Annual General Meeting 2008

The North Brisbane Junior Barbarians 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 16th November at 10am at the Shaw Road clubhouse.

All club members are both welcome and encouraged to attend.

Agenda:

1. Open meeting, welcome, and apologies
2. Attendance
3. Minutes from Annual General Meeting 18 November 2007
4. President’s Report
5. Financial Report
6. Election of Committee
   1. President
   2. Registrar
   3. Secretary
   4. Treasurer
   5. Senior Vice President
   6. Junior Vice President
   7. Committee members at large (1 to 6 member volunteers)
7. Appointment of an Auditor
8. Motion – Tabled by Tony Braithwaite 2008 Senior Vice President
   • That the club, North Brisbane Junior Barbarians Rugby Club Inc, be known from this day forward as the North Brisbane Junior Rugby Club Inc and that the alternate clubs colours of light blue and maroon be adopted. As a reflection of the clubs heritage I also propose that the Eagle be adopted as the clubs symbol and that colloquially we be then known as the "Junior Eagles".
9. Life Membership Nomination
10. General Business
11. Close

 Notice of meeting (Agenda) (PDF - 47kb)

 Nomination form for Committee position (PDF - 42kb)

 Minutes from 2007 AGM (PDF - 104kb)

Bledisloe Cup raffle winner

Congratulations to Jenny May who won the Blediloe Cup raffle drawn at The Full Moon Hotel at the volunteers thank you last Sunday.

Jenny has seats to the game next Saturday at Lang Park in the winner takes all Tri-Nations game.

BRJU 2008 Grand Finals

Well done to the Norths U15 Blue and Gold for reaching the 2008 BJRU Grand Finals.

Important information for managers and coaches for this weekends finals:

•  2008 Grand Final draw
•  Notes for managers
•  Filling-in a team list

You can also catch-up with the Wallabies team, which will be there throughout the day, for signing autographs.

Star-gazing at Norths

Thanks to club sponsor the Full Moon Hotel in Shorncliffe, Owen, from the Wappa Falls Observatory, will have his giant telescopes at the last night of training on Friday 22 August.

From around 5.30pm - or once it'sdark enough - you can take turns viewing the craters of the moon in amazing detail, count Jupiter's moons - and best of all - see Saturn's rings.

Bring a beanie to keep warm. It's a fantastic show.

BJRU 2008 Semi Finals at Easts

This weekend is BJRU semi-final weekend at Easts Rugby Union Club.

•  Game draws
•  Details for the day - catering, parking, changing...
•  Mud map of Easts Rugby Club

All team sheets should be delivered to BJRU Secretary, Karen Greedy, who will be sat at a table inside the club rooms for the duration of the day.

All team sheets should be delivered to Karen (including the 4th sheet for checking) no later than 30 minutes before your game and returned after the game.

Teams sheets should be handed in for non-semi finals games also, so that finals can be sorted immediately.

Club colours: an open letter from the Senior VP

1. Assistance with some of our U 15’s side.
2. A $5,000.0 sponsorship from the Full Moon Hotel.
3. BBQ staff during sign on period earlier this year.
4. The senior clubs donation of their Barter Card credits which will substantially support our trophy day.

There has been numerous moments of support over recent years, in 1997 sponsoring the junior club when we were unable to pay some our accounts, from 1998 – 2003 providing field marshals and catering staff for the state carnivals and championships held at North’s and since 2001 a ready acceptance of invitations to attend training sessions for our senior teams, we only had to ask.

With the re emergence of North’s as a substantial Premier Grade force, there is now an opportunity for the juniors to once again run around in common colours, a reflection of ourselves as the providers of an ongoing and long term supply of quality players through the ranks and on into the senior ranks of our senior club, as some of us are aware this process has already started with the 86’ers and several following years of juniors already making their way into the senior ranks along with their volunteer base.

These ex juniors have contributed to this year’s seniors success. For those of us not aware of our heritage, I will give you a short history.

The Northern Districts Rugby Football Club emerged at the end of the 1990 season as a result of the QRU’s attempt to shore up quality rugby in the northern suburbs. It was the union of the Redcliffe and Teachers North’s RFC’s and was located at the Teachers North’s grounds at Shaw Rd as they had the most substantial infra structure.

I came along with the Redcliffe contingent and on the whole the amalgamation of the two bodies went with little stress. John Muir was the new clubs first President in 1991 and I held that post for the 1992/93 seasons. We made the finals in 1992 and didn’t win a game in 1993. The next few years were extremely bare. But both seniors and juniors played in common colours, a decision made with the amalgamation.

When an unlikely benefactor took over the ailing club in 1996/97 and changed the club to the Barbarians, a decision unpopular with the ARU, the juniors took the step to play in common colours. It was unfortunate that when the seniors changed again to their now playing colours they for some reason seem not to have consulted the juniors.

That was ten years ago and a long forgotten time. The time is right to re-engage with the seniors for all things rugby. This will not extend past our playing objectives. The seniors and the juniors are answerable to separate senior and junior playing bodies and as such will always remain administratively apart.

This is the formula practiced by all the senior clubs with junior affiliates, Brothers, East’s, West’s, GPS, South’s and so on. I will be putting a motion to the AGM that the junior body takes up a change in club colours to more closely indicate our ties to the senior club and take up the ‘Eagle’ as our symbol and once again call ourselves the ‘Junior Eagles’.

Back to the future. Yours in Rugby

Tony
Anthony J. Braithwaite (Senior Vice President)

•  PDF copy

Trophy day

As an end-of-year celebration, we are holding a Family Fun Day at the Club on Saturday 23 August.

From 11am to 3pm, there'll be food and free activities, including a bungee wall, rock climbing wall and a jumping castle.

There'll be some very special trophy presentations - the NBJB Perpetual Trophies will be given out to this year's winners.

This is a good opportunity for your team to hand out their trophies too and make a really good day of it.

Your support of this day is appreciated!!!

 Trophy day flyer

BJRU ladders

1. Go to http://www.bjru.com.au
   
2. Click on 'Enter site'.
3. Click on 'Points' in the navigation towards the top.
4. In the left hand colum select your 'Competition' and 'Age Group'.
5. The website should then present an up-to-date ladder for your division.

Brisbane U15 representative team

The Queensland Junior Rugby Union has arranged for an U15 Brisbane representative team to play against a NSW representative team on Sunday 21st September, 2008.

This will be an opportunity for players at Brisbane based teams playing in the QJRU state titles to present for the next challenge in representative honours.

The BJRU Under 15 team will be selected at the QR State Championships with the 22 member squad being named on the final day at Ballymore.

The QJRU is also seeking expressions of interest for selectors, coaches, trainers and a manager for this team.

Please see the attachment for further details and eligibility.

Meet and greet for coaches

There will be a 'meet and greet' night for coaches this Friday night [6 June] after training.

Norths-QUT seniors coaches and premier grade team players will be at training to mingle with coaches, parents and young players.

The seniors will be taking some of the boys and girls for rugby drills, and the coaching staff, including Wallaby Chris Roche, will be at the clubhouse to catch up with our coaches, parents and players.

This is a great opportunity to forge some close ties with the senior club and get some advice and tips from some of the best coaches in Queensland.

The meet and greet will kick off at 7pm with drinks and nibbles.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Cancellation of games

All BJRU games are cancelled this weekend, due to impending bad weather and some rain.

NBJB clothing

Now the cool weather is upon us the club will be ordering NBJB track suit tops available to club members for $45.00.

For those looking for more general wear, there is also a navy pullover available for $60.00.

You can get a look at these items at the clubhouse on Friday night. Please see Tony Braithwaite to get your order in.

Tony will also place a second order next week for some larger polo shirts for the more "robust" front rowers out there.

Fot those waiting for socks, 40 more pairs should arrive soon.

QR Reds Junior Coaching Clinic

Join the QR Reds Junior Coaching Clinic at Ballymore on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th July.

Cost: $80 (Reds Members) $125 (Non-Reds Members)

Ages 6 - 9, 9am - 12pm. Ages 10 - 13, 1pm - 4pm

Price includes a rugby ball, water bottle, t-shirt, cap, backpack, morning tea/afternoon tea and lunch daily, junior Reds supporter pack (for non-members only), autograph session with the QR Reds (day 1), qualified coaching from QRU development officers.

Book online or phone 3354 9333 to find out more. 

Steak and Origin at the Belvedere Hotel

Watch State of Origin 1 on the 5.5 metre big screen at the Belvedere Hotel in Woody Point on Wednesday 21st May from 6.30pm.

Feel every tackle, watch every Blues fan squirm and meet former Origin greats Kerry Boustead and Sam Backo.

Be mesmerised by magician and comic Jack Black - back by popular demand.

As a great fund raisining offer to North Brisbane Junior Barbarians from the Belvedere Hotel, tables of 10 or over booked under Norths will earn NBJB $5 per ticket for the club!

See brochure.

Norths and Brothers head to head

Norths and Brothers (seniors), both unbeaten this season, go head to head this weekend at Crosby Park.

Norths-QUT has put put together 7 wins out of 7 in a great season turn around. Brothers has draw 2 of their games.

All North Brisbane Junior Barbarians are heartily invited to come and support their senior team this Saturday at 3pm, Crosby Park. Wear the Norths colours, make yourself heard and make Norths feel they are the home team!

• See invitation
• Brisbane Premier Rugby ladder

In a curtain raiser, Norths White thumped Brothers White, 28-14, in last weekend's under-10 Division 1 clash.

Update on Shaw Road sports grounds

From the club President, Kerry Partridge

As of 1 May, the North Brisbane Junior Barbarians grounds at Shaw Road is being managed by Brisbane City Council.

Staff from the City Venues unit (who also manage Council's golf courses and sports centres among other sites) will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the grounds and the clubhouse.

The bar is still being run by the Administrator, mainly because Council can't operate licensed premises.

This opens up great opportunities for NBJB. We can now begin to plan our future, knowing that for the next 6 months or so, we have some stability with Council.

Running costs are yet to be determined but I am confident that they will be more in line with the costs being paid by other junior clubs around the city.

On your behalf, the NBJB committee will be meeting with Council and other user groups regarding our future needs and wants here at Shaw Road.

We will keep you informed and seek your input in due course.

U13 - U17 selection Sunday and U12 - U17 Possibles v Probables

U13 - U17 selection Sunday: 4 May
U12 - U17 Possible v Probables: 5 May

Please ensure that by 5pm, Thursday 1 May, Jo Nelson has received a completed team sheet, attached for you to fill in and return, for each of your teams trialling this weekend (ie all U13 – U16 teams) playing indicating player names, jersey numbers and initial their position eg Smith John (P, H).

Please ensure that in the comments box the names and contact numbers of the person who is to act as the contact for the rep selectors so that they can give them the list of players they wish to see at P V P the next day.

It will be this person’s responsibility to contact the players and ensure they are there for P V P. Failure to do this means your players are disadvantaged.

Contacts for the selectors: (Please see Jo Nelson to get the selectors name for your age group)

U13 = Katrina Skinner u13 Purple
U15 = Angela Bridges u15 Purple

Any changes to this can be discussed Friday night at the clubhouse. Please see Jo Nelson.

There may be a time change back to 11am for the u15 Blue. Jo will advise if/when the change is confirmed.

Use P = Prop, H = Hooker, L = Lock, 2R = 2nd Row, W = Winger, ? = scrum half, C = Centre, F = Fullback, F5 = First 5, 25 – 2nd 5.

This sheet does not have to be signed by the team but must be sent to me so that I can get it to the selectors on Friday afternoon for printing.

Make sure each player has their correct jersey on with numbers. Do not allow players to wear the same number.

Hypnotist stage show at Full Moon Hotel

The Full Moon Hotel is hosting  a special event next Thursday night (8 May) with a discount for North Brisbane Junior Barbarian members: hypnotist, Kevin Gwise hosts an interactive stage show.

Kevin's shows are a regular sell out in Melbourne and Las Vegas and he often appears on the Footy Show.

The show comes with a two course menu and a complimentary drink on arrival.

As a special offer to NBJB members the Full Moon Hotel is offering a $5 discount per ticket, or if you book a table of 10, you get the tenth ticket for free.

• Menu
• Full Moon Hotel brochure

Final Smart Rugby Seminars

The final Smart Rugby seminars are at:

Please note, all coaches and referees of all age groups must be Smart Rugby qualified.

No registration forms are required, just turn up and please contact Michael Lucas on (07) 3354 9305 for more information

Barossa wines at Full Moon Hotel

The Full Moon Hotel in Shorncliffe invites all North Brisbane Junior Barbarians members to a special Barossa wine dinner on Friday 2nd May.

Download flyer (PDF)

The evening will include scallops, barra and roast beef and a selection of the region's best wines. So leave the car at home and make your way to the Full Moon Hotel.

If you would like any further information, please contact Marshal Shaw or Marc Dunphy, General Manager, Full Moon Hotel on 0403 564845.