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 |
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18.9 |
117 pts |
| EDI/ASP |
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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 |
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13.10 |
88 pts |
| MORNINGTON |
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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 |
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14.12 |
76 pts |
| MORNINGTON |
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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 |
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8.7 |
55 pts |
| YCW |
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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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