By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Glen footballers will be able to see their scores in flashing lights for the first time, after the recent unveiling of their brand-new electronic scoreboard.
The scoreboard was unveiled at the Yarra Glen Football and Netball Club grounds at the junior and senior teams season launch on Sunday 23 March, where the team’s year officially began.
President of the junior club Andrew Coulson said the scoreboard came about after two of the club’s members – Tereasa Humphrey and Natalie Byron – participated in a radio show contest two years ago, winning $10,000.
The money won through the competition was put towards a potential scoreboard for the club and Mr Coulson said the members had been working hard since then to make it a reality.
“Since then, it’s been a two-year process of researching and studying scoreboards to meet our needs,’ he said.
“Through lots of assistance, we’ve been able to get to this point, with a fully functioning electronic scoreboard to benefit all of the clubs.”
Mr Coulson said the opening of the scoreboard was stage two in redevelopment for the club, with the clubrooms being redeveloped last year and plans for a refreshed football field in the year ahead.
He said the final projects he would like to see in the coming years would be new lighting for the football oval and the netball courts.
“Once we can get some support and money in order, there’ll be some big changes around the grounds in the next couple of years,” Mr Coulson said.
He said that, with more people registering for the season launch and an under-nines football team being established, the club was looking forward to the year at hand.
