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Dominic Rettino proudly holds the Shield acknowledging his 2021/22 Lindsay Jones Best Clubman award.Dom Rettino background and history - comments in the citation for his Lindsay Jones Best Clubman award

 Has made a significant contribution on and off the field over a number of years, but particularly this year.

  • Joined Moonee Valley in the 2016/17 season in our Sixths, and immediately began pitching in. He didn’t need to be on the committee to make his mark.
    At right: Dominic Rettino proudly holds the Shield acknowledging his 2021/22 Lindsay Jones Best Clubman award.
  • He was making plenty of marks on the field. His first game for the club was against his team’s nemesis, Airport West-St Christophers. We had an easy win – and Dom Rettino took 3/24 and top scored with 32 not out.
  • His squad played two seasons as our Sixths, then were promoted to the Fifths. He’s now a two-time premiership player – with the Fifths in 2019/20, and doubling up in the Fourths the following season.
  • Joined the committee in 2020/21, and readily identified areas where we needed to improve. He had leadership material written all over him.
  • Committee members Brendan Rhodes (left) and Michael Ozbun listen as Sixths captain Allan Cumming talks about his season.Identified the need to be more meticulous in collecting memberships and other money due to the club. Planning and organising functions, getting into the canteen and making salads and such – he was a breath of fresh air.
    At right: Committee members Brendan Rhodes (left) and Michael Ozbun listen as Sixths captain Allan Cumming talks about his season.
  • Our Sixths/Fifths first became a feature of our club in 2014/15, when Paddy Shelton and a couple of other guys having a kick of the footy at Ormond Park were encouraged to pull on the whites.
  • Dom joined them two seasons later, and took it on as his mission to ensure the evolving group became an integrated and integral part of our club. After-match barbecues, attendance at functions such as our reverse raffle this year – Dom was the key to rounding up his teammates.
  • David Lubansky won the MVP for the Sixths with excellent performances with bat, ball and in the field - and he's still an Under 12s player!The majority of the players who have pulled on the whites for our Sixths/Fifths have been country boys, and Dom played an important role in ensuring they felt at home in our city club.
  • The squad has been a constant at Moonee Valley for eight years, but many of the boys have indicated they may go on to new pursuits next season.
    At right: David Lubansky won the MVP for the Sixths with excellent performances with bat, ball and in the field - and he's still an Under 12s player!
  • Sadly for us, Dom is in the same boat, and since early this season has been living in Geelong. An auditor by profession, he’s a whiz with figures. He’s still trying to do the sums of how he can balance living in Geelong with his passion for us at Moonee Valley.
  • He’s captained or co-captained the team for three seasons. Dom brought up his 100-game milestone during this season, in our big win in the quarter final over Flemington Colts.
  • He has a century against Haig Fawkner in 2017/18, and best bowling figures of 4/7 – in the 2019/20 Premiership win over Northern Lions.
  • Winners can be grinners - and so it is with premiership players (L-R) Yasmin King, Sarah Fenn and Katherine Baker.But while he’s been a sterling performer on the field across his 100 games, it’s Dom’s contribution off the field that is in the spotlight tonight.
  • As the winner of the 2021/22 Lindsay Jones Best Clubman award, Dom Rettino we salute you.
    At right: Winners can be grinners - and so it is with premiership players (L-R) Yasmin King, Sarah Fenn and Katherine Baker.

    Women's team co-coaches Darren Nagle (left) and Charlie Walker received gifts for their support.



    At right: Women's team co-coaches Darren Nagle (left) and Charlie Walker received gifts for their support.

    ***For more pictures from Presentation Night, click HERE.

 

 

April 27, 2022
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