CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB - HOME OF THE SEAGULLS

CHELSEA GRIT

1996 - SEASON REVIEW

Dale Carpenter was appointed to The Senior Coaching position in 1996 and under his management the Senior XV111 returned to the finals finishing the season in 4th place. The 2nd's had a stellar Home & Away season losing only 1 game, finishing in 1st place.

KEY PERSONNEL

PRESIDENT
Noel Hopgood

VICE PRESIDENT

Laurie Owens, Kevin Corcoran, John Peterson

SECRETARY
Ray Stuart

TREASURER
Mick Thompson

ASSISTANT TREASURER
Kevin Seers

COMMITTEE
B O'Hara, R Knowles, Steve Fletcher, S Smith, P Doogood, Bev Leigh, R Preston R Foster, J Short, W Duff, F Sullivan, J Ward, B Laughlan,F Knowles

COACH

Dale Carpenter

CAPTAIN
Dale Carpenter

BEST & FAIREST
 
Joe Rugolo

GOAL KICKING
Frank Rugolo - 102 goals

TRAINERS
Frank Sullivan, Tina Hulls, Bob Martello,

SEASON OVERVIEW

SENIORS

Team W L D Points %
Mornington 13 5 52 139 Pines 13 5 52 136 Edi/Asp 12 6 48 121
Chelsea 11 7 44 103
YCW 10 8 40 115 Hastings 10 8 40 104 Cranbourne 9 9 36 105 Red Hill 6 12 24 89 Rye 4 14 16 57 Seaford 2 16 8 68
GRAND FINAL
Mornington 14 - 8 - 92 def  Pines 11 - 11 - 77

M. P. N. F. L.
BEST & FAIREST

P Williams Pines 31
L Knott Mornington 16
S Hamill Hastings 15
M Hustwaite Pines 15
S Goosey Mornington 15
B Johnston Red Hill 15


 








1ST XV111
SECOND SEMI FINAL

CHELSEA       18.9 117 pts
EDI/ASP       12.12 84 pts

BEST PLAYERS

CHELSEA:Ward, Green, Watkins, Rugolo, Grange, Turner, Chapple.
EDI/ASP:Elliott, Roberts, Martello, West, Scurrah, Coalan.

GOAL KICKERS

CHELSEA:F Rugolo 6, Grange 3, Chapple 2, McLean 2, J Rugolo 2, Cross, Ryan, Watkins.
EDI/ASP:Elliott 4, Roberts 2, Cain 2, Merton 2, Dale 2.

PRELIMINARY FINAL

CHELSEA       13.10 88 pts
MORNINGTON       22.5 137 pts


BEST PLAYERS

CHELSEA:J Rugolo, McLean, Donnellan, Duff, Bowey, Oakes.
MORNINGTON:Knot, Crichton, Coffey, Kimpton, Wunderly, Corfield. 

GOAL KICKERS

CHELSEA:F Rugolo 3, J Rugolo 3, Ryan 2, Boyce 2, Donnellan 2, Grange.
MORNINGTON:Goosey 7, Knot 4, McGuiness, 3 Mace 2, Cullen 2, Crichton, Brown.

 

SEASON OVERVIEW

SECONDS

Team W L D Points %
Chelsea 17 1 68 186 Mornington 13 5 54 143 YCW 12 6 48 165
Cranbourne 11 7 44 138
Edi/Asp 10 7 1 42 125  Seaford 10 8 40 110 Pines 7 11 30 95 Red Hill 4 13 1 18 54 Hastings 4 14 16 65 Rye 0 18 0 32
GRAND FINAL
YCW 11 - 13 - 79 def  Chelsea 8 - 7 - 55

M. P. N. F. L.
BEST & FAIREST

A Glanville Edi/Asp 20
R Heller Seaford 16
T Collins Red Hill 13
D Bowman Mornington 13


 





2ND XV111
2ND SEMI FINAL

CHELSEA       14.12 76 pts
MORNINGTON       7.4 46 pts

BEST PLAYERS

CHELSEA:Foster, Murphy, Patton, Garavelos, Costanzo, Dyer
MORNINGTON:Trevilltyan, Blackwell, D Webster, Wheeler, P Webster, Garnet.

GOAL KICKERS

CHELSEA:Pidgeon 4, Dyer 3, Aitcheson 2, Clark, Bernaro, Canavan, Chubb, Ogten.
MORNINGTON:D Webster 3, Williams 2, Garnet, Trevillyan.


GRAND FINAL

CHELSEA
    8.7 55 pts
YCW
    11.13 79 pts

BEST PLAYERS

CHELSEA
:R Murphy, Thurner, Foster, Radcliffe.
YCW:Goldfinch, Castery, Plummer, Artico.

GOAL KICKERS

CHELSEA:Aitcheson 2, Foster, Pidgeon, Clark, Elange, Howlett, Maher.
YCW:Goldfinch 5, Nicholls 2, Thomas, Leo, Fontaine, Contrucco.

SEASON OVERVIEW

THIRDS

Team W L B Points %
Cranbourne 17 1 68 310 Pines 15 3 60 365 Mornington 14 3 1 58 225
YCW 12 5 1 50 222
Chelsea 9 9 36 96  Edi/Asp 7 11 28 96 Hastings 7 11 28 84 Rye 6 12 24 63 Seaford 2 16 8 41 Red Hill 0 18 0 15
GRAND FINAL
YCW 9 - 9 - 63 def  Pines 8 - 5 - 53

M. P. N. F. L.
BEST & FAIREST

K Low Pines 33
B Cooke Hastings 14
K Whiteford Mornington 14
D King Hastings 13
R Rossetta YCW 13


 





The Parties Over

There had been murmurings for some time that the club had financial problems, but it all came to a head in the cruellest possible way as much loved and respected former president, Tommy Williams, was forced to announce a debt in excess of $80,000 at the 1996 Annual Meeting.

In an emotional and tearful address, Tommy presented the bad news with an assessment that the club was doomed, such was the magnitude of the liabilities. The years of excessive player payments coupled with a failure to demand accountability for all of the club’s financial dealings had brought it to the point of collapse.

Despite his age, Tommy returned as the leader and presided over a club that was experiencing deep divisions as a small, but determined group set about attempting to have poker machines introduced into the operation. The move failed by a small number of votes and did create ill feelings that took some time to subside.

The new executive of Tommy Williams, Steve Fletcher and Mick Thompson set into motion a plan to redeem the club’s financial status. They were assisted greatly by a coach, Dale Carpenter, who was prepared to sacrifice a large part of his worth for the good of the club. Some financial guarantees were also provided by supportive members. These enabled the club to procure a low interest loan and start paying off the debt in small, monthly steps.

Bar takings remained strong, particularly during the summer months when outgoings were minimal, and so the deficit gradually came down over a period of five years. Naturally, these were years in which spending cuts affected on-ground performances, with the club eventually reaching the bottom of the ladder and subsequent relegation.





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