Johnny Eagleton wins back to

back Mail Medals! It is with great pride that HVFC

congratulates Johnny Eagleton on winning back to back Mail Medals in 2012 and

2013. One of the nicest blokes you’d hope

to meet, Johnny is a superstar on the field

who has been heavily tagged this year. It is a testimony to his great skills that he

won the medal for the second year

running!! We look forward to seeing him out playing for the A grade again next

year! Great work Johnny!! (Photo courtesy SFL website)

Happy Valley Football Club

Newsletter September 2013

What’s on at HVFC? AGM: Wed Oct 9th at 7.30pm in the

HVFC clubrooms. All welcome!

HVFC CONGRATULATES the following players who were listed in their

respective SFL teams of the year and represented HVFC at the Mail Medal

night on Monday September 16 – Under 14’s – Damon Birbeck,

Christian Brini and Matthew Walton

Under 16’s – Chris Curyer, Aaron Humphries and Nick Frisby-Smith

Under 18’s - Anthony Collins, Luke Madonna and Cameron Mc Pherson

C grade – Jonas Grocock B grade – Matthew Raitt

A grade – Johnny Eagleton and

Nathan Peterson-Gray CONGRATULATIONS also to Brayden

Pianta from the U16’s team who was the leading goal kicker for the year for

the U16 competition.

Grand Final Day – U14’s & U16’s Congratulations to the Under 14 and Under 16 teams who both played in

Grand Finals at Hickinbotham Oval on Saturday September 21.

Night on Monday Sept 16. Well done to all HVFC

members who contribute in many ways to make

this club a great one and to the coaches and their support staff for all of their time and effort that

made for a fantastic season and to the Executive, Management and General Committee for all of their

hard work in 2013!! Congratulations everyone!! (Photo courtesy Wayne Hasel)

C Grade Grand Final Congratulations also to the C grade who made it to the Grand Final played at HVFC on Sat. Sept 7.

Unfortunately they went down to Brighton by 91 points. Well done to Grant Sterzl (aka Narnas) and

the boys for a great season! In all there were some

50 plus players who contributed to the C grade

during the year – a great team effort!! Thanks to

all the volunteers who helped out on the night to ensure this was a successful night for the club.

Pictured here is the C grade & some of the crowd after the game on Grand Final Night at HVFC.

U14 Grand Final Well done to the U14’s who won the U14 Saturday premiership beating

Reynella by 32 points in a game that was won in the third quarter. Congratulations to Damon Birbeck (below left) the team Captain who won the

West Adelaide medal for Best on Ground and Cameron Smith the team Vice Captain (below right) who won the Mark Constable Medal for Best on Ground.

A great team effort boys and some great coaching Chappy!!

The winning team! And BOG players Damon Birbeck (left) & Cameron Smith (right) with their medals.

U16 Grand Final Playing catch up football for most of the day, the U16 boys came out in the last quarter determined not to be blown away and outscored

Brighton. Unfortunately it was too little too late with Brighton running out convincing winners and taking the title for 2013.

Congratulations to Chris Curyer for his Best on Ground performance

which resulted in him being awarded the West Adelaide Medal.

The U16 team after the game and Chris Curyer with his WAFC medal for Best on Ground

HVFC wins Champion Club of

the Year! An award that we can all feel part

of is the Champion Club of the Year

– awarded to Happy Valley for season 2013 at the SFL Mail Medal

Johnny Eagleton with his medal.

Under 14 Presentation Night Congratulations to the following players who won awards at the U14 Presentation Night on Monday.

U14 Saturday team from left to right – Damon Birbeck: Best & Fairest, Caleb Dolman: Runner Up Best and Fairest, Nick

Evreniadis: Coach’s Award, Brodie Moran: Most Improved & Jack Hodgson: Best Team Man

U14 Sunday team from left to right – Jackson Godkin: Best & Fairest, Brad Nicolle: Runner Up Best & Fairest, Ben Ryan:

Coach’s Award, Ben Wallace: Most Improved & Jarryd Hoppo: Best Team Man

Under 16 Presentation Night Congratulations to the following players who won awards at the U16 Presentation Night on Wednesday.

From left to right - Nick Frisby-Smith: Best & Fairest, Dylan Halse: Runner Up Best & Fairest, Jordan Spring: Coach’s Award, Josh Manning: Most Improved & Zach Wallace: Best Team Man

First Class Accountants

Junior Player of the Year Congratulations to Jarryd Hoppo, the

First Class Accountants Junior Player of

the Year. A great reward for Jarryd who can be seen most weekends during

footy season either in the canteen,

running water or helping around the

club in other ways, when he’s not playing himself. Well done Jarryd!!

Thanks to Hank Middleton for sponsoring

this award which rewards players not only for their on field performance but

also their contribution to the Happy

Valley Football Club.

Pictured from left to right are Wayne Hasel, Jarryd Hoppo & Hank Middleton.

Thanks Mr President HVFC sincerely thanks outgoing

President Wayne Hasel for his dedicated service as President over

the past three years. Wayne has been involved at HVFC for over 10

years and received his life member-

ship to the club last Friday night.

Well known for his quiz master skills

at the annual Quiz Nights, we wish Wayne well in his new job and know

that the line marking around the ground won’t be the same unless he

is around to do it!! Well done on a

great job and thanks for your

contribution to HVFC!

The outgoing President and First Lady of

HVFC, Wayne and Jo Hasel (Picture courtesy Jo Wilby)

New Head Trainer At the Viking Medal Night on Friday,

Hank Middleton announced his retirement as head trainer for HVFC.

Rick Green (below left) has been appointed head trainer for 2014. We

welcome Rick to the HVFC team and

thank Hank for 20 years of dedicated

service to HVFC. You will still see

Hank around next year as he transitions Rick into the position.

Stay tuned in the new year for details as we prepare to celebrate

Hank’s contribution to HVFC which

started with a standing ovation from

everyone on Friday night.

Retiring HVFC Head Trainer Hank

Middleton pictured here with Rick Green, HVFC Head Trainer for 2014 (left) and Steve Maguire, Football Operations Manager (right) at the Viking Medal

Night.

Viking Medal Night Well done to the Under 18’s, C, B and A grade who all had fantastic seasons and played in finals. The B grade made it to

the Semi Finals, the Under 18’s and A grade to the Preliminary Finals and the C grade to a Grand Final. Congratulations to Mick Ruddock, Narnas, Chopper and Matthew Dent on a job well done. Hope to see you all out next year better than ever!!!

Sponsorship Wrap Up The Happy Valley Football Club would like to thank our amazing sponsors for their support in 2013. Our season in totality is

bitter sweet with all of our teams finishing in the top three at the end of the minor round. This resulted in our club being awarded the Champion Club of the SFL for 2013. This is a huge honour. We had the A grade Mail Medalist in Jon Eagleton,

who once again had a stellar season. Many players throughout the grades made the teams of the year in their respective

grades and several players were also picked in the Association teams. The club had seven Under 18 boys play for SANFL

clubs this season, with Ryan Simister picked in the State Under 18 Squad for 2013. In total there were 24 HVFC Junior players either playing for SANFL clubs or in SANFL development squads. However, the disappointing aspect to the season was that we converted our sensational minor round form to a premiership

in only one grade, the Under 14 team. The Under 16 and C grade played off in the Grand Finals but were runners up and the other sides bowed out in either the semi or preliminary finals.

It is a tribute to the strong leadership at the club that we find ourselves in such a strong position in 2013. The committee

work hand in hand with the football department and not against it. That is the secret to our success.

The support of our sponsors in 2013 has enabled us to provide our players and members with the best facilities and

equipment in the SFL. Next season exciting developments will include a new coaches box which is being supported by the local council and much more.

I would like to take this opportunity to once again call for the continued support of our sponsors in 2014 as we again strive to develop our young men to play our great game to the best of their abilities. I trust from the feedback I have had from

sponsors that our membership, where possible, is supporting your businesses and we will work hard to cement those

relationships in 2014. If you would like to contact me to discuss your sponsorship or have any suggestions please call Steve

Davenport at any time on 0434685119.

On the following page is a list of our Club sponsors for 2013. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the following player sponsors for season 2013 –

Admark Carpentry, Amalfi Pizzeria Ristorante, Austbrokers Insurance, Brown Financial Services, Chicken Hub, Davey Water Products, Dean Sanderson, Entire Plumbing, Hub Tavern, Joe Maiorana 4 Real Estate, M&M Mechanical Air Conditioning,

Mattson & Martyn, Maxiplas, Promotions-R-Us, The Lakkey – Test It, Tag It and Tony Gillman Roofing. We would appreciate our members supporting our player and club sponsors where possible. Thankyou!!

U18 Presentations Congratulations to:

Tain Smelt winner of the Glenn Knott and Ben Mitchell

Trophy for Best & Fairest Mitchell Low: Runner Up Best & Fairest

Dylan Zeitz: Coach’s Award

Hayden Kari: Most Improved Jimmy Sexton: Best Team Man

Harry Davenport awarded the Glenn Knott Scholarship (nominated by WAFC)

C Grade Presentations Congratulations to:

Rhys Middleton: Best & Fairest

Alex Hughes: Runner Up Best & Fairest

Jason Samarq: Coach’s Award Jarrod Beard: Most Improved

Craig Hutchens: Best Team Man

B Grade Presentations Congratulations to:

Matthew Sugg winner of the Wayne Baxter Trophy for Best & Fairest

Trasden Kowalick: Runner Up Best & Fairest Lewis Luke: Coach’s Award

Trasden Kowalick: Most Improved

Todd Middleton: Best Team Man Anthony Lynch: Most Valuable Player Matthew Raitt: Leading Goalkicker

A Grade Presentations Congratulations to:

Nathan Petersen-Gray winner of the Wal Baxter Shield

for Best & Fairest Johnny Eagleton: Runner Up Best & Fairest

Joel Brown: Coach’s Award Dwayne Ruddock: Most Improved

Tom McNamara: Most Consistent Nathan Petersen-Gray: Most Valuable Player

Ben (Flash) Gordon winner of the Peter McWilliams

Trophy for Leading Goalkicker

Matthew Sukkel winner of the Brian Schurgott Trophy for Best Under 21 player in the A grade

HVFC Awards

& Life Memberships Congratulations to:

Sue Hoppo: Club Person of the Year

Steve Davenport: Club Appreciation Person of the Year

Wayne Hasel and Denise Schurgott: HVFC Life Members

Steve Turner & Tony Huebner:

SFL Life Members

Some of the Under 18 award winners. From left

David Zeitz (runner), Dylan

Zeitz, Hayden Kari, Mick Ruddock

(coach), Tain Smelt & Jimmy Sexton (Photo courtesy Petra

Lorenz)

Some of HVFC’s hard working committee members on the red carpet on Friday

night. From left to right: Denise & Ross Schurgott, Corey and Nat Wallace, Damian McCann and Jane & Steve Davenport. Photos courtesy Jo Hasel.

Ardill Computers First Class Accounts Key Mobile Locksmiths Tubular & Iron Fencing

Willunga Hotel Daily Grind Copper Coast Lifestyle Village Jarrow Auto Service Tony Gillman Roofing

Sportspower Superstore

HVFC Sincerely Thanks the Following Club Sponsors for their Support in Season 2013

Promotions-R-Us Austbrokers Insurance Dean Sanderson

MEC Crash Repairs Brown Financial Services Group Edwardstown Custom Body Repairs

Thegn Sponsors

Drang Sponsors

BPI – Building & Pest Inspections Alderman & Associates P/L

Chartered Accountants

Greenbanks Bottle & Can

Recycling Tread Shed

Southgate Holden Sign Centre Kensington Financial Services Michael Kenny Antennas

Mitre 10 Handy – Aberfoyle Park IDM Sports Marion Bowland Professional Tanning Studio

Double Dragon Chinese

Restaurant Mount Lofty Natural Spring Water Woodcroft Pizza & Ribs Noarlunga Laserzone

Karl Sponsors

Drott Sponsors

Jarl Sponsors

Total Tools – Lonsdale Hallett Cove Conveyancers CMI Toyota Southside Banksia World Travel

Hub Photo Shop Mount Lofty Golf Club Target Training Adelaide Home Ice Cream

Superior Meats Telstra Store Castle Plaza Westpac – Blackwood The Lakkey - Test It, Tag It

Skeppare Sponsors

Himthiki Sponsors