Hello again to all supporters,

Having just completed our first practice match commitment I thought it would be a good time to update you on our progress. You will also note we have included in this mail out a letter from the President, an invitation to participate in this season’s Jumper Presentation Night, our social calendar plus the membership flyer. Clearly, our membership drive is paramount to our plans for “Fight Back 09”. Our commitment to improve facilities for both players and supporters has commenced and you will notice improvements to our facilities at Glenhuntly in the change rooms and in the social area. The scheduling continues for extensive improvements to the social area with professional plans drawn up accordingly. Your support by way of membership is essential.

Hello again to all supporters,

I have just re-read the final newsletter from the previous season. It was written at a time when our stocks were low (apart from the U19 team who were certainties for the finals) and we were hoping for a minor miracle to stave off relegation. Our last few games were very disappointing and we had to return a number of the 19's to their team to ensure their eligibility for finals. This left our senior team even more exposed and we paid the price, relegation to C Section for 2009. The reserves finished down the bottom but the U19's did go on to the Grand Final only to be narrowly defeated by Beaumaris. The combination of a poor pre-season without a training ground until the eve of round 1, early injuries to key players and lack of depth in our senior list made life difficult for everyone but we did "blood" a number of our talented U19 players, some of whom played a lot of games in the senior side.