Congrats Patch!

Congratulatons to the Patchell family on the safe arrival of Emerson Josephine on Monday, 11 August.

Emerson was born at 12.45 am at St Vincent's Private, weighing in at 3.1kg or 6lbs 14oz in the old scale.

Mum Michelle and baby Emerson are both doing well.

Adam's entering his second season at Moonee Valley after moving over from Mercantile club Power House, and he's been elected as Secretary for 2014/15.

We're sure Emerson will take a fair bit of his time - but it won't stop Patch taking plenty of wickets this season - as he did in the Winter Comp, leading Moonee Valley with 18 scalps.

Congratulations from all of us at Moonee Valley.