Our club by club review of 2017 South Metro Junior Football League (SMJFL) season continues with Dingley JFC next under the microscope.

• Participation 
• 14 teams taking to the field, which included 300+ registered players and two girls teams for the first time
• 225 Auskick participants, including 60 girls
• Introduction of the Kicking Academy at Auskick level to great success

• On The Field
• One premiership with the Under 11 (Division 4) team successful
• Joshua Hicks earned his second successive SMJFL League Best & Fairest award in Under 17’s (Division 1)

Images – Red Onion Creative

• Off The Field
• New playing jumpers for all players in 2o17 which featured new sponsor – McDonalds Braeside & Heatherton
• Social night of the year – ‘The Dingoes Derby’ – brought spring racing to Dingley
• Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol sessions run by Daniel Bolger for Under 16 and 17 players
• Drug and Alcohol Awareness run by Sport and Life Training (SALT) for Under 14 and 15 players and parents
• Successful ‘Family Nights’ brought the club together at the Den – the best attended nights of any season in recent history
• SMJFL Volunteer Umpire of the Year – Rod Ferry
• New connections with Kingston City Council and Clare O’Neill’s office and funding of $20,000 awarded for new facilities at Corrigan Oval
• Continued whole club integration with juniors and seniors interacting via a number of initiatives through the year

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