GDCC Major Sponsors 2019/20

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All Surface Pressure Cleaners Atlas, Event and Party Hire Ausrender Banealla Consulting Bone Timber Industries Bridgestone Select Tyres Glenelg Cook and Associates F45 Training Glenelg CLUB SPONSORS Broadway Property Get Home Safely Foundation GMS Catering McCarthy Advisory Services Mayor Amanda Wilson Paul Angley MAJOR JUNIOR SPONSOR ABS Cricket JUNIOR SPONSORS The Fotobase Group Pty. Ltd. BRS (Kym & Nicole Williams) Howard Vineyard, Adelaide Hills L.J Hooker Brighton Madigan Pyke Physiotherapy Zorich’s Sportspower, TMD Electrical, Westbourne Park TW Warradale Hotel

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The Scoreboard Boys Consortium

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Absolute Home & Property Maint. Services Aceit Couriers ACH Group Adelaide Consignment Centre Atlas Events Party Hire Brighton Podiatry Clinic Dynamic Rubber Surfaces - Rubber Products Eastern Equity Pty. Ltd. The Francis Family Get Home Safe Foundation F.G. McCabe & Sons Palmer Hospitality Group, Plympton Plumbing & Pipeline Solutions Richmond Hotel Save a Life Australia Mayor Amanda Wilson Veolia Environmental

Well, what a strange last few months it has been and at the start of the season who on earth could’ve predicted the season to finish due to COVID-19? Would’ve got great odds for that! The correct decision to call off all finals was made for all players and officials health, but it’s very unfortunate many of our sides didn’t get a chance to progress and have the opportunity to win the ultimate prize. With our Second, Third and Fourth Men’s teams, Women’s Second Grade and three junior teams (both U/14’s and U/16 white’s) all having a chance in finals, it was a disappointing way to finish the year. Fortunately, we had the U/17’s go back to back earlier in the season and the U/16 Whites were crowned Premiers after finishing top. Two great achievements to celebrate, showing we have strong depth coming through our junior program.

Our Women’s B Grade finished second in both their competitions, so that shows they are improving. Graham Sedunary has continued his great work with our women’s teams and I have pleasure in announcing we will have a 1st Grade team in the SACA Women’s Premier Competition. A lot of hard work has gone into this by many people around the club and we have finally been rewarded with a spot, but now harder work starts to make sure we can put a competitive team out on the park. We now have a complete pathway to the elite level for the women’s program as we do for the men’s teams, so we look forward to producing some state and WBBL players in the future. Thanks for your efforts this season Graham and this is a reward for many years of hard work.

Throughout the year we had many outstanding achievements to celebrate and although he didn’t pull on the yellow and black cap this year due to his heavy workload playing higher honours, Alex Carey again had a wonderful season representing the country at the highest level in International T20’s and ODI’s, as well as the Strikers and Redbacks. Chadd Sayers also continued his long career representing the state at first class level and we saw our young NSW recruit Liam Scott, make his first-class debut for the Redbacks in Perth after a great start to the season. Liam was also named the Jason Gillespie Medallist for the SACA Male Rising Star and represented Australia in the U/19 World Cup in Australia. Certainly, a wonderful start by Liam to his cricket career in SA and we hope it continues to prosper to higher honours.

Liam Scott was also part of the Redbacks U/19 squad which also included Will Bowering and Josh Hoffmann with Isaac Higgins and Zac McCabe representing the state U/17’s, with all representatives doing the club very proud. Isaac and Zac along with Oliver Wilkinson, were also part of our U/17 Premiership Team and recognised in the U/17 Shield Team of the Year.

Anesu Mushangwe received the Lyn Fullston medal for the most outstanding player in the Women’s B Grade and Ben Sedunary won the Wilson/McLeod Medal for the best Men’s D Grade player. We had several other individual winners across the grades and congratulate all of those trophy winners.

I would like to thank club coach Grant Francis, A Grade coach Peter Muggleton and A Grade assistant coach John Douvlos for their efforts throughout the year. Both Peter and John will not be continuing in their roles next year but have been great servants over many years and more importantly, great people to GDCC. John particularly has almost been part of the furniture, around the club since a junior, progressed through to seniors, played 1st Grade, captained and finally went into coaching. A great friend to many people who is now taking an opportunity at another club. We wish both John and Peter all the best with their future endeavours and hope to still see them around the place.

Thanks to the other assistant coaches Matthew Heffernan, Nathan Schollar and Jake Winter in his non-playing role, plus a special thanks to Peter Gladigau with not only his assistant coaching role but also organising equipment, balls, liaising with the curator etc. etc…….

Congratulations and thanks to James Greenwell, Junior Co-ordinator Mark Hofmeyer, successful U/17’s coach Ben Higgins and all the junior coaches on another successful season.