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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 14 Hansard (11 December) . . Page.. 5294 ..

Suspension of standing and temporary orders

That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent Members who have not yet spoken to address the Assembly.

MR STEFANIAK: John Hargreaves, a handy old blindside breakaway, talks a lot during the game in the rucks and mauls-and after the game too. He doesn't get a run with the team all the time and he plays his best games in the Tuggeranong Valley.

Karin MacDonald is a new player who can play either breakaway or anywhere from five-eighth to wing. She is a consistent, honest worker but sometimes doesn't get a run in the team. I understand she wants to adopt a certain koala as team mascot.

Ros Dundas is our youngest player. She can play either half or five-eighth with flair and aplomb. She is probably the fittest player in the team, but that wouldn't be hard. She wants to ensure the team changes in unisex change rooms.

Kerrie Tucker, a former greenkeeper turned player, is one of the most conscientious trainers in the team. A utility player, she thinks the team should walk or ride bikes to the games. She is not terribly happy with the team sponsorship arrangements. She is concerned the club is not really properly representative of the wider community. She has some rather unorthodox ideas on team tactics and, sadly, has recently announced her intended retirement from the team.

Helen Cross, a tall, very stylish outside centre with lots of flair, drops the ball occasionally and misses the odd tackle, but she is capable of some spectacular performances. She has recently had some concerns about match payment arrangements for captain Jon and some of his team.

Vice-captain of the team and halfback, Brendan Smyth, is a very energetic, hardworking, hippie George-Gregan-style half. He can pop up anywhere. He likes talking to his players, forwards and backs, likes scoring tries and playing tricks on captain Jon, whose position he is angling for. He can also play hooker or breakaway.

Greg Cornwell, a hardworking, traditional old prop-cum-second rower, is not altogether happy with the way the game has changed in the past few years. He regularly complains to his team-mates about the state of the ground, the roads to the ground and all that graffiti on the northern grandstand.

Jacqui Burke is a stylish ex-back now playing open-side breakaway. She likes playing in any ground near large complexes of council flats. She has been known to biff her colleague Bill Wood at the start of the game to get him going.

Vicki Dunne, formerly from northern New South Wales, joined the team after a long stint in team administration. She loves to take the ball up and is an exponent of the Maori sidestep when taking on the opposition. She thinks the oval and grandstand should be much better planned and developed.

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