News from the (W)Ammos

BRUCE HARWOOD (OGC 1978), AMMOS COMMITTEE MEMBER

Season 2022 was huge for at all Queens Park with over 850 playing members all taking part in all the on and off field activities.

The Ammos enjoyed considerable success this year with Premierships won by the A Grade, E Grade, Under 17’s and Under 15’s netball teams, and the Under 14 and Under 16 boys footballers. The A Grade premiership team had current College student Zoe Shaw playing among other College girls in the netball section of the club.

The Wammos (as they are affectionately known) won their inaugural Division 1 Senior Women’s football premiership. It was a great result for the Wammos having been runner up twice already in the short history of the womens football competition. The Wammos enjoy a very healthy relationship with the school using the southern field at the Junior School for part of their preseason training, as well as receiving further support from the OGCA. A number of girls from the College also play in the junior Wammo teams.

The Senior Men’s football teams enjoyed a great year with vast improvement coming out of the COVID ‘fog’. We have a number of current students and Old Collegians playing for us - Jackson Williams, Will Kelly, Sam Hosking, Sam Bain, Hamish Scott, Matt Thacker, Jack Kershaw, Harry Kershaw (Senior Captain), Matt Synoradzki, Jack Kennett, Riley Clifford, Archie Bain, Lachie Martin, Matt Deahl, among many more in the junior sections.

The Ammos commenced a new fundraising component of the Club in 2016 called the Queen’s Park Pegasus Fund. This has been specifically set up to raise funds via donations and bequests to help financially secure the Club long term. All funds raised stay within the Club and future dividends will assist with infrastructure builds required around the Club.

Season 2023 is already packed with excitement off field as the Club continues infrastructure re-builds of new lights, women’s change rooms and a huge natural viewing platform. And on-field it looks like another big year of potential finals appearances ahead right throughout the club.

The club also has a number of Old Collegians performing volunteer administration roles

Simon Farrell (OGC 1987) - President Bruce Harwood (OGC 1978)- Committee Geoff Williams (OGC 1987) - Committee Andy Richardson (OGC 1983) - Committee Justin Andrews (OGC 1990) - Junior coaching