“RELIEF” was the best word to describe how Rosewood Roosters club president Jasmine Hassett felt after the recent impact of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The club fields at Anzac Park were covered in water as the rising threat peaked on Sunday night and Monday after the cyclone crossed the coast.
But thankfully for the Roosters, the water only reached the second step of the clubhouse.
Jasmine said the club earlier moved what they could to a higher level being told there was no major threat.
However, she said club supporters endured an anxious 48 hours as water from the nearby creek, fed by the Mount Walker catchment, rose across the venue.
In her first season as president, the former club secretary monitored a flood threat at Anzac Park for the first time.
Jasmine said the water dropped completely last Tuesday.
She said Roosters planned to resume training this week after Ipswich City Council completed their inspections and any work needed clearing superficial mud in the grandstand, debris along the back fence and water damage to the Anzac Park fields.
Roosters officials cancelled training on the Thursday before the cyclone neared the South East Queensland coastline to ensure everyone’s safety.
Jasmine said the club’s under-6 and under-7 players were among those keen to get “back to business” after the cyclone threat.
Jasmine was happy with the junior coaching appointments being finalised with a new Rugby League Ipswich season kicking off after Easter.
“Our junior numbers are very strong,” she said, hoping to secure an under-6 coach to complete the junior roster.
“I’ve got the club and the players and the families behind me, so I think it’s going to be a good year.”
