Category Archives: The Board Report

The Board Report is a summary of board meetings conducted by directors of the Aspley Hornets intended to provide information to club members every month as to the board’s workings.

Football Report

The board welcomed Daniel Webster in initial proceedings of the meeting to discuss the plan for 2022 and the boards excitement at his re-appointment and planning for 2022.

Seniors:

• The Board Ratified the Appointment of Daniel Webster for 2022 QAFL Head Coach
• The Board commended the efforts of the football department in retaining the core of the VFL squad and the QFA players to strengthen the club community for 2022.

Juniors:

• The Board have set in motion for additional support to the football operations department including match day support, coaching coordinator, and managers
• The Board Commended our Junior Director, Bevan Dunlop and Football Operative, Matt Argus on the outstanding efforts and running of the junior presentation days.  It was a terrific event and commentary from players, parents, coaches and volunteers was resounding.

Club Business

The Club are currently investigating asset upgrades to occur during the football break and will action over the coming months to improve the comfort and safety of our patrons.

Our General Manager, Danni Francis and Board Member, Damian Cavanagh, attended the Clubs QLD Parliamentary Dinner which was an opportunity to meet with our local government representatives and other club managers for a night of networking and strategic planning in the industry.

At the Board Table

The club is currently applying for lighting upgrade grants for the Brendale Sporting Facility to assist with the growth of the clubs junior and senior program to assist with fixture scheduling.

The 2022 Sponsorship Prospectus is currently being finalized and will be issued to all members and corporate entities that would like to partner with the club for 2022 and beyond.

The board recognises that it is here to ensure the successful management of the club for the members. Any member wishing to provide feedback for consideration by the board can do so by sending correspondence via the club secretary.

The Board Report is a summary of board meetings conducted by directors of the Aspley Hornets intended to provide information to club members every month as to the board’s workings.

The board have been commending the club and football operations and their respective teams over the last month as they have had to deal with recent lockdowns and the lingering impacts that Covid has on the community.

Football Report

Unfortunately due to the recent government imposed lockdowns, the disruption caused to community football has been a frustrating end to the season, however we are enthusiastic with what 2022 has in store for the Aspley Football Club.

The Board also advised that we will commence turf rejuvenation works for top dressing commencing from 13^th September in which the oval shall be closed for 4-6 weeks.

Seniors:

• After a thorough decision making process, the board considered all feedback and evaluations for its Senior Football Program for 2022 and have made the decision to withdraw from the VFL Competition for 2022.
• This decision was not taken lightly, and the board commended the Players, Coaching Staff and volunteers involved in the programme for 2021 for the patience and commitment in what has been a challenging year due to Covid impacts.
• The Board are looking forward to returning to community football in the QAFL Competition in 2022 and will continue to provide the best football program, resources and facilities for our players and coaches.

Juniors:

• The Board acknowledged the disappointment in the abrupt end to the season for many teams, however lauded that 9 out of a possible 13 teams had qualified for Finals which was a fantastic result.
• The Board also commends our Football Operations team on the massive effort to achieve over 600 junior players at Aspley Hornets in 2021.

Club Business

The club continued to operate positively for this period and the new bistro menu had been well received by our patrons.  The recent Covid shutdowns have been a disruption, however the team have managed these periods well and have rebounded solidly.

We have recently made some alterations to the gaming room layouts to create a new break-out area which will have further exciting changes coming soon.

At the Board Table

The board has now ratified the clubs vision statement based on recent strategic planning workshops to “improve wellbeing through investing in sport entertainment and the community”.

Discussions and planning our now underway for the 2022 budget for agreement and ratification.

The board recognises that it is here to ensure the successful management of the club for the members. Any member wishing to provide feedback for consideration by the board can do so by sending correspondence via the club secretary.

The Board Report is a summary of board meetings conducted by directors of the Aspley Hornets intended to provide information to club members every month as to the board’s workings.

The board is very happy with the way the year has started from a licenced club perspective as well as how the season ahead looks. This is a very busy time for every involved in the club, and there’s lots of activity happening in all aspects of our business.

Football Report

With the season commencing we look forward to what we hope will be an uninterrupted season so everyone can enjoy a year of football and the community benefits that flow from that.

Seniors:

• We are eagerly awaiting the beginning of the QAFLW season, which starts on Feb 27th.
• Our VFL/East Coast team, QFA and colts training is progressing on track.
• VFL practice matches commence on March 20

Juniors:

• The board accepted the appointment of the u15s Girls Coach, Cameron Levi.
• Youth grading and practice matches to be held on 14th and 21st of March.
• Our current Junior registrations are looking very good although we would still like to attract more girls in the younger age groups.
• The club was happy to have our Aspley Junior & Brisbane Lion Harris Andrews attend one of our shopping centre promotion days, he was very popular.

The season launch will be on March the 6th which will be the first QAFLW’s home game.

Club Business

The club continues to trade well through the early part of the year, and we are looking forward to a promising year as football gets underway.

The café redevelopment is continuing with construction scheduled to commence on March 1st. Construction should be completed by April 5th.

At the Board Table

The board is working through the outcomes from its strategic planning workshops and developing our operation plans for the year ahead. It had been a productive time to reflect on feedback from members, the current roles and responsibilities of the board and senior management.

The board recognises that it is here to ensure the successful management of the club for the members. Any member wishing to provide feedback for consideration by the board can do so by sending correspondence via the club secretary.

The Board Report is a summary of board meetings conducted by directors of the Aspley Hornets intended to provide information to club members every month as to the board’s workings.

The board is excited for the new year and held our monthly meeting in mid-January. With a full contingent of directors for 2021, we are looking forward to seeing all areas of the club grow throughout the year.

Football Report

Preparation for this season is well in hand, and we are seeing teams preparing for the 2021 season.

Seniors:

• Training has commenced for the VFL/East coast squad with only minor interruption to some players unable to do training in Brisbane due to the travel restrictions at the time.
• The QAFLW team is training well and keen for the start of the season.
• QFA Training was scheduled to start on Jan 19th, and the new coach Michael Smith and Mark Perkins are confident of the numbers we’ll have this year.
• The Colts also have commenced training and have retained a substantial group from last year’s premiership team.

Juniors:

• The board accepted the appointment of the u17s Girls coach John Cott.
• Registration numbers are in line with 2020 registrations which is a good sign early in the year.
• The junior and youth seasons will be starting in late April this year, slightly later than usual.

With the late ending of the season and need to present it in a different format, the new football yearbook should be completed very soon ready for distribution to members.

Club Business

The board was pleased to review the financial trading numbers from December 2020. We thank all of our members for their continuing patronage throughout December.

With renewals for club membership, our General Manager has introduced an incentivised renewal campaign for all members. We look forward to building on our existing membership and attracting more people to the club.

The café redevelopment is continuing, and the new facility’s mock-ups were made available to the building and operations team in late January. We are excited to have this expanded facility ready for this year’s football season.

At the Board Table

The board will be conducting its strategic planning at the beginning of February as an essential part of reviewing the club’s performance and mapping out the future direction.

As we complete critical components of this, we will share the overview of what we are working on and how it will benefit the members.

Other Business

The board received several correspondence items during this period from long-term members of the club raising concerns they wanted to be heard by the board. They covered a range of topics including the location of games between our fields and maintaining awareness of the club history.

We recognise that many of our members have a vested interest in the club’s direction, and we encourage feedback on how the club is operating at all times.

The board recognises that it is here to ensure the successful management of the club for the members. Any member wishing to provide feedback for consideration by the board can do so by sending correspondence via the club secretary.