NSWRLRA GRADE SQUAD REPORT Mr. Nathan Loveday
What a year it has been, extremely grateful to get some footy in although it was a vastly different set up for the season. With the Grade Squad basically split into 2 lots, a Monday group, and a Wednesday group. This year was great fun with the addition of an extra pre-season, what’s better than 1 pre-season they say? 2! With the Season kicking off and 2 referees across multiple games it saw several referees given their Canterbury Cup debut in the pocket. Daniel Luttringer, Tom Cambourn & Clayton Wills whilst Martin Jones & Cameron Paddy debuting in the Head Ref role. Then we took a few weeks hiatus before returning with limited competitions, the Canterbury Cup & Jersey Flegg was removed whilst Presidents Cup took over from the Ron Massey Cup with teams from far and wide being entered in. This was a fresh new look and allowed officials to travel both to the far west of the state and down south which was enjoyable for all. Outside of this the split training was at times frustrating with the normal comradery and banter missing throughout the group. Although the sessions were still enjoyable you miss out on the whole squad engagement and discussions which at times can hamper development and enjoyment. At the time of reading this we will be already back into pre-season training for 2021, hopefully all can go well, and the planning can take place with multiple competitions. We have just heard Canterbury Cup will be going ahead which is great to know moving forward. Retirements In the short time we have had off there has been a couple of retirements announced. A big thank you to Damian Briscoe, Joel Mani and Joseph Eid who have all announced their retirements in the off season. Many games and years’ service to the squad and they will be missed moving forward.
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CBDRLRA Inc. 99th Annual Report & Financial Statement – Season 2020
