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Round 4 of our Junior Summer Competition is CRAZY HAIR & SOCK round! We want to see all our junior players, coaches, managers and parents, wearing your craziest socks and hairstyles, all in the name of a good cause.

Each year Manly Touch raises funds for people in need via events such as our Crazy Hair & Sock round where we ask each player to donate a gold coin before they play. In 2024, one of our own Manly Family is feeling the weight of health issues that require costly surgery and an extensive recovery period.

We would like to donate the funds raised at this year’s Crazy Hair & Sock round to arguably one of Manly Touch’s favourite referees Pine Crib and his family, to assist with his medical expenses.

This may be a set back for now but we know we will see Pine out on the fields again refereeing in our Junior and Senior competitions, and representing Manly Touch at NSW events very soon!

Ground Supervisors will be on hand to collect coin donations, alternatively we will have our square tap devices for cashless donations.

Manly Touch thanks all our members for your support of our Crazy Hair & Sock round.

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Manly Touch wishes to thank Tayla Browne for her dedication and hard work behind the scenes over the last 12 months, as she took on the role of Operations Manager. Tayla came into the role right as our 2023 Junior Summer Competition was about to start, and to say it was a baptism by fire is an understatement. She quickly streamlined many processes and operations of the club in and around our local competitions, and has serviced our members with enthusiasm and expertise during her time in the role.

We wish Tayla all the very best in her next endeavour – although she will not be a stranger to Manly Touch as she is still playing Vawdon and Senior State Cups for our great club this year.

Coming on board with Manly Touch in the role of Facilities Manager is Tom Perrett. Tom has been part of our Junior Summer Competition event crew for the last two seasons and as an ex-police officer of 26 years is well equipped to take on the role of delivering all our local competitions at Nolan and Passmore Reserves each week throughout summer and winter. He will also be responsible for all activity at both the Manly Touch Clubhouse and the Southern Facility, liaising with council, contractors and vendors that frequent the fields, and will take charge of ‘GK’s Buggy’ on competition afternoons/evenings.

Kate Perrett will be taking on the role of General Manager of Manly Touch, overseeing not only the operations of the club but offering senior commercial expertise to the Executive Committee, with a view to taking our great club to more success on and off the field.

 

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Congratulations to the following players who have been named in our 2025 JSC Train On Squads for our Boys and Girls U10s, U12s and U14s age groups.

The first training session for each squad is also listed below. Any questions can be directed to our Junior Rep Director Craig Lowe – [email protected]

 

JSC TRAIN ON SQUAD TRAININGS –

• U10 Girls – Sunday 20th October @ Nolan Reserve from 9:00am – 10:00am
• U10 Boys – Tuesday 15th October @ Nolan Reserve from 5:00pm – 6:00pm
• U12 Girls – Tuesday 15th October @ Nolan Reserve from 6:30pm  – 7:30pm
• U12 Boys – Monday 21st October @ Nolan Reserve from 5:30pm – 6:30pm
• U14 Boys – Monday 14th October @ Nolan Reserve from 5:00pm – 6:00pm
• U14 Girls – Monday 21st October @ Nolan Reserve from 5:30pm – 6:30pm

JSC TRAIN ON SQUADS –

U10 Boys Train On Squad   Albert Peattie Billy Bourke Blake Creelman Freddie Ferguson Isaac Tilden Jack Miller Jake Horton Jake Inches James Dawes Jamond Teodoro Lachlan de Bree Leo Kee Levi Mitchell Liam Tysoe Louis Mallinson Percy Hollingsworth Sonny McKee Van Jordan Zion Keil Charlie Trowell Brodie McGregor	U10 Girls Train On Squad   Alice Palmer Bernadette Bowes Bobby Collis Chloe Berry Chloe McDonald Daisy White Ella Savage Elsie Wilson Flip Skines Freddie Ledger Hattie Scollon Heidi Terrey Indi Barton Ivy Rae Jasmine Avakian Kaia Farley Liefe Podrovzek Lottie Gilchrist Macy Stevens Mariana Lowe Mila Moig Ryan Sophia Pritchard Thea Lazic Zara Rutkowski Zara Woolston
U12 Boys Train On Squad   Aiden Henne Angus Ryan Archer Lyne Archie Berry Ashton Forrester Atticus McFadden Balin Gee Ben Godden Charles Taudien Cody Lawson Cooper Fontbin Cooper Haley Cooper Kee Ed Gillett Freddie Vandenberg Harry Dryden Henri Orth Hudson McGregor Jake Maillet Jarvis Grayson-March Jaydan Teodoro Jayden Felton Kingston Davis Kobi Bate Luka Wood Nic Hill Parker Thompson Raymond Bowes Rhys Hill Sione Katoa Tasman Cridland Thomas McConochie Tomasi Lowe	U12 Girls Train On Squad   Abbey McMillan Abigail McLachlan Alice Orth Allegra Childs Anieke Coetsee Blythe Grayson-March Bowie Acevedo Bridie Hurley Britt Dunne Claire McPhee Edwina Seve Evie Munro Florence Morgan Frankie Butcher Frankie Jones Freja Badstue Jacinta Keil Jemma Pritchard Lara Benvenuto Lea Creamer Lexie Beesley Liv Havenstein Louisa Olofinsky Matilda Hollingsworth Matilda Kane Molly Ashton Niah West Olive Kacilala Paytn Stevens Sami Stephens Scarlett Purdy Sophie MacPherson Sunny Rose-Watts
U14 Boys Train On Squad   Ariki Wihongi Billy Lowe Boston Kelly Dominick Peter Elliot Mafoa Finley Bull Fynn Ikin Isaac Han Jack McLachlan Jakob Hoffman James Williams Jasper Pedersen Jordy Plummer Keller Williams Kobe Bishop Lachlan Ward Lenny Newby Levi Thomas Lucas Locke Lucas Mulligan Luke Taylor Max Ponton Muku Shines Oscar Godden Owen Nable Ryder Grierson Stevie Berryman Tallis Cridland Taten Rogers Teddy Macoun Toby Creelman Will Kalms	U14 Girls Train On Squad   Alexandra Davis Bridie Abernethy Addison Mitchell Amarlea Tonga Ania Mork Charlotte Selinas Chloe MacDonald Chloe Smith Ella Colvin Evie Crotty Georgia Head Hallie Brain Indi Butcher Jasmine Morris Jessica Bekis Lara Button Lilian Aitken Mele Manuofetoa Mila Lipscomb Milla Kacilala Pia Bowers Poppy Lee Ruby Kovacs Siena Aiello Sienna massey Sophie Journeaux Stella Brock Sydney kaivelata Taya Stewart Trinity Perrett Valerie Pickup Zoe Anderhov

 

 

 

 

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Manly Touch will be hosting a Representative & Development team gala day to kick off the 2024/2025 season on Sunday 1st December – all Associations welcome!

To register your team CLICK HERE

Any questions please email [email protected]

 

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At our recent AGM, we farewelled our President Graham Knights, who announced that he would be standing down from his position. Although not a surprise, this is a significant change for Manly Touch as Graham has been a part of the Executive Committee for the last 12 years.

Manly Touch would like to thank Graham, or GK as he is commonly known, for his invaluable and immeasurable contribution over this time. Coming onto the Executive as Vice President in 2012, GK quickly assumed the position of President in 2014 and continued in this role until 2018. After a short hiatus in 2019/20, GK headed the call to return to fill a vacancy as Vice President, before returning to the role of President in 2022.

GK not only held Executive Committee positions during this time but has been the Competition Manager and/or Head Ground Manager for our local junior and senior competitions since 2014 – which has seen him do everything from creating and regrading fixtures, to line marking all fields at Nolan and Passmore Reserves, to refereeing at local and state events, to being instrumental in the expansion of our competitions to record numbers over the last 4 seasons.

During GK’s tenure we have seen enormous growth in our junior competition numbers, from a mere 187 teams in 2015 to a whopping 388 teams in 2024, whilst also introducing an U7s competition to cater to our youngest of touch footy players. Our senior competition has also grown despite a declining trend in participation across the sport to now boast 79 teams in our summer competition, with our Mixed grade alone breaking records in 2024 with 36 teams. During GK’s tenure the Club secured both NSWTA Junior and Senior Club Championships over multiple years, along with NSWTA Affiliate of the Year every year since 2016.

We would not have been able to achieve the success this club has experienced in recent years without his valuable contribution, and it is this contribution that saw GK awarded a Life Membership of Manly Touch, unofficially presented to him at our 50^th Gala Event earlier in the year, and officially sanctioned and presented at our recent AGM. See further down for a list of GK’s achievements and contributions.

GK will be truly missed by everyone on the Executive.

Thank you GK!

 

Taking over as Manly Touch President is Kate Perrett. Kate has been involved in the club since her children started playing in 2012, coming onto the Executive as Vice President in 2017. Kate has brought a wealth of sports administration, operations and event management experience to the club, having worked previously in Sports Management with national sporting bodies throughout Australia, NZ, UK and Canada and holding committee positions in other local sporting organisations in Manly Warringah. Kate has continued to improve the club’s operations across our local competition offerings and our representative programs. Kate is now also a touch football player herself, playing locally and for Manly Touch at senior events since 2017.

We would also like to welcome Mark Hawthorne to the Executive Committee for 2024, having taken up the position of General Executive member. Mark may be well-known to many as one of our talented senior referees – Mark is currently a Level 4 – but he also brings extensive commercial and senior leadership experience to the Executive and Manly Touch, having worked within the McDonald’s Corporation for 20 years as Managing Director for both NZ and the UK at different times, and Regional Vice President – Pacific, Middle East and Africa, before moving on to be CEO – Executive Director of Guzman Y Gomez. More recently Mark has been kicking back a little more, having ‘retired’ from the 9-5, but he still holds various non-executive board positions across ASX listed companies in Australia.

Paul MacPherson was re-elected to the position of Treasurer unopposed. Chloe Butcher and Phil McPhee’s positions as General Executive members were not up for election.

Congratulations to Kate, Mark and Paul on their appointments.

 

Graham Knights – Key Achievements and Contributions to Manly Touch:

Player History:

• Played in MWTA local competition from 1988, and continues to do so in 2024
• MWTA 20s Representative player from 1991-1992
• MWTA Men’s Opens Representative player 1993-1996, 2006
• MWTA Men’s 30’s Representative player 2017
• MWTA Vawdon Cup Men’s representative player 2018
• MWTA Men’s 40s Representative player 2019 – 2023
• Scorpions, City, NSW and Australian representative player (most recently representing Australia in Men’s 50s at the 2024 World Cup)

Coaching History:

• Men’s 20s coach 1995 – 1996
• Men’s 30s Coach 2007 – 2008
• Men’s Div 1 Coach & Manager 2008 – 2009
• Men’s Opens Coach & Manager 2008 – 2016
• Boy’s 18’s Coach 2011 – 2013
• Girl’s 12’s & 14’s Development Coach 2016 – 2019
• Boy’s 16s Coach 2020
• Scorpions Men’s Opens Coach 2012-2015
• NSW Men’s Opens Assistant Coach 2013-2016

Administration & Committee Roles:

• Vice President 2012 – 2014
• Competition Manager 2014 – 2016
• Club President 2014 – 2018
• Grounds Manager 2019 – Present
• Vice President 2021 – 2022
• Club President 2022 – Present

Awards:

• NSWTA Blues Award 2014
• NSWTA President of the Year 2016/17
• NSWTA Rod Wise Medal Volunteer of the Year 2016/17
• NSWTA President of the Year 2017/18
• TFA Volunteer of the Year 2017
• Nominated NSWTA President of the Year 2023/24

Key Highlights and Achievements – Local Competitions:

• Resurrecting the Men’s A comp in 2009.
• For 2 years there was no local men’s A competition at all. Graham pooled all rep players & created 4 teams. He paid for all 4 teams and attempted to get reimbursed by all players. He refereed each week to ensure the competition could go ahead.
• There has been a Men’s A competition ever since

 

Key Highlights and Achievements – Executive Committee:

• Graham grew our local junior competition from 80 to 384 teams
• Assisted in the implementation of a part-time administration manager to oversee day to day running of the club in 2012.
• Hosted double header Vawdon Cup days at Nolan Reserve
• Won Junior & Senior State Cups all years as MWTA President (2014 – 2018)
• Won NSWTA Affiliate of the Year 3 times as MWTA President (2014 – 2018)
• Sourced MWTA timing clocks & scoreboard bringing local competitions a new level of professionalism
• Managed to utilise storeroom at Nolan Reserve with the assistance from Christian Brothers
• Made a deal with Christian Bros and Northern Beaches Council to share the clubhouse at Nolan Reserve
• Refereed at local competition
• Refereed at NSWTA JSC 2018, 2020 and 2024
• Rewrote the MWTA Constitution (2017)
• Involved with implementing a full-time operations manager to oversee day to day running of MWTA in 2023

 

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JUNIOR SUMMER COMP IS BACK! 

Our U7s & U9s kick off Round 1 of our Summer Comp this afternoon Thursday 12th September at Nolan Reserve, and then tomorrow Friday 13th September we have our U11 through U17s taking to the fields at Nolan and Passmore Reserves. Some important information follows –

Field map:
👉 See attached below. U7s & U9s play on half size fields, so make note of whether you are playing on A or B.

Fixture:
👉 All match details can be found on our Fixtures & Results page. It is a good idea to check before each round as field changes do occur.

Ball collection:
👉 THURSDAY GAMES – from the Manly Touch Clubhouse (building at Northern end of Nolan Reserve)
👉 FRIDAY GAMES – from the Southern Amenity (newer building down the Southern end of Nolan Reserve)

Referees:
👉 Referees to collect your game cards prior to your first game:
– THURSDAY GAMES – from the Manly Touch Clubhouse (building at Northern end of Nolan Reserve)
– FRIDAY GAMES – from the Southern Amenity (new building down the Southern end of Nolan Reserve)
👉 We have new Referee shirts if you need one, you can pick one up when collecting your game cards.
👉 Teams do not have to pay the referee, Manly Touch will handle all payments.

Playing Singlets:
👉 If you missed our two collection days this week (this is ONLY for those that received an email over the weekend that their singlet was ready for collection), you can collect before your game from the Manly Touch Clubhouse.
👉 If you purchased in the second order window we are still awaiting an update on delivery and will advise as soon as we know you can collect.
👉 If you still need to buy a singlet we will re-open the shop once the second order arrives with any spares that we have to sell. In the meantime players can wear any plain or numbered singlet/shirt.

Canteen / BBQ:
👉 THURSDAY – There will be a canteen and BBQ operating at the Manly Touch Clubhouse.
👉 FRIDAY – In addition to the canteen and BBQ at the Manly Touch Clubhouse, there will be a canteen and a pizza van at the Southern Amenity.
👉 Payment is by card only.

Parking:
👉 There is a car park at Nolan Reserve that can be accessed via Kentwell Road, or parking is along Pittwater Road or Campbell Parade (for Passmore Reserve). Please park legally as council rangers will fine or tow any car that is parked illegally or obstructing residents driveways or ambulance entryways.

Toilets:
👉 There are toilets at both the Manly Touch Clubhouse and the Southern Amenity.

Behaviour:
👉 We have a zero tolerance policy to abuse of referees, club officials and players. If you have any issues during a game please raise these with a Manly Touch official who will be wearing a maroon polo shirt.

We hope everyone is respectful of others and enjoys the game of touch football!

 

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Congratulations to our inaugural Hall of Fame inductees who were announced at our 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner.

Lisa Wandl
Sue Chiddy
Vicki Humpherson
Carol Forlonge
Sarah Peattie
Chloe Butcher
Shelley Oates
Kylie Stewart
Hannah Dyball
Grahame Pickering
Garry Simmons
Craig Pitt*
Phil Walkaden
Sam Brisby
Geoff Vigours
James Marks
Mark Leonard
Brandon McDonald
Peter Wandl
Drew Davies
Caren Friend
Keith Smith
Barry Gibson
Christian Browne

Thank you to @elfhphotography who took our stunning photos!

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At our recent Manly Touch 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner we welcomed our 15th Life Member – Graham Knights.

Life Membership is the highest honour that can be bestowed on a member. It is recognition of outstanding dedication, loyalty, service and immense contribution that a member has made over a period of time for Manly Touch, and we are so delighted our Honours Committee has bestowed this prestigious honour on our current President Graham Knights. 

As a long time player, coach, referee, and Executive Committee member, Graham has positively influenced the club in so many ways, as outlined below in this summary. Congratulations GK!

Player History:

• Has played in MWTA local competition since 1988, and continues to do so in 2024
• MWTA 20’s Representative player from 1991-1992
• MWTA Men’s Opens Representative player 1993-1996, 2006
• MWTA Men’s 30’s Representative player 2017
• MWTA Vawdon Cup Men’s Representative player 2018
• MWTA Men’s 40’s Representative player 2019 – 2022
• Scorpions, City, NSW and Australian representative player

Coaching History for MWTA:

• Men’s 20’s Coach 1995 – 1996
• Men’s 30’s Coach 2007 – 2008
• Men’s Div 1 Coach & Manager 2008 – 2009
• Men’s Open’s Coach & Manager 2008 – 2016
• Boy’s 18’s Coach 2011 – 2013
• Girl’s 12’s & 14’s Development Coach 2016 – 2019
• Boy’s 16’s Coach 2020

Other Coaching History:

• Scorpions Men’s Open’s Coach 2012-2015
• NSW Men’s Open’s Assistant Coach 2013-2016

Administration & Committee Roles:

• Club Vice President 2012 – 2014
• Competition Manager 2014 – 2016
• Club President 2014 – 2018
• Grounds Manager 2019 – Present
• Club Vice President 2021 – 2022
• Club President 2022 – Present

Awards:

• NSWTA Blues Award 2014
• NSWTA President of the Year 2016/17
• NSWTA Rod Wise Medal Volunteer of the Year 2016/17
• NSWTA President of the Year 2017/18
• TFA Volunteer of the Year 2017

Key Highlights and Achievements:

• Resurrecting the Men’s A comp in 2009 –
  • For 2 years there was no local Men’s A competition. Graham pooled all rep players & created 4 teams. He paid for all 4 teams and attempted to get reimbursed by all players. He refereed each week to ensure the competition could go ahead.
  • There has been a Men’s A competition ever since.
• During time on the Executive Committee:
  • Graham grew our local Junior competition from 80 to 384 teams.
  • Assisted in the implementation of a part-time Administration Manager to oversee day to day running of the club in 2012.
  • Hosted double header Vawdon Cup days at Nolan Reserve.
  • Won Junior & Senior State Cups all years as MWTA President (2014 – 2018).
  • Won NSWTA Affiliate of the Year 3 times as MWTA President (2014 – 2018).
  • Sourced MWTA timing clocks & scoreboard, bringing local competitions a new level of professionalism.
  • Managed to utilise storeroom at Nolan Reserve with the assistance from Christian Brothers.
  • Orchestrated an agreement with Christian Brothers and Northern Beaches Council to share the clubhouse at Nolan Reserve.
  • Refereed at local competition.
  • Refereed at NSWTA JSC 2018, 2020 and 2024.
  • Rewrote the MWTA Constitution (2017).
  • Involved with implementing a full-time Operations Manager to oversee day to day running of MWTA in 2023.

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Congratulations to all of our Manly players, coaches, managers and referees who competed at the 2024 NSWTA Junior Regionals in Mudgee on 28th & 29th April.

A huge congratulations to Alyssa Medved, being named captain of 18 Girls and Scorpions Junior Club Captain.

The 12 and 18 Girls won their respective Grand Finals, and Grace French was named Player of the Finals in the 18 Girls.

We had the following Manly players selected into NSWTA Merit Teams:

12 Girls:
Amarlea Tonga, Frankie Butcher

12 Boys:
Ariki Wihongi, Jordy Plummer

14 Girls:
Ellie Fairall

16 Girls:
Coco Marsters, Talea Tonga

16 Boys:
Saxon Gaw

18 Girls:
Alyssa Medved, Grace French, Jazzy Vera

Referees:
The following Manly referees were appointed for Grand Finals:
Brandon Sanderson and Mark Hawthorne – U18 Boys
Tua Marsters – U14 Girls
Peter Cooper – U12 Girls

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Another Junior Rep campaign has come to an end and what a campaign it was for our Junior Boys and Girls teams in 2024.

We travelled to Dubbo for our second Northern Conference and were again met with superb playing fields and sunshine…a little too much sunshine but considering Port Macquarie had torrential rain over the last 2 weeks we must consider the move to Dubbo a clear winner.

Our teams took to the altered playing conditions on Day 1 with vigour, moving through the rounds with some impressive victories. These continued on Day 2 with all teams bar one progressing to finals day on Sunday in good positions despite a couple of broken bones, a bad case of tonsillitis and some other niggling injuries being managed by our Motus physios.

Finals day is always hectic, with teams checking in on each other to find out whether they are still progressing through after each round. With 9 teams in the U18 Boys competition, there were no Quarter Finals, so only the top 4 progressing through to Semi Finals. With our 18s sitting in 5th position they did not progress through.

After winning their Round of 16 match, our 12 Girls were knocked out in the Quarter Finals 2 tries to 1 against Nelson Bay.

As we moved to the Semi Finals rounds, our 10 Boys and 10 Girls came up against some tough opposition in our neighbours the Northern Beaches Renegades, whilst our 16 Girls lost by 1 try and despite both teams scoring 3 tries a piece in the 12 Boys Semi Final, our boys scored second so the dreaded 3-2 scoring system saw their campaign come to an end.

This left only the Grand Final matches to be played, with 4 of our teams earning the right to challenge for the Conference Champions title. Our 14 Girls took to the Stadium first, but unfortunately went down by 2 tries in a hard fought match. Our 14 Boys, 16 Boys and 18 Girls had us all on the edge of our seats – with the 14 Boys convincing winners 5 tries to 3, the 16 Boys coming from behind to win 5 tries to 4, and the 18 Girls lifting their tempo for a 6 tries to 2 win over Nelson Bay – all three teams crowned 2024 JSC Northern Conference Champions!

After the trip back from Dubbo and a quick 6 day turnaround our 14 Boys, 16 Boys and 18 Girls took to the fields at the home of NSWTA in Tempe to compete against the winners of the JSC Southern Conference in the State Finals, in a best of three match format. Conditions were extremely hot, and all three teams were forced to play three matches, as consecutive victories in games 1 and 2 alluded each team.

The 14 Boys were the first to play their deciding third match out on field 1 and grew from their victory in game 2 to take the State Final 11-8. Impressive attacking middle play coupled with some long balls that had the sideline on their feet, made for a fantastic final.

It was then into the Stadium to watch the 16 Boys who quite literally won the match after the bell with a last ditch play. The game will no doubt go down in touch football history as one of the best junior finals – if you missed it check out the replay on KayoSports, you won’t be disappointed. The end result was a 6-5 victory to our Manly boys.

Finally, the 18 Girls took to the Stadium in their third and final match against the Penrith Panthers. After taking an early lead 7-2 our Manly girls looked poised to take out the match but the Panthers had other ideas and hit back with 4 unanswered tries to take the title of 18 Girls Champions, 10-7. A heartbreaking loss for the 18s but a memorable campaign to reach the State Finals considering the team was made up of several players that had never played rep touch football before and we were still pulling in players as late as a week out from the Northern Conference due to injury.

Manly Touch finished second overall in the Club Championship at JSC Northern Conference and secured two State Champions titles with the U14 and U16 Boys victories – a fantastic result for the club.

Manly Touch is extremely proud of all our players and their performances across this 2024 Junior Representative Campaign. We also appreciate the efforts of all our coaches and officials, without whom we would not be able to achieve such amazing results or give our players the opportunity to hone their talents and improve their skills. To our referees we thank you for being such an invaluable part of our rep campaign, all the time and effort given to attend training matches, gala days and finally JSC, is so appreciated. And to the parents and families of our talented junior players, you help make the Manly Family the truly unique and special club that it is.

We’d also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the following award recipients:

U10 Boys
Best and Fairest: Edward Gillett
Coaches Award: Blake Creelman
Players Player: Hudson McGregor

U10 Girls
Best and Fairest: Matilda Hollingsworth
Coaches Award: Georgie Rich
Players Player: Blythe Grayson-March

U12 Boys
Best and Fairest: Ryder Grierson
Coaches Award: Finn Ikin
Players Player: Will Jennings

U12 Girls
Best and Fairest: Amarlea Tonga
Coaches Award: Edwina Seve
Players Player: Sydney Kaivelata

U12 Girls Development
Best and Fairest: Valerie Pickup
Coaches Award: Sunny Rose-Watts
Players Player: Sophie MacPherson

U14 Boys
Best and Fairest: Cooper Everleigh
Coaches Award: Ariki Whongi
Players Player: Lucas Locke

U14 Girls
Best and Fairest: Ellie Fairall
Coaches Award: Matilda Whitehead
Players Player: Ellie Fairall

U16 Boys
Best and Fairest: Lucas Hickson
Coaches Award: Finlay Benbow
Players Player: Saxon Gaw

U16 Girls
Best and Fairest: Talea Tonga
Coaches Award: Lizzy Bromiley & Keira Gray
Players Player: Coco Marsters

U18 Boys
Best and Fairest: Xavier Walsh
Coaches Award: Ethan Hammond
Players Player: Xavier Walsh

U18 Girls
Best and Fairest: Alyssa Medved
Coaches Award: Sophie Bishop
Players Player: Amelie Taudien

Check out some great photos from our JSC 2024 campaign here.

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We have decided to replay the washed our Round 12 from the Senior Summer Men’s & Women’s Competition that occurred a few weeks ago.

Instead of going to Semi Finals next Monday 12th February, we will be replaying Round 12 on the 12th February. Due to this rescheduling of the round, some games have changed. Please click on the results/fixtures tab to locate your competition and check for the updated round information. 

Please not Semi Finals for the Summer Men’s & Women’s Competition will be played on 19th February and Grand Finals on the 26th February.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO MANLY TOUCH PLAYERS, PARENTS AND SPECTATORS

To our Manly Touch players, parents, carers and spectators,

We are writing this open letter in the hope of reaching you all with some simple requests. Although these requests may be simple, their impact will have far reaching effects so please read on.

In the almost 50 years Manly Touch has been in operation, our Junior Summer Competition has become the pinnacle of the competitions we administer. With almost 400 teams participating across Thursday and Friday afternoons & evenings, we believe it is the biggest local touch football competition in Australia.

With such scale comes many operational challenges, and each season we look to improve on the competition to ensure we continue to offer a social, fun and ultimately safe environment for our players to participate in and their family and friends to enjoy watching touch footy.

In the last two seasons we have unfortunately experienced an increase in behaviour that is unruly, dangerous and even abusive. From yelling and swearing at other players, referees and spectators, to tackling players during a game, to knocking referees to the ground under the guise of trying to run through a gap, to tearing around and on fields during games on e-bikes, to throwing eggs from the sideline at the opposition. As surprising as some of these things may sound they have all occurred over the first 7 rounds of the Junior Summer Competition. 

To combat any adverse behaviour, Manly Touch has in place Ground Supervisors located at each Club House and Ground Managers walking around the fields overseeing games. Unfortunately this has not had the desired effect of eliminating, or even significantly reducing, bad behaviour as players and spectators appear to be waiting until the Ground Manager has moved past a game to then act up, or ignoring directions given by Ground Managers entirely. Here is where we need your help with the following simple requests:

• All teams need to have at least one adult present on the sideline of their game, for the entirety of the game
• All players, coaches, managers and spectators need to respect that the referee’s decisions are final. Team captains may respectfully enquire of the referee, matters of varying interpretation or causes of penalties. Any discussion is to be brief and polite and must not delay play. Other team members, coaches, managers or spectators should not talk to the referee
• If there is an issue at your field that is impacting the game or the welfare of players, referees, or spectators, we ask that rather than taking matters into your own hands, that you find a Ground Manager or Ground Supervisor, and ask them to attend your field
• e-Bikes are not to be ridden on fields or the grass areas between/around fields
• e-Bikes to be parked in either of the designated spots marked with an X on the map shown following (click the image to enlarge it), behind the old Clubhouse (Kentwell Road end) and behind field 11

We appreciate that the majority of our players and spectators do behave in a manner that is in keeping with our Code of Conduct and for this we are grateful. If the above simple requests can be adhered to by all attending our Junior Summer Competition we are sure that the incidents that have occurred to date this season will be reduced, if not cease completely.

Yours respectfully,

Manly Touch Executive Committee

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Manly Touch are on the hunt for a Junior Development Officer for the upcoming 2023/24 representative touch football season. Working alongside our Junior Representative Director, Craig Lowe, the Junior Development Officer will be responsible for providing our U10, U12 and U14 Development Teams with targeted support throughout the rep season.

Although this is a voluntary position, Manly Touch will cover any expenses incurred and will also pay for training and development courses for the successful applicant.

For further information or to lodge your interest in the position, please reach out to Craig Lowe via [email protected] or 0417 222 625.

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We are pleased to announce that the draft draws for the upcoming 2023 Junior Summer Competition have now been published! Please bear in mind that these are just drafts. Please direct your teams to have a look and get familiar with the website and the draw. With over 380 teams across nine rounds, you can imagine this was a huge task to put together! There are over 175 games being played every round, and over 1,500 games to be played before the finals are decided.

You can use the link below to see the 2023 Summer Junior Draft Draw.

JUNIOR SUMMER COMPETITION DRAFT DRAW

If you have any questions or issues in relation to the draft draws, please email [email protected]. Thank you for supporting MWTA, and we look forward to the first tap off in 5 sleeps!

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Manly Touch will be hosting a Level 1 (Foundation) Coaching Course on Sunday 10th September at Nolan Reserve from 8:30am – 11:30am.

All Coaching Courses are now being administered through The Nest. All participants must now register via the following link and create a personal profile –   REGISTER HERE NOW.  

Once your profile has been created, please follow the below steps to register for our course:

– Upon login click on “Training Library”.

– This will take you to the “Course Landing Page”, and select the relevant “Course Category”.

– Click “Purchase” on the course you wish to complete.

– You will then be required to pay for the course.

– Paying online does not mean you are registered for a course.

– Once you have completed your payment, the course will appear in the “My Training” section of your account.

– Complete all necessary online coursework.

– Once completed, register for the face-to-face session being held at Nolan Reserve – REGISTER HERE

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