Without community and brotherhood we cease to exist joffa.
NAB Bushfire Relief Match
Essendon V Bulldogs Telstra Dome February 13th 2009
Thanks Jay, Nice Tattoo mate.
This is David a one eyed Collingwood fan who came to the match all the way from Tasmania
Sunday Herald Sun article..
ALCOHOL and violence are threatening a generation of Victorians, writes Evonne Barry.
FOR more than a decade, Mark Fitzgerald has had the lives of tens of thousands of Victorians in his hands.
As the long-time director of The Alfred's Emergency and Trauma Centre, he is no longer shocked or surprised by the condition of patients coming through the hospital's doors.
"The things that happen to people . . . they are just inexplicable sometimes," Associate Prof Fitzgerald said.
He sees the consequences - sometimes fatal, often life-changing - of split-second moments of recklessness.
But one thing is becoming increasingly predictable in Australia's busiest emergency centre. Over the past four years, the rate of "interpersonal" attacks and "penetrating injuries" - such as stabbings, glassings, punchings, beatings - has doubled, he said.
Associate Prof Fitzgerald said the victims were typically "younger males", about 25.
And alcohol was the common denominator.
"If you are drinking alcohol, or even just exposed to people drinking alcohol, you are two to three times more likely to be injured," Associate Prof Fitzgerald said.
"That's a fact. That's been proven in studies. People call it a terrible accident, but in fact it's (the result of) an increased likelihood, rather than an accident."
When he was appointed head of the trauma unit in the late 1990s one in 16 emergency patients were treated for "penetrating injuries".
"Now it's one in six," he said. "That's been the biggest change . . . the increase in major trauma due to assaults, head injuries from blows and penetrating injuries, usually from knives.
"It creates quite a workload for us.
"These types of injuries have always been a long-standing feature of Australian emergency departments. The community attitude has always been that (these types of injuries) are just part of the emergency milieu and that emergency department staff should just tolerate it. But I don't think people believe that any more."
It is not only doctors, nurses and paramedics struggling with alcohol-related injuries, whether the result of personal attacks or drink-driving.
"A lot of people attend emergency departments in Melbourne and they would have first-hand experience," Associate Prof Fitzgerald said. "While they are waiting for their chest pain to be treated, the staff are having to deal with someone who's intoxicated, or a victim of someone who's intoxicated."
Outside of hospital wards, tolerance is also wearing thin.
Late last year, Premier John Brumby launched a campaign against drunkenness and anti-social behaviour.
"Like all parents, I am concerned when I see images of young people writing themselves off on Friday or Saturday nights, getting into fights, or just not treating themselves with respect," he said.
It followed the endorsement of a ban on glasses and bottles in notorious pubs and clubs by one of Melbourne's top policemen.
Assistant Commissioner Gary Jamieson's proposal came as police revealed the number of broken-glass attacks in Victoria had reached 639, up from 485 six years ago.
And on the eve of schoolies celebrations, the Federal Government launched a $20 million anti-binge-drinking advertising campaign.
With it came the statistic that four Australians aged under 25 die every week from alcohol-related injuries.
A further 70 end in hospital after being assaulted by somebody under the influence of alcohol.
And the lives of many are changed forever.
Sharon Strugnell, CEO of BrainLink, a support group for people with acquired brain injuries, sees the profound consequences of alcohol-related violence.
"In a sense, the life of young men - drinking alcohol, going out, getting into fights and that sort of thing - is nothing new. It's been happening for forever and a day," she said. "But the fact is that one hit to the head . . . can have a dire consequences. It's something that you just don't recover from."
Ms Strugnell said rehabilitation could be life-long.
"Every individual is very different and it's not a precise science. It's hard to tell people when they will be able to walk again, or when they will be able to talk again, or when they are not going to be incontinent," she said.
"And those things may not happen. We don't want to dash people's hopes, but it can be a very slow process.
"It may take six months for someone with an acquired brain injury to move a hand or show some sort of recognition."
Ms Strugnell said the effect of acquired brain injuries was far-reaching, with families and friends suffering "the grief and loss of the person (their loved ones) used to be".
"We're not trying to tell people not to drink. We're not trying to tell people not to go out," Ms Strugnell said. "But a lot of the (brain injury) cases we see are the result of alcohol or drug-related violence and they have to learn to cope in a new world. People's lives can be wrecked."
Carlton. Richmond. Go the Pies.and North Melbourne Just hangin out shootin the breeze
Ed Anthony and Mick Gayfer get behind the 2008 Bring a Blanket day!
Johnny well on the mend pictured outside Epworth Hospital June 2008
Young Simon has been going to auskick now for two years and like other 5 year olds loves it and counts the sleeps to the next auskick session..It's a proud moment for Mums and Dads and pops to sit back and watch their kids chase the footy get a kick and be taught how to play the game..nothing too serious will be plenty of time for that stuff in later years.But it's also a time for Carers and Parents to mingle and become friends. A normal session goes for no more than two hours. The kids learn the values of teamwork plus friendship and just to have a good time..It's character building and it's a chance for the boys and girls to make friends with others who also love footy. I remember watching young Simon two weeks ago kick his ever first goal in an auskick footy match..fair dinkum i could feel my eyes get wet as i watched the enjoyment he recieved from kicking a goal and all the high fives coming from team mates..His self esteem just grew. If you have a chance to get your kids off to an auskick session please do so..everyones a winner.
The following pics are of Simon at Auskick...
Well done to the Queensland magpies supporter group who every year organise a get together prior to the Brisbane Lions game. Guest speaker this year was the Great peter daicos. This pic shows the fun out on the balcony before we were ripped off by the umpires.
The Pineapple hotel Brisbane March 2008
MUSCAT MAGPIES DEBUT
Look out football enthusiasts, Aussie Rules has arrived in Oman in the form of the Muscat Magpies. The ‘Pies who are affiliated with Clan na hOman (Gaelic Footy Club) blooded their new kit and ripped into the opposition at the AFL Dubai 9’s tournament on the 28th March. The Pies finished second in their pool and a more than respectable third overall in their first outing in the new strip. C’arn the Mighty Pies!
The day unfolded with pre-match jitters, a lathering of tiger balm and mummifying ankles with strapping. The first match against the Abu Dhabi Dockers saw the half time scores deadlocked at 15 points. After a rousing speech from the coach, the lads dug deep and pummelled the Dockers winning by 38 pts to 17. Hand shakes all round, re-hydration fluids and off to the shade to stiffen up for the next encounter.
Game two against the Dubai Dragons was again close at half-time, but the pre-season training, up sand dunes, over Jebels, (Kokoda stuff) saw the Pies kick clear in the second half to score a resounding 16 point victory over the hapless Dragons. Two good wins and no injures bode well for the third match against Dubai Heat Blue even in 35 deg temp’s.
Game three was always going to be a tough encounter. The Heat were younger, fitter and highly skilled, but what the Pies lacked in talent, was more than made up for in ticker. The Pies were down 31 to 7 points at half time, but managed to take the heat out of The Heat in the second half and were by no means disgraced going down for their first defeat by 41 points to 13.
After the pool games, The Pies exceeded expectations finishing second in their pool of four and qualified for the Semi’s. There would be no competing for “The Plate”, otherwise known as 5th place loser. The Semi was against the superpower of the competition, the Dubai Black Heat. As if the Blue Heat wasn’t enough, these guys were even stronger, fitter and taller with several Ex-Aussie Rules players in their team. The Pies can only boast one ex-Aussie Rules player, but he played back in the days of black and white TV, so needless to say, we were up against it. Go Pies!
The Pies were tenacious against these gorilla’s, winning a few hard ball gets and dishing out several knuckle sandwiches to the back of opposition key forwards heads. The Pies went down to the eventual winners of the comp, but held their heads high. The Final between Dubai Heat Black and the Dubai Dingoes was a hard fought, high scoring affair, with both sides banging the ball into the forwards giving plenty of opportunities for specky’s. The Black Heat won the competition and gave all sides something to think about when recruiting for next year. Go Pies!
If you are interested in training with the Muscat Magpies we maintain a close association with the Oman Gaelic Football club – Clan na hOman – and train together from 6:30pm on Sunday and Tuesday nights at the Muscat Rugby Club pitch. All newcomers are welcome, whether experienced, novice or just plain curious to see what AFL or Gaelic Footy is all about! Contact Chris Holmes (99881257; cjholmes@mac.com), Todd Perkins (99334905), Brett Young (99278232), Paul Guinane (92995329) or Aaron Henderson (95318460) for further details.
Some action shots...
Special greetings from the Muscat Magpies in Dubai.
A growing interest and involvement in playing Aussie Rules in Oman has grown out of the local Gaelic Football club Clann na hOman. Clann na hOman was founded only a few years ago by a keen bunch of Irish expats – largely driven in the early days by guys like Steve O’Connor, Tom English, Aaron Henderson and Colin Butler. Initially, players would drive and hour each way to Al Sawadi resort to train – the only piece of grass open to them! With the creation of a grass pitch at the Muscat Rugby Club, training conditions have improved since but facilities are still pretty backward by comparison to Dubai. As the Aussie population grew slowly, an increasing number of guys turned to Gaelic football as the closest thing to getting a game of Aussie Rules.
In early 2007, for the first time, the Clann entered a team in the Dubai 9’s tournament, combined with some Abu Dhabi players. Given the smaller size of Muscat and the expatriate population here, keeping the Gaelic and Aussie Rules fraternity together has been essential – the aussie guys make up numbers for Gaelic games and vice versa.
During the 2007/8 season interest in the Aussie game grew further, and the club hosted the Dubai Dingoes in Muscat for the first ever game of Aussie Rules played on Oman soil. The Muscat boys pulled off an upset and scored their first ever win – for the inaugural O’Connor Cup. From this, momentum continues to build, and whilst retaining a close integration with Clann na hOman the decision was made to distinguish the Aussie Rules playing arm of the club by branding it the “Muscat Magpies”. The club competed at the 2008 Dubai 9’s under that banner for the first time, complete with a new strip modelled on the Collingwood guernsey but with the green, white and red colours of Oman replacing three white vertical stripes of the Pies. On ground progress has been encouraging – the team returned from the 2007 Dubai 9’s tournament winless, however in 2008 the Magpies placed a respectable second in their pool only to go down in the Cup semi finals (to eventual winners – Dubai Heat Black).
Bridging the gap to the bigger Dubai teams is a real challenge. The hope is that we can continue to build momentum, encourage more aussies out to have a kick, but retain a shared pool of players with the Gaelic boys under the broader umbrella of Clann na hOman. The combined playing group probably numbers around 20-30 at the present time – a mixture of Irish, English, Aussies, Americans, a couple of Romanians and a West Indian. Pretty diverse. Getting them all out on the track at the same time is an ongoing challenge, and commitment of good numbers to travel to play is probably the biggest issue in terms of sustainability. In response to this challenge we hope to lift the profile locally to get more players involved, including encouragement of local participation. The latter is being driven through affiliation with the Petroleum Development Oman Recreation Club where a football section has been established. In addition to this we are planning to get more structured in 2008/9 with a fixture of games/tournaments set up early in the season in order to encourage players out and give them something to train for (Gaelic Footy, Aussie Rules, and intra club International Rules matches).
Clann na hOman have benefited from great support of sponsors including Muscat Duty Free, African & Eastern, OUA Agencies, Rock Bottom Café and Muscat Private Hospital. We are always on the lookout for more corporate support.
Attached is a team photo from the recent Dubai 9’s tournament, sporting the new strip.
Greetings from our Bendigo Bretheran...
BENDIGO AND DISTRICT COLLINGWOOD SUPPORTERS GROUP INCORPORATED
Welcome to the Bendigo and District Collingwood Supporters Club.
Bendigo is a large country city located in Central Victoria.
Our club commenced on the 13th of October 1982 with the support of the Collingwood Football Club.
We currently have 150 members in our group.
Our meetings are held monthly at the Rising Sun Hotel Bendigo, who give us the use of one of their function room’s free of charge. We are an active group within our community and service the communities of Central Victoria with all queries and concerns regarding Collingwood issues.
Throughout the years we have shared many wonderful memories and have developed fond friendships within our tight knit group. The wine tour, Christmas party and AGM bash are all highlights of our calendar. These are always well attended and loads of laughs prevail.
Our main purpose, of course, is to raise funds to support the Collingwood Football Club. Secondly, we run buses down to all home games which help our members easily and conveniently attend the Magpies games.
Fundraising has changed as society has changed. We started with White Elephant Stalls, providing supper at local dances, pokies trips and selling the Collingwood products at local markets. We then moved to trivia nights (ours had a reputation as being “the best in Bendigo”) and now we organize a Sportsman’s evening once a year as our major source of income. Of course there are the obligatory raffles to boost the coffers, along with bus bingo etc etc.
We have set up a sponsorship program. This is developing nicely. Local business’s (not just Collingwood fanatics) join the team at the financial cost they feel best suits their company. We have an annual evening to acknowledge all financial participants in the year’s program.
Our monthly newsletter keeps all members keep in touch with “the latest” happenings. It also helps those people who are unable to attend all meetings to keep up to date with people and places.
If you have any queries or questions regarding our Club I would be happy to speak with you.
With many thanks to the nice people at the North Hobart Football club who took the time to show me around the Club rooms and trophy room. It was fantastic and easy to see why North Hobart football club has so much tradition. To walk around and see great pics of Roy Cazaly and J Dunn, Premiership cups and even a Hall of Fame area. A big old black and white pic from 1914 when North Hobart won the State Premiership. Collingwood's James Manson and Paul Williams played for North Hobart. As well as Carlton's Percy jones.
Great clubs are run by great people, What a proud club with plenty of histroy and tradition all the ebst to the North Hobart demons in season 2008.
With many thanks to David Omant director of marketing/sponsorship, publicity and media liasion for his help and also to Joan Dillon ( life member ) North Hobart juniors. With thanks to everyone esle at North Hobart for the great hospitality and kindness.
Great stuff Neil, you are an inspiration to all!
I first met Neil during my travels as a welfare worker Neil was down on his luck and just plain out of sorts, nice bloke very friendly, Neil is testimony that no matter who we are or where we are, life's bad breaks can fall down onto any of us. Neil in recent times came up with an idea to break the rutt and set himself free on the way back to independance, He decided to set up his very own shoeshine business in Collins St Melb called Shiny Shoes Shoeshine The Shoeshiner That Shines For You.
Located at 89 Collins Street, Neil has now established a clientelle and has made his enterprise a huge succcess, now on a regular basis is back in contact with his two sons living in a nice flat in bayside Melbourne. On Neil's business card down the bottom say's' Live On the Footpath ' when i asked him the message behind the Live On The Footpath he replied ' well it's better than being dead in the gutter' Well done Neil all the best mate may your shoeshine business flourish forever
Saints slaughter slow pies at the paddock
Two fansite bulletin boards St Kilda's Saintsational and Collingwood's Nick's recently came together at Gosh's paddock for a friendly game of football .It was played in good friendship and fun, Proving that away from football we can all be friends. Lucky for Sensational they had a strong breeze in the first stanza which enabled them to get away to a big start. The Nicks boys couldn't bridge the gap the longer the game went, the bigger the losing result would become. The Saintastional guys were just too good and whilst Nicks battled the game until the very end the class difference was massive. A BBQ awaited one and all at games end.The final scores were Saintsational 36.21.237 to Nicks 8.10.58.
The game between the two fansites will now become an annual event, and joffasfrontpage would like to advise Saintsational, revenge will be sweet!
The pic above shows the Saints with another clearance at Gosh's paddock in an effortless win over the Pies
Collingwood FC Carers In The Community
During my employment with the club during 2007, Two special things happened we organised the Bring a Blanket day which i hope will become an annual event because the need is there to do it. And we worked with the Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services to supply some 2.000 nappies for single mums who through no fault of their own just cant afford such luxurious items. Special thanks must go to David Emerson who was instrumental in making many people have an enjoyable Christmas. I can tell you first hand The Collingwood Football Club is a wonderful caring establishemnt. For all that is said about the Collingwod football Club at times, most of it is very unfair and doesn't give credit to the wonderful hard working employees. Collingwood today is very much the same as the Collingwood of yesterday, Reaching out to those in need, Compassion accepting people as they are, Justice acting with integrity respecting the rights of all, Unity creating a community characterised by harmony and collaboration. Not only do we follow and barrack for the greatest club, but we must always remember we follow a football club that cares!
The Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service is a community services agency which has been helping people in Melbourne battle poverty and needs for over 140 years.
The Good Shepherds runs a broad range of community programs aimed at helping young people, woman and families in need across Melbourne, Many thanks to Michelle at the Good Shepherds and another mention to the fantastic effort from Emo.
Here are some pics of the nappies when delivered to The Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service.
Michelle at the Good Shepherds recieveing the nappies
Many thanks to those who took part in the Magpie Army march ( see Pic below ) By the time we arrived at the footbridge the army was huge and in full voice. Television cameras were waiting at the other end of footbridge, the footbridge was that full it was actually moving, with loud chanting and many hand held banners. It was something we'll never forget..an english tourist visiting the football game for the first time commented it was similar to scenes at a English premier league match.
Joffasfrontpage is my personal website celebrating my personal love affair with a football club, which has become my way of life. To me, Collingwood is absolutely everything. It has spiritually enriched me, it has given me great friendships, it has given me a way of life passed down from parents which I have in turn, passed down to daughter and grand children. I admit at times I'm not sure in which order my football club and my family come, if my website in any way can spread the Collingwood way of life I'd be stoked forever.We're not just football followers like them others, we're Collingwood supporters!
One of my fave pics taken at Victoria park.
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Joffa Corfe acknowledges the indigenous people of Australia as the traditional owners/custodians of lands which we work and play.Further Joffa Corfe acknowledges the past injustices that their people have endured and supports reconcilaition as a way of righting the wrongs from the past.
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Me and Robbie Muir getting on like a house on fire!
Above pic, Me and the Brothers at Sydney Harbourside 2007
Coxy me and Braddles promoting the 'Bring a blanket day'
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In 2004 we released our 2004 cheer squad CD Early 2002 we made a CD called Magpie Army They were a huge success!
West Ham Football Club brothers A visiting West Ham supporter at a 2006 Collingwood MCG game He wanted to take this pic back home to England.
Happy Birthday Young Magpie Celebrating his birthday in Gold Jacket after a stirring pies victory at the MCG
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At Queen Victoria Market at former Collingwood player Bob pettigrew's Butcher shop with my Collingwood Butcher mate Steve
Two beautiful Collingwood sheila's Robyn and Jackie just lovin the pies @ Bob pettigrew's Butchers, Queen Victoria Market!
Collingwood supporters are everywhere on a recent visit to Hanging Rock races on Australia Day bumped into two mad collingwood girls Kim and Lisa
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