Dear Auskickers, the start of our 2010 season is approaching so dust off those boots and mouthguards and make your way to USRC on the 24th April for Registration

REGISTRATION DETAILS:

• PLACE : United Services Recreation Club, USRC, Garden Room. Enter from Gascoigne Road. Signs and guides will be in place.
• DATE/TIME : 24th April 0900-1200
• ADDRESS : 1 Gascoigne Road, Kings Park, Kowloon. See the following link for details www.usrc.org.hk/index.php (Jordan MTR, Exit B)

• REGISTRATION FORM : Please email aussierules_hkkids@yahoo.com.au for a copy of the form. Registration fee for 2010 is $600 per child.

• ELIGIBILITY : The minimum rquirement to register is School attendance i.e. Reception/Prep. (Not Kindy/Pre-school). Boys and Girls over 12 years age are welcome to register for our 'Junior Dragons'. This group will be run if numbers permit.

• CHILDREN RECEIVE : A 2010 Auskick Rookies Pack, and 2 ARJFC HK(Auskick) Training Tops. The Tops are unchanged from last year, so if yours still fit, please help us save on costs and bring them again this season.

• PLEASE NOTE : No parking is available at the Club and attendance is restricted to the Garden Room only for registration, no other Club areas are available. A soft drink and snack will be available for each child attending registration.

• REQUEST : Please make best attempts to register on the 24th. There is no requirement for children or parents to attend registration. Any responsible adult may submit registrations on their anothers behalf. Registrations will be accepted on the subsequent game days however this will be difficult due to location and available helpers.

• SEASON START : Saturday 1st May at HAPPY VALLEY. The 8th May is also planned for Happy Valley however the entire remainder othe season will be at KINGS PARK.

Confirmation emails will be sent in the week prior to each Saturday with more information and updates.

Regards
ARJFC HK (Auskick) Committee

Keano (right in blue) set a scorching pace for a good cause.

Beating the banana
Although not usually recommended in public, pacy Dragon Brendan Keane beat the banana while in TST to take out the 3km version of the 5th annual WCRF HK Beat the Banana! Charity Run held recently. Close to 800 runners aged from 8 months to 70 years old shared a morning of great fun and energy for cancer prevention along the beautiful Tsimshatsui waterfront while raising more than HK$420,000 for WCRF HK's vital cancer prevention work. At the 3km fun run, champion Keano successfully beat the giant running banana in 9 minutes and 18 seconds.

Live gig
The Dragon's very own superstar, Justin 'Diesel' Barbero will be making his debut live music gig on Saturday 13th March. The lads at V13 have announced they intend to hold a live music promotion night with $13 vodkas and a $1300 tab to be won. Barbs will be playing a one hour set. Get down to hear our guitar hero belting it out. All together now, "You're the Boff, try and understand it ...."

Halfa Farma
Michael 'Farmer' Robertson was one of the Dragons to take part in the annual Standard Chartered (half) Marathon, completing the 21kms in a credible 1hr 49 mins.
(Any other runner results welcomed).

New arrivals expected
Dragons big man Brian Jackson and wife Michelle have announced that they are expecting baby number three mid-year 2010.

Occasional player and long-time Dragons couple DJ Robbie Burns and wife Cris are also expecting their debut offspring arrival around the same time.