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Pre-season activity intensifies

19 February 2003 - The Queensland Gaelic Football League enters the final stages of pre-season activity knowing that a record number of clubs will be competing, and matches will be able to be played under lights for the first time.

The Shamrocks Club � a founding member of the Queensland association 20 years ago, and drawing players from across the western suburbs including Bardon, Indooroopilly, St Lucia, Kenmore, Jindalee and Forest Lake � has its sign-on day at Jindalee on Sunday 2nd March.

Club president David Duguid from Bardon, himself a Queensland representative and club best and fairest award winner, is taking calls from new players on 0421 787 720. New players aged 15-50 can register with him or click here to register.

New and present players are mustering at the sign-on day this Sunday 2pm at Jindalee Recreational Reserve, Wongaburra Street, Jindalee.

Training starts on Tuesday 4th March, and continues every Tuesday from 7:30pm throughout the season.

In other Gaelic football news �

�        The poles for the new ground lighting at Gaelic Park, Willawong, are expected to go up the week.

�        The 2003 season is expected to start on March 23, and culminate September 14.

�        There will be a record 7 clubs and 18 teams competing in 2003. Consideration of a club from Ipswich has been deferred to possibly 2004.

�        There are expected to be six Senior mens teams, five Reserve mens, and seven Ladies teams this year.

�        Some clubs have already started training and receiving media attention (see Easts news photo). The new club from North Brisbane � spawned by former Shamrocks players � has already had its sign-on.

�        The Brisbane Shield will encompass the first round of matches, the GAA Trophy the second round, and the League the second and third rounds (second, third and fourth rounds for the reserves), followed by the knock-out Championship competition.

�        The 2003 Australasian Gaelic Games will be played in Sydney, starting September 30. Queensland will be defending the ladies title.

Shamrocks are proudly supported by Irish O�Hanlon�s at Kenmore, East Coast Gravel, and Access Ireland Holidays.

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Training and playing venues

Football set to shine under lights

1 February 2003 - Flood lights are set to shine on Gaelic football in Queensland for the first time, and the Shamrocks club will be ready to benefit.

Preliminary work (pictured right) is complete and the huge light poles may be erected as early as this week at the sport�s Queensland headquarters at Gaelic Park, Willawong.

The historic development is thanks to support from the Queensland Government and Gaelic football�s world governing body, the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland.

Shamrocks, a founding club of the Queensland Gaelic Football Association in 1983, will be one of the beneficiaries of the new development as they attract new players for the coming season.

Shamrocks � drawing players from across the western suburbs including Bardon, Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Jindalee and Forest Lake � train at the Jindalee Recreational Reserve at Wongaburra Street, Jindalee, every Tuesday night from 7:30pm.

New players aged 15-50 are still wanted for mens and ladies teams.

New players should call club president David Duguid on 0421 787 720 or click here to register.

Shamrocks are proudly supported by Irish O�Hanlon�s at Kenmore, East Coast Gravel, and Access Ireland Holidays.

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Training and playing venues

Dave plans another good year

24 January 2003 - When Bardon�s Dave Duguid turned from soccer to Gaelic football a couple of years ago, he didn�t realise how popular the game would become within his own home.

In two short seasons with the Shamrocks Gaelic football club, Dave won the club�s reserves team best and fairest award, represented Queensland at the Australian Gaelic Games, and is now entering his second year as president of one of the state�s most successful suburban sporting clubs.

As well as that, Dave�s wife Nicole won the ladies Queensland Championship with Shamrocks in 2001, and his dog Byron is the official club mascot. Nicole did not play last year due to the birth of their first child, Fraser.

�Nicole and Fraser are a little publicity shy I�m afraid, but yes, Byron is undefeated when he�s been wearing his Shamrocks uniform,� Dave said this week, while planning for the new season.

The Shamrocks club sign-on is at their training ground at the Jindalee Recreational Reserve, Wongaburra Street, Jindalee, this Sunday 2nd March at 2:00pm.

Training starts on Tuesday 4th March at 7:30pm, and continues every Tuesday throughout the season.

Shamrocks is recruiting new players aged 15 to 50.

Call Dave on 0421 787 720 or click here to register.

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