Hi All,

Well the season is officially underway, the countdown to Bingham is that one step closer. Firstly, what a great weekend for all those who have popped thier cherry and are now fully fledged Convicts, well done boys. There was a mixed bag of results on the field and a not so mixed bag as far as the commitment and effort shown by all on the day.

With the two’s taking on a strong Waverley side and trying to form the positions in the team at the same time, it was a day to dig deep. Most pleasingly the two’s did just that and stuck it to the Waves with strong forward play, taking space and rucking making for a great platform to develop in the weeks to come. The coveted plate beckons and it’s good to see that we’re on the way to reclaiming the prized posession. A mention needs to go to the forwards as a whole, particularly Aki who gets the hit of the round award.

And with the platform set, it was up to the One’s to bring it home, and under the guidance of James the machine kicked into gear. With a structure to the play that was quite positive for the first game of the season, it was more reason to be pleased. Running in 5 tries to zip and blanking Waverley sets up the season and the run into the Cup. Again the forwards set up a big platform, which was well taken advantage of by the backs, particularly Big (bird) girl and Jay in the midfield.

So the wheel has started turning, well done to all and lets look forward to training and working on those elements to get us to where we need to be.

Weekend’s Games
Convicts 2nds Vs Colleagues
Kick-Off 1:30PM (Players there for 12:30PM)

Convicts 1sts Vs Mosman (last year’s winner of the Halligan Cup)
Kick-Off 2:30PM (Players there for 2nds kick-off at 1:30PM)
Major Prize Draw:
Books will be available at Thusday’s training for you to raise your own funds for the tour - speak to Simon Thompson or Paul Wild. Make sure you return your stubs.

Bingham Cup
With only There will be an update/newsletter in the next week or so this will outline details on insurance, accomodation and registration. If you intend on coming and haven’t filled in the survey OR don’t have your flights sorted out then please contact Duncan or myself ASAP.

Upcoming Events
- Anzac weekend there WILL be a game or a training session
- Back to Convicts Day probably on the first weekend in May (TBC)
- Rugger Bugger XI is on 29th May

Contact Duncan, myself or anyone on the Committee if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Charlie
President