OTG Clubs OTG Cricket Season 2021-22 proved to be another mixed bag for the OTGCC. After succumbing to its 10th consecutive semi-final defeat last year, our Division 1 team decided that the best way to break its finals curse would be to endure a seasonlong form slump and miss the finals altogether. Hard to lose a semi when you finish 7th! Fortunes were slightly better for our Second XI who, on the back of an injection of youth and enthusiasm, enjoyed a consistent season that netted them their own finals berth. Naturally, being part of the OTGCC meant they were no chance of progressing past the semi-final and were summarily smacked by eventual premiers East Malvern/ Tooronga. Off the field, however, the club went from strength to strength, with record numbers ensuring a thriving social scene. We held a number of dinners and functions, and even managed to get our mid-season weekend trip to Torquay back up and running after a COVID-induced hiatus. As much as we all love the club and love our cricket (well, most of the time), the off-season will be welcomed with open arms before we gear up for another big year in 2022-23.
OTG Cricket
28 | THE TRINIT Y GRAMMARIAN
If you would like to be a part of the OTGCC, please get in touch with me at sebnicolosi15@gmail.com or make contact with anybody else you know at the club. We have a great culture both on and off the field and are always looking to welcome new players into the fold. Seb Nicolosi (OTG 2012)
Wright and Roger Gurney. We still have one or two coaching spots available if you would like to help. Pre-season training has been fantastic, with the players eager to get onto the grounds. We are very grateful to Ed Beasley who is looking after Football Operations this year – a very large task. Our women’s program has become an integral part of the club. After a number of challenges in the past 12 months, we are focused on bringing the program back to the strength of its first couple of years. For this to occur we need volunteers. I am sure with the right people in place, we’ll be back to where we were very soon.
Christos Manoussakis (OTG 2012) playing for OTGAFC
OTG Football Welcome to the 2022 season! With the pandemic having interrupted the momentum of community sporting clubs, more than ever, it is the selfless volunteers who will drive the success and viability of these clubs. There is a multitude of roles to be filled to enable our sportsmen and women to concentrate on what they need to do on the ground. If you have some capacity and want to get back to grassroots sport, please reach out – we have roles for everyone! Our men’s program is going gangbusters! We have appointed a new senior coach, Jamie Cassidy-McNamara, while former Collingwood player Tim Broomhead will oversee the whole program. They will be supported by senior coaches Terry Mason, Andy Roberts, Tom Beasley, Clinton
While the club is in a re-build phase both on and off the field, it is crucial that we nurture and maintain strong relationships, and make sure that the club lives its core values. This includes driving a culture that respects all those involved, and ensuring our relationships with the school and the OTGA flourish. It is vital that we have input from previous school leavers, families and friends of the OTG community. NOW is the time to get on board and get involved – each side usually needs five to six volunteers each week just to get out on the ground. To watch our young men and women go about their game is fantastic, but to actually be a part of it is even better. So, don’t think about it, DO IT, and join in! Please contact me on 0400 144 433 if you want to be part of our great community. See you on a footy field! Tony Mulcahy President
