Round 4 | 30 April – 1 MAy 2011
Round 4 | 30 April – 1 MAy 2011
Round 4 | 30 April – 1 MAy 2011
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CLUB NOTES | <strong>Round</strong> 4<br />
Optus Hobart Tigers - 0400 690 877<br />
President: Philip Baker<br />
Senior Coach: Graeme Fox<br />
Founded - Cananore 1908, Hobart 1944<br />
State Premierships - 1909,10,11,13,21,2<br />
2,25,26,27,31,59,90<br />
www.hobartfc.com.au<br />
HFC Children’s Ward Visit<br />
On the 20th of <strong>April</strong>, HFC players Matt Cleary<br />
and Jake Briggs accompanied ‘Benny’, the<br />
Club mascot, and naming rights sponsor ‘yes<br />
Optus’ (Optus Franchisee Owners Robert &<br />
Elizabeth Elliott) on a visit to the Children’s<br />
ward of the Royal Hobart Hospital. The group<br />
delivered Cadbury Easter eggs and ‘yes Optus’<br />
yo-yos, pens and hats to the children and their<br />
families.<br />
Women’s Football<br />
Tomorrow is the first game for the HFC<br />
Women’s side, they take on Launceston<br />
at Windsor Park starting at 12 noon. The<br />
girls would love your support on the road to<br />
Launceston but if you don’t feel like heading<br />
to Launceston then round two (next Sunday) is<br />
down here against Clarence.<br />
An evening with Mark Maclure<br />
19th May <strong>–</strong> Former Carlton Captain Mark<br />
Maclure will be our guest in the Clubrooms<br />
He made his senior VFL debut midway through<br />
the 1974 season against Geelong. He stayed<br />
with the Blues for an impressive thirteen<br />
seasons during which he played 243 games<br />
and kicked 327 goals.<br />
Some of this greatest career achievements<br />
included representing Victoria, and heading<br />
Carlton’s goal kicking list twice. He was also<br />
Carlton’s premiership centre half forward in<br />
their premiership teams of 1979, 1981 and<br />
1982. He portrayed a sometimes fearsome<br />
physical presence towards opponents but was<br />
ferociously protective of smaller team mates in<br />
the forward lines.<br />
Maclure was nameD the Blues captain for<br />
the season of 1986 season but it was not a<br />
successful year for him as he was troubled by<br />
injuries. The recovered enough to take the<br />
Blues into a finals campaign but it proved not<br />
to be successful as they lost to Hawthorn in<br />
the Grand Final that year. He retired shortly<br />
afterwards.<br />
These days, Mark works as an expert football<br />
commentator for ABC radio, a panellist on<br />
AFL 360 and is also the General Manager of<br />
Valvoline Car Care.<br />
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