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On Saturday 31st January & Sunday 1st of February 2015

Our club has been selected to participate in the Amart Community Kickbacks Sports as in-store credit to spend on our sports program.

All you need to do is join Team Amart, select our club from the list of participating groups and swipe your loyalty card every time you make a purchase at Amart Sports. You'll receive access to great member prices and other benefits and the club will receive a 5% credit from everything you spend.

Thanks for your support.

Scott Price (35s Dingoes player) has volunteered to take over as treasurer from Philip Gordon and was appointed at the recent committee meeting.

Scott has recently opened an accounting practice in Dayboro - Holland Price and has some experience as treasurer of the Dayboro Dingoes FC.  He is set up on the normal tresurer's email address.  Welcome aboard Scott.

Let's not forget Phil though.  Thanks very much for all your work over the last year Phil and I look forward to working with you in a new role when that comes around.

Local IGA Drakes SUPA IGA Samford have presented us with a $2,500 cheque as part of the IGA Future Stars promotion.

We won the grant by encouraging members to shop at our local IGA, and nominating the club online to be eligible to win a share of $150, 000 in club grants.  The competition ran for four weeks, every week 15 clubs were drawn, each winning a $2,500 grant.  The more people who registered, the more chances the club had at winning – our victory was a team effort! 

Andrew Faulkner from the local Insert Store name said, “It is so exciting to see a soccer club in our local community win one of the IGA Future Stars grants.  As part of the Samford community we know that this money will make a real difference to developing up-and-coming soccer talent.  We are proud to support clubs at this grassroots level.”

Supporting local communities is at the heart of IGA stores.  Nationally, 1400 independent store owners have raised in excess of $70 million to support charities, disaster relief and other worthwhile causes.

Trials for our Division 1 Junior Teams will be held at Lyle Gray Field, Samford Parklands, on the following dates.  All comers welcome.

U12 Tuesday 2nd & 9th December, 6.00-7.15pm
U13 Tuesday 2nd & 9th December, 7.00-8.15pm
U14 Monday 1st & 8th December, 6.00-7.30pm
U18 Thursday 4th & 11th December, 6.00-7.30pm

Calling all Rangers to come down to Parklands to support our U13 Div 4 team in their Grand Final on Saturday morning vs ACE. Kick off is at 9am. Canteen and coffee available. Free Chupa Chup to anyone in Samford Rangers colours (while stocks last).

We are also hosting the Under 13 North Div 3 and Div 2 grand finals.

Australian Futsal Association (AFA) is a proud sponsor of Samford Rangers Football Club. For every Samford player that registers at an AFA center your club will receive financial sponsorship.

The Summer Futsal Season is due to kick-off from late September to mid September and time is running out to register. 

For any competition questions contact regional manager Lisa Davy at lisadavy@australianfutsal.com or call 0408 872 973.

You can also contact Damian Davies if you are interested in playing and we will help facilitate the process of putting a team together.

SRFC Teams will play at Brendale, South Pine Sporting Complex and sign on fees are $240 all inclusive.

Monday Night - U15, U16
Thursday Night - U13, U14
Friday Night - U6, U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U12

For more information go to http://www.australianfutsal.com/region2/Regions/PineRivers/Brendale.aspx

THERE WILL BE NO 6-A-SIDE FOR CHILDREN BELOW 15 YEARS OLD AT SAMFORD THIS SUMMER.

This is our supported program for football for kids over the summer.

In countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Spain and Portugal young football teams stay together to play Futsal in the off season.

This year AFA is partnering with local clubs to provide the same opportunity for the development that players in Argentina, Brazil, Spain and Portugal have enjoyed for many years.

Futsal is a fast game that helps players develop their skills and confidence at an accelerated rate. Internationally renowned players, such as Cristano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi played Futsal growing up. Ronaldo honed his natural ability by playing Futsal “During my childhood in Portugal, all we played was Futsal," he said. "The small playing area helped me improve my close control, and whenever I played Futsal I felt free. If it wasn't for Futsal, I wouldn't be the player I am today."

Sign-on for Spring 6-a-side 2014.

It's time again for the famous Samford Rangers Spring 6-A-Side commencing on the evening of Wednesday October 8th and running every Wednesday for 10 weeks through to December 10th.

Registrations are now available for the open age (15+) mixed and men's competitions.

The cost is just $65 per player for the entire 10 weeks (2 games per week) and is open to the public, not just club members.

So spread the word and let’s get a heap of teams entering! There is also the option of entering as an individual and we will try to place you in a team.

All games will be refereed and the canteen & bar will be open.

Registrations need to be in by Friday October 5 to give us a chance to put the draw together, so register early to avoid missing out.

Any queries please contact Damian Davies

Refer to the rules of competition here http://goo.gl/UAAEi8

We will be providing a few options for football over the summer.  6-a-side will be for 15yo+ players and starts Week 1 of Term 4.  For juniors there will be futsal teams and/or a summer coaching academy.  We'll also be holding trials for our Super Youth League and Div 1 teams.  Keep an eye out for more info in the coming weeks.

It was fantastic too see the club get back to the Show after a 10+ years.


We had great time and got our name successfully back into the community. The main attraction was a speed gun to measure how fast people could kick a ball....below are the Winners of their age groups.

Congratulations to Johnno Crawford with 112 Kph who was quoted
 " I will be back next year to defend my title & break my speed record " 


AGE GROUP                             NAME                          SPEED


Under 8  Boys & Girls                Tristian Jeffrey             62 Kph

Girls 8-12                                  Lana Joseph                 74 Kph

Boys 8-12                                  Charlie Brennan           78 Kph

Girls 13-17                                Taylor Harris                 89 Kph

Boys 13-17                                Jordan Tonges              105 Kph

Women's 18+                           Rachel Beattie               73 Kph

Men's 18+                                Johnno Crawford           112 Kph

Women's Over 35                    Alison Allan                    72 Kph

Men's Over 35                         Shane Drahn                   106 Kph

Women's Over 50                    Leoley Dunn                   49 Kph

Men's Over 50                         Peter Storer                    87 Kph


Congrtulations to all that won and thank you to all that came down to support us at the Samford Show.


A very big thank you to all that volunteered their time to make this event a success.


NEXT YEAR WILL BE BIGGER & BETTER.

July 2014 - Jono Crawford
This month’s winner is not a member of Samford Rangers FC, but his affiliation with the club through his participation in the famous Samford Rangers’ Spring 6-a-side competition has established him as part of the Rangers’ community. Jono put in a fantastic effort setting up signs and layout for the Rangers’ “Pavilion” at the Samford show and he ran the speed camera and was part of the team for the entire weekend. Thanks Jono!

Leigh works tirelessly both in the public eye running the shop and behind the scenes organizing things such as team photos and trophies.  She also organized the club for the Historical Motorcycle Club Swap Meet which is just one of our fundraising initiatives we are trying to develop from alternative revenue streams to our club members.  It was a great success for the first year and we look forward to enhancing the event further and it becoming an annual fixture for Brisbane's motorcycle community.

Michelle is always happy to put her hand up to help around the club.  Her fundraising efforts this year organizing the chocolate drive and entertainment books has returned over $4,000 to the club.  Helping to keep fees down. 

Garry is in his third year as coach and mentor of our club referees, particularly our Miniroos refs.  You'll see Gary wandering around the games at the club on most Saturday mornings, observing and mentoring our young refs and is a big factor in why so many of our kids go on to FB "black & white" duties.  Thanks Gary.

Chris is in his first year as Over 35s Co-ordinator and is doing a great job.  He was able to work through the sensitive negotiation process and put together a third Over 35s team in partnership with Dayboro Dingoes FC and facilitate the use of Harold Brown Park for some non-SRFC fixtures in the Over 35s league.  Thanks Chris.

Nerida is a great asset around the club.  She has served in many positions from team manager to secretary as her 5 boys have played their way through the age groups.  This year she has again put her hand up as Junior Registrar and spent many hours entering manual sign on forms in to MyFootballClub and adding members into our membership management system.  Thanks again Nerida.

The Samford Valley Hotel Volunteer of the Month receives a $50 meal voucher courtesy of the pub along the the accolades of course.

To nominate someone for the award please tell us who and why by clicking the button below

Nominations are reviewed and voted on at the monthly committee meeting.

The first week of winners of the IGA Future Soccer Stars $2,500 Grants have been announced with 8 of the 15 clubs awarded grants coming from Queensland and Samford Rangers FC being one!

Thank you IGA.

Moreton Bay Regional Council have continued with their great support of the club awarding us a grant under the Community Grants Program that goes towards a new PA System for the Samford Parklands facility.

Thank you MBRC

Many thanks to Monique Davies for her ongoing work as grants officer.

The 2014 Junior Training Jerseys have come in.

The sports shop will be open during training this week on Tuesday and Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm for each player from Squirts to U13 to pick theirs up.

While we have enough in number, sizes are limited to first in best dressed (literally!)

There are also limited stocks of adult sizes for $30 ea.

As you would be aware there has been much media and public comment recently about concussion
injuries in sport. We have attached an important document prepared by Football Federation Australia on
this subject which will be of interest to all of your club officials, medical staff and players.
 
Please feel free to distribute to all and/or establish a link on your websites.
 
The link on FFA website is
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00001428-source.pdf

The Asian Cup is our chance to showcase Football to the Queensland and Australian public and to enhance our reputation for staging great sporting events and benefit from long term community, diplomatic and economic benefits that the tournament will generate.  
A huge number of volunteers are needed to run these events and our football community has an
opportunity to be part of one of the largest sporting tournaments in the world.

There will be a wide variety of roles available to volunteers across multiple areas, each requiring different
skills, knowledge and experience. These areas include:

• Accreditation
• Competitions
• Information, Technology and Communication
• Marketing
• Media Operations
• Medical Services & Doping Control
• Protocol
• Training Sites
• Travel and Accommodation Services
• Venue Operations
• Workforce

The success of the Asian Cup will be dependent on a huge team effort and we encourage anyone
passionate about football to sign-up to be part of this once-in-a-generation opportunity.

Applications are now open!
 
For all the details head to http://www.afcasiancup.com/volunteering

If you are a Coach and you hold a valid coaching accreditation (ie you have previously attended either a
community or advanced pathway FFA accredited coaching course) your details have always been
maintained in the National Coaches system.
 
Early this year the FFA started the process of moving these details into the My Football Club database.
Therefore all of your Coaching, Referee, Player details etc can be found via one unique number – your 8
digit FFA number. This process has been evolving over the last couple of months and the FFA have
advised we are almost there.
 
If you attended a coaching course prior to December 2013, your details will already have been updated.
This means you can check your qualification data and reprint a copy of any of your certificates provided
they are still current.
 
If you have attended a course since the 1st
 January 2014, your details may not yet have been merged,
however, it should be available within the next week or so. Once the data merge has been finalised
Football Queensland will be contacting you via email with details on how to check your details and print
your certificate.
 
If you have any further queries go to the Myfootball club website or contact
coaching@footballqueensland.com.au for assistance.

This is a reminder that under the Rules of Competition all players must have a passport style photograph
attached to their ‘My Football Club’ record.
 
Clubs can run a report within My Football Club to identify those players who do not have a photograph
attached and should work quickly to complete this requirement before competition begins.
 
While Football Brisbane would prefer all age groups from U6 up to have identification, we will not be
enforcing this requirement for the U6 to U10 age groups this year. However, as it is possible for U11
players to be borrowed into U12 competitions, these players will require the Photo ID.
 
Clubs are then able to produce the Team sheet for their appropriate team and provide it to the Team
Manager for match days. All Clubs have been provided with this process previously, but it will be placed
on the Football Brisbane Website shortly.

We still have 2-3 positions available for both senior and junior players in each of the following levels:

• Capital League 2
• City League 7
• Under 12 (born 2002)
• Under 13 (born 2001)

There is also some places available in some mini roos teams from Under 6 through to Under 11.

There's plenty of places left in the Squirts program (Under 4/5).

Please contact us if you are interested.

It's great to be able to announce that Pizza Capers Samford have come on board as a club sponsor.  All U6 & U7 will receive a "player of the week" certificate and free kids pizza voucher with no conditions (i.e. the parents don’t have to buy anything to receive the gift)

All members can also receive a FREE bread if ordering online - the code will be valid until 30/06/14 - ONLY at Samford Store.  Click the banner below to order and use the offer code 73849.