General Meeting Minutes - March 2023
Raylene Easton
20 March, 2023Capital Tigers Meeting Details
Date: 20th March, 2023
Present: Raylene Easton, Tony Allocca, Joey Fahey, Liam French, Alison Neil, Cherie Roe, Paul Simper (phone), Nick StaniforthApologies: nil
Previous Minutes: minutes of the previous meeting (February) were endorsed: moved by Joey and seconded by Liam.
Status updates on agenda items
Action: Tony
Description: Tony to email Marcus about RFC utilising the regional email list they have by sending out an email to them, on our behalf.
Status: Done
RFC had also contacted Raylene separately to offer this. We need to get info to Marcus once details more settled for bus trip to GWS and 10th anniversary event (see further discussion below).
Action: Raylene
Description: Raylene to Email Marcus asking if there is a bye between the last home and away game and the finals for this year? Also, asking if we could get Rioli's signature on our No: 10 jersey.
Status: Ongoing
No news on status of bye at end of home and away season.
Marcus has offered to get No 10 jersey signed by Maurice Jnr -- Raylene to send to Marcus.
Should explore getting AFLW No 10 to also sign, but 2023 playing list not yet settled (2022 No 10, Kodi Jacques, traded to Essendon in off-season)
Action: Raylene to ask Greg
Description: Tipping comp, I need to ask Greg if he wants to do or if he prefer to not. Otherwise Liam said he should be able to do.
Status: Done
Tipping competition underway with 10 tipsters. Committee thanks Liam for taking this on.
Action: Raylene to email Bunning's Tuggeranong
Description: Tony mentioned that it would be handy to hold two BBQ's this year one in 29 April or 7 May and possibly end of the year.
Status: Ongoing
Raylene to email Bunnings to settle dates, etc
Action: Raylene and Liam
Description: Liam reported that he is going to attend magic round in SA -- may get him to take the No:10 jumper to get signature from junior.
Status: Overtaken by events!
Marcus to arrange for Maurice Jnr to sign.
Action: Raylene
Description: Raylene mentioned that we should send out a membership email from Capital Tigers to the members we have on list as some people aren't RFC members but are CT members.
Status: Ongoing
Action: Raylene to ask Alison.
Description: Need to ask Alison if she would put an invitation on Facebook for the first game, Round 1 Thursday night 16 March 2023 at 6pm -- game starts at 6.20pm
Status:
Done -- and done for R2Discussion at meeting
Group communications
GWS bus trip -- 4 June 2023
Around 15 people have already expressed interest. Need to get firmer numbers, then seek quotes for bus + driver hire:
- Alison to do Facebook post
- RFC to include in email to local members
to get number by April meeting.
Action: Alison to set up Facebook post. Tony to ask Marcus to include in RFC email to Canberra members.
After game drinks to be held at nearby hotel. Will also become clearer when numbers firmer.
Action: nil at this time, pending firmer numbers
10th anniversary function:
Following advice from Marcus that R21 or R22 would be best timing from RFC perspective, we agreed to aim for R21 (v Western Bulldogs @ Docklands, 4-7 Aug). Fixture not yet settled for R21, so we need earliest advice once available.
Action: Tony to email Marcus that we will aim for R21
Preferred venue to be Eastlake. Raylene to contact Eastlake on a range of options (meal at own cost ?, platters ?) and bring quotes to future meeting.
If a catered element in the open club space, do we need to consider wristbands, etc for participants.
Action: Raylene to contact Eastlake about venue, catering
Possible additional activities -- raffles, RFC merchandise, RFC representation.
Action: Raylene/Tony to liaise with Marcus
Would like involvement by any current or former players -- some possible names identified ☺ 'Flea' at RFC liases with former players, so could approach him via Marcus.
Action: Raylene/Tony to liaise with Marcus
Would be good to also explore involvement by AFLW player. Playing lists unsettled given off-season retirements and trades.
Action: discussion at future meetingsTreasurer report
Cherie noted incomings of Capital Tigers memberships and tipping comp payments. 4 tipping comp payments remain outstanding at this stage.
Currently holding xxxx in account and cash.
Tony to arrange to become fourth account signatory.
Eastlake footy club
NIL
Other business
Marcus has advised:
Ivan Soldo to remain Capital Tigers ambassador,
RFC will send 'give-aways' for GWS bus trip,
RFC will create and send supporter badges with Capital Tigers name;
and has asked that we send through copies of Capital Tigers newsletters.
We have found a new Capital Tigers member with IT skills who may be willing to provide assistance with updating/upgrading the Capital Tigers website. Raylene to contact Phillip to discuss.
Action: Raylene to talk to Phillip and bring back to next meeting
Alison to take on ongoing role of Facebook guru!
Next meeting
Meeting closed: 8.28 pm
Next meeting: 17 April 2023 at 7.30pm