The boys strut their stuff for GC Magazine!

Today GCFC players Mav Weller and Matt Fowler took part in a photoshoot for GC Magazine promoting the men of Gold Coast sport.

The boys will feature in the April editon alongside GC Titans NRL and GC United soccer players.

Here is a behind the scenes sneak peak from the shoot, stay tuned for more!

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Community Camp!

This week we hit Northern NSW for the 2010 Telstra AFL Community Camp, check out our pics:

David Swallow at Alstonville School:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brandon Matera at Alstonville School:

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Josh Toy features in Spress News

Check out GCFC recruit Josh Toy in the Feb edition of Spress Newspaper:

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Tom Nicholls & Taylor Hine star in today's TXT4U

Check out today's TXT4U starring GCFC recruits Tom Nicholls and Taylor Hine!

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Jack's healthy habbits!

The Gold Coast Football Club's Jack Stanlake spent time chatting to TXT4U student reporter Natalie Lane about his diet and leading a healthy lifestyle.

 

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Locky scoops inaugural B&F

Marc Lock has capped off an excellent inaugural year winning the 2009 Best & Fairest yesterday.

The GCFC Best and Fairest event was a chance for staff, players, their a families and host families to gather together at Warner Bros Movie World for a relaxed ceremony and reflect on their successful inugural year.

Following the award presentations everyone enjoyed some time to let loose and enjoy the action around the park.

2009 Gold Coast Football Club Awards
Best & Fairest – Marc Lock
Best & Fairest 1st Runner-Up – Matthew Fowler
Best & Fairest 2nd Runner Up – Brad Rees
Best Finals Player – Luke Shreeve
Most Professional Award – Zac Smith
Goal Kicking Award – Matthew Fowler
Iron Man Award (the things you do when you don’t have the ball) – Todd Grayson
Coaches Award (Most improved) – Mitch Harley
 

Marc Lock

 

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Our new recruit is no slouch in the sprint stakes!

GCFC recruit Trent McKenzie was the new kid in town at Saturdays epic AFL Grand Final when he lined up for the half-time sprint. Mackenzie proved he was no slouch in the sprinting stakes when he finished second behind St Kilda's Reece Stanley.

To watch the race on You Tube click here

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Introducing new recruit Maverick Weller

Maverick, i’s been a couple of weeks now since you signed with the club, how are you feeling about it all now and has it started to sink in?
Well coming up here this week has been really good because it hasn’t really sunk in being in Tassie, whereas now that I am up here and training with the guys it has hit me and it is really exciting. There are a lot of unknowns still, like who I will be playing with, who will sign with the club, meeting the staff members, and then the new stadium but it is all really exciting.
So how does everyone back home feel about your signing with GCFC, have you had much response?
Yeah, it was on the front and back page of the paper back home. Lots of people have come up to me saying ‘wow you must be so excited’. It all adds to the excitement but as I said before it all hasn’t completely sunk in just yet. Everything just builds up and then all of a sudden it’s just like wow I am moving to the Gold Coast. It is a big thing back home, as it’s a footy state so it’s big news for two young blokes to be drafted out of the same little town and make this big adventure up to the Gold Coast.

You and Luke Russell are friends aren’t you, it must be great to be making the move together?
Yes well I’ve known Rusty since we were about eight, we’ve played football together and we’re in the same class at school. We follow each other around a fair bit so it’s great.

How are you finding the GC weather compared to Tassie?
Yeah a lot hotter, I have done a lot of travelling through sport when I was younger. I played up in Darwin and learnt how to adjust there. Its’ going to be a hard pre-season but I know I will adjust into it. It is only 10 degrees back home, for 2 months we have had rain everyday.

You’ll have to learn to surf when you move up?
Yeah, I have been doing a bit of body surfing with the boys while I have been up here this week. Surfing is definitely on my list! I am into the water sports though like jet skiing and skiing so hopefully I will be able to pick surfing up, but I’m sure the boys will help me out.

So are you going to school when you move up to the Gold Coast?
I am in year 11 at home, so I need to finish off school. I am hoping to go to All Saints. It will be a pretty tough year but I hope to get a pretty good ticket whilst I’m there.

Who is your favourite AFL player?
Luke Hodge and Joel Selwood. I like how Luke Hodge goes about his footy, he is very courageous and gives anything for his team. I play more like Joel Selwood and model my game on him.
What is your preferred playing position?
I am a mid-fielder.
What are you most looking forward to about joining the GCFC and moving to the coast?
This week has been so good as I have had excellent staff around me. Like Andrew Weller, Guy McKenna and all the coaching team who have good footy brains, so I have been able to train hard and they have been able to monitor my body and tell me when to ease up. I don’t get that back home, I am in the gym with my headphones on doing my own thing. So this is exciting for me because I will be able to improve my game a fair bit with those sorts of people around me. And I guess then there’s the weather and the lifestyle too, it’s unreal on the Gold Coast. AFL is a dream for any kid and hopefully I will be able to play AFL footy with this club.
What do you get up to when you’re not playing footy?
Well in the winter it’s wet so not much, but I did a lot of athletics when I was younger in the off-season. I hangout with friends, jet ski, water ski. It is very relaxed in Tassie so you sort of just go and do whatever you want like go to the bush or on the beach and just relax.

 

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5 Minutes with Marc Lock

Q: So Marc how are you feeling now that the season is over?
I am feeling disappointed that the team isn’t going on, but you know it’s been a long year so all the boys are pretty tired. I guess now we’ll just enjoy a bit of time off.

Q: When does the pre-season start back and what have you been up to in your first week off?
The pre-season training starts in November, so for now I’ll just play a bit of golf, hit the beach and just relax at home.

Q: What about the AFL Grand Final, who will you be supporting?
Well I hope the Bulldogs go through but I can’t really see that happening. So it will probably just be a Geelong and St Kilda Grand Final.

Q: What will you be doing for AFL Grand Final day this year?
I am heading down to Adelaide to see relatives, so I will be down there watching the Grand Final this year.

Q: What’s the plan for the pre-season?
I have no idea just yet but I hear it’s going to be tough so at the moment I am just enjoying my time off.
 

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Good Bunch Of Blokes

Hey Guys,

We went down a day earlier to get our preparation right for the semi final against the Falcons last weekend. We watched the Lions Bulldogs game on Friday night and at training the day before, all the boys were pumped and excited for the game. We came out strong in the first quarter so we knew our preparation was right, but unfortunately we tailed off in the second half and Bluey gave us an almighty spray at half-time. There was a glimmer of hope in the second half but intensity dropped off and Geelong beat us during the pivotal moments and we couldn’t capitalize on our chances. Disappointing finish to the season, but plenty of positives to take out of the game and the season. No-one gave us a chance of playing finals football this season and everyone in Melbourne wrote us off before the season began. Plenty of things to get excited about though if you’re a GCFC fan. As a young team coming through for the first time, we started to gel really well by the end of the year, great experience to be in the finals and now just really looking forward to next year. Looking back on the season, there were a few defining moments for us. The Gippsland game was our best win and Shreevey kicking those 5 goals in the elimination final was spectacular! The bond this bunch of blokes showed was evident when Shreevey kicked his third in quick succession when 16 blokes all went over and patted him on the backside, it showed great team unity. We now have a few weeks off until November 9th when preseason starts. I am driving up to Cairns to spend time with the family and take the boat out on the lake for a bit of waterskiing. It will be good to have a break and enjoy some home cooking.

Big thanks to all our fans, our last game had a massive crowd and we can’t say thank enough for all your support! Can’t wait for next year!

Dicko

 

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