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New millennium heralds an era of youth 12 November 1999 - An era of youth development has been launched by Queensland's progressive Shamrocks Gaelic Football Club with its new management elected in Brisbane this week. Junior development has been placed top of the agenda for the new millennium by the record-breaking Brisbane western suburbs club. Leading the bid to attract and coach more young players will be Cannon Hill's Angie Doyle and Jacqueline Peacock from Brookfield, both of whom represented Queensland this year and were selected in the Australasian Gaelic Football team. The new Shamrocks committee includes a remarkable nine new members, including six who are 22-years-old or under. Brookfield's Harold Peacock, the former Australian Society of Sports Administrators "Sports Administrator of the Year", returns for his second term as president. The current Queensland Gaelic Football vice-president and Australasian executive member, Nicholas Carpenter from Oxley, returns as Shamrocks vice-president. This year Shamrocks won a Queensland-record eight trophies from the twelve on offer in the Queensland Gaelic Football competition. The Shamrocks are looking for new mens, ladies and junior players for next season. Come to their website www.come.to/shamrocks, email [email protected] or telephone (07) 3374 3130. The Shamrocks committee for the new millennium is - See Committee page for contact details Seven Queensland awards for the winning Shamrocks 25 October 1999 - Jacqueline Peacock completed a stunning year for her Shamrocks club by being named Queensland's best and fairest ladies player by the Queensland Gaelic Football Association over the weekend. Jacqueline, from Brookfield in Shamrocks' heartland of the Brisbane western suburbs, added the coveted award received at Willawong to her glittering array of achievements this year. As well as the Queensland best and fairest, Jacqueline also won Shamrocks best and fairest, was named Queensland team captain for the Australasian Gaelic Games, selected in the Australasian team to tour Ireland, and as player-coach guided Shamrocks to titles in the Brisbane Shield, Gaelic Athletic Association Trophy and Queensland League. Shamrocks teammate Angie Doyle from Camp Hill had the best year of any first year player ever in Queensland ladies history. Angie won Queensland's prestigious best first year ladies player award over the weekend, adding to her Shamrocks club best first year player accolade, represented Queensland at the Australasian Gaelic Games, and was also selected in the Australasian team to tour Ireland. Other Shamrocks winners at the Queensland awards included Graceville's Louise O'Neill named Queensland ladies most consistent player adding to her Australasian selection, and big Dan Fraser from Edens Landing winning best first year player for the Queensland senior mens. Brent Nolan from The Gap was named Queensland mens reserves best and fairest player in a stunning debut season that also included the Shamrocks best and fairest award, and his team winning an unprecedented sweep of all four competition trophies on offer. Teammate Michael Joyce from Westlake won the Queensland mens reserves most consistent award. Chapel Hill's Declan Law snared Queensland's most consistent minor (under 18) player award to prove the future is bright for Brisbane's western suburbs Shamrocks club. Shamrocks are looking for new players for next season. Phone 3374 3130, come to the internet site at www.come.to/shamrocks or e-mail [email protected] Shamrocks' 1999 Queensland award winners: Ladies - Mens Seniors - Mens Reserves - Minors (under 18) - Three Shamrocks in Australasian team 09 October 1999 - Three players from Brisbane's western suburbs Shamrocks Gaelic Football Club have been selected in the Australasian team to tour Ireland next year. Shamrocks players Angie Doyle from Camp Hill, Brookfield's Jacqueline Peacock, and Louise O'Neill of Graceville, are all expected to take their place on tour, having been selected for Australasia after representing Queensland at the Australasian Gaelic Games in Perth this week. Only four Queenslanders were chosen in the 25-player Australasian Ladies team, and three of them are from Brisbane's progressive Shamrocks club. Shamrocks boasted 12 Queensland representatives at the recent Australasian Games. Jacqueline Peacock was captain of the Queensland Ladies team. David Gall of Seventeen Mile Rocks was a member of the Queensland Minors under 18 team that won its second consecutive Australasian Championship. The Australasian Gaelic Games are held every year for state representative teams from across Australia and New Zealand, and this year included Singapore for the first time. Australasia will compete against other world teams at the International Football Competition in Dublin, Ireland, in mid-September next year, just prior to the All-Ireland football final. This will be the first time that an Australasian Ladies team has been included. The western suburbs Shamrocks club has places available for new players in mens, ladies and junior teams for the new season starting in March. Registrations are available now. Visit the Shamrocks internet site at www.come.to/shamrocks or email [email protected] See Australasian Games for Shamrocks representation PREVIOUS NEWS World Media Watch
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