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Spring Grand Finals Results - 9 Dec
posted 15-Dec-2017
Congratulations to our three teams who played in the Spring 2017 Grand Final last Saturday. A fantastic effort o the 15/4s Rosellas & Open1 Sandpipers who won their respective games! And well done to the 17/3s Lyrebirds who came runners up! Great to see our supporters there for the games.
Photos of the two winning teams.
Spring Grand Finals - 9 Dec
posted 6-Dec-2017
We have three teams in the Grand Finals for Spring 2017 this coming Saturday the 9th December
  • 10:15am - U17/3   - WSNC Lyrebirds VS FTG Blue Diamonds (Crt 15)
  • 11:30am - U15/4   - Sassafras Ferny Creek Diamonds VS WSNC Rosellas (Crt 15)
  • 11:30am - Open 1 - WSNC Sandpipers VS FTG Blue Jewel (Indoor 02)
Make sure you come down wearing Green, White & Black to support the WSNC teams
Go South!!!!
Weekly Round Up - 25 Nov
posted 26-Nov-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.
Note: Next round of play is on 2-Dec. Please note this is the last round for the season.

Grand finals will be played on 9-Dec. Grand final times to be published soon.
​Weekly Round Up - 18 Nov
posted 18-Nov-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.
Note: Next round of play is on 25-Nov.
Winter 2018 Registrations
posted 16-Dec-2017

Player Registrations for 2018 are now available online through links on our Forms/Documents page.

Squad Selections (previously grading) will be held at our training courts (at rear of Walker Reserve, Tyner Road. Wantirna South) on the following days and times.
  • Under 13, 15 and 17 - Tuesday 16th and Tuesday 23rd January 5.30-7.30pm.
  • Under 23 and Open - Wednesday 17th and Wednesday 24th January 6.00-8.00pm.
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Weekly Round Up - 11 Nov
posted 11-Nov-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.
Note: Next round of play is on 18-Nov.
Farewell
posted 28-Oct-2017
Today marks my last post for WSNC. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for the words of encouragement and great feedback I have received over the last 5 years. I have also enjoyed all aspects of the website including creating our new club logo (which now appears on our trophies and merchandise), uploading our club history, via newsletter submissions several members provided to me, posting new photo galleries and bringing you our weekly round up & fixtures. I wish you all the very best success for the future. If you'd like to contact me, you'll find me on Facebook and LinkedIn.
​ - Michael Diakakis 
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Weekly Round Up - 28Oct
posted 28-Oct-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.
Note: Next round of play is on 11-Nov.

​A reminder that our AGM will take place on Wednesday 8-Nov-2017, commencing at 7pm, at Walker Reserve (New Club rooms adjacent to our new training courts). All members are welcome to attend. 

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Weekly Round Up - 21Oct
posted 21-Oct-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

Bin Duty
posted 18-Oct-2017
A reminder that our club is on Bin Duty this Saturday 21-Oct. This means that we need to put out bins prior to the first game, and then put them away at the conclusion of the day's play. Volunteers from the first and last games will be greatly appreciated.
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
posted 14-Oct-2017
Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 8-Nov-2017, commencing at 7pm, at Walker Reserve (New Club rooms adjacent to our new training courts). All members are welcome to attend. We'll review our highlights for the previous year as well as vote in a committee for 2018. On offer will be a door prize (WSNC Winter Membership) for one lucky attendee.

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Newsletter update
posted 14-Oct-2017
A big thank you goes out to Pam Last (previous President of WSNC), who has provided a number of newsletters from previous years. These have been posted on our website and can be found here. Just goes to show what a wonderful history our club has...

Club Champions
posted 14-Oct-2017
Ever wondered who has previously been presented with our Club's highest honour? We now have a complete list of Club Champions on our website, dating back to 1979! Click here to view.
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Weekly Round Up - 14Oct
posted 14-Oct-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

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Weekly Round Up - 16Sep
posted 16-Sep-2017
What a really cold day to play netball - it kind of reminds me of winter... Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round (14-Oct) are located here.

Breast Cancer Fundraiser
​posted 15-Sep-2017
Our fundraising efforts at our Juniors Presentation Night, raised $303 for Breast Cancer Research. A big thank you to all who got behind this worthy cause.
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Weekly Round Up - 9Sep
posted 9-Sep-2017
What a wonderful day to play netball! We registered wins across the board. Our Mods team pulled out all stops to register a draw in what was a very low scoring game. Congratulations to all players and teams. Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

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Photo Galleries
posted 2-Sep-2017
What a better way to welcome the spring season with a photo gallery  :-)  How do you top this? well... with two photo galleries. Click here to view.
If you're after team photos, these are available to download from here.

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Welcome to Spring - Weekly Round Up
posted 2-Sep-2017
What a great day of netball, and start to the Spring season. We had more than half our teams register wins (including a draw!!!). Full details are available here, with fixtures for next round available here.

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Seniors Presentation Night
posted 20-Aug-2017
A big Thank You goes out to our Presentation
​Night Co-ordinator, Vicki, who did a great job in arranging a successful Presentation Night for our Seniors. Highlights and photos are available here.

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Club Champion Announced
posted 19-Aug-2017
This year's Club Champion is awarded to some one who their coach describes as "...a tough competitor & she gives her absolute all every time she steps out onto the court. She's so fit, super fast & she never stops running. She shows great leadership on court as well as encouraging her team mates."  What more can I say, these are the attributes of a well our deserved Club Champion: Jannelle Hillebrand. PS Did I mention she coaches for our club as well. Congratulations!

Winter Grand Final Wrap Up
posted 19-Aug-2017
Have you heard how great we did in Winter? If not, click here to read the first part of our Grand Final Wrap Up, with more coverage to come. Photo Galleries have already been posted here, with more to come.
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Spring Times and Teams
posted 19-Aug-2017
MDNA have issued Spring times and teams for our club as follows:
  • 9.00am   -  Mods Allstarz Robins
  •                -  U11 Green Finches
  • 9.55am   -  U13-5 Sparrows
  •                -  U23-1 Darters
  •                -  U23-1 Bellbirds
  • 10.50am -  U13-1 Kookaburras
  •                -  Premier 1 Raptors
  • 11.45am -  Open 3 Kites
  •                -  Premier 2 Kestrels
  •                -  Premier 2 Firetails
  •                -  U15-5 Rosellas
  • 12.40pm -  U17-2 Lyrebirds
  •                -  Open 1 Sandpipers
  •                -  Open 2 Falcons

Competition commences on Saturday 2-Sep.

Seniors Presentation Night Update - Dress Code
posted 18-Aug-2017
We have received a number of queries regarding dress code for Saturday's Presentation Night. The venue has stipulated NO hats, caps, men’s headwear, obscene singlets or t-shirts. Smart Casual/Dress to impress (no blue jeans). See you all Saturday!

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New Photo Galleries
posted 13-Aug-2017
New photo galleries have been posted here. We have highlights from the 2017 Winter season (juniors), photos from our presentation night last night and photos from our U13 nail-biter grand final. More photo galleries to follow.

​Team photos from the winter season are available for download here.

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Presentation Night - Juniors
posted 13-Aug-2017
A big thank you to all who turned out to support our junior teams at their presentation night. Also a big thank you to all committee members who helped out on the night, as well as non-committee parents, players and siblings who helped (Marty Murnane, Tess Murnane, Tanya Cross, Ben Cross, Sienna Cross and Les Dalton). Photos of the night, including Ash's transition from coach Ash to Uncle Fester :-) are available here.

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Grand Final Update
posted 12-Aug-2017
What a great day of netball today. Out of 4 teams playing in grand finals, 3 became premiers!!! Congratulations to all, especially the U13 who played a nail-biter game winning at the very end by 3 goals. Also well done to the Falcons, who were runners up in their grand final. A great effort girls! 

Junior Presentation Night Update
posted 11-Aug-2017
A big thank you to all who have purchased tickets for our Junior Presentation Night. A reminder that the venue will have drinks available at bar prices (ie No BYO). Also, we will be shaving the head of one of our coaches to raise funds for Breast Cancer research, and all donations are welcome.
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Team Photos
posted 10-Aug-2017
Team photos for Winter season are now available for download. Click here to find out more!

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Presentation Night(s)
posted 9-Aug-2017
A reminder that ticket sales for both Seniors Presentation Night and Juniors Presentation Night will finish tomorrow night, so if you haven't purchased yours as yet, get in quick.
Click here to purchase tickets to Junior Presentation Night
Click here to purchase tickets to Senior Presentation Night

Also, w
e will be shaving the head of one of our coaches at our Junior Presentation Night to raise funds for Breast Cancer research. 
Any donations can be forwarded to our committee members and we will be taking donations at the presentation night.  Please help us support this worthy cause. 

Seniors Presentation Night - IMPORTANT NOTE
posted 5-Aug-2017
Tickets for those who have dietary requirements need to be purchased by 5pm, Monday 7-Aug. This will allow Wantirna Club to make arrangements for catering our event. Click here to purchase tickets to Senior Presentation Night. If you have any queries, contact our Presentation Night co-ordinator (Vicki).​
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Preliminary Finals Round Up - 5Aug
posted 5-Aug-2017
What an amazing round of finals netball, with 2 out of 3 teams winning their preliminary final, which means we have 4 teams in grand finals next week. Bad luck to our U17 Lyrebirds who lost their preliminary today, however they did have a tough season, and well done to the team and Coach Janelle for making it as far as they did. Our Open 3 Falcons did extremely well to defeat the opposition 50-29! Congratulations to Julie and the team. Our U13 Kookaburras were just as convincing, winning 34-26. Full details can be found here.
Our teams are playing at the following times:
  • 9am: U23-1 Firetails and U13-1 Kookaburras
  • 11am: U23-2 Bellbirds
  • 1pm: Open 3 Falcons
Click here for full details.
Good Luck to all our teams. Hope to see everyone there!

Presentation Night Flyers
posted 30-Jul-2017
Flyers for our seniors and juniors presentation nights are below.
Click here to purchase tickets to Junior Presentation Night
Click here to purchase tickets to Senior Presentation Night

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Semi Finals Round Up - 29Jul
posted 29-Jul-2017
Our club was fortunate to have 8 teams in finals this season. This represents more than 60% of our competitive teams making finals. This is a great effort, and congratulations to the players and coaches that made it this far. For the teams which didn't make finals, don't despair, there is always Spring season, and if you haven't registered, click here to find out more. Out of our 8 teams, we had 5 wins. Well done to all who played to today. Detailed results from today's finals can be found here.
Weekly Round Up - 22Jul
posted 22-Jul-2017
Most results from today's competition, being the last round of competition, are available here. Finals fixtures are located here.
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Weekly Round Up - 15Jul
posted 15-Jul-2017
What a wonderful day of netball today. All our U23s and U17s teams registered wins, with only one round of regular competition left. Congratulations to all. Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.
  • Spring Registration is now open - click here more more info.
  • Tickets for both Presentation Nights are on sale now. Click here for juniors, click here for seniors.

Vale - Rachael Kokke
posted 14-Jul-2017
It is with great regret that we mourn the passing of a prior serving coach and parent from our club. Rachael Kokke whom had previously coach teams for our club, lost her battle with cancer. To her husband Anton, children Hudson and Chantel, we send you all of our love and support to you at this the most trying of times. Deepest sympathies to all her family and friends at this time.
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Spring Registration is now Open
posted 13-Jul-2017
Spring registration is now open. Follow this link for further information and to register. An early bird special applies to all of those who register by 22-Jul. If you have any queries, contact our registration secretary.

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Presentation Night Tickets 
posted 13-Jul-2017
Tickets to our presentation nights (juniors and seniors) go on sale this Saturday 15-Jul. 
Click here to purchase tickets to Junior Presentation Night
Click here to purchase tickets to Senior Presentation Night

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Finals Times Announced
posted 13-Jul-2017
Finals times for Semi/preliminary/grand finals for our club are as follows:
  • 9am: U23-1, U13-1, U13-3, U13-5
  • 11am: U23-2, U15-3
  • 1pm: Open 3, Open 4
  • 3pm: A Grade, Open 1 U17-2

Trivia Night
posted 25-Jun-2017
A BIG Thank you goes out to all who attended and supported our Annual fund raising event. This year we hosted a trivia night with a difference - Quizzame! Congratulations goes out to Chris, who with superior tossing skills (that's coin tossing), was able to win both bottles on offer!
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Also congratulations goes to the winning team: David, Amanda, Anthony, Vicki, Brian and Tanya - Well deserved, especially with the extra effort exerted during the horse race  :-)      Highlight video below:
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Weekly Round Up - 24Jun
posted 24-Jun-2017
We registered 8 wins today, on the eve of a 2 week break. It was nice to our our youngest team, The Robins, win their first game of the season!! Well done girls! Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here. Competition resumes 15-July.

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Trivia Night - This Saturday
posted 20-Jun-2017
Have you bought tickets to our annual fund raiser? If not, click here for more details. This year we are hosting a Trivia night with a difference! Also on offer, via silent auction, is this signed Vixen's singlet from 2016!!

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Weekly Round Up - 17Jun
posted 17-Jun-2017
After a short break, our players were back on court registering 7 wins and 1 draw. Well done to all! Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

Don't forget our annual fund raiser is on next week. If you haven't purchased your tickets, click here for more information.

Spring registration is coming soon. Details to be provided.

Presentation Night 2017 - Save the date
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Weekly Round Up - 3Jun
posted 4-Jun-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

Next week there is no play due to Queen's Birthday holiday, with competition resuming on Sat 17-Jun.

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Weekly Round Up - 27May
posted 27-May-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

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Weekly Round Up - 20May
posted 20-May-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

Our annual fundraiser (Trivia Night) is fast approaching, for more details, click here.
 

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Weekly Round Up - 13May
posted 13-May-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

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Weekly Round Up - 6May
posted 6-May-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here. A reminder that next week is Pink day, and it is the one time of the year we add a touch of pink to the Black, White and Green, for a worthy cause! 

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Weekly Round Up - 29Apr
posted 29-Apr-2017
Results from today's competition are available here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

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Weekly Round Up - 22Apr
posted 22-Apr-2017
After a long break, our teams hit the courts on this nice sunny day. To find out our results, click here. Fixtures for next round are located here.

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Trivia Night - Tickets on sale NOW
posted 21-Apr-2017
Tickets to our upcoming Trivia Night are now on Sale. Come along for a fun filled night, and help raise funds for our new home at Walker Reserve. Tickets are limited, so contact Mey Wun and purchase your tickets now. For more details, click here.

Training Courts Opening
posted 21-Apr-2017
A big Thank-You to all who turned out to the Official Opening of our Training Courts at Walker Reserve. On hand were Mayor Darren Pearce, Director of Community Services Kerry Stubbings, Federal Minister for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, State Member for Ferntree Gully MP Nick Wakeling, representatives from WSFC & WSCC, as well as WSNC players, friends, family and committee members to witness this momentous event for our club.This represents an important milestone in our club's history, and will provide us with a place we can all call home.
Save the Date - Trivia Night!!!
posted 25-Mar-2017
Save the date: Sat 24-Jun. Our club will be having our annual trivia night fundraiser, and hope to see as many members there, to help raise valuable funds for our new facility at Walker Reserve. Stay tuned, details will follow.
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Weekly Round Up - 25Mar
posted 25-Mar-2017
After what seems to be a really hot winter, most of our teams registered wins this week. Detailed results can be found here. Fixtures for next round (22-Apr) can be found here.

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Weekly Round Up - 18Mar
posted 18-Mar-2017
Today's results can be found here. Congratulations to all players.

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Training Courts - Official Opening
posted 14-Mar-2017
Construction of our new Training Courts at Walker Reserve is nearing completion, and what better to celebrate such an important milestone with an Official Opening Ceremony. This project has been running for several years, and without the tireless efforts of our volunteers and support from Federal Government, Knox City Council, WSFC and WSCC this project would not have reached this milestone. Come and join us on Friday 21-Apr-2017, 5pm at Walker Reserve (Tyner Road, Wantirna South). The Official Opening will take place on the East side of the Football Oval, and light refreshments will be available. All Welcome.

Walk for Monash Children's Hospital
posted 12-Mar-2017
Thank you to all who participated in the Walk for Monash Children's Hospital last Sunday. We raised $251 for this important cause.
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Weekly Round Up - Grading Rounds 5, 6 and 7
posted 4-Mar-2017
Grading concluded today for Winter season. Did someone say Winter, 30 degrees celsius??? Well we call it Winter season, even though we get some great weather this time of year. Our results for today's competition is posted here.
A special thank you to our club graders: Kris (who is one of our youngest committee members) and Caz (who also happens to be a life member of our club), have spent the last 2 weeks floating from court to court performing grading activities for MDNA. Also a big thank you to Laura (Registration secretary), Brian (Vice President), Monica (Tresurer) and Caz (again!!) for getting to the courts early over the last couple of weeks to ensure all our score sheets were correct!
Next week has no play, with competition resuming on 18-Mar. See our club calendar here. Fixtures for next round will be posted once available.
If you already haven't pay your club fees, these are now due, and payment must be made immediately. If you have any queries, please speak to our wonderful Treasurer, Monica. 

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... And They're Off...
posted 26-Feb-2017
What a great start to the new season, with wins across the board. Our Open 1, U23-1, U23-2, U17-1 and U17-2 teams winning all their grading games - Well done!!! Weekly round up is available here, and fixtures for next round here. Important netball dates can be found here.

Winter 2017 Grading and Playing Times
posted 11-Feb-2017
Our teams are graded as follows (game times in brackets): 
  • A Grade Raptors (2pm and 3.20pm)
  • A Grade Kestrels (2pm and 3.20pm)
  • Open 1 Sandpipers (3.20pm)
  • Open 3 Falcons (2pm)
  • Open 4 Kites (2pm)
  • U23-1 Darters (10am)
  • U23-2 Bellbirds (11.20am)
  • U17-1 Firetails (2pm)
  • U17-2 Lyrebirds (3.20pm)
  • U15-2 Rosellas (2pm)
  • U13-1 Kookaburras (11.20am)
  • U13-4 Fantails (10am)
  • U13-5 Sparrows (10am)
  • U11-Green Finches (9am)
  • U11-White Robins (9am)
​Coaches will be in contact with players to advise player allocation to teams.
A reminder that VNA ($71 for Seniors and $51 for juniors) is now overdue and, in addition, Club fees ($160 for 1st child, $140 for 2nd and subsequent child) are due on 18-Feb.
Players will not be able to take to the court (to train or play) unless both Club Fees and VNA are paid. 
Our club calendar can be found here.
​Competition starts on 25-Feb - Good Luck to all!!!
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Uniform Update
posted 11-Feb-2017
Our Uniform shop will be open on the following days:
Wednesday 15th of February from 3.30 till 6pm

Wednesday 22nd of February from 6.30 till 8pm
Address is the Footy/Cricket clubrooms at Walker reserve(Tyner Rd). Note: No EFTPOS/Credit card facilities are available. Exact cash on the day or direct deposit prior.

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Netball Playing Calendar
posted 23-Jan-2017
The MDNA playing calendar is now available on our website. Follow this link to lock in crucial netball dates...

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Winter 2017 Season
posted 23-Jan-2017
Happy New Year to All!
A reminder to all that if you haven't paid your VNA you must do this immediately. For Seniors the cost is $71, and $51 for Juniors.
Also Club fees must be paid by 18-Feb. The cost for the first child is $160, and $140 for the second and subsequent child.
Players will not be able to take to the court unless full payment is made, or alternative arrangements have been made with our Treasurer. If you have any queries, please contact our Secretaries or our Treasurer.


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