Club Preseason Fundraising Campaign for Player Fitness Program

The Club is seeking to raise $5000 to fund the 2019 Season Preseason Player Fitness Program – a full description of the program is set out below. To date, the Club Coterie has raised $3200 of the $5000 that we are seeking to achieve. We ask that all Members and supporters of the Club make a pledge to this fundraising campaign – all pledges accepted, but we suggest $20, $50, $100 or $200. Your name and pledge amount will be acknowledged in the list of pledgers – please get involved and support the Club with a pledge.

Fundraiser progress: $3200 of $5000 raised

Here’s a current listed of pledges (Dobbo and Mick Barker – those pledges from London are yet to arrive in Australia!…)

Michael Bevanda $100
Glenn Burgin $100
Trevor Fell $200
Garry Foulds $100
Michael Heenan $200
Michael Lynch $250
Jim Marchbank $250
Glenn Maxton $200
Craige Mott $100
Peter O’Farrell $200
Dominic Perrone $100
Tim Purdey $900
Bernie Skahill $200
Ian Turnbull $200
Joe Zumbo $100

Details of the Program and what your pledge will help fund

Preparation for season 2019 is well underway. Coterie member and Gym owner Matt Roberts have put together a fitness program that will have a major influence on our performance next year.

We have players from all parts of the Club committed already to the program. It is worth noting that this has been mostly player driven which is very pleasing.

Matt has kindly given the club this intense A grade fitness program at a very generous reduced rate. The players are contributing part of the cost and the club the rest.

We are hoping to raise a significant amount to help with this cost and are calling on All Saints coterie members and other members, players and supporters of the Club to help out if they can.

Rod Patterson Injured in Bourke Street Mall Attack

Father of 2012 Premiership Full-Forward Todd Patterson, and loyal supporter of the Club, Rod Patterson, was injured in the Bourke Street incident mid-November. Here’s a report from ABC News:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-10/bourke-st-attack-tas-victim-rod-patterson-releases-statement/10484908

Rod and Maree have been great supporters of the Club over the years as have Todd and Brooke. Rod and Maree have been very strong business and community contributors in their home State of Tasmania.

Todd is a Premiership Full-Forward from the 2012 team who is married to Brooke who spoke at the 2018 All-Saints Coterie Dinner.

His son, Todd has advised that the ‘Old fella will be all good’ and that Rod and the Patterson family have greatly appreciated the messages of support from various members of the Club.

After the 2012 Premiership, Rod hosted the 2012 Coaching Panel with the fishing trip to Great Lake in Central Tasmania – here’s a picture of Rod from the trip (with a little help from Photoshop at the time…) – all the best Rod for a speedy recovery.