The Bears 2021 Season Launch will be held at the Weston Workers Club on Friday 5 March.
Please note! For these events we are only allowed 250 people in attendance. As a result the YDL launch will be held prior to the youth and senior launch.
YDL
Time: 5:00pm -6:30pm
Youth & Seniors
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Dress:
Players - Club Track Pants, White Polo and Black Shoes
Officials - Club Track Pants Black Polo and Black shoes
C'mon You Bears!!!
Self-Registration
Please follow these instructions to register as a player / volunteer or Club Official for the 2021 season.
Who needs to register?
- Coaches (only licensed coached to register as Coaches)
- Managers / Assistant Managers, volunteers, Trainers, Game Day Officials
- Committee members
- All individual players
What you will need before you get started
- Active Kid Voucher number (if using)
- Profile photo
- MFN (formerly known as FFA number)
- All officials volunteering working in any capacity with a Youth or Senior U18 player needs to have their current Working with Children’s Check WWCC number.
This is now a mandatory field in the Volunteers registration process.
Click on the below relevant link and follow the simple step by step instructions:
NPL Youth and Junior Development League (JDL)
https://bit.ly/3iZF9el
Non Players (coaches, Managers, volunteers, committee)
https://bit.ly/2NJiN57
Senior Players
https://bit.ly/2YuYQkF
NOTE: For insurance purposes please ensure all registrations are submitted by COB 10 February 2021.
If you have any questions please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. – Attention Registrar
COYB’s
The Weston Workers Bears Football Club is saddened at the news of Max Lucchesi's passing.
Max Lucchesi brought enormous success to Weston in the early to mid 1970s winning honours in 1971, 1972, 1976 & 1977.
He was at the helm of some outstanding playing groups. 1971 was full of stars and 1977 is often put forward as one of the best Weston teams.
Life Member, Col Forster, upon hearing the news reflected "Max is remembered as very reserved and fair. Importantly, he knew the boundaries between coach and player. He was good.... VERY GOOD!!!"
Those of us who never met Max certainly knew who he was soon enough. Looking at the successful Weston teams his face and name is ever-present.
To the immediate and extended family and friends of Max Lucchesi we offer our sincere condolences.
Max's legacy will always be celebrated and remembered.
The Weston Workers Bears Football Club are very pleased to welcome Jacob Richards as our U16s coach for 2021.
Jacob brings a wealth of experience to the position and the club having played youth football at Barnsley, Cardiff and Broadmeadow Magic, before moving to Townsville where he started playing senior, 1st grade Football at 16 years of age.
After high school he was provided the opportunity to Study and play Football in the United States Collegiate system spending four years working towards a university degree in Business Management whilst continuing to play College Football. Here he spent two years studying and playing Football in the State of Iowa at Iowa Central Community College (top ten in the nation at the time) in the NJCAA, before transferring to the American Institute of Business (Also in Iowa), a College in the NAIA athletic division. It was here he the chance to play with and against some of the best players in the country, in two of the stronger Football Conferences in the US for the respective divisions at the time.
After completing his studies Jacob moved back to Townsville for a year where he played half a season with the North Queensland Fury in the QLD NPL before moving to Melbourne for work.
During this time in Melbourne he was an assistant coach with the Bulleen Lions Under 20's team in the Victorian NPL.
Jacob is currently the manager at IAM 360, the organization that sent him to the US to study and play college sport. He works with young male and female athletes everyday helping them achieve their dreams in the US and loves to help young aspiring athletes develop within their sport.
Now as part of the Bears coaching ranks Jacob, with his experience and knowledge on and off the park, will not only take the U16s but work with the senior coaches to assist youth players transition into senior football at the Bears or beyond.
From everyone at the Bears, welcome to to the club and we wish you every success in 2021.
