Josh Newman has seen the modernisation of the Frankston Football Club first hand.
A naΓ―ve youngster before the club went into administration, Newman recalls the segregation of the Frankston Football Club before recession, typical of an old-school football club.
But an entirely new list- bar himself and Boyd Bailey- and a renewed focus on being βhungry and humble,β has the skipper optimistic.
βBack in the day (before the club went into recession) I adapted to the environment pretty well and played some games so I fitted in okay and gained respect from the older boys,β Newman said.
βWhereas the other boys on the list (that were my age) wouldnβt hear too much from the senior playersβ¦ there was an elite group that would stick to themselves.
βIf you look at organisation now, the relationships Will Fordham would have with the 52ndΒ bloke on our list or the relationship they would have with Barney who drives the van to the game and his son Al shows thereβs a very clear understanding that it takes all of us to move forward.
βSo I think thatβs the main difference; that care factor across the whole organisation.
βEveryoneβs extremely passionate about moving the club forward and in the right direction.β
Tune into this weekβs βPlayer in a Podβ episode to hear more about the evolution and future of the Frankston Football Club.
–Β ByΒ Jonty Ralphsmith
https://player.whooshkaa.com/
0.15: Evolution of the Frankston Football Club
3.45: The future
6.35: The story of the Burnett family
9.25: Hungry and humble
16.00: Josh speaks about the coaches and then new players
20.55: Biggest prankster at the club
22.05: Mick OβNeil: βThe cutest couple in Frankston.β
