Edition #4 2015
WRAP UP
"These pink socks are really comfortable. Can we wear them every week?” – The entire men’s 4s
THE WHISPER
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Did an LTUHC umpire fail their accreditation test over the weekend because the
standard of hockey in the game they were umpiring was considered too poor?
Has the contest for this year’s GG already lead to opposition teams being paid to
take out the leader board?
Is everything coming up Millhouse for the Men’s 5s?
Are other teams beginning to question how they continue to face the same group of
blokes in the Handsome Men’s 6s (formerly the Handsome Men’s 5s) after the fellas
have notched back-to-back premierships?
IN A PARAGRAPH
And then there were … still three. A trio of the club’s teams have continued their unbeaten
streak for the fourth consecutive round, with the men’s 4s and 6s, plus the women’s 4s,
vying to become the first team to purchase commemorative premiership t-shirts. In further
good news, the Handsome Men’s 6s handed down yet another beating to Knox. And two
further LTUHC teams have aspirations to join them next week. Sadly the club’s campaign to
F*** MUHC over the weekend didn’t quite go to plan. All of our Vic League squads left the
field without a win, but with plenty of lessons learned and hopes to revive the campaign later
in the season. Oh, and if you haven’t worked it out – this week’s Wrap Up has a pink theme
in honour of Women’s Round. Which was a huge success. There’s more on that later in the
Wrap Up.
RESULTS
Women
1s
LOSS La Trobe 0 v MUHC 4
Goals:
2s
LOSS La Trobe 0 v MUHC 1
Goals:
3s
LOSS La Trobe 0 v MCC 3
Goals:
4s
WIN
La Trobe 2 v Camberwell 0
Goals: Jodi James, 2
5s
LOSS La Trobe 0 v MCC 10
Men
1s
2s
3s
4s
5s
6s
LOSS La Trobe 7 v La Trobe 1
Goals: B. Smith
LOSS La Trobe 2 v MUHC 6
Goals: Diff, 2
TIE
La Trobe 1 v Werribee 1
Goals: Fetus
WIN
La Trobe 3 v Malvern 0
Goals: Steve, Yui, Thwaiter (runner up goal of the season)
LOSS La Trobe 0 v Old Carey 2
Goals:
WIN
La Trobe 8 v Knox 0
Goals: Bags, 4, Glidey, Will I am, Tommy C, Pricey
Masters WIN
La Trobe 4 v Footscray 0
Goals: Greg van Meeuwin, 2, Moz, 2
NEXT ROUND
WOMEN
Team
1s
2s
3s
4s
5s
Venue
Brunswick
Brunswick
Knox
The Cauldron
Yarra Valley Grammar
Against
Brunswick
Brunswick
Knox
Greensborough
Croydon
MEN
Time
2pm
12.30pm
11am
11am
2pm
Day
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Team
1s
2s
3s
4s
5s
6s
Venue
Brunswick
Brunswick
Kingston Heath Reserve
Knox
Hawthorn Malvern HC
Monash Uni
Against
Brunswick
Brunswick
Southern United
Knox
Old Camberwell
The 6s no longer care
Time
3.30pm
5pm
12.30pm
2pm
12.30pm
3.30pm
Day
Saturday
Saturday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
WOMEN's 1s
It was another disappointing result down at The Cauldron for the Women’s 1s.
We started off fairly strong sticking to the plan of man on man.
By half time the scores were 0-0. If only the game had ended then.
The second half didn’t start off as planned, Melbourne Uni scored a goal early off a lucky
deflection. Not long after another was scored. We kept fighting but an unlucky foot near the
goal line resulted in a stroke. The final score was 4-0, which wasn’t a true indication of our
efforts.
On a more positive note it was women’s round! It was good to see so many people down at
the club showing their support. Bags and Rachael did an amazing job setting up the
decorations, organising pink socks, the cake stall, pamper station and many other things
behind the scenes.
WOMEN's 2s
Another freezing late evening game, saw the Gunners come up against MUHC.
In the blistering cold we battled hard against these girls that just felt like an invisible wall, we
just could not seem to get past the half way line. Their skill set seemed to infringe on us, at
times it felt like a game of soccer, and it felt like we defended 60 short corners in a row at
one stage.
Bel as goalie had some awesome saves, whilst Brax and Farky swept oceans of balls away
in the shorts.
Eventually, and to our annoyance, they put one past us. 1-0.
We weren't disheartened and pushed ourselves harder, trying to fight back. Liz had some
awesome tackles in the wings, whilst newbie Jass tore up some awesome attacking play.
All the girls worked their little butts off, but it just wasn't enough to get a goal back in time!
A huge thanks to Percy and Birdy for doubling up!
WOMEN's 3s
What a great start to the game. Our umpire was a no show. Lucky Shelly’s mum was there to
fill in!
The game began slowly and that set the pace for the rest of the game. Although we were
quieter on the field than normal, we were able to take advantage of some great positioning
and move the ball effectively into the forward line.
Unfortunately by half time the opposition had scored two goals, leaving us a little deflated.
After a much needed break we gathered as a team and came back fighting in the second
half. We put what we have learned at training into practice and manned up, tightening our
defence and shutting down a lot of the oppositions attacking play. We even managed to get
a few short corners, but sadly we were unable to convert.
Claire did however take out one of the opposition’s players with a strong hit from the top of
the circle. Amongst all our efforts MCC was able to score another goal, winning 3-0.
Even though we have only played a few games together we are working well as a team and
will only get stronger as the season progresses. Here’s hoping we smash Knox on their
home turf next weekend and score our first win.
WOMEN's 4s
Playing in pink socks on Mother’s Day no less, the Ladies of La Trobe were expecting a solid
hit-out against second place Camberwell and we weren’t disappointed. Whilst we dominated
the play and were in attack for most of the game, we struggled to convert our opportunities.
The Camberwell Goalie made some great saves and many of our shots went wide. We
eventually found the backboard, twice, in the second half. Katy Glide was very careful not to
cherry-pick off yours truly lest she be forced to write this wrap-up.
Solid play from Billie and Ainslee as well as Heather, Paula and Fluff across the middle kept
the ball in our attacking half and limited our need to defend too deeply.
Injuries, hangovers and colds as well as the miserable weather probably didn’t help us to
find our hockey mojo this week but as they say, a win is a win is a win.
Unfortunately our goal sneak, Sarah Dowling left the field towards the end of the first half
with a serious hand injury. There are rumours that other GG contenders conspired with
Camberwell to take her out of the running. They will be disheartened to learn that Sarah has
announced she’ll be back next week after contacting Steven Dank who has agreed to
personally “assist” her recovery.
Our September aspirations remain alive!
WOMEN's 5s
The 5s were the final women's game for Women's Round.
We dedicated this week's game to Tee's mum who passed away two years ago.
What a game! And what a turn out. We had four subs, which was great and ensured
everyone could get the break they needed!
MCC started off dirty and kept it up throughout the game. They sure liked to use their
elbows!
We started off hard and played the best we could right through to the end, regardless of the
many goals MCC scored (most by the sneaky #90).
In the end, we came out still happy with our performance and look forward to winning against
Croydon next week!
MEN's 1s
We entered the game short on numbers, and if it wasn’t for the help of Diff and Dev doubling
up, we’d have struggled to field a team this week.
MUHC came out firing and scored two early goals, and then continued to pressure us well,
making it 4-0 at half time.
We knew our structure wasn’t holding up well, and after some quick structural changes at the
break, we came out to score the next goal. Unfortunately, MUHC scored quickly and the game
ran away from us.
In previous years there’s been a lot of enjoyment playing Brunswick and many a small blaze
extinguished. Let’s hope this week is no different!
MEN's 2s
Old rivals Melb Uni. What can I say, they all got better ATARs than us. They all got 99.95 to
do an Arts Degree.
We got fired up by Greg’s inappropriate jokes and then we were quoting team legend
Hamish McArthur “I f******* hate these c***s and let’s f*** them up”.
MUHC had an experienced team whilst we had 12 players and a pussy captain with sore
ribs. We actually wish his goal scoring wife played instead.
We struggled on their slow carpet like ground and they went forward many times. They
scored two, but we replied to that pretty quickly. Our overlapping was excellent but MUHC
kept coming at us.
We played better in the second half, but this wasn’t reflected on the scoreboard.
Lewis ‘the part time hockey player, one time pole vaulter, full time stud (find him on tinder)’
got injured. Again. We were down to one on the bench with a few players carrying injuries
and sickness and we got overrun in the end.
MUHC were good at hockey but a small minority
of their players still struggle in aspects of life, such
as being c***heads.
Highlights of the game included a solid effort at
half time for lolly duties, the Melb Uni v Wesley
College footy game next door, Kieren Baker
playing his best game for the club so far, Kieren’s
hair was outstanding and the post-game Coopers
and Pizza/Nacho/BBQ Shapes were great (even
better that they were on sale and cheaper than
draught).
Diff and Dev doubled up meaning they didn’t get
near the team esky!
Thanks to the 1s for their support and John’s
girlfriend, Rob Scoberg and Adam Murphy for
supporting us. Next game we will win! (Hopefully)
Oh yeah, can’t forget the modelling shoot during
our game (pictured right) lol #shaqattack
MEN's 3s
The blokes turned up enthusiastic and relaxed (maybe a little too relaxed?) knowing the game
wasn’t going to be an easy one.
Spirits were high from the beginning with everyone doing their bit and dominating the
opposition. However after the first 10 minutes our game seemed to drop off and we found
ourselves out of position, scrambling for possession and control. But we pulled our heads
together and managed to score the first goal of the game.
At the start of the second half we were still a little scattered. However, after Werribee scored
and equalised the match, everyone seemed to lift and we regained control of the match.
It all came down to an attacking short corner after the final siren to win the game. After three
consecutive attempts we just couldn’t quite put the ball in the net.
Overall the team played well with many shots on goal and a number of short corners.
MEN's 4s
As the team donned the pink socks, many of the lads were very happy with their attire and
asked whether we could wear these again in future. It's all to do with the 'feel' and the
'warmth' and not the colour, ok?
The in-team fighting started early this week with Nathan Mawby getting paid out by Mrs
Thwaites for taking a overseas holiday with his girlfriend and not following current club
tradition and getting down on one knee. 'What was the point of even going?' she demanded.
(That was so last year – Ed).
The game finally started when we found the umpire in the car having a little rest.
We started a little slow this week against a young, fast and switched on Waverly team. We
were defending well from their 16 yards and were able to intercept a couple and it paid off.
With a quick break from Steve and what some (only Thwaiter at last count) are calling the
goal of the year when Thwaiter put his body on the line and with a great back stick deflection
got the ball in and then collided with the goal post. We held strong for the remainder of the
half. And James got a green for yelling at Phil.
At half time the message from Zac OCMC was clear: he was angry and frustrated that we
were angry and frustrated on field. Talk about irony. He even threatened to pull players off
that were too cranky in the second half. Didn't that come back to bite him!
The start of the second half was solid hockey from both teams but we kept attacking through
the middle with Lance and Adam laying the ball off to either Zac and Yu on the wings or
going straight through the guts to Guy at centre forward. This resulted in two quick goals one
of which Zac tried to steal on the line from Steve (Zac is still goalless after four rounds).
Speaking of OCMC, late in the half he was getting angry and frustrated and was shown a
green card for his efforts. Then the umpire’s watch broke and Zac was left on the sideline for
six minutes, rather than the regulation two. Fortunately, we held Waverly goalless and
finished the game 3-0.
MEN's 5s
After failing to take home the points in the last two weeks the team was restless. Disappointed
in the lack of excessive whinging from their captain, a bloody coup ensued. Current leader
James Dzur and his deputy Ross Walker were both stripped of their titles and dropped from the
team.
The boys felt they needed a more natural leader, someone who oozed confidence and class.
Someone who always gave 110% both at training and during the match. Luckily they found it
all (plus some) in their former leader Dylan. Immediately their new hope stamped his authority,
dropping both the Goal Scoring God (temporarily) as well as his mate Seb ‘The ego’ White
(permanently) into the team.
In keeping with last year’s theme our keeper was also told he would be playing field. With a
new (better) captain & the Goal Scoring God back in the team everything was coming up
Millhouse!
The captain was at the ground warming-up over an hour before the match was to begin (legit,
this actually happened) setting an exemplary example for his charges. Unfortunately his
dedication did not rub off onto his underlings and for the second time in two weeks we started a
man down.
It was a tough match from the outset with Old Carey always a well drilled and skilful team. Our
defence was under enormous pressure early on and did amazingly considering we were
missing both of our usual halves and both fullbacks. Additionally we lost both replacement
fullbacks when Anton injured his shoulder and the Goal Scoring God showed us 5s how to play
by stopping a shot on goal with his throat. We’re hopeful this injury stops Nath from constantly
trying to pick-up the women of LaTrobe with stories of how he scored a goal. Once. Off a
deflection.
Unfortunately they managed to sneak two goals in before we could get our passing up and
going, but we looked dangerous at times and could’ve easily gone to the break with scores
level. Hugs, Alex & Josh ‘I love playing half’ Hannah provided great drive out of defence and
were great in the D as well. New recruit Charmander* and Ley ran all day and against any
other side would’ve both slotted a couple. Ley in particular got the ‘Judd’ treatment where the
whole team constantly passed him the ball and provided minimal support.
Permanent 5s player Seb was adequate in defence after adjusting to the fact that our midfield
and forward line have less movement than Andrew Chan & Myuran Sukumaran. (Too soon?)
(Yes, yes it is too soon. But I’m going to allow it. – Ed)
The second half was a brutal arm wrestle with both teams saving numerous shots on goal.
Whilst we were unlucky not to make a breakthrough, our defence played an enormous role in
ensuring that both teams went through the half scoreless. Ollie & Grant were options up
forward all day and will undoubtedly add to their goal count in the coming weeks. Overall it was
a tough match, but considering we were missing five of our best XI (all defenders as well) we
should’ve been satisfied with an honourable loss.
Unfortunately some of the boys seemed to have developed a thirst for blood after the mid-week
coup and the new captain was immediately sacked (despite having a much better record than
Carlton).
We’re back at the same ground next week at 12.30pm on Sunday. Best of luck to our third
captain in as many weeks!
*Probably not his real name
HANDSOME 6s
Poor old Knox. I mean how many times have they stepped into the ring with the big boys and
copped a bit of ‘Handsome KAPOW’?
Among the numerous comments from them was “How the f*** are you guys still playing
Metro 4?”
And I’m sure there were a few along the lines of. “Gee we really respect you Handsome La
Trobe guys, you are really good hockey players and just play in the right spirit”.
So we smashed them for the 30th time in a row, including two flags.
RJ came in and whilst he played ok, he couldn’t really fill the massive hole in the team.
Bags decided that he wanted that GG and laughed like a maniac as he slotted his 14th goal
screaming “THERE IS NO SUCH WORD AS PASSING IN GOAL SCORING GLORY, YOU
LOSERS!”
Wazza O turned the clock back and got in the net and fought like a Tiger all game to keep
them out.
Over all the lads all played well. Crazy Dave was my stand out. He is very athletic and such
a clean tackler. A really important player for us. We missed Mark M, Blackers and George.
Oh and Sami Dass and The Tasmanians …and without them only just snuck over the line.
Rowdy has hurt his back in a jelly wrestling bout, but should be back next week.
Tim Sheridan and Glidey were the dominant forwards along with Will and Tom C, nobody
else did a lot up there.
Toddy Paulson was overcome by four year olds at inflatable world in Bundoora, but is keen
to be part of the Handsome’s
phenomena.
Craig Cameron tried to steal
Pricey’s stroke, but then reminded
himself about the fourth best and
fairest – which is worth more than
one stroke. Pricey stepped up to
the plate and magnificently slotted
the stroke in the top right corner.
The ball crashed through the back
of the net and ended on Plenty
road. Bryn was heard to say, if
‘only I could roof them like that’.
Tommy C, backing up from Tim
Sheri the weekend before pulled
out a world class Risky. We are
doing themes now and Tommy C
went with Spanish. It was well
received especially the 5.2%
strength Moritz beer and apart from
tequila shots was a very nice touch
(Mexico is a province of
Spain…look it up….bloody know it
all Uni students).
Huge game next week against the
mighty Collegians. Bookies have us
rank outsiders… but I’m going to
throw a few on us, it’s just a hunch.
MASTERS 45s
Round 5 saw a choice – Footscray or Werribee. So 12, no! 11, no! 10, No! 9, (and eventually
10) hardy Latrobe vets arrived at Footscray for a 7pm, err make that 7.30pm, game.
The aroma of Footscray industry hit us as we stepped out of our cars, but even before we
made it two paces it was quickly followed by another aroma best described as “deep heat”.
We were at the right ground!
After a quick pick up of resources at the local railway station (players coming from the city,
not drugs!) we had our 10 – but for some reason Footscray thought the rules of hockey
allowed 11 on the field and interchange!
A Glide, back from Gallipoli (and a year or two out of the game) soon sorted this rule out with
the umpires, managing to have Footscray’s numbers reduced to 10 (even if only for a few
short minutes) after a bit of a disagreement about how tackles should be laid.
So it was game on with one player passing it to another who passes it to a third, but with no
right inside there were large gaps available for both sides to exploit – or if only we were
younger and fitter we would have exploited them.
The forwards were able, however, to exploit gaps to the left of the Footscray goals (and
sometimes way left of the goals) time and time (and time) again throughout the game.
Despite this we did manage to score.
Half time saw Latrobe up – our usual position – 3-0, but so far this season this had been
turned around by the end of the game. We resolved: NOT THIS TIME – we defended for the
first part of the second half to stop Footscray getting a couple of quick goals in and
overrunning us.
Just a few minutes in this plan was working well with the half line in front of forwards and the
back line holding on desperately. Great saves by Charlie Keating – pulling on the pads for
the first time in years but showing why he was goalie of the 1990’s “(grass) team of the
decade” – combined with a bit of the post and a few simple misses by Footscray ensured we
ran out winners (as well as legs) this time.
An enjoyable game!
UNDER 12s
RESULT
La Trobe
10
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Footscray
0
GOAL SCORERS
Matt 4, Flynn 3, Luke 3
REPORT
Women’s Round
Back at home for our second round and up against Footscray, against whom our team
have had a chequered history. When these kids were U10, Footscray and La Trobe were
the top two teams, and our final game set the position on the ladder.
We lost that day, only just. This weekend, we didn’t.
Our guys put on a bit of a hockey clinic, playing almost the entire game in our own half.
Once again, our two goalies Eleanor and Oscar padded up for half a game each, with
neither touching the ball for the entire match. Our forwards were very strong. Matt, Flynn,
Luke and Ben once again stood out, passing selflessly. Matt nearly scored his second hat
trick for the season, broken only by a solid goal from Flynn. Zach, despite this being only
his second game, looked like he had been there for years.
Ava come in to the side for her first game in the U12, which can be a little daunting, but
played really well. Mia just kept on running, despite some minor shoe-lace incidents. Jamie
played the perfect goal sneak and Alex W was everywhere, playing his ever reliable
defensive and attacking half.
Our backs, like last week, were an impenetrable wall, with Oliver and Alex S standing
guard, trapping well and returning the ball to our forwards. Grace, with her new shin pads,
also played a good game.
We wish Aiden well with his shoulder injury and hope Matt has a great time in Japan over
the next few weeks.
NEXT ROUND
Team
U12
Venue
Home
Against
Fixture not released
Time
Fixture not released
Day
Saturday
The Peacock Hotel Player of the Week is back for its second season with the club and the
Wrap Up this year. And to celebrate, there will be a second player recognised each week!
One from the men’s sides, and one from the women’s.
The award recognises players who have shown excellence for the club both on and off the
field. While performance on match day is an important part of being a member of the
LTUHC, the club has been built on training hard, learning, listening to coaches, improving
and supporting your team mates. And of course, being awesome!
Coaches will assess these qualities, and on field performance, in selecting players.
Thanks to the Peacock for supporting our Player of the Week Award, and for providing the
successful members with a $20 voucher to the Peacock Hotel.
This week’s winners are Kieren Baxter and Liz Baglin.
Kieren
Having worked hard all season, Kieren has maintained a positive attitude on the field and at
training. In fact he has put in extra work before training on both Tuesdays and Thursdays to
further improve his game. A commitment made all the more impressive given he lives in
Frankston and doesn’t drive. He has also given time to help the juniors before training.
Bags (Liz Baglin)
Spearheading the LTUHCs efforts for Women’s Round meant not only organising it, but
extensive efforts for the barbecue, the bake sale and for the charity side of the event –
helping to raise funds for the White Ribbon association. Many players this weekend donned
pink socks and White Ribbon transfers, thanks largely to Bags’ efforts. The LTUHCs efforts
for Women’s Round are regarded as among the best in Victoria’s hockey community and
that is in no small part thanks to the efforts of Bags.
Honourable mention:
Ley Betts. Ley is a close runner up to Kieren in travelling from the other side of Melbourne to
get to games on a weekly basis. But over the weekend he went above and beyond and in
the process he earned what may be the first letter of thanks sent to the Gunners. Ever.
(We’re more used to receiving bills for damages caused)
Below is the letter from the Toorak East Malvern Hockey Club’s secretary to LTUHC club
president Erica Brodie:
Hi Erica
I would like to pass on our thanks to one of your members.
Quite unexpectedly, I received a phone call this morning telling me that we had left a bundle of junior
match shirts at our home ground over the weekend. Rather than see the shirts lost, one of your
members named Leigh (spelling unknown) took them home, had them washed, tracked me down and
drove from Point Cook to Hawthorn to return them to me. Unfortunately, I wasn’t home when he
delivered them so I couldn’t thank him personally.
Would you please pass on our thanks to Leigh. His efforts are most appreciated.
Kind regards and good luck for the remainder of the season
Thanks
Bruce
Bruce Cook
Secretary, Toorak East Malvern Hockey Club
PLAYER PROFILE
Name: Ross Walker
Nickname: Still waiting on Phil to give me something better than Rosco
Studying/Occupation: Accountant
Previous Club(s):
Hobbies outside of hockey: Watching Footy, Reading up on 109UB (tax law)
Favourite Drink: Beer
Favourite Food: Wife's dinner, except last nights, that wasn't all that good
Favourite TV Show: Friday night Footy
Favourite Nightspot:
Most Admired Person and why: Sir Thomas Moore - dying for what you believe in is pretty
reasonable grounds
Most Admired La Trobe Hockey player and why: George - played the game he loved
right through to the end
Favourite off-field highlight at the club? Yelling at Ethan the whole way home from Knox
for miss-trapping twice and starting a fight.
Hockey Career Highlight: The 2010 season as a whole, winning round two in 1999 after
not winning a game in my first two years at the club.
How did you join the Club and why you love playing/coaching at La Trobe: I love
playing as I love the guys I play with. And I love coaching because one day someone might
actually use something I teach them in a game.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Jameson, winner of the Under 10s Best on Ground on the weekend in Women's Round with
happy mother, and Life Member, Sarah Dowling.
And this week’s runner up, Billy Caddis putting on his best face. We suspect he is closing his
eyes to hide from Mentone Hockey Club, who he threatened to kill and chop toes off the
previous week.
GEORGE GROUIOS GOAL SCORING SHIELD
David Money has leapt on the misfortune of Sarah Dowling, who had her goal scoring hand
mangled by Camberwell, to race to the lead. Jodi James is in the hunt and the Diff Dog as
always remains up near the lead. The sentimental favorite this year is the Dutchman. A
previous two time winner. Can he wind back the clock and win it 10 years after he first
grabbed the highly coveted GG Shield?
David Money Bags
Sarah Dowling
Greg Van Meeuwen
Rod Diffey
Glenn Manser
Michael Wilcox
Jodi James
Bryn Smith
Mark Lendon
Will Erickson
Maurice Davoli
Rob Glide
Fergus
Paige Smith
Yu
Ainslee Watkins
Hoo Har Dan McMahon
John Hollywood Mitchell
Steve Davies
Petra Cannell
Fetus
Travis Dowling
Joan
Rob Kube
G Lusher
Adam Murphy
Shea Tierney
Jade
Phil Nguyen
Jacob Turley
Tim Sheridan
Warwick Oliver
Soph Courtney-Pratt
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Lexie Van Gemert
Taya Stuart
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Abbey K
Nathan Muirhead
Shelley Moses
Belinda de Ross
Matthew Mittica
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Tom Cargill
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SOCIAL CALENDAR
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We swear there are some social gatherings and events coming up. Fun ones. With
Blackjack. And … other things.
We usually try to reserve our awards for members of the club. But every so often someone
from outside the club presents as such a phenomenally worthy candidate that they must be
honoured.
This week that honour falls to the watch of the second umpire at The Cauldron on Sunday.
Across the day his watch set the standard by miss-timing each of the three games he
umpired by a minute or so. It also miss-timed a green card given to the captain of the Men’s
4s, keeping him off the field for approximately six minutes instead of the mandated two.
But his greatest achievement was miss-timing the start of the Men’s 4s game. After waiting
in his car between games, his watch must have forgotten about the game in the middle. With
both teams and the other umpire (Phil) on the field, having shaken hands and already moved
into their line ups, the second umpire was still in the car.
Congratulations to the second umpire’s watch.
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