Pat will be remembered as a loving Husband to Wife Annette, Father of Pauline, Dean and Andrew, and recently a Grandfather of Harry.
A devoted Swan Districts Member, volunteering his services for the clubs over many years and as SNR VICE PRESIDENT for the Past Players and Officials Associations.
03.12.1942 - 16.10.2012
A Service to celebrate the life of the late Patrick James Keighran will be held at the PINNAROO Crematorium Chapel, Whitfords Ave, Padbury on FRIDAY (26.10.2012)at11.00am.
Thanks to Director Howard Dawson the magazine is back on the Stands
To obtain your copy, grab it at the Club or by email, postage and on the Swan Districts web site.
A special edition of The Fighting Swan has been released prior to the start of our 2013 Season
FEATURING:
Captain Tallan Ames
Meet the new President
Coaches Corner
Gary Seaton, our Head Trainer
Retirement of a Champion: Josh Roberts
Player Profiles of Wes Lammie, Brett Robinson, Nathan Blakely
and more!
Come celebrate the start of our 2013 Season with our Senior Jumper Presentation this Thursday night, upstairs at Steel Blue Oval. Past players will be in attendance to present the current crop of players with their jumpers and this includes retiring Premiership Captain Josh Roberts.
Doors open at 7pm for the evening to commence at 7.30pm.
Have a bit of fun and bid on a playing group in the Silent Player Auction. Not sure about how that works? Check out the downloads below for the rules and the groups. (Note, that although the groups of players are the same as the Corporate Club Player Auction, this Silent Player Auction remains a separate competition and as a result the prize pool will result from the groups sold this Thursday only). If you can’t make it Thursday but still want to bid, email Megan Jones on mjones@swandistrictsfc.com with the group(s) and your max bids.
The following past champions will be in attendance:
Bill Skwirowski, Don Langsford, Don Holmes, Garth Taylor, Josh Roberts, Peter Ware, Greg Walker and Travis Edmunds
$10 Entry fee and the kitchen will be open for purchases.
Hope you can make it down to support the players old and new.
COLTS & 16s DEVELOPMENT JUMPER PRESENTATION:
Wednesday 13 March, from 5:30pm
Aussie Cricket legend, Dennis Lillee, along with AFL Legends, Glenn Archer, Glen Jakovich and Mark Ricciuto will be live on stage at the Swan Districts Football Club with Tim Gossage as MC.
When? Thursday 16 May 2013 from 7pm
Where? Upstairs at Swan Districts Football Club, Steel Blue Oval, Old Perth Rd, Bassendean
Tickets? $50 for SDFC Members, $55 non-members, limited tables available at $500
Bar snacks available
SWAN DISTRICTS SPONSORS & MEMBERS PRE-SALE
ON SALE MONDAY 22 APRIL from 9am.
Call 9279 8700 or email reception@swandistrictsfc.com to book
I went last year and well worth the money she’s very clever and funny a must see
An Evening with Marney McQueen.
Thats right Marney is returning to the Upstairs Bar at Steel Blue oval on March 21st.
The Show will follow our first home game.
Book your ticket now online at www.trybookings.com or contact Reception on 92798700
Only $35 per ticket
Show starts at 7.30pm
Doors open at 6pm Kitchen and Bar facilities available
Driving past the ground on the way to work this morning I noticed that the turnstile at the Guilford end of the ground has been demolished. Interesting to see what goes up.
Goes to show how important it can be to take your chance at WAFL level in making finals for the purposes of the bottom line as per WP in 2015. A few too many clashes of crucial home games with live WCE telecasts and some shocking luck with bad weather on the day of some big games did not help. There were quite a few home games this year where the can bar didn’t stand a chance. I must have worn the Dryazabone to 5 or 6 games in 15 it was that bloody cold and windy. Does not help when you only get 10 home games to generate some coin. Not surprised at all by this news.
What I will say is this, I have not been approach to be on the board of Swan Districts Football club. Yes the grapevine is out there about Director Ms Sarah Curnow resignation, But it has not be confined by the Swan Districts Football club.
I have been told that Swan Districts Football club have made a small profit.
It will be, and SHOULD BE, a robust AGM. In my (ever so humble) opinion it was unfathomable and inexplicable the election of Ms Curnow to the board based on her failure to indicate that she was a Swans’ supporter and/or a Swans’ member for a reasonable length of time.
Again in my opinion, if Ms Curnow has indeed tendered her resignation from the SDFC Board we, as members, will expect a reasonably expansive explanation. Similarly, if the board has chosen to co-opt someone onto the board that is at odds with the previous convention of inviting the person that received the next highest number of votes it is incumbent on the Board to fully explain such a course of action.
To eliminate any doubts the above is my OWN PERSONAL VIEW and not based on any discussions of the rumoured position with either disaffected former SDFC Board member(s)(s) or unsuccessful SDFC Board candidates.
It will be, and SHOULD BE, a robust AGM. In my (ever so humble) opinion it was unfathomable and inexplicable the election of Ms Curnow to the board based on her failure to indicate that she was a Swans’ supporter and/or a Swans’ member for a reasonable length of time.
Again in my opinion, if Ms Curnow has indeed tendered her resignation from the SDFC Board we, as members, will expect a reasonably expansive explanation. Similarly, if the board has chosen to co-opt someone onto the board that is at odds with the previous convention of inviting the person that received the next highest number of votes it is incumbent on the Board to fully explain such a course of action.
To eliminate any doubts the above is my OWN PERSONAL VIEW and not based on any discussions of the rumoured position with either disaffected former SDFC Board member(s)(s) or unsuccessful SDFC Board candidates.
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why does a board member have to be a supporter 42? I would think the person who brings the most to the table in terms of expertise and skills to advance the club would be more important no matter which team that person supports. it’s analogous to saying only shareholders can be on the board of companies…it seems nonsensical to me.
It will be, and SHOULD BE, a robust AGM. In my (ever so humble) opinion it was unfathomable and inexplicable the election of Ms Curnow to the board based on her failure to indicate that she was a Swans’ supporter and/or a Swans’ member for a reasonable length of time.
Again in my opinion, if Ms Curnow has indeed tendered her resignation from the SDFC Board we, as members, will expect a reasonably expansive explanation. Similarly, if the board has chosen to co-opt someone onto the board that is at odds with the previous convention of inviting the person that received the next highest number of votes it is incumbent on the Board to fully explain such a course of action.
To eliminate any doubts the above is my OWN PERSONAL VIEW and not based on any discussions of the rumoured position with either disaffected former SDFC Board member(s)(s) or unsuccessful SDFC Board candidates.
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why does a board member have to be a supporter 42? I would think the person who brings the most to the table in terms of expertise and skills to advance the club would be more important no matter which team that person supports. it’s analogous to saying only shareholders can be on the board of companies…it seems nonsensical to me.
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Board members are mostly unpaid positions aren’t they? Why would a non supporter want to be a board member?