Aspley Rugby League Football Club Inc.

The Devils finals overview

This year Aspley R.L.F.C hosted 32 junior teams and 4 senior teams with 22 of these 36 teams eligible to play finals footy.

From all the hard work put in over the years and throughout the 2011 season from both coaching staff and players, 17 out of the 22 teams were successful in securing a spot in the final series.

Aspley had 2 teams finish Minor Premiers, 6 teams finish 2^nd, 5 teams finish 3^rd and 4 teams finish 4^th on their respective competition ladders.

The teams were:

Juniors

U11 Div 2 – finished 4^th coached by Alex Hitchens

U12 Prems – finished 2^nd coached by Grant Young

U12 Div 2 – finished 2^nd coached by Leon Savelio

U12 Div 3 – finished 4^th coached by Lewis Pearce

U13 Prems – finished 3^rd coached by Val Pritchard

U13 Div 3 – finished 3^rd coached by Paul Cross

U14 Prems –  finished 2^nd  coached by Stu Wilson

U14 Div 1 –  finished 2^nd  coached by Greg Oliphant

U14 Div 4 –  finished 1^st  coached by Damien Gillespie

U15 Prems –  finished 3^rd  coached by Kingi Tamati

U15 Div 2 –  finished 3^rd  coached by Nev Watkins

U15 Div 3 –  finished 4^th  coached by Dwayne West

U16 Div 1 –  finished 3^rd coached by Ricky Pearce

U18 Div 2 –  finished 2^nd  coached by Glenn Collins

Seniors

Open Prems –  finished 1^st  coached by Shane Kiss

Open 1’s –  finished 4^th  coached by Billy Webber

Open 3’s –  finished 2^nd  coached by Dean Lucas

After the 1^st round of semi’s we saw 1 team drop out from our long list of possible grand finalist.

The following Teams were fortunate enough to progress to week 2 of preliminary finals:

Juniors

U11 Div 2 – Coached by Alex Hitchens

U12 Prems  - Coached by Grant Young

U12 Div 2 – Coached by Leon Savelio

U12 Div 3 – Coached by Lewis Pearce

U13 Prems – Coached by Val Pritchard

U13 Div 3 – Coached by Paul Cross

U14 Prems – Coached by Stu Wilson

U14 Div 1 – Coached by Greg Oliphant

U14 Div 4 – Coached by Damien Gillespie

U15 Prems – Coached by Kingi Tamati

U15 Div 3 – Coached by Dwayne West

U16 Div 1 – Coached by Ricky Pearce

U18 Div 2 – Coached by Glenn Collins

Seniors

Open Prems – Coached by Shane Kiss

After doing some research I have found out the last time we had this many teams playing in grand finals at once was back  in 1995 when we had 11 teams in, I am told Aspley had an influx of highly regarded junior coaches and players from other clubs swamp in to play at the club that year.

This year we were very fortunate and proud to say we have, and I quote the president Jim Spletter, 10 teams of home grown Aspley players which makes this year a whole lot more special.

The 10 teams who were successful are as follows:

 U11 Div 2 vs St Joey’s  – Coached by Alex Hitchens – Lost 24 -18

U12 Prems vs Redcliffe – Coached by Grant Young – Lost 24 - 10

U12 Div 2 vs Redcliffe – Coached by Leon Savelio – Lost 24 – 10 in Extra time

U12 Div 3 vs Redcliffe – Coached by Lewis Pearce – Won 18 - 14 in Extra time

U13 Prems vs Redcliffe  – Coached by Val Pritchard – Won 34 - 18

U13 Div 3 vs PCHS – Coached by Paul Cross – Lost 30 -12

U14 Prems vs Logan brothers – Coached by Stu Wilson – Lost 14 - 4

U14 Div 1 vs Redcliffe  – Coached by Greg Oliphant – Lost 31 - 30 in Golden point

U15 Prems vs Souths  – Coached by Kingi Tamati – Lost 18 - 8

U18 Div 2 vs Norths  – Coached by Glenn Collin – Lost 38 - 34 in Golden point

I would like to congratulate all teams from U7’s to Opens  for the way they have conducted themselves on and off the field this year. Season 2011 has been a very successful one for the club for so many reasons other than our success on the field.

Fletcher Holmes

Coaching & Development officer