South's Junior Magpies

Fixtures for this weekend…As usual please check the My League app or with your coach/manager for any changes.

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So well said by Karalee Tornadoes!

All of our board committee are also volunteers and it has come to my attention that people think these are paid money positions.
They are definately not paid and they keep turning up in their own spare time to keep our club running out of the goodness of their hearts.
To be insulted, ridiculed and commonly treated like they aren’t doing a good job is disgraceful.
The constant criticism makes our volunteers want to walk away from helping, asking themselves, is this worth it?
If you feel you are hard done by and the club isn’t doing enough for you, then come in and help as well.
Our volunteers are just like you and there is no one stopping anyone who would like to have a go.

A lot of our current committee will be stepping away at the end of this year so this is a great time to come in and shadow a position like secretary, president or operations etc for the club to continue past its 75th year.

💙💛❤️ Remember, We Are All Volunteers ❤️💛💙

As the season progresses, it's a good time to remember something that is often forgotten...

Every coach, manager, League Safe, First Aid Officer, referee, committee member, canteen volunteer, grounds person, and executive is a volunteer.

Some volunteers give an hour a week. Others give 40. Many spend their evenings, weekends, and holidays planning, organising, communicating, attending meetings, completing compliance, preparing fields, managing teams, and solving problems behind the scenes.

For our players, a rugby league season might last around six months.

For many volunteers, it is 11 months of planning, preparation, and sacrifice to make those six months a positive experience for our kids.

Most volunteers are balancing club commitments alongside full-time jobs, family responsibilities, and their own personal lives. Yet they continue to show up because they care about the players and the community they are helping to build.

At times, volunteers are required to enforce rules, policies, and procedures. These aren't rules they create themselves; they are requirements put in place to keep our players safe, ensure clubs remain compliant, and allow competitions to operate successfully.

Whether you're a parent, player, coach, League Safe, referee, committee member, or supporter, please remember that every person wearing club colours is doing their best.

And this isn't just about our club.

It's about every club.

Every weekend, across every field, volunteers are giving their time so children can play the game they love.

So next time you see a volunteer—whether it's at your club or another club—take a moment to remember that they're doing their best. Have some understanding, show a little patience, keep the attitude in check, and be pleasant. Volunteers aren't asking for recognition, they're simply giving their time so our kids can enjoy the game they love.

Because without volunteers, there is no game.

Thankyou to our club secretary Amanda and social media coordinator Liz for volunteering their Friday to open the canteen for the Inala Districts Rugby League Schools Competition!

A big thankyou to all the polite primary school kids today!

We need volunteers not just for Souths game days, so
if you can help some days please reach out. We have a volunteers group chat you can join where days needed are requested and our amazing volunteers can respond when they are free to help. Any help big or small goes a long way for our great club!

Fixtures for the weekend and as usual please check the My League app, or with your coach/manager for any changes.

With Winter now here make sure you grab your long sleeve training tee from the merchandise stall, only $40!
Get it before they run out!