Dale Fleming
Awarded 2023

Surely the photo that accompanies this page is one taken in the clubrooms with the dual Premiership Captain grinning from ear-to-ear holding two cups. At the 2022/23 Club Presentation we awarded Life Membership to the newly crowned premiership captain, Dale Fleming. One of our longest serving on-field leaders, Dale’s life membership could easily lie in the longevity and success of his leadership but the silverware doesn’t go close to justifying all of his efforts over the years and across many areas of the club.
As much as we could reflect on Dale’s successes and joys of the past few years, we can also note that these years are an accurate snapshot of his time at CATS. As the world adapted to the challenges of a global pandemic, CATS like so many other organisations lost its rhythm and we were impacted financially and socially. Dale however multiplied his efforts to steer the on and off field elements of the club through the challenges.
As C Grade captain, Thursday selection meetings became almost irrelevant so to walk away with premierships during this time just indicates his leadership and organisational capabilities. Dale single handedly has delivered so much joy to us collectively and individually, a wonderful clubman and an even better human.