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The Junior Rangers have secured a place in their 3rd straight Junior Vic Bowl, currently 7-0 with one game to play and two games clear of the Buccs and Miners with 5 wins each.
The Vic Bowl will be held on the weekend of 9-10 December with the day and venue to be determined early next week.
Congratulations to Coaches Doyle and Marriott and the whole team as the look to defend their crown with back to back Vic Bowls.
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The Rangers held their 2011 presentation night last Friday with more than 100 players, coaches and partners in attendance to celebrate a great season for the club.
The award winners are as follows:
Overall MVP
Div 1: Mark Ursu (QB) Div 2: Vincent Scheffer (QB)
Offensive MVP
Div 1: Mark Ursu (QB) Div 2: Vincent Scheffer (QB)
Defensive MVP
Div 1: Mark Doyle (ILB) Div 2: Rob Aston (ILB)
Offensive Line MVP
Div 1: Taylor Gist (LT) Div 2: David Fitzgerald (LT)
Special Teams MVP
Div 1: Ian Box (R) Div 2: Jake Whitchelo (R)
Most Improved Award
Div 1: Nick Johnston (CB) Div 2: Andrew Amato (FB)
Captains Award
Div 1: Darren Johnstone (DT) Div 2: Carmelo Malivindi (LB)
Rookie of the Year: Josh Petracca (WR)
Gil Boyd Award: Sam Weller (C)
150 Game Club
Steve Churchill (RB), Richard Garraway (LB)
50 Game Club
Clint Bowe (RB), Jamie Stafford (WR), Jake Wilkins (LG), Brock Wellington (SS), Carmelo Malivindi (LB), Tyson Burgess (CB)
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2011 Junior Season training has started, at our ground in Springfield Avenue Croydon.
Juniors train Tuesday and Thursday nights, 6:30 – 8:30 and also Sunday mornings from 10am – 12 noon.
To be eligible to play in the Gridiron Victoria Junior competition you need to be 14 years old before the start of the season and under 18 at the 1st of Jan 2011. All equipment and uniforms can be provided by the Croydon Rangers to keep costs down for our players.
Last year our juniors won all but one game en route to winning the 2010 Junior Vic Bowl.
We encourage anyone and everyone who is interested in playing junior gridiron this year (and their parents!) to come along, meet with players, the coaching staff and club officials.
We will explain what is involved in playing, the rules and requirements and give you the opportunity to throw a ball around and try on some gear.
The 2011 season will kick off late September and run 8 weeks plus a 2 week finals campaign. We will have more information in the next few weeks.
If you have any questions, please contact the Rangers.
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Last Saturday against the Raiders, club champions Steve Churchill and Richie Garraway ran onto the field for the 150th time in a Rangers jersey.
Steve, a 6-time club MVP running back and Richie Garraway, 2-time and reigning club MVP join the exhalted ranks of a select few players to play so many games:
The team helped the boys celebrate with a 53-0 win over the division 2 leading Northern Raiders.
Congratulations to both players for joining a select club.
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The Croydon Rangers are the oldest original member of Gridiron in Victoria.
We have the longest serving player in the state (and probably the country) in Tom Kinloch with 260 games.
We are now into our 27th year.
And we have now had 300 senior players represent the club and wear the Ranger green.
Who was our 300th senior player?
Linebacker Dan Stewart! (Click the picture)
