OBERON rallied around its football club when the call went out for a second attempt to form a committee going into the 2020 Group 10 season.
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The lack of numbers at the original annual general meeting date of October 2 saw the club reschedule an extra-ordinary meeting on Thursday, where all roles were successfully filled.
The club's constitution states there is a window of 21 days to hold a special meeting to attempt to re-elect a committee, and people heeded the call to attend the crucial event and keep the Tigers going strong into 2020.
Returning president Ian Christie-Johnson said the second time around was the charm for the club.
"We held a special meeting the other night and we were able to form a standing committee, which we're working on to develop and see where we're going to be next season," he said.
"There's always spots to be filled in any volunteer organisation. We have a functioning committee but we just need to see where we are and at what level of commitment Oberon will enter into for the 2020 season."
Johnson, who marks a decade at the helm of the club, still has more pre-season work to do.
With a committee now formed, the attention now turns towards getting on-field numbers up for the new year ahead.
Oberon will need a good mix of returning heads and strong recruitment in several grades.
They club failed to reach finals across all four grades in Group 10 and didn't have the numbers to field a team in the under 18s league tag competition (along with Cowra Magpies and Blayney Bears).
We just need to see ... what level of commitment Oberon will enter into for the 2020 season.
- Ian Christie-Johnson
Christie-Johnston said all clubs go through their highs and lows, and he's hopeful the former isn't far away with a new committee being forged.
"Oberon's got a lot of supporters for rugby league but we struggle with number bases through all grades in the Group 10 competition. The follow on effect from that is that you struggle to maintain a stable committee," he said.
"We've had moments like this in the 10 years I've been in the role and history shows it's been there forever and a day, going right back to when Oberon first came into the competition.
"There's been a couple of years in the late 90s and early 2000s where there was no football in Oberon at all apart from junior ranks.
"We've got a call to arms for a pre-registration expression of interest for all players across every grade and for support staff," Christie-Johnson added.
"That will be held 6pm on Wednesday night at the Oberon Rugby League ground."
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Part of the Western Advocate's sports desk in Bathurst.
Part of the Western Advocate's sports desk in Bathurst.
