In October 2015 Spencer was born with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Parents, Olivia and Mathew, and family had little awareness and understanding of this devastating disease. Olivia and Mathew spend a minimum of an hour per day completing physio exercises to help clear Spencer's lungs and have to be constantly vigilant in taking him out in the cold or around others with the common cold or flu as it can take Spencer weeks to recover.

Cystic Fibrosis primarily affects the lungs and digestive system because of a malfunction in the exocrine system, responsible for producing saliva, sweat, tears and mucus.

There is currently no cure. People with CF develop an abnormal amount of excessively thick and sticky mucus within the lungs, airways and the digestive system. The mucus causes impairment of the digestive functions of the pancreas and traps bacteria in the lungs resulting in recurrent infections, which lead to irreversible damage and shorten sufferers life span. Lung failure is the major cause of death for someone with CF.

From birth, a person with CF undergoes constant medical treatments and physiotherapy. 

CF is ‘autosomal recessive’ meaning that it occurs equally in males and females, the CF gene must be inherited from both parents and it can ‘skip’ generations.

In Australia, one in 2,500 babies are born with CF, that’s one every four days. On average one in 25 people carry the CF gene - most of whom are unaware that they are carriers. Because carriers of CF are unaffected (and therefore show no symptoms) it is hard for them to appreciate that CF may be a real risk. Any of us could be a carrier and we wouldn’t know – think about it, that’s about 1 million unaware carriers – it could be you!

On August 13 Skye Football club will don a special Guernsey featuring roses to help raise awareness of Cystic Fibrosis and its charity 65 Roses. Coach and uncle of Spencer, Ben Walker, said that raising awareness and money for Cystic Fibrosis was key in helping find medications and cures. The CF jumpers will be auctioned at the end of the game with all proceeds going to 65 Roses. 

Skye Football Club welcome everyone who would like to show their support for CF to come to watch Skye take on Hampton from 2.00pm at Steve Thompson Oval, Wedge Road Carrum Downs.

For more information on Cystic Fibrosis visit http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.au/

Following years of hard work by all involved at the Skye FNC we are just days from having our ovals lit up.

Poles and lights were errcted last week with electrical works planned for Friday July 22. 

This means lights will be on from tonight and we should be training under full lights from next week.

Should any dates or works change you'll find it here first!

#PROUDTOBESKYE

Shane Rowley has been appointed as reserves coach for the 2016 season.

Rowley returns to the club after three years and hopes to impart his football knowledge onto our young reserves players. The key focus for Rowley is to work with the coaching group to communicate and develop our reserves team into senior footballers.

"It is a terrific opportunity and I'm really looking forward to it", said Rowley of his appointment.

Rowley will join senior coach Ben Walker, under 19s coach Adam Lagerewskij and thirds coach Chris Rodrigues who have all been re-appointed to lead their respective teams in 2016. 

In a joint venture with the Carrum Downs Junior Football Club, Jordan Thomas will coach a new under 17s team that will compete in the Mornington Peninsula competition. These under 17s players will have full access to all senior players and coaches as well as the opportunity to train with the main group in the preseason. This is a huge step forward in the future of our club.

Preseason kicks off on Monday November 30th. All new and returning players are reminded to keep an eye on the Facebook page for updates on preseason training venues.

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The Skye Football Club Inc. Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday November 25th at 7:30pm. The meeting will be held in the Len Phelps Pavilion at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve on Wedge Rd (club rooms).

All members are expected and encouraged to attend.

CLICK HERE to see the official letter of notice.

Young Under 19s gun, Riely Powlesland, will this week line up for his 50th club game.

Riely came to the club from the Carrum Downs juniors and has become one of the most important players in the under 19s program. He has had another fantastic year in the under 19s after playing his first senior game in round 1.

Riely plays hard and with little regard for his own safety. He is a big piece of Skye's future and we are very proud to have him in the red, black and silver.

Congratulations Riely!

Bets of luck to the under 19s this weekend! You can catch them from 9:45am at Carrum Downs Rec Reserve tomorrow.

The forecast predicted a cold snap and heavy rain on Saturday and everyone was prepared for a chilly afternoon.

The under 19s took on Cheltenham at 10:30am when the sun made a brief cameo. Despite some good patches, our guys weren't able to contain Cheltenham's run. Tyson Ross kicked two goals and young Reece Smart was best-on-ground in the 52-point loss.

The reserves then ran out to take on Doveton Eagles. The Eagles were short on some of their reserves players and weren't able to match it with the Bombers. Our boys controlled the tempo all day and ran out 172-point winners. Matt Poore kicked nine goals and took best a-field honours.

The seniors have been playing some inspired footy of late and were expected to do some damage in this clash against Doveton Eagles. However, it was the Eagles who came out firing. There were some great contests around the ground all day, but Doveton were able to control the game by being first to the ball. Some classy patches were enough to get our guys over the line by three points. Matt Gonzalez kicked four goals and Ash Planner was best-on-ground.

The most pleasing thing was the rain holding off for most of the day!

At the netball, it was a cold, wintery affair. The A-side were able to defeat Springvale Districts 36-24. A sensational effort.

We now look forward to next week when the seniors and reserves travel to Murrumbeena for what is tipped to be a tough clash. The under 19s venture to East Brighton for the first time and the thirds are off to Hallam Reserve. At the netball courts, the As take on Keysborough while the Bs face Dandenong.

Benny "Basher" Evans will notch up game number 100 when the Bombers take on Doveton Eagles this weekend. 

Benny came to the club as a youngster in 2009. Now at 24 years of age, he is having a break-out season. He has certainly cemented his spot in the senior side and has become one of the most important players.

We congratulate Benny and wish him all the best for his 100th senior appearance.

We are getting closer and closer to that milestone of six wins from six teams. This weekend was a sensational round for the club.

The thirds were informed on Friday afternoon that Black Rock would unfortunately not be able to field a side to take the park. The thirds players names enjoyed a run at Oliver's Hill.

It was then left to the under 19s to commence preceedings at home in excellent conditions against Hallam. To the credit of the under 19s boys, it was a close game the whole way through. A far cry from the 50-point deficit that lay in front of our boys at half time the last time we met Hallam. The boys fought all morning. A goal to Brandon Black put the boys three goals in front with four minutes to play. A couple of lapses in concentration allowed Hallam to kick the three goals needed to come back. The final result was a draw. Luke Broomhall was huge up forward with five goals, while Reece Smart to best-on-ground honours.

The reserves and seniors travelled to Ross Street Reserve to face Heatherton. The reserves were in control from the very beginning and showed no signs of letting up. Our guys again led at every change to come away with a 114-point win. Mick Kalviskis kicked eight and young Ryan McConville was best-on-ground.

The seniors were coming off a huge confidence-boosting win against Oakleigh Districts last week and were looking to continue with that momentum against Heatherton. The problem was, Heatherton were also coming off a big win against Caulfield and started very strong. It was a close encounter up until half time when our guys were able to kick away. An eight-goal-to-none third quarter set us up for a big 77-point win away from home. It was a solid performance going into the mid-season break. Acting captain, Aaron Harper, kicked four. Jarryd Karadeas and Jim Martinson kicked three a-piece. But it was young Joel McConville who took best a-field honours for the seniors this week.

At the SDNA courts, both netball teams recorded wins. The A-side defeated Bentleigh, 49-12, while the B-side defeated Chelsea Heights, 26-23. Well done to both teams!

The thirds played out their round 12 match last weekend and defeated Sandown by 40 points. It was a sensational challenge in slippery conditions for our guys, but they brought it together to get the job done. Shane Werner kicked two goals while Scott Thorne was named best-on-ground.

The Skye Football Netball Club's inaugural Team of the Decade was announced at the recent 10-Year Anniversary Ball.

The majority of the selected players were present to receive their jumper and celebrate with all who attended.

CLICK HERE to view the Team of the Decade.

There were no surprises when Aaron Pacey was named captain given the mountain of work that he has put in during his six years as senior captain. He has lead the club all throughout Division 2 and is striving towards that next flag.

Premiership coach, Corey Stephens, was named as the coach while Ben Walker was named as Assistant.

CLICK HERE to view the photo gallery from the night.

Congratulations to all those who were named and considered for the team!

It is with great sadness that we inform our members and supporters of the passing of Daniel Dart.

Daniel was a much-loved and respected member at our club who loved his football and always made an effort to get to our games.

Daniel's first season with Skye was 2013. He played a big role during that second half of that season, especially in the reserves finals campaign which resulted in a premiership. He made many great friends that year and in the years since.

Daniel's passing was completely unexpected and has come as a shock to all of us. His presence at the club was always felt and we are all going to miss him greatly.

Our thoughts are with Sue and Daniel's family.

A great man and a great friend.

Vale Daniel Dart.