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Committee Meeting 8, 2004

By Belinda Pearson



Monash Gryphons Cricket Club
Committee Meeting 23/3/05
Opened 7.00pm
Present – Stephen Pearson, Dave Bradshaw, Shelley Wilson, Megan Rourke,
Katherine Broome, Belinda Pearson
Apologies: Ben Townsend, Kelly Morris, Brad Sullivan
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Moved: Shell
Seconded: Dave
Carried
Treasurer’s Report
Are waiting for some cheques to come out from the last meeting, cheque req’s
have been given to Ben, but after they have come out have little over $3000 cash and
$260 in the Monsu. Have paid over the monsu memberships to Terry.
Belinda brought up that as the Men’s 2nd’s are to make finals, then all players
in the finals should have no money owing to the club. Shelley added that this should
be true for all members for trophies as well.
Motion: Players must not owe any money to the club as at the end of the season to be
eligible for finals and trophies
Moved: Belinda
Seconded: Dave
Carried
Correspondence
All correspondence was sent over to Stephen from Ben for the meeting. These
are attached with the email.
Stephen mentioned that the one of note was a $20 fine which was owing to the
SDCCL for non-attendance to the last meeting.
Motion: To raise a cheque to pay SDCCL $20 for fine.
Moved: Megan
Seconded: Dave
Carried
It was decided to raise a cheque rather than send money along with someone to the
next meeting. Stephen offered to talk to Akshay Atri about the non-attendance to the
meeting, and to remind him of the next coming meeting.
1%er night
Dave informed everyone that the Racey has been booked for the 19th of March for the
1%er night.
Prices: $10 members, $15 non-members
Instead of the agreed free entry into the 1%er night for those who attended three
functions, it was decided to give each of these people a $20 Racecourse food voucher.
Entertainment for the night will be karaoke using the machine from MONSU. Dave
offered to contact Terry about the usage of the machine for the night.
A Flyer will be made up and distributed at training on Wednesday night, as well as it
added to the selection and results email. A separate email will also be done closer to
the date to inform people of the night.
Shelley noted that there has been poor returning of votes from the 1st’s and the 3rd’s of
1%er votes, but had a complete set from the 2nd’s and the women. Dave and Stephen
offered to follow up with the 1’s and the 3’s respectively to chase up 1%er votes,
otherwise chose the core group of players for the year, and ask them to do a 3-2-1
votes which will be counted on the night.
It was discussed the issue about continuing the 1%er award as the top side seem not to
be interested in getting votes. It was decided that this is an issue for the committee for
the 2005-06 season to discuss and work out.
Coach’s contracts
Belinda brought up the issue the Rob’s contract was to expire at the end of the season,
and there needed to be discussion as to whether or not to extend his contract for the
next years to come.
After much discussion between the committee, it was decided that Rob’s contract was
not be renewed at season’s end.
Motion: That Rob’s contract not be renewed for the coming season.
Moved: Stephen
Seconded: Megan
Carried
Presentation Night
Shelley allocated $600 for all trophies for the presentation night. Belinda offered to
shop around for trophies that were not “corny” for the night.
The night was looked at being held at the end of May. Dave offered to chase things
up with the Racecourse Hotel to confirm dates around this time. The AGM will again
be held on the same night.
Life Memberships
Discussion was raised as to the nomination of life members for the season. Stephen
mentioned he would add a call for nominations as per the rules of the web site. This
was to be added to the selection and results emails.
Glen Eira Council
After the injury to Stephen while using the nets, it was decided to write a letter to the
council to inform them of the injury, as well as to Southside as a joint venture to see if
the nets will finally be upgraded.
Stephen offered to write the letter, which will be proofed by Shelly, to be sent off to
the council.
Finals
It was mentioned that as the 2’s were to make finals this year, that it would be good to
get them all into club gear. This was to be mentioned to the captain, as well as at
training to see if this can be done.
Discussion was raised as to whether or not the players are to pay for umpires at the
game.
MOTION: The club incur costs of umpires for all finals played.
Moved: Dave
Seconded: Megan
Carried
2005-06 Season
Shelley mentioned the fact that it is a requirement for the club to have a member on
the executive of the MCA committee to ensure that the 1’s stay in A-grade. Stephen
mentioned he would not be able to continue the position in the next year, but if
someone else was to take his place, they did not have to take on the responsibility of
Secretary. The 1’s and 2’s were to be approached about the issue, and see if someone
is interested in taking on the position. Dave offered to approach them, and said that if
no one else was willing to take on the position, that he would.
This was to be added to the adgenda of the AGM.
Concerns were raised about making sure the club had a committee for the season. All
members offered to talk to people prior to the AGM to see if anyone is interested in
coming onto the committee.
Recruitment needs to be looked at the coming season.
VWCA Delegates Report for MGCC Committee Meeting 23/02/2005
Kelly Morris
Grade Meetings
The VWCA are conducting post season grade meetings – B Grade is scheduled for
Thursday 17th of March. The meeting will be held at Cricket Victoria, from
7:00pm to 8:00pm. These meetings are not compulsory.
The purpose of grade meetings is to give the clubs an opportunity to raise any
concerns that they have to the VWCA, in an informal manner. Delegates,
captains, committee members and any interested players are invited.
I will be attending on behalf of the VWCA, and I can also represent the Gryphons.
I have already informed Cat of the meeting, and she has yet to decide if she
wishes to attend. If anyone from the committee would like to come along, please
let me know, so I can RSVP to the VWCA. Alternatively, let me know what your
issues are, and I can raise them on the night.
Fines
We have been fined $10 for not ringing the scores through to the score hotline for
Round 12. Cat, as captain, has offered to pay this fine, as she did not call them
through, or make arrangements for someone else to call them in.
As we are attempting to make captains accountable for their responsibilities, I
believe we should accept her offer.
Ladder
Although the season has yet to finish officially, the Monash Gryphons will finish
last on the ladder. This gives us the option of being demoted to C Grade next
season, electing to play in the One Day Competition or requesting that we be
allowed to remain in B Grade.
I would suggest that this decision is not made until we can ascertain which
female members will be returning next season, and then have a meeting to
explain their options and hear their opinions. It would also depend on whether or
not we had a full time coach. It was quite obvious that the coaching we received
towards the end of the year was extremely beneficial, especially to our less
experienced players.
VWCA Presentation Night
The VWCA Presentation Night will be held on Saturday 16th April, at the Bayview
Centre in Clayton. Unlike the men’s associations, the VWCA Presentation Night is
not compulsory.
There are two options to attend the presentation night. The first option is for the
presentation only. It costs $25 and includes finger food. The second option is for
the presentation and the formal dinner, which includes the vote count for the
‘Cricketer of the Season’ award. This costs $65.
If anyone wishes to attend, please let me know, and I will arrange tickets with
the VWCA.
Meeting Closed: 8:15pm