turnell P Longhurst P Longhurst C Haynes R Styles H Delauney P Wallace J Bedford P Wallace P O’Brien M Hewitt P O’Brien D Turvey G Elias G Elias D Turvey R McGavin A Crogan J Hammonds M Cafarelli S Issa D Abood

C Jamieson J Harvey N Savage T Green F Aarons J Leeds A King C Hennessy T Dick J Leeds T Dick T Delauney B Knight M Keeble D Graham R Styles B Bradstock C Haynes H Delauney A Carragher P Moon J Bedford J Colwell G Elias J Blackmore G Lee M Davis P O’Brien M Cafarelli P Field P O’Brien T Healy D Abood S Issa B Newson G Elias M Damaso

J Harvey T Green J McGrath B Mills J Last W Kirk D Smith A Benson J Leeds L Donohue L Donohue W Needham N Rumph ----C Turnell B Bradstock R Hunt H Delauney S Stobbs J Bedford K Davis K Davis G Deehan M O’Neill P Field

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J McCormack

N Adamson M Davis B Ruttle W Whitney P Kelly J McCormack

J Makdessi W Loveday M Damaso M Damaso J Maarbani

YEAR A GRADE 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

D Abood M Cafarelli ----S Issa C Fitzpatrick G Towner R Daizli G Towner C Bettiol C Bettiol A Gee A Gee J Oliveira B Zarb B Zarb R Marks R Marks J Maarbani

B GRADE G Elias ---------------------------------------------------------------------

C GRADE

D (U18)

C Fitzpatrick G Towner J Tamine M Cafarelli A Fallah A Crogan C Fitzpatrick B Newson S Issa J Tamine B Newson C Bettiol C Bettiol D Keen C Bettiol R Daizli B Zarb R Daizli B Zarb V Unal J Maarbani R Jeffcoat V Unal H Wood A Gee H Wood H Iskandar J Maarbani R Marks J Maarbani G Towner (19s) J Maarbani (17s) B Zarb (19s) G Towner (17s) B Zarb (19s) R Marks (17s)

E (U16) J Tamine G Towner C Bettiol P Tzamouranis

R Daizli J Maarbani M Teasel J Tamine M Fajajo J Maarbani H Wood J Oliveira G Elias Shane Merry G Beecroft B Zarb G Beecroft G Beecroft

GRAND FINAL REFEREES A Grade to u15s 2012 to date YEAR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

A GRADE

U19s

----B Zarb ----N Loveday N Loveday (3rd G) ----st N Loveday (1 G) P El Kek st N Loveday (1 G) J Tesoriero nd J Tesoriero (2 G) M Tasker (3rd G) J Tesoriero (Opens G) J Bird (20s) J Bird (20s) A Harb (18s)

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U17s

U16s

U15s

N Loveday P El Kek (15s) B Iskandar B Zarb B Zarb (16s) A Harb (19s) A Harb (16s) Ramzi Daizli

G Beecroft (17s) D Gardner (15s) B Zarb R Marks (17s) G Beecroft (14s) A McGeoch (17s) A McGeoch

J Maarbani B Iskandar R Marks B Iskandar

M Rifaie

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R Marks (14s) R Marks (16s)

M Tasker D Gardner

Association Office Bearers 1922-1982 Year 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936

President W.N. Todd W.N. Todd W.N. Todd V. Meinrath V. Meinrath G. Russell G. Russell G. Russell G. Russell G. Russell G. Russell G. Russell V. Meinrath V. Meinrath V. Meinrath

Secretary/Treasurer L.F.K.Lea L.F.K.Lea L.F.K.Lea L.F.K.Lea A. Bray R. Oxford R. Oxford R. Oxford R. Oxford R. Oxford R. Oxford R. Oxford R. Oxford A. Spankie A. Spankie

(until 7/4/36)

R.Hibbard (after 7/4/36)

1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950

R.Hibbard R.Hibbard R.Hibbard R.Hibbard E. Fletcher E. Fletcher E. Fletcher E. Fletcher E. Fletcher G. Griffin G. Pearce G. Pearce G. Pearce G. Pearce

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H. Miller W. Devine W. Devine W. Devine W. Devine W. Devine W. Devine W. Devine W. Devine W. Devine W. Devine J. Eedy J. Eedy J. Eedy

Year 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

President Secretary/Treasurer G. Pearce J. Eedy G. Pearce J. Eedy G. Pearce J. Eedy G. Pearce J. Eedy W. Devine J. Eedy W. Devine J. Eedy L. Randle J. Eedy L. Randle J. Eedy L. Randle J. Eedy L. Randle J. Eedy L. Randle J. Eedy L. Randle R. Dick J. Martin R. Dick J. Martin R. Dick J. Martin R. Dick J. Martin R. Dick J. Martin R. Dick J. Martin R. Dick J. Martin R. Dick J. Martin R. Dick J. Martin R. Dick R. Smith R. Dick R. Smith R. Dick J. Farrelly R. Dick J. Farrelly R. Dick J. Farrelly R. Dick J. Farrelly R. Dick J. Farrelly R. Dick J. Farrelly R. Dick T. Delauney R. Dick L. Matthews R. Dick L. Matthews R. Dick

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Association Office Bearers Since 1983 Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

President L. Matthews L. Matthews L. Matthews L. Matthews L. Matthews L. Matthews L. Matthews L. Matthews (to 18/4/90) R. Styles (after 18/4/90) R. Styles R. Styles R. Styles R. Styles R. Styles R. Styles P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer J. McCormack J. McCormack D. Abood D. Abood D. Abood D. Abood P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer P. Archer

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Secretary R. Dick R. Dick R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood

Treasurer R. Hunt R. Hunt R. Hunt R. Hunt R. Hunt R. Hunt R. Hunt R. Hunt

R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood R.J. Garwood P. Ryan P. Ryan P. Ryan P. Ryan P. Ryan P. Ryan C. Bettiol C. Bettiol M. Cafarelli M. Cafarelli M. Cafarelli M. Cafarelli M. Cafarelli M. Cafarelli G. Elias G. Elias G. Elias G. Elias G. Elias D. Gardner D. Gardner D. Gardner D. Gardner

R. Hunt J.McCormack J.McCormack J.McCormack J.McCormack J.McCormack P. Tzamouranis P. Tzamouranis P. Tzamouranis P. Tzamouranis B. Newson J. McCormack J. McCormack J. McCormack J. McCormack J. McCormack J. McCormack B. Zarb B. Zarb B. Zarb B. Zarb G. Beecroft G. Beecroft G. Beecroft G. Beecroft G. Beecroft G. Beecroft G. Beecroft G. Beecroft

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2020 Meeting Dates February – 27th (AGM) March – 11th April – 1st & 15th May – 13th June – 10th July – 9th (Thursday) August – 5th September – 3rd* * Leo Randle Meeting

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2020 Election Results Patrons: 1.

2.

President: Vice President: Hon. Secretary: Hon. Treasurer: Assistant Secretary: Committee Members: 1.

Social Secretary: Auditors: 1.

2.

Delegate NSWRLRA: Deputy: Delegate CBDJRL: Deputy: Social Committee: 1.

2.

Gear Committee: 1.

2.

Appeals Panel: 1.

2.

Advisory Board:

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Many thanks to all our sponsors for their support throughout 2019!

Major Sponsor – Canterbury League Club

Sleeve Sponsor – Ronnies Demolitions

Shorts Sponsor –DeVel Pty Ltd

Printing Sponsor – NSW Harness Racing

Gear Sponsor – MIYO Teamwear

Centenary Sponsor – Cleanrite Sydney

Centenary Sponsor - Soneta Plumbing

Platinum Centenary Sponsor & Flag Sponsor – Bankstown RSL

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