Stick to together and spread the love…..

Mark Pitura
 
President/Senior Coach
Putney Magpies
Aussie Rules Football Club
London
Ph. 07825016675
www.putneymagpies.com

Here are the results from the matches on Saturday at Putney Heath:

Conference

Putney Magpies 26.16.172 defeated Dulwich Dragons 1.0.6

Best: Auto, Rhein Lloyd, Browny, Sam Mitchell, Barney, Spud

Goals: Auto 5, Barney 4, Swardy 3, Sam Mitchell 3, Hilts 2, Todd 2, Spud 2, JP, Patty, Fio, CC

Premiership

Putney Magpies 19.20.134 defeated Wimbledon Hawks 1.7.13

Best: Greg Hesse, Gilly, Azza, Phillip McLeod, Blackie, Pete

Goals: Blackie 6, Pete 4, Greg Hesse 3, Scotty, SOS, Jason Burston, Crazy, Nick Eichorn, Amo

 
Social
Putney Magpies 8 10 58 defeated Wimbledon Hawks 3 6 24
Best: Paul “Flying Doormat” Judge, Dan Smith, Dougie “Shovel” Baker, Ben Grooten, Matty Nolen, Jonny Hill
Goals: Mitch Putland 2, The Shovel 2, Dano, Cameron Lewis, Matty Nolen, Adam Wright
 
The club has a bye on the May Long Weekend. The following weekend the 2nds & 1sts play against the London Swans on Saturday 5th June at Ply Park, Hackney while the Social team play the Reading Kangaroos in Reading.
 
Even though was have a bye this weekend there is plenty happening at the club this week. Tuesday we are mixing it up and having a boxing circuit while still having a bit of a kick. On Thursday night we will be holding either a 20/20 Pairs Cricket Match or Mixed Netball Tournament with the Blackbirds. This will depend on whether the cricket pitch will be in use….
 
Reminder about the Gentlemens Day at The Church on Sunday 6th June. Ladies are also most welcome to join us. If you havent been to The Church before then this is your best opportunity to join the Sunday Service and come along. The Theme/Dress has yet to be decided however we will let you know of one asap…

A quick word about of sponsors for this season:

Wahoo Sports Bar & Grill (MAJOR SPONSORS)

Call in a have a chat & drink with Luke and the staff.  The club will be holding a number of social functions there during the season including the AFL Grand Final. The Wahoo show all the sports you want to watch including Six Nations Rugby, AFL, NRL, Football, etc.

Jumbucks/Southern Cross Deli

It all started when a couple of English blokes living in Australia, stumbled upon one of the country’s culinary secrets… the great Australian Jaffle pie.

The first Jumbuck’s cafe opened in Bournemouth in 2003 offering gourment Jaffle pies. As word spread, Jumbuck’s went from strength to strength.

All of the items you can find in store are now available here. We have a range of Aussie food and Kiwi food available online and many specials on Tim Tam biscuits and other Arnott’s biscuits. Please browse our site for our full selection of Aussie food and Kiwi food and order today for delivery in the UK or Europe.

The Octoberfest Bar

We pride ourselves on our genuine commitment  Oktoberfest FUN!! and being suppourted by one of Munich’s finest breweries (Paulaner) we import everything from our beer to our pork knuckles straight from the people who supply the Oktoberfest with theirs. We cater to everything from corporate functions to birthday parties and everything in between, our slice of beerhall heaven appeals to everyone. Our Live German Oompah band really put on a show and standing on your chair is actually encouraged!!!! so come down and have a stein,a pork knuckle and join in the fun!! Wear your Putney Magpies T-Shirt or Polo and recieve 5 Becks for only £10…

Vibe Teacher Recruitment

Craig from Vibe has decided to sponsor the club this season. They are always looking for great teachers that wouldn’t mind a change from the classroom to come and work with us in the office. We, ideally, would like to get some more blokes but are happy to speak to anyone if they are interested (provided they have a teaching background).
A Teacher Referral Program is now in place with this company. Once a teacher has registered and worked ten days, Vibe will pay a referral of £100 to the Putney Magpies account. So if you know of any teacher who has just arrived fresh of the boat, send them their way!!!

DownUnder Tradies

Run by tradespeople, for tradespeople, Downunder Tradies Group is committed to the progression and advancement of the UK Construction Industry through quality tradesmanship.

First Festival Travel

First Festival Travel is firmly established as the leading festival, events and tour operator in London. Since the early nineties, we have built a strong reputation for operating well-organised, professional and fun tours to major European festivals and events.  We are the market leaders, often copied but never matched. Up and coming tours:

The Church

If you fancy a few drinks, a laugh, a dance and the chance to sing your heart out to some new and classic rock on a Sunday afternoon then Church is the place for you.

The show is risque…the comedian swears (!) and we have strippers every week, usually female but sometimes male as well, but it’s all very light hearted so imagine stag/hen do rather than lap dancing club.

• Saturday 22nd May – LADIES DAY (Free Champagne for all Ladies plus Long Distance Kicking Competition during Half-Time of the Premiership game)
• Thursday 27th May – Mixed Netball Round Robin Tournament/Pairs Cricket Match in South Park @ 6.45pm
• Thursday 3rd June – Drinks after Training at the Pitura’s, behind the back of the Elk Bar
• Saturday 12th June – LEGENDS DAY: Home game vs West London Wildcats at Putney Heath
• Saturday 19th June – Ascot Races (Tickets have sold out but there are still some available through one of our club sponsors First Festival Travel www.firstfestivaltravel.com)

 
See you all during the week…. 

Mark Pitura

Putney played there first match of the season in the Social (3rds) on the Saturday in a round robin competition against Wandsworth Demons & Bristol on the coldest and wettest summer day in London.
Putney Magpies 3.7.25 def Wandsworth Demons 3.0.18
Goals – Philby kicked two
 
Putney Magpies 9.5.59 def Bristol Dockers 1.3.9
Goals – Swardy kicked a few (Not bad for an old fella)
 
Best -SOS, Phil McLeod, Barney, Crouchie, Swardy
 
Conference
Putney Magpies 3.5 23 lost to Wandsworth Demons 11.8.74
Goals: JT, Davo, Christain Lloyd
Best: Grant Chessari, Dan Gage, Nick Eichorn, Chris Connell, Rhein Lloyd, Damien Hilton
 
Premiership
Putney Magpies 2.5.17 lost to Wandsworth Demons 6.12.48
Goals: Tom Woods, Simon Franich
Best: Gilly, Crazy, JP, Andy Ruinoff, Aaron Williams, BT
 
Our matches next week are against the North London Lions at PUTNEY HEATH not Bounds Green. The games are likely to be played at 11am (Social), 12.30pm (Conference) and 3pm Premiership on Saturday. The club will be running a bar at the ground with bring all your mates, girlfriends, wifes, etc along. As well as this we will be selling Aussie Treats all day thanks to one of our sponsors Southern Cross Deli.
 
Reminded about the visit to the Church next Sunday with the Blackbirds Netball Club and the club trip to the Ascot Races on Sat June 19th.
 
I hope to see as many people as possible at training this week on Tues/Thurs night at 6.30 in South Park, Parsons Green. If you cant get to there please let me know…
 
Best regards

Mark Pitura
 
President/Senior Coach
Putney Magpies
Aussie Rules Football Club
London
Ph. 07825016675
www.putneymagpies.com

• 2 x £50 Drink Vouchers from the Church – Luke Higgins from Vibe
• Anzac Western Front Tour donated by First Festival Travel – Gerard Lowie
• Aussie Rules Football donated by the Putney Magpies – Graig from Vibe
• Signed Chelsea Shirt donated by Small Steps – Graig from Vibe
• Lingfield Park Four Ball – Mark Bolton & Richard Searle

 
A special thanks those all those sponsors who donated prizes and gifts on the day as well as Gary Clements at The Central London Golf Centre.

To check out pictures of the day click onto the Club’s Photo Gallery….

The ANZAC SPORTS CHALLENGE is a sports gala in London to bring the two great nations of Australia and New Zealand together for a day of remembrance and respect for the Anzacs from 1915 and thereafter.
This year we will be holding ANZAC SPORTS CHALLENGE on April 24th at Grasshoppers RFC.

There will be a host of sporting events including the 20th AFL London ANZAC Cup, Rugby Union, Touch Rugby, Netball, Rugby League, and Soccer.

Entertainment throughout the day will consist of Australian and New Zealand performances, both cultural dance and pumping classic tunes.

Stalls will be selling a range of Australian and New Zealand merchandise and the food and beverage will be the best you have had since you left home.

AFL LONDON | ANZAC DRAW | OVAL 1
TIME TEAM vs TEAM
12:30 West Swans
12:55 Putney Wandsworth
13:20 North West
13:45 Wandsworth Wimbledon
14:10 Putney GB
14:35 Swans North
15:00 Putney Wimbledon
15:25 Wandsworth GB
16:15 ANZAC Remembrance
16:30 Semi Finals
16:55 Grand Finals

AFL LONDON | ANZAC DRAW | OVAL 2
TIME TEAM vs TEAM
12:30 North Dulwich
12:55 GB Wimbledon
13:20 Dulwich Swans
13:45 Dulwich West

After this day the club will be holding a function upstairs at the Wahoo Sports Bar & Grill to celebrate ANZAC DAY… both the Putney Blackbirds Netball & Aussie Rules Football Club are joining forces to make this special event possible…. All are most welcome to attend…

For more information please contact Mark at the club @ play@putneymagpies.com

When: Saturday 1st May to Monday 3rd

Location: Lloret De Mar

What is TourFest?

The WORLD’S only All-Inclusive sports festival for European teams!

TourFest is a new concept from Teamlink that makes the average sports tournament look like Granny’s afternoon tea party. We’ve combined some familiar ingredients (tour, sport, social, Spain) with some not so familiar ones (all-inclusive accommodation – including all food and drink at hotels, the biggest possible range of sports, Europe-wide participation, exclusive nightclubs with headline acts and FREE bars) to create the most exciting European club tournament you have ever seen that promises to be the wildest weekend of your life. Once you pay for your ALL INCLUSIVE WRISTBAND you will not need any money at TourFest; simply put, we have paid for everything for you in advance.

This IS a sports festival but NOT as you know it. This infamous area of northern Spain is synonymous with blazing sun, blue sea and lots and lots of… social distractions! Less well known are its sporting facilities – some of the best in Spain – which we have secured for TourFest 2010.

A big attraction of the competition at TourFest 2010 – as well as the sun kissed location – is variety. Men’s and women’s teams can choose from Football, Rugby (Union 7’s, 10’s XV’s, League and Touch), Hockey, Netball, Volleyball, Aussie Rules Football, Basketball and Cheerleading. These tournaments will be ran and organised by our event management team, responsible for industry leading unparalleled sporting events such as Rock and Rugby XV’s, Strawberries Hockey Tournament, Stockholm Tens, San Miguel Soccer 7’s and CalellaFest, the most infamous of student sports festivals.

The traditional image of the Costa Brava is sun, sea and sex and who are we to argue! That’s why away from competition, all participants will be based in Lloret de Mar for Tour Fest. This notorious party town ticks all the boxes on the hedonism checklist:

Golden beaches – check!
Exclusive festival venues – check!
Themed party nights – check!
Goldfish bowl cocktails – check!

More pubs, bars and clubs than you can shake a (hockey) stick at – check!

Two nights all inclusive package including:

- Return flights to Spain (inc taxes)

-Tournament Entry fee

-Resort & tournament transfers

-2 nights 3* accommodation

-All Inclusive meals (3 per day)

-All Inclusive drinks (10am-11pm)

-Sports & Travel Insurance

All for £274pp

However if you are interested in partying until 4am then we also have the perfect package for you( at a reduced rate of course), it includes:

Everything in the basic 2 night package above PLUS 2x Evening Entertainments Wristband, which means you won’t have to spend a penny while you’re there for £309pp.

For more details please contact the club.

Click here to visit the website.

The UK based online store for Jumbuck’s, The Aussie Pie Co in Shepherds Bushand our new store Pie & Sauce in Fulham. All of the items you can find in store are now available here. We have a range of Aussie food and Kiwi food available online and many specials on Tim Tam biscuits and other Arnott’s biscuits. Please browse our site for our full selection of Aussie food and Kiwi food and order today for delivery in the UK or Europe.

Click here to visit the website.

Jumbucks

It all started when a couple of English blokes living in Australia, stumbled upon one of the country’s culinary secrets… the great Australian Jaffle pie.

The first Jumbuck’s cafe opened in Bournemouth in 2003 offering gourment Jaffle pies. As word spread, Jumbuck’s went from strength to strength.

Click here to visit the website.