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Welcome Message
From our Club President, Trent Fowler
To the entire Banks Bulldogs family, welcome to the season.
This season promises to be another exciting (and hopefully successful) campaign. We welcome new and returning coaches across all of our teams, all of whom bring great experience, character and love for the game. I’m sure our players will enjoy their leadership and have a great time.
Again, our junior Bulldogs play for free. This is thanks to our valued sponsors, who contribute heavily to our junior programs. This year we again field four junior sides (U10, U12, U14 and U16) and I wish them a lot of fun in season 2023/24.
Many of our loyal sponsors are back on board, and we cannot thank them enough for their support and contribution to our club. No club can survive without great sponsors and we are very lucky to have some of the best. To all of our sponsors, you know who you are, thank you.
Here we go, another year of footy is ahead, and our teams cannot wait to get out there and give it a red hot go. To all of our Darwin supporters, get down to Gardens and get loud. To our regional and interstate supporters, follow us the Banks social media channels (Facebook and Instagram) and PlayHQ for scores and best players.
Footy is back. Go Dogs!
Trent Chook Fowler
Senior Coach's Address
Robbie Hale
The 2023/2024 season looks very promising, and I’ve very excited to see what all of our teams can achieve this year. Both the Men's Premier League Reserve side and the Women's Division 2 sides will be defending their titles in the upcoming Season. Thanks to everyone who has made me feel welcome in my first season at the Bulldogs. I look forward to working with the committee and the newly appointed President Trent Fowler.
The Men's Premier league Reserve side will be supported by the appointment of Brad Taheny returning as Captain. Shaun Wilson has come across from Nightcliff and will also Vice Captain the club as well as be a senior Assistant Coach. Shaun has done a body of work for the football club in the Pre-Season. Matthew Leyson will also coach the Division 1 side and help out with the Premier League Reserve side as well. Luke Speed will oversee and support the coaching group as the Head of Football and Recruitment and has been a pilar this off season in speaking with players and helping me on the right path.
We will continue to build our junior teams with a move to Premier League for both Men and Women's programs approaching. Our junior grades with the U/10s, U/12s, U/14s and U/16s are all continuing again this season. These junior programs are going to bring stability to our club in the future. We are very lucky to have some excellent coaches in these programs and a couple of new faces joining the coaching ranks this season. A massive thank you to these guys for giving up their time each and every week to get the boys and girls on the park and playing. Also, to all the parents of players that volunteer each week, whether it be washing jumpers, supplying fruit, scoring or just bringing their children along so they can play, a huge thank you.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers, support staff, members and supporters who have put their hand up to help this season. These people are the unsung heroes of any football club and make the club tick, without them we probably struggle to get on the park each week.
Hopefully we will see you all the footy over the next few weeks as all sides begin their seasons and keep an eye out for all of our social events.
Club Captain's Address
Brad Taheny
Welcome to season 2023/24.
It is an honour to have been approached about captaining the club again after handing the reigns over to Jono Lanyon a couple years ago. I’d like to personally thank Jono and Leigh Crossman for their contribution to Banks FC. Both have moved onto to another NTFL club and become enemies now.
I’m really excited about the upcoming season. We have recruited our new coach in Robbie Hale to the club and he has been nothing short of brilliant. Great communicator, his footy brain is as good as it gets and is extremely organised. We also welcome some high profile NTFL names to the club as well. Shaun Wilson, Shaun Edwards and Matty Bricknall have joined the Blue and White. It’s an exciting year ahead to say the least.
The scene is set for a crack at the 3peat in the Premier Reserves. The Div 1 boys have a Banks veteran at the coaching helm in Matty Leyson. No better bloke for the job in my eyes. They will be looking to go one better after last year and theres plenty of fire in the belly of a few returning players.
The womens team looks like they are going to give it another nudge as well. Numbers have been sensational on the track and the skill level of some new faces is growing quickly each week. It’s exciting to see and the vibe around the club is really good.
Trent “Chook” Fowler is on board as the president this season after a ripper 2 year stint from outgoing president Nick Horsely. Nicks time, effort and commitment to the club was as good as it gets from a Prez. Chook has big shoes to fill but he has hit the ground running and the club is in great hands!
I’m really looking forward to the challenge of stepping back into the captains role again. Playing footy is only apart of your life for a short period of time in the scheme of things. So to be able to lead the mighty Bulldogs forward again during the back end of my career is something that drives me and motivates me for success and growth.
Thanks to all the volunteers, trainers and everyone in between that have commited to the club again.
Go Dogs.
Brad (Digs) Taheny
