The Briars Sporting Club History

2000 – 2010

2000/01
President: Paul Mattick
Members:
Profit: $1,243
Admission of female members
Cricket: Fields 5 teams + juniors
Win 4th grade Premiership
Rugby: Fields 4 teams
Hockey: 2nd season in premier division
Men field 6 teams, women 2 teams and 2 junior teams
U17’s win Grand Final
Women’s hockey officially represented with 2 teams
Squash: Fields 9 teams
2001/02
President: Mal Weber
Members:
Profit: (Loss $14,976)
Briars and Greenlees discuss possible merger
Cricket: Fields 5 teams + Juniors
Rugby: Fields 4 teams
Hockey: U17’s win Grand Final
Women’s hockey expands to 5 teams
Men field 7 teams
Juniors field 5 teams
Squash: Fields 8 men’s teams and 1 women’s team
2002/03
President: Mal Weber
Members:
Profit: $8,692
Briars and Greenlees discussions
Cricket: Fields 5 teams + juniors
Wins Club Championship for 7th time in 11 years
Wins 2nd grade and U24 Premierships
Rugby: Fields 4 teams
Hockey: Women’s hockey wins 1st grade Premiership
Men’s hockey wins 2nd division Club Championship
Men’s hockey wins U15 Championship
Hockey fields men 8, women 7, juniors 4
Michael McCann & Mel Twitt play for Australia
Squash: Fields 7 teams
2003/04
President: Mal Weber
Members: 685
Profit: $15,846
Cricket: Fields 5 teams
3rd Grade Premiers U24 Premiers
Won Spirit of Cricket Award
Wins club championship 7 in 11 years
Rugby: Fields 4 teams
Hockey: Men field 7 teams + juniors
Women field 8 teams + juniors
Melanie Twitt plays for Australia
Squash: Fields 5 teams. Wins C1 division Premiership
2004/05
President: Mal Weber
Members: 808
Profit: $18,006
Briars Greenlees Merger
Final AGM at 30 George Street
Cricket: Fields 5 teams + juniors + masters
Wins Club Championship – 3rd in row – 8 in 12 years.
3rd Grade Premiers
Rugby: Fields 4 teams + juniors
Hockey: Men’s 8 teams + juniors
Women’s 8 teams
1st Grade Premiers
8th Grade Premiers
Squash: Fields 5 teams
2005/06
President: Mal Weber
Member: Full 1077 Social 688 Total 1765
Profit: $128,149
Cricket: Fields 5 teams + juniors + masters
Retains Club Championship 4th in 4 years, 9th in 13 years
Wins 1st Grade Premiership
Wins 2nd Grade Premiership
Wins 3rd Grade Premiership for 3 in succession
Rugby: Fields 5 teams + juniors
Wins Club Championship
Wins 1st grade Premiership
Wins 2nd grade Premiership
Hockey: Men’s 8 teams + juniors + vets – no premiership
Women’s 8 teams – no premiership
Squash: 5 teams
Netball: 2 teams New sport for Briars
Bowls: 3 Pennants sides – no premiership
2006/07
President/Chairman Brian Huttly
Members: Full 1118, Social 682, Total 1800
Profit: $187,057
Cricket: Fields 5 teams + juniors + masters
Wins Club Championship – 5th in 5 years
10th in 14 years
Wins 2nd Grade Premiership
Wins 3rd Grade Premiership
Rugby: Promoted to 2nd division
Fields 4 teams + colts
Hockey: 8 men’s + juniors + vets
2nd Grade Premiership
8 women’s teams
8th Grade Premiers
Squash: 5 teams
A4 Premiership
C3 Premiership
C4 Premiership
Netball: 5 teams
Wins 1st Grade Premiership
Bowls: Men’s 3 Pennant sides – no premiership
Women’s 1 Pennant side
2007/08
Chairman: Brian Huttly
Members: Full 762, Social 553, Total 1315
Profit: $41,233
Cricket: 5 teams +U24’s + Masters
5th Grade Premierships
Rugby: 4 teams + Colts
Hockey: 8 Men’s + Juniors + Vets
U17B win Premiership
U13B win Premiership
8 Women’s
Squash: 3 teams
Netball: 4 teams
Win 1st Grade Premiership
Bowls: Men’s 3 Pennant sides
Women’s 1 Pennant side – no Premiership
2008/09
Chairman: Brian Huttly
Members: Full 797, Social 650, Total 1447
Profit: $211,123
Cricket: 5 teams + Juniors + Masters
Wins Club Championship
Wins 2nd Grade Premiership
Wins 4th Grade Premiership
Rugby: Poor season
Poor results
Poor report
Fields 4 teams
Hockey: Men’s 8 teams + Juniors + Vets
No Premierships
Women’s 8 teams
Win 3rd Grade Premiership
Win 4th Grade Premiership
Squash: Fields 2 teams
Netball: 3 teams
Wins B1 Premiership
Bowls: Men’s 4 Pennant sides
Women’s 1 Pennant side