LEOPOLD Football and Netball Club hosted its first event in its new redeveloped clubrooms at the weekend \u2013 a Past Players and Officials Day.<\/p>\n
President Brendan Thompson described the day as a great catch-up, with about 80 past players attending to share their stories and laughs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was so nice to finally have the facilities to cater for that many people,\u201d Mr Thompson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the seniors game we also had players and supporters in here too \u2013 the room can handle 300 people and it was almost full.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a really exciting day in regards to showing everyone our new clubhouse and it was very well received.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Thompson said \u201cThe Club\u201d would be the new home for all of the Lions, including the football, netball and cricket clubs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been an almighty journey full of highs and lows to get our clubhouse redevelopment finished,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Thompson said the Past Players Days were launched four years ago and continue to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LEOPOLD Football and Netball Club hosted its first event in its new redeveloped clubrooms at the weekend \u2013 a Past Players and Officials Day. President Brendan Thompson described the day as a great catch-up, with about 80 past players attending to share their stories and laughs. \u201cIt was so nice to finally have the facilities […]<\/p>\n